Sentences with phrase «certainly as a filmmaker»

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By the time the interminable, seemingly endless climax rolls around, Battleship has definitively established itself as nothing less than an intolerable and flat - out reprehensible waste of time - which is surprising, certainly, given the presence of Berg behind the camera (ie the filmmaker is, after all, responsible for such entertaining fare as Hancock and Very Bad Things).

Directors Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina deliver an exceedingly appealing opening stretch that seems to promise an above - average animated endeavor, as the filmmakers suffuse the beautifully - animated proceedings with a whole host of appealing elements and characters - with, in terms of the latter, Gonzalez's Miguel certainly as likable and charismatic a protagonist as one could possibly imagine (and this is to say nothing of the adorable stray dog that follows Miguel for much of the picture).

It's a high - concept premise that's initially employed to impressively engrossing effect by filmmakers Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard, as the directors deliver a strong opening stretch detailing Liam's near - silent attempts to piece together what's happened to him and why nearby people keep dropping dead — with Klattenhoff's stirring performance as the befuddled central character certainly perpetuating the intriguing atmosphere.

The filmmakers referred to the film more as fan fiction and it might not actually live up to the standard set by Mark Twain's stories, but it certainly is fun to see them try to tell a modernized story of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

While names like Claude Chabrol, Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer and Francois Truffaut may not be familiar to even film - buffs without an extensive education in European art house (though most would certainly recognise the name of Jean - Luc Godard) they have gone on to influence filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorcese and Michel Gondry.

This is understandable, as Lapica certainly grades out highly for a first - time filmmaker.

Leigh's legendarily free - wheeling sensibilities are certainly on full display here, as the filmmaker generally eschews solid instances of plot and instead emphasizes Poppy's seemingly random day - to - day activities (ie a visit with a physiotherapist and an encounter with a homeless man).

He certainly lived up to his reputation as the «Godfather of Gore», but his limitations as a filmmaker are also evident.

The writer - director previously served as an intern on three of Terrence Malick's films — Weightless, Voyage of Time, The Tree of Life — and certainly picked up a thing or two from the impenetrable filmmaker, whose works often serve as meditations on life, death, and man's place in the natural world.

As a female filmmaker myself, I can certainly see the need for more women role models in the film industry.

As a female filmmaker myself, I can certainly see the need for more women role models in the...

As such, it's not outside the realm of possibility for the Academy to recognize another young filmmaker for a daring piece of work, and J.C. Chandor certainly fits that bill.

It certainly looks about as beautiful: The Mississippi - set account of two siblings hauling their mother's coffin through the wilderness to her final resting place owes plenty to expressive visuals that few first - time filmmakers dare to create.

Star Daniela Vega received much of the acclaim, though filmmaker Sebastián Lelio certainly showcased some major talent as well.

Last but certainly not least, few if any films at Cannes this year were as highly anticipated as Beyond the Hills, the third feature by director Cristian Mungiu, who won the Palme d'Or in 2007 for the astonishing 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, the movie most responsible for drawing international attention to the exciting new wave of young Romanian filmmakers.

This is the work of an underappreciated and sharp filmmaker and «Glass Chin» certainly makes the case that many more should sit up and take notice as his his skills go beyond the carefully - crafted formalism.

Jolie has certainly developed as a feature filmmaker, from In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) to Unbroken (2014) to By the Sea (2015), steadily progressing from intense drama to operatic excess to languorous romance.

Paranoid Park is certainly the filmmaker's most inaccessible effort to date, as the movie - which is chock full of all his expected stylistic quirks, including long tracking shots of people walking - ultimately feels as though it's about 20 minutes worth off story stretched out to fill a 90 minute running time.

Director Rob Bowman certainly does an effective job of ensuring that The X Files never feels like just another episode of the show, as the filmmaker - armed with Carter's almost epic script - has infused the proceedings with a decidedly cinematic sensibility that's inherent in even the most innocuous of sequences.

The dearth of compelling, three - dimensional characters perpetuates the arms - length vibe, certainly, and it's clear that the film's violent climax is ultimately unable to pack the punch that Carpenter has obviously intended - which does, in the end, confirm Assault on Precinct 13's place as a seriously erratic early effort from an otherwise masterful filmmaker.

Filmmaker Damien Power delivers a slow - burn opening stretch that certainly holds plenty of potential, as the writer / director does an effective job of establishing the various characters - with the promising vibe heightened by his somewhat innovative decision to spend time with the assailants before things go awry (ie the bad guys, particularly in movies of this ilk, are rarely developed beyond their most superficial attributes).

Filmmaker Cory Finley, working from his own screenplay, delivers an opening stretch that admittedly holds a fair amount of promise, as the writer / director does an effective job of establishing the characters and the palatial estate at which the bulk of the narrative transpires - with the stylish visuals certainly perpetuating the movie's watchable feel.

It's hard not to notice the influence of such filmmakers as John Hughes and Cameron Crowe, and Carney certainly brings his touch of romanticism.

I will say I wish the documentary was a bit longer but what is shown is none the less fascinating and certainly eye opening much the same as What Just Happened was for the hopeful (and terrified) filmmaker in me.

While that certainly didn't make marketing the movie any easier, Sergey Bodrov's English - language debut is plagued by many of the same problems as most foreign filmmakers who go too big, too soon.

Cavill and Hammer are so fun in their roles that further adventures would certainly be welcomed, but failing that, Ritchie would be wise to seek out more projects within the spy genre, because it's well - tailored to his strengths as a filmmaker.

Perhaps a distant cousin of Blade Runner, on paper, Under the Skin certainly comes across as an oddity, but where Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) excels in as a filmmaker is outfitting societies» fringe characters with empathetic, human - like qualities.

«The groundbreaking work he did certainly influenced me in terms of what cinema could be,» said Lawrence Brose, the Buffalo filmmaker and former CEPA Gallery director who credits Mr. Conrad as a major influence.

Phillip Galinsky: There will certainly be an ever - increasing wealth of material for filmmakers to cover in the blockchain space in coming years, as many of the most exciting developments in blockchain technology — self - executing contracts, oracles, distributed autonomous organizations, and most fascinating to me, blockchain - based societal control systems — are still in the nascent stages of development and implementation.