Stephen Pizzello
@StephenPizzello
Editor-in-Chief at American Cinematographer, paterfamilias, multimedia geek.
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While visiting our parents in Massachusetts, my brother discovered the beloved @19fredlynn baseball glove of my youth. Fred was the first major leaguer to be named MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season, and will always be my all-time favorite player.
In 1996, the three remaining Beatles reunited. They were feeling empty during the photoshoot without John Lennon being there. A white peacock then mysteriously appeared behind George for one of the photos. When they saw it, they all felt John’s presence and the mood was lifted.
Hope you enjoy this piece I wrote for American Cinematographer’s June 2021 issue, which spotlights still photography and its close relationship with our magazine’s core topic.... facebook.com/16007063492/po…
U know that scene in many action flix when a bomb is counting down and a dude is sweating w clippers while a woman in his ear piece is saying ‘cut the red wire’ and he says ‘they’re both red damnit!’ Is that a sign the screenwriter has given up on life completely?
He’s rockin’ it. 😂
Digging this demo of Daft Punk’s ingenuity.
Good stuff from St. Marty: harpers.org/archive/2021/0…
Old-school indie-filmmaker resourcefulness at its best... 😂
John Cassavetes and Seymour Cassel almost get robbed at gunpoint, Cassavetes invites the robber for some ice cream, then hires him to act in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
I’ll take my good news where I can find it!
Rush's Alex Lifeson on new music with Geddy Lee: "We're both eager to get back together" bit.ly/3cHL46G
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Rush's Alex Lifeson on new music with Geddy Lee: "We're both eager to get back together"
The prog guitar icon discusses Neil Peart's passing, and writing new material with his Rush bandmate in new interview
Look, we're not saying that everyone should point at their screens like Rick Dalton whenever they see a split diopter lens except we are saying that. ops.fyi/2YseVHo
Blofeld couldn't do it, Goldfinger and Oddjob were handed their hats, Rosa Klebbs got kicked to the curb and even the formidable "Red" Grant was thwarted, but 2020 finally felled the original James Bond, Sean Connery. Needless to say, I was shaken — not stirred — by this news.
#jackwhite shows the kids how it’s done on SNL: youtu.be/bhN4M4aS50U
If you have a hankering to read a how-to on making mob movies, my vintage piece on CASINO has been reposted by American Cinematographer web capo David E. Williams. It’s a full Sunday feast with sauce and braciole. Mangiamo! ascmag.com/articles/ace-i…
As a Fassbinder completist, I’m more than a bit stoked to check out ENFANT TERRIBLE, the forthcoming biopic about cinema’s ultimate bad boy. Can’t wait to see how Simon Böer portrays the late, great Michael Ballhaus, ASC, BVK. Ich bin voll down! youtu.be/vUwoLW6e4FU
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'Enfant Terrible' - first trailer for Rainer Werner Fassbinder biopic...
Hop in and take the ride after this Criterion Blu-ray drops on Dec. 1. Remember, “the car crash is a fertilizing rather than a destructive event.” In the meantime, here’s a look back at my interview about the movie with Professor Cronenberg: ascmag.com/articles/crash…
Jodorowsky: auteur and provocateur.
Jodorowsky Reviews Villeneuve’s #Dune Trailer: ‘Very Well Done’ but ‘Everything Is Predictable’ bit.ly/3mroQrV
It gives me considerable comfort to know that @PTAnderson is out there on the streets of Encino, right now, making his next movie. And I’m pretty sure he’s not shooting on videotape.
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