Sentences with phrase «pitch black film»

UK distributor Eone has released both a new red and green band trailer for Riddick, the third Pitch Black film opening...

Not exact matches

This film won't appeal to people that don't like their movies to be pitch black and unpleasant, but anyone who enjoys a good does of absurdity shouldn't hesitate to track this film down!

«In the Fade» is written and directed by Fatih Akin, one of Germany's top directors whose breakthrough film was 2004's pitch - black romance «Head - On.»

This sequel was completely the opposite of that first film, everything they did right for «Pitch Black» they pretty much did wrong for this, polar opposites.

Framed with documentary film — like interviews with the key players in what remains the most infamous story to come out of Olympic figure skating, his Tonya Harding script straddles a tricky tone of pitch - black humor, affecting pathos, and winking self - awareness.

The highlight of You're Next is the quality physical performance by Sharni Vinson, who becomes the film's de facto heroine, exerting that sense of «I got this» cool that propelled Vin Diesel to stardom in his first take as Riddick in Pitch Black.

David Twohy and Vin Diesel have reunited for Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise that actually looks pretty...

Back in March of 2012 I visited the Montreal set of Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise.

Back in March of 2012 I visited the Montreal set of Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise, for...

David Twohy and Vin Diesel have reunited for Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise, and we finally get...

The movie has even drawn some comparisons to «Trainspotting,» even if the pitch - black comedy feels more like another book - to - film cult classic, «Fight Club.»

With pitch - perfect performances by James Ransone (The Wire and Tangerine), Natasha Lyonne (Orange is the New Black, American Pie and Slums of Beverly Hills), Alex Karpovsky (HBO's Girls) and a keen eye for the ordinary, Ross takes a slice of Midwestern life and crafts yet another wondrous film from it.

David Twohy and Vin Diesel have reunited for Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise, and now there's a...

While Pitch Black was a surprisingly good film, there never seemed enough there to warrant the lavish amounts spent on The Chronicles of Riddick (featuring the long - awaited first pairing of Vin Diesel and Judi Dench).

David Twohy and Vin Diesel have reunited for Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise that actually looks pretty dope.

Director John Maclean had previously worked with Michael Fassbender on the short film Pitch Black Heist, which was shown at the 2012 Tribeca Film Fest.

Solondz takes another hilariously pitch - black exploration of human behaviour with a film populated by excellent actors playing seriously messed - up characters.

David Twohy and Vin Diesel have reunited for Riddick, the third film in the Pitch Black franchise, and now there's a new banner image that uses a previous release still as it's centerpiece.

As the film moves from lighthearted to pitch black comedy, it also becomes scarier and more violent.

by Walter Chaw Maybe it was the anticipation, maybe it's because it's too much like the first film, Pitch Black, but David Twohy's Riddick is merely fine for what it is, lacking the kind of loopy, operatic invention of the franchise's middle course and contenting itself with being a bug hunt in the James Cameron sense of the word instead of exploring more of this universe.

He has also had memorable roles in numerous cult favorites, including John Carpenter's films The Thing (as Childs) and They Live (as Armitage), the Riddick films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick (as the Imam), the General in Armageddon, King in Oliver Stone's Platoon, and Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream.

What makes The Lobster must - see viewing is the film's pitch - black sense of humor, its uncomfortably keen insights into real - life relationships, and even, in spite of everything else, its aching romanticism.

Honorable Mentions: Some of the other debuts, sophomore efforts and general step - changes that impressed us this year include: Yuval Adler's Venice 2013 title «Bethlehem ``; E.L. Katz's pitch black, gross - out «Cheap Thrills ``; Eliza Hittman's lovely, heartfelt «It Felt Like Love ``; Anthony Chen's shockingly underseen «Ilo Ilo»; Charlie MacDowell's Sundance favorite «The One I Love»; Tim Sutton's lyrical, abstract «Memphis»; David Wnendt's transgressively icky «Wetlands»; Leigh Janiak's horror debut «Honeymoon»; terrific Israeli film «Policeman» by Nadav Lapid that finally got a release this year; Hong Khao's lovely «Lilting»; Daniel Patrick Carbone's wonderful «Hide Your Smiling Faces»; and Scott Cohen's debut film «Red Knot» with Olivia Thirlby also marks him out as one to watch.

Although this film feels much closer to «Pitch Black», visually it looks like someone else's handiwork.

The film was first pitched as a black Ocean's Eleven that would pair producer / star Eddie Murphy with a who's - who of black comic talent, and climax with a heist involving Donald Trump and the Trump Tower.

One of the oddest films about mental illness to come along in awhile, this pitch black comedy from Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis) follows the downward spiral of Jerry (Ryan Reynolds), a fellow driven to violence by the voices in his head... which seem to be emanating from his pets.

That style is so strenuously presented, whipped into a creamy foam of guns, Rolling Stones tracks, and expensive cars, that it manages to get by mostly on vapors, anchored by the film's pitch - black presentation of London's mob underworld.

«I'm working with various writers and filmmakers, one guy [ex-Beta Band member turned filmmaker] John Maclean that I've done two short films with already («Man on a Motorcycle,» and «Pitch Black Heist,» the latter of which Fassbender exec - produced) and we're working on a feature script at the moment.

But the stern tone he sustains most of the running time leeches the film of the pitch - black humor that, for me, remains Letts most valuable asset.

Danny Boyle is one of the more underrated mainstream directors working today; he's been able to spin films as different as pitch - black comedy (Trainspotting) to apocalyptic zombie thriller (28 Days Later) with genuinely good results (let us not speak of The Beach).

Certainly, it can be seen as a critique of home - schooling and as championing the need for social interaction for all children (a more recent film, Captain Fantastic [2016], broaches the same topic, albeit without the pitch - black humour).

Amidst the disrepair and the rot is some pitch - black humor and imaginable hope, this film, while appropriately overcast, is hemmed with a pale light.

With just a few more days until it hits theaters, the hype around Black Panther is reaching a fever pitch as everyone prepares to see Marvel's first film with a predominantly black cast and a black direBlack Panther is reaching a fever pitch as everyone prepares to see Marvel's first film with a predominantly black cast and a black direblack cast and a black direblack director.

I too was looking forward to this film, but had almost no expectations one way or another, having loved Pitch Black but unsure as to how a sequel would compare.

The pitch - black comedy of the Coen Brothers classic film has been transposed onto the small screen, with Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton starring

Directed by John Maclean - who Fassbender previously worked with on short films Man on a Motorcycle and Pitch Black Heist - Slow West tells the story of Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit - McPhee) who embarks on a quest across the American frontier to be reunited with the woman he loves.

Tim Burton's Batman films are a mix of pitch - black night, elaborate production design, playful flourishes and cartoonish verve... all accounted for in this image.

An impressive, go - for - broke performance from Hoult and some solid comedic beats are welcome, but once the film starts down its very dark path, culminating in a pitch black conclusion, the cynicism drowns out most the goodwill that was previously sprinkled throughout.

Pitch - black Australian horror film «Killing Ground» goes where so many other chillers from the land down under have already gone by pitting two redneck hunters against a pair of doe - eyed lovers.

But in order for the film to be compelling the audience needs a reason to care about what's happening to the character, which is the key missing in Kill Your Friends, a pitch black comedy based on the book of the same name by author John Niven.

Riddick easily puts the series back on track, with its much - needed R - rating and cheesy one - liners, but a majority of the film feels like rehashed segments lifted directly from Pitch Black, without much creativity.

The film is a dud, chiefly because it forgets to pitch Kuklinski's Grand Guignol reign of terror as black comedy.

The film, for those that have seen it, will now truly pitch - black it is in tone.

In a way, U-Turn feels like two different films — the small - town satire and the thriller — but what unites them is Ridley and Stone's pitch - black sense of humor.

Despite the pitch - black themes, the performances and direction guide us through to the bitter end with style, making this a surprisingly easy film to watch even through the toughest of times.

The events become nearly too mean spirited, and the underlying pitch black humor pulls the film back from crossing over the line with how far it pushes its characters.

Shooting Scott Cooper's last two films — pitch - black backwoods thriller Out of the Furnace and gangster picture Black Mass — cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi shifted visual gears once again with the director's latest, the Christian Bale - starring Western, Hostiles, shooting out in the wilderness, with much of the film's aesthetic dictated by nature itblack backwoods thriller Out of the Furnace and gangster picture Black Mass — cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi shifted visual gears once again with the director's latest, the Christian Bale - starring Western, Hostiles, shooting out in the wilderness, with much of the film's aesthetic dictated by nature itBlack Mass — cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi shifted visual gears once again with the director's latest, the Christian Bale - starring Western, Hostiles, shooting out in the wilderness, with much of the film's aesthetic dictated by nature itself.

The film is also rather funny, even if its humor is most definitely pitch black.

Ultimately the film — a pitch - black, brutal and strangely poetic picture about a convict seeking revenge for the death of his brother at the hands of a local crime lord — didn't move forward in that incarnation.

Though this is Maclean's first feature, he previously worked with Michael Fassbender on two short films, Man on a Motorcycle and Pitch Black Heist.