Sentences with phrase «fictional film about»

The kids and parents are far more engaging than the stars in any fictional film about kids and schools.

But while the names are the same, Zhao wrote a fictional film about rebuilding a life which has captured the attention of critics and audiences alike.

I can't ever recall seeing a movie that could be called an «autobiopic» before, afilmmaker making a fictional film about his own life.

First fictional film about the 3/11 tsunami that devastated the Northeast coast of Japan, directed by the L'enfant terrible of Japanese Cinema - Sion Sono.

Why would anyone praise a fictional film about soulless, inconsiderate, selfish people?

Not exact matches

«The Interview,» the Sony Pictures film about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, opened in more than 300 movie theaters across the United States on Christmas Day, drawing many sell - out audiences and statements by patrons that they were championing freedom of expression.

This one will be hard to stomach if you actually watch it, but as one of the first ever «found - footage» horror movies, about a fictional documentary crew shooting a film in the Amazon, it has been hugely influential.

The people who claimed responsibility for the hack have said on Internet postings that they were incensed by the Sony Pictures film «The Interview,» a comedy about a fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

«Deep down we all hoped that people would come to see a film about a fictional country on the continent of Africa, made up of a cast of people of African descent.

THERE IS nothing saccharine about Sugar, a film that traces the journey of fictional Dominican pitcher Miguel (Sugar) Santos as he tries to yank his family out of poverty with his killer curveball and major league aspirations.

Additional special features include audio commentary with Ben Affleck and writer Chris Terrio, interviews with the key players in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis including President Jimmy Carter, former CIA agent Tony Mendez, and the houseguests, a featurette on recreating the era for film, a peek inside the Canadian government, a bit about how Istanbul was chosen for shooting the film, and a look back at how the CIA made Hollywood believe in a fictional film.

Film director Adam Rifkin spoofs Hollywood's star machine in concocting this fictional «mockumentary» about a director (Rifkin playing himself) who wants to make a documentary film about a rising young star.

Told in flashback, the film consists of Chaplin's responses to questioning by fictional publisher George Hayden, who wants to know about the parts left out of the legend's autobiographical book.

Excerpts from the note read — «I am struggling to find the words to express my gratitude at this moment, but I will try... Deep down we all hoped that people would come to see a film about a fictional country on the continent of Africa, made up of a cast of people of African descent.

While it's about a young child facing her father's fading health and an impending environmental disaster (not to mention a herd of prehistoric monsters migrating ominously towards them) in a fictional part of the U.S. called «The Bathtub,» the emotionally rousing «Beasts of the Southern Wild» is simply an inspiring and celebratory look at love, loss and life that's moving and passionate in the way few films are these days (read our review).

In a way, this film about a sleeper agent is a sleeper film, initially taking place in the small, fictional, nothing - ever - happens town of Lima, West Virginia, before turning it into a battlefield.

Scenes occur both inside and outside the fictional film without adequate warning, and this arty ambiguity is as about as far as the movie's pleasures go.

I could go on and on about all the awesome little touches that fill the film, about the bloody great soundtrack (which include songs composed by Beck, Broken Social Scene and Metric for the fictional bands in the film) and so on, but I think I'll leave it that for now.

«Deep down we all hoped that people would come to see a film about a fictional country on the continent of Africa, made up of a cast of people of African descent.»

It may be â $ œthe most eagerly awaited film of the yearâ $ but itâ $ ™ s also just another movie, in a very long series, about a man in a mask with pointy little ears, wearing a cape and speaking in an affected growl, having improbable adventures in a fictional universe, derived from a strip cartoon.

2:00 am (4th)-- TCm — This is Spinal Tap One of the first and greatest mockumentaries, about a fictional band that now has several albums and tours under its belt, this film goes to eleven.

Audiences too have high praise for film's direction, visuals, performances, its unapologetic and positive depiction of African cultures, and its predominantly black cast as it suited a film about a fictional African country.

This is the second, more serious problem with the film: it's fictional status means the filmmakers could have done anything they wanted to, and this is what they chose to film — a fabricated and unflattering characterization of a real person disguised as a documentary about the making of her film.

Structured around scripted, fictional conversations designed to look and sound like real - life therapy sessions, complete with hushed tones and teary confessions, the film attempts to co-opt the emotional power of real - life therapy without caring about what is actually being said.

Lily Collins and Steven Yeun are both play part of the fictional eco-group led by Paul Dano and they talked about their views of such groups and animal rights activism in light of doing the film:

Cruz's presence at the Berlinale will come by way of a special screening (ie, non-competitive) of The Queen of Spain, her and director Fernando Trueba's follow - up to The Girl of Your Dreams, the 1998 film about a fictional Spanish screen star who attracts the attention of Josef Goebbels.

There are small pop - up windows conveying trivia about the fictional weaponry on screen, but this mode also brings in crewmembers like stunt coordinator Anthony Mo Marais, production designer Sylvain Gingras, and VFX supervisor Robert Skotak to discuss their contributions to the film.

There is a short film that inspired The Nancy Starling (the fictional movie within Their Finest), which is a short film about a woman played by Peggy Ashcroft, who goes to help rescue her husband from Dunkirk (Channel Incident, 1940).

Set in the fictional Middle Eastern country of Turaqistan, the film is about the first entirely outsourced war.

Whether fictional or based in reality, it's rare for a year to pass without some kind of film about filmmaking, from classics like «Sunset Boulevard» and «Mulholland Drive» to, uh, not - classics like «Hitchcock.»

The film, about the titular superhero - king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, raked in nearly $ 250 million in the U.S. last weekend, the second - biggest four - day opening of all time (just after Star Wars: The Force Awakens).

But unlike that film's hideous, child - napping Han River dweller, Okja couldn't be cuter or friendlier: She is one of a new breed of genetically modified «super-pigs,» with which the fictional Mirando Corporation hopes to rejuvenate and dominate the global pork market — though not if a young South Korean girl named Mija (the terrific Ahn Seo - hyun), Okja's caretaker and best friend, has anything to say about it.

Everything about this film is slightly raised and excessive: the autumnal colours of the past, the cold formalism of the present, the exaggerated narrative and performances in the fictional world.

We haven't had a satisfying fictional look at the world of Mexican cartels since «Traffic,» but Villeneuve's assembled a killer cast, including a much - deserved leading role for the great Emily Blunt, and if this «dark poem» lives up to the director's promises, this could be one of the most talked - about films at the festival.

Directors Viewfinder: Creating a Fictional Family (5 minutes) allows Levy to talk about the making of the film and shows how he worked with the kids during filming.

The story of King T'Challa and the fictional African nation of Wakanda was first introduced in July 1966, but it seems to have a special relevance today, as educators and parents are using the film to talk to children about our race, power, and history.

It's filled with very special human drama that transcends the education film genre and is better than any fictional film that I've ever seen about schools.

Concerns about racial tensions proved overblown — contrary to the fictional portrayal of the T.C. merger in the Disney film «Remember the Titans» (2000).

Fictional representations of art and biographical films about dead artists are common in mainstream media, despite the lack of concern with living visual artists and their projects.

Nineteen works have been acquired that highlight key moments in Brimfield's career, from collaborative films created for past performances and meticulously drawn and painted posters for imaginary erotic magazines about Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, to five photographs recreating moments in the life of Jackson Pollock from the perspective of the canvas, a filmed music hall performance starring a fictional raconteur, and posters anticipating her proposed 2015 exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield.

I first encountered the wildlife filmmaker Adam Ravetch in 2007 when writing about «Arctic Tale,» a film on polar bears and walruses that he co-directed for National Geographic in 2007 and which meshed fictional storytelling and astonishing imagery.

At one point or another we have all complained about our boss, but when comparing them to the villainous fictional employers we love to hate in our favourite films and television programmes, we should think ourselves lucky!