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Favorite movie for Cinimatography?

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Once Upon a Time in the West. That's off the top of my head.

Once upon a Time in America comes to mind as well.


EDIT: Okay, I seriously just saw both those were directed by Leone. I knew he direct in the West. Guess I like his style.
 
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I haven't seen them but I heard those spaghetti westerns are great. I need to check them out to see if I bump my two out as favorites. I thought Forest Gump was shot very well also. Momma always said life was like a film festival submission box, you never know what you're gonna get.
 
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Angel Heart, great film. Amazing score too!

For cinematography, the first few that come to mind are Kurosawa's "Dreams", Wenders' "Wings of Desire" and Joffe's "The Mission. Special mention goes to most films by Herzog, but in particular Aguirre. Those shots that pan around the raft in the middle of the Amazon? They were done from ANOTHER raft ALSO in the Amazon.
 
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"Hero" is lovely to look at. The sound is great, as is the score; the dubbing is unique (in a positive way). Hmmmmmm, I'll have to drop it in the DVD player soon.....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299977/

I will also nominate "The Sound of Music". The Austrian locations are gorgeously captured.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/

For Noire films I really like "Laura".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037008/

"Ben Hur" is brilliant.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052618/

If you can handle being seriously depressed, "Schindler's List" is a must see.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/

Others I like:

Saving Private Ryan
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
West Side Story
 
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The Fall -- Absolutely gorgeous photography, and NO CGI WAS USED! Get a taste of it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhARR-zmTCE

Enter the Void -- The over-the-shoulder shots are stunning, and the rest of the movie consists of probably the most ridiculous practical crane shots I've ever seen.

Also, Harry Potter 6 had a wonderful bleakness to it, and Stay gets an honorable mention for blending the entire movie together into one dream-like scene.

Those are my picks.
 
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I had to turn schindlers list off at the climax when Neeson talks about his war crimes. Wasn't down ith crying alone in my living room.

That opening to once upon...is great. So damn picturesque. Butcher cassidy was another one. When the marshals Chase them, some really great shots.

I completely forgot Into the wild, that was just great. What'd you guys think of Appocolypto?
 
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Two of my absolute favorite DPs are Benoît Delhomme (breathtaking work in "Scent of Green Papaya," "Cyclo," "The Proposition") and Christopher Doyle (see his godlike camera powers "In the Mood for Love," "Fallen Angels," "Chungking Express").
 
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