Comments on: RIP: Jack Cardiff http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:38:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Karen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171539 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:32:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171539 Nobody--but nobody--had the depth and richness of color in their films that Jack Cardiff gave Powell and Pressburger. What an amazing talent. Nobody–but nobody–had the depth and richness of color in their films that Jack Cardiff gave Powell and Pressburger.

What an amazing talent.

]]> by: Joel Meadows http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171419 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:41:39 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171419 I saw Jack Cardiff speak at the Prince Charles Cinema about 12 years ago. This is a bit of a shame… I saw Jack Cardiff speak at the Prince Charles Cinema about 12 years ago. This is a bit of a shame…

]]> by: stansakai http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171320 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:04:12 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171320 Black Narcissus is amazing. There is one aerial shot of the mountains looking into the valley that is just breathtaking. Black Narcissus is amazing. There is one aerial shot of the mountains looking into the valley that is just breathtaking.

]]> by: Tom Mason http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171292 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:32:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171292 He also directed one of my favorite 1960s movies - The Liquidator - a light-hearted spy film based on a novel by John Gardner (the guy who'd later write James Bond novels) and starring Rod Taylor as Boysie Oakes. He also directed one of my favorite 1960s movies - The Liquidator - a light-hearted spy film based on a novel by John Gardner (the guy who’d later write James Bond novels) and starring Rod Taylor as Boysie Oakes.

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171254 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:43:43 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/24/rip-jack-cardiff/#comment-3171254 When I worked in the DVD/Music department at the Lincoln Center B&N, we would screen (silently) the Criterion edition of the Red Shoes. Given the "normal" story, it was stunning to watch, more enjoyable than the animated or action movies shown. And we sold A LOT of that DVD, which was supervised by Jack Cardiff. When I worked in the DVD/Music department at the Lincoln Center B&N, we would screen (silently) the Criterion edition of the Red Shoes. Given the “normal” story, it was stunning to watch, more enjoyable than the animated or action movies shown. And we sold A LOT of that DVD, which was supervised by Jack Cardiff.

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