Featured Archive

Ever since he was a boy, Jack Sommer has been heavily influenced by the world of cinema. The initial part of this project started as a way to document all of those movies. Not just any and every movie, but the ones that really stood out and made an impact - which there are still a lot of within those parameters. 

The other concept developed for this study was to showcase and analyze how photography is intertwined with cinema. After all, movies are just "moving pictures" at their base, right? Each post therefore includes a careful selection of the best frames, or at least personal favorites, from a particular film. A way to pay homage to the cinematography. Also included in each post is a plot summary, commentary, the Director's name, and of course the Cinematographer's name (aka the DOP - Director of Photography).

For now, as the rest of the site focuses on short films for now, this will serve as an archive for the work done on features. Enjoy. Will probably return with more later.


SELECTIONS : FEBRUARY 2015 - NOVEMBER 2016


Sixteen Candles

1984

Directed by John Hughes

The Bourne Identity

2002

Directed by Doug Liman

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Paris, Texas

1984

Directed by Wim Wenders

Groundhog Day

1993

Directed by Harold Ramis

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Die Hard

1988

Directed by John McTiernan

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Home Alone

1990

Directed by Chris Columbus

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Mo' Better Blues

1990

Directed by Spike Lee

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Sleepless In Seattle

1993

Directed by Nora Ephron

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Willy Wonka

1971

Directed by Mel Stuart

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Good Morning, Vietnam

1987

Directed by Barry Levinson

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Cinema Paradiso

1988

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

The Sandlot

1993

Directed by David M. Evans

Palo Alto

2013

Directed by Gia Coppola

The Jerk

1979

Directed by Carl Reiner

Funny Face

1957

Directed by Stanley Donen

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Ocean's Eleven

2001

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Napoleon Dynamite

2004

Directed by Jared Hess

Radio Days

1987

Directed by Woody Allen

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

Directed by John Hughes

The Life Aquatic

2004

Directed by Wes Anderson


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I DO NOT OWN THE MOVIE IMAGES. 
JUST DOING THIS FOR FUN.
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