Sentences with phrase «camerawork from»

Great dialogue, superb «Scope camerawork from Roger Deakins, and a genuinely wondrous deus ex machina are among the delights.

The signature Dean Cundey camerawork from Halloween and The Fog is there, as is the manic and magnetic performance by Carpenter favorite Donald Pleasence, in his second of three collaborations with the director.

Sicario — Timely and hard - hitting, Sicario fires on all cylinders; steady direction (Denis Villanueve), great performances from a strong ensemble (Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin are aces), impeccable camerawork from a vet (Roger Deakins), and a pulsating, skin curdling score that ratchets up the tension (Jóhann Jóhannsson).

Slow, strong and steady is how this film progresses, and everything — from the character development to the editing, right down to the gorgeous camerawork from Wally Pfister, the man behind the bulk of Christopher Nolan's films — just works incredibly well together.

Featuring incredible camerawork from Academy Award nominee Rachel Morrison (Mudbound) and gorgeous costumes designed by the great Ruth E. Carter (Selma), the visual aesthetics of all that Coogler has envisioned is of an imaginatively creative scale unlike anything I had anticipated.

Not exact matches

But as well as being brilliant to see, the footage from the Malaysian GP briefing also ended up being unintentionally hilarious as the camerawork made it look like something straight out of a sitcom.

It's subsequently not surprising to note that the inherently fascinating premise effectively compensates for the relentlessly unappealing visuals, with Berg's reliance on shaky camerawork and rapid - fire editing testing one's patience virtually from the minute go and ultimately lending certain sequences an all - but - unintelligible sort of vibe.

It's immediately clear that Berg's penchant for incoherent, relentlessly shaky camerawork is in full effect here, with the filmmaker's aggressively unpleasant visual sensibilities holding the viewer at arms length right from the get - go - although, unlike most of Berg's previous endeavors, Patriots Day at least benefits from an interesting storyline that generally compensates for its inept cinematography.

The camerawork is also notable, particularly when it off - centers the characters, leaving extensive amounts of the screen empty, from which something can shift into the frame, all of a sudden.

This was filmed on the Isle of Man, with documentary - style camerawork plus input from military advisor Chris Byrne.

Such unforgettable specifics — which range from Jo's half - shut right eye to an opening - night run - in with sketchy cops — bring this crazy milieu to life, while the restless handheld camerawork and giddy jump - cut style give things the renegade twist van Groeningen is looking for.

The camerawork is rich and the direction squeezes every nuance from the actors.

With few exceptions, the movie has a dingy palette that's familiar from lower - budget, digitally shot movies, and its trembling camerawork is best described as functional.

Oliva and Korean animation house MOI excel at two things: the drifting, melancholic camerawork adapted from high - end anime; and action.

From its opening scene slowly falling down Violet's closet in a continuous panning shot that makes her hat boxes and skin - tight dresses seem more like a modern city than a wardrobe, Bound quickly proves itself as a tightly constructed (and unexpectedly funny) lesbian noir with incredible camerawork, solid acting by the entire cast and tight pacing that'll keep you feeling empathizing with Violet, Corky and Caesar as their high - stakes game take several reversals of fortune.

Yet Dargis goes on to say that something must have gotten lost in the translation from noble idea to low - budget reality: «the entire [opening] scene, from the camerawork to the stilted, stop - and - go dialogue, can be read as a Brechtian enterprise, but mostly it feels like Mr. Schrader isn't in control of his material.»

I just saw it and I have to say I agree with the reviewer, but I think 90 % of the problems come from the bad camerawork.

There are endless things to enjoy, from Robby Müller's crisp camerawork to a superb set of performances, from witty movie parodies to a tremendous punk soundtrack.

Trying comparing its camerawork to some of the greatest stuff like «Barry Lyndon,» any Malick film, «Jesse James» from last year, Nykvist's work on «Persona,» «Cries and Whispers»....

Paramount's last VistaVision release, One - Eyed Jacks is an under - appreciated western with gorgeous camerawork by Charles Lang and terrific performances from Brando and Karl Malden, centered around a thrilling revenge story with almost romantic notions and some Billy the Kid resonance.

It wouldn't be a Robert Zemeckis movie, though, without some degree of ostentation in his camerawork, and those moments all feel like major distractions, hindrances preventing audiences from connecting with the regrettably thin characters on hand.

And Ramin Bahrani, the director of «Man Push Cart,» citing Bresson's minimalist approach to storytelling, from his stripped - down acting style to his elegantly spare camerawork and reliance upon visuals over dialog.

Though «The Hateful Eight» is filled with the same self - indulgent tendencies that fans have come to expect from the director's movies, this Agatha Christie - styled whodunit is a lot of fun thanks to a smartly crafted script, some outstanding camerawork that benefits from the 65 mm film format, and riotous performances from the ensemble cast.

If you are looking for depth or something away from the mainstream then maybe this is not for you... fine performances, lovely camerawork.

Denis Villeneuve's last film, 2013's «Prisoners,» had everything: Gripping story; beautiful camerawork; and a great performance from Jake Gyllenhaal alongside Hugh Jackson.

Between them they drafted a (n oft - betrayed) manifesto dedicated to «rescuing» motion pictures from artifice by forbidding special lighting and props brought in from off - site, by advocating handheld camerawork, and by urging an avoidance of recognizable genre definitions.

I've always stayed back from doing too much inflective camerawork in my earlier films.

Though «The Hateful Eight» is filled with the same self - indulgent tendencies that fans have come to expect from the director's movies, this Agatha Christie - styled whodunit is a lot of fun thanks to a smartly crafted script, some outstanding camerawork that benefits from the 65 mm film format, and riotous performances from the cast.

The film boasts an incredible script (by Clouzot and Jerome Geronimi, from Georges Arnaud's novel), amazing camerawork and razor - sharp editing.

Singer has also distanced himself from the stylistic curlicues (restless camerawork, showy editing) that define his own previous work, bringing X-Men's characters and concept basic — that America is a never - ending cycle of oppression — to the fore.

The reasonably - coherent and sensible action scenes interspersed throughout the film are replaced by a full - scale battle, a swirl of mud - brown and grey with the kind of shoddy camerawork and random editing we've come to take as normal from 21st century Hollywood.

Cinematographer Edward Lachman's (Carol, Far From Heaven) camerawork is some of the finest of the veteran's long career.

EVERYTHING is wrong, from the low - level plot, to the copycat «Monty Python» / «Pink Panther» - esque lead character, the embarrassing supporting performances, humorless stunts and gags, and clumsy camerawork and editing.

Casting rakish rising star Jean - Paul Belmondo as a hoodlum on the run from the law and American ingenue Jean Seberg as the sly, pixieish girlfriend who ultimately betrays him, Godard was riffing on the American gangster picture, but with its revelatory handheld camerawork and frenetic jump cuts, Breathless is clearly more than homage: it launched a New Wave, rewrote the rules of cinema, and along the way became the definition of cool.

Most affecting of all is the presence of the dead, who we feel through Oppenheimer's evocative camerawork, which subtly suggests the deceased are watching Adi's every move from behind the trees.

Drawing from Franco's loosely connected short stories about his posh Northern California hometown, Palo Alto renders moneyed angst and ennui in vogueish hues: woozy camerawork, fractured dialogue, lo - fi indie - pop, perilous drug use, and long takes of kohl - eyed, clear - skinned faces brooding, sulking, and puking into bushes.

Beautifully shot by Anthony Dod Mantle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire), The Eagle benefits from fantastic use of shadows and light, lush landscapes, misty atmosphere, and fluid camerawork, as befitting a cinematic epic battle tale.

-- about how the various collaborators brought everything together, from production design and camerawork to sound and VFX.

Excellent performances and positively inspired camerawork ensure that you care what happens, and are basically terrified from the opening sequence.

Explosions cause the camerawork to become appropriately handheld and edgy, shifting from the unflashy framing and mostly static shots of the rest of the film.

But that doesn't deter Wright from flexing his muscles, this time thanks to the camerawork of one of the best in the business, Bruno Delbonnel (he of Inside Llewyn Davis fame).

Oftentimes, with dance movies, the camerawork and editing choices cut away from the full body, showing us different parts and gestures, trying to generate a sense of excitement and movement through the editing.

Lanthimos («The Lobster») starts off with an in - surgery shot of a beating, open heart — glistening with fat, it seems like a moving animal — and things go reeling from there: the uniform, intentional flat - affect performances (particularly Martin, who's both numbingly intense and not - quite - present); the high - angle camerawork, in which the characters sometimes seem to be at the bottom of a too - brightly - lit fishbowl; the slow movement away from familiar settings and emotions.

Featuring stunning single - take camerawork, a cryptically beautiful winter setting, and a grueling, intense performance from Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant often crosses over from «just a movie» to a fully engulfing experience that grabs you by the throat.

The hard shimmer of Thomas Townend's camerawork, the sudden convulsions of Joe Bini's editing and the juddering intensity of Jonny Greenwood's score (another gift from the Oscar - nominated composer of «Phantom Thread») conspire to produce their own strange, angular poetry.

While the subject matter of his subsequent films has varied from comic book heroes to crop circle aliens, Shyamalan seems to be adhering to a formula, one which never fails to include a dark ponderous tone, a Pennsylvania setting, slow self - aware camerawork, a bit part played by the director himself, and importance assigned to colors and sounds.

From the opening shot, the audience is entranced by the grungy yet elegant setting, and the terrific camerawork.

Apart from the brushed metal production design and pin - sharp camerawork, this offers only moderate excitement.

The film's cinematography really makes it stand out in its bold camerawork, from an escape in a wheelchair the focuses solely on the face of the victim without much idea of what's pursuing them to a shot that pans 540 degrees and ends with a slow zoom.

The very naturalistic and intimate style of filmmaking that we were pursuing, in terms of both lighting and camerawork, is something we carried from Afternoon Delight into Transparent.