Sentences with phrase «disastrous making of the film»

The book provided a unique insight into the disastrous making of the film, and a look at the bizarre personality of Wiseau himself, whose exact background remains a mystery.

Not exact matches

While 2002's Lost in La Mancha chronicled the disastrous 2000 attempt to get the film made, the planned sequel documentary will have to settle for the satisfaction of completion instead of critical triumph.

When Wiseau and Sestero clash — the baby - faced actor becomes the de facto voice of reason on the film's chaotic set, thanks to every disastrous decision Wiseau makes — The Disaster Artist reveals itself as a nuanced portrait of the jealousies that arise when the creative process goes haywire.

I am prepared to suspend belief and even a film with no redeeming value of any kind can still be a well made film with believable characters, except, when the disastrous outcome is true.

Like with the films of Mr. Boll, the blunt farce of Beyond the Reach's disastrous final act takes on a briefly transcendent quality, as though No Country for Old Men was made in the 80s with Anton Chigurh reworked to be more like Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers.

Now, for his comeback (of sorts), he's reunited with Diablo Cody and Charlize Theron, respectively the writer and star of Young Adult, the last film he made before that disastrous twosome and arguably his best movie overall.

The list of icons making appearances was truly unprecedented: Superman soars twice — once in the «return» and the other as Ben Affleck; Crockett and Tubbs exude cool; Ethan Hunt falls short; Captain Jack Sparrow sets the stage for the finale; Jack Black sometimes wears stretchy pants; Huey Long is resurrected and somehow over-played by Sean Penn; the mass appeal of the DaVinci Code novel fizzled onscreen; Robert Altman's amazing career ended with an excellent adaptation of a radio series starring Garrison Keillor's made for radio face; Johnny Depp tried to untrack his career with The Libertine; Nicolas Cage was front and center in the disastrous remake of The Wicker Man, but if the preview is any indication, his sleep - walk was merely a tune - up for this year's Ghost Rider; Woody Allen (with Scarlett Johansson as his muse) re-emerged with his best comedy since Crimes and Misdemeanors; amazingly, Jen and Vince's real life break - up was more entertaining than the film version; and while on - set hook - ups seem to the norm, how could the dreadful You, Me and Dupree have been an aphrodisiac for Kate and Owen?

The most disastrous such veering off - track, and the film's worst failure of narrative nerve, comes near the end, when the narrative is taken over by a showdown between the red - and - blue guy and a huge lumbering green monster emitting bolts of energy, making for a son et lumière as drearily digital as Electro's in the last Spider - Man pic.

However, while recent reports suggest headway is finally being made on production, and that the finished article might not be as disastrous as other famous video game - film adaptations, there are, nevertheless, plenty of arguments against making an Uncharted movie in the first place.