Sentences with phrase «closest thing this movie»

One of the most predictable Academy Awards in years took a film - worthy twist as Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker beat out the closest thing the movies have to a Goliath — a film that just happened to be made by Bigelow's ex-husband.
The closest thing this movie came to provoking «thought» was when I wondered what they'd done to Bloom's eyes and why.

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So you go on a roller - coaster ride with somebody, you feel really close after that, or [you're] exercising, feel a little sexy; these things, so any kind of, you know, activity and things that, [you] go to scary movie, right?
Using a set of simple motions, viewers «can do complete navigation, go to menus, click on things, increase volume, or close a movie», says Softkinetic - Optrima CEO Michel Tombroff.
I'm smart, intelligent, I'm and open person, always motivated, I like helping others, I enjoy watching movies, I'm romantic and sincere I like trying out new things, my son is my everything (No baby mama drama) lol... I don't go clubbing or partying I find that pretty boring, I rather do other fun things with close friends and family.
Almost invariably, sports games on TV and in the movies are extremely close, go down to the Easton Baseball & Softball Equipment: * ƃuıddıɥs ǝǝɹɟ: Before we begin, let's talk about the most obvious thing in
i am hector martins 44 from flo i love being with people i love i love dancing swimming doing the out door things going to see the movies and being close to the love of my life
Because if it looks like what you're describing or even close to what I think it is, it will be a sad sad thing if this is the «future» of film making — mostly because I won't go to the movies anymore.
It's just that the movie wants to do certain things without actually putting in the effort to even come close to try to explain them.
Aside from the opening and closing scenes which bookend things, the movie takes place in a single day in each of the time periods, alternating back and forth between them.
Cillian Murphy is the closest thing to a hero (or at least anti-hero we can root for) in the movie.
Speaking of love, things go blooey instead of gooey whenever heroine and hero come close enough to touch; far from being sensual, let alone erotic, the movie proves to be not much fun at all.
The movie kicks off with a poorly CGI'd (for Zemeckis) shot of the hero standing in the Statue of Liberty's torch with the Towers looming across the water behind him, talking and talking and talking not to you but at you, often in bizarrely gargoyle - ish close - ups, about the amazing thing he's about to do, or is doing — as if convincing us to buy a ticket to the film we're already sitting there watching.
It doesn't matter how you cut it the only thing this movie had going for it was cinematography, It may be a technical marvel but if it can't keep me from falling asleep or the people in my theatre from leaving in droves it does not come anywhere close to getting a pass from me.
One of those marketing stunts was both of those things, and it saw Ryan Reynolds tweet his appreciation to the Vancouver police department for closing down the city so he could film his new movie: «Spider - Man.»
At a running time of close to two hours, Trading Places inevitably winds up feeling like too much of a good thing - with the movie's less - than - enthralling third act the most obvious victim of its overtly flabby sensibilities.
(«It's the closest thing we have to a movie,» comments Raine at one point.)
A lot of critics loved McDonagh's previous feature, In Bruges, but my criticism of that movie is the same one I have of this one: an inability to close things out with the same strength evident in the beginning and middle sections.
The young Texan's movie star aura makes for a weirdly magnetic, polished version of the original's unpredictable insanity, and his unhinged performance might constitute the closest thing this film has to actual merits worth recommending.
In what may or may not be a coincidence, the news comes just a few days after the trailer for Jennifer Lawrence's spy thriller Red Sparrow started getting attention, mostly for looking like the closest thing to an unofficial Black Widow movie we were ever going to get.
We can imagine the possibilities of the setup, and admittedly, when they all start piling into the hotel — a castle on a peak that certainly gives the aura of some evil things lurking within it — the introduction to each creature in succession is energetic and as close to fulfilling the promise of the premise as the movie gets.
There's no such thing as a perfect movie, but in the way that the script was handled, the way it was shot... it's a perfect film noir movie, or it's close to perfect, I should say.»
First - time director Dan Trachtenberg wisely plays things close to his chest, slowly revealing character motivations and shocking plot turns as the movie effortlessly skips from one genre to the next.
One thing all these movies have in common is they're absolute beauties in 1080p, and seeing that gorgeous production design and cinematography close up on a 55 - inch screen can only enhance the final impression the films make on AMPAS members
Mia's visions of evil things and whatnot resume in the new space, while the doll turns an increasingly sickly green (The movie's tendency to insert close - ups of the doll's face becomes laughable).
This is an enjoyable movie, but maybe Clarke should have leaned a little closer to the more traditional action blockbuster side of things if he wanted his interested, yet flawed thriller to convince.
But running a close second is Armageddon, Michael Bay's much - lambasted asteroid vs. oil drillers movie that is reportedly shown to NASA trainees for them to see how many things they can find wrong with it.
Wes Anderson movies are possibly the closest thing to an event movie for the... I was going to say something like «indie nerd cinephile set,» but the truth is Anderson's films are beloved by all kinds of audiences — those who love tentpoles, cineastes, sci - fi aficionados, etc..
Maybe everyone's steering clear of «Déjà Vu» (11/22), because the next closest things to an action movie are «Rocky Balboa» and «We Are Marshall»... and they both open on the same day (12/22).
applies his compilation skills to a far broader and artier canvas of more than 200 different movies from 130 + different directors, where mainstream filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock are outnumbered by experimental artists like Jonas Mekas and Bill Viola, and where the closest thing to voices of the mainstream comes from David Lynch and Robert Altman.
McHale, very funny on «The Soup», proves again that acting isn't his thing, and in a Disney animated movie subplot gone horribly wrong, Terry Crews plays a resort entertainer with his own troupe who show - up every five minutes to try to bring the couple closer together.
As Howard begins doing unspeakable things to Wallace, all the while telling him about how a walrus in the Black Sea was the only creature ever to show him any kindness, Teddy and Ally begin the search for their friend, which brings them into contact with Quebecois private investigator Guy LaPointe (played by a big - time, pseudonymous movie star who is close to unrecognizable here thanks to a fake nose and a ludicrous French - Canadian accent).
There's two possibilities at play here; on one hand, perhaps Marvel Studios is just playing things close to the chest and waiting to announce a new movie once Phase 4 arrives.
But with the majority of the big - ticket movies now having unspooled, things are starting to warm up, with a number of major deals closing in the last 24 hours or so.
Other things watched include a little Martin Scorsese, a little Edward Zwick, a little David Mamet magic (featuring Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants), some Motorohead and Anime before closing with the war in the parking lot, as the goofy yet delightful documentary, The Parking Lot Movie, makes it to Netflix Instant.
Sandberg's handling of this nifty far - then - close effect, which caught the eye of producers Wan and Lawrence Grey, is now the opening of the expanded movie, set in a textile factory at night, with Losten as an employee shutting things down for her boss Paul (Billy Burke), and encountering the gnarled, spindly - fingered figure when turning out a workroom light.
Beside Dorval, the best thing about the film is probably the cinematography, even though it sometimes calls a bit too much attention to itself, what with all the off - center close - ups, slow - motion tracking shots à la Wong Kar - Wai, B&W shots of Hubert talking to the camera, colourful fantasy cutaways... Still, you can tell that the kid has seen a lot of movies and instinctively knows how to recreate the things he likes in others» work through his own.
8:00 am — TCM — Gold Diggers of 1935 This movie is not even as good as Gold Diggers of 1933 (to which it is unrelated in plot), but it does have one thing that makes it eminently worth watching — the epic «Lullaby of Broadway» number that closes the show, with a full story - within - a-dance playing out through three verses of the song.
Scraping pretty close to the bottom of the comic book adaptation barrel is Man - Thing, the Marvel comic book character that has never really been wildly popular to begin with, and most people who aren't fans will probably confuse it with DC Comics more well - known character, and the subject of two movies of his own, Swamp Thing.
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But on closer inspection, the movie seems more atypical and dangerous (a good thing, since «A Dangerous Method» felt far too safe for a filmmaker known for exploding heads and genital mutilation), taking place primarily in a stretch limousine as it crawls through New York City (not exactly a cinematic conceit).
Distrust of remote power — a common feature of genre movies about groups in peril — is the closest thing Anderson has to a consistent theme.
Luc Besson's epic sci - fi adventure earned accolades for revealing its first footage at San Diego Comic - Con 2016, drawing comparisons from some of the Screen Rant team to it being the closest thing to a Mass Effect movie.
Though nothing is certain so early in awards season, the movie is the closest thing to a frontrunner in the current race for Best Picture.
We are back to our usual tangents, in particular on a certain actor that has Matt losing it, in tears, mid-show, and an angry ranting - slash - bit - o» - tomfoolery regarding Robert Redford's baseball movie to close things out.
That's not the first shot in the movie anymore, but it's pretty close to the beginning and it's the first thing I wrote down.
One thing that surprised me when the closing credits rolled was to see that Gabrielle Union and some other stars I hadn't recognized were in the movie.
At the start of the movie, James» father has just died, which is a rough thing for anyone to go through — except that James seems like a guy who was closer to his...
Fox remains to play this one close to the vest, but according to ComingSoon, the film is eying a Spring 2018 release date and is being described as «a Stephen King meets John Hughes horror movie,» similar to last summer's Netflix hit Stranger Things.
Among other things, the actress discussed how the horror thriller «Fear,» and the horror genre in general, influenced her decision to take on the role of Sylvia; how forming close working relationships with both Johnston and Bota while filming helped develop her character; and how she has already been receiving positive feedback from fans who have seen the movie.
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