Sentences with phrase «clashes over the film»

The cultural clashes over the film opened wounds we thought....

The cultural clashes over the film opened wounds we thought had healed, and they exposed currents of hostility toward Christianity that one would have hoped had disappeared.

Although the split was amicable, Miller and Reynolds clashed over the film's tone, and the casting of Cable.

Not exact matches

A good example of the clash over meanings is the 1988 controversy about «The Last Temptation of Christ,» a film version of the book by Nikos Kazantzakis.

The film retraces the steps of the bad boys and in a whodunit mystery style fills us in on all the lurid details, that also involves a clash with a wise - cracking vengeful gay Asian mobster head (Ken Jeong), an arrest by the police over the stolen police car, the smashing of the Mercedes convertible that Doug's father - in - law (Jeffrey Tambor) let his son - in - law drive and graphic photos in the end credits that further clear up the evening in question.

But layering over this film was rambunctious Rolling Stones and Clash tracks didn't do the action any favours, it just jarred the viewer, over and over, with little to no gain from it.

They go about it in a civil war over ideals (the ideals can be contrasted in both of the other films like when Optimus faces Megatron in the 1st film, a clash of ideals as the Autobots are persecuted by the humans and the Decepticons).

During his long and fruitful pairing with Gene Siskel, Ebert stoked that passion as the two frequently clashed on camera over a movie's merits, becoming the most popular and influential film critics of their — and probably any — era.

The director of the 2015 drama Mountains May Depart, Jia Zhangke, has clashed with the Chinese government over the content of his films throughout his career.

Walton Goggins, who plays the villain in this year's Tomb Raider film, opens up about his character's motivations as he clashes with Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) over the contents of a tomb he has spent the last seven years searching for.

However, reports came out that producers clashed over the whether the film had enough mainstream appeal.

Tarantino has been clashing with director Spike Lee for years over Tarantino's use of the N - word in his films.

Though ultimately her traditional point of view gains sympathy, the titular monarch is criticized for much of the first half, but gladly this much - acclaimed film values its captivating tale of clashing human personalities over any kind of polarizing political commentary.

«Solo» is the fourth film in Disney's revamped franchise machine to creatively malfunction: Director Josh Trank exited a still - unmade Boba Fett spinoff in 2015; Oscar - nominated filmmaker Tony Gilroy was brought in to save 2016's «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» when director Gareth Edwards» efforts missed the mark; and «Jurassic World» helmer Colin Trevorrow — who was originally hired to direct the next «Star Wars» movie, «Episode IX,» in 2019 — was shown the door following clashes over the script.

Though the generation - gap clashes between father and son over how best to confront institutional prejudice — and over Sidney Poitier's acting abilities — are another of the film's strong points, the plotting here becomes too contrived to be effective.

In the movie, Tommy clashes with both of them, but they stick it out; in reality, neither Smadja nor Schklair made it to the end of filming, with Smadja quitting over Tommy's refusal to hire a real line producer and Schklair leaving for an opportunity to work with Janusz Kaminski.

After the year of Charlottesville and clashes over Confederate statues, how we address the racist history of this country feels remarkably timely, and, hopefully, this film can be an important conversation - starter along those lines.

And over the last several months, we've heard rumors about the film making radical changes to the source material, and that director Josh Trank was clashing with the studio.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening February 27, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Crossing Over (R for sexuality, nudity, graphic violence and pervasive profanity) «Crash» - like ensemble drama chronicles the clash of cultures in L.A. resulting from the flood of immigrants attempting to attain legal status in the U.S. Cast includes Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd and Alice Braga.

The article claims that he clashed with director Sam Taylor - Johnson over script revisions and was only going to be paid $ 125,000 for the film.