Hollywood movies as lighting tutorials

I thought Shutter Island (haha) had great lighting. I'm serious. The name just happened to align.

Not only movies. Not only are the TV series getting better every year and you get a lot out of the lighting they do. Office and other indoor scenes, etc. You see how they use light to create natural looking light. Half a face is well lit while the other is almost in total shadow. There is actually quite a lot of that if you look for it. Problem is I lose track of what the actors are saying so I have to rewind. Drives my wife nuts. Aquarius is a good example. Not the best series out there but it is pretty good.

When we watch them I'll list a few I think do a great job.

"Hollywood" seems to be running out of ideas if you've noticed all the remakes that are coming out.
One of the earliest examples is the talkie "Flight Commander". It was made in 1930 & called "Dawn Patrol", then renamed after what's now called "Dawn Patrol" was remade in 1938. It's flight sequences were used in DP, but I don't think FC was as good as DP, but it was pretty good for something made in 1930.
I'd only recommend it as a point of interest to compare them, as Errol Flynn and David Niven did it better.

Still, if you have an interest, you can compare the differences in lighting between 1930 & 1938. More...

https://en.wikipedia.o​rg …wn_Patrol_%2819​30_film%29

http://www.tcm.com …-aka-The-Dawn-Patrol.html