Sentences with phrase «snake moan»

They will be working off a script co-written by Adam Cozad (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) and Craig Brewer (Black Snake Moan).

Black Snake Moan sits uneasily between fable and lightweight drama, but I think Brewer struck the right balance.

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Black Snake Moan is an interesting film.

Black Snake Moan had so much potential with its dirty style of visual and unique characters and performances,...

That's all I knew about Black Snake Moan going into the theater.

We had two Southern gothics with oddly parallel plots: the aforementioned Black Snake Moan and Hounddog.

Now, Black Snake Moan delivers the sentimental, heartwarming tale of a boozy, drug - crazed white sex addict (Christina Ricci, a long way from Casper) and the nice older black man (Samuel L. Jackson) who chains her to his radiator as part of an unconventional crash course in self - respect and morality.

Also in multiplexes: Jack Black, Steve Martin, and Owen Wilson square off as rival birdwatchers in the star - studded comedy The Big Year, while Craig Brewer gives the Hustle & Flow / Black Snake Moan treatment to Footloose, a sexed - up remake of the 1984 «classic» that features all the steamy sensuality and dirty dancing a PG - 13 rating will allow.

A few weeks ago, Paramount invited me to come see the finished film and interview director Craig Brewer (of Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan, seen left above), who it turns out is actually a big FirstShowing reader.

Behind the decadently trashy surface of Craig Brewer's Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan lies a soft, squishy center.

But I had some confidence from Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan that I think I would be able to do that.

I thought Timberlake would ruin my experience in watching Black Snake Moan, but it didn't so I don't he'll do too bad in this movie.

He recently produced Craig Brewer's «Hustle & Flow» and «Black Snake Moan,» and has been attached to a proposed «Luke Cage» movie for a while.

Here are today's casting notes at a glance: Christina Ricci (Black Snake Moan) is set to join the cast of drama, Mother's Day (not the awesome horror movie with Rebecca De Mornay).

Craig Brewer was a perfect choice for the remake of this 1984 classic what with his previous film, the soulful Black Snake Moan, tackling all the same themes as the original — exclusion, social change, the small town mentality and royidin!

My interest was pretty negligible for this, but then I saw it was by the guy who did Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan.

Black Snake Moan 9.

The disc opens with trailers for Zodiac and Black Snake Moan, which are also accessible as a group from the special features menu's «Previews» listing.

It clips along, with its story about Shrek inheriting the throne of Far Far Away and so desperately not wanting it that he goes in search of the next - in - line, Arthur (the voice of Justin Timberlake: Black Snake Moan, Alpha Dog), who's off in Ye Olde Medieval High School a ship's journey away.

What's perhaps most disappointing about this routine outing is a screenplay from Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer, particularly for the presence of the latter, who directed provocative and challenging titles such as Hustle & Flow (2005) and Black Snake Moan (2006) earlier in his career.

For the record, I actually think Justin Timberlake was quite good in Black Snake Moan.

At least the picture does follow a rudimentary plotline, although it's real reason for being is to satirize familiar scenes from such movies as Save the Last Dance, Fame, Step Up, Stomp the Yard, Roll Bounce, Dreamgirls, Black Snake Moan, Hairspray, Singing in the Rain, High School Musical, ATL, Twilight, Flashdance, The Little Shop of Horrors, Edward Scissorhands and Final Destination.

Black Snake Moan is the heartwarming tale of how a white - trash crack whore confronts her demons with the help of a backwoods negro who chains her to his radiator.

Black Snake Moan doesn't have a solid climax and a very weak resolution at the end.

Black Snake Moan is set in the deep south in a small town where a former blues musician named Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) lives.

He also starred alongside Christina Ricci and Samuel L. Jackson in «Black Snake Moan,» for director Craig Brewer.

Love Guru / Blades of Glory Sahara / Failure to Launch Sweeney Todd / Sleepy Hollow Mission Impossible / M 1 & 2 Top Gun / Days of Thunder Hustle & Flow / Black Snake Moan Clear & Present Danger / Hunt for Red October

Black Snake Moan had so much potential with its dirty style of visual and unique characters and performances, unfortunately by the conclusion that potential withered down to hardly mediocre.

Black Snake Moan was a great movie!

Now it's time for the new updated 2011 version of Footloose, presented specially by Craig Brewer, director of Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan prior.

In any case, I have to give credit where credit is due — the marketers of this movie did a fantastic job selling Black Snake Moan.

This doesn't necessarily make Black Snake Moan a poor movie.

Black Snake Moan (Paramount, February 23) Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, John Cothran Jr., Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brandon Raines, Michael Raymond - James, Leonard L. Thomas Director: Craig Brewer Rating: R The Pitch: A nymphomaniac (Ricci) requires the, um, «forcible aid» of a bluesman (Jackson) to scratch her itch.

Jesse Eisenberg [also from Adventureland and Zombieland] will be playing Mark Zuckerberg, Justin Timerberlake [also from Black Snake Moan and Southland Tales] will be playing Sean Parker — a founding president of the corporation — and Andrew Garfield [also from Boy A] will be playing Eduardo Saverin — another founding president who helped create the project with Zuckerberg and eventually had a falling out with Zuckerberg.

Hence coming up with a consensus for a «top» five among seven or eight people proved to be downright impossible (leaving off all of the great «off the wall» cinema was particularly difficult — e.g. Grindhouse, Bug and Black Snake Moan specifically).

This isn't Black Snake Moan, but it isn't the Zac Efron Disney - fied version either.

BLACK SNAKE MOAN, director Craig Brewer's follow - up to his hit HUSTLE AND FLOW, saw another chance for Timberlake to work with seasoned pros.

From Scott's review of «Black Snake Moan»: Don't be fooled though.

Scuffing up his teen - idol image, he'd taken roles in dark 2006 dramas like Nick Cassavetes's «Alpha Dog» and Craig Brewer's «Black Snake Moan.»

Meanwhile, Gargamel — who is now a big - time David Blaine - type illusionist in the world of humans — is hatching a plot wherein he uses his two gray Smurf - like minions, the tomboyish Vexy (voice of Christina Ricci, «Black Snake Moan «-RRB- and the idiotic Hackus (voice of J.B. Smoove, «Hall Pass «-RRB-, to kidnap Smurfette so he can extract her essence, or something like that.

She doesn't descend into uncontrollable promiscuity or be tossed aside as damaged goods like Christina Ricci in Black Snake Moan.

Not to be confused with Samuel L. Jackson's other snake movie, «Black Snake Moan» is the sophomore effort from writer / director Craig Brewer, whose debut film «Hustle & Flow» (another movie about a Southern musician battling his inner demons) earned the director critical acclaim in 2005 as one of the generation's most promising young talents.

In the end, «Black Snake Moan» comes off tasting sourer than it should have, which is a shame, since with a little bit of restraint, it could have been so much sweeter.

Highlighted by yet another excellent audio commentary by writer / director Craig Brewer, the single - disc effort also includes a making - of featurette («Conflicted»), a behind - the - scenes look at the filming of the «Black Snake Moan» musical sequence, and another on the film's musical influences («Rooted in the Blues»).

Along with his starring role in the upcoming Craig Brewer flick, «Black Snake Moan,» the veteran actor is also set to appear in the Stephen King horror film «1408,» the Doug Liman - directed sci - fi adventure «Jumper,» the thriller «Cleaner.»

Nothing in Footloose comes close, in this respect, to the best moments of Brewer's previous, vibrant if uneven films Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan, but this heartfelt retread of a notably thin popcorn property does come alive during an illicit dance - off at a drive - in or when a line dance devolves into sweaty gyrations — basically, when the teenagers are fulfilling the grown - ups» worst fears.

Following the success of Monster, Ricci went on to appear in movies such as Penelope (2006), Black Snake Moan (2006), Speed Racer (2008), New York, I love you (2009) and After Life (2010).

Synopsis: Writer / Director Craig Brewer (HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE MOAN) delivers a new take of the beloved 1984 classic film, FOOTLOOSE.

Craig Brewer is the director of the Oscar - nominated «Hustle & Flow» and the new drama «Black Snake Moan.»