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I’m starting this column with my favorite frame from my favorite cinematographer: Roger Deakins. This frame, from Andrew Dominik’s 2007 film, is emblematic of Deakin’s aesthetic – simple, elegant, resonant, and more powerful than any bit of dialogue, no matter how brilliant, could ever hope to be – and the very definition of “flawless.” DeakinsContinue reading “Flawless Frames: THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD”