Sentences with phrase «cinematic versions»

Director Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar, The Good Lie) gets the 70s period details just right, and surrounds Wepner's shot at the title with cinematic versions of the cliched boxer looking for his chance to be a contender, sharply illustrating how much Wepner defined all that is celebrated about life in the ring.

Of all the cinematic versions of Dillinger's life and / or death, this is the most dramatically compelling.

Recalled in Laura Hillenbrand's 2010 book and here made grandly episodic in the manner of cinematic versions of the Bible and The Hobbit, Louie's story is ideal for such epic scale, yet it's also too complicated to be reduced to such notorious generic confines.

It was unlikely to make a profit or even survive unless church folks began to see the value of a cinematic version of the Bible.

This is the cinematic version of Aronofsky dragging a dog tied to the bumper of a car just to listen to it cry out in agony as it dies.

Despite these misgivings, I am grateful for this powerful cinematic version of The Fellowship of the Ring, and am determined to see it again.

Tom Cruise headlines a spectacular, all - new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy.

While the first two - thirds of the film contain enough political intrigue that the audience will ignore any slight historical missteps, the final third, when Philip's armada is approaching the English shore, takes us into true Harlequin romance territory, and we are force - fed a cinematic version of Sir Walter Raleigh guiding an unmanned ship into the Spanish Armada before it gets anywhere near the English Channel.

This great Elizabethean masterpiece comes alive in a rich cinematic version that proves the past 400 years have done nothing to dim its uncanny power to mirror the human condition.

I honestly can't comment on this as I haven't seen the cinematic version since it came out in the cinema way back in 2004.

Now I just saw the director's cut and it does clear things up (apparently) over the cinematic version.

«In the Heart of the Sea» is NOT director Ron Howard's cinematic version of Moby - Dick with an updated title.

It's as if the brothers have their own cinematic version of the uncanny valley, and Intolerable Cruelty fell smack dab in the middle of it.

On face - value, another cinematic version of The Beguiled, based on the book A Painted Devil by Thomas P. Cullinan, wasn't needed.

A condensed cinematic version of the six - part BBC series, the film combines the best of the multi-episode effort for the international market.

Going by the cinematic version of Abe's rule, a film should be long enough to last from its beginning to its end — and in the view of many of the directors who have brought films to Cannes this year, that can be a long time.

The «Select Scenes Commentary with Sally Potter» is not an audio commentary track but a ten - minute featurette of Potter discussing a few elements of the film in detail, such as the scenes of Orlando's asides to the camera (her cinematic version of the direct address sequences from the novel, but pared back through the shooting until there are only a few, very brief addresses, «a sort of complicity» she calls it) and the casting of Quentin Crisp («He is the true queen of England, he's my idea of royalty,» she confesses, as she describes his presence as way to turn the idea of sex and gender on its head right from the beginning).

«Remember the prophecy...» PureFlix has unveiled a trailer for the new religious propaganda movie called Samson, an epic cinematic version of the Samson and Delilah story from the bible.

Frederick Knott and Arthur Penn's play was very successful, ending its Broadway run only after a total of 374 performances, but it wouldn't be unfair to argue Terence Young's cinematic version reached even more impressive heights, as Wait Until Dark, the motion picture, is still loved and equally chilling even after exactly half a century of homages and plain imitations.

Sakurazaka's novel was inspired by playing one, and Edge of Tomorrow is essentially a cinematic version of Halo in which a single player gets unlimited lives so that he can learn to dodge all the enemies and win the game.

Sounds like pretty great casting to us, but if Cooper's not interested, let's fan - cast this baby ourselves and come up with some alternate choices for who might make a good cinematic version of the wrestling impresario.

It really happened, so here is the now - declassified cinematic version of events.

Adapted for the big screen by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and Tim Rose Price, the new cinematic version of the tale will roughly follow the book's plot, which finds a murder happening in the strange old house that is home to three generations of the same family.

Following on from the picture exclusive we smuggled out in April last year, the first teaser trailer for the cinematic version of BBC spy series Spooks, The Greater Good, has now hit the Interwebs.

«For Colored Girls» is Tyler Perry's cinematic version of Ntozake Shange's» For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf,» a collection of poetic monologues about abuse, abortion and other issues facing black women that was brilliantly staged in 1974.

We also see the gladiator version of Hulk fighting Thor in an alien arena on the planet of Skaar, giving us our cinematic version of Planet Hulk.

1) «Anna Karenina» From Terrence Malick «s «To The Wonder» to the aforementioned «Tabu,» the spirit of Leo Tolstoy «s «Anna Karenina» ran through a lot of film this year, so it's appropriate that 2012 saw a cinematic version of the original story that, while bold and cinematically inventive, manages to come close to being a definitive take on the classic, as well as being my favorite film of the year.

Telling the story of the 1996 expedition to Everest documented in Jon Krakauer's book «Into Thin Air», Everest is a cinematic version of that story - being presented in IMAX 3D in many locations worldwide.

Unlike George Lucas» Star Wars and Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings, this cinematic version of Mad Libs does so very little but cram as many plotlines, character archetypes, and borderline - plagiaristic effects and cinematography from the mega-blockbusters that came before.

A cinematic version of comfort food.

Michael Fassbender is leading the charge of «Assassin's Creed» (which will co-star Marion Cotillard), Tom Hardy is doing the same with «Splinter Cell,» «Kings Of Summer» filmmaker Jordan Vogt - Roberts is attached to «Metal Gear Solid,» and next summer, one of the biggest game adaptations will hit screens with a cinematic version of «World Of Warcraft.»

Early word is that the cinematic version boasts inspired performances, particularly from Depp and Streep as The Wolf and The Witch, respectively.

This is an excellent name dropping opportunity for those who like to pretend to care about art even if they haven't looked at the stuff since 1987, when Andrew McCarthy starred in the cinematic version of Ellis's seminal LA novel, Less Than Zero.

Not exact matches

Seen on a 72 cm CRT screen at home, though, it's like having the negative held up to your eyes - a lot of care and attention has gone into this transfer, and the fact that it looks so cinematic and so natural (despite Fincher's characteristically unnatural visual style) is reason enough to come back to this movie in its newly - mastered version.

Josh Brolin, fresh off turning half the Marvel Cinematic Universe to dust, steps in as Cable, a time traveler from the future with a rather violent approach to correcting the past, and Julian Dennison plays a mutant version of his Tupac - loving Hunt for the Wilderpeople character, here with a traumatic backstory and hands that shoot flame.

«His sister really is his guidance,» Aaron Taylor - Johnson said of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's version of Quicksilver.

This is Radiohead at their most cinematic, plaintive, lush, and, by the time you realize you're listening to such a distilled version of True Love Waits, heartbreaking.

Indeed, the director had set his sights on remaking Murnau's shuddery unauthorized Dracula adaptation, shooting both German and English language versions and applying his own unique cinematic aesthetic to the oft filmed tale of the bloodsucking undead.

However, Hooper's approach might divide the Les Miz fan base between those who approve of his attempt to give the show real cinematic flavor — while preserving the emotional impact of the music — and those who would've preferred there to be more emphasis on making the songs percussive and booming (like an excellent recorded version of the stage show).

The next six months will see a sprawling smorgasbord of cinematic sweetmeats being served up for our delectation, from the brain - scrambling brilliance of Pixar's latest charmer «Inside Out» to the darkest version yet of Shakespeare's accursed «Macbeth»; from super-spy antics in new Bond adventure «Spectre» to an obscure sci - fi flick called Star something or other...

Instead of being forced to imagine the original novel's characters through Luca Guadagnino's cinematic interpretation, we can watch for ourselves an alternative version with equally impressive actors.

«Godzilla: King of Monsters,» the sequel to the 2014 American version of Toho's famous kaiju franchise, will be part of a monster movie cinematic universe that also includes the upcoming film «Kong: Skull Island,» which Warner Bros. will release this March.

And though director Michael Mayer and screenwriter Stephen Karam come largely from the American theater, this sparkling version feels anything but theatrical; it has been gloriously shot and is beautifully cinematic.

This is the third version of the Ant - Man suit fans have seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far.

Both versions of Marvel vs Capcom 3 launched before The Avengers, before the cinematic event that has defined and shaped blockbuster cinema in the five years since.

After his version of DC's Aquaman was seen around the globe last week, Jason Momoa has been able to open up about his role in the expanding DC Cinematic Universe, and what part the King of Atlantis will play in that, as well as next year's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Spielberg himself making a tremendous impact on cinematic culture, is referenced in Cline's book repeatedly, but the Oscar winning director has removed nearly all his own references from the film version as not to toot his own horn.

figure of Thor brandishing an ax that may very well be the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Jarnbjorn, the weapon he wielded before he gained Mjolnir.

In addition to the opening cinematic, players can pre-order the game on Xbox One or PlayStation 4 through select retailers or the PlayStation store and receive the following bonuses depending on which version they pre-order:

Although the «Manic Pixie Dream Girl,» or MPDG, has been classified as a deeply distorted version of a modern female, forward - thinking filmmakers and writers are reevaluating the MPDG stereotype, and finding ways to humanize this cinematic dream girl.