Sentences with phrase «by film aficionados»

Not exact matches

Since the 1979 thriller served as the blueprint for the modern horror film, Laurie is long - held by aficionados to be the gold standard, as final girls go.

If you're wondering why there are shouts of jubilation from film buffs and aficionados of pre-swing-era music it's because the Criterion Collection has released a beautiful Blu - ray and DVD of King of Jazz (1930), The movie features Bing Crosby's first appearance onscreen, as part of the Rhythm Boys trio, jazz giants Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang, and a spectacular rendition of George Gershwin's «Rhapsody in Blue» by Paul Whiteman, the orchestra leader who commissioned the piece just six years earlier.

The film is highlighted by Leon Errol's classic «rubber legs» routine, which was already familiar to aficionados of Errol's two - reel comedy escapades.

Wes Anderson movies are possibly the closest thing to an event movie for the... I was going to say something like «indie nerd cinephile set,» but the truth is Anderson's films are beloved by all kinds of audiences — those who love tentpoles, cineastes, sci - fi aficionados, etc..

One of the great pleasures of being an aficionado of auteur cinema lies in the process of gradually discovering a new world — a world created, brick by brick, film by film, by a director over time.

By contrast, I presume few film aficionados ever asked the question, what if Zhang Yimou had directed Blood Simple?

The 1948 film remains a hugely popular watch among the Monster Kid crowd and horror movie aficionados, primarily because it prominently features not only Frankenstein's Monster (played by Glenn Strange, not Boris Karloff as many mistakenly believe), but Dracula (Bela Lugosi, returning to the role that made him famous one last time) and The Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr. also returning for one more growl in arguably his most famous role, though he was a versatile horror star playing The Mummy, Frankenstein's Monster, and Dracula too!)

In keeping with the film's laugh - track sensibilities, nary an act can perform without the stage collapsing, the sound equipment short - circuiting, the ceiling caving in or somebody stepping in the copious dog poop left behind by Kristal's diarrheic dog — an apt metaphor for how any serious punk aficionado is likely to feel upon leaving the cinema.

For true sci - fi aficionados, imagine what a Star Wars film might look and feel like if directed by Ridley Scott.

When not watching and writing about film, Daniel's time is consumed by being an avid videogame enthusiast, dolphin rights supporter and»80s thrash metal aficionado.

These sequences are straight out of any rote thriller, but they're meant to be profound — critical of the conventions of the genre — because Paul (Arno Frisch) breaks the fourth wall a number of times; this is Scream for art - house aficionados, with Haneke at one point curbing the audience's euphoria by rewinding the film immediately after Anna shoots Peter in the chest.

A good review by Joshua Rothkopf and a film only for the aficionados of Paul Thomas Anderson.

The very suggestion of making a sequel to Ridley Scott's seminal sci - fi noir Blade Runner was a bad enough idea to send most self - respecting film aficionados into a conniption fit, as Harrison Ford seemed determined to resurrect all of his most beloved characters and do his best to destroy their legacy one by one.

Telluride Film Festival's Guest Director program is generously supported by FilmStruck, a new subscription on - demand service that offers film aficionados a comprehensive library of films including an eclectic mix of contemporary and classic art house, indie, foreign and cult films.

South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conference in Austin, Texas that brings together experts and aficionados in the fields of technology, film and music every March.