Sentences with phrase «beloved films of all time»

But he was no journeyman, and his artistry immediately became apparent as he gave life to some of the most influential and beloved films of all time, including The Set - Up (1949), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), West Side Story (1961), The Sound of Music (1965), and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).

Oz has its own challenge to face in the fact that aside from MGM's 1939 Technicolor musical The Wizard of Oz, one of the most widely - seen and beloved films of all time, Hollywood has not been able to make the universe of L. Frank Baum's novels the subject of captivating must - see cinema.

Despite the retellings over the years, it's the 1991 Disney film that remains the definitive and beloved film of all time.

It's one of the most beloved films of all time.

The masters discuss and reminisce about one of the most beloved films of all time.

Not exact matches

As Disney was wrapping up production on A Wrinkle in Time, the latest film from lauded director Ava DuVernay and an adaptation of the beloved children's book, out Friday, the production team reached out to Rodeo FX to add finishing touches on a selected scene.

In the time that has followed she has made at least two more feature film appearances a year, playing a variety of roles such as the trophy wife in the comedy Potiche (Ozon, 2010), a mother who rekindles a thirty year old romance in the musical, Les bien - aimé / Beloved (Honoré, 2011) and Queen Cordelia in the most recent instalment of Astérix and Obélix: Au service de sa majesté / God Save Britannia (Tirard, 2012).

As probably the most celebrated and beloved film critic around, a man whose work has appeared in the Chicago Sun - Times for 45 years, who co-hosted «At The Movies» with Gene Siskel for almost 25, and who was the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize, it's almost surprising that Roger Ebert has never been the subject of a movie himself.

The film is based on the memoirs of Willie Morris, the Mississippi born Harper's Bazaar writer, and the touching span of time he had with his beloved pet Skip, a dog that he received for his ninth birthday.

As well - known and beloved as almost every film from 1941 (a year that gave us such films as Citizen Kane, The Maltese Falcon, and Sullivan's Travels), Dumbo feels a bit ahead of its time.

When a studio gives a first time director a film as beloved as The Thing it's obvious that there're two trains of thought going through that man's mind.

Fargo (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 1996) In exploring the unsavory implications of «Minnesota nice,» the Coen Brothers created one of the most beloved, acclaimed and quotable films of all time — not just the 1990s.

Feted, beloved, and at times «progressive» as it may be, Pixar is not immune to similarly «bloggy» issues regarding political correctness; a debate over the absence of female lead characters in their films began earlier this year and remains a valid and popular talking point.

A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky are back with another edition of Film Club, this time discussing A Wrinkle In Time, the latest adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's beloved YA notime discussing A Wrinkle In Time, the latest adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's beloved YA noTime, the latest adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's beloved YA novel.

After all, Pikachu is one of the most beloved Pokémon of all time, so if anyone could make a movie sell better than an Avengers film, it's a Ryan Reynolds Pikachu!

Based on the 1971 young adult novel The Little Broomstick, Mary and The Witch's Flower is an all - ages action fantasy adventure that hearkens back to some of the most beloved animated films of all time, full of ingenious characters, jaw - dropping imaginative worlds, and the simple, heartfelt story of a young girl trying to figure her place in the world.

With screen legends Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in the starring roles, the movie was a hit upon release, garnered four Oscar nominations, and often ranks highly among the most beloved romantic films of all time.

After all, this isn't the first time that Hollywood has staged a remake of a beloved foreign film, and it definitely won't be the last, but «Secret in Their Eyes» looks like one of the better remakes in recent memory.

The film marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, whose seven beloved Harry Potter books were adapted into one of the highest grossing film franchises of all time.

Pixar's beloved «Toy Story 3» finished its run with a 99 % on Rotten Tomatoes from 291 reviews, making it one of the top rated films of all time on the website.

Musically, the challenge for composer John Debney was (being serious now) following in the footsteps of Alan Silvestri's genuinely beloved music for John McTiernen's revered 1987 film; he has (and I'm not sure whether this is a compliment or not, really) proved on numerous occasions that he is able to do very good impressions of other film composers, so he was an ideal choice here — and there are times when it's hard to believe this music wasn't written by Silvestri himself, even when not directly quoting the original themes.

Writer - director Coogler (who directed Jordan in the excellent «Fruitvale Station» in 2013) takes a chance in revisiting so many familiar and beloved touchstones from previous «Rocky» films, from the training sequences to another journey up the stone steps at the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the introduction of yet another colorful, seemingly indestructible champion — this time one «Pretty» Ricky Conlan (Anthony Bellew), an undefeated, undisputed light - heavyweight from Great Britain who is getting one last fight before he's off to prison.

The film marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, whose beloved Harry Potter books were adapted into the top - grossing film franchise of all time.

Misjudged by financiers and shoehorned into a double bill with Isao Takahata's much - anticipated Grave of the Fireflies, Totoro trod water until slowly, surely, it became one of the most beloved animated feature films of all time.

Executive producer Steven Spielberg worked tirelessly to negotiate the use of more than 140 beloved cartoon characters in the film, making this the first time that Warner Bros. and Disney characters shared the screen and the last time Mel Blanc voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck before his death in 1989.

A beloved associate professor of film and media arts in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, Poe, who passed away in November at the age of 70, was a long - time member of the Critics Circle.

Pixar has created six of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.

The last time the beloved novel about a family of four sisters on the cusp of womanhood was adapted for the screen was the 1994 Oscar - nominated film starring Winona Ryder as Jo and Susan Sarandon as Marmee.

Both filmmakers were key contributors to the original saga — Heyman produced all eight of the «Harry Potter» films, while Yates helmed the final four installments — and now they're dedicated to bringing to life a new extension of that beloved mythology, this time set in 1920 America, with a screenplay by a first - time screenwriter, «Harry Potter» author J.K. Rowling herself.

Boasting a successful career in the»90s as the writer of a number of beloved family films — including Cool Runnings, Little Giants, and Snow Dogs — Swerdlow was, at the same time, a full - blown heroin addict.

But Miguel dreams of becoming a musician, sneaking off in his free time to a secret crawlspace to play along to the music of Ernesto De La Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), a beloved, Pedro - Infante-esque singer and film star of the 1930s and «40s who died at the peak of his career, killed by a falling piece of extravagant scenery while performing his signature song, «Remember Me.»

Not a terribly well - known or beloved film, Heaven recently made its Blu - ray debut from Twilight Time in a disc limited to the company's usual low run of 3,000 units and sold exclusively at ScreenArchives.com and.

This mish - mash of elements has given the film quite a following for those who love early 1970s cheese, especially for those who enjoy seeing the ultra-conservative Charlton Heston toting his beloved guns around, while also doing such «liberal» things with his time such as attend his own screening of the film «Woodstock» and engage in an interracial relationship.

To celebrate, here are 10 interesting facts about the man waving the baton on some of the most beloved film soundtracks of all time.

There are some action adjacent flicks on the list below, but add to that the best Fast and Furious film in 11 years with The Fate of the Furious, the criminally underrated John Wick 2, the rightfully beloved Wonder Woman, the kickass spy beats of Atomic Blonde, the daft so bad it's good silliness of Geostorm along with the more cerebral crime action found in the Safdie Brothers» Good Time.

It is one of the most beloved film franchises of all time, and now Star Wars has been examined and presented as a means to teach world history.

And he's stuck in an infinite time loop reliving it over and over and over like the film Groundhog's Day, by way of two of the most beloved SNES games of all time, Earthbound and Chrono Trigger.

We'll find out then if the protracted development time has resulted in a quality game that is worthy of the name of the beloved film series.