Sentences with phrase «dark fantasy films»

In this time of dark fantasy films («Snow White and the Huntsman,» «Prometheus «-RRB-, violent war dramas («For Greater Glory «-RRB- and bland adult comedies («What to Expect When You're Expecting,» «Lola Versus «-RRB-, it's refreshing to see a fun, colorful movie the whole family can enjoy together.

In the case of Pacific Rim, apparently not much as director Guillermo del Toro seems determined to make sure the film does not to come across seriously, which is disappointing considering del Toro's background making both dark fantasy films with political allegories and creative comic book adaptations.

Oscar nominee will reunite with his Drive co-star Christina Hendricks for dark fantasy film set in a macabre underworld

His two nominations came in 2007 for the dark fantasy film «Pan's Labyrinth,» which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay.

Not exact matches

If you liked the first hobbit your probably going to like this, for those looking for a good fantasy film to see this year, this is a good choice to go see (though I think Thor 2 Dark world would be a better choice.)

For our first show of 2018, we welcome writer and critic Dr Eloise Ross, who joins us as we check out some of the key films from this month, including Steven Spielberg's paean to press freedoms The Post (01:04), Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water (05:46), Don Hertzfeldt's animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (10:23), and Ridley Scott's Getty dynasty biopic All the Money in the World (13:16).

We kick off the show looking at some of this month's key films, including Steven Spielberg's literally - ripped - from - the - headlines true story The Post, Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water, Don Hertzfeldt's animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts, and Ridley Scott's ambitious Getty family biopic All the Money in the World.

Last year we saw duelling «Snow White» films, the lighter «Mirror Mirror» in March followed by the darker fantasy «Snow White and the Huntsman» in June.Same situation this year, but the story this time is terrorists taking over the...

His previous films alternate between Spanish - language dark fantasy pieces, such as The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006), winner of three Academy Awards; and American studio movies, such as the vampire superhero action pic Blade II (2002), the supernatural adventures Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008); and the sci - fi monsters - versus - robots film Pacific Rim (2013).

But the film takes a darker turn when the fantasies spun by Wormold take root in the spy community.

Etheria Film Night screens an annual showcase of the best new horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, dark comedy, and thriller films directed by women for an audience including producers, managers, show runners, distributors, and genre fans.

Ghost bears more resemblance to the widely beloved fantasy films of Japan's Studio Ghibli, but it is darker.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Tim Burton's cinematic take on the first of three novels in Ransom Riggs» popular dark YA fantasy series, introduces Jacob (Asa Butterfield in the film), a child who ventures out to find the fabled Miss Peregrine (Eva Green), whom his late grandfather had told him so many enrapturing stories about.

I believed this to be the way movies naturally were, unaware then that I was poised at the cusp of a decade of filmmaking that would redefine fantasy and science - fiction, setting precedents for the genre with films like Back to the Future and Predator, E.T., and Blade Runner, Near Dark, and Miracle Mile — the well was as deep for flights of fancy in the Eighties as it was for incomparable character - driven paranoia in the Seventies.

The film is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality.

The third anime film based on the post-apocalyptic dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama.

Ever since I stumbled across his 1997 debut film Cube, which still stands up (despite its lesser sequels) as a very novel approach to cerebral horror or dark fantasy or violent sci - fi... -LRB-...)

The choice makes sense in theory — combining the dark thriller tones that made The Hangover a phenomenal success with the ribald stylings of Schumer and the empowerment fantasies which have made previous Feig films as popular as they are.

Synopsis: The Dark Horse comic R.I.P.D. is adapted by Universal Pictures with this fantasy crime film focusing on a newly deceased cop (Ryan Reynolds) who's drafted into a squad of zombie cops that battle the supernatural.

It's certainly a darker turn for the character on film, but still set within a fun fantasy environment, where bullets fly and hit their targets, sans blood or damage, and the victims ham up their death throes.

Last year we saw duelling «Snow White» films, the lighter «Mirror Mirror» in March followed by the darker fantasy «Snow White and the Huntsman» in June.

Not the American action movie maker but the creator of The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth, Spanish horror films of dark fantasy where the supernatural and the otherwordly are beautiful and horrible and terrifying but largely benign.

After Russell Crowe's one - two punch of Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind (both very standard, Oscar - friendly choices), the Academy chose a cynical musical (Chicago), a fantasy epic (Return of the King), a tiny, short story boxing fable with a pro-euthanasia message (Million Dollar Baby), a wild ensemble film about racism (Crash), a dark crime epic (The Departed), another dark crime epic with an inconclusive ending no less (No Country for Old Men), and a movie about modern India (Slumdog Millionaire).

As usual, the movies the CIFF team has compiled together are some of the best that Hollywood has to offer, including the Guillermo del Toro fantasy and award winning film - The Shape of Water, Dee Rees» Sundance favorite Mudbound, and Martin McDonagh's dark comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

From the producers of the Harry Potter films, but much darker, the story centers around a socially disconnected girl named Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe) who lives half in reality and half in a fantasy type world where she battles giants.

It has an expertly crafted mix of self - reflection, endearing comedy and unsettling dark fantasy that feels reminiscent of films like Spirited Away.

Jeunet became known for the feature films he co-directed with regular collaborations Marc Caro: dystopian comedy Delicatessen (1991) and the dark fantasy The City of Lost Children (1995).

When the studio departed from the type of high - spirited hijinks that headlined many of their successful»60s and»70s films in favor of somber realism and darker fantasy in the 1980s, they closed a chapter that many remember fondly.

(Interestingly, in what could also be known as «The Year of Stephen King,» the other film version of his work, The Dark Tower, a fantasy, was widely dismissed.)

In film, we speak with Alastair Siddons about his new release In The Dark Half — a feature that spans across genres from fantasy to horror, and from thriller to social realism.

South Wales About Blog Tim Lebbon gives reviews, excerpt, ebooks and films of various dark fantasy novels.