Sentences with phrase «like film direction»

Like film direction, it's been democratized to the point of obsolescence.

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Like every entrepreneur, I'm pulled in way too many directions, and I often feel like a puppet on somebody else's string, jockeying my time between family obligations, helping the entrepreneurs I've invested in, filming Shark Tank, and flying to motivational speeches in multiple citLike every entrepreneur, I'm pulled in way too many directions, and I often feel like a puppet on somebody else's string, jockeying my time between family obligations, helping the entrepreneurs I've invested in, filming Shark Tank, and flying to motivational speeches in multiple citlike a puppet on somebody else's string, jockeying my time between family obligations, helping the entrepreneurs I've invested in, filming Shark Tank, and flying to motivational speeches in multiple cities.

The quantum description of what happens to light going through a polarizing film sounds only slightly different: The light is made up of individual particles called photons, and like a wave, the photons can each have a direction of oscillation.

The researchers filmed these organisms as they walked over a force platform which measures forces like a bathroom scale but separates them into 3 directions (upward, fore - aft, and side - to - side).

Making a film with fine performances, adept direction, first - rate photography and a doltish screenplay is like starting a rock band with no drummer.

Too much effort went towards giving Chucky life in this film, while other things like the writing, acting, and direction were left for dead.

There isn't a whole lot to the script, and the exasperating direction by Natalie Bible only makes the film look like an extended trailer that teases but never delivers.

But with the brilliant acting by James Cagney and the fast - paced and hard - edged direction of William Keighley, the film clatters past like an express train.

What separates «Gosford Park» from films like «Nashville» and «Short Cuts,» however, is the lush set direction and costume design, which helps build the completely immersive period setting for the audience to get to know the characters in.

«Goodbye Solo» is reminiscent of the cinema verite of films like «The Bicycle Thief» and «The White Balloon», but the template that Bahrani and his screenwriter use, from Kiorastami's «A Taste of Cherry», seems in conflict with the natural direction the performers want to take the

It's really the direction, along with breathtaking cinematography from Erik Wilson, that takes what might be a fan video and makes it feel like a real feature film.

The film is still in development, but do you like the direction it's taking?

In their attempt to give a woman a diverse part, they end up flipping the film back in the direction of the male character, by default, because human beings aren't interested in one - dimensional assholes like Mavis.

Like Ozu and Rohmer, Hong Sang - soo can make the «same movie» over and over, utilizing similar structures and film grammar to find new observations and directions in each broad repetition.

The film plays like an awkwardly edited clip show of highlights from his troubled life and career — complete with all the booze, drugs and womanizing that's become commonplace in the subgenre — jumping from scene to scene with little direction or purpose.

But I really can't comprehend how anyone, even someone who likes the film more than I, can think Daldry's direction was the year's very best.

The plot may be at times lacking, but with a film like this, the zombies are all that matters and Michel Soavi direction gives viewers plenty to enjoy despite its flaws.

I have no doubt that this is the best that could be done with this film and that they are the best people for the task, it's just that it could not pan out in the direction that I would have liked.

Admittedly the backgrounds of the four major fantasy sequences that anchor the film look impressive for a couple of seconds but like every other element in this film, the art direction is so conceptually underdeveloped it fails to sustain interest.

But you never feel like you're watching a play on film: The way Morgan has opened up the proceedings in his screenplay feels organic under the direction of Ron Howard, who's crafted his finest film yet, and one of the year's best.

She particularly excels when working with Paul Feig, as films like Spy and the Ghostbusters remake deftly show, but when she takes direction from husband and screenplay collaborator Ben Falcone, McCarthy's talents are wasted on formless star vehicles that don't serve any purpose beyond further exposing McCarthy's popular presence.

Under the masterful direction of Hayao Miyazaki, this animated film brings to life an enchanted, smoke - belching castle that plods about the countryside like a great lumbering animal.

Spielberg is excellent in his direction as he distills what seems like a complex history lesson into an engaging film as he did in Bridge of Spies (2015) and Lincoln (2012).

Perhaps expectations might have played a role as to why surprise like Cherish has become a minor favorite of mine and an expected success like The Darwin Awards is a disappointment, In this outing, Taylor seems like he's trying too hard to be clever, and though his imagination is admirable, as a comedy, his film falls short regardless of whatever direction he manages to take it, primarily because it goes everywhere and nowhere at once.

AVC: Was there a point at which it seemed like you would go in a different direction instead of doing studio film after studio film after studio film?

Emily Blunt delivers an extraordinary performance in the lead role (rather than simply acting drunk, she plays Rachel as an alcoholic desperately trying to look sober), but it feels like she's in a different film — one that isn't marred by soapy plot turns and Taylor's messy direction.

David Mamet ---- «House of Games «If it feels like some of the writers on this list kind of lucked into direction having written a film (or several) that became a mainstream success thereafter, there are a few others whose writerly voice was already so established that the idea of having them direct a straightforward genre film is kind of inconceivable (see also: Charlie Kaufman).

As the film ends, there's a strange melancholy, not just because of the direction the story's gone in, but because you wish more films were like it.

All the bits and pieces — like the music (primarily from the Kinks» Lola vs The Powerman and the Moneygoround album and the films of Satyajit Ray) and like the art direction — make for a very particular vision of India.

The set - up is masterful, suggesting any number of ways the scene could go quickly haywire, yet the direction Ducournau ultimately takes is not only unexpected — it is revolting, hilarious and oddly moving, just like the film itself.

What's it been like where you've got a film that can benefit from that early buzz, and your career is kind of going in that direction — namely to direct the Marvel - Sony Spider - Man movie — as a result?

For a film like this to work, the two leads need to have the acting ability to carry the entire narrative, and Cullen and New certainly achieve this under the skilled direction of Andrew Haigh.

Much like his breakthrough film Audition, Miike abruptly changes directions mid-film and pulls out the rug from under audiences.

At a seemingly lean 105 minutes, the film feels more like 205 minutes as it chugs along to its big twist ending (ahem, Señor Shyamalan at your service), and though the story gains some momentum in the middle with the introduction of a group of ghost hunters, the random change in direction doesn't quite fit with the rest of the film's tone.

On paper, the film seems like a typical paint - by - numbers haunted house affair, but, thanks to Sandberg's slick direction, great production design and an effective soundtrack, it is elevated to something more.

«General Phillips: Boots on the Ground» (8:38) looks at the film in terms of Todd Phillips» direction but also in more general terms like filming all over the world.

McDonagh devises such a superb dramatic scenario — two people with a begrudging mutual respect, on opposite sides of an impossible situation, headed straight at each other like cars playing chicken — that it's almost a disappointment when the film ends up subverting its own trajectory, then squiggling off in other directions.

The film looks like it could take Penn's career in a more action - oriented direction, just as Morel's Taken has done for Liam Neeson.

Like its characters, the story can really only go one direction, thus forcing Bong and his co-writer Kelly Masterson to find ways to continually reinvigorate the film's forward momentum and keep it in perpetual motion.

Vic + Flo Saw A Bear is a very strange film, one that's fully realized yet feels like it can veer off into any direction at a moment's notice.

I don't know what to say, other than, if Disney has been making a lot of steps in the right direction overall as a company, with features like Moana, and Star Wars, and (finally if late to the table) Marvel films, then asking for every movie, including period films set in Europe, might be over-correcting the ship.

Unfortunately, the film feels like it is missing clear direction and falls apart a bit in the third act.

The main character and main plot points were refreshingly original and the film went darker directions than we usually see from a film like this.

Steve and Channing, this film marks a definite change for you both in terms of the type of characters you're playing... Do you feel like these roles have taken your careers in different directions?

As he told me when we sat down recently at Craig's restaurant, this time it is different as he and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine aka Logan are taking these characters in a very different kind of direction in a film that more resembles a classic Western like Shane than the Marvel comic book movies from which those characters emerged.

The reason I like the film doesn't stem from the usual things — I am not a fan of any of the actors (except Jackie Chan, The Big Brawl), I don't think it's particularly brilliant in the writing or direction department, and the car chases are certainly not particularly appealing to me.

There's plenty to admire throughout the entire film; Ford's direction is ambitious and, like his work in A Single Man, he has a keen artistic eye with some vibrant and striking imagery captured by Christopher Brown's art direction, Seamus McGarvey's sombre cinematography and the gorgeous production design by Shane Valentino and Meg Everist invites you into the characters» dark, dual existences without ever losing its consistent tone.

The film's cast includes fan - favorites like Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy), Idris Elba (Prometheus), and Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), working under del Toro's direction - from a script originally penned by Travis Beacham (Clash of the Titans), with heavy revisions by del Toro and input from several other screenwriters.

Spurlock explains, «To capture this journey and share it with audiences around the world will be an epic undertaking that I am proud to be a part of,» while Simon Cowell, the man responsible for the group's formation, notes, «I'm delighted we're making this film and Morgan is the perfect person to give that access - all - areas, behind - the - scenes look into what it's like to be One Direction today.

Much like its frazzled protagonist, «6 Balloons» has a strong sense of direction, but the film is too constricted to let go, embrace the detours, and allow life to takes it course.