CONRAD HALL: A MAN OF STARTLING VISION

He gave us the big picture and never lost sight of the tiniest detail.

No Oscar this year seemed more deserved than the posthumous award won by Conrad Hall for his stunning cinematic achievement in "Road to Perdition." An extraordinarily versatile, ceaselessly imaginative cinematographer, Hall was the man responsible for the look of films ranging from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" to "Electra Glide in Blue," "Cool Hand Luke," "Day of the Locust," "Marathon Man," "Tequila Sunrise," "Without Limits" and "American Beauty."

To honor Hall, BAM Rose Cinemas is currently screening examples of his powerful visual artistry in a series called "Light and Shadows." Below, BAM’s description of a trio of Hall films. For further information about "Light and Shadows" and other BAM events, visit www.bam.com

LIGHT AND SHADOWS: CONRAD HALL, Apr 29—May 20
Our tribute to legendary cinematographer Conrad Hall (1926—2002). "Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities...there are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors." One of the new generation of cinematographers to break into Hollywood in the 1950s and 60s, Conrad Hall’s work ranged from atmospheric black and white to gritty color, employing a range of techniques in the service of storytelling.


IN COLD BLOOD (1967)
134min

Directed by Richard Brooks
With Robert Blake, Scott Wilson

Hall’s mix of documentary and stylized lighting makes this one of the last great black and white films. Adapted from Truman Capote’s book, the film is a chilling portrait of the murder of a family by two criminals, with a sensational performance by Blake.

Tue, May 6 at 4:20, 7, 9:30pm

INCUBUS (1965)
78min Newly restored print!

Directed by Leslie Stevens
With William Shatner, Milos Milos

This is the first big-screen showing in decades of one of the greatest curiosities in American cinema. The first and only movie ever made in Esperanto (with English subtitles), this weird horror fantasy stars Shatner in his last pre-Captain Kirk feature. Directed by the creator of The Outer Limits, and shot in gorgeous black and white at striking Big Sur locations by the great Conrad Hall

Tue, May 13 at 7pm* only!
* Cinemachat with film critic Elliott Stein & producer Tony Taylor



FAT CITY (1972)
100min

Directed by John Huston
With Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges

As production designer Dick Sylbert said, Fat City is a film about life going down the drain. This story about two down-and-out boxers (played by Keach and Bridges) on skid row was based on footage Hall shot of local slums, giving the film a grainy, realistic feel. One of Hall’s personalfavorites.

Tue, May 20 at 4:30, 6:50, 9:10pm