[normhead]

City of God (2002). I haven't actually watched it yet, but it is highly-regarded. I think it is on available Netflix currently. (It is about two kids in a Brazilian slum -- one friend becomes a photographer, the other a gangster.)

I watched that one, it must have been OK because we watched to the end. That's a major endorsement with netflix material.

[Martin Stu]

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is a 2010 Canadian-South African biographical drama film. The Bang Bang Club was a group of four conflict photographers, Kevin Carter, Greg .Marinovich, Ken Oosterbroek, and João Silva.
from the film description: This is an amazing and sometimes terrifying story of people and their incredible feat, which they went to get the cherished photos.
I want to see this movie...
what do you think about this movie? Has anyone looked?

[BigMackCam]

I watched that one, it must have been OK because we watched to the end. That's a major endorsement with netflix material.

As I recall, it won several awards when it was released. According to IMDB, it grossed over US$32M worldwide, with a filming budget of just US$3.3M...

[lesmore49]

It's not a feature film, but worth a mention if you want something hilarious to watch - Midsummer Murders "Picture of Innocence", Season 10 Episode 6, 2007. This one features some great film vs digital rivalries as well as a couple great photo projects and the usual cast of insanely one-dimensional lunatics you'll be used to if you've ever watched the series.

Midsomer Murders...in the early episodes the police photographer used a Pentax 6 X 7 camera to take pictures of crime scenes and of course being Midsomer Murders...the crimes were always murders.

[BigMackCam]

Just watched it and felt that it was a bit mocking about one of the great photgraphers of our time, making him out to be an out-of-date old dinosaur. It was fascinating to watch the great man at work though.

Interesting, Dave... I just watched my recording of it this evening. I see where you're coming from... but I also think it depicted a gentleman of a certain age who, in his later years, is still able to nail it. Some of the shots he took were quite outstanding - especially those of the hunt, IMHO...

[clackers]

That's a *good* film. And it's definitely photography related.



Poor old Robin. Such a talented chap...

Yeah, people thought, 'Gee, Mork did a great job in Good Will Hunting, who'd a thunk it?', but he went to Julliard with Mandy Patinkin and William Hurt.

[clackers]

Midsomer Murders...in the early episodes the police photographer used a Pentax 6 X 7 camera to take pictures of crime scenes and of course being Midsomer Murders...the crimes were always murders.

Oxford seems to be a deadlier place than DC or Bogota!

[monochrome]

Yeah, people thought, 'Gee, Mork did a great job in Good Will Hunting, who'd a thunk it?', but he went to Julliard with Mandy Patinkin and William Hurt.

He was very good in Awakenings, also).

[clackers]

He was very good in Awakenings, also).

Sure was, and was great as the villain in 'Insomnia'.

[savoche]

The Bang Bang Club Trailer HD - YouTube is a 2010 Canadian-South African biographical drama film. The Bang Bang Club was a group of four conflict photographers, Kevin Carter, Greg .Marinovich, Ken Oosterbroek, and João Silva.
from the film description: This is an amazing and sometimes terrifying story of people and their incredible feat, which they went to get the cherished photos.
I want to see this movie...
what do you think about this movie? Has anyone looked?

I watched this back when it was released and I think it's a very good and interesting film both as for showing a very dramatic period of South Africa's history and for bringing up the situation for photographers and reporters and the role they (should or shouldn't) play in conflicts.

I'm perhaps more interested than most in the history of South Africa, but I think it well worth watching. Thanks for reminding me - I should look it up again.

[Martin Stu]

savoche, hi! I recently watched a movie. I like it. The film is interesting, but difficult. Now I look at the work of the hotspots photographers with different eyes. When I watched the movie, I recognized the actor, Taylor Kitsch. In this film, he wonderfully played the role of photographer Kevin Carter.
I had previously seen him in the "Waco" mini-series (2018). In this series, he remarkably played the role of a charismatic preacher.

I remembered another film - "Roman Holiday" (1953). The main characters of the film are the journalist (Gregory Peck), his friend-photographer (Eddie Albert) and, of course, the beautiful princess (Audrey Hepburn). For a newspaper sensation, a journalist and a photographer secretly take pictures of a beautiful princess who ran away, and what came of it. A film in the genre of comedy, melodrama.

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[Martin Stu]

"ONE HOUR PHOTO" - Parrish (Robin Williams) has lovingly, painstakingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of their family. When Sy discovers the family's dark secret, a bizarre and thrilling confrontation ensues.

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a wonderful, diverse actor is known for his films: Jumanji, the Society of Dead Poets, August Rush and others.
It is a pity that he is not there now

[jtk]

There's not a lot of photography in it, but I'll mention it anyway: The Midnight Meat Train (2008). Bradley Cooper has a Leica in it.

Wikipedia: "The Midnight Meat Train is a 2008 horror film based on Clive Barker's 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in Volume One of Barker's collection Books of Blood. The film follows a photographer who attempts to track down a serial killer dubbed the "Subway Butcher", and discovers more than he bargained for under the city streets."

[Lord Lucan]

Oldish thread, but no apologies for nominating "The Bridges of Madison County" which seem to have been overlooked. A middle-aged Clint Eastwood, as a National Geographic photographer on an assignment, has a brief affair with a local housewife played by Meryl Streep. Features a Nikon F2. A brilliant, poignant film, about life's choices. A classic IMHO, alongside the similarly themed "Brief Encounter" which was perhaps part of the inspiration.

[Racer X 69]

In Full Metal Jacket, a Stanley Kubrick film, the characters Joker (Matthew Modine) and Rafterman (Kevyn Major Howard) are war corrrespondents for Stars And Stripes in Vietnam.

Lots of film camera work.

In one scene Joker and Rafterman are sitting at a table in a sidewalk cafe in Saigon, a hooker is trying to get some business from them, and a Vietnamese thug steals a camera, tosses it to another guy on a motorcycle, who rides away with it.