Sentences with phrase «classic film homages»

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NEW YORK (AP)-- George Romero, whose classic «Night of the Living Dead» and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh - devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died.

The video confirms Fishburne's earlier hint that the final ad would be a silly parody of the classic 1999 sci - fi film rather than a serious homage.

Even though Bloody Days tries to walk the walk and talk the talk, ultimately it feels less like a creative homage to a cult film classic and more like a shallow imitation with a hint of Tarantino flair.

Directed by and starring James Franco, this film is much more of an homage to the cult classic that is The Room, as well as a nod to the passion it takes to make something so terrible.

A stirring romance between an emotionally stifled sheep farmer and an irrepressible Romanian migrant worker, isn't shy about paying homage to the classic «Brokeback Mountain,» but in many ways, this British film turns out better.

Paying a homage to classic paintings and classic television acting, this film is one of the best of the 90's.

Helmed by «47 Meters Down» director Johannes Roberts, «Prey at Night» plays out as both a clever followup to the first film and an homage to classic John Carpenter joints like «Christine» and «Halloween.»

Carl Reiner's homage to film noir has Steve Martin as a detective on a case, acting and reacting to selected bits of classic noir.

Based on the hit novel by Ernest Cline, the film pays homage to the classic favorites of the last forty years.

He's a passionate filmmaker who, like many of us, absolutely adores Argento's classic, a film that he wants to pay homage to, so I'm rooting for the guy.

Farrands explains that the original opening of the film was to be a nightmare sequence that would've paid homage to Carpenter's classic opening scene, and he lays bare the Man in Black's intentions to sacrifice baby Stephen Lloyd and in turn transfer Michael's evil into young Danny Strode and then starting the cycle again.

Against All Odds is an interesting but ultimately flawed remake of the film noir classic Out of the Past (which is paid homage to by casting the star of the original (Greer, The Big Steal) as the mother).

Clearly an homage to Alan Clarke's 1979 classic Scum, this film re-deploys cliches with originality...

Jason and Brandon Trost's intentionally campy homage to classic underdog sports movies like «Rocky» and «The Karate Kid» (as well as other films ranging from «The Warriors» to John Carpenter's 80s oeuvre) is one of the strangest movies you'll ever see.

In their previous screenplays, Wright and Pegg have very shrewdly thrown genre conventions on their collective ear; they clearly love horror movies and action flicks and buddy comedies, and they understand the structure of those films with such clarity that they can rewrite the rules, scramble up our expectations and wind up with a creation that's both an homage to and a subversion of past classics.

It's a 2.5 D RPG platformer with stunning visuals that seek to pay homage to the brilliantly crafted Studio Ghibli films as well as classic Final Fantasy concept artists such as Yoshitaka Amano.

The classic comedy from the Python troupe is paid homage in the film through one of its most memorable weapons: the holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

Those who love horror films like Friday the 13th, Sleepaway Camp, Evil Dead, and various other 80s cult classics will love how this film plays as an homage to them.

I think when more people see this film they will really connect with it and in my opinion it is destined to become a cult classic just like most the films to which it is paying homage.

Few have had as varied and rich a career as Jacques Perrin, whose resume includes appearing in and co-producing the classic political thriller Z for Costa - Gavras, making an extended cameo in the French potboiler THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF, and making fascinating films in homage to the natural world.

If anything, this film in many ways is a homage to masters of the American Western like John Ford and Howard Hawks; in fact, there is a direct tribute to Ford's 1956 classic The Searchers, the film Hostiles most recalled for me.

Along with longtime producing and writing partner Grant Heslov, Clooney took the Coen Brothers» post-Blood Simple, proto - Fargo script and married a classic Coen Brothers» plot involving greedy, inept criminals, cosmic comeuppance, and film noir homage to a woefully misguided, badly underwritten, running racial subplot that could have been safely deleted altogether or rewritten as a standalone film.

WHY: Disney's live - action remake of «The Jungle Book» is one of the year's most pleasant surprises — a visually immersive adventure film that pays homage to the 1967 classic without feeling slavish.

The first film felt like a fun little movie to pay homage to some classic horror movies, and seeing the success, it felt like Wirkola put in everything he had to make sure that this movie stood on its own and it sure a fuck does.

Though the «sex equals death» rule isn't as prominent in modern horror movies that defy those decades - old tropes, «It Follows» is very much a retro homage to «70s and «80s genre classics, from the «Halloween» - esque synth score, to the striking similarities to «Nightmare on Elm Street,» both in Jay's perpetual helplessness and the film's dreamlike atmosphere.

At the film's recent press day in Los Angeles, Waugh and stunt coordinator Lance Gilbert talked about their longtime friendship and professional relationship, what it was like growing up together on the sets of «Smokey and the Bandit,» «Vanishing Point,» «The Blues Brothers» and «Bullitt,» why Waugh considers Gilbert one of the best stunt coordinators in the world, the challenges they faced pulling off practical stunts and capturing amazing action sequences realistically in - camera without CGI enhancement, and the entertaining Easter eggs they included as a homage to the classic car - culture movies of another era.

Darkness comes thisclose to reaching sci - fi classic status, but the screenwriters opt to pay homage to old stories instead of charting their own path making it feel more like a remake and not the fresh start suggested by the 2009 film.

After briefly hearing of this film in January, They Came Together looks to be a homage of the romantic comedies of classic American cinema.

The Real and Unreal in Blade Runner 2049 — David Sims believes the film wrestles with ideas of artificial consciousness in exciting new ways while still paying homage to Ridley Scott's classic.

The first (and probably the best) horror film from master Mario Bava works as both an homage to the Universal monster classics and an early harbinger of the graphic violence that would eventually become a large part of Italian horror cinema.

The feature directorial debut of Brett Anstey, Australian import Damned by Dawn represents a stab at homage to the classic Hammer Horror films of yore.

Kevin Smith had once been on board for a soon - after cancelled remake of a classic 1980s comedy, Fletch, which, after seeing the type of effort he's turned in with this 1980s cop comedy homage (Smith does secure the once - retired services of Fletch's composer Harold Faltermeyer), may have been a blessing for that film's fans.

George Romero, whose classic «Night of the Living Dead» and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh - devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, dies Sunday, July 16, 2017.

A scene in this movie also pays homage to the classic Bond film Goldfinger.

The film wrestles with ideas of artificial consciousness in exciting new ways while still paying homage to Ridley Scott's classic.

Some may roll their eyes at the very obvious references to The Shining in this film, but I see them more as a nod and homage to a classic than Wan ripping off Kubrick.

The next, it's a mediocre homage to the chastely repressed romances of classic film.

Kung Fu Panda Year: 2008 Directors: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson Like Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle, DreamWorks» Kung Fu Panda punctuates its light - hearted, comedic tone with surprisingly poignant moments along with nonstop homages to a giant list of truly classic Kung Fu films, often scene by scene.

This is one of those animated films that not only can be loved by adults and children a like, but it also plays homage to classic horror.

But even with the obvious homages to proggy sci - fi classic «2001: A Space Odyssey,» the film has an emotional weight and kick.

Brian De Palma actually makes the wise choice in realizing that less - is - more, only pulling his stylish flourishes when necessary, such as the Battleship Potemkin homage with a baby carriage, which is a truly classic piece of filmmaking for both films.

Dead Rising 4 is both a homage and a parody of classic B - series zombie films.

From the one game directly based on a movie, The Warriors, to classic Western movies which inspired the look and feel of Red Dead Redemption, the noir - style movies L.A. Noire payed homage too, and the movies - upon - movies which have been parodied or reinvisioned when recreate famous locations and time periods in the Grand Theft Auto series, films have always played a huge part in Rockstar's development cycle.

Until Dawn is a successful homage to the tried and true formula of the stereotypical slasher film genre, mirroring the likes of the iconic Scream series, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the recent classic, Cabin in the Woods.

It's filled with great twists, some subtle homages to classic horror films (for true fans of the genre) and delivers an ending that you'll never see coming.

The style of the «Stranger Things» intro pays homage to Richard Greenberg, creator of many classic film openings («Superman,» «Alien,» and «The Untouchables,» to name a few) and a name that the show's creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, gave to Imaginary Forces for inspiration.