As far as
classic films go, Psycho is one of the most recognized by casual film watchers and movie buffs alike.
As far as
classic films go,
Not exact matches
Stanley Kubrick's
classic movie about an ultraviolent teen
went so far in showing horrific antics, including house invasion and rape, that numerous countries banned the
film for decades.
When adjusted for inflation to even the playing field, the top - earning
films at the US box office include many old
classics, from overall winner «
Gone with the Wind» to a couple Steven Spielberg favorites and a Disney animation.
One more thing... Apple is in discussions to lease office space at The Culver Studios, home to the studio that was used to
film Gone With the Wind, Lassie, and other movie
classics.
Of course, aging Jesus Freaks and Episcopalians alike are all about that brevity thing, so they happily
go along with «the Dude abides,» another
classic line from the
film.
Speaking about the
film recently in Los Angeles, Cera — who in this
film, takes some refreshingly bold steps away from his usual one - note nerd persona — and co - writer / director Edgar Wright (who also did the zany cult
classics Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) discussed the meaning of the
film, the stretching Cera had to
go through for the role, and the way in which the
film's hyperkinetic action sequences are really just the same as the dance scenes in Grease or a Gene Kelly movie.
When I imagined my summer break this year, all I could think about was
going to the beach, sipping iced tea, and catching up on my favorite
classic films I've recorded throughout the semester.
As far as sentimental father - son stories set around baseball
go, the
film is a
classic.
The leading lady
went full - on Americana in a patriotic swimsuit and white cowboy boots for the
film, Myra Breckinridge — giving the
classic boot a sexy upgrade.
I
went for a modern 90's vibe today — it was one of my favorite decades for
film and fashion the first time round (think Sex And The City, Clueless, Melrose Place and other cult
classics!)
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.
Take in a
film:
Going to the cinema is a
classic date idea for a reason, just make sure you fit in an after - show drink!
Classic rock fan, many tattoos, I play guitar, Favourite band is ac / dc, love Star Wars, 80's
films, I
go to lots of gigs, love the American office, daredevil, Gotham, narcos, the flash, etc...
Many
film fans assume that Mitchell won his 1939 Best Supporting Oscar for his portrayal of Gerald O'Hara in the blockbuster
Gone With the Wind; in fact, he won the prize for his performance as the drunken doctor in Stagecoach — one of five Thomas Mitchell movie appearances in 1939 (his other
films that year,
classics all, were Only Angels Have Wings, Mr. Smith
Goes to Washington, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
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.
This
film reminds us that
classic films of years -
gone - by can hold their own against today's «blockbusters» if treated with care.
I can't say I can fully blame the critics, because even though, like I said, I like this
film alright, it has more than just some decent, if annoying punk rock
classics to give you (Yes, I'm
going to say it again) «heebie - jeebies» (There).
In all honesty this
film feels more like an adaptation (to a degree) of the Gary Cooper
classic, but either way you look at it, there isn't too much originality
going on here Mr Hyams.
Their latest adventure into the
classics is «I Know Where I'm
Going», a simply plotted
film that still manages Read more...
Charlotte Brontë's
classic Victorian novel, Jane Eyre, has been adapted for TV and
film multiple times, but that did not deter director Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) and screenwriter Moira Buffini (Tamara Drewe) from giving it another
go.
This was very interesting to watch, due to the
classic directors speaking their minds on the matter, but truthfully, once they are
gone,
film will be dumber and dumber.
From there, he
went back and forth between German and American
films, eventually working on such
classics as «Working Girl» and «Goodfellas.»
Spawning a juggernaut of a franchise featuring a number of sequels, comic books, toys, novels, and Internet videos, «Predator» has become completely immersed in pop culture and
gone from a cult
classic to an iconic
film.
We've known the new
film, directed by Josh Trank (Chronicle) will have some radically different concepts
going on than we're used to seeing in the
classic Fantastic Four comics.
As
film versions of
classic Television shows
go, this happens to be one of the most appealing, from «The Hangover» director Todd Phillips.
Compare its plot to those of the
classic Gothic novels and
films in which a young, naïve woman marries a mysterious man, moves into his ancestral home where she is greeted by sinister domestic staff, and
goes on to find clues that suggest a horrible family secret.
I think this is a
film that will
go either way with audiences, I think some will find this
film to be an instant
classic while others will scratch their heads and ask themselves «why was that even made?»
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.
Instead of his realisitc look in the upcoming live - action Jungle Book
film, Disney decided to
go for the more
classic Baloo look from the original
film.
Though Warners is likely hoping that the big problems of getting
classic anime Akira converted to a live - action version and up on screen are now behind it, the issues bringing the
film to life haven't quite
gone away.
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
film presents some
classic Marvel laughs and scenes, but what does it mean when I know what the punchline is
going to be?
To be honest, I also look at
films that I grew up with like Dark Crystal and Labyrinth and for Jim Henson at the time they were flops in terms of their theatrical release, but they
went on to become
classics that people still buy to this day.
From the epic «
Gone with the Wind» to the intense «The Little Foxes,»
classic Hollywood was able to create
films that operated as lush, at times bombastic spectacles in order to showcase the strengths of their leading ladies.
The best comic - book movie in a long time, though based on no comic, Lucy is a
film that mates
classic Besson with Quentin Tarantino in a
go at the mystical, world - solving vision found in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life.
«The delightful animated
film from 1991 plays as
classic animation, but if you want to
go a level deeper into the story and into the songs and into the emotions, that's what this live - action
film delivers: a greater depth of emotions,» says director Bill Condon.
You
go from action
films to Oscar
films to perceived
classics to independent
film.
-- or
go all but unnoticed at the Oscars and become something of a cult
classic, like his first
film, A Single Man.
The thoroughly awful movie that resulted from their collaboration would
go on to become a midnight cult
classic, one of the most highly regarded so - bad - it's - good
films ever made.
«You don't need to
go ride today...» Sony
Classics has debuted the second official trailer for the phenomenal
film The Rider, which premiered at last year's Cannes
Film Festival and played at every other major
film festival - Telluride, Toronto, Sundance.
She's the one who introduced me to
classic films like
Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, etc. but she also didn't mind action flicks, I mean how many ppl
went to see movies like that w / their mom, ahah.
Inspired by the
classic 1962 French short
film La Jetée, 12 Monkeys
went on to become the rare financial success in the notoriously disaster - prone career of former Monty Python member Terry Gilliam.
Wahlberg recently spoke to MTV about the
film, which is still in development, and continues to suggest that it's
going to be pretty serious in tone, comparing it to a Scorsese
classic.
Whether or not this
film will
go down as the cult
classic that Rogen and Goldberg are clearly hoping for remains to be seen, but come the end of 2013, it will certainly register in the memory banks of cinema -
goers to a much larger degree than all the comedy
films that have preceded it this year.
His latest
film, Happy -
Go - Lucky, throws up another couple of
classic Leigh folk: Sally Hawkins» Poppy, a sunny giggle of a north London girl clinging to her youth as she approaches adulthood and her thirties; and Eddie Marsan's angry, ridiculous driving instructor.
By this point it's obvious how much the
film owes itself to The Blair Witch Project, as it
goes through more or less the exact same story beats as the found footage
classic.
The Room improbably
went on to become the equivalent of a cult
classic (if for all the wrong reasons), a
film made in direct contradiction of every rule of «good» filmmaking, but also one of the most purely enjoyable (if only ironically) cinematic experiences made in the last two decades (best seen and heard in a group of like - minded, possibly inebriated friends, acquaintances, and strangers).
Skip it and
go to a midnight B - movie or a
classic horror
film if you want some cheap thrills.