Sentences with phrase «character opens a film»

Not exact matches

Spider - Man: Homecoming, the latest film starring the famous Marvel Comics character and the second reboot to the franchise, pulled in $ 50.5 million from 4,248 locations in its opening on Friday night.

In the works since early September, the UA deal has left Wagner and Cruise «completely open right now» to all varieties of film projects, Wagner told TIME, «ranging from high concept to smaller, character - driven films.»

A lesser film would have opened by loading her with backstory about her royal heritage, her home planet and her ties to the Rebel Alliance (in fact, the lesser prequels committed just such errors with their own characters.)

The film opens by introducing a few new characters.

In the film's opening reels, we see the characters attempting to film their post-suicide video with fake AK - 47s and even attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan, with hilarious consequences.

While I find Shrek the Third to be entertaining enough to give it a pass in this regard, I fear for the future of the series, as now they've gotten even further away from the Grimm Fairy Tales / Disney world that the previous films spoofed, opening up the series to legendary characters and other tales of adventure.

The film, which opens today, is a three - character story set in an unspecified South American country (standing in for Mr. Dorfman's native Chile) after the fall of a dictator.

The character has no franchise potential, as the film opens with an epilogue - as - prologue about Poe's death, but maybe Cusack and his director, V for Vendetta's James McTeigue, were still hoping for that same kind of pithy, indelible hero.

Brian Trenchard - Smith's BMX Bandits (1983)-- an adventure film / teen movie — followed, with Kidman as the lead character, Judy; it opened to solid reviews.

Will Gluck's Peter Rabbit opens as one might expect for an animated / live - action film based on the misadventures of Beatrix Potter's beloved fictional animal character: with a flock of birds gliding through the sky and singing a pretty little tune worthy of Julie Andrews.

The film opens with the obligatory but mercifully brief happy family scenes where Pitt's character, Gerry Lane, is established as a stay - at - home Philadelphia dad who doesn't seem to do anything more strenuous than make pancakes for breakfast.

Visceral action (including an opening sequence that masterfully sets the tone for the rest of the film); a sharply written and directed script; rich, dynamic characters; and, as promised, the world's cutest cat (other than yours if you have one) combine to create a gut - busting, endearing, salty - sweet, and highly re-watchable comedy.

And yet, by leaving things open - ended, Garland raises questions beyond those of VanderMeer's novel, shifting the focus away from hard science toward the psychology of his characters, and introduces a compelling dilemma, à la «Arrival,» that gives the film a welcome philosophical depth.

Director, Hany Abu - Assad crafts a fast - paced, compelling and carefully scribed film with darkly engaging characters and a surprising story that keeps you guessing right to the end and leaves it open.

A quirky little film with an offbeat trajectory that rattles through the bones of story with eyes open to the texture of experience and the dimensions of character.

Antonio Campos's film «Christine,» which opened last Friday at Film Forum and nationwide, is the second one this year about its title character, following Robert Greene's documentary «Kate Plays Christine.»

The film's opening sequence finely establishes this bold character, whom the editor likens to a wolf, in numerous close - ups of his beardy face.

You know what you're in for right from the start when Herzfeld opens the film with a character named E-Ruption (Nelly), a fresh - from - the - slammer gangsta rapper who uses his appearance on a morning talkshow to plug not his latest album, but rather the self - help book, «Reach Me,» that saved his life.

Below, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit - McPhee, Olivia Munn, Tye Sheridan, Nicholas Hoult, and Michael Fassbender explain where their characters are in life as the new film opens.

In theaters September 13 from Open Road, here's a hi - res look at the first ever image from Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills featuring sexy starlette Amber Heard atop of Danny Trejo as the film's title character.

Ford's Solo is one of the most iconic movie characters in film history, so suffice to say, the still - untitled 2018 Han Solo spin - off will succeed or fail based on how open audiences are to welcoming in a new Solo and how well Ehrenreich portrays the character.

Moreover, in what's arguably a more brazen case of cinematic larceny, director Daniel Espinosa, best - known for the 2012 thriller Safe House, swipes his anti-gravity stylistics from Alfonso Cuarón, opening the film with a single, very long, VFX - heavy take that sends the camera around in gentle swoops from character to floating character as the space station itself tumbles slowly around its axis.

The film features a wonderful opening sequence that defines the lead character and his world with effortless grace, and then follows that bravura entr Rating: Hoopla Factor: Continue reading Drive →

Although Mona dies during the film's opening moments, Midler's title character is revealed through the story's perpetual flashbacks, during which each character's theoretical motive for wanting to kill Mona is disclosed.

Before the opening credits, the film presents a series of conversations among the characters which make little to no sense.

However, rather than getting us to invest in these stock characters, the vast majority of the opening hour is ineffectual, with the film continuously hampered by a poor script that does little to add layers to its cast of players.

Tony, of course, has his zippy metal power suits, but a number of the other characters do, too, including Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), who after the opening fight spends the entire film trying and failing to call forth his inner Hulk.

So while the film's opening act probably got people like this guy extremely excited, the movie falls apart the deeper the characters descend into the titular pyramid.

There's so much happening in a vacuum here with deaths all over the place and a wealth of exposition shoved at the moviegoer — brush up on your Horcrux knowledge and character lists, people, else you'll be lost — the film doesn't sustain the real feeling it engenders brilliantly in the opening scenes.

The film opens on the island of Themyscira, a paradise island created by the god Zeus and hidden from the real world by a protective shield, and the film stays there for a while as we follow Diana from curious little girl to fully trained warrior princess but once Steve Trevor's fighter plane crashes there and Diana realises there is a war being fought in world she does not know of that is not too far away then we swiftly get brought into London in 1918 and this shift from fantasy into a «real world» scenario gives the film a greater sense of depth, and when combined with characters that you actually care about then Wonder Woman is head and shoulders above all of the other DCEU movies on the strength of that alone.

The film features Thanksgiving in both its opening moments as well as in closing, which is fitting considering that these characters eventually have reason to be thankful for what they do have.

So are his characters, and in the opening of his new film, Femme Fatale, Laure Ash (Rebecca Romijn - Stamos) watches Double Indemnity on French television.

Any scorn heaped upon this film on account of plot - holes (of which there are a handful) and character development (almost none) are justified but if you enter this film with the same entertainment bar set as when you flick open a Marvel comic you will genuinely not leave disappointed.

The film's opening hour is an evenly - paced gangster thriller that toys with the character as cultural export.

You know you're in trouble when the highlight of your film is an opening montage comprising real footage of idiots trying to kill one another in their backyards; you know you're in bigger trouble when the title of your movie comes from an early moment in which a character steps on a pile of dog excrement.

It's clear that Masters of the Universe is a derivative film, from the very Superman - like opening credits and theme song, to the Star Wars type confrontations, and some even cite Jack Kirby's «New Gods» comic books as a primary source, although my belief is that the film's creators merely ripped - off other sources that were influenced Kirby's creations rather than a direct lifting of characters and themes.

That's not entirely the case but don't get me wrong, there is much to enjoy here in terms of its humour, it's vibrant well - drawn characters and its colourful palette but this opening actually serves as irony to the events that take place throughout the film.

In our discussion we explore key sound scenes including the opening title sequence, alien creature vocals and ship by's and how the sound and music team achieved a sense of confinement for the films characters.

Speaking to Variety's chief film critic Scott Foundas, Mann discusses growing up in Chicago, becoming interested in crime stories, the visual ideas he had for the film, the nonfiction book he discarded but still credited, the influence of real criminals and past films (particularly his eye - opening time shooting The Jericho Mile in Folsom Prison), choosing Tangerine Dream to do the score (a decision he still second guesses), the film's writing (including basing characters on real crime figures), casting, explosive stunts, changes made from the shooting script, and the modernist narrative.

While the script never acknowledges that the other Ghostbusters ever existed, there are plenty of homages to the original film, including the theme song and cameos by both actors and CGI characters that will be appreciated by diehards (with an open mind).

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 2, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Lorax (PG for mild epithets) Danny DeVito stars as the title character in this animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic about an idealistic 12 year - old (Zac Efron), raised in an artificial reality, who searches for a real tree in order to impress the girl of his dreams (Taylor OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 2, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Lorax (PG for mild epithets) Danny DeVito stars as the title character in this animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic about an idealistic 12 year - old (Zac Efron), raised in an artificial reality, who searches for a real tree in order to impress the girl of his dreams (Taylor opening March 2, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Lorax (PG for mild epithets) Danny DeVito stars as the title character in this animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic about an idealistic 12 year - old (Zac Efron), raised in an artificial reality, who searches for a real tree in order to impress the girl of his dreams (Taylor Swift).

From literally the very first second of the film where Will Arnett's gravelly voiced title character provides a hilarious narrative guide to the opening credits, there's silliness to spare, and much of it is based on Batman's self - absorbed tough - guy persona.

Granted that's not as big as any of the Harry Potter franchise films opened, but that's to be expected when we're not dealing with many characters that fans aren't familiar with, and the movie will still be a hit worldwide.

Every character in the film makes choices, and the film's commitment to its South Boston framework continually asks — as smalltime private eye Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) does in his opening voice - over — whether those choices are what define us or not, and whether they are «real» choices at all, or are already determined by the nature of the chooser, dictated by the choices he didn't make.

The opening credit sequence of Catch Me If You Can (by graphic arts company Kuntzel & Degas) harks back to the animated geometric lines of Hitchcock's North by Northwest, and its main character, Frank Abagnale, Jr., reminds of that film's Oedipally - arrested chameleon Roger Thornhill.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening November 23, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS August Rush (PG for slight violence, mild profanity and mature themes) Freddie Highmore stars as the title character in this escapist fantasy about a promising musical prodigy who runs away from an orphanage to New York City to find his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Myers) only to end up living with a Fagin - like wizard (Robin Williams) and lots of other kids in a makeshift shelter in an abandoned theater which was once the FillmorOPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening November 23, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS August Rush (PG for slight violence, mild profanity and mature themes) Freddie Highmore stars as the title character in this escapist fantasy about a promising musical prodigy who runs away from an orphanage to New York City to find his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Myers) only to end up living with a Fagin - like wizard (Robin Williams) and lots of other kids in a makeshift shelter in an abandoned theater which was once the Fillmoropening November 23, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS August Rush (PG for slight violence, mild profanity and mature themes) Freddie Highmore stars as the title character in this escapist fantasy about a promising musical prodigy who runs away from an orphanage to New York City to find his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Myers) only to end up living with a Fagin - like wizard (Robin Williams) and lots of other kids in a makeshift shelter in an abandoned theater which was once the Fillmore East.

He puts his gritty staple on some key and entertaining scenes including an opening that includes the sexy Cruz being pleasured by manly Fassbender however, those are not enough to make up for the film's obvious missteps that include mundane dialogue and unclear character beats.

Hartigan's film avoids clichés by always staying true to its characters, and the writer / director and Mr. Robinson will be there Opening Night to discuss the film with the CCFF audience.

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Their well scripted banter opens the film well, and their characters connection in the film was fun to watch.