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Cinematographer Matthew Libatique on Shooting Back-to-Back NYC Thrillers for Spike Lee & Darren Aronofsky

Cinematographer Matthew Libatique grew up in Queens. He knows New York City, which is a good thing because his knowing eye lends luster to a pair of urban thrillers hitting screens this month courtesy of directors Spike Lee and Darren Aronofsky. Libatique, Oscar-nominated for Black SwanA Star Is Born, and Maestro, shot four previous movies for Lee before helping the iconic New Yorker in his latest,

By Hugh Hart  |  August 27, 2025
Austin Butler & Zoë Kravitz Run for Their Lives in First Trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s “Caught Stealing”

The first trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s crime caper Caught Stealing has arrived, and it’s doozy. Austin Butler stars as Hank Thompson, a former high school baseball phenom turned bartender at a New York City dive. But don’t cry for Hank, his life is pretty good—New York is the greatest city on Earth, of course, and he’s got an amazing girlfriend named Yvonne (Zoë Kravitz), so things are going pretty well all things considered.

By The Credits  |  May 21, 2025