Sentences with phrase «film double take»

He is also the writer of Johan Grimonprez's 2009 film Double Take, in which a fictitious version of Alfred Hitchcock encounters his double during the making of The Birds.

The exhibition includes his new film DOUBLE TAKE.

Not exact matches

Those Star Wars prequels — which took three films to explain the origins of Darth Vader — couldn't escape still having a Darth Vader character, so enter new nemesis Darth Maul (just like Darth Vader, only with a double lightsaber).

This book is the perfect follow up after seeing the film as each page or double spread has an image taken from the film and stickers to add in acting as a great reminder of the film.

After his action - comedy vehicle Double Take was a January 2001 washout, Jones was poised to team with Ivan Reitman for the latter's summer 2001 sci - fi comedy Evolution.Still, Jones retired as 7 - Up's pitch man in early 2002, and would spend the 2000's nurturing his film and TV career, appearing in Runaway Jury and Drumline, as well as TV shows, like The Adventures of Chico and Guapo and Rules of Engagement.

Of course, with Shrek 2 nearly doubling the first film's box - office take (and merchandising adding billions to the bottom line), no one's going to stop making Shrek flicks just because the inspiration's faded.

Yet another entry in the British «Carry On» comedies, this zany parody takes aim at the popular»60s espionage films — complete with outrageous disguises, double - crosses and other such irreverence.

The first clip throws you off at first but eventually the change in sound, the obvious body doubles, and the funny give and take between the different films; it really is a guilty pleasure kind of experience.

That's not the only film that Disturbia lifts ideas from; it also borrows from other movies that have taken Rear Window's core element of mystery and murder in the house of the neighbor next door, most notably in The «burbs and Body Double, with its emphasis on sexiness and some darkly disturbing subject matter that keeps the sights titillating and the atmosphere creepy.

It takes more than a double entendre title to make me chuckle, and there's very little in the contents of the film that aspire any higher than that.

V.F. film critic K. Austin Collins has another suggestion: take mom to a butt - kicking double feature.

The film opens with thirtysomething David (Colin Farrell)-- Joseph K.'s screen double — being left by his wife for another man and subsequently taken to a fancy seaside resort.

Darkest Hour is a film of flummoxed old white men hollering at each other, a perfect foil to (and double - bill alongside) Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, both because the two take place at about the same time during the early years of World War II — as Hitler's world domination began to take shape and an invasion of the UK imminent — and because they are entirely different experiences: Dunkirk is all action, while Joe Wright's film is all words.

That cycle was started when Italian actress Monica Vitti, known for her brooding films with Michelangelo Antonioni («L'Aventurra,» «L'Eclisse»), exquisitely took up the mantle of popular British comic strip heroine «Modesty Blaise» (1966), a pop art masterpiece (or train wreck, take your pick), which makes up a double feature with Jane Fonda's turn as «Barbarella» (1968), based on a French comic strip, on Thursday, May 17, at the Castro Theatre.

Ever watched a film only to double take when the director's name appears in the credits?

Headhunters as the title suggests is a double entendre, and this play on words also illustrates the film's tone and refusal to take itself too seriously.

Interwoven with the finished scenes, the B - roll gives us looks at filming with stunt doubles, animal trainers, moving cameras, Fincher directing, the creation of storyboards, and multiple takes.

This one is a serious big screen treatment, and one of the most serious of the Bond film's to date, as action, drama, and some strong violence take the forefront, while the tongue - in - cheek gags, double entendres, and wild gadgets are held to an absolute minimum.

Given the rarity of the Best Actress / Best Picture double, you could actually turn this eleven - film list into a kind of Oscar - season binge, taking down all eleven films, all of which are available to either stream or rent.

It also doubled as the perfect film to take your rev - head relative to see.

The reason I've revisited this one is because Eric, who runs The IPC blog asked me to collaborate on a «double - take ``, where we would compare our thoughts on a specific film.

Despite her seeming reticence, the film becomes a kind of double act between her and Salim, filmmaker to filmmaker, as they and his band of Merry Men take a small UN jet to a mountainous region to shoot what appears to be his own fictionalised bio-pic.

It's a notion that isn't new, with Fyodor Dostoevsky writing the classic story «The Double» ages ago, but co-writer and director Richard Ayoade takes it to absurdly comic places in his adaptation of the novella for this sophomore film.

Get a copy of the first book that really takes a look at the director behind so many of Hollywood's most famous films, like Casablanca, the Sea Hawk, King Creole & about 180 more.Then stick around for a Noir double bill of, «The Turning Point» (1952) & the Curtiz directed, «The Scarlet Hour» (1956)

A savage and cynical satire that's full of colorful off - color status quo commentary, this joyfully fucked up little film also doubles as a paeon to slasher movies and teen exploitation fare (fans of Michael Lehmann's 1988 cult classic, Heathers take particular note, please).

For what it's worth as regards The Incredible Hulk, I'll restate the fact that I've never been one to hop on the anti - sequel / anti-remake bandwagon (I'd rather see more double - bills of films like Capote and Infamous than «original» films lacking in soul or depth), and despite his many offenses (most of them relative in my book), nor will I take part in the seemingly mandatory pastime of kicking M. Night Shyamalan when he's down.

In this series, I will take a look at a film releasing in theatres this week and recommend an older / classic film either as a double feature companion (if the new release looks to be worth watching) or a substitute (if it looks like the new release is of the skippable variety).

So taking those elements, gang mentality and sporting film I'd like to propose a Martin Scorsese fueled double feature for the weekend:

With the film, Joonas Suotamo has officially taken over as the primary Chewbacca actor; the basketball player - turned - actor acted was a body double for Peter Mayhew during Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

The film is a symphony of double takes, as every character, great and small, is stunned by Toni's oddity, his eyes twinkling mischievously whenever someone plays along with his games.

Star Ryan Reynolds has promised «the world's most ridiculous reaction video» if the film is actually nominated for an Oscar, but until then, there's this tongue - in - cheek take on «For Your Consideration» ads, which, like the movie's off - color satire of superhero movies, not - so - subtly doubles as the real thing.

It is also the title of a book, which doubles as a catalogue, containing over 2,400 images, all reduced to the same size, for which, Tillmans says, he revisited every roll of film he has ever shot, beginning with images of the moon taken when he was only 10 years old.

The book includes film scripts and a selection of interviews and essays about three of the artist's most influential works: Double Take, Dial H - I - S - T - O - R - Y and Kobarweng or Where is Your Helicopter?.

Weekly Approximate Screening Times for DOUBLE TAKE: Tuesday - Friday - 11:00 am, 12:20 pm, 1:40 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:20 pm Saturday - 10:00 am, 11:20 am, 12:40 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:20 pm, 4:40 pm Special Evening Screenings, 6:30 pm: • Wednesday, February 25 (Screening and Q&A with the Artist) • Tuesday, March 3rd • Wednesday, March 11th • Tuesday, March 17th (A Double Feature Screening *) * A screening of two Grimonprez films: dial H - I - S - T - O - R - Y and DOUBLE TAKE Sean Kelly Gallery is delighted to announce a major exhibition of new work by Belgian artist Johan Grimonprez - his first since joining the gaDOUBLE TAKE: Tuesday - Friday - 11:00 am, 12:20 pm, 1:40 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:20 pm Saturday - 10:00 am, 11:20 am, 12:40 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:20 pm, 4:40 pm Special Evening Screenings, 6:30 pm: • Wednesday, February 25 (Screening and Q&A with the Artist) • Tuesday, March 3rd • Wednesday, March 11th • Tuesday, March 17th (A Double Feature Screening *) * A screening of two Grimonprez films: dial H - I - S - T - O - R - Y and DOUBLE TAKE Sean Kelly Gallery is delighted to announce a major exhibition of new work by Belgian artist Johan Grimonprez - his first since joining the gaDouble Feature Screening *) * A screening of two Grimonprez films: dial H - I - S - T - O - R - Y and DOUBLE TAKE Sean Kelly Gallery is delighted to announce a major exhibition of new work by Belgian artist Johan Grimonprez - his first since joining the gaDOUBLE TAKE Sean Kelly Gallery is delighted to announce a major exhibition of new work by Belgian artist Johan Grimonprez - his first since joining the gallery.

His full - length feature, Double Take, 2009, received the Black Pearl Award at the Abu Dhabi film festival, a Spirit Award, and was an official selection of both the Berlin and Sundance Film Festivals.

The film is a surrealist combination of Hitchcock's trademark cameos, in this case by doppelgängers of the famous director, as well as Grimonprez's first reference to Hitchock's The Birds and the actress Tippi Hedren, all critical narrative devices in his subsequent full - length feature Double Take.

Grimonprez's second film essay, titled DOUBLE TAKE, questions how our view of reality is held hostage by mass media, advertising and Hollywood.

Brice Dellsperger: «Body Double: Vous N'en Croirez Pas Vos Yeux» (through Aug. 1) Taking cinephilia to absurdist extremes, this French artist makes ultra-low-budget films in which he and a few other actors, usually in drag, recreate scenes and full - length versions of well - known movies, retaining the original soundtracks.

DOUBLE TAKE received the Black Pearl Award at the Abu Dhabi film festival, a Spirit Award, and was an official selection of both the Berlin and Sundance Film Festivals.

His films include Dial H - I - S - T - O - R - Y (1997) and Double Take (2009), the latter of which garnered the 2005 ZKM International Media Award, a Spirit Award, and the 2009 Black Pearl Award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, among others.

Iconic, immediately affecting and universally recognizable, Magritte's pictorial conundrums, trademark double - takes, and visual - verbal paradoxes are as pervasive as ever, as indicated by the appropriation of his imagery by subsequent artists, film directors, advertising agencies, and musicians — key examples include the logos of The Beatles» record label and CBS.

Double Indemnity (1944)-- This is a Billy Wilder classic film, based on a woman who persuades her boyfriend to kill her husband, after having him take out a big life insurance policy.