Sentences with phrase «film about a father»

Directed by veteran filmmaker Martin Campbell (who will be helming Green Lantern next), it's a revenge film about a father who discovers his murdered daughter's life was anything but ordinary.

Midnight Special (November 25, 2015) We don't have much to go on about this sci - fi film about a father and son on the run to hide the son's special powers, but it is written and directed by Jeff Nichols, who thoroughly impressed with Take Shelter and Mud.

We know we're in a film about a father and daughter, but why is there a macro shot of fish moving beneath the ice?

«Searching» (Aug. 3): Like the horror experiment «Unfriended,» this film about a father (John Cho) looking for his missing daughter takes place entirely on computer screens.

Olympia Stone's film about her father, «The Collector: Allan Stone's Life in Art,» which documents the rich life of the late New York art collector and dealer who nurtured the careers of Wayne Thiebaud, Eva Hesse, Richard Estes and other major artists, screens at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Lecture Hall at the San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St.

Not exact matches

In the film, Huajian chairman Zhang Huarong stands before neat rows of Ethiopian workers singing a song about unity, describing himself as a father to his employees, who «like me very much.»

Jolie was criticised over a casting exercise she carried out for «First They Killed My Father», an upcoming Netflix film about the Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian genocide of 1975 - 79.

EASTWOOD: Well that was an interesting project because Steven had asked me to do Flags of Our Fathers and so I was having a meeting with him and we were talking about that war and that battle and I was going off into Iceland to film the beaches because Iceland has black sand much like Iwo Jima does.

So let's say this movie is about a woman whose life was shaped by love of her father; the making of the film Mary Poppins (as well as the writing of the book) is about her coming to terms with the truth about personal love and death and all that.

Dennis Quaid plays the father of MercyMe frontman, Bart Millard, in the new film about the origins of the band's hit worship song, «I Can Only Imagine,» and the role...

In any event, they have made their film, and while they haven't completely abandoned what they know about moviemaking, they have clung tightly to the image of Jesus given them by a Sister Josephine — or in Schrader's case, someone like the harsh father in his movie Hardcore.

Later, God the Father takes on the form of a Native American wiseman (Graham Greene), and leads Mack on a New - Agey «healing trail to bring closure to [his] journey» — the most egregious example of racial essentialism in a film that takes shallow assumptions about foreign cultures as its starting point.

Many in Hollywood say they see the spiritual - memoir - turned - movie as the next hot genre, suggesting there are ongoing talks about turning Lauren Winner's «Girl Meets God» into a romantic comedy, Ian Cron's «Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me» into an action flick, Anne Lamott's «Traveling Mercies» into an indie road trip film, Kathleen Norris» «The Cloister Walk» into something really creepy involving monks.»

Knowing of my interest in crime fiction and detective stories my late father - in - law, John Thynne — who had supported Arsenal from before the war — was always talking about a film made in 1939 called The Arsenal Stadium Mystery.

The film was about hearing fathers» voices, getting them out there and getting professionals to hear what they could do to make their services more father - friendly.»

YOUNG fathers from west Wiltshire have created a film to try and dispel some of the negative ideas people have about them.

In a rare TV sit down interview for a documentary film about his late father, Cuomo reflects on his 2010 comeback win, saying he doesn't think he could have been successful if New York voters hadn't gotten over the anger that led them to oust the late ex-Gov.

A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American What: Father of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is hailed in the mainstream

«The Father of My Children» was about a busy film producer with a loving family, who puts a bullet in his head when his business starts to implode.

There are moments in Real Steel where I forgot I'd already seen enough movies about fighting robots, forgot I was too old to be the target audience, forgot that I think Hugh Jackman is turning smarmier with every passing film, forgot that overly expressive child actors set my teeth on edge, forgot to think about all the other underdog / boxing / father - son movies this one is ripping off.

Intense psychodrama in this Italian film about a woman who recall her past abuse by a pedophilia father.

If «The Breadwinner» were a live - action film, it would be virtually unbearable to watch, but as animation, it's not only possible, but somehow inspiring to immerse oneself in this pared - down adaptation of Deborah Ellis» well - regarded young - adult novel, about an 11 - year - old girl who must step up and care for her family after the Taliban raids her home and arrests her father (hence the title).

Graham's father, a wealthy industrialist, bought the paper in 1933 at a bankruptcy auction, a fact not mentioned in the film, curious for a movie that spends a great deal of time talking about the paper's dire finances.

The film is so respectful towards the Sioux that it is almost hesitant to scratch the surface and ask the difficult questions about how their society works, such as the relationship between fathers and sons, and the position of women.

The film is not about a straight man's struggle to understand how his father is gay; it's about learning that happiness is always possible if you're brave enough to keep your heart open.

Directed by Aleksander Bach, Friend will co-star alongside Zachary Quinto, Hannah Ware, and Ciarán Hinds in this film about an assassin who teams up with a woman to help her find her father, and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

Secretly, though, he's a heartbroken gay man in free fall, something David still can't talk about with his dad after coming out a decade ago — of all of the film's strands, the bond between fathers and sons is the most complex, deserving of more attention.

It's been over a year since we heard about Greetings from Tim Buckley, a film from Daniel Algrant (director of People I Know and some «Sex and the City»), that would follow the true story of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley's breakthrough 1991 performance at his father's tribute concert at St. Ann's Church.

Ant - Man is an old fashioned heist film with an underlying message about fathers and daughters, and probably the biggest departure for the studio, which is a very, very good thing.

Broad Green has revealed a trailer for a horror film titled Wish Upon, about a teenager in high school who starts messing around with a mysterious magic box that her father brings home one day.

A gentle, beautifully photographed film - the best I have seen about a father and son relationship.

What excites Callow about the film is that people's notion of Dickens as a bearded older, stuffy Victorian writer, will be changed as in fact he was a father of four, handsome, witty and lively guy who completed the novel at age 31.

I saw RIP TIDE (Aussie strictly Disney flick, cute for tweets but that's about it), Argento's DEEP RED (for the first time and on the big screen - was a gooey delight tripped up by the usual giallo issues), VICTORIA & ABDUL (odious and blandly crafted), and FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER (thankfully on the big screen since Anthony Dod Mantle's cinematography deserves it - the film is strong, even if Jolie is definitely not a subtle director).

Following the soft response to his most recent film «Wonderstruck,» filmmaker Todd Haynes is headed to the small screen for his next project - a TV mini-series about the father of psychiatry Sigmund Freud.

was surprised just how good this film is.The humour and pathos of this film is quite moving.There is no - one remotely attractive in the cast, it is full of strange looking redneck Americans living in semi wilderness.Everyone is poverty stricken.The sadness of old age is there, as is the regrets of past memories, and the desperation of the son to heal the wounds of his father's past life.The acting is brilliant even with the bit part actors with the sunburnt aged faces.The fathers grumpy reticence is counters by his truculent wife, who never has a good word for anybody with her vicious put downs, which is at times laugh out loud funny.A funny sad and moving film about the sheer desperate meanderings of life and old age.

Put on the spot, she names him after the grocery chain (which nobody in the film ever visits again, though the dog serves as a walking product placement) and convinces the Preacher (how her voiceover self refers to her father) not to kick Winn - Dixie to the curb, then sets about thawing the chilly exteriors of the local would - be shut - ins with her Annie & Sandy act.

We never learn anything about Harry's past as a husband and father, and intuit only a few traces of his background as a cop and a former alcoholic, but we discover a great deal about his emotional life in relation to his friends and former colleagues, which is all the film really cares about.

Having a film depicting homemade collagen injections and the destructive power of the father for an opening night film was a brave move, one which had everyone talking about it for weeks afterwards, which (coupled with the moving standing ovation at the conclusion of the film) I believe is the sign of a successful opening night film.

Of the three competition films I've seen thus far (Tale of Tales and Sea of Trees, I liked Our Little Sister best, a quiet, sweet, and heartbreaking film about three grown, co-habitating sisters, who meet their younger fourteen - year - old sister, Suzu (Suzu Hirose) after their absent father dies, and decide to take her in as one of their -LSB-...]

OPENING THIS WEEK by Kam Williams For movies opening August 24, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS Illegal Tender (R for violence, profanity and sexuality) Rick Gonzalez and Wanda De Jesus co-star in this graphic revenge saga about a college student who chooses to defend his family's honor after a ruthless gang kills his father and forces his mother to flee for her life.

Unexpected nods for dark horse «Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,» about a son's search for meaning in his father's death, include both a supporting actor and best film nomination.

Sharing honors from the Society Dramatic Authors and Composers, given annually to a French film in Fortnight, were two very different tales of romantic possibility in Paris: Philippe Garrel's black - and - white «Lover for a Day» («L'Amant d'un Jour»), about a 23 - year - old woman who learns that her father is dating a girl her age, and Claire Denis» «Let the Sunshine In» («Un Beau Soleil Intérieur»), starring Juliette Binoche as a divorced artist looking for love in many of the wrong places.

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).

About two - thirds of the new scenes were presented in the deleted scenes section of the earlier edition of this film: «Battle Aftermath,» «Looking for Strength,» «Dye Market,» «Meeting at Gracchus» House,» «Father and Son,» «The Execution,» «Spies Close In,» «Another Enemy,» and «Fighting with Fire.»

There is nothing conspicuously revolutionary about the «The Kids Are All Right», a sleek, smart, enormously entertaining film about a middle - aged lesbian couple (played by Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) whose teenage kids seek out the sperm donor who is their biological father (Mark Ruffalo); it has big - name actors, a sun - dappled Los Angeles setting, and the feel of a classic Hollywood comedy at its snappiest.

Previews for the new kids» film Real Steel, which have been running in theatres for the better part of a year, forewarned a mash - up of the vintage game Rock»em Sock»em Robots with the hoary father - son drama The Champ (1931, 1979), about a washed - up boxer and his plucky kid.

Her father, of course, is the actor Paul Sorvino, a star in «Reds,» «GoodFellas» and about 30 other films.

«Spielberg» has the feel of official business, with the man himself happily participating in long conversations about his creative process, while dozens of other sources — his 100 - year - old father, Arnold, and his mother, Leah, who died at 97 in February; his siblings, peers, longtime collaborators, actors, film critics and historians — supply their own observations and asides.

But that's where she finds herself as the director of «First They Killed My Father,» the Netflix film based on Loung Ung's memoir about growing up in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime.

My lingering problem is the amount of fluttering butterflies that the film creates, it paints a picture that any wedding you wish to have is possible, which is untrue, but I don't believe the film was about creating a realistic explanation, but more show the journey the parents make, but again, the journey only seems to consist of daddy, as esteemed actress Diane Keaton, who plays other Nina, plays a largely unimportant role, perhaps a traditional scenario calls for a father and his daughter, but the mother is as equally important.