Sentences with phrase «actual events of the film»

Deadpool 2 is intentionally pretty flippant with its narrative stakes, so knowing that the Merc is going to die at some point doesn't really take anything away from your enjoyment while watching the film, but it is extremely Deadpool - core to have the star «jokingly» spoil the actual events of the film.

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They would say that John has taken the same sort of spiritual «licence» with the actual events of Jesus, as a consortium of film directors might take with some heroic theme from history, an heroic theme perhaps from the Bible itself.

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But on a human level, Padilha's film somehow manages to not quite capture the chaos, the messiness — the actual terror — of an event like Entebbe.

Yes, the film inserts fiction into actual events, but I didn't have much of a problem with it, and thought it worked quite nicely.

The words «based on a true story» can strike dread in the heart of the frequent moviegoer, since so often a film is made no more interesting by the fact that it's about actual events.

Though the film has its basis in an actual event that took place in St. Louis, it takes on the homogeneous look of many other thrillers in which an emergency escalates into a paramilitary operation.

What is so offensive about this film is it's attempt to apply a similar kind of blind action movie for the guys / shallow romance for the chicks aesthetic to an actual, tragic event.

Opening with a disclaimer that merely reinforces audience suspicions that the purportedly «fictitious» film is a thinly veiled account of actual events, «Belgica» takes its name from the crappy bar where nearly the entire story takes place.

This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time.

Also noteworthy, in the category of cinema ruled by cultural concerns and actual political events, was Carlos (d. Olivier Assayas), which kept a packed auditorium of critics in their seats for over five hours with a glossy, but intelligent action film version of the 1970s exploits of a terrorist born Illich Ramirez Sanchez, but known internationally as the Jackal, also by the code name Carlos; and Des Hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men, Xavier Beauvois), a film, elegantly minimalist in design, based on a real - life encounter between Algerian fundamentalist Islamic terrorists and a community of ascetic Christian monkof cinema ruled by cultural concerns and actual political events, was Carlos (d. Olivier Assayas), which kept a packed auditorium of critics in their seats for over five hours with a glossy, but intelligent action film version of the 1970s exploits of a terrorist born Illich Ramirez Sanchez, but known internationally as the Jackal, also by the code name Carlos; and Des Hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men, Xavier Beauvois), a film, elegantly minimalist in design, based on a real - life encounter between Algerian fundamentalist Islamic terrorists and a community of ascetic Christian monkof critics in their seats for over five hours with a glossy, but intelligent action film version of the 1970s exploits of a terrorist born Illich Ramirez Sanchez, but known internationally as the Jackal, also by the code name Carlos; and Des Hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men, Xavier Beauvois), a film, elegantly minimalist in design, based on a real - life encounter between Algerian fundamentalist Islamic terrorists and a community of ascetic Christian monkof the 1970s exploits of a terrorist born Illich Ramirez Sanchez, but known internationally as the Jackal, also by the code name Carlos; and Des Hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men, Xavier Beauvois), a film, elegantly minimalist in design, based on a real - life encounter between Algerian fundamentalist Islamic terrorists and a community of ascetic Christian monkof a terrorist born Illich Ramirez Sanchez, but known internationally as the Jackal, also by the code name Carlos; and Des Hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men, Xavier Beauvois), a film, elegantly minimalist in design, based on a real - life encounter between Algerian fundamentalist Islamic terrorists and a community of ascetic Christian monkOf Gods and Men, Xavier Beauvois), a film, elegantly minimalist in design, based on a real - life encounter between Algerian fundamentalist Islamic terrorists and a community of ascetic Christian monkof ascetic Christian monks.

Set between the two World Wars and inspired by actual events, «Bitter Harvest» is the first major dramatic film to convey the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by Joseph Stalin that killed millions in Ukraine.

Throughout the film Kaufman experiments with varying degrees of fiction (Cage also plays Charlie's made - up twin brother, Donald) and nonfiction (actual events from «The Orchid Thief» are acted - out by Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper and other supporting actors).

Though films «based on true events» are often painfully formulaic — and so too sports pics, which seldom do justice to the drama of actual on - field events — thanks to the unlikely acting tandem of Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, the formula drawn upon by Bennett Miller's Moneyball is a winning one.

Like Age of Ultron (which some have argued is the best Avengers film), this is one of those Marvel movies where the title bears little resemblance to the actual comics event where it originated.

Based on his one - man show of the same name (which was in turn inspired by actual events from his life), the film is a witty, sharply written human comedy about professional rejection and the fear of commitment.

Niccol, who up to this point has earned a good reputation for exploring themes of reality vs. fantasy, takes a story wholly rooted in real - world politics based on actual people and events and makes his least believable film to date.

Mary Poppins Returns, directed by Rob Marshall (Into the Woods), picks up 25 years after the events of the first film, fast - forwarding to London's mid-1930s economic slump, the actual time period of Travers» books.

Yes, they protect themselves with that late title card about the Clarke estate, along with another buried card that states, «This film is a work of fiction and is not intended to be a true or exact account of actual people or events,» but that doesn't mean they were responsible, only cautious.

It's kinda funny — for a film based on actual events, plot twists and turns unfold as if part of a complex fictional story of political intrigue.

A feeling of authenticity is achieved by actually filming in Rwanda, and especially in many areas where the actual events occurred.

They are so realistic, in fact, the film could have been shot in documentary fashion, and would have fooled a good deal of the audience into thinking it's a true account of actual events.

Based on his one - man show of the same name (which was in turn inspired by actual events from his life), the film is a witty and consistently funny human comedy about the fear of commitment, and hands - down my favorite movie at this year's SXSW.

The film was partially shot on location on the beaches of Dunkirk, France, where the actual events unfolded.

It is a political film, not in the sense of advancing an agenda (director Doug Liman approaches the detailed script with emotional restraint), but in the acknowledgment of real names and actual events, conjectured, behind - the - scenes gossip and documented, in - front - of - the - camera strikes.

The film focuses not on the actual killing of the president but of different, little seen aspects after the event.

«The Pyramid,» Dec. 5 Some of the most compelling horror films are the ones rooted in actual events, for example, the deaths of archeologists who after opening King Tutankhamen's tomb were said to be cursed.

The Buzz: The film is based on a true story connected with the Shue family, and has been something of a pet project for Elisabeth and Andrew; that being said, neither of them seem to have been fighting packed schedules lately, and just because an inspirational sports movie is based on actual events doesn't mean we haven't seen the same story a million times already.

Loosely based on actual events, this stark Australian import may sound wildly familiar to those who appreciate crime fiction, but this film manages to hook you early and suck you in like quicksand, thanks in large part to some great actors, but also because of Mr. Young's gradual, persistent escalation of tension.

Cruz's character is an offscreen personality from almost the beginning of the film, so her actual presence is going to have to change things, but somehow — even as events become more sensational — they become less interesting.

While the conflicting details of those discussions constitute the crux of the film, many key moments in Harding's life have played out in front of the cameras, allowing for a side - by - side comparison of actual events and as restaged by Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding.

When one watches a film that takes place in an actual totalitarian state — The Lives of Others, for instance, or 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days — it is easy to distance oneself from the events portrayed, blaming the system and the culture of capitulation on which it relies.

Based on actual events, this film portrays the story of Operation Auca.

Most of Marvel Studios's films are the cinematic equivalent of breadcrumbs, which have been dropped into theaters strategically so as to keep one looking for the next sequel or crossover, when the endless televisual exposition will eventually, theoretically yield an event of actual consequence.

It's really tough to say more about the actual events of Infinity War without ruining the experience — however, there's something to be said for the lengths to which this film goes to give an air of finality and consequence to the Marvel Universe.

This is the first Christopher Nolan film to be based on actual events, and as such he opts for maximum realism at all times, aided by the embarrassment of riches at his disposal (special mentions go to cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema and production designer Nathan Crowley).

While the funny short film has a lot of great moments, I think the best use of actual events from the book to make a cat joke is at the 1:08 mark when the cat playing Peeta Mellark says, «Dogs chasing cats, eh?

Often utilising film stills, footage of actual events, or photographs of urban and rural environments, Peter Doig's paintings emanate a quiet sense of nostalgia reminiscent of one's past or conjure up an atavistic feeling of a long forgotten memory.

The film is no longer a projected image that bores a fictive depth into the surface of the wall, but constitutes an actual field that merges with the event of projection itself.

Torres's 16 mm film is a studied depiction of what happened, and the actual event's mystery is replaced by a highly structured filmic landscape within a revisited timeframe.