Sentences with phrase «against the film as»

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In addition, as Spielberg's shop moves more into the family space, it could run up against part of the deal that forbids DreamWorks from making animated films for any company other than DWA.

When Philando Castile was shot by police during a routine roadside stop in Minneapolis, and his death was filmed by his girlfriend Lavish Reynolds as her daughter sat in the back seat, the footage helped galvanize protests about police violence against blacks in the U.S.

As teased in at least one of the promos for «Avengers: Infinity War,» at one point in the film, Doctor Strange uses the Time Stone to look ahead into the future of the Avengers and their fight against Thanos.

The sites, which often act as launching pads for smear campaigns against entertainment properties that users don't like for one reason or another, are being credited for sinking films before they even see the light of day.

As such, its latest campaign comprises several films juxtaposing ordinary equipment such as the humble exercise bike against a backdrop of gritty «This Girl Can» - style footage showing people working ouAs such, its latest campaign comprises several films juxtaposing ordinary equipment such as the humble exercise bike against a backdrop of gritty «This Girl Can» - style footage showing people working ouas the humble exercise bike against a backdrop of gritty «This Girl Can» - style footage showing people working out.

As for what I think will win: The Shape of Water has 13 nominations, wins from the PGA and the DGA, and, as I write this, a timed - to - do - damage plagiarism lawsuit against it that I think is only likely to increase support for the filAs for what I think will win: The Shape of Water has 13 nominations, wins from the PGA and the DGA, and, as I write this, a timed - to - do - damage plagiarism lawsuit against it that I think is only likely to increase support for the filas I write this, a timed - to - do - damage plagiarism lawsuit against it that I think is only likely to increase support for the film.

Huffington Post: At United Nations, Organization Of Islamic Cooperation Calls For Ban On Insulting Prophet Muhammad As anti-American protests continue in Islamic nations against a U.S. - made film that mocks the Muslim prophet, the leader of the world's largest Islamic organization met with United Nations leaders this week to condemn violence over the film and call for a ban on insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

He describes being filmed debating with Dawkins as part of his Channel 4 polemic against religion «The Root of All Evil?»

Then, of course, there is a diatribe against Mel Gibson, who is falsely depicted as an eccentric who denies, inter alia, the legitimacy of the pope and whose film The Passion of the Christ «will try to revive the traditional charge of deicide against the Jews.»

Another historic film, in Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman transforms himself into Winston Churchill as he stands against Hitler's invading forces.

However, particular countries may intentionally discriminate against foreign suppliers of cultural goods (such as films, television programmes, or advertising) that can be seen as eroding their cultural identity.

These fundamentalists detect an anti-Christian value system in the media, and counsel a return to religious fundamentals, which often include proscriptions against dancing, movies, plays and rock concerts, attempts at censorship of media — especially films, television and books — and encouraging participation in church social events as a substitute for secular culture offerings.

The essential plot elements of Inherit the Wind — the lonely stand of the brave individualist against the small - minded bigotry of the townspeople, Cates» fear and trembling as he waits in his prison cell, the threat of ruin hanging over his head («The Scopes character and his fiancee play each scene as if he were on the way to the electric chair,» wrote one film reviewer)-- are pure fabrication.

But on the whole the film promotes an ideological reaction against all establishments rather than an understanding of oneself as personally, and inevitably, involved in society and its establishments and therefore also in the crucifixion.

That film of fat is what acts as a barrier against rust and decay, so lube up.

Before the start of the series, in a desperate attempt to develop some special strategy to stop Orr and his goal - scoring sidekick, Esposito, Philadelphia Coach Fred Shero had spent long hours analyzing films of his team's repeated losses to the Bruins as well as clips of the Russian national team's checking tactics against Team Canada.

Cauley - Stein filmed Harrison's game - winner against the Wolverines in the Elite 8 from the bench as well.

George Marks only played twice for Arsenal, thanks in part to the Second World War, but his second appearance against Brentford proved to a memorable one as the game was recorded and used the film The Arsenal Stadium Mystery, a murder whodunnit from 1939 involving a fictitious amateur side called The Trojans who draw Arsenal in the FA Cup.

Did this man deserve to be filmed by police as if he was a terrorist, and then kept in an area for hours on end, without access to toilet facilities or food or water, simply because he wanted to protest against British economic policy?

The union representing state university and park police as well as forest rangers and EnCon officers has joined the protest against film director Quentin Tarantino's remarks last month in which he characterized officers involved in a police shooting as murderers.

On Jan. 7, 2016 after Mike McMahon was sworn in as DA, Judge McMahon handled the decision whether to allow video as evidence in the case against Ramsey Orta case (the man who filmed the Eric Garner police chokehold death).

In the film «The Godfather,» Vito Corleone explains to a fellow gangster that the politicians on his payroll would turn against him if he went into the narcotics business and got out of gambling, «which they regard as a harmless vice.»

In recent years, perovskite - based solar cells have raced to the front of emerging photovoltaics, already competing on efficiency against well - established solar technologies such as the inorganic thin - film and multi-crystalline silicon used in solar panels around the world.

And secondly, this 2D exciton is stable at room temperature and robust against defects, as it is present in any type of TiO2 — single crystals, thin films, and even nanoparticles used in devices.

Gray foxes in the mountains of California have been filmed deliberately rubbing themselves in the scent marks left by pumas — possibly as odour camouflage against other large predators such as coyotes.

Veteran movie villainess Gale Sondergaard also appears in the film, cast against type as a courageous British intelligence agent.

District 9 is an incredibly effective parable about human rights abuses against refugees, while also functioning as a thrilling science - fiction action film.

It's in this greyed - out, apocalyptic scenario that Bryan Singer's film lays out its basic plot line: with their backs against the wall in the present tense, the X-Men (or what's left of them following a series of Sentinel raids) opt to send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)-- or at least his consciousness — back in time 50 years so that his younger self can try to alter this chronology — a scheme that nods to H.G. Wells and Harlan Ellison (as well as the X-Men comics series).

Schindler's List has been elevated above the status of a mere film and should be compulsory viewing for each new generation as a warning against racism and Totalitarianism.

It's official: Against all odds, Harry Potter is as stirring a film saga as Lord of the Rings.

But seen against such films as Rize and You Got Served, it's a step in the wrong direction.

Finally for all the film's ridiculousness — enshrined in that cheesy - as - cheddar prologue spoken by Mako — Milius resists the temptation to play the silliness self - consciously (as say Stephen Sommers would), but revels in the earnestness of Conan's personal quest for revenge against Thulsa Doom.

Journalism has been fighting a losing battle against the internet, and the advertising industry, since the mid-1990s, and films such as The Post — which is timely on so many levels — show us once again just what has been lost.

She continued popping up in excellent film roles into the 1980s, as well as appearing in TV movies like MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (1983).

The film's opening segment has him boxing against a fellow soldier, as part of a training and fitness exercise.

As the struggle with Voldemort suggests, the premise of the story is allegorical — good / light against evil / dark — with obvious revivals of the genre traditions of British heroic legend and medieval romance, even though the films have modern elements.

Well the film was wide release, so it makes sense there wasn't an entirety of focus on the specifics, but I still think it would have worked better if it was more like the trailers professed intentions; doco style, with vignettes of alien / human scenes that emphasized and helped explain, not found footage either, like for example, after talking about Wikus in the past tense, it could focus on him for a bit then move on, but it stuck with him, and the film changed gears, I just thought it would have been better to focus on other things, as opposed to dumbing the plot down to one man and his battle against the evil government / corporation, and still stay in the doco style, it could have worked, no?

For me this happened big - time during William Friedkin's The Exorcist, when I realized that I was expected to believe the film's superstitious nonsense, that the movie was using its horrors as a sadistic club against sensitive people of faith, especially devout Catholics.

This film relates how Armenia fought for freedom against Turkey in 1914 with its horribly costly uprising as told in the true story by Franz Werfel.

Neil LaBute's debut film was an adaptation of his own darkly comedic 1992 play, and its provocative, Mamet-esque dialogue marked the writer - director as a rising star in indie film world in the late 1990s, while also launching the career of star Aaron Eckhart, here playing one of a pair of coworkers seeking cruel revenge against women.

The film could have easily played out as a conventional redemption story for Joe, but it avoids going that route and recognizes that its protagonist's history of violence - both against others and himself - is complicated and can not be simply reconciled.

The look of the film adds to its feeling almost like a fable, as do the importance of several everyday objects: a torn photograph, an empty water bucket, a child's bright red dress, a pair of scissors, a crutch belonging to Parvana's father (he lost a leg in the fight against the Soviets).

There's plenty of Marvel comic relief as well, which often seems out of place against the film's the dour atmosphere.

The fierceness of this hatred against a man who is quite clearly innocent may strike some as improbable, but the film is not asking for the credibility a naturalistic film would.

Even more vital to the film as a thriller, we have a sense that, unlike the protagonists in the original, these characters have an actual chance against the killers.

It is hilarious and heartbreaking all at once, especially when factoring in Dave Franco's performance, a beautiful game of shadows in which he's forced to play the more respected artist against his older, more famous brother (who, just to kick things up a notch, method - directed the film as Wiseau).

An unfocused, unfunny black comedy, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb details the chaos that ensues after a nuclear attack is mistakenly triggered against the Soviet Union - with the film following a host of disparate figures, including George C. Scott's Buck Turgidson, Sterling Hayden's Jack D. Ripper, and Peter Sellers» title character, as they attempt to neutralize the threat.

While the film touches upon its various political and cultural issues (In addition to the give - and - take relationships between reporters and politicians, there's a lot about the overt and subtle sexism that Kat receives as the first and, at the time, only woman serving a newspaper publisher), the film plays mostly and best as a race - against - the - clock thriller of sorts, in which the obstacles are as imposing as the might of the U.S. government and as low - key as deadlines or being beaten to a story by a rival paper.

However a perhaps unintentional reading as a Brexit metaphor — the plucky but slightly rubbish Brits are pitted against the slick Europeans — might hamper the film's potential in some markets.

The film then becomes part «Rambo,» part «Apocalypto,» as Ghost leads his tiny band of fighters to war against the Vikings.