Sentences with phrase «film presents the history»

In any case, the film presents the history through an Israeli narrative of events, starting from its depiction of the Six Day War, to the rise of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Not exact matches

But Persepolis, based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, manages what no other film has managed: to present Western audiences with a must - see tale of growing up in Iran, combined with an entertaining and accurate potted history of the country since the fall of the Shah.

Of course, those who follow our indieWIRE column know that, not unlike Malick, who seems to have settled on a Cerberian strategy for presenting his film to audiences, we've rewritten our own history by placing The New World at the top of a list where once Kings and Queen rested.

The film does a fine job at presenting the facts, and with that being said, it's a genre classic that is a must watch for war or history enthusiasts,.

Deathwatch presents a sweeping history of on - screen death, from the silent film era to recent Hollywood blockbusters.

Although the film presents key interviews with all the major players throughout the team's history, and is peppered with an abundance of never before seen footage, the array of vile exploits and sadomasochistic pranks on display could very well be seen as a The Best Worst Off Dirty Sanchez DVD.

Ultimately, Dotan's thought - provoking film succeeds by never getting bogged down in heavy history of the conflict, but using it to offer perspective to the situation in its present day.

Disk 2 features a new 87 - minute documentary called A Cut Above the Rest, which follows the films history, production and influence from conception to the present day.

Never a fan of the novels, I find the film to be more coherent, more emotionally engaging, and a good deal more exciting than anything Tolkien presented in his self - described «histories» of Middle Earth.

Aaron Gerow lays out a history of film criticism in Japan to the present day, underscoring a narrative about cinema negotiated by professionals who gradually lose the ability to make a substantial impact on either audiences or the industry.

1951 - 1999: A short history of short films presented by the Festival de Cannes.

Each film represents a decade of film history, from the 20s through the present:

Writer / director Rodrigo García is not interested in providing answers to these queries or the multitude of others that the film presents (The final scenes, which flash ahead to the end of Jesus» story before bringing history into the present day, are especially enigmatic).

I immediately identified with the film's protagonist, solid A student Leigh Ann Watson (Katie Holmes), who, in an early scene, presents a much - worked - on project in her history class, only to have her presentation abruptly cut short by vicious barbs hurled by the class's instructor, Mrs. Eve Tingle (Helen Mirren).

The emphasis on the paternal has been most explicit in films such as The Indian Runner, History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005), The Road (John Hillcoat, 2009), and Captain Fantastic, and are also clearly present in such diverse performances as Mortensen's roles in The Prophecy (Gregory Widen, 1995), The Reflecting Skin (Philip Ridley, 1990), The Passion of Darkly Noon (Philip Ridley, 1995), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Peter Jackson, 2001 - 2003), and Jauja (Lisandro Alonso, 2014).

This is the first film from The American Film Company, whose mission is to present historically accurate films on American history.

Masterfully addressing the American racial divide, past and present, director Raoul Peck's six - years - in - the - making documentary, I Am Not Your Negro, is a galvanizing, ominous film, thrumming with a sense of history repeating itself.

Some smaller films will have their fates changed by the nominations, especially «Transamerica» (best actress Felicity Huffman), «Mrs. Henderson Presents» (best actress Judi Dench), «North Country» (best actress Charlize Theron and supporting actress Frances McDormand), «Hustle & Flow» (best actor Terrence Howard), «Junebug» (supporting actress Amy Adams) and «A History of Violence» (best supporting actor William Hurt).

Perhaps not surprisingly, the history of Hollywood production mirrors the history of venture capital in the United States, as each new film presents an idiosyncratic set of risk factors, and each new production or distribution technology distorts return forecasts for a new generation of film speculators.

It's a period piece that feels remarkably present, a little bit of magic from the master that allows the film to become a parable as much as it is a history.

Narrated by a restrained and unrecognizable Samuel L. Jackson, the film presents a compelling case of history that is still just as relevant and prudent today.

Detroit tells the story of the events in Detroit in 1967 with an eye toward history, a wide tapestry of the film's present, and an implicit understanding of how what happened then still happens now.

News - making subject matter grants Citizenfour instant significance, but the film succeeds not just for what it captures but the bold and interesting way it presents history in the making.

by Walter Chaw A year after a glut of films about the past being wilfully stifled by the present, find Liev Schreiber's Everything is Illuminated and David Cronenberg's A History of Violence, literal calls to awake following the nightmare of the night before — or, better, avenues through which we might recognize that suppressing a collective shadow mainly serves to nourish it until it explodes, monstrous, back into our consciousness.

Early word of mouth is that the film rounds out the «trilogy» that Spielberg began with Lincoln in 2012 and continued with Bridge of Spies in 2015 - movies that reflect on important moments in U.S. history and hold a mirror up to present - day political concerns and issues.

France's ugly history of racial aggression and unrest, particularly relevant at the present moment, briefly punctures the film's placid surface when local thugs attack and nearly burn down Maison Mumbai.

An Opening Scene Animatic (2:50) presents, after another intro by Turteltaub, the film's sequence on the treasure hunts throughout history in crude CGI to act as a sort of animated storyboard.

The way the film presents the island though immaculate cinematography is a sight to behold, feeling both curious and familiar as we explore the wartime history through the members of the society whilst also uncovering mysteries about the members.

That the film confronts these issues head - on, without the crutch of allegory, is rare in itself, but what makes Black Panther truly unique is that this «dystopian» present is juxtaposed with a (stunningly staged) utopian vision that is also wholly steeped in the black experience — in its history, iconography, and culture.

It is one of the most beloved film franchises of all time, and now Star Wars has been examined and presented as a means to teach world history.

It's an array of materials including Pulitzer - prize winning magazine articles, news stories past and present, photographic essays, maps, charts, research and case studies, autobiographies, biographies, oral histories, films, and the universe of multimedia materials.

SAN FRANCISCO, California (October 18, 2017)-- Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation will present «What Tomorrow Brings,» a Youth Lead Community Conversation on Thursday, October 19 at the Clark Kerr Conference Center from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Students from across the San Francisco Bay Area will attend a special screening of the film What Tomorrow Brings, followed by a conversation with director Beth Murphy and founder of the Zabuli Education Center, Razia Jan..

Filmmaker Emiko Omori's gorgeously filmed introduction to Don «Ed» Hardy, the «godfather of modern tattoo art,» and the history of tattooing is filled with interviews (including Hardy), cleverly presented tidbits, vibrant art, vintage footage, photos, and eclectic background music.

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The artist's metalwork — in which he brings to life some of the most famous phrases from film and music history and provides his own interpretation of the weapons used by assassins — presents an undeniable vibrancy while simultaneously managing to speak volumes about our society.

The Artist's Museum begins with this impulse to collect and connect, bringing together large - scale installations, photography, film, and videos that employ artworks from the past as material in the present, animating existing artworks, images, and histories to reveal art's unexpected relationships and affinities.

Based on «Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present,» a 2000 book by Deborah Willis, who co-produced the film, the documentary features Lyle Ashton Harris, Glenn Ligon, Lorna Simpson, Hank Willis Thomas, and Carrie Mae Weems, among many others.

LONDON - Presenting works made between 2008 and 2017 in various media, including sculpture, painting, film, installation, photograms and posters, the exhibition asserts McElheny's view that «reconstructing history» can be a creative process itself and that aesthetics are always political.

The show explores the history of the youth subcultures of the San San International (a parallel universe) through a mise - en - scène of objects, architectural environments and a 30 - minute faux - ethnographic science fiction film, presented in the artist's signature labyrinth of immersive interiors.

Yto Barrada was born in Paris in 1971 and grew up in Tangier, Morocco, a city whose complex colonial history and present generation's restricted mobility she reveals through sculpture, photography, and film.

Bildmuseet presents Ana Mendieta's captivating oeuvre through 21 films as well as a selection of photographs, graphic works and objects.The exhibition Ana Mendieta / Covered in Time and History opens to the public on Sunday 18 June, at 2 pm.

WHO: Pratt Institute's Department of History of Art and Design and Department of Fine Arts will present a film titled a woman like that, which explores the dramatic life and work of 17th Century female artist Artemisia Gentileschi, who is considered one of the most important female artists in hHistory of Art and Design and Department of Fine Arts will present a film titled a woman like that, which explores the dramatic life and work of 17th Century female artist Artemisia Gentileschi, who is considered one of the most important female artists in historyhistory.

The exhibition, which includes photographs, sculptural installations and films, presents interpretations of two of Walter Benjamin's seminal writings: Thesis on the Philosophy of History and Berlin Childhood around 1900.

Jibade - Khalil Huffman (b. 1981) will present a new body of work at Anat Ebgi that focuses on the black male figure in art history, film and literature, while Jamal Cyrus (b. 1973) will explore the cultural politics of Black American music and the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s at Inman Gallery.

With screenings everyday from 12:00 to 13:00 between the 6 - 8 October, Goodman Gallery presents a film programme entitled History is Not Mine for the fifth...

A number of events expand on the themes explored in the exhibition including a tour led by the exhibition curator David Campany (20 July, 6.30 pm, Free); the exhibition's curator David Campany is joined by writer and critic Brian Dillon, artists Xavier Ribas and Eva Stenram for a symposium discussing notions of time, perception and the history of photography (17 June, 2 - 6 pm, # 15 / # 12.50 concs); and award - winning essay film - maker Grant Gee presents his study of the late German writer W.G. Sebald which is a multi-layered exploration of place, memory, longing and dust (29 June, 7 pm, # 9.50 / # 7.50 concs).

Scenario in the Shade explores the history of youth subcultures of the San San International through a mise - en - scène of objects, architectural environments, and a 30 minute faux - ethnographic science fiction film, presented in the artist's signature labyrinth of immersive interiors.

The evening will also feature a 1955 film by Rudy Burckhardt as well as film of Edith Schloss, the subject of a major retrospective now on view at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, leading a tour of her apartment where she vividly describes her own paintings, her career and her vast knowledge of American and European art history and mythology, past and present.

Unsatisfied with the level of documentation and investigation produced on the subject, Vandy Rattana decided to rectify the lack of discourse by producing a series of landscape photographs testifying to the existence of these craters as well as filmed interviews in which he asked villagers to describe either their memory of the bombing or their present understanding of the history symbolized by the craters.

Three of his films from the series Mobile Homestead (2010 — 11) present a vignette of Detroit's civil history as the narrative to his public art project in his hometown.