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Though the earlier films haven't been given the HD restoration that they deserve, the set does include a nearly two - hour retrospective on the franchise titled «Decoding Die Hard» that's definitely worth checking out.

Not exact matches

A similar case to EuropaCorp's «Kursk,» the true story of a Russian submarine that sank in the Barents Sea in 2000 and killed everyone on board; though Putin had a significant role in the events, appears in the source material of Robert Moore's best - seller «A Time to Die,» and even featured in early versions of the screenplay, he's nowhere to be found in the finished film.

Though Fox has not officially announced a sequel to «Deadpool,» the film's screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick told Entertainment Weekly they are in the early stages of a script for a second film.

(Though he referenced the entire line earlier, in this reference the rest of the film's famous line was left unsaid: «You must be the other guy.»)

My single favorite scene, though, comes early in the film, when Michelle's daughter asks, «Mom.

Taking on minor film roles beginning with 1979's Hairspray, the burgeoning young actor would subsequently appear in such films as Milos Foreman's Ragtime (1981) and Woody Allen's Zelig (1983), though early struggles with alcohol and substance abuse threatened to sideline his screen career in the mid -»80s.

It can be overindulgent at times and Myers» over-the-top lens through which he projected his early comedy films can seep into the narrative and produce some overbearing results at times, though «Supermensch» feels like a work of minimalist restraint compared to films like «Wayne's World» and «Austin Powers».

Though clocking in at a relatively short 119 minutes, the new film has received favorable early reviews, even in comparison to director John Schlesinger's 168 - minute adaptation from 1967 starring Julie Christie, Terrence Stamp, Alan Bates, and Peter Finch.

Though the film has minor charms (the highly regarded actress can sing, and co-stars Tyne Daly and Scott Bakula are seasoned Broadway musical veterans) Basmati Blues is the kind of easily forgiven early career move that is best released on home video and forgotten.

At first, it looks as if Ortiz's insurance man might be a great connective device, something of an angel who helps all the characters in the film; yet, even though he's quite likable, he disappears early.

Though not as complex as episodes from the early three seasons of the show, the film has plenty of fun with the original structure of the show without pandering to the audience.

Tall and beefy, American supporting actor Lee Paul appeared in a few films from the early»70s though the early»80s.

Inactive in films from 1941 to 1952, Ernest Vajda returned with his screenplay for Fox's The Stars and Stripes Forever, which, though entertaining, was far removed from the worldly sophistication of his earlier films.

Though Strouse reportedly based his screenplay on his own difficulties making a name for himself as a playwright early in his career, the film's look into the life of struggling artist Jessica James (Jessica Williams) feels familiar at best.

Though the film only just started production, we already got our first official look at Chris Pine and co-star Kevin Costner in the franchise reboot Jack Ryan earlier this month.

Earlier this year, the 81 - year - old writer was laid off by the New York Observer, though he remains a film professor at Columbia University.

The film has gotten some decent buzz on the festival circuit, though it'll likelier to please retro lovers than the mainstream masses when it hits in early October.

There's not much more to reveal, though the source also re-confirms earlier reports that Javier Bardem will play the movie's villain, adding that much of the filming will take place in South America.

PLATFORM This section of 12 films, which tends to focus on directors in early stages of their careers, is actually juried (though TIFF isn't known for awards really outside of «People's Choice» which tends to have a strong correlation to eventual Best Picture nominations at the Oscars).

These weren't anywhere near as successful though and I think a lot of fans of Green's early work thought his career was stumbling down a weed - hazed spiral (there are fans of these later films though it must be said).

The gamesmanship continues in Abel's modest apartment, where the close attention paid to his earlier activities lends his attempts to hide that coded message an instinctive audience sympathy, even though he's spying on the good old U.S.A.. By observing a spy at the ground level (the camera swoops low around Abel's pursuers» feet, as if it's combing the apartment itself), Spielberg establishes the humanity so crucial to the rest of the film.

Although he supposedly retired to Tasmania in the early 2000s, it is very difficult to see a substantial decrease in his level of engagement or activity, though it did give him more time to write for such outlets as Senses of Cinema and communicate his passion for film history, as well as contemporary cinema, in a series of lectures or talks (I'm sure he'd prefer the latter term) held over a ten - year - period at the State Cinema in Hobart.

Though the film is expected to miss a number of early voting deadlines, it will no doubt receive a hero's welcome for the sheer righteous audacity of it all.

Though it recalls a film made twenty years earlier, Dressed to Kill pushes the envelope as Psycho had a generation before.

For the most part, though, this documentary is worth watching because of the vintage footage, and because someone thought to capture on film almost all of the principal figures of the Black Power movement of the late «60s and early «70s.

Few of his silent films survive; though through the rediscovery of Delicious Little Devil (1919)-- one of his early titles with Mae Murray — modern audiences may note a high standard of quality filmmaking Leonard observed even then.

My mom enjoyed it, though she misses the «fun» aspect of the earlier films, and isn't sure where they will take the story now.

Writer / director M. Night Shyamalan's penchant for a deliberate narrative is certainly in full effect with Unbreakable, as the movie, though consistently entertaining and occasionally engrossing, progresses at a lackadaisical pace that tends to prevent the viewer from wholeheartedly embracing the material - with the film ultimately faring better than, for example, The Sixth Sense due to its progressively absorbing narrative (ie there's a sense of forward momentum that was almost entirely absent from that earlier picture).

What's particularly fascinating about this year is that no one is sure which film is going to walk away with the top honor (whereas last year it would have been shocking if anything other than «La La Land» won), though I think we can safely narrow it down to the three I mentioned earlier.

Based on one of the early cases taken up by future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall when he was working for the NAACP, the film proceeds without much subtlety, though with a filigree of witty dialogue and Chadwick Boseman's panache as the wry, natty young attorney.

The theme never assumes the foreground of the plot, but its influence (though a little early for the time period of the film) pervades through the film, culminating with a shot of Ida clearly separated from a troop of top Party members.

A delightful film about the gossip - filled lives of a group of women in Louisiana (ostensibly set in the year of its release, 1989, though often it seems to be several decades earlier), Steel Magnolias is lovely, with a very fine cast led by Sally Field and featuring Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts and Daryl Hannah.

Even though the film has been out on Blu - ray and DVD for some time, them pushing the it to members this early makes a very strong statement.

He has the formidable task of matching Richard Attenborough's legendary performance in the earlier film, though it's exciting casting.

Reports suggest the new version will retain the 1991 film's famous songs, including the Oscar - winning title ditty, though we're assuming cast member Emma Thompson will be playing a human version of housekeeper Mrs Potts rather than the earlier film's mumsy animated teapot.

Being originally intended as part of a six part series though, the film focuses solely on his early years, beginning with Napoleon as a boy, leading a large scale snowball fight and being bullied for his stony countenance.

Both of these erotic fantasies depend on the stars being attractive to both sexes — though the overt lesbian activity of Tramell in Basic Instinct is downplayed in the sequel, most likely a response to lesbian protests against the earlier film.

Atypical for a horror film, there's not a single wrong - note performance to be found, though unsurprisingly the performers who exit the screen early impress the least.

No film in 2013 made me feel more than «Upstream Color,» and an early morning festival screening meant walking around in a haze for hours after, not quite sure what I'd just seen (though I think it's more narratively coherent than many give it credit for, especially after a rewatch), and almost wanting to shake it, but also not willing to trade the experience for anything.

It's also the first film in the series that probably necessitates watching the earlier films to appreciate fully, with its recurring characters and references to Indy's departed family and friends (Connery, who played Henry Jones I, has permanently retired from acting, and though tempted, turned down appearing in this film — I guess just one drink from the Holy Grail isn't enough for his character's immortality), so do yourself a very big favor and, if you haven't seen them, or have forgotten the details, watch the other three films prior.

He only wrapped the film earlier this year, and even though it's a two - hander, it'd be a swift turnaround for a film that might get more attention at Venice or TIFF.

The One - Armed Swordsman — A bit less successful, though still very fine, is this earlier Shaw Brothers film about the eponymous maimed hero who overcomes his handicap to save his master and defeat the evildoers.

Even though the third film, «The Matrix Revolution,» dropped over ten years ago, the outlet is reporting that the Wachowskis have submitted early treatments and outlines to Warner Bros in hopes of spawning another trilogy.

Along with that small revelation comes news that Insurgent will get released in 3D, even though the first film didn't enter the third dimension when it hit theaters earlier this year.

Liman is finishing a drug film called Mena with Tom Cruise and has several other projects, including the Marvel adaptation Gambit, also on his plate; there's also a planned Edge of Tomorrow sequel, though that's still very early in development.

No one does but it's the prequel that nearly neatly bisects the twenty years and though there's precious little overlap in the Venn diagram of creative talent between that film and this, it was an ominous early warning about the dangers of returning to this «lighting in a bottle».

Though the whisper campaigns are hard at work trying to convince voters that the film itself is too «hard to watch,» there will be no denying Ejiofor's talent, and right now I consider him the early frontrunner to take the trophy home.

Though he used to be somewhat of a punch line, known more for his shirtless roles in flaky rom - coms than his promising earlier work, recently McConaughey has been repairing his reputation with a string of outstanding performances in films like «Killer Joe,» «Magic Mike» and «Mud.»

This seemingly inauspicious beginning is actually rather significant because, even though it takes place very early in the film, it is nonetheless the pivotal scene that helps to set up the major themes of the film.

Early on in the film, though, it looks like she could lose her house if she doesn't get more money so off she flies to California to examine the possibility of selling her beloved book.