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And with exhibitionist Ferrell finding another excuse to parade around in his birthday suit, the overexposed thespian is in danger of going down in cinematic history as the man who nude too much.

The Robe claims a spot in cinematic history as one of the first motion pictures to be filmed in the wide screen format.

But «Lost in London LIVE» was, and will go down in cinematic history as, a MAJOR, revolutionary success.

The horror flick «The Windmill» will probably go down in cinematic history as primarily being remembered for just the windmills, nothing else.

Haig has to be the scariest, scummiest, most leering clown in cinematic history as Captain Spaulding, giving Bozo, make that John Wayne Gacy, a run for his money.

In some of the most striking passages in the new documentary I Am Not Your Negro, director Raoul Peck implicitly connects The Devil Finds Work with the tradition of Marlon Riggs's Ethnic Notions and Spike Lee's Bamboozled, films that reimagine cinematic history as a site of racial excavation.

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A sharp thriller with great atmosphere, set in Northern Ireland and tied up in the ever - knotty history of «The Troubles» (which one character refers to as «the madness of Belfast»), Bad Day for the Cut delivers its cinematic goods thanks to a smart combination of wit and violence, briskly delivered over just under 100 minutes.

But they may end up as the first couple in adult cinematic history that discovers long - hidden feelings for each other while doing so.

Many actors find themselves remembered as cinematic or TV one - hit wonders, and this was how Caruso was already being recorded in pop - culture history.

«I've said it before, and it's only getting more and more accurate as cast members keep joining, there has never been an ensemble like this in cinematic history,» says Marvel president Kevin Feige, who produces...

WHY: Though it has the honor of being Walt Disney's first feature - length animated movie, cementing its place in cinematic history, «Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs» doesn't hold up as well as its legacy suggests.

For a film based upon a dysfunctional family's struggle across America to enter their daughter into a beauty pageant — Little Miss Sunshine should go down in history as a modern classic; an absolutely wonderful cinematic release.

As a director, Vogt - Roberts has already demonstrated that he can help actors walk an incredibly rewarding line between drama and comedy, which should be useful considering the movie's potentially goofy set up (I'm aware Skull Island is a staple of cinematic history, but it sounds like a rejected proposal for a Disney Parks ride).

Thor: Ragnarok marks a huge tonal shift for the Thor franchise into full - on comedy territory, but we've just learned that the movie also features a potentially significant benchmark for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole: the first LGBTQI character in Marvel Studios history.

Working Paper Series # 1: Michael A. Genovese, Art and Politics: The Political Film as a Pedagogical Tool # 2: Donald B. Morlan, Pre-World War II Propaganda: Film as Controversy # 3: Ernest D. Giglio, From Riefenstahl to the Three Stooges: Defining the Political Film # 4: John W. Williams, The Real Oliver North Loses: The Reel Bob Robert Wins # 5: Robert L. Savage, Popular Film and Popular Communication # 6: Andrew Aoki, «Chan Is Missing:» Liberalism and the Blending of a Kaleidoscopic Culture # 7: Barbara Allen, Using Film and Television in the Classroom to Explore the Nexus of Sexual and Political Violence # 8: Robert S. Robins & Jerrold M. Post, Political Paranoia as Cinematic Motif: Stone's «JFK» # 9: Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., From State and Local Censorship to Ratings: Substantitive Rationality, Political Entrepreneurship, and Sex in the Movies # 10: Stefanie L. Martin, Fiction and Independent Films: Creating Viable Communities and Coalitions by Reappropriating History # 11: Peter J. Haas, A Typology of Political Film # 12: Phillip L. Gianos, The Cold War in U.S. Films: Representing the Political Other # 13: Michael A. Genovese, The President as Icon & Straw Man: Hollywood & the Presidential Image # 14: Michael Krukones, Hollywood's Portrayal of the American President in the 1930s: A Strong and Revered Leader # 15.

Any two serious considerations of the film as anything other than cheeky revisionism or cinematic passion play would thus cancel each other out; not that Tarantino doesn't take history seriously — he just defines it differently.

Final Verdict: Gibson and Glover shine as one of the greatest cop pairings in cinematic history, almost hiding a weak narrative with their sheer charisma.

Clare Stewart, director of the BFI London Film Festival, said: «Featuring extraordinary performances from the British talent in front of the camera and vividly directed by Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game does cinematic justice to Alan Turing's vision, determination and personal story as well as his enduring impact on British history and contemporary life.»

As you may expect, the four main actors in McGregor, Bremner, Miller and Carlyle truly deliver, and the magnetism between the first three, balanced with the fierce presence of the latter, is pure cinematic magic that could only be because of their history, both as well - written fictional characters deeply etched into history, and actors playing them who largely got their break together off the back of the dynamic originaAs you may expect, the four main actors in McGregor, Bremner, Miller and Carlyle truly deliver, and the magnetism between the first three, balanced with the fierce presence of the latter, is pure cinematic magic that could only be because of their history, both as well - written fictional characters deeply etched into history, and actors playing them who largely got their break together off the back of the dynamic originaas well - written fictional characters deeply etched into history, and actors playing them who largely got their break together off the back of the dynamic original.

Marvel's newest film, Thor: Ragnarok (directed by Taika Waititi and written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost), is filled to the brim with references to Marvel Comics and, as it builds upon the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it is also filled with references to other Marvel films.

Even though they shared no actual scenes together, Banderas and Hayek's cinematic history and natural chemistry bring real spark to the screen, and Galifiankis has a blast as the is - he - isn't - he - the - villain role.

As an increasingly labyrinthine unraveling of emotions and histories, Toni Erdmann is full of some of the greatest cinematic surprises of the year and I dare wouldn't spoil the experience for you.

1939 is remembered as one of the greatest years in cinematic history.

The pair's unusual friendship — C - 3PO seems to be the only one who can understand R2's beeps and whistles — stands as the backbone of the entire original trilogy, which confirms their place as perhaps the most iconic non-living characters in cinematic history.

Purcell makes for one of the least convincing Draculas in cinematic history, playing him as a monstrous, animalistic being and nothing like the suave taskmaster we've seen in previous incarnations.

As with all franchises, even the stand - alone movie, which was intended to be an one - off affair, is viewed through rose - tinted glasses, a shining chapter in the cinematic history books.

It's the rare cinematic history lesson that almost inadvertently doubles as a cautionary tale.

That scene alone, with a tiny animated starfish and sponge surfing on Hasselhoff's hairy legs, could easily be ranked as one of the strangest moments in cinematic history.

Not inconsequential that the glimpses of self - shot porn are titillating and directorial: Television - procedural veteran Hoblit understands the seductive power of voyeurism — and in the middle of a cinematic period that questions history, it's telling that the trial hinges on a videotape procured from the room of a man mutilated by having his eyes torn out as he's reaching for his glasses.

King Kong, as character, icon and film, is one of the most recognised images in all of cinematic history.

And then there's Martin Scorsese's direction, which is just as much a star as De Niro; along with cinematographer Michael Chapman, Scorsese imbues the film with a distinctive, memorable visual style that's rightly earned its place in cinematic history.

Banned virtually everywhere until only recently, and still censored in countries such as the United Kingdom, Cannibal Holocaust is a well made and arguably worthwhile piece of cinematic history.

8:00 pm — TCM — On the Waterfront Marlon Brando's performance as a former boxer pulled into a labor dispute among dock workers goes down as one of the greatest in cinematic history.

Played by a number of huge names in film and on the small screen, such as Mark Hamill, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and most recently Jared Leto, the character has become one of the most talked about in cinematic history.

Legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille earned a place in cinematic history when he helped create Hollywood's first feature - length film, an event that established Hollywood as the motion picture capital of the world.

Sylvester Stallone stars in the greatest boxing saga of all time and triumphs as one of the most inspirational characters in cinematic history.

As the years went on and Wright continued to create equally wonderful cinematic gems in Hot Fuzz, The World's End and the criminally underseen and underrated Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Wright would further cement himself as one of the most imaginative and hilarious directors working not only today, but throughout the history of cinemAs the years went on and Wright continued to create equally wonderful cinematic gems in Hot Fuzz, The World's End and the criminally underseen and underrated Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Wright would further cement himself as one of the most imaginative and hilarious directors working not only today, but throughout the history of cinemas one of the most imaginative and hilarious directors working not only today, but throughout the history of cinema.

All About Eve Year: 1950 Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe Why it's essential: This movie used to get brushed off as essential for gay audiences, and while it does pretty much function as the Gay Bible — in that there's a lot of fascinating history and memorable one - liners, but too few people are actually familiar with the text — we've long passed the point where it's acceptable to think of All About Eve as anything less than a cinematic classic.

Deakins is given the keys to the kingdom here and every moment of Jesse James looks like mythology pulled through a cinematic loom, often leaving the edges of the frame lanolin - indistinct as they trail off into history.

Its similarities to that cornerstone of modern Asian cinema do not however prove to be its undoing as Memories of the Sword is an often beautifully realized, artfully photographed cinematic experience filled with rich characters and even richer histories.

Few are the promises in cinematic history that raise hairs and moisten palms as much as an assertion of complete fact, that what is incoming is God's truth and you can take that to the bank, buster.

The Creature From the Black Lagoon remains as one of horror's most classic monsters and to this day still holds up as one of the coolest monster suites in cinematic history.

Ken Jeong shows up as the angriest gynaecologist in cinematic history (not that he had many other actors to beat to the title).

Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is described as «an all - new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.»

Cronenberg's carefully crafted characters could just as well be action heroes in the same summer movies that forfeit emotional depth for bigger explosions, but perhaps the attention to detail is exactly what separates «A History of Violence» as a piece of cinematic excellence.

Trintignant and Huppert are here repositioned as father - daughter George and Anne, but their cinematic history goes back even further, as the actors also played husband and wife in Michel Devill's 1981 Patricia Highsmith adaptation, Deep Water, which only adds to the sordidly incestuous extra textual subtexts floating around.

Festival director Clare Stewart said: «Featuring extraordinary performances from the British talent in front of the camera and vividly directed by Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game does cinematic justice to Alan Turing's vision, determination and personal story as well as his enduring impact on British history and contemporary life.»

That doesn't mean that he wasn't in command of an elite unit of soldiers in his history, and using an established character like Reb Ralston as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s liaison to the government would be a nice nod to fans, and a good way to hint at some of Fury's cinematic history.

As the 19th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began in 2008 with the Robert Downey Jr. — led Iron Man, Infinity War packed a literal decade's worth of universe - building into this weekend — a crossover event that Disney unironically dubbed as «the most ambitious crossover event in history.&raquAs the 19th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began in 2008 with the Robert Downey Jr. — led Iron Man, Infinity War packed a literal decade's worth of universe - building into this weekend — a crossover event that Disney unironically dubbed as «the most ambitious crossover event in history.&raquas «the most ambitious crossover event in history.»

And speaking of those legs, the one thing Carano did accomplish is the dethroning of Famke Janssen (Goldeneye 1995); as she can now proudly wear the title of having the sexiest choke - hold in cinematic history.