Owen Roizman, a cinematographer who shot many of the premier films of a generation, has died. He was 86. A representative for the American Society of Cinematographers confirmed the news. No further…
,” “Network,” “Tootsie” and 1994 Western “Wyatt Earp.” In 2017, Roizman was honored with an honorary Academy Award for his contributions to the medium.
Working with Friedkin again on “The Exorcist,” Roizman strived to achieve an effect that was, in his words, “believable” — not the documentary style of “French Connection,” but also not with unnecessary cinematographic distractions, so the audience could believe what was happening. In a very negative review of “The Return of a Man Called Horse,” Movietone News said in 1976 that “the most interesting phenomenon in this otherwise gaseous enterprise is Owen Roizman’s almost three-dimensional landscape photography in 70mm.”
In addition to his Oscar nom for director Lawrence Kasdan’s Kevin Costner starrer “Wyatt Earp,” Roizman was nominated for an ASC award for the film. His first film as cinematographer was Bill Gunn’s 1970 effort “Stop.” The film was rated X for its sexual content. While Warner Bros. financed it, the nervous studio shelved it and it was never released.
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