Sentences with phrase «classic film history»

In reality, the pictures are constructed from Sherman's ideas about precisely just such moments in classic film history.

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The film does a fine job at presenting the facts, and with that being said, it's a genre classic that is a must watch for war or history enthusiasts,.

From the sands of Iwo Jima, to the rocky cliffs at Normandy, brush up on history with these best - reviewed, all time classic World War II films.

FLIX ® is a celebration of all things cinema, from knee - slapping comedy to face - slapping film noir, get ready to experience the history of Hollywood, one classic at a time.

If you love classic cinema, Judgement at Nuremberg is a stunning, well acted film that recounts an important part of history.

The film is very good, great history, very interesting and engaging, special effects and spectacular action scenes, as well as having one of the classic scenes of cinema.

Alas, my heart sank when I realized that the film I was about to see was not a remake of the 1995 forgotten Cindy Crawford - William Baldwin classic but a in fact change of pace low - key political drama from the go to high concept action film - maker of the past decade, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr & Mrs Smith) focusing on the Plame Affair, one of the key scandals in recent American political history.

Cooper also manages ARRAY @ The Broad, an on - going film series featuring classic and contemporary films curated with an eye toward the intersection of art, history, and cultural identity.

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.

The two genres have a history of interchange, be it the influence of classic Westerns on the films of John Carpenter (who even penned two obscure Westerns, El Diablo and Blood River) and George A. Romero or the parallel development of the giallo and the spaghetti Western in Italy.

In his eloquent fulmination on «the De Palma Conundrum,» The New Yorker's Richard Brody says, «De Palma's peculiar fealty to the history of cinema — his overt dependence upon the films of Alfred Hitchcock and his plethora of references to other classic filmmakers... results in zombie - like movies.»

SPECIAL CITATION: To Turner Classic Movies for the breadth and intelligence of its film programming and its commitment to film history.

You may have heard that Paddington 2 was not only the BEST REVIEWED FILM of 2017 but in all of Rotten Tomatoes history... we saw it feature on a number of respected critics» top 10 lists and we want to know what all the fuss is about so, keeping in line with the explicit, fringe and classic programming you've come to grow and love from Academy we've decided to put on a Paddington double feature....

Leading to one of the most satisfyingly - earned endings in Hollywood film history and with every single actor from the leads to the supporting cast (William Sadler, Clancy Brown, and Bob Gunton among them) on not just career - best but definitive form, «Shawshank» is simply a masterclass in classic Hollywood storytelling, on every conceivable level.

With at least a dozen classics spanning just as many genres, Tsui stands among the most accomplished directors in film history, Hong Kong or otherwise.

The master of the specific subgenre called body horror and the man who put out such classics as Dead Ringers and Videodrome, the Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg seemingly stepped out of his (dis) comfort zone and delivered one of the best movies of the first decade of this century when he made the film cleverly and multilayeredly called A History of Violence.

2:45 pm — TCM — Kwaidan Japanese ghost stories have a long and hallowed history, and this omnibus film is perhaps the most classic example of them on film.

There are few times in history where a classic film has been remade with improvement.

The lack of any nominations for his films which are absolute classics and an integral part of cinemas genre history is much more shocking when other filmmakers have simply missed out at the final ballot stage whereas Leone didn't even get to hear the starting pistol fire.

Book - length film studies by amateurs can be traced back to Salman Rushdie's 1992 The Wizard of Oz, the volume that launched the BFI Film Classics — possibly the most bountiful book series in the history of film criticism in any language, and one that sums up some of the gains criticism generally can boast over the same period, when DVD extras, building on the precedents established with laserdiscs, started to become institutionalized.

Transgender actress Daniela Vega stars in A Fantastic Woman and could very well make history at the Oscars by becoming the first transgender actress nominated for an acting role in the foreign language film should Sony Pictures Classics play their cards right.

This touching tale that riffs on classic horror history is easily Tim Burton's best film in over a decade, and Martin Landau's science monologues as Mr. Rzykruski made me want to stand up and cheer.

I don't believe a lot of those books would have any meaning for you, unless you can't imagine what classics from philosophy and literature exist... You are probably profound guy in many respects, but I don't think you want to loose time on connecting realism, modernism and postmodernism through literature, history, philosophy and films.

FilmStruck represents the first time in history that such a broad spectrum of classic films has been so readily available for film - lovers to consume.

In some circles it has come to be considered a modern classic, fitting comfortably alongside some of the most innovative and ground - breaking films in the history of the medium.

Besides reviewing films, she lectures on film history, particularly the silent film era, has served on the board of the Meramec Classic Film Festival and is a long — time collaborator with the St. Louis International Film Festival, serving on various juries.

With its stunning visual style, sly subversion science - fiction and horror genre conventions and one of the most terrifying and memorable monsters in screen history, «Alien» became an instant film classic from the moment it burst forth — literally — in the summer of 1979.

Back in the fall, we learned that Sony Pictures was reaching back into literary history for a new live - action and computer generated hybrid film by adapting Beatrix Potter «s classic character Peter Rabbit for his own movie.

Kino's sterling visual transfer at least allows classic film buffs to assess the movie's place in history without fighting through material wear and tear.

In 2007, it was because they honored Charles Tabesh, Turner Classic Movies Senior Vice President of Programming and New Media, and Robert Osborne, the cable channel's on - air host whose wealth of knowledge about films, film history, and film folk, may be inexhaustible.

7:00 p.m., Room 6BCF — «Blade Runner» 30th Anniversary Celebration For geeks keen on a bit of film history, this should be one of the highlights of the weekend: a panel, hosted by Paul M. Sammon, who wrote the seminal book on «Blade Runner,» and was on - set throughout, on the making of Ridley Scott «s sci - fi classic, with a number of cast and crew members on stage with him.

Meanwhile, Michael Coate has just posted a new History, Legacy & Showmanship column, featuring an interview with filmmaker Vincent Pereira on the subject of Dario Argento's classic giallo film Suspiria, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year.

But even before he made film history with those unforgettable classics, he was writ...

I agree with his viewpoint that younger generations and more of the general populace should be more open to watching classic movies, but I don't think he realizes that there are a lot of young, passionate film enthusiasts that are well versed in the history of cinema, and many of them attend Fantastic Fest.

But even before he made film history with those unforgettable classics, he was writing about the state of contemporary film as a critic for the British newspaper the Spectator in the late 1930s.

Set in Paris in 1899, his new film combines outrageously styled visuals, songs from every era of pop music history, and a classic story of impossible love between a struggling writer and a world nightclub siren.

His film credits include three Mel Brooks classics — Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety and History of the World, Part I.

In looking at the short history of direct - to - video Disney sequels, as well as comparing and contrasting the 1950 gem Cinderella with the 2002 clunker Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, it will be clear that for more than a decade, the heads of production at Disney were sacrificing quality and bastardizing classic films merely for quick financial gain.

The history of Polaroid began 75 years ago, with its roots stemming back to Polaroid instant film, cameras and camera accessories — thus was the introduction of the famous Polaroid Classic Border Logo which is still recognized today as a true landmark of photography.

He specializes in creative non-fiction articles about travel and culture, food, wine and beer, running and triathlon training, sports, fitness, health, military history, classic vehicles, communications and film festivals.

Everyone should be familiar with Lara Croft and a game know as Tomb Raider, with it not only being one of the most classic video games in history, there have also been films made from the game featuring A-List actress, Angelina Jolie as Ms. Croft and another Tomb Raider film is said to be on the way.

It also includes films and lectures with some of the classics from the history of performance art, as well as contemporary performances.

Inspired by classic group portraits throughout art history, she has taken black - and - white film photographs of the artistic crowd inhabiting Bushwick today, which will be exhibited alongside her photos of early Bushwick and Panero's writings on the neighborhood.

Of particular interest for cinema history is Thirty Years of Motion Pictures (1927), Terry Ramsaye's film adaptation of his classic A Million and One Nights (1926) about the early years of the motion picture industry.

They learn about their country's history through film genres like classic western's and iconic movies that mark historical moments.

Art history is also brought firmly into the here and now with three classic projected films from Marina Abramovic from the 1970s and 80s - including one where she dances until she drops.

Born in 1960 in Vancouver, Canada, Douglas is known for his films, photographs and installations that use new and outdated technologies, the media of cinema, TV and photography, the conventions of various Hollywood genres (including film noir and the Western) and reference classic literary works (notably, Samuel Beckett, Herman Melville, Joseph Conrad, Marcel Proust, and Franz Kafka), to examine intersections of history and memory in evocative, mesmerising artworks.

Through the mediums of photography, paint, film, sculpture or installation, Elk confidently switches between classic themes of art history and more radical and witty ideas.

Discover the forest's colourful history, from medieval kings to commoners, and then kick back and enjoy one of three classic films.