Sentences with phrase «cinematic world of»

Gary Ross did a solid job crafting the cinematic world of Collins» novels, but «The Hunger Games» was lacking in certain areas, particularly the action sequences and visual effects.

Not exact matches

There's a hint of cinematic fiction to the scenes or, at best, of a stunt that'll never work in the real world.

One of our favorites, so far, is «PlayStation VR Worlds,» a grab bag of five relatively short VR demos that showcase its cinematic and interactive qualities.

The schtick this time around is to marry the world of «South Park» with the tropes of Marvel's cinematic universe, offering a parody of superhero epics like «Civil War» (but with a lot more fart jokes, no doubt).

Five years after the cinematic conclusion of the Harry Potter franchise, J.K. Rowling is bringing back the wizarding world for a new spinoff series.

Less than twenty years later, the hotel established by Lucien Barrière on the Croisette was at the forefront of the beginnings of a cinematic event that became the most important film festival in the world — the Cannes Film Festival.

When it comes to the former, Korea and Japan are perhaps the best of the recent bunch, opting for an epic cinematic soundtrack to «a prayer for world harmony through mutual understanding in three parts.»

In their book Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus, Monica Murphy and Bill Wasik write: «In their maddened lunges and infectious bites, our cinematic zombies... are nothing less than projections of our timeless fear of rabies.»

The founders, Stephanie Danan and Justin Kern both hail from the world of film (one a producer and the other a screenwriter, respectively), which makes sense given that there is a cinematic quality to their collections — the individual pieces tend to move beautifully.

In all seriousness, though, the real US presidents are actually far more cooler than their cinematic caricatures, so let's take a look at our history and deliberate what the world of online dating would be like under four great US presidents.

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.

I enjoy immersing myself in the literary and cinematic worlds but also enjoy all the visceral pleasures of the real world too.

Throughout Marvel Studios» 10 - year cinematic history, we've seen the world saved multiple times, from threats ranging from a chunk of Earth poised to crash down and wipe us out like the dinosaurs in Avengers: Age of Ultron to the unkillable goddess of death in Thor: Ragnarok.

Battlefield action: Experience the cinematic intensity of World War II's biggest conflicts including D - Day, Stalingrad, and the Battle of Berlin.

This is a fascinating story about the power and entitlement others feel of art, with Kim Jong - il desperate for world recognition through the cinematic arts.

Boasting aliens, state - of - the - art special effects, a marquee star, and the greatest director of action the cinema has produced, War of the Worlds superficially fits the mold of the cinematic thrill ride.

However, one still wonders why on (Middle) Earth Jackson chose to shoot his new trilogy in this way and not allow the detailed world to be shown off in all its cinematic glory instead of it being masked by this peculiar effect (of course this won't matter in regular 24 fps 2D).

After the origin stories, the sequels sliding all over the quality spectrum, one Civil War, a Ragnarok, an Age of Ultron, and a gazillion buckets of popcorn sold the world over, the Marvel Cinematic Universe ascends to a state of supernova in Avengers: Infinity War.

On top of that there is over an hour of bonus material covering the creation of the world, the characters, the women of Wakanda, the tech, the cinematic evolution of the Black Panther character, and much more that is very solid.

Game Night ends up being a cornucopia of surprises that mark John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein as an up - and - coming force in the world of cinematic comedy.

Marvel's most unusual film of its Cinematic Universe is big on world - building, empowerment, strong (female) characters and jabs at the current state of the world.

The cinematic equivalent of shrink - wrapping, in which all of the ideas, feelings, characters, and images are neatly separated and hermetically sealed to prevent spoilage, abrasion, or any contact with the natural world.

(Or maybe it wasn't so skewed — as we see from some of their vintage home movies, their apartment gave a good view of the World Trade Center circa 2000, scene of the century's most cinematic catastrophe.)

The effects of slavery did not dissipate and most likely will not resolve themselves until complex and yes, black, heroes like Django are not the outliers but just the norm in a vibrant cinematic world allowing for multiple interpretations.

Coming just a few short months after the release of Paul Greengrass» 9/11 film United 93, World Trade Center immediately establishes itself as a completely different animal than its counterpart - as director Oliver Stone eschews the jittery authenticity of United 93 in favor of a far more traditional, thoroughly cinematic sort of vibe.

Epic cinematic depiction of the life of Alexander the Great (played by Colin Farrell) and how by the age of 32 he had conquered more of the known world than anyone before him, having defeated armies from Greece through Persia and all the way to India, establishing a short - lived Hellenistic empire stretching from Europe to Asia.

The mighty Norse god Thor, as played by Chris Hemsworth, is a fun presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ®, but his last stand - alone film («Thor: The Dark World») was the worst of the franchise.

THE ART OF SEEING WITH ONE»S OWN EYES By Kent Jones Darezhan Omirbaev, a world - class cinematic poet from, that's right, Kazakhstan

Toronto isn't necessarily relegated to being the sub-par fest: the program they have each and every year is tremendous, a dreamy feast for cinematic lovers everywhere, and quite possibly the most comprehensive of any in the world.

His last decade of films «W.» (too soon), «World Trade Center» (way too soon), «Alexander» (a disaster) and the sequel to his 1987 «Wall Street» proved he is completely out of touch with what modern audiences want in a cinematic experience.

I don't know what kind of cinematic world we'd be in if Hitchcock hadn't been around but I imagine it'd be rather bland and flavorless.

Unless you've been living in a cave for the better part of 2009, you've already heard the buzz surrounding Inglourious Basterds, an ultimate cinematic package filled with enigmatic performances, ultra-violent imagery, and a revisionist World War II narrative created over the course of a decade by director Quentin Tarantino.

Last night, the cinematic world lost one of its own.

Set in the world of Orson Scott Card's best selling novel, Empire, players embark a truly cinematic experience that pushes the boundaries of traditional arcade side scrollers.

Marvel Studios Kevin Feige explained that since superhero secret identities do not exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the movies will focus on the world governments demanding accountability and oversight of the superheroes forcing them to reveal their identities to the police.

New bonus features include a Sam Mendes feature Introduction, A Cinematic Life: The Art & Influence of Conrad Hall and The Library: A Further Exploration of the World of Road to Perdition.

Aside from introducing the comic characters to the cinematic world, X-Men, directed by Bryan Singer, also features the background of how Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Rogue (Anna Paquin) found each other and joined the X-Men.

The intensity of the film can't match the bolt - tightening, ticking - bomb tension of The Hurt Locker, but the real - world stakes provide tremendous consolation, culminating with a killshot that's both alarming and apropos in its anticlimactic - ness (don't expect any glorified, cinematic catharsis at the end of that night - vision raid).

Given that Tarantino is always in conversation * with the rest of the cinematic world, one can't help but feel that this is an implicit slap at Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, a gauzy history of the 16th president's effort to free the slaves that concludes with a flashback of the great man reading his second inaugural.

This was near the start of his post-May 1968 rejection of the filmmaking establishment; a period in which his determination to respond to the increasing radicalisation of the world with increasingly radical cinematic experiments also coincided with his relationship with the late Anne Wiazemsky (played by Stacy Martin), his wife and muse whom he first cast in 1967's La Chinoise, when she was 17 and he was pushing 40.

The Endless is a horror / sci - fi film like nothing the cinematic world has seen thus far and only serves to prove Benson & Moorhead as some of the strongest voices in the world of indie cinema.

Fantastic Four may not be as exciting or fun as most of the recent Marvel Cinematic Universe productions, but it gives you small things to appreciate, like a villain who is genuinely unafraid to kill, a story that doesn't present world destruction and salvation as pressing and inevitable, and a small cast enabling you to get well - acquainted with them.

One of the few constants in the ballooning Marvel Cinematic Universe is that tech wiz Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man) and tortured scientist Bruce Banner (a.k.a. the Hulk) are the two smartest people in the world and no one can hope to touch their ingenuity.

It is the reason why science fiction is my cinematic genre of choice — there is something thrilling about breaking the rules and getting away with it, and here is a world in which the laws of... Continue reading Annihilation

It's a cinematic testament to what citizen journalism can be and the crucial role of the media as a means to inform the world.

With the Marvel Cinematic Universe introducing a new generation of superheroes in its third phase — which also includes the debuts of the Wasp and Doctor Strange, the reintroduction of Spider - Man into the fold, and the upcoming solo Captain Marvel film — and Black Panther officially revealing Wakanda to the world, there's no reason a genius black girl with infinity tricks up her sleeve shouldn't assume the role of its most brilliant ambassador.

Look no further than True Lies for a cinematic example of how much the world has changed in the past twenty years.

With the exception of a few rare, chaperoned excursions into the outside world, these hothouse flowers — ages 16 to 24 when we meet them — sit in front of a TV devouring Hollywood history like a cinematic wolfpack.

A24 has carved out one hell of a corner in the cinematic world, releasing some of the most unique and inventive genre films in recent years.

The Cornetto Trilogy (aka «Three Flavours Trilogy») is a cinematic delight in every sense of the word, and its status as such was solidified with the third and final entry in the loosely connected trio of films, The World's End.