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June 2008 online articles
Volume 89, Number 6

Vintage Indy
Janusz Kaminski revives an action icon with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The DI Dilemma, or: Why I Still Love Celluloid
John Bailey, ASC on the digitial dilemma

DVD Playback
Reviews of current and upcoming DVD releases:

ASC Close-Up
Brief interviews with ASC members about their careers and inspirations. This month: Rob McLachlan

Featured in the June Print Edition:

  • Arriflex Celebrates its 90th Anniversary
  • Mongol
  • Greensburg
  • 3-D IMAX Wild Ocean
  • John Bailey, ASC in the Filmmaker's Forum
 
DVD PLAYBACK:
Featured Titles
Midnight Express (1978)
Cin: Michael Seresin, BSC
Dir: Alan Parker
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
Cin: Peter Biziou, BSC
Dir: Terry Jones
El Cid (1961)
Cin: Robert Krasker, BSC
Dir: Mann

JULY ’08 HIGHLIGHTS:

  • The Dark Knight
  • Hancock
  • Get Smart
  • 30 Rock

Departments:

  • Short Takes: On a Tuesday
  • Production Slate: WALL-E and Before the Rains
  • Post Focus: The 2008 Vegas NAB Show
  • Global Village: Torn from the Flag
  • ASC Close-Up: Bill Taylor, ASC

AUGUST ’08 HIGHLIGHTS:

  • X-Files: I Want to Believe
  • Mamma Mia!
  • The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

Departments:

  • Short Takes: Death Cab for Cutie's music video, I Will Possess Your Heart
  • Production Slate: Pineapple Express and Frozen River
  • Post Focus: Dalsa 4K Workflow
  • ASC Close-Up: John Bartley, ASC, CSC