Various exposés and polemics, such
as the powerful film Food, Inc. and the very popular books by Michael Pollan, have contributed to a growing movement concerned to investigate the treatment of animals on farms and to advocate for its betterment.
Not exact matches
It is a hamfisted cautionary tale about global warming (which, via the
film's scientific hand - waving, produces an ice age), but it also functions
as a
powerful 9/11 allegory, celebrating the ability of New Yorkers to unify in the face of tragedy.
She has served
as executive producer of four documentary
films, including Kicking It, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival; A
Powerful Noise, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival; She Is the Matador; and The Other City, a critically acclaimed portrayal of the HIV / AIDS crisis in Washington, DC, which premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
In seminaries
as in churches, breaking the silence has a
powerful impact on the community itself: student organizations sponsor
films and speakers on the topic; campus incidents are addressed rather than denied; field - education placements in shelters are developed, or a session on sexual harassment is provided for field - education supervisors; resources on these issues are added to the library, and continuing - education programs are developed.
There are a few
powerful quotes in the
film that express the courage it takes to tell the truth
as well
as its risks and dangers.
And they spoke of home birth
as if it was child abuse and didn't see the beauty of Ricki Lake's
film (which was so
powerful!).
As a result these
films can be more
powerful than any number of biographies or academic books in shaping how we view politicians and their lives.
She thinks games can be just
as powerful as films or novels, but by experiencing them in a different way the player can become a co-director of the story.
Instead of using x-rays, MRI uses a
powerful magnet and transmits radio waves through the body; the images appear on a computer screen
as well
as on
film.
To us
films are the most
powerful medium for change and can help you get from A-Z on a topic
as quickly
as possible.
The
film as Spielberg made it is haunting and
powerful; perhaps it was necessary to have a one - dimensional villain in a
film whose hero has so many hidden dimensions.
Even
as the case is progressing, the
film's center of gravity switches from the trial to the progress of Beckett's disease, and we briefly meet his lover (Antonio Banderas) and his family, most especially his mother (Joanne Woodward), whose role is small but supplies two of the most
powerful moments in the
film.
Following this, Spielberg cuts to the present day, in color, and
films the surviving Schindler Jews and their families
as they place ceremonial rocks on Schindler's grave, a moment that could have been much more
powerful just on its own.
This is, in some ways, more
powerful than the book,
as the first
film was.
(Ian Holm was nominated for an Oscar
as Best Supporting Actor in his role
as Abrahams» coach), and this
powerful film ended up with four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score.
It's a beautiful
film with a
powerful message that still manages to make us laugh just
as much
as move us.
In the end, Imperial Dreams doesn't break any new ground when it comes to filmmaking, but the story it's telling is just
as powerful as any big budget
film being released nowadays, if not more.
The
film traces how the leader was able to skillfully manipulate both the societal institutions of the day
as well
as the
powerful men who surrounded her in order to gain control over all of Russia.
But the
film's biggest asset is the
powerful performance by Jon Hamm
as Skiles, a tortured man who struggles to find his way through a labyrinth of violence and betrayal.
As vital, disturbing, and powerful now as it was when it was written and filmed, All Quiet on the Western Front is an excellent film about war and both its inhumanity — the moments when people are turned into monsters and pawns — and its humanity — the moments when despite the contexts people attempt to regain their decenc
As vital, disturbing, and
powerful now
as it was when it was written and filmed, All Quiet on the Western Front is an excellent film about war and both its inhumanity — the moments when people are turned into monsters and pawns — and its humanity — the moments when despite the contexts people attempt to regain their decenc
as it was when it was written and
filmed, All Quiet on the Western Front is an excellent
film about war and both its inhumanity — the moments when people are turned into monsters and pawns — and its humanity — the moments when despite the contexts people attempt to regain their decency.
All in all, the
film is plenty conventional, even in a portrayal of Ancient Rome that is about
as thin
as a lot of the characterization, and
as contrived
as the melodramatics which slow down the impact of momentum almost
as much
as dull and draggy spells, thus making for a script whose shortcomings are challenged well enough by a
powerful score, immersively beautiful visual style, solid direction, and strong lead acting for Henry Koster's «The Robe» to stand
as an adequately rewarding and very intriguing study on the impact Christ had even on those who brought about his demise.
Washington also turned in
powerful performances in a number of other
films, such
as Mississippi Masala (1991),
as a man in love with an Indian woman; Philadelphia (1993),
as a slightly homophobic lawyer who takes on the cause of an AIDS - stricken litigator (Tom Hanks); and Devil in a Blue Dress (1995),
as a 1940s private detective, Easy Rawlins.
But it is a
powerful film, one of the nine shortlisted for the foreign - language Oscar, and it is elevated,
as it would need to be, by Diane Kruger's superb performance in the central role.
A searing Oscar - nominated performance from Paul Muni
as the desperate James Allen and
powerful uncompromising direction ensure that this
film is
as harrowing and vital today
as it ever was.
And you are holding back something special from your kids
as well, for while these
films take themselves seriously and should perhaps be screened before being shown to some younger, more sensitive audiences, they are among the most
powerful animated tales being told today, and they deserve to be allowed to wow you.
In 1987, he starred
as anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom alongside Kevin Kline, and though the
film itself alienated some critics (Pauline Kael called it «dumbfounding»), Washington's
powerful performance earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.Two years later, Washington netted another Best Supporting Actor nod — and won the award — for his turn
as an embittered yet courageous runaway slave in the Civil War drama Glory.
The acting on display here is immensely
powerful,
as is the whole
film.
But this
film would have worked either way: It's a celebration of a tough woman's rise from her role
as a
powerful man's spouse, and it's a case for why reporting should never be beholden to the whims of the White House (
as the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Times put it, the role of the press is to serve «the governed, not the governors»).
It's a passionate and messy
film portraying loneliness, societal cruelties and victimization
as powerful as its ever been presented on the screen.
The Hasidic Jews» traditional dress may serve
as a barrier on the street, and the
film does indulge itself occasionally in playing on the incongruity of the suited and hatted men making their way around modern New York, but seeing the generalities of life reflected in such a particular setting amounts to a genuinely
powerful insight into some of the universal themes of love, sacrifice and (gentle) self - improvement that are here handled with a charmingly light touch.
Hoffman, who until now has played supporting roles in
films such
as «Boogie Nights» and «Happiness,» proves a
powerful peer for his macho co-star, even in stiletto heels.
In addition to his star turn in Unbroken, he can be seen in the great British
film» 71,
as well
as Starred Up, in which he gives the most
powerful performance by a male actor in recent memory.
From his youth, fueled by dreams of glory and adventure, to his lonely and mysterious death
as a ruler of a vast state, from the tumultuous relationship with his parents - a
powerful king and a queen determined to put her child on the throne at any cost - to the rousing brotherly bonds with his closest companions and vast army,
as they fought from the sun - scorched battlefields of the Persian Empire across the snow - peaked mountains of India, the
film chronicles Alexander's journey to become a living legend, a man who embraced the ideal that power has a destiny.
As such, «The Dark Horse» is as good a title as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kid
As such, «The Dark Horse» is
as good a title as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kid
as good a title
as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kid
as any for a
film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a
powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kids.
Carrying the
film on his back, Jackman is
powerful and tender
as the selfless Valjean, with an arc that might just fill your eyes with tears.
As powerful as many of the scenes were though, I did have some problems with the film as a whol
As powerful as many of the scenes were though, I did have some problems with the film as a whol
as many of the scenes were though, I did have some problems with the
film as a whol
as a whole.
Luckily, Holland's
film focusses on a rather unusual true story from Poland during the atrocities of the Second World War rather than the well - told tales of the concentration camps (
as obviously important and
powerful as they are).
Today, after seeing the
film again for the first time in years, I feel that Saving Private Ryan is, if not an absolute masterpiece, an extremely
powerful and moving work that stands
as one of the greatest war
films of this or any era.
Most of the
film's subplots are inconsequential in the big picture and really only involve stalling, the all -
powerful villain is mishandled, and big problems seem to have simple solutions that come off
as cop - outs.
In addition to her work on
film, Huston accumulated an impressive roster of television credits during the 1980s and»90s, including her
powerful performances
as frontier woman Clara Allen in the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove and the beleaguered mother of an autistic child in the two - part Family Pictures (1993).
The
film also stars Joel Edgerton («The Great Gatsby,» «Zero Dark Thirty»)
as FBI Agent John Connolly; Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch («The Imitation Game»)
as Whitey's brother,
powerful State Senator Billy Bulger; Rory Cochrane («Argo»)
as Steve Flemmi, Whitey's closest partner in crime; Jesse Plemons (TV's «Fargo»)
as Whitey's main henchman, Kevin Weeks; and Kevin Bacon («Crazy, Stupid, Love.»
The South Korean director So Yong Kim achieves sequences in this
film as powerful as any in De Sica's «Shoeshine» in their depiction of the sadnesses and resiliency of abandoned children.
As history seems to repeat itself in a cyclic fashion, it was only appropriate that the director of such a
powerful film like Selma would strut her stuff in giving audiences an even more -LSB-...]
Just because I am my most
powerful doesn't mean that I threaten your position
as a man and hopefully, it's a
film that can encourage us to be a little less scared of the other in that regard.»
The ending of the
film is
powerful, too, if confusingly staged, but by this time this 90 - minute movie feels twice
as long.
As upsetting as the scene was (I'm intentionally not spoiling anything), it was still extraordinarily powerful and went a long way toward explaining Magneto's behavior — in all of the X-Men films, not just this on
As upsetting
as the scene was (I'm intentionally not spoiling anything), it was still extraordinarily powerful and went a long way toward explaining Magneto's behavior — in all of the X-Men films, not just this on
as the scene was (I'm intentionally not spoiling anything), it was still extraordinarily
powerful and went a long way toward explaining Magneto's behavior — in all of the X-Men
films, not just this one.
It's important to remember that these
films are more than just spoofs or parodies of the genres they emulate
as each
film has a
powerful emotional core with something to say about friendship, growing up and more.
It's a
powerful, provocative, ambitious drama set in the shadow of September 11, 2001, a marvelously messy
film about the messiness of emotions and people and relationships, especially
as they are tested in extreme circumstances.
Her speech was
as powerful as Meryl Streep's was last year and watching her be elevated along with the other women and female - fronted
films and shows that won made for a refreshing and progressive evening.
Felix Van Groeningen's
film strikes some
powerful emotional chords, even
as its flashback / flash - forward formula wears thin.