Sentences with phrase «world war movie»

Such unforeseen twists reiterate the tangible tragedy of making a real - world war movie, as opposed to one where the casualties are scripted for poetic effect.

With past Oscar nominees such as Elizabeth, The Queen, The Young Victoria and 2010's best - picture winner The King's Speech, the British have monopolized the royal biopic the way Americans have colonized the Second World War movie.

Plenty of Second World War movies were just capers, but a lot of those were propaganda films, which this film very much isn't, and they were about a war that was easier to categorise in terms of Good and Bad.

Not exact matches

On a visit to the DreamWorks studio, which produced animated films such as Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Mr Obama said Hollywood was a «bright spot» in the US economy and that movies such as Star Wars were a tool for American diplomacy around the world.

There have been quite a few apocalyptic - themed movies released lately, from «This Is The End» to «World War Z» to «Rapture - Palooza.»

For those who have seen the movie, you might recall the War Boys, one of the many warring tribes of this post-apocalyptic world and main antagonists to Max (Tom Hardy) and Furiosa (Charlize Theron).

Since the «Star Wars» prequels, in which George Lucas was heavily criticized for using too much CGI to create the worlds and characters, many big - budget movies have tried to find that happy medium of practical and visual effects to give the action on screen a more grounded feel.

This World War II epic is absolutely one of the most unfairly underrated movies of the director's prolific career.

Jackson pulled together a World War I movie set, complete with a large cast, military vehicles, aircraft, and explosives.

The new Star Wars movie had already topped «Jurassic World» for the biggest opening weekend ever with $ 529 million globally.

Disney said Star Wars has rung up $ 440.4 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales and $ 449.9 million internationally, and it is set to open in China, the world's No. 2 movie market, on Jan. 9.

While «Infinity War» is the longest, 2008's «The Incredible Hulk» and 2013's «Thor: The Dark World» — the second and eighth movies in the MCU, respectively — are the shortest.

What it's about: «Sargeant York» may have been about World War I — a sharpshooter becomes an unexpected hero after attacking and capturing a German position using the same strategy as turkey hunting — but the American - proud movie became a point of major discussion in the United States over the merits of entering World War II.

Daswick: I've been begging these movies to assign their world - changing story with evidence that the world actually changes, but after Infinity War's slate of false losses, I'm ready to quit that fight.

Two movies I've seen lately that were unexpectedly great: WARHORSE (I usually can't stand Spielberg — but this is a eloquent anti-war film directed against probably the most senselessly and hugely murderous war ever — World War I. It's an anti-imperial and almost a pro-Porcher movie, until you realize that the first misuse of the heroic horse was making him plowar film directed against probably the most senselessly and hugely murderous war ever — World War I. It's an anti-imperial and almost a pro-Porcher movie, until you realize that the first misuse of the heroic horse was making him plowar ever — World War I. It's an anti-imperial and almost a pro-Porcher movie, until you realize that the first misuse of the heroic horse was making him ploWar I. It's an anti-imperial and almost a pro-Porcher movie, until you realize that the first misuse of the heroic horse was making him plow.)

Pushing the movie up a week means Infinity War will open at the same time around the world, and there will now be a four - week cushion for Disney's next big release — Solo: A Star Wars Story — on May 25.

Recently I was reading through the latest Empire Movie magazine, and I came upon this interesting quote from actor Joseph Fiennes, who was discussing his latest World War II moviMovie magazine, and I came upon this interesting quote from actor Joseph Fiennes, who was discussing his latest World War II moviemovie,...

When I was a boy, Hollywood taught America about June 6, 1944 in The Longest Day: a fine movie, but rather antiseptic in its portrayal of World War II combat.

A recent spate of books and movies look with great nostalgia on World War II.

The Alamo Drafthouse's collectible art gallery, Mondo, offers breathtaking, original products featuring designs from world - famous artists based on licenses for popular TV and Movie properties including Star Wars, Star Trek & Universal Monsters.

Stars Wars mania with new movie coming out to many cinemas all over the world has reached the highest peak.

This movie was filmed in Okinawa Shima during World War II when Dr. Maloney and his commanding officer, J.J. Cammisa, became intrigued with the amazing psychological stamina of the Okinawan people.

Billionaire «Star Wars» creator George Lucas wants to establish a world - class museum to house his art and movie memorabilia.

That and the roadblocks remind me of all those World War II movies I saw as a kid with all those scenes of Gestapo storm troopers menacing everyone.

He said: «If Mr Hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anybody who seeks to escape [the EU], in the manner of some world war two movie, I don't think that is the way forward, and it's not in the interests of our friends and partners.

Memorialized in movies, books and TV mini-series, the winter sabotage of the Vemork chemical plant in Telemark County of Nazi - occupied Norway was one of the most dramatic and important military missions of World War II.

Saturn's moon Mimas looks for all the world like the Death Star - the planet - destroying space station from the movie Star Wars - in this Cassini image taken in 2005.

And if we're to believe all those George Romero movies, no matter how you slice»em and dice»em, a zombie «World War Z» - like apocalypse is inevitable (unless you can destroy their brains quickly).

This past weekend, my husband and kids joined the millions of other Marvel fans around the world to see the Captain America Civil War movie.

At the press conference for his new movie «Two Men» on November 29, Minho shared his thought... Try dating one of the BTS members (Ima watch world war 3 happen) LET THE HUNGER GAMES BEGIN!

For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of World War II In 1978, Soviet geologists prospecting in the wilds of Best mature, big tits milf tube movies.

Planting itself squarely in the collective consciousness, War of the Worlds is a rare pop culture artifact: a summer movie that discourages escapism.

«World War Z» explodes right after the opening scenes, in which we see warnings that things are going awry: news reports of feral animals and dead dolphins, roving mobs and rioters — the usual premonitory noise that opens any disaster movie.

So no, «World War Z» isn't the ultimate zombie movie.

She was in Chris Rock's romantic comedy I Think I Love My Wife, and appeared in Spike Lee's World War II movie Miracle at St. Anna.

After seeing «World War Z,» I walked through Times Square, and, as I made my way to the subway, I wondered why the movie — which is, after all, just a very expensive zombie flick — had excited and disturbed me so much.

«World War Z» isn't your typical zombie movie, but rather a globe - trotting socio - political thriller that treats the zombies more like a viral disease than something out of a horror film.

I had been looking forward to seeing this movie ever since I first heard that Steven Spielberg was making War of the Worlds.

To be sure, his story is extraordinary, thrilling, and tragic, familiar as old World War II movies and also terribly and apparently forever timely, focused as it is on torture and the limits of vision that might inform it.

«World War Z»: The review of the movie «World War Z» in the June 21 Calendar section misidentified one of the film's editors, Matt Chesse, as Mark Chesse.

All those movies I just mentioned are quite likely at least a little bit better than this one, but «World War Z» is without question the biggest thing ever done in this genre.

Yes, «World War Z» is a zombie movie.

I was unnerved by the hurtling strangeness of the Philadelphia scenes, and I say this as someone who has sat through such war - of - the - worlds extravaganzas as «The Avengers» and the new Superman movie, «Man of Steel,» without feeling so much as a tingle.

Based loosely on the book by Max Brooks, «World War Z» is in some ways less a zombie movie than the story of a global pandemic and the heroic individual (guess who) trying to stop it.

Interesting movie that shows the real events in Poland around World War 2 and how a family that owned a zoo also helped to save many jewish people.

But Forster's meticulousness — coupled with ample excuses to blow stuff up — isn't enough to turn World War Z into one of those class - A end - of - everything movies that leaves you feeling just a little bit queasy, momentarily uncertain of your own small place in this unmanageable wWorld War Z into one of those class - A end - of - everything movies that leaves you feeling just a little bit queasy, momentarily uncertain of your own small place in this unmanageable worldworld.

By 2006, when Max Brooks published his novel «World War Z» (from which the movie is very loosely adapted), the worst has already happened: the zombies have been vanquished, but only after destroying a good bit of the world's populaWorld War Z» (from which the movie is very loosely adapted), the worst has already happened: the zombies have been vanquished, but only after destroying a good bit of the world's populaworld's population.

«World War Z» promised to be some sort of ultimate zombie movie experience, and it's hard to call it that.

One of the problems «World War Z» has faced all along is that it looks like a high - concept zombie - apocalypse movie (adapted from Max Brooks» novel, told as a series of first - person accounts) but it's really something we don't see that often these days, an old - fashioned Hollywood star picture.

Her latest Polish film, the tough, unsentimental In Darkness, brings together themes from two of the most highly regarded movies about the second world war, Wajda's Kanal, about Nazi troops pursuing resistance workers through the Warsaw sewers in 1944, and Schindler's List, Spielberg's true story of the quixotic German industrialist who saved the lives of more than 1,000 Jewish workers in wartime Poland.