Deep Penetration Comet - (1956., Disaster, B&W, Director unknown)
by goc

Comment:
I want to dislike this and dismiss it, but I just can't. It's really so awful that it's good, and I'm sure that the movie it's promoting would be every bit as wonderful, too. One of those made-in-a-weekend art house classics, probably with Samuel L Jackson working for free in a supporting role. I'd see it, for sure. 6.

Driving People Crazy
by e301

Comment:
This photograph is driving ME crazy. Why, when everyone else is looking with concern over to our right, are these two hitting the books? And hitting the books with such apparent ardour, as well. From the ages of the people and the glimpses of the buildings, this looks like a university. Which would make these two rather nerdy students. Perhaps theological students? Maybe medicine? Certainly not law, anyway; not even the lowest lawyer would wear that shirt. The face on the book cover recalls Osama bin Laden, but it could also be Jesus. It's an infuriating puzzle, which makes the image some kind of success. But I don't want to see the movie. 7.

Divine Princess Cod
by Ragga2000

Comment:
This is pretty weird ... and I always like that. Presumably this is in Iceland, where dessicated cod might be considered a suitably glamorous backdrop for a princess? I'd be virtually certain to see this movie. 7.

Deforming Parallax Conundrum
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Well, I love the subject, the point-of-view, the terrific tonal range & treatment, and the processing. Plus of course the splendid title. It's a science-fiction movie, set in a mining community on a distant asteroid or moon, and I'd be unlikely to see it. I'd try to souvenir one of the posters, though. 8.

Duck Pond Chaos
by train

Comment:
Fabulous light. There's plenty more to like about it, too, but the use of light is worth a 7 on its own.
Nah ... rethink: 8. I'm not so sure I'd sit through the whole movie, though, unless you gave free popcorn too?

DeVille Prison City
by tonyv

Comment:
Yes. Very, very good. I suppose the whole background is desat? Oddly enough, it doesn't at first seem so. It's an attention-grabbing image, and should be a good movie. I'll see it. 8.

Dirty Pretty Crime
by bucket

Comment:
Very nice photograph; lighting, composition, framing, exposure, processing - all the technicals are excellent. Also good juxtaposition of the luminous and pretty young girl with the dark and gnarly old structure. If the movie's as interesting as the poster, I'll buy a ticket. 7.

Darling Pavlova's Confessions
by Anastasia

Comment:
I suppose this is a technically perfect portrait in the "formal-informal" style so beloved of royalty, admirals, actors and the old aristocracy. It's not a genre that appeals to me, but even we artistic primitives can recognise that this is a beautifully executed photograph. Maybe the rear leg looks a little inelegant and incongruous ... like it belongs to someone else (a rugby player, perhaps), in which case I like the image a little more. 7.

Darkness Permeates Chicago
by strangeghost

Comment:
Nice viewpoint; your apartment balcony? It's really very good. I especially like the compression of the streets, as if people and cars would hardly fit in between the buildings. The brilliant green light on the tower anchors everything and prevents the otherwise-compressed scene from looking two dimensional. 7.

Driving Pass Carmen
by kmbr2001

Comment:
I like this, and that worries me because I really don't like selective desaturation. So maybe liking it is like catching yourself humming an Abba song; embarrassing. So I tried it in full mono, and the awful truth is that your selective desat really did work. But I will convince myself that you could have achieved the same effect with dodge & burn or some other "legitimate" means. The idea, the composition and the actual photograph are all terrific, but I am determined to dislike the processing. Especially as I am now humming that bloody awful "Mama Mia". BTW, maybe you meant "Driving Past Carmen" but I hope not. 7.