Sentences with phrase «center of an action film»

Not exact matches

Aficionados of the action - packed war film will savor the crackling, combat - centered approach of The Thin Red Line, an explosive melodramatization of the Yank assault on Guadalcanal in World War II.

And while the movie's obvious highlight comes with Roma's brutal dressing - down of Kevin Spacey's officious manager, Mamet's screenplay affords virtually all of the actors their moment in the sun - with Lemmon's sad - sack of a character ultimately standing as the film's emotional center (ie despite his exceedingly slimy actions, Levene becomes a figure worthy of the viewer's sympathy).

And you're choosing to ignore all the female - centered dramas and comedies that have been SUCCESSFUL compared to budget: Lady Bird, Winter's Bone, Wild, Girls Trip, Trainwreck, Bridesmaids, Mean Girls, Clueless, Pitch Perfect, and on and on (not including the huge box office of the female - led action / sci - fi / Disney films like Frozen, Hunger Games, Gravity, Wonder Woman, etc).

Director Leitch, a former stunt pro lauded for his inventive action, never reaches the dynamic virtuosity of his previous films but ably pieces together a midpoint set piece set on wheels, tracking a speeding convoy through a busy city center.

The film is centered on the actions of the former First Lady on the days immediately following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, on November 22, 1963 in Dallas.

However most of the film's action centers around government deceptions and the escalating turf war between the mechanical extraterrestrials.

In the center of the story, we also get some of the most impressive action set - pieces of the film, such as the re-enactment in the Colosseum of the battle of Carthage.

The Accountant has somewhat of an original premise as I've never quite seen an action film centered on an autistic assassin / accountant.

«Fast & Furious 6» (2013) 69 percent: With high - octane humor and terrific action scenes, this film builds upon the winning blockbuster formula that made «Fast 5» a critical and commercial success — a formula that depends on Diesel being in the center of the action.

Of the small sampling of Hong Kong films I've seen, the ones I've liked best are not usually the pop action blockbusters but some of the so - called art movies, which in some cases have been box - office failures (largely because there is no art - movie market in Hong Kong): Yim Ho's Homecoming (1984), Wong Kar - wai's Days of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991Of the small sampling of Hong Kong films I've seen, the ones I've liked best are not usually the pop action blockbusters but some of the so - called art movies, which in some cases have been box - office failures (largely because there is no art - movie market in Hong Kong): Yim Ho's Homecoming (1984), Wong Kar - wai's Days of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991of Hong Kong films I've seen, the ones I've liked best are not usually the pop action blockbusters but some of the so - called art movies, which in some cases have been box - office failures (largely because there is no art - movie market in Hong Kong): Yim Ho's Homecoming (1984), Wong Kar - wai's Days of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991of the so - called art movies, which in some cases have been box - office failures (largely because there is no art - movie market in Hong Kong): Yim Ho's Homecoming (1984), Wong Kar - wai's Days of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991of Being Wild (1990), Stanley Kwan's Center Stage (1991), and Yim Ho and Tsui Hark's King of Chess (1991of Chess (1991).

It tolerates no threat,» Roark says — a sentiment that takes center stage during Roark's reign of terror (a reign that has continued since his actions in the earlier film).

Director / star Jiang Wen has crafted a modern take on the wild Hong Kong action films of the eighties heyday, with all the energy, dotty humor, broad performances, and mad plot twists, and drops himself in the center as the eye of calm at the center of the chaos.

The conflict at the film's center is a familiar standoff between good and evil (or «love and war»), and the romantic aspects occasionally become quite saccharine, but the fusion of mythological elements, period settings, comedy, and standard superhero action makes for an entertaining experience that's more than the sum of its parts.

Pictures shows Denzel Washington (center) as Eli in Alcon Entertainment's action adventure film «The Book of Eli,» a Warner Bros..

Audio levels are great, with a very impressive use of surrounds that are in action most of the film, but never overpower the dialogue of the center channel.

Matt Damon became the center of controversy over the summer with the debut of the first U.S. trailer for «The Great Wall,» the action - fantasy epic from Legendary Pictures, which was criticized for focusing on the white American star over the film's Chinese talent, including ingénue Jing Tian, boy band breakout Junkai Wang and renowned director Zhang Yimou («House of Flying Daggers»).

After sitting out the Civil War, Thor soars back into action in the first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, the third film centered around Marvel's god of thunder.

The moral quandary at the center of the film may not be an original one — Danish commander Claus Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) must go to court over a split - second decision made during a firefight in which his actions saved a comrade while unknowingly leading to a number of civilian casualties — but Lindholm takes seemingly ages to get to that point, allowing the audience to soak in the monotony and incessant - if - buried burden of Pedersen's position: serving as ersatz father for his unit while knowing, intuitively, that his family desperately needs him back home.

Her finest and most structurally adventurous effort to date, Ramsay's latest film «You Were Never Really Here» is both new territory for the writer / director (it can be loosely seen as a violent, Park Chan - wook-esque action - thriller of sorts with a trauma - ridden, hammer - wielding antihero at the center) as well as her usual psychodrama terrain, filled with scarred human beings.

Then, most significantly (at least for Disney fans), Angarano took center stage in Disney's action / comedy film Sky High, playing the son of Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston.

Pivotal moment of «Sleeping Beauty» re-imagined in live - action Disney film that puts classic villainess Malifecent at center of story

Jill Tidman, the executive director of the Redford Center, oversees everything from daily operations to shaping the center's vision to producing documentary films and action campCenter, oversees everything from daily operations to shaping the center's vision to producing documentary films and action campcenter's vision to producing documentary films and action campaigns.

Helping to usher in the beginning of the revolutionary esports league was actress Michelle Rodriguez, as she brought the same passion and intensity that her characters in the Fast and and the Furious and Doom film franchises possess to help kick off the intense action that was at the center of the 75 world class battle royale players competing all at the same time.

The focus is on the Greenwich Village bohemian scene in the early 20th century; plus there's a short film called «We Rise» — narrated by Meryl Streep and featuring music by Alicia Keys — spotlighting the women at the center of the action.

Considering action movies a natural extension of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd's silent films, in which physicality, rather than plot, takes center stage, with Mad Max Miller sought to make «a silent movie, with sound» (NFSA).

Burns and Steiner have selected two short videos to be screened with Community Action Center: Kajsa Dahlberg's Female Fist (2006), a film shot with the lens cap left on the camera while Dahlberg interviewed Copenhagen's queer feminist community about the possibility of making a porn film in the lesbian activist scene there, and Paul Mpagi Sepuya's Subject - Object Proof no. 3 (Nico, smelling)(2009), which explores the relationships and negotiations between artist, sitter / subject, and viewer.