Ernest R. Dickerson
Birthday: 1951-06-25
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C. (usually credited as Ernest R. Dickerson or Ernest Dickerson, born June 25, 1951) is an American film and television director and cinematographer. He directed generally urban films sometimes with supernatural story like Juice, Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight, Bones and Never Die Alone. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee.
Movies
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of ...
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Love and Hate
A documentary about the influence of the film 'The Night of the Hunter' on filmmakers Ernest Dickers...
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Visions of Light
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of pho...
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Revisiting The Learning Tree
Featurette included on the Criterion Collection's release of Gordon Parks’ feature debut, The Learni...
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Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
In this documentary, we follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates one of the most controversial films of ...
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Making 'Do the Right Thing'
The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing....
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That Guy Dick Miller
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has ...
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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."...
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Hitchcocked!
A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, a...
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View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
An overview of the making of, and a look at the continuing popularity of, Stanley Kubrick's The Shin...
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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
A look at the visual design of the film The Shining (1980)....
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One Night in Vegas
On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce S...
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Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE R...
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and...
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She's Gotta Have It
The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by he...
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The Horror Crowd
Revealing, intimate documentary spotlighting the Hollywood horror community....
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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
When it comes to producing, no one speaks with more authority than Lloyd Kaufman creator of The Toxi...
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Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates his savage and brilliant Vietnam film, hewing closely to the th...
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Den of Vampires
Den of Vampires, a newly filmed interview with cinematographer Ernest Dickerson...
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In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 celebrates and explores the movies that defined the era: from Screa...
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