Sentences with phrase «age film stand»

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After some opening images — a shadowy blond figure, complete with trench coat and heels, dumping a corpse off a bridge — that immediately frame its tale of moneyed madness through the greasy lens of B - movie schlock, the film moves to an aging Durst (here renamed David Marks and played by Ryan Gosling) on the witness stand.

Well regarded among horror fans, Alice Sweet Alice has aged surprisingly well and stands up to repeated viewings like many of the best films of the seventies, particularly with its look and style.

Instead he stands on the threshold of what modern America is turning into and spends the film struggling to reconcile the conception of how he has lived (as seen through his aging, dying father) and how that may have to be adapted or abandoned to survive.

Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled the first trailer for a film titled The Comedian, from Oscar - winning director Taylor Hackford, starring Robert De Niro as an aging stand - up comic.

Although the gore quotient may not be quite as high as some have suggested (though most viewers may want to skip the concession stand), this film otherwise not only lives up to all the advanced hype but exceeds it with a bold and startling original coming - of - age story that combines jet - black (and oftentimes deep red) comedy.

Whedon takes the opportunity in Avengers: Age of Ultron to dig deeper into some of the other Avengers who haven't had their own stand - alone films by this point.

Among the certainties in the world of film criticism — there will be a series of pieces bemoaning critics» inability to stop a terrible summer film from becoming a blockbuster; Armond White will often stake out a position in opposition to many of his fellow critics; movies about middle - aged men having their mid-life crises sorted out by women well out of their league will always receive mostly kind notices; etc. — there's one that stands above all others.

The company also has a multi-year streaming deal with Amazon Prime, which sets it up for some security in the digital age, in addition to a $ 40 million VOD deal with DirecTV for joint acquisitions, which provides a cushion for films that may not be strong enough to stand shoulder - to - shoulder with A24's main slate.

Overall, The Edge of Seventeen is the perfect coming of age film for this generation and stands as a reminder to us all to take a look inside and remember what it's like to grow up.

Warner's Blu - ray combo pack only offers three narrow supplements, but the feature presentation stands out as one of the finest around in an age when most new films» get delightful HD transfers.

In a sea of coming of age movies, Lady Bird stands out as a truly fantastic film.

The film focuses on a specific point in Kelly's career, «Grace Kelly, age 33 and having given up her acting career to focus on being a full time princess, uses her political maneuvering behind the scenes to save Monaco while French Leader Charles de Gaulle and Monaco's Prince Rainier III are at odds over the principality's standing as a tax haven.»

However, there is nothing that particularly stands out with THE CROODS, even though it is a good family film that will keep all ages entertained.

What makes Lady Bird such a stand out coming of age story is that the film is grounded in reality with several authentic moments where you know watching it that it came directly from Gerwig's own life.

A lot of these coming - of - age films have four boys (or four girls)- Stand by Me, October Sky, Now and Then, even Sex in the City and Big Bang Theory.

And for a man who can barely stand when the film opens, Jimmy is suspiciously able to run, jump, drive and shoot like a trained professional a third his age.

The film starts with the now - aged Doug (played by Martin Mull) telling the audience, «You've probably never heard of me» and then listing his accomplishments, egged on by an an off - screen interviewer who helpfully adds «I would say you did redefine comedy,» thus standing the first rule of dramatization — you show action that induces the desired emotional response instead of telling the audience what to feel — on its head.

Just a few hours after receiving a standing ovation for one of his short film programs, Jenkins took the stage at the Chuck Jones Cinema for the world premiere of «Lady Bird,» the coming - of - age comedy that marks the solo directorial debut of veteran actress Greta Gerwig.

Following in the long - standing tradition of hiring actors from one comic book film to play a different character in another comic book film, Marvel has just hired Aaron Taylor - Johnson as Quicksilver for The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

In an age where the science fiction film genre has been dumbed down to a mere spectacle of loud explosions and special effects (like in Independence Day), Dark City stands out head and shoulders above the rest.

Now, almost 60 years later — and despite an occasional reliance on matte shots that, depending on whom you ask, either a) remind viewers of the film's age or b) lend it a certain nostalgic charm — it all still stands up as a highly entertaining and wonderfully suspenseful example of a filmmaker taking obvious pleasure in toying with his audience.

Fast's films use human emotions as stand - ins to initiate a dialogue on the larger socio - political reality of warfare in the modern age.

After decades of abrasive stand - up comedy, acting roles in both teenage - beach - girl and serious movies, and contributing to making the «Toy Story» films huge box office successes as Mr. Potato Head, Don Rickles left the world stage at the age of 90 when he passed away suddenly at his home in Los Angeles.