Sentences with phrase «based upon film»

On display is an installation of paintings that re-purpose materials used during the process of painting, a group of dark paintings that utilize paint sludge, and a series of paintings that are based upon film stills used in studio settings.

Extending these ideas, Kantor investigates the manner in which color is used and interpreted through another series of paintings included here, based upon film stills used in the studio setting.

Based upon the film «El secreto de sus ojos» written by Juan José Campanella & Eduardo Sacheri.

I usually bypass puns based upon a film's title, but here I can't help myself: Aeon Flux is a flux - up of prodigious proportions.

Three months after the film made its debut, Clarke published a novel based upon the film's screenplay.

After being cast as Lorene Rogers in a TV remake of From Here to Eternity (a role she reprised in a subsequent series based upon the film), Basinger finally made her way to the big screen in the low - budget drama Hard Country.

His first work — and, probably, least known — was 1957's The Mystic Masseur, which I have never read, but seems to lack some of the more cultural ironies that are striking in Naiplaul's other works, at least based upon the film version.

Not exact matches

The film, directed by Barry Jenkins and based upon the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney, follows Chiron, a young African - American boy coming of age in Miami, navigating his family, both found and biological, and his sexuality.

European concerns about Hollywood films are largely based upon the existing trade deficit with the USA in audiovisual trade and the fact that over half of the movies exhibited in European cinemas are made in the USA against only 2 % European films released in the USA.

, the book upon which Ridley Scott based his film Blade Runner — and from Starck senior, an engineer and designer.

I think the problem is that the film arrived before local industries set their rules on this, says the helmer about South Korean exhibitors demanding Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers and young adults, such

As in «Infernal Affairs,» the Andrew Lau film upon which «The Departed» is based, the action centers on the two cops» attempts to uncover each other's identities while protecting their own secrets.

It was based upon J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter book, which was split into two films.

Roman Polanski's recent film Death and the Maiden is a psychological thriller made all the more frightening by the knowledge that it is based upon the political tactic of terror employed by many dictatorships in South America.

The peculiar mutual dependence of the comic book protagonist / antagonist relationship and the strange emptiness that arises upon its dissolution forms the basis of Dreamworks» Megamind an exuberant new animated comedy from director Tom McGrath (The Madagascar films) and writers Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons.

Part of this can be blamed on the story that the film is based upon or Goold's script, which remains faithful almost too much.

Taking inspiration from the personal life of his leading man (Lustig is a widowed grocer upon whose stories the screenplay is loosely based), Weinstein draws on his experience as a documentary film - maker to conjure a drama rooted in the reality of these characters and their community.

The fifth and last of the original series of motion pictures based upon author Pierre Boulle's imaginative novel Monkey Planet, this science fiction film was the least - liked by the series» legion of fans.

Ben Stiller Jerry Stahl, upon whose life the film is based.

If what you want is to hear people talk about Petit (including Petit), you might as well buy a copy of the memoir upon which the «The Walk» is based, or watch James Marsh's great 2008 nonfiction film «Man on Wire,» which includes so many re-enactments that it's half a drama, anyway.

As an avid film fan for many years, my reaction to any film — either positively or negatively — is always based upon my Christian worldview, one that I can not be divorced from.

While this film is heavily based upon special effects, the 1963 original relied upon dialogue, sound and atmosphere.

Pet Sematary is primarily recommended for King fans, who should enjoy a relatively faithful film based on his work, and whatever changes are made can be laid upon King himself.

Best known for his animation work in films such as Ponyo, Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away, he stays fairly true to Mary Norton's 1952 children's novel The Borrowers upon which the movie is based.

Also understandable is Paramount not expecting customers» tastes to extend more than a generation; from 1983, Trading Places may be many viewers» cut - off for «modern» films, a cut - off many observe either deliberately (and foolishly) or, more likely, based upon what cable television exposes them to.

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay along with playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney who wrote the play upon which the film is based, In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue.

For a film based upon a dysfunctional family's struggle across America to enter their daughter into a beauty pageant — Little Miss Sunshine should go down in history as a modern classic; an absolutely wonderful cinematic release.

For a film based upon a dysfunctional family's struggle across America to enter their daughter into a beauty pageant — Little Miss Sunshine should go down in history as a

The first is a commercial action film with a S$ 1.2 million budget, based upon a script which he has worked on for about three years.

(It is Rosen's memoir upon which the film is based.)

A passionate filmmaker creating a film based upon a true crime casts an unknown mysterious young woman bearing a disturbing resemblance to the femme fatale in the story.

As usual in the genre of the Tarrantino, Django is based upon the excellent characterisation of quirky characters and their snappy, ultra-cool dialogue — and the massive film geek doesn't disappoint.

Based upon Marvel Comics» most unconventional anti-hero, the film tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool.

Based on a 1979 film starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk in the roles of put - upon father - of - the - bride and crazed father - of - the - groom, respectively, the remake doesn't have a single scene as classic as the «serpentine» gag of the first but compensates with the sort of instant familiarity afforded by veteran personalities in comfortable roles.

As much as these women were eager to appear on the behalf of their beloved writer - director, they were also there to promote the words Ntozake Shange who wrote the play upon which their film is based, For Colored Girls Who have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.

By stark contrast, the orchestral arrangements commonly found in Marvel films are largely based upon «temping», a term that refers to emulating or repeating existing scores in the initial cut.

The film, directed by Yonebayashi (When Marnie Was There), is based upon British author Mary Stewart's book -LSB-...]

The film is based upon the book of the same name by Aaron Starmer and will be adapted by writer / director Brian Duffield (The Babysitter).

Though films «based on true events» are often painfully formulaic — and so too sports pics, which seldom do justice to the drama of actual on - field events — thanks to the unlikely acting tandem of Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, the formula drawn upon by Bennett Miller's Moneyball is a winning one.

That the film is ostensibly based upon a book (by Charles C. Thompson II) drawn from a true story goes only so far towards ameliorating some difficulties with the staging.

The film is based on the true story of Margaret Humphries, an unassuming social worker and family woman who inadvertently stumbles upon the untold story of child migrants, who, having been told their parents had died, were piled into massive ships and brought to Australia where they endured hard work and often abuse.

The eagerly - anticipated release of Warcraft is finally upon us, with the first film based on the hugely successful video - game series opening in the UK this coming week [read our review here].

DiCaprio's Jordan Belfort, upon whose memoir this film, written by Terence Winter, is loosely based, goes from two - bit broker on Long Island to major player, earning $ 49 million by the time he was twenty - six, mostly from bogus blue chip stock sales.

This fall, to mark the 50th anniversary of Kermit the Frog's first appearance (on NBC's Washington, D.C. - based network WRC - TV's «Sam and Friends») and capitalize upon the holiday season, Disney is re-releasing their two Muppet films (with widescreen DVD presentations to finally appease widely - disappointed fans) and putting their recently - acquired Muppet Movie and Great Muppet Caper back onto the home video market for the first time under the Disney label.

Those who read the book upon which the film is based knew ahead of time that it would re-define pop culture references and homages for movie fans - assuming the makers of Ready Player One could get the rights to the characters and franchises referenced.

It starts with an exclusive, spoiler - filled chat with Ernest Cline, the film's co-screenwriter and author of the book upon which the movie is based.

I've read the novel upon which this film is based, and I feel that the film paces better than the book, so fans of the books will likely enjoy these adaptations.

The film is directed by Academy Award ® nominee Paul Greengrass, from a screenplay by Billy Ray based upon the book, A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea, by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty.

Ahead of this week's Licenscing Expo, a promotional poster has arrived online for Angry Birds, the upcoming animated feature film based upon Rovio's hugely - popular mobile video game series... The Angry Birds movie is set for release on May 13th 2016 in the UK and May 20th 2016 in the States, with a voice cast that -LSB-...]

The first, «A Military Mystery», is an interview with gracious subject Joe Finder, author of the novel upon which the film is based.