Sentences with phrase «feats in film»

In film studios in Leningrad, years before human space travel, visual - effects pioneer Pavel Klushantsev developed groundbreaking visual and technical feats in film that envisioned a future of zero - gravity, unrestricted space travel, humans living domestic lives on space stations and cosmonauts clambering across the surface of the moon in search of oil and minerals.

The organization of all these stories that take place in the same universe, which also encompasses a TV universe which DC could never manage, is one of the most impressive feats in film.

Other than being a genuinely nice guy who was not completely selfish, an admittedly rare feat in this film, there is nothing too out of the ordinary that we see Jeremy do for her.

And that is quite a feat in a film with a body - count and a mercenary cast of this magnitude.

Not exact matches

Unlike other independent films in which big names are ridden into the ground like a sweaty mule, shoehorned into every possible scene in the movie, «Moms» Night Out» has an ensemble cast - an amazing feat for a film with a budget just under $ 5 million, according to Andrew and John Erwin, the brothers who directed the film.

JJ Abrams» film achieved the feat in 12 days, beating the previous record of 13 days set by Jurassic World in June.

Apart from the cinematic qualities that won it four Academy Awards, this film pulls off the difficult feat of presenting abstract mathematics on - screen — the idea called the Nash equilibrium, which had won the film's protagonist, John Nash (played by Russell Crowe), a Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994.

The adept tool users have been filmed inserting sticks into objects to transport both items at once — a feat that has never been seen in non-humans.

The film, in which a geophysicist played by Aaron Eckhart tries to save Earth after its core stops spinning, has «blatant misrepresentations of physical laws... ridiculous feats of engineering, and pure fabrication of scientific «facts,»» according to the site.

In this first - ever IMAX 3D space film, audiences will travel 220 miles above Earth at 17,500 mph to experience the making of the International Space Station — the greatest engineering feat since landing a man on the Moon.

And while the film is at times scarily atmospheric — a hunt in the cramped sewers under Baltimore, a horse chase through a foggy wood — it too often abandons the stony, old - timey horror that should be its main motif, because despite all the nonsense it works, in favor of slow - motion bullets and a super villain-esque masked crusader who is capable of impossible feats of speed and marksmanship.

In 2012, three separate Roadside releases managed to score below 20 (not an easy feat); last year, none did, though two films still finished with red Metascores.

Alas, Tetzlaff was never able to repeat this feat in any of his subsequent movies, and retired from feature films at the end of the»50s.

With stunning performances from its cast, the film occur during the First World War, and it shows us the chaos, and considering the fact that this was made in 1930, it's an impressive feat in filmmaking, as what we have here is a picture that captures the fear and agony of combat, and it's a well made movie for its time, and it still looks great after all these years.

And what's most striking about Looper is how effectively and clearly each character's emotional struggle is detailed, a feat that seems near - impossible as the various figures are introduced in the film's first half.

The film's real feat may be in its production design, in the sumptuousness and veracity with which it re-creates central Saigon and the Vietnamese countryside of the»50s: an exotic lost world of brothels and opium dens, trishaws and ao - dai dresses, Ming - deco interiors and water buffalos in rice paddies.

Everyone in the audience was perfectly entertained throughout the course of the film, which isn't typically an easy feat for a film to achieve.

Michael Fassbender may be able to fly and bend metal as Magneto in the X-Men movies, but he stands to pull off an even more impressive feat in his last film of the year, Assassin's Creed: convincing audiences that a video game movie can actually be good.

This is no mean feat given the terrible portrayal of cybercrime in most films of the genre, and it at least gives hope that the setting is more than merely a gimmick.

Gorgeously shot by Roger Deakins, and full of nods to previous films in time for the 50th anniversary, it'll be some feat if this year's «Spectre» can top it critically or commercially.

That's an impressive feat especially considering the sheer number of characters featured in the film.

Fading Gigolo (Grade: B --RRB- garnered advance word not only for the rare feat of getting Woody Allen to act in a film he didn't direct, but for casting him as a pimp.

It's a tremendous feat, and a performance that ranks among the very best in any of the Coens» films.

In honor of the film's May 17th limited theatrical release, Chan took the time to run through all her feats from finding and working with Lin to securing financing, ensuring «33 Postcards» is a standout film, and more.

To celebrate the release of ANOTHER EARTH in cinemas on 9th December, we explore other film directors who had similar success with their directorial debuts — not always an easy feat.

All dialogue in the film is given in sign language without subtitles, a challenging feat that had audiences at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival raving.

That's a rare feat for a film that hit theaters so early in the qualifying year, especially a horror movie, and that calls for a celebration.

It's done quite well at the box office though, and was one of three films scored by Trevor Rabin which all appear in the Box Office Top Ten in the same week, at the time of writing this review - quite a feat for the composer.

Yes, there are first rate special effects to be experienced throughout this final film, but they've paled in comparison to their own feats, and there's still a nagging sense of watching endlessly manipulated imagery that tends to make attention wane.

That in itself is a most grueling feat as Winter Soldier was one of those rare superhero films that transcends the genre with its welcoming 70s political tones.

Spall, who played the very different part of the restaurant owner in Life Is Sweet, magisterially conveys a sense of goodness, and Jean - Baptiste in a much less showy part pulls off a rare feat in a Mike Leigh film: she escapes the writer - director's usual caricatural scorn for the middle class.

The film added an estimated $ 112.5 million in earnings in the U.S. and Canada, according to measurement firm ComScore, and is now the fastest movie to cross $ 1 billion globally, accomplishing that feat in 11 days.

Wings, a silent film, won the Oscar for Best Picture that night, a feat which would never be repeated, given the impending innovations in sound technology that ushered in the age of the talkies.

The only thing the film succeeds at is the unfortunate feat of creating a work of prurience whereby twenty - three - year - old Cuthbert in a cheerleading uniform and less becomes an object of true distraction.

This is her first major role in an American film, but the Luxembourg native meets the challenge, which is no small feat when you are sharing scenes with a living legend.

Robin Campillo's latest film, BPM, unfairly left out of the Foreign Oscar race, is an ensemble film that never reduces its characters to clichés — a feat most remarkable in the leads, Nathan (Arnaud Valois) and Sean (Nahuel Perez Biscayart).

I should point out that one of my main criticisms of that film comes from his choice to make his high school football games too action - oriented to believe, showing feats from amateur teenage players that would rival the most exciting plays in NFL history.

And sate it does, at least from a technical standpoint: The 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer * is the finest for one of the film's theatrical cuts — a remarkable feat considering it's the longest instalment of the trilogy (and thus harder to squeeze onto a single - sided, dual - layered platter), though perhaps not so astonishing in light of two years having passed since The Fellowship of the Ring debuted on the format.

«Creating three big budget films in three years, that's a feat in itself.

Six years on, Granik looks to have repeated the feat with her sophomore effort, but has made a better film in the process.

This was a truly exciting and well - made season, one that may actually trump its predecessor — a rare feat in both television and film.

There's some ridiculous stunts in this film, and it kind of pisses you off when there's no logic or reasoning behind why such feats can be accomplished by these ordinary people.

It's some kind of feat the hype surrounding Jennifer Kent's much - acclaimed horror film has gotten to the point where it feels like watching the «scariest film in years» this far into 2015 is, yeah, a little like... Continue reading The Babadook

One of the Sundance Film Festival's favorite sons returned to Park City on Sunday night, as writer - director Kevin Smith debuted «Yoga Hosers,» the second film in his Canada - based True North trilogy and the most bizarre movie of his 22 - year career — a real feat coming on the heels of «Tusk.»

Of his four feature films, «Her» might be the best, which is no small feat in the company of «Being John Malkovich» and «Adaptation.»

The moments of listlessness and ennui are tempered with a fascinating, lucid intimacy in a genre film that is, oddly and impossibly, an unadorned lyrical feat of strength.

A feature - length commentary (an impressive feat, considering the feature in question is 330 minutes long), an early Brownlow documentary on Gance, and a 60 - page insert booklet provide gratifying insight into the making of a film that is as much a joy to research as it is watch.

To the producers» credit, or possibly in response to advice from their legal council, the film does run a disclaimer, acknowledging that professional stunt drivers performed these highly dangerous feats on closed circuits.

But Stronger, which is directed by David Gordon Green (a former indie darling with one of the most eclectic resumes in the film industry), distinguishes itself with its attention to detail and its focus not on the physical feat of Bauman's rehabilitation, but on his interior battle with post-traumatic stress.

There's an intensity to both Day - Lewis and Krieps here, giving and taking in equal measure, creating the most compelling kinky relationship of the year in film (not a small feat amongst the likes of The Shape of Water and Call Me By Your Name and mother!).