As Lady Bird continues to open in theaters across the nation this month, we'll see just how far beyond New York and L.A. the eagerness for this gentle, coming - of -
age film extends.
Not exact matches
Based on this first
extended glimpse, The Avengers:
Age Of Ultron looks like it could be shaping up to become one of the most exciting and challenging superhero
films we've seen so far from Marvel.
He doesn't so much have supporting players in the
film as he does an
extended family of cherished guests who he invites to stay for a while, relax and soak up the ambience: French it girl Léa Seydoux has a part as a maid which may as well be non-speaking; Owen Wilson plays one of M Gustave's concierge brethren and gets a line (if not a laugh); even Tilda Swinton makes a flying visit to Wesworld, caked in gristly prosthetics as an
ageing dowager who drops dead after her first and only scene, her passing acting as deus ex machina for an elaborate art heist involving the whereabouts of the apocryphal, priceless chef d'oeuvre, «Boy With Apple».
Both
films share a pre-occupation with the hypocrisies of bourgeois Parisian life, (and there is a smart visual nod to Haneke's
film with its
extended final shot), but Szumowska has a greater handle on the subtleties and nuances of character, and together with Binoche they create a memorable study of a middle -
aged woman coming to terms with the changing landscape of her life as she enters middle
age.
A curious product of the modern media
age, the shortcomings of The Return of the King lead one inevitably to wonder if the impending
extended version of the
film on DVD won't, like it did for The Two Towers: EE, fashion a melancholy completeness from this mélange of sometimes intoxicating, occasionally exhilarating parts.
Disney has released an Avengers:
Age of Ultron
extended TV spot, and now my desire to see the
film is reaching critical mass.
Marvel released this
extended movie trailer titled «Uncover» for the upcoming
film «The Amazing Spider - Man» aka Spider - Man 4 from writers Steve Ditko and Stan Lee by director Marc Webb (The Office, (500) Days of Summer, Lone Star) stars Emma Stone (Zombieland, The Croods, Friends With Benefits), Andrew Garfield (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Social Network), Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, Neverland), Martin Sheen (Stella Days, The Double), Sally Field (Forrest Gump, Brothers & Sisters), C. Thomas Howell (Chupacabra, Red Dawn, The Outsiders), Denis Leary (Ice
Age: Continental Drift) and Julianne Nicholson (Brief Interviews with Hideous Men).
The
film also brings together an ensemble for the
ages, where your favourite character is always the one who's just been on the screen: Adam Driver,
extending an incredible run of top - down screen reinventions, reveals yet another string to his bow as he affects a misshapen southern drawl to play one - armed bartender, Clyde Logan; Daniel Craig gives heart and common sense to his bleach - blonde explosives expert, Joe Bang; then there's Riley Keough as Mellie Logan, a hair stylist and out - of - hours petrol head.
Breaking out of the stylistic confines of his last couple of
films, Scorsese hit the ground running with a go - for - broke epic that ran for three breathlessly - paced hours, was horrifying and hilarious in equal measure (an
extended sequence involving some old quaaludes, luncheon meat, a looming legal catastrophe and an old «Popeye» cartoon was a set - piece for the
ages), was jam - packed with great performances across the board and which offered viewers the pleasure of seeing a top director working at the peak of his powers.
Starting things off, there's an audio commentary from director Mark Hartley, joined by «Ozploitation Auteurs» Brian Trenchard - Smith, Antony I. Ginnane, John D. Lamond, David Hannay, Richard Brennan, Alan Finney, Vincent Monton, Grant Page, and Roger Ward; a set of 26 deleted and
extended scenes, now with optional audio commentary from Hartley and editors Sara Edwards and Jamie Blanks; The Lost NQH Interview: Chris Lofven, the director of the
film Oz; A Word with Bob Ellis (which was formerly an Easter Egg on DVD); a Quentin Tarantino and Brian Trenchard - Smith interview outtake; a Melbourne International
Film Festival Ozploitation Panel discussion; Melbourne International
Film Festival Red Carpet footage; 34 minutes of low tech behind the scenes moments which were shot mostly by Hartley; a UK interview with Hartley; The Bazura Project interview with Hartley; The Monthly Conversation interview with Hartley; The Business audio interview with Hartley; an
extended Ozploitation trailer reel (3 hours worth), with an opening title card telling us that Brian Trenchard - Smith cut together most of the trailers (Outback, Walkabout, The Naked Bunyip, Stork, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, three for Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Libido, Alvin Purple, Alvin Rides Again, Petersen, The Box, The True Story of Eskimo Nell, Plugg, The Love Epidemic, The Great MacArthy, Don's Party, Oz, Eliza Fraser, Fantasm, Fantasm Comes Again, The FJ Holden, High Rolling, The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style, Felicity, Dimboola, The Last of the Knucklemen, Pacific Banana, Centrespread, Breakfast in Paris, Melvin, Son of Alvin, Night of Fear, The Cars That Ate Paris, Inn of the Damned, End Play, The Last Wave, Summerfield, Long Weekend, Patrick, The Night, The Prowler, Snapshot, Thirst, Harlequin, Nightmares (aka Stage Fright), The Survivor, Road Games, Dead Kids (aka Strange Behavior), Strange Behavior, A Dangerous Summer, Next of Kin, Heatwave, Razorback, Frog Dreaming, Dark
Age, Howling III: The Marsupials, Bloodmoon, Stone, The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Dog Morgan, Raw Deal, Journey Among Women, Money Movers, Stunt Rock, Mad Max, The Chain Reaction, Race for the Yankee Zephyr, Attack Force Z, Freedom, Turkey Shoot, Midnite Spares, The Return of Captain Invincible, Fair Game, Sky Pirates, Dead End Drive - In, The Time Guardian, Danger Freaks); Confession of an R - Rated Movie Maker, an interview with director John D. Lamond; an interview with director Richard Franklin on the set of Patrick; Terry Bourke's Noon Sunday Reel; the Barry McKenzie: Ogre or Ocker vintage documentary; the Inside Alvin Purple vintage documentary; the To Shoot a Mad Dog vintage documentary; an Ozploitation stills and poster gallery; a production gallery; funding pitches; and the documentary's original theatrical trailer.
It's also
extended its recruitment efforts to children; in a
film filled with images of real - life death and destruction, one of the most devastating clips shows a preschool -
aged child cutting a teddy bear's throat as adults cheer for him offscreen.
In short order, however, Bowie's John begins to develop frightening symptoms,
aging years every hour, and the erotic tenor of the
film shifts rapidly to an
extended metaphor for disease, with Deneuve's Miriam presiding over a host of immortal but
aged lovers trapped as withered husks in coffins, testament to an addiction that consumed them.
«With Cars 3: Driven to Win, we created a game that
extends the excitement of the
film with thrilling competitive racing experiences for players of all
ages and levels,» said John Blackburn, Vice President and Studio Head, Avalanche Software.
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