Sentences with phrase «especially in older films»

Day for night doesn't always look excessively dim, but it happens fairly frequently, especially in older films.

Not exact matches

You Were Meant for Me is a 1948 musical film, released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dan Dailey and Jeanne Crain as a bandleader Dotard definition, a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak - minded or foolish old person.

It is hilarious and heartbreaking all at once, especially when factoring in Dave Franco's performance, a beautiful game of shadows in which he's forced to play the more respected artist against his older, more famous brother (who, just to kick things up a notch, method - directed the film as Wiseau).

Critics liked every film the 45 - year - old company had to offer in 2013, especially one - of - a-kind documentary Leviathan and the Vienna - set drama Museum Hours.

Recruited by an old chum (Peter Boyle) to help find an exotic prostitute missing in Chinatown, Hammett enlists his implausibly gorgeous neighbor (Marilu Henner) to play Girl Friday as he matches wits with colorful actors including Jack Nance («Eraserhead» and other David Lynch works), David Patrick Kelly (whose strangled voice is an interesting counterpart to his iconic «Come out to play - yi - yay» taunt from «The Warriors»), Roy Kinnear and a few old - timers from film noir's heyday (the scene with Sylvia Sidney is especially good).

I think the main reason that many people were really skeptical about the film was probably due to how a superhero film probably wouldn't do as well as it could or wouldn't be as serious as it could be since it takes place in the 40s during WWII and sine Captain america, was more of a piece for its time when it was made, so people felt that the Nazi shtick would probably get old after a while, especially since it had been done in so many films and video games prior.

Being as harsh as I tend to be on films in general, especially considering that this one flies the accursed Disney banner, I think it says a lot that I spent the entirety of the film enjoying it just for what it was: an old - fashioned adventure flick, with new - fashioned flair to spice it up.

Beyond all that, the performances in the film were great, too, especially Radnor and his young counterpart, nine - year - old newcomer Michael Algieri.

There's been a lot of discussion about how Allen's proclivity toward May - December relationships mirror his own personal life, and quite frankly, it's getting a bit exhausting watching the director indulge his fantasy of beautiful young women falling in love with older men, especially now that he's no longer playing the lead in his films.

But while «I Am Chris Farley» is an enjoyable tribute that will make you want to spend the next few hours watching old «SNL» skits and film clips on YouTube, the documentary feels like it's just barely scratching the surface at times, especially in regards to Farley's struggle with substance abuse.

It was especially poignant to see Robinson, a lesbian filmmaker who's been working in the industry for years on various projects including The L Word, present such a radical film to both older audiences who were familiar to the character and young audiences who are growing up with the chance to see a complex women - centric narrative propelled by her.

Verbinski litters the film with references to old TV Western serials, John Ford's Monument Valley, and especially Once Upon A Time In The West, which it quotes both in the score and in a subplot about the railroads bringing order to the Wild WesIn The West, which it quotes both in the score and in a subplot about the railroads bringing order to the Wild Wesin the score and in a subplot about the railroads bringing order to the Wild Wesin a subplot about the railroads bringing order to the Wild West.

Though a few shots in the film required computer enhancement, most were accomplished the old - fashioned way, and the result is at times thrilling, especially in this age of ubiquitous CGI.

The intensity of their debate lured people to see new films, and to see old (especially old Hollywood) movies in a new way.

Shane Black, a bright, experienced screenwriter directing his second movie, is an anonymous leader of a vast technical army, and the film's saving graces are Downey's Stark, a charming neurotic; Rebecca Hall, an old flame who seems to have taken a wrong turn but is infinitely more engaging than Stark's tiresome current girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow; and especially Ben Kingsley, a big surprise in every sense as the villainous «Mandarin», his best performance since Sexy Beast.

Oddly, the children (especially Ripley) sound significantly older in their narration, making one wonder how long the film's post-production process ran.

The company said Sunday that the film had a 100 % rise from Friday to Saturday in a «sign of significant word - of - mouth,» and is especially «resonating strongly with older audiences and music fans alike.»

It glosses over a lot of his legal troubles, but there's enough here to suggest a sordid life behind the music, especially in the film's second scene, which sees an older Brown threatening people with a shotgun because one of them dared to use the bathroom in a building he owns.

It's not a wholly fresh plot, as we've seen cantankerous old man's heart is thawed by spirited young person many times before, in such films as True Grit, and especially Pixar's Up.

«In Luca Guadagnino's sensitive, sensual Call Me By Your Name, a bright teenage boy living in the picturesque Italian countryside falls into a passionate summer fling with an older man, the American graduate student who's come to study for the season... Paced like an especially lazy summer, the film sidesteps conflict.In Luca Guadagnino's sensitive, sensual Call Me By Your Name, a bright teenage boy living in the picturesque Italian countryside falls into a passionate summer fling with an older man, the American graduate student who's come to study for the season... Paced like an especially lazy summer, the film sidesteps conflict.in the picturesque Italian countryside falls into a passionate summer fling with an older man, the American graduate student who's come to study for the season... Paced like an especially lazy summer, the film sidesteps conflict...

It's a film that will please everyone from the very young (who will be enrapt in the cartoon aspect of the film) to the very old (especially those nostalgic for the characters from their own early childhood).

Much like how the Avengers curiously never show up to help each other in their respective solo movies, the attempt to explain Brian's absence in this film (especially considering the personal nature of the main plot) only serves to open old wounds.

It's a decidedly old - fashioned film in its approach, drawing upon the vibe of MGM musicals of yesteryear, as well as the well - rgarded classics from the likes of Jacques Demy, especially his The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.

Along the way Kwan introduces a fascinating array of relatively unknown figures (I'm especially intrigued by Maxu Weibang, a «uniquely perverse» horror specialist who worked in the Shanghai studios in the 30s) and also provides absorbing commentary by and about, among others, Hong Kong action director Chang Cheh and his disciple John Woo; Hong Kong directors Wong Kar - wai and Allen Fong; Taiwanese directors Hou Hsiao - hsien, Edward Yang, Ang Lee, and Tsai Ming - liang (most of them speaking about their fathers or children and how these relationships inflect their films); older mainland directors such as Xie Jin; and actor Leslie Cheung (critiquing some of his own pictures).

The younger adolescent audience that the film is targeting may get some chills out of the images of old ladies stalking sexually active teenagers — especially if they haven't seen The Shining — but those looking for the next big thing in horror will have to keep on looking because It Follows does as its name suggests — follows, but it never leads.

Suzie becomes essential to the plot (in the latter half of the film for Older Joe especially) and what she wears — or does not wear at times — is an essential part of creating a believable story world.

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While the songs add to the old fashioned atmosphere, the fact that they weren't written expressly for the film means that they don't always advance the story; a lot of times it stops it dead in its tracks, especially the elaborate, over-the-top production numbers, which simultaneously celebrate and skewer the genre's surreal conventions.

It's not as anarchic or brilliant as Hawks's best comedies (Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday), but it's a fun film with fine performances all around, especially by Richard Haydn (the guy who was the voice of the caterpillar in Disney's Alice In Wonderland) as one of the wistful old professorin Disney's Alice In Wonderland) as one of the wistful old professorIn Wonderland) as one of the wistful old professors.

While I initially like the idea of playing as Rambo, especially using the explosive bow (I used to love that in the old Megadrive game), I find the best part of the original film is how you see Rambo's psychological breakdown as he feels cornered by his own country.