I personally would have liked to hear more about the differences between the novel and the film, and gone into more detail about
the actual making of the film, but oh well.
Part 2 (23 minutes) explores
the actual making of the film, as it gives insight into how the location was found and enhanced and the creative ways in which the film was shot.
Director Michael Caton - Jones delivers a droning, monotone Audio Commentary in which he talks in - depth about
the actual making of the film and about the casting as well.
Sure, there's a bonus feature titled «The Making of Charlie Wilson's War,» but it's more about the real - life Charlie Wilson than
the actual making of the film.
Not exact matches
Though Chaplin later said that, had he known the
actual horrors
of the German concentration camps, he could not have
made the
film, the truth and hope
of the
film were no less important or authentic.
Here's the
actual scoop, if you're not yet in the know: We are
making a
film of Much Ado About Nothing at our house over the next couple
of weeks.
The
film doesn't take a clear stance in regards
of the
actual utility
of an institution like this, we see how the patients there mock around and
make fun
of the fact that they are being institutionalized there, and at the same time they hate the way that their parents brought them there, as well as the harsh instructions that they must go through every morning and every day.
An
actual robot on the screen immediately
made the movie feel full
of life, as opposed to the tinny, hollow result
of the latest and greatest software demonstrations most
films employ.
Polley's meta approach to directing this doc, whereby the
making of the
film is as crucial a part
of the story as the
actual stories it's documenting, was quite inventive.
The cast is
made up
of an
actual family, including his father Tim Jandreau and his sister Lilly Jandreau, which is perhaps why their performances feel so authentic and why this
film seems like an intimate, verité - style documentary at times.
And now they've turned Legos — those plastic blocks, with no story or personality — into another energetic and wildly clever animated
film, one that
makes its story the
actual experience
of playing with these toys.
To me, this review and the last few comments seem like a complete misreading
of the
film - based, as one earlier commentator stated, on Haneke's earlier work and his particular way
of making movies, rather than the
actual movie at hand and its context.
As much as I love the various
film retellings
of Robin Hood over the years, I'll probably skip this one; Crowe is ridiculously miscast (might have been a good sheriff per the original plan though), and while I'm glad the movie isn't all swordplay and archery, it sounds seriously short
of what
made Robin Hood an
actual legend — you know, derring - do and outsmarting the local (corrupt) government.
Of the countless films they made during their (amorphous) multi-decade run, undergoing nearly as many lineup changes as the Fall and Yes put together, no single Three Stooges short or feature is an actual, legitimate masterpiece of the cinema — that is to say, none has been recognized as suc
Of the countless
films they
made during their (amorphous) multi-decade run, undergoing nearly as many lineup changes as the Fall and Yes put together, no single Three Stooges short or feature is an
actual, legitimate masterpiece
of the cinema — that is to say, none has been recognized as suc
of the cinema — that is to say, none has been recognized as such.
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.
But it's
made pretty clear the
film is personal with the use
of his real - life son and shooting the
film in his
actual home.
The movie nails Moore for taking a headline from a pro-Gore letter to the editor in a Florida newspaper («Gore Won Florida Recount»), enlarging it, changing the date, and using it as a graphic element in a brief montage,
making it appear as though it were an
actual news article — «all for one second
of footage in the
film,» according to Jason Clarke, who thus singlehandedly deflates the significance
of his own finding.
(remix) music video by Danger Mouse and Jemini; deleted scenes and alternative takes, five in total, including an alternative ending (9 min) with a less subtle conversation between Richard and Mark, but a haunting final image
of Richard with Anthony; images from Anjan Sarkars graphic novel animation matched to
actual dialogue from the
films soundtrack (the scene where Herbie first sees the elephant); In Shanes Shoes (24 min) documentary featuring the premiere at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival, interviews with Shane Meadows about run - ins with violent gangs in his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also
made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no
actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes is.
«I didn't know Frances very well before
making the
film, but the picture
of her I had
of a good actress and a particularly strong one behind the scenes and in interviews was as much a presence as her
actual voice.»
The
actual models are sound and are clearly well
made but it just looks as though the act
of putting them on
film has been rushed.
The
actual plotting
of the
film, the climax, the reveal, and the bitter platitudes
of enraged performances
make this
film great.
Glastonbury (15) Running time: 135 min *** Julian Temple's loving documentary may at first appear to be aimed at the sort
of music fan who prefers Glasto streamed live to their TV.But this collection
of archive and commissioned footage from 36 years
of England's greatest music festival is likely to appeal more to diehard fans than non-festival-goers, since it revels in precisely the eccentricities that
makes the armchair people dive for cover.Most
of this
film is a structureless, rambling celebration
of Glastonbury's boozy, hedonistic, liberated, political and frequently bonkers character rather than
of the
actual music: great if you were at the party, presumably less great if you weren't.
The young Texan's movie star aura
makes for a weirdly magnetic, polished version
of the original's unpredictable insanity, and his unhinged performance might constitute the closest thing this
film has to
actual merits worth recommending.
Of those, A Scanner Darkly does get some actual commentary from critic and New York Film Festival honcho Kent Jones, where he posits it as considerably underrated, but the group's otherwise just put out there as something of a dark stage in the man's career, where he had a string of films failing to be embraced by audiences, critics or both, but with little extrapolation as to why those films were made, or what Linklater thinks of the
Of those, A Scanner Darkly does get some
actual commentary from critic and New York Film Festival honcho Kent Jones, where he posits it as considerably underrated, but the group's otherwise just put out there as something
of a dark stage in the man's career, where he had a string of films failing to be embraced by audiences, critics or both, but with little extrapolation as to why those films were made, or what Linklater thinks of the
of a dark stage in the man's career, where he had a string
of films failing to be embraced by audiences, critics or both, but with little extrapolation as to why those films were made, or what Linklater thinks of the
of films failing to be embraced by audiences, critics or both, but with little extrapolation as to why those
films were
made, or what Linklater thinks
of the
of them.
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).
There were rumors that Trank was hoping to
make PG - 13, summer - friendly body horror, and there are vestigial traces
of that conception; it would have been better for the
film to have gone all the way, for at least then the bleakness
of tone would have felt like it had some
actual purpose.
While I could still do without the bodily function stunts, the rest
of the
film is so funny it will
make you hurt from laughter almost as much as the cast hurts from the
actual stupidity.
In a
film full
of so many incredibly bad elements, the fact that they were able to cast an African - American willing to
make a mockery
of the legitimate pleas
of actual victims
of racist police brutality is beyond comprehension, especially a comedian held in such high regard.
Cox seemed to be constantly cutting corners in Human Touch, and at one stage I think he used an outtake in the
actual film, which
made no sense whatsoever, and detracted from the effectiveness
of the scene.
Working with Sundance Institute on casting also provided some insight to what casting for the
actual feature will be like, and
made it more clear exactly what types
of personality traits each actor should have to really
make each
of the
film's characters complete.
Ego's relationship with Star - Lord forms one
of the emotional cruxes
of the
film while his goal, assimilating the rest
of the universe into himself,
makes up most
of the
actual narrative.
In fact Peeta, who is still something
of a liability during the
actual games (he does temporarily die, after all), thanks to some sensitive writing, gets to deliver some decent dialogue that suggests his independent thought processes, and
makes it clear that Katniss, to her credit and that
of the
film, has a choice to
make not between Hottie 1 and Hottie 2, but between two different young men who are defined by different things in the wider world, and not just their relationship to her.
The Thin Red Line was shot for a hundred days in Australia, twenty - four days in the Solomon Islands and three days in the US, and the
actual battlegrounds
of Guadalcanal were inspected and recorded, but both malaria concerns and logistics issues
made it impossible to shoot the entire
film on site.
Not twelve years
of paperwork and bureaucracy and getting the rights to the story but twelve years
of actual film -
making.
Often the intelligence, or lack thereof, in script and on screen reaches a level zero as the scenario, characters actions and the
actual monster
of the
film make no sense.
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.
How does the use
of actual archival footage with the actors portraying real political leaders help to
make this
film appear more «real?»
A big part
of the problem is that director Baltasar Kormakur vastly overcomplicates the
film's simplistic setup by
making the
actual heist so unnecessarily complex that not even Danny Ocean and his crew could pull it off.
Offering up an amusing look at the creative process and the day - to - day production
of the movie, much
of the script was based on
actual recordings that were
made during the
filming of «The Room» as well as the memoir by Wiseau's co-star and friend Greg Sistero (Dave Franco).
Alvarez» ability to communicate the claustrophobia and desperation
of the surroundings is equally impressive (helped along by the
actual containment
of the set) without
making the
film feel un-cinematic.
The voice work by Zach Braff as Finley and King as China Girl are also quite good, and their detailed animation and the
actual attempt at a modest backstory
makes these characters two
of the most interesting in the
film.
The
actual Jack and Jill is far more sinister, nothing less than a feature - length actualization
of the «piano man» scene from the same
film, in which Sandler's George Simmons character, in a stream
of smiling - aggressive invectives,
makes it clear just how deeply and thoroughly he holds his audience in contempt.
Hawke has described the
film as being «like timelapse photography
of a human being,» and comparisons could be
made to
actual timelapse photographic projects
of children growing up, such as Frans Hofmeester's Portrait
of Lotte.
**** Zachary F November 29, 2012 this movie is sooo funny Jon C November 29, 2012 a fun, crude, and hilarious comedy two girl roomates formulate a plan to
make their own sex hotline in order to
make ends meet hijinks and raw laughs ensue between two very different people who embrace their sexuality via telephone the performances from both Graynor and Miller are pretty damn fun to watch the dialogue is insanely funny and gratuitous there's a very strange cameo in here too by Nia Vardalos Justin Long adds a nice touch being the supporting gay best friend mentoring these two girls it's just very awkwardly humorous listening to these people talk in this kind
of film, there's interestingly no
actual sex happening on screen, no boobs, no ass, no exposed body parts the plot mainly focuses on the bonding relationship bewteen the two leads which is a good break from the usual norm we're used to I can't help but feel though that the filmmakers didn't have anything left at the end, some
of it felt unfinished and unresolved for all those problems, «For A Good Time, Call..»
Ironically, the 54 - year old Lodbell succeeds in
making the teenage slang sting, the bitchiness the sisters lob at each other amongst the funniest and most cutting parts
of a
film that includes a lot
of actual cutting.
This lack
of interest in its own action centrepiece would seem to indicate the
film is more preoccupied with the
actual family dynamic and the comedy which
makes up the backbone
of the screenplay.
Funny, introspective, and bracingly clear about her vision as a filmmaker and actor, our talk covered the unusual shooting schedule that allowed the
film to show New York City going through
actual changes
of season, the logistics
of getting the crew to Paris, and why keeping secrets from the cast
made for a
film where each actor could, and was encouraged to, create a universe for his or her character.
By the time «One Day,» a decades - spanning nonromance, gets around to
making one
of its main characters seem like an
actual human, the
film's just about over.
Movie - tie - in games like Over the Hedge usually lean heavily on the source material for substance, which
makes the use
of homegrown CG story sequences, rather than short clips from the
actual film, a bit
of a head - scratcher.
That it stuck to its guns as an offbeat arthouse fantasy message
film without becoming cartoonishly absurd was the thing I most admired about it even though, at the same time, that was what
made it so tiresome and disingenuous and left me feeling this was more about Hollywood's bogus take on reality than an
actual depiction
of real - life.