Sentences with phrase «film reference works»

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It had the same description of work as the first contract, only with the film industry references crossed out.

In order to show the film noir themes and works of reference Hitchcock strong and rich women attractive image, the photographer Mikael Jansson Nicole Kidman will portray a sexy protagonist, embodies the brand has always been confident ornate style.

At one point in «Deadpool 2,» Reynolds as Deadpool references the surprise Golden Globe acting nomination he earned for his work in the first film.

As director, he does solid work, but peppers his film with some bizarrely picked pop culture references.

With every movie - related news story referencing James Franco of late — including rumours of his role in Sam Raimi's The Wizard Of Oz prequel Oz: The Great And Powerful, his impending directorial involvement of Cormac McCarthy's «Blood Meridian», and even a college course collated by the actor based on his work — the fact that his latest film releases in Australia this week has hardly rated a mention.

Östlund has hit a home run with Force Majeure (I realize that reference doesn't make sense but who cares), not only bringing to Cannes one of my new favorite genre - bending dark comedies, but I'm now a fan of his work as well, and I get to explore his past films and learn just how talented of a filmmaker he really is, while keeping an eye on his career.

I've worked with him [on films set] in the»20s,»30s,»40s,»50s and now the»70s, and so we're referencing those cinematic language of the time.

This work contains most references published in Chinese and English before 1998 as well as entries on Zhang Yimou's major films up to and including Shanghai Triad (1995).

Alfredson's two major points - of - reference in Tinker, Tailor appear to be the later films of Jean - Pierre Melville (who seemed to be the dominant influence the first time I saw the film, projected) and the current work of David Fincher (whose influence seemed to dominate my second viewing, from DVD).

Highway's working title was «A Leonard Cohen Afterworld,» a reference to a lyric from Kurt Cobain's song «Pennyroyal Tea»; the film was written by Scott Rosenberg, who previously made a name for himself with Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Beautiful Girls, and Con Air.

The work of Flannery O'Connor, openly referenced in a shot of a character reading A Good Man Is Hard to Find, hangs heavily over the film, wherein the external chaos that ripples outward from Mildred's actions ultimately resolves itself as an examination of her character and the pitfalls of her implacable stubbornness.

Parts of this film will simply not work with audiences outside the UK, who won't know the frames of reference being used.

If the rebellious spirit and social message behind the sex and violence is more Corman than Scorsese, the film references («Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,» she tells a customer while working at a cathouse) and often inventive direction is pure Scorsese.

(Any similarities to Gryffindor colors were exclaimed to be purely coincidental — «I'm too young to be referencing my own past work in my new films» joked Radcliffe.)

As incoherent as his films tend to be, his ramblings are utterly hilarious, as he bounces from one conspiracy theory to the next, referencing John Paul Sartre to John Lennon and everyone in between as inspirations for his work.

A End of Watch Rated R for strong violence, some disturbing images, pervasive language including sexual references, and some drug use Available on DVD and Blu - ray Sometimes found - footage films work and are quite a lot of fun to watch.

Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times: «At one point in Deadpool 2, Reynolds as Deadpool references the surprise Golden Globe acting nomination he earned for his work in the first film.

In the conversations about how to capture what Beachler was concocting on film Morrison — who made history this year as the first woman to be nominated for the cinematography Oscar for her work on «Mudbound» — said Coogler referenced a variety of inspirations including Ron Fricke's nonverbal «Baraka» and «Samsara,» «The Godfather,» «Sicario» and «The Dark Knight.»

Of the many references made to films and filmmakers of the classic action era, the work of John McTiernan is not a prominent citation, yet it's he who provides the only comparable level of total spatial control.

For all of the references in their films, No Country and True Grit are the Coens» only adaptations of novels.1 Indeed, one of the most underappreciated aspects of their work is its literary quality.

References to the work of Jean - Luc Godard permeate the film, from the title (although Michell is nowhere as self - destructive as Godard's 1967 film), to the multiple allusions to 1964's Bande à part (watching the movie on TV, Nick and Meg dance along to the famous scene of the main characters dancing in a cafe).

For a glimpse of the dynamic between Haynes and Moore, watch the below outtake from a supplement on our release, in which the two discuss some of the influences behind Safe — including Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert, Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, and the work of frequent Haynes reference point Douglas Sirk — and the independent - film scene from which it emerged.

There are even references to other films by Fincher, and the script works several set pieces into board game references ranging from Mouse Trap, to Life, to hot potato, to a hilarious scene with Rachel McAdams playing Operando on a real person after a prop gun turns out to be real and loaded.

In a film that's packed full of knowing references to movie classics, Ennio Morricone's soundtrack wisely steers clear of echoing his work in the Spaghetti Westerns that made him famous.

The Florida Project was an early working title for the Walt Disney World Resort and references to the Mouse House are littered throughout the film.

I left «Wonderstruck» dry - eyed but occasionally charmed, particularly by a sly reference to a beloved work of children's literature (fans of «From the Mixed - Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler» will recognize both a bookshop's name and a covetable sleepover), and by the idea of Julianne Moore as a silent - film star.

His writing is less successful than his direction: the derivative nature of the plot clangs up against some poorly executed references to other horror films (one reference to The Thing is flat - out terrible), resulting in another example of a genre film - maker trying to appeal through referencing better work than doing good work themselves.

The always - great Toni Collette does possibly the best work of her career as Annie Graham, an artist (she designs miniature models that often replicate her own home life, which is clearly a reference to a filmmaker producing a film that he's admitted comes from his own personal life) and mother of two.

Drawing on numerous film historical references, from Hitchcock to the director's own earlier Movida era work, Almodóvar's twentieth feature, adapted from three short stories by Alice Munro («Chance,» «Soon,» and «Silence»), is a haunting drama that oscillates between disenchanted darkness and visual opulence.

The synopsis for the former, which we assume is a reference to screenwriter Max Landis, is: «A frustrated film exec at odds with the state of his industry is forced to work with the one person who is making him question everything.»

Park has worked his entire career to avoid the usual kids» film template: fart and burp jokes and pop culture references wrapped up with chase scenes and smashed inside some kind of valuable lesson.

The makers peppered the film with reference upon reference to the works of the Bard, making repeat viewing a must.

The film eventually abandons the experiential horror of the early scenes in favor of agonizing over funeral plans, references to the King Arthur stories (the Broadway hit «Camelot» gets not one, but two airings), and one too many speeches about legacy, as Jackie works out her fears and anxieties in conversation with a priest (John Hurt, exceptional), an anguished Bobby Kennedy (Peter Sarsgaard), and a loyal confidante (Greta Gerwig).

They used a combination of computer effects and miniatures and worked without reference footage due to a ban on filming the famous San Francisco bridge.

Hosted by Roy E. Disney, the track's participants include film historians Leonard Maltin, John Canemaker, and Jeff Kurtti, live - action references for animation Kathryn Beaumont and Margaret Kerry, and animators who worked on the film Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Ward Kimball, and Marc Davis.

His previous print work includes many articles about classic films and the Greenwood Press reference volume, Carole Lombard: A Bio-Biography.

Many years ago, I was hired to work on what is called a «reference shoot,» for a horror film about gigantic Komodo monitors.

Following a non-linear narrative, the film brings together mainstream network news, activist footage, artists» works, and popular entertainment, referencing regimes of power that precipitated a generation of AIDS and queer activism and continues today with international struggles for freedom and expression.

In her most recent film work Moveable Bridge (2017), Cammock drew on material from Nina Simone, Philip Larkin, Winifred Holtby and the Housemartins to reveal the way in which we construct our own personal collage of influences and reference points to establish our own sense of self, context and history.

To celebrate Karl Marx's 200th birthday, this series at Anthology Film Archives explores Marx's legacy in film, focusing squarely on works that portray Marx himself or that make explicit reference to him.

The show opens on an explosive installation in the mezzanine that pivots from 1966 to 2009 with film, sculpture and paintings referencing everything from the Taliban to UFOs to the German working class.

William T. Wiley is primarily known for mystical watercolors that whimsically move between references to pop culture, literature, and art history, though he has worked in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, and performance.

There are many artists, works, films, music, sound, writings that are references on different levels.

Additionally, the work is layered with references to literature, film and other artists, including David Hockney and Derek Jarman, whose paintings also feature in the exhibition.

Recalling Matthew Barney's early performative work, and the self - transformations in his Cremaster film cycle, Ball's portrait also references art history.

His paintings have several layers usually starting with a film still or reference to another art work, on which he aggressively piles paint to disrupt or re-contextualize the original image.

Citing German Expressionism, post-war British sculpture and Primitivism as influences, her work also makes reference to more contemporary sub-cultural strands of sci - fi, the Goth - metal scene, psychedelia and horror films.

Using references from popular film and television, the work presents an idiosyncratic reflection on contemporary life, in which live action is combined with CGI animation — a technique frequently used in children's films with animal protagonists.

Her work explores the potential of the film medium, weaving an intricate web of references — between film and theater, painting and poetry, fiction and documentary.

Both draw on the mythologies of the frontier culture of the American West and in particular, the loaded iconographies of the Cowboy, here imbued with a homoerotic quality redolent of Andy Warhol's Lonesome Cowboys, while also referencing the work of Martin Scorcese and David Hockney and continuing, as with Julien's earlier film work, to subvert preconceptions of race and sexuality.