Sentences with phrase «classic film characters»

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Directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed) and starring Chadwick Boseman (Get On Up) as the Black Panther, the movie is the first standalone film for the classic Marvel Comics character after Boseman previously appeared as the Black Panther in 2016's Marvel film, Captain America: Civil War.

Translated, rewritten, retold, the stories have often changed their character, and while some — Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, for example — have become classics of children's literature and Hollywood films, many of the stories originally collected have fallen into obscurity.

In 1999 Alan Moore created The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which pulled characters from a number of classic (and public domain) novels and placed them together as a sort of super team (this innovative series was scrubbed into an abysmally average 2003 film).

That is where George — who calls himself «Napoleon Dynamite» because his floppy - curly hair and long build resemble the title character from the 2004 indie classic film — comes in.

Regal Cinemas offers its Summer Movie Express with family films for $ 1 throughout the summer, and Classic Cinemas gets in on the act with its Wednesday Morning Movie Series, which includes games and activities and visits from popular characters (and costs just a buck).

The plot of the film is not very different from the Universal classics: mad scientist, longed to resurrect the dead, comic character much alike Abbott and Costello, beauty who of course is taken by the «monster» (which is the Wolf Man), the climax with a burning building, while the battle of protagonists with a monster is going on and, of course, a happy ending.

The $ 451 million - grossing remake of the 1960 Rat Pack classic cemented itself in popular culture, and has even made it onto Betway's list of iconic films which celebrate casino — the iGaming operator gives nod to the suave sophistication of its title character (and Brad Pitt of course).

And while the film definitely has a silly side to it (McConaughey's character even has a nasty run of bad luck with animals biting him), it's hardly comparable to a genre classic like «There's Something About Mary.»

Reynolds» superb turn as unhinged central character goes a long way towards smoothing over The Voices» various faults, which finally does confirm the film's place as a distinctive black comedy that is, in essence, an instant cult classic.

Based on Mary Stewart's 1971 classic children's book The Little Broomstick, Mary and The Witch's Flower is an action - packed film full of jaw - dropping imaginative worlds, ingenious characters, and the stirring, heartfelt story of a young girl trying to find a place in the world.

Now regarded as a cinematic classic, I have to admit that Martin Scorsese's «Taxi Driver» was always a film that left me as isolated as it's lead character.

Intercut in the fantastical story of Martin's character are scenes from classic mystery and noir films.

Above all, the film is a classic of «poetic realism,» that distinct brand of pessimistic»30s French urban drama that gave lyrical, sometimes even surrealistic, interpretations to working - class romances and underworld characters, settings and dramas.

In some ways, Deadpool 2 is the best X-Men film we've had so far, as classic characters are presented here, and in the best ways yet.

The biggest problem with the film is that the marketing for it makes the viewer believe that the classic video game characters will play a key role in the film while they honestly have minor cameos.

The legend of Superbad, Jonah Hill, also stars in this classic comedy, but his character is pointless in the film.

Perhaps the most memorable reveal comes at the end of the trailer when we see Charles with his classic bald head, which Patrick Stewart's older version of the character is so well - known for having in previous X-Men films.

Though the film follows a pretty standard cops - and - robbers formula, it does so with such razor - sharp proficiency and well - drawn characters that it succeeds not just as a terrific genre film but a modern American classic in the same vein as «No Country for Old Men.»

My biggest problem is that the film was obviously trying to set up a trilogy-esque story, like many of the fantasy classics out there, with the characters of Soren and Kludd.

The film is directed by David Yates (the Harry Potter films, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and penned by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer and based off the classic character from Edgar Rice Burroughs

It features actors who showed up in the third cycle of Star Wars films that began in 2015 with «The Force Awakens,» in which classic characters like Han Solo, Chewbacca and Leia were mixed in with new ones played by Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and John Boyega.

sung by Mick Jones as himself in a cameo that makes a strange sort of sense within the films context of cloning; a minor character with a freckle fetish who regards Anne of Green Gables as an erotic classic; and one of the most achingly powerful evocations of longing that I have ever seen.

The film, from director Ava DuVernay, based on Madeleine L'Engle's classic novel, stars Oprah Winfrey as Mrs. Which, Reese Witherspoon as Mrs. Whatsit, Mindy Kaling as Mrs.. Who, Chris Pine as Mr. Murry, Gugu Mbatha - Raw as Mrs. Murry, Zach Galifianakis as The Happy Medium, André Holland as Principal Jenkins, Levi Miller as Calvin, Deric McCabe as Charles Wallace, and introducing Storm Reid as the iconic literary character Meg Murry.

The set designers are VERY indebted to classic films and the script is mostly weak, humourless and lacks anything called «character depth» or «story development».

Real - life stuntwoman Zoe Bell (who doubled for Uma Thurman in «Kill Bill» and Lucy Lawless in «Xena: Warrior Princess») and Tracie Thoms (whose role would have been played by Pam Grier or Samuel L. Jackson in any other movie) deliver great performances throughout their half of the film, but it's Kurt Russell who walks away with «Death Proof» as Stuntman Mike, yet another excellent addition to his rogue's gallery of classic characters.

The film will follow Don Quixote and how he believes an advertising executive played by Adam Driver is Sancho Panza, the main character from the classic Do Miguel de Cervante's novel from 1605.

A bit more over the top than the recent R - rated animated film, Batman: Gotham Gaslight (reviewed elsewhere on this site) which had a more traditionally cell animated look, Batman Ninja is a visually dazzling and fun film and an interesting take on the classic DC characters which include The Joker, Harley Quinn, Gorilla Grodd, various Batman villains, and members of the Bat Family as well.

Based on Mary Norton's classic novel The Borrowers, this film features striking animation and a story that's rich, detailed and full of vividly engaging characters.

Based the outstanding novel by William Peter Blatty, which was turned into the classic film directed by William Friedkin, THE EXORCIST has all the potential to be a great TV show, as it can explore the characters over time and have a very slow build up.

In addition to the Dora Milaje, another classic Black Panther character in the film is Erik Killmonger, played by Coogler's longtime collaborator Michael B. Jordan.

Sure, there are elements of style and structure that harken back to classic films, but this character, Louis Bloom, he's one of a kind.

Hollywood has been trying to get this massive ensemble of classic fairy tale characters together in a film since the early»90s and Disney gave the big opportunity to Chicago director Rob Marshall, with Lapine adapting the story to script.

Based on Patrick Jean's spectacular short film Pixels sees aliens invade Earth in the form of classic»80s arcade characters after mistaking a video feed featuring footage of Pac - Man, Donkey Kong and Space Invaders as a declaration of war.

For just $ 70 you can have the above 18 × 24 screenprinted poster featuring a new stylized look at Michael Myers designed by Gary Pullin, as well as the limited edition T - shirt pictured below designed by Justin Osborne, featuring a classic montage of all the main characters from the film, plus a Judith Myers headstone resin magnet, Rabbit in Red replica matchbook memopad, prismatic sticker, and a collector's box.

For a while, the film has the classic structure of a prison movie, with escape the main goal, and the cast of characters surrounding them.

February's Black Panther is more than just the first MCU film to be headlined by a Black character (though that is a pretty big deal)- it's a chance to see a classic Marvel property with connections to the deepest parts of the publisher's lore brought to life in stunning detail.

The performers continue their exemplary work from the 2009 film, embodying their own versions of these characters rather than simply imitating the «classic» cast of the 1960s show.

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 Swift).

Porco Rosso, another «canon» classic from Studio Ghibli, somewhat bucks the trend of the majority of director Hayao Miyazaki's other films, in that it feature a male character as the main protagonist.

It's an incredible thriller, a throwback to classic Hitchcock films (particularly Rear Window), and features one of the best characters ever in a Carpenter film: Lauren Hutton's amazing Leigh Michaels.

Directed with the equal energy by British director John Hough, whose lean, high - powered action scenes are energized by the dynamic, almost child - like performances of his thrill - addicted characters, it's a classic of seventies speed cinema, where car chase and stunt films were really about rubber hitting — and leaving — the road.

Also, if you're looking to break into films, these classics are a great starter to learn story techniques, character development, weaving theme with plot and subplots... It's just an invaluable source of educational wealth.

classic films like Do the Right Thing and She's Got ta Have It, being a character - driven drama set in a sweltering Brooklyn.

Overall, this latest addition to the King Arthur filmography is at best mildly enjoyable schlock with some cool moments scattered about here and there, and at worst an inconsistent take on a classic character with an unpromisingly shaky foundation on which to build a film franchise.

Over 200 puppets and sets were created for the film, and that several of the character names — Victor, Elsa Van Helsing, Edgar «E» Gore and Mr. Burgermeister — were inspired by classic horror films.

I love Donald Glover «s look as Lando Calrissian, especially the way in which we meet the character, and Emilia Clarke «s mysterious character makes a grand interest that harkens back to classic films of the 1940s and 50s.

The rest are of the supplements are just grace notes: a relaxed interview with actor Rod Taylor, a tribute to «The Original Inglorious Bastards» with director Enzo Castellari and actor Bo Svenson (who both make cameo's in QT's film), a mock - featurette on «The Making of Nation's Pride» (with the performers all in character — Eli Roth has a blast playing the sneering autocratic German auteur of this «lost» classic of Nazi propaganda cinema) and montages showing the playfulness of QT and his cast and crew on the set.

But like many other sequels that have come before it, A Bad Moms Christmas makes the classic mistake of thinking the addition of several new characters and subplots is the same thing as building off of the first film's story in any meaningful way.

But none of the film's scenes or characters suggest an improvement on the 1950 animated film, or on many of the other, non-Disney adaptations of this classic fairy tale.

Studio bosses recently announced plans to give the character a revamp in a new film, to be directed by Chicago filmmaker Rob Marshall, with a story set 20 years after Andrews» classic 1964 musical.