1952 Academy Award Best Cinematography Black-and-White Nominees

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1952 Academy Awards Best Cinematography • Black-and-White Nominees • A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

October 26, 2023

We wrap up our series on the nominees at the 1952 Academy Awards for Best Black-and-White Cinematography with a conversation about Elia Kazan’s adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play “A Streetcar Named Desire.” It’s a strong finish for this series and gives us a lot to talk about. Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1952 Academy Awards Best Cinematography • Black-and-White Nominees • Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

October 19, 2023

We continue our 1952 Academy Awards Best Cinematography • Black-and-White Nominees series with a conversation about Alfred Hitchcock’s fantastic “Strangers on a Train.” The cinematography is top notch. The story’s perfectly Hitchcock. It’s a great film to chat about!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1952 Academy Awards Best Cinematography • Black-and-White Nominees • A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

October 12, 2023

We continue our 1952 Academy Awards • Best Cinematography, Black-and-White nominees series with a conversation about the winner that year – George Stevens’ dark melodrama “A Place in the Sun”. Neither of us had seen it and we both were completely surprised by how much we loved it. Check it out then tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1952 Academy Award Best Cinematography Black-and-White Nominees • The Frogmen

The Frogmen

October 5, 2023

We continue our series looking at the 1952 Academy Award nominees for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. Today, we talk about a film that gave the Navy’s Underwater Demolitions Team – subsequently the SEALs – a big boost in applicants. It’s Lloyd Bacon’s 1951 film “The Frogmen” starring Richard Widmark and Dana Andrews. Plus, it’s one of the first major Hollywood films to incorporate underwater cinematography to this extent! Tune in.

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1952 Academy Award Best Cinematography Black-and-White Nominees • Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

September 28, 2023

We kick off our next series, jumping to the 1952 Academy Award nominees for Best Cinematography • Black-and-White. First up, we talk about László Benedek’s 1951 adaptation of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” For a play that’s been adapted so many times, how does this – the first film adaptation – hold up? Tune in!

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