Sentences with phrase «few films changed»

* Correction: After publication, a few films changed their release dates.

Not exact matches

What's shocking is how much our political culture has changed in just 60 years — the producers of this film lived in a country that had just seen REAL despotism in the form of Nazi Germany and a military - ruled Japan (note the brownshirt - style uniforms, and also the lack of any of any depiction of their Soviet equivalents), and they pull few punches about what leads a society away from freedom.

The film changes a few bits from the book, including making Jo - Jo the shirker into the Mayor's son, giving the film a deeper emotional center, serving as an additional relationship to go with the bond between Horton and the mayor, but most of the rest of the story is still in place, held together by Charles Osgood's narration, which has just the right effect.

Though this version is set 25 years later than the original film, the changes are mostly cosmetic: the visual style is hand - held and more frantic, and the script replaces numerous references to the Cold War with a few glancing nods to present - day politics.

Sure to delight X-fans everywhere and thrill action - lovers all around, this movie is most likely the best comic - to - film adaptation produced yet, despite a few changes made for the sake of creating an original story.

The film could have benefitted from a script rewrite and a few changes in the cast; nonetheless it's enjoyable for what it is.

The Strangers: Prey at Night, however, changes the gameplay so much, the only thing that remains of the original film's effectiveness is the look of the strangers themselves (and a few throwback lines of dialogue).

Few of Wayne's following films would have the brilliance or the cachet of a John Ford Western but, taken collectively, the careers of these two men changed movie making in ways that endure to this day.

The final few minutes of the film are an unconvincing wish fulfillment of a happy ending, almost cynically devised given that all these years later, Gordon hasn't changed.

The film opened in 5th place on its way to just $ 12 million and change domestically, a total it matched in the few (mostly South and Central American) markets that bothered to exhibit it.

Instead of documentaries and interviews and the like, the second disc offers an alternate cut of the film, which only runs a few minutes longer but features a different ending that changes the entire point of the film... for the better, in my opinion.

In the past few months, a spirited game of he - said / they - said has played out in the press, with a gag - ordered Schrader accusing his producers of taking the film away from him when he refused to make all of their desired changes to his director's cut, and said producers firing back that Schrader quit the picture without ever completing it, and that their version is, well, a lot better.

It's a compelling argument, in a film that may well change a few minds — or at least inspire some heartfelt post-screening arguing.

You probably shouldn't feel short - changed by a giant monster flick that lacks standout characters, but a better film would have at least a few (see Jurassic Park or Alien).

Much of the success of the first film was down to the on - screen chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, a sharp script and a few logistical changes (mechanical rather than genetic web slinging for example).

Directed by Bryan Singer, and written by David Hayter (from a story by Tom DeSanto & Singer) X-Men leaves out a few major characters from the comic book (my favorite, Nightcrawler, among them), skimps on the development of the remaining characters, and changes around Rogue's storyline for convenience sake — all so that the film can focus on the series» most popular character, Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman).

It's a shame so few people see documentaries, and that so few politicians pay them any attention, because this film has the power to change the way we think about nuclear energy.

While the film scales back the gore and shock value, there are a few new aesthetic changes.

The Blu - ray disc includes both a theatrical cut and an extended version, which features a few changes to the beginning and end of the film.

But in a few weeks, that might change, because after the film premiered at Sundance back in January, Fox Searchlight are opening «I Origins,» Mike Cahill «s follow - up to his cult hit «Another Earth,» in theaters, and it's right up that sort of street.

The «unrated director's cut» trumpeted on the cover makes few changes to the overall texture of the film, and the extra features consist of standard - issue deleted scenes, trailers, and behind - the - scenes info.

When: August 1st Why: A few months ago, most people had never even heard of «Guardians of the Galaxy,» but that's quickly changed following the launch of the film's marketing campaign, which suggests that director James Gunn (perhaps Marvel Studio's biggest risk yet) has absolutely nailed the offbeat tone of the comic book.

It's less of an issue here than on the original Toy Story, where the logo change has actually necessitated losing a few seconds of the film's original opening wallpaper shot, complete with the opening chords of Randy Newman's score that always accompanied Pixar's Disney castle.

This list will certainly change quite a lot as 2015 films make their way to New York over the course of the next few years.

The Uninvited is DreamWorks's redo of the 2003 Korean chiller A Tale of Two Sisters, and it's rather appropriate that the title was changed, for while the film hews close to some of original writer - director Kim Ji - woon's basic concepts and a few specific shots, directors the Guard Brothers (Charles and Thomas) and screenwriters Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard take a very loose spin on things plot wise — namely, reconfiguring the overall story into much more conventional American genre terms.

I am one of the few who didn't read the book, but Flynn reported she has changed the ending of the film to keep interest up in viewers who have already read the novel.

Fewer people are going to the movies these days, and no matter how many game - changing films A24 releases, it still has to grapple with this reality.

Channing Tatum has been linked to the X-Men Gambit role for four years now, but the film itself has hit delay after delay as directors and releases dates change seemingly every few months.

This is fairly minor, but when they make a sequel to a classic film, there are bound to be a few changes.

A few obvious makeup changes make her resemble the woman we saw so often on TV (curly hair, darker skin, the swelling belly), but Jolie's performance depends above all on inner conviction; she reminds us, as we saw in some of her earlier films like «Girl, Interrupted» (1999), that she is a skilled actress and not merely (however entertainingly) a Tomb Raider.

These three artists and a few longtime friends from their tough, south LA neighborhood, decide the way to escape lives of poverty, violence and drugs is through their music — and the film follows their rise from local stars to international superstars, who change the industry forever, unapologetically exercising their First Amendment rights with controversial lyrics.

Directed by the Danish - born Janus Metz, it's one of a few films this year that suggest TIFF might as well temporarily change its name to the Tennis International Film Festival; the others include «Battle of the Sexes,» starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, respectively, and «Love Means Zero,» Jason Kohn's documentary about the legacy of star tennis coach Nick Bollettieri.

This year seems to be a lot better for American films than most; I haven't had 5 in my top 6 of the year in some time (though I am sure this will change as I catch up with more limited 2016 releases over the next few months / years).

A few other changes will be made, meanwhile, as the film will nix Supergiant and change Black Dwarf's name to Cull Obsidian (another name for the Black Order in the comics).

That premiere never happened, the public did not see the film and its fate was forever changed; a few critics were able to attend a makeup screening in a little 20 - seat theater.

After Memento and its follow - up, Insomnia (the only one of his films on which he does not have a screenplay credit), he changed the way many people thought about superhero films with his Dark Knight trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises), punctuated by a few mind - bending films with original screenplays (The Prestige and Inception).

We talk about the film's various strengths, the rich themes woven into the story, the meteoric rise of director Ryan Coogler, the incredible villain, how it compares to other Marvel movies (there are more than a few insults lobbed at Doctor Strange), how Marvel movies changed after the dissolution of the story group, what Black Panther means for the future of the MCU and for blockbusters in general, and more.

He starts with a few notes about the Machete trailer before he gets into the script and its development, working within the «grindhouse» motif, cast, characters and performances, music and editing, sets and locations, changes made for the longer cut of the film, effects, and a few stories.

Really, the greatest benefactors of the rule change have been the «on the fringe» films, such as Phantom Thread, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Philomena, to name a few under - the - radar nominees from recent years.

Keep in mind that I still have quite a few films to see before the end of the year, so my personal top 10/15/20 that I'll be releasing in early January remains subject to change.

A 22 1/2 - minute alternate ending that is included on the DVD changes a few shots, the entire structure of the film, and very little emotionally - three extremes that should not be working in conjunction.

Despite the surface - level farce, viewing this film leaves a person with a shocking and eye - opening realization of just how the immense wealth of the few can truly change the narrative for hundreds of millions of people.

The film is so straightforward and features a character who's so relatable that it and he might have the power to change a few hearts and minds.

There are few films focused on the women who kept things running behind the scenes during wartime and it undoubtedly makes for a refreshing change.

Viewers familiar with the 1959 film adaptation will notice a few changes.

Frank Pierson, an Oscar ® - nominated screenwriter (Cat Ballou [1965] and Cool Hand Luke [1967]-RRB- who made his feature directing debut on the film, makes a few changes to Le Carr's story, most notably in the identity of its protagonist, Leiser.

A new international trailer for Jay Roach's biopic Trumbo reveals a few glimpses at new scenes, but changes up the emotional tone of the film as compared to the previously released trailer.

Small changes go beyond the visuals to the lyrics themselves, as purists should be warned there are some alternations from this songs you've sung along to for years, as this film makes use of a few lines written by the late Howard Ashman for the animated film that weren't used at the time.

The way it was shot, with very few camera changes (e.g. the car crash scene), made such an impact to the film.

The few pieces of information let out on the film came to change shape over the years, particularly after Sanders was removed at the end of 2006, just after being given an official greenlight.