Sentences with phrase «american film in particular»

Romance is the prism through which identity and normalcy are redefined — a certain celluloid co-dependency that made 2002 (and 2001) the best years for film, and American film in particular, since the heyday of American cinema in the 1970s.

Not exact matches

Some of these films won't get American distribution until next year - one in particular, maybe not at all - but I can't leave them off my 2017 list, so much did they add to my moviegoing experience.

In a tradition going back almost to the birth of cinema, the Hong Kong film industry in particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick - ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasurIn a tradition going back almost to the birth of cinema, the Hong Kong film industry in particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick - ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasurin particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick - ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasure.

Yet another American film did City on Fire one better in this particular regard: Donnie Brasco.

Amy Seimetz («Upstream Color») Over the last few years, Amy Seimetz hasn't come anywhere near threatening to crack the mainstream, but has served as a sort of «Zelig «- figure for a particular kind of American independent film, crossing paths with many of the most notable players in the scene in some way or another.

In films like «Paris, Texas» and «Repo Man» and in his music, Stanton embodied a particular strain of American individualism, restlessness and heaIn films like «Paris, Texas» and «Repo Man» and in his music, Stanton embodied a particular strain of American individualism, restlessness and heain his music, Stanton embodied a particular strain of American individualism, restlessness and heart

There have been superhero movies starring African Americans, such as Wesley Snipes in the «Blade» films and Will Smith in «Hancock,» but «Black Panther,» in particular, is tapping into pent - up demand.

Paul Thomas Anderson's films tend to be rooted in a particular time and place, and taken as a whole, his filmography could be seen as a roundabout history of American capitalism.

In it, a Middle Eastern fan of the film (whom research later identifies as Iranian - American artist Tony Shafrazi) discusses what he likes about it and certain scenes in particular as he holds pieces of them up on slates and touches theIn it, a Middle Eastern fan of the film (whom research later identifies as Iranian - American artist Tony Shafrazi) discusses what he likes about it and certain scenes in particular as he holds pieces of them up on slates and touches thein particular as he holds pieces of them up on slates and touches them.

I'm not trashing Apatow; I'm just discussing this particular film, and its flaws that are all - too - common in modern American movies.

I was reflecting upon this recently — and in particular an interview with the director of an American independent film, with major stars, that released last year — and it struck me doubly disheartening because it's (generally) not like these people are complete idiots.

Many great American films could be classified as Southern Gothic, but whatever the reason the last few years in particular have seen an explosion of films from the US focusing on the rural Southern states and their inhabitants.

The supporting cast, in particular Ciarán Hinds and Daniel Craig, are excellent, and it is a thrill to see familiar faces like Ayelet Zorer (Nina's Tragedies) and Moritz Bleibtreu (Agnes And His Brothers) scattered throughout — their presence in an American film likely reflects only the setting, but the multinational casting approach is one of Munich's strengths.

Of the American films in the competition, only Mud by Jeff Nichols was of any particular interest, but even in this case it was a significant drop from the quality of Take Shelter, one of the surprise packages of last year's festival.

Similar to this year's American Assassin adaptation, it sounds as though the Uncharted film in particular will revolve around the father / son - style relationship between the franchise's protagonist in his early years and the crusty mentor figure, who takes them under his wing.

Both draw on the mythologies of the frontier culture of the American West and in particular, the loaded iconographies of the Cowboy, here imbued with a homoerotic quality redolent of Andy Warhol's Lonesome Cowboys, while also referencing the work of Martin Scorcese and David Hockney and continuing, as with Julien's earlier film work, to subvert preconceptions of race and sexuality.

The collection has particular strengths in Ming and Qing dynasty Chinese painting, Mughal dynasty Indian miniature painting, Baroque painting, old master prints and drawings, early American painting, nineteenth - and early - twentieth - century photography, Conceptual art, international contemporary art, West Coast avant - garde film, international animation, Soviet cinema, early video art, and the largest collection of Japanese films outside of Japan.

American artist Nancy Holt has made some of the most significant contributions to Land art, in particular with her monumental Sun Tunnels (1973 — 6) in Utah, but her wide - ranging practice includes photography, film and video, installation and sculpture.

The American west in particular contains narratives of prosperity, disappointment, destruction, with attendant racism, classism, and sexism that persist in our national and cultural identity as a whole — from Western films and Warner Bros. cartoons to the global image of the romanticized American cowboy in panoramic vistas, to the lawns we keep on our property.