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Join us for an evening of short films by Gordon Matta - Clark, Robert Smithson, Bruce Nauman, Kiki Smith, and more.

Join HUB seventeen and Rooftop Films for an evening of short films directed by female directors to celebrate our March month long celebration of women!

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That puts the Sony Pictures film on pace to swing to a $ 120 million opening, short of the record - breaking $ 151 million debut of 2007's Spider - Man 3 but according to Variety topping even the sunniest expectations for the film, which stars 21 - year - old actor Tom Holland in the title role.

Aiming to highlight the advantages of meat - free eating, it will include 140 stalls, talks, cookery demos, workshops, arts and crafts, short films, five all - day bars and music in the evenings.

Last Thursday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural LUNAFEST Chicago film festival with some blogger ladies and enjoyed a night of food, drinks and eight inspiring short films.

A serious film about an important subject seems like an important film, even if the effort falls far short of the target.

This film is excellent, best film of all, but it's too short, so score is 0, they shouldve made it 10 hour long, for such an excellent film even 6 hours is not enough

Even if the action and thriller elements fall short of the intended mark, there's never a point when the film fails to at least maintain interest, even when it becomes a bit obvious where things are going to lEven if the action and thriller elements fall short of the intended mark, there's never a point when the film fails to at least maintain interest, even when it becomes a bit obvious where things are going to leven when it becomes a bit obvious where things are going to lead.

Plus most of the Decepticons don't even look like Transformers they look more like robotic aliens from another film «Batteries Not Included» and «Short Circuit» springs to mind, the Decepticon disguised as a female student was the worst offender.

In short, if we carefully examine the state of contemporary cinema, we easily acknowledge that even though there is a defining economic and technological imbalance between Hollywood and the rest of national film industries, first, it would short - sighted to understand Hollywood cinema as a monolithic structure which survives through the repeated performance of a practice of top - down cannibalism.

As Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Day - Lewis is nothing short of mesmerizing, even in this brief introduction, and in a way this sequence is evocative of the film as a whole — it's overtly chatty, with little interest in anything beyond the dynamics of two people communicating with each other.

Comedy, sci - fi, horror, romance, adventure, action, drama, and thriller, it covers quite a lot of territory in a short amount of time, and does so with its own sense of style that makes it different from any other film, even if it is an homage film at its core.

With the abundance of film festivals, not to mention sites like Vimeo and YouTube, short films are becoming even more popular for young filmmakers who wish to get their movies out there.

He even describes his constant companion Earl (R.J. Cyler), with whom he makes short film parodies of classic movies, as more of a «co-worker» than a best friend.

Nonetheless, with a lot of talent involved, I hoped the 2007 edition would offer a film that could hold up well, even if it fell short of the original flick's quality.

In the end, the only real suspense comes from seeing whether the film can stretch its wafer - thin premise and paucity of ideas out to a full 90 minutes — and at 88 minutes with credits, even there it comes up short.

The entire cast of the film (all of whom are both a lot more successful and a lot older) is back, with Showalter again donning the short - shorts and even - tighter than before T - shirts as Coop, Camp Firewood's resident romantic sad sack.

After a short self - imposed retirement, it seems like Smith is creatively reinvigorated, crafting even more boutique films that no one else would make, and Tusk is a prime example of this.

The story in the film — and this is where I really believe the film gets even less credit than it deserves — follows the short, troubled life of a small Puerto Rican newspaper, The San Juan Star.

Still, this is an informed, fairly candid piece wherein the likes of biographer Eric Lax and punmeister Gene Shalit — who was evidently close friends with Newman — touch on the actor's collaborations with Martin Ritt (inevitably, Paramount's Hud gets short shrift, while the movies Newman made for Robert Altman at Fox are not even mentioned), his feud with Jack Warner, and the two films in which he directed second wife Joanne Woodward.

Even the «Portal» short film I did was not a literal adaptation of the game.

Just a few short days ago, Chris Pine talked briefly about his experience on Star Trek 2, saying the film would keep its comedic elements, but the crew of the Starship Enterprise would face an even greater threat.

Chastain said she makes a point of working with a female director at least once a year — even if it's only a short film.

More subversive and inspiring than Marston's lineage, which includes the Gal Gadot led reboot (a formidable step in the right direction, especially as concerns box - office standards), a film also robbed of its source material's original enlightened subtexts on sexuality and gender norms, Robinson's take on the material is effective, even if it stops short of being exceptional.

In an age where inexpensive, high - quality digital cameras have nominally evened the playing field between the big and small screens, Louis CK's show is one of the precious few that has any right being called «cinematic,» unfurling as a series of short films united by their maker's curiosity regarding family, pop culture and the contours of his narrow worldview.

It's incredible to think that in the short 10 years since the release of «Shaun of the Dead,» the zombie comedy has practically become its own subgenre, even spawning several «rom - zom - coms» (romantic zombie comedies, a term coined during the marketing for that film) in the process.

Most films based on video games suck, so it should come as no surprise that Max Payne falls short in the quality department, even given the presence of Wahlberg (The Happening, We Own the Night) and a robust supporting cast.

He is even more prolific as a director of short films than as a director of feature films, so we suggest a double that mixes the two.

However, this year has seen movement on a prequel series of films, a documentary about real life Quidditch players, and even a short story updating the...

In this way, I suppose that Anderson's Resident Evil adaptation is successful in capturing some of the basic pleasures of the video game, even if it falls short of being an original and entertaining film.

The disc, absent of even chapter menus, features only a short trailer that fails to elicit the basest desire to watch the film.

Despite these shortfalls, the film does successfully manage to explore some interesting themes of diplomacy and leadership along the way, and even though it could be argued that the narrative itself is bland and unimaginative, barely moving from its starting point to its conclusion, the weight, intensity and emotional journey Caesar and his comrades evoke, more than make up for its few short comings.

Deadpool's favorite blind landlord Blind Al, Josh Brolin's Cable and even Deadpool's cabbie friend Dopinder are all present in this short teaser of the film.

It was a moment to bring a grin to the face of even the most red - blooded republican, a brilliant instance of classic British humour that created a ripple of laughter around the entirety of the globe, when Queen Elizabeth II appeared in a short film clip as part of the 2012 London Olympic Games opening ceremony.

Actress Patricia Clarkson has done her share of television; heck, before breaking through as a film actress in the late 1990s, she even co-starred in a network legal drama, the short - lived, ahead - of - its - time Murder One.

By the end of the film we don't even know what she does for a living, although it's her labour that supports Nash and child; her only moment of regret for getting the short end of life's stick comes during a tantrum she throws when Nash rejects her sexual advances.

Even though there are about 9 key actors that play important roles in the film, the true star of the Big Short is Steve Carell.

At 150 minutes, the epic length of the film posed a challenge to programmers trying to offer customers a choice of two evening showtimes, and there was evidence of straddling across two screens, alternating with a shorter film.

THE SHORT VERSION: 20th Century Women is a film about Dorothea, a mother (Annette Bening) trying to raise her son (Lucas Jade Zumann) as a good man, even though his father (literally) is out of -LSB-...]

The film is entertaining, but just falls short of what could have been, even what should have been.

This falls far short of Finding Nemo and Shrek, even if you ignore the fact that Shark Tale is a derivative film.

hahahaha, I would love if they had Warner Bros. cartoon shorts before all of their movies, even serious Oscarbait, thrillers, and crime films.

And the fact that «A Haunted House» (starring «Scary Movie» co-creator Marlon Wayans) spoofed many of the same films only a few short months ago makes this fifth installment even more pointless, although I'm not entirely sure that's possible.

It doesn't have nearly the level of location - specific detail, but there's a similar warmth to the way Goodhart (who adapted this feature film from an earlier short) treats her characters, even when they're treating each other poorly.

The first award of the evening went to Maryna Vroda for her short film Cross Country.

He's directed a bunch of short films and documentaries, and even some of the shows he's been on like 11.22.63 and The Deuce, but this is his first «big» directing job.

Where Avatar falls a little short is in the romance between Jake and Neytiri, which while compelling doesn't resonate as strongly as the emotional cores of many of his previous films, whether the traditional romantic love stories of a Titanic, The Abyss, or The Terminator (or even True Lies); or his dual epic sequel tributes to maternal love, Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Trying to look at the film objectively, I can honestly say that, even if it falls short of the greatness of a Shakespeare play, as a straightforward film, Nelson's opus is overly melodramatic to a fault, with unconvincing character touches and a climax that borders on idiotic.

It's that middle section where a certain Hungarian filmmaker wins the foreign language film award or the director of a little - seen short injects mania and uncompromising glee into an evening full of been - there - done - that Meryl Streep stares.

They're helped immensely by performances that take the threat and the drama seriously, even as director David F. Sandberg (whose short film this one is based on) has fun in exploring and playing with the rules of this otherworldly creature.