Sentences with phrase «came upon the film»

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.

Then last night as I was flipping through the TV channels looking for a good ballgame I came upon an antiabortion film on the Christian Television Channel.

In the film, Danny comes upon a pair of creepy twins in matching blue dresses.

When the issue was reported to the NPP Deputy General Secretary, Sam Payne upon his arrival at the scene, he retorted that, «no one asked him [the reporter] to come and film» and walked away.

And to add insult to injury, when the incident was reported to the NPP's Deputy General Secretary, Sam Payne, upon his arrival at the scene, he retorted that, «no one asked him [the reporter] to come and film» and walked away.

The turning point in the film comes, I think, when the squadron happens upon a German machinegun nest protecting a radar installation.

Green is not just pastiching a Reagan - era mode of by - numbers splatter, but also reflecting upon that style's resurrection through the Hatchet legend that he created himself - & so this new film comes with a decidedly postmodern, self - reflexive feel.

Gillespie smartly uses the known and builds upon it with context and some style, using «modern day» Tonya, Jeff and LaVona among others as interview subjects for a documentary of sorts that frames the film, but also has the characters speak into the camera in non-interview segments to help give Tonya some humanity, or at least make sure you have a better idea about all of her story and life coming out and you did going in.

I mean, this film predictably culminates with Weidemeyer coming to terms with his flaws and beginning his long overdue steps into maturity, but that's just the climax, whereas in the rest of the film, the lead, in addition to a few other jerks, is hard to forgive, not just because his depths are limited by underdevelopment, but because the film spends so much time meandering along meditating upon his contemptibility.

Upon first viewing «Alice Sweet Alice» it comes across like you average Italian Gaillo / Slasher type film but as it slowly unfolds you begin to realize that it's an indictment of how religious fanaticism can effect the minds of those who are not that stable to begin with.

Instead, the film's notoriety and acclaim came in the years to follow, not only with audiences and critics learning to appreciate the film upon repeat viewings but with the release of multiple different cuts and remasterings of the original 1982 version, which have been released periodically in the decades since.

is the phrase that comes to mind instantly upon seeing the title of the film.

There are parts in Blood Simple that are more raw, having edges, where they are later smoothed out in the previously mentioned films — the key example is when Ray is parked along the highway in a situation that would be considered unbecoming should someone happen upon them, when in the distance we see lights coming on.

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].

This film stars Sandra Bullock (While You Were Sleeping, Love Potion No. 9) as Angela Bennett, a beta tester for various software programs who comes upon a computer disk which has a flaw that allows access into the top secret files in the mainframe of a defense computer or some such (It's a MacGuffin as Hitch would call it, I don't need to know what it does, only that it's important and people want it.)

In touching upon issues of cultural displacement and substance abuse, Sen imbues the film with an undeniable sense of naturalism that comes with casting locals from the area.

Splash Report allegedly came upon story details for the long - developing GAMBIT film.

Rare are the productions that don't require supporting parts to occupy screen space in some way, shape or form; only two films come to mind in the past several years (that I've reviewed, anyway) in which a single actor was called upon to carry the entire film.

* Encouraged by film brat Paul Thomas Anderson's endorsement, I sought out Pollack's widely - praised 1969 drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They and came away with the more evolved opinion that the old man could at least shoot a mean picture once upon a time.

The next Quentin Tarantino film, «Once Upon a Time In Hollywood,» is scheduled to come out in August 2019.

The film comes courtesy of co-directors François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann - Karl Whissell, and is based upon their short film T is for Turbo, which was made for The ABCs of Death contest but lost out -LSB-...]

by Walter Chaw A seminal year for film, 1968: Once Upon a Time in the West, Rosemary's Baby, Planet of the Apes, Night of the Living Dead, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barbarella, If..., Targets, Faces, Danger: Diabolik... and, some would say, Mel Brooks's The Producers, a film back in the limelight thanks to the record - breaking, award - winning Broadway play on which it's based now coming out as an extraordinarily ill - advised feature film of its own.

If one knows the first film, which openly doubted the need for reviving an old intellectual property (such as the television show upon which it was very loosely based) in the years or decades after it first appeared, this will come as no surprise.

It's an eloquent moment, and it comes just before the second act of the film, during which a cascade of ridicule and recrimination descends into revelations of adultery, betrayal, and racial invective, laying bare the core of unrest in the hearts of minds of hard - court heroes, once upon a time.

The first third of the film makes a point of fixating upon that idea, of how trust is so hard to come by when you're a professional spy.

Delving into the history of Soviet propaganda film, Antadze came upon the figure of Mikheil Gelovani, an actor who, to his misfortune, knew how to imitate Stalin's Georgian accent to perfection.

It got to a point after a while that, upon hearing he had a new film coming out, people would immediately joke about what the twist was going to be.

There is a compelling ugliness to The Hills Have Eyes that mirrors Craven's debut film, finding its horror movie concerns in the displacement of the middle - class, Deliverance - style, as interlopers in the wilderness come upon the base versions of themselves.

The accidental similarity, plain as day on paper, becomes even plainer on the screen: Minutes into the film, stage and cinema veteran Simon Axler (Al Pacino, himself a veteran of both Broadway and Hollywood) ambles out of his dressing room, the camera following close behind; gets locked out of the back entrance of the theater, and must come in through the front; and dramatically inflicts some violence upon himself before a shocked live audience.

From Russia with gore Horror and fantasy films have been a constant anathema when it comes to Russian cinema and the sheer suggestion that something involving impending peril could be considered as entertainment continues to be frowned upon there.

Sources for information on the ratios of these films are hard to come by, and those that exist rely upon what is submitted by any individual, whether they know or are guessing.

Upon coming home and seeing him comatose, Franny appears to regret their argument, but the film doesn't hold her accountable for having treated him poorly — instead, it celebrates that Franny has come home and healed the wounds of familial conflict, while failing to fully acknowledge that she inflicted them in the first place.

Apropos of his own films» fixation upon the natural world and their vaguely pantheistic bent, Malick likened silent cinema to a tree that was cut down prematurely, and described Ménilmontant as an indication of how the medium may have evolved had talkies come around ten years later.

After a very brief introduction from SXSW Film head honcho Janet Pierson, out came Spielberg with the cast of «Ready Player One,» along with screenwriters Zak Penn and Ernie Cline, the Austin author whose book upon which the film was based.

For the uninitiated, or those who perhaps haven't come upon the text since high school (like me), the film opens with the arrival of Don Pedro and company to the home of the wealthy and charming Leonato (a never - better Clark Gregg).

I was doing a search for the third Meatballs film (which isn't currently out on DVD, alas) when I came upon a «Too Cool for School Collection.»

The character's introduction in Captain America: Civil War (more on that later) is built upon here as the film does a fantastic job of showing audiences Peter's teenage earnestness that it makes it feel more like a coming - of - age film than a superhero blockbuster.

One of the most touching moments of co - writer / director Gurinder Chadha's «Viceroy's House» comes at the end of the film, when she reveals her family's personal experience during the strife and unrest India experienced upon its independence in 1947,...

The film opens with her walking in the fog, humming a tune, «Smoke Gets in your Eyes,» and shortly comes upon her husband, played by the great Tom Courtenay, stricken by news of a past love.

It seems that most of the weight of the comedy in the film is thrust upon Owen Wilson and his propensity to ad - lib, and while he has proven himself a master of this in comedies where he isn't the main attraction, when he is a lead performer, his one - note characters come off as difficult to believe.

As we come upon the release of the film, we have an exclusive interview with director Michael Dougherty and star David Koechner about the film.

Well, The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game is possibly the most original LEGO game to come out in many years, but does this actually help or hinder the game's performance, as well as the film it is based upon?

Word quickly came through, though, starting with Tom Birchenough's review of Episode One here, that there were many sterling features, not least excellent filming in locations focused mostly upon Lithuania - cinematographer George Steel deserves a gong or two - and a brace of excellent performances alongside the not so good.

Focusing on female roller derby — a sport rarely depicted in cinema (aside from Drew Barrymore's excellent but underseen coming - of - age drama Whip It)-- the film centres upon the players who brought the game to Ireland.

This Week: Kevin and Kristin come to the full realization that the movie doldrums of August are upon us, knowing that the studios only screened one of the four films this week.

Upon watching her first feature in college, 1999's bruising and sublime coming - of - age film Ratcatcher, I felt certain a dynamic new voice had been born.

A little underdog story also comes in tow with this project, as director Tom McCarthy will fight to erase all bad will he brought upon audiences that saw his previous film / abomination of any creative's nightmares, «The Cobbler.»

Snatch «will carry the spirit» of the film and feature all new characters; inspired by a real life London heist, it «centers on a group of twenty - something, up - and - coming hustlers who stumble upon a truck load of stolen gold bullion and are suddenly thrust into the high - stakes world of organized crime.

When Warner Bros. announced Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, it was clear the studio had settled on how to proceed with more Harry Potter films without infringing upon what had come before or J.K. Rowling's authorial intent.

With The Tale of the Princess Kaguya being my favorite film of 2014 (one that continues to stun upon reflection) and the masterful production company Studio Ghibli having created some of the best, most emotionally stirring films of their medium, any news that comes from them is worth celebrating.