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As the war progresses, Mr. Brown's attitudes toward the Germans and the Japanese take on the color of what he hears over the radio and sees in the newspaper and the occasional movie he finds time to attend.

As far as watching movies goes, even renting the occasional DVD isn't even close to the same since we had our little onAs far as watching movies goes, even renting the occasional DVD isn't even close to the same since we had our little onas watching movies goes, even renting the occasional DVD isn't even close to the same since we had our little one.

But I lost my passion somewhere along the way to adulthood with the occasional lapse when movies such as E.T. and Close Encounters of -LSB-...]

But I lost my passion somewhere along the way to adulthood with the occasional lapse when movies such as E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind came along.

As a grandmother who has her four grandchildren stay occasional weekends I often struggle to find a movie that suits all four.

And / or after the meeting, do something fun together such as game night, a walk around the neighborhood (great summertime activity), family outing to the zoo / aquarium / or the occasional movie night.

Giving a man a big screen television as a gift for Valentine's encourages him to engage in the activities he enjoys such as watching sports or an occasional action movie.

As an actor, Bell appeared in the occasional made - for - TV movie and in series like WKRP in Cincinatti and Dynasty.

Modine was nominated for an Emmy for his performance as aloof AIDS researcher Don Francis in the 1993 TV movie And the Band Played On, and continued to accept occasional stage roles in between his film and TV projects.

Before that, known primarily as «The Rock,» he was divided in his career between the movies, television and wrestling, taking on both supporting and occasional lead performances in family fare and action flicks.

After his attention - grabbing appearance in the 1983 horror film The Hunger, Cliff DeYoung concentrated on movie roles, with occasional returns to TV in such productions as the 1985 miniseries Robert Kennedy and His Times.

Certainly, after the bland history lesson of «The Lady» and the joyless family - friendly shenanigans of the «Arthur» trilogy, this is easily the director's most alert, energized and recognizable piece of direction in years — a movie that, with its muscular widescreen imagery, vibrant streaks of color and pulsing musical beats, as well as its occasional tonal missteps and moments of unintentional hilarity, feels unmistakably like the work of its director.

Kuzyk made her feature debut in 1984's He's Hired, She's Fired, but went on to spend the bulk of her career playing supporting roles and occasional leads in television movies such as Family Sins (1987) and The Lifeforce Experiment (1995).

The only way the movie really emulates its contemporaries is by being offered in 3D, a format it exploits with the occasional in - your - face gimmick as well as the dimensional setting of the Florida climax.

This was something that I wasn't too sure about since Marvel has been known to run things a certain way as you've probably noticed that many of these movies feel the same with the exception of some occasional alterations that were made in order to separate the journeys of these heroes that have come beforehand

Well acted by Hoffman and Kathy Bates as his mother - in - law, the movie isn't as downbeat as it sounds, finding occasional laughs in Wilson's lonely desperation.

Closer is a movie composed of conversations, and as such, it sounds marvellous — especially in DTS, which brings more depth to not only the dialogue, but also the occasional splash of music.

A retooling of the 1986 cult favorite, the movie features plenty of excessive blood and gore, occasional moments of explicit violence, and two heroes who get dumber and dumber as the story progresses.

And as you might expect in a movie that hinges on sound, the mix of silence with noises variously environmental, exposing, and terrifying, coupled with the occasional music - laced excitement (Marco Beltrami composed the score), is spot on.

For that demographic, the movie delivers splendidly, filled as it is with juvenile humor and occasional poop jokes.

Although occasional good at creating tension, it is mostly just a borrowing, inconsequential movie masquerading as a meditative art film without the meditation.

We get the bitterest sense of loss, even before death, in movies about Alzheimer's and dementia like Iris, Still Alice and Away From Her, in which spouses Jim Broadbent, Alex Baldwin and Gordon Pinsent can only stand by as their beloved partners» minds and memories cave in on them, the bitterness only increased by their occasional returns to lucidity.

The main extra here is a Maximum Movie Mode presentation, which stood as my introduction to this occasional Warner Blu - ray feature.

It is, as such, worth noting that the movie's occasional missteps become easy enough to overlook, as Gorak manages to sustain the progressively suspenseful atmosphere right through to the action - packed climactic battle - which ultimately confirms The Darkest Hour's place as an unexpectedly entertaining sci - fi thriller.

The occasional speck popped up, but those remained rare, as most of the movie looked clean.

Achieving greatness as a drummer is Andrew's sole focus in life; his dorm walls are covered in photos of his hero, jazz percussionist Buddy Rich, and his social life consists of little more than the occasional movie date with his nebbishy single father (Paul Reiser), a high school English teacher and failed novelist whom Andrew both loves and dreads becoming.

There's the occasional overdramatic camera usage as well, which follows the movie on its intermittent trips to saccharinity.

Face it, nobody makes movies about the upper - class anymore — gone with Visconti, except for the occasional period - pieces used as Oscar fodder.

Östlund uses shots of the mountain as scene transitions and as the movie progresses, those largely innocuous images of the mountain being groomed and looking majestic, accompanied by the occasional avalanche horn, ratchet the tension to breaking point.

If it doesn't fit the character as Fitzgerald plainly intends, the characterization is at least in line with the movie's simpler pleasures, which amount to taking in the polish of well - designed sets (Daisy's introduction in a room drenched in flowing white curtains is particularly memorable) and the sheen of the computer - generated ones (The sight of the city's skyscrapers being constructed in a sweeping pullback shot is a doozy, while Gatsby's race through city streets in his custom roadster shows the movie's occasional technological limits).

«Trailer F: Italian» (1:25) is very different from any of these others, as it relies on clips from the movie playing against «Love is in the Air» by John Paul Young with occasional screens of Italian text — it's quite fun.

While category # 1 is the best kind of movie, and categories # 2 and # 3 end up making sitting through occasional lulls worthwhile, category # 4 is the absolute worst to have to endure as a movie reviewer.

Most authors won't only write one book and will have other projects going besides books, such as speaking engagements, blogging, and the occasional massive movie deal.

I'm currently on the Etisalat network and my Blackberry Curve 3G 9300 is dedicated to music, software and movie downloads with the occasional browsing, tweeting, facebook and BBM as well as email.

It has become my main mobile media device, for getting news, reading books (including Kindle files), and watching movies in particular, plus as an occasional email and social - media connector.

As a student, you'll likely need the flexibility of accessing your savings, possibly on a regular basis, to pay for things like books, transit, boarding and lodging — and even the occasional movie or concert!

They do occasional in - show advertising of Sony movies (product placement) as questions.

Movie posters might not be as epically conceived as they once were with Photoshop taking the place of awesome artists and impressive graphics, but that doesn't mean the occasional example of the form doesn't get folks excited.

Studies painting at home, works as an occasional extra in several movies.

A TV can be fine in a bedroom as long as its purpose is to enjoy an occasional movie and not the evening news or sporting event.