The newly -
filmed material looks great in the DVD's 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation.
Not exact matches
Materials science and engineering postdoctoral researcher Hyungwoo Lee
looks inside a thin
film deposition system during oxide thin
film structure growth.
Having already directed the first two (and superior) X-Men
films, Singer shows a level of comfort with both the
material and the cast, and he contributes at least one brilliant comic set piece in which new mutant Quicksilver (Evan Peters) lays waste to a kitchen full of security guards in languorous, Matrix - style bullet time (it
looks gorgeous and has the slapstick choreography of a Three Stooges routine).
Full of fun interviews and interesting
looks at the art and animatics of the
film, Megamind is full of supplemental
material, some essential, some just for fun (a Megamind rap?)
The Bottom Line Though the challenge of adapting the classic work of Dr. Seuss to
film has tripped up moviemakers before, the efforts of Blue Sky Studio have managed to maintain a level of faithfulness to the
material, in
look, tone and story.
If you've enjoyed the book, then by all means, this adaptation is by far the best take on Fitzgerald's
material, and it's a
film well worth your time if you've enjoyed the book or if you're
looking for a finely crafted drama with some fine performances.
One could imagine this
material played straight, and the
film's plot would only have to be slightly altered, while its
look wouldn't have to change at all.
I'm sure you could argue just how important this
film is, and how valuable the contents are beyond the cursory, «
look at this neat footage», but in the end, think this is some remarkable and useful
material.
Despite his antagonistic role in the source
material, it
looks like Drumm will be a good guy in the
film.
That Winding Refn's ninth
film is dedicated to the Chilean surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (best known for El Topo and Santa Sangre and a mentor to Winding Refn) gives you an idea of the kind of uncompromising
material we're
looking at.
As expected, this is a visually stunning
film filled that
looks very much like the source
material.
The
film didn't do this, as it failed to get to the real person and spent all its time on surface
material and marriage spats that
looked like artificial acting devices even though the actors had a good screen chemistry together.
For the most part, the
film looks true to its seamy quality, and at any rate, the unrated version
looks vastly superior to the
material that fills in the included director's cut, all of which was clearly gathered from inferior sources.
The
film's press
materials report that the only scenes rehearsed by director Uli Edel «before principal photography started were the several erotic episodes between Madonna's and Willem Dafoe's characters,» and the movie certainly
looks that way.
EXTRAS: There's a massive amount of bonus
material, including cast and crew audio commentaries on every episode (and two each in the case of episodes 5, 9 and 10), a behind - the - scenes
look at
filming the Battle of the Bastards and creating Vaes Dothrak, featurettes on the mythology of Westeros and Ethos, deleted scenes and more.
While these
films have undergone no extensive restoration, they have been professionally mastered from the best existing
materials, which mean that damage and wear is visible but there is clarity to the image (many of the
films look quite crisp) and the soundtrack.
But judging by this first official trailer it
looks as though writer / director Nikolaj Arcel and screenwriters Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner and Anders Thomas Jensen have pulled it off, even if the
film appears to strike a slightly different tone to King's source
material.
In the hotel that Colleoni calls home, the furniture is too kitsch and gaudy; the messy marital home of Pinkie
looks like a badly put together and unauthentic theatre stage; and the incorporation of bikers doesn't work because Joffe is unable to escape the fact that the source
material lends itself to
film noir.
The
film also establishes Scott as a filmmaker
looking for thematically rich
material; these characters» battle with each other mirrors the wars going on around them, and the struggle within themselves between desire and honor.
Solid
look at how the X-Men came to be - Stellar Cameos - January Jones
looks rockin» in go - go boots Cons: - The original X-Men were not used - Some of the dumbest characters were chosen for this
film - Azazel» action sequences couldn't hold a light to Nightcrawler» in X2 - The action overall felt held back and the
film lacked any «real» edge - The ending was too predictable and too conveniently wrapped up Impressions: Matthew Vaughn is an incredible director and Brian Singer has done solid work with this
material.
According to the course description, «the movie's source
material, script, shot lists, storyboards, shooting schedule, VFX, final cut and even exclusive behind - the - scenes footage» will give students an in - depth
look at how a Hollywood
film is made.
The first
look at Denis Villeneuve's new movie hints at what the
film's aliens will
look like, and how it could differ from its source
material.
On the subject of difficult
material in his
films, Haneke declares, «The ideal is for the scene to be such that people
look away because they can't deal with it.»
Not only will many moviegoers likely be scrambling to get a
look, but apparently only a select amount of the IMAX - equipped theaters will get the
material from the third
film in Christopher Nolan's Batman series.
The rest of the bonus
material is focused on the behind - the - scenes experience, with «The Making of Incredible» taking a broader approach to the production of the movie, and «Anatomy of a Hulk - Out» offering a more detailed
look at the
filming of the three Hulk - driven action sequences.
Angel pines for the device as a means of
material power, and his attempts to recover it, including beating Jesús to a pulp (twice) and driving him off a cliff, are the crucial instances where the
film suggests that mortal sins like envy and lust are the real threats to
look out for.
The
film largely consists of old women reflecting on the good and bad parts of their anonymous singing careers,
material complemented by
looks at the striking, hopeful Hill, who rehearsed singing with Jackson for his unrealized final concert tour and then gained notice for a performance at his memorial service.
But as much as the
look of the
film contributes to its lasting power, its solid cast really sells the
material, as well as the fine line between fantasy and comedy.
Portman, who was born in Israel and who lived there until she was three, before her family moved to the US, has taken a brave decision to take on such potentially contentious
material — and while the resulting
film is perhaps a tad on the conventional -
looking side, it has an unusual, and possibly unique, perspective on Israeli psychology, and Portman demonstrates she possesses a confident grasp of
film - making fundamentals.
Bonus
materials include: Twist by Polanski (a documentary from director Roman Polanski's point of view), Kidding With Oliver Twist (the young stars share their experience while
filming Oliver Twist) and The Best of Twist (a
look at the sets, costumes, photography, editing and music of the
film).
But that's so forgivable considering all great
material here, and if you're
looking for a fresh funny take on the zombie genre, I highly recommend you watch this
film.
The
film, which was remastered in 4K,
looks amazing, and there's no evident damage to the source
material.
While the gritty subject matter and intense action do deliver the goods for those
looking for that kind of
material, Donner's
film gets off to a good start, only to lose momentum as the implausibility factor begins escalating, followed by a final twenty minutes of just straight - up bad filmmaking.
Plus director Bryan Singer «s last
film, «Jack The Giant Slayer,» was by some distance the worst of his career, and early marketing
materials made it
look like «DOFP» had a tiny scope that belied its budget (the second most expensive in Fox's history, after «Avatar «-RRB-, and made it seem like some kind of mid -»90s vision of the future.
Based on all of the promotional
materials, this is a
film that will
look and feel like something you'd pay the big bucks on this summer — dynamic, thoughtful, and arresting.
Kino Lorber released a nice Blu - ray edition, which
looks great, even though the quality of its source
material varies wildly; the old Lamar
film clips are a bit fuzzy, while the new interviews are sharp.
Looking at the
film from a purely comedic standpoint: Unfinished Business is pretty lackluster
material, filled with setups and gags that have been exhausted by so many
films before.
But despite the source
material and Winterbottom's attempts to ape the
look of classic
film noir, the final results are closer to a Rob Zombie - style horror
film that seeks to shove the audience's face in scenes of abhorrent violence.
Thus far the marketing
materials have (wisely) only focused on the titular monster, but it'll be interesting to get a
look at these other «malevolent creatures» when the
film hit theaters.
The
film draws on archival
material,
film footage and diary entries from around the globe to
look at various pre-adult movements — from Flappers to Swing Kids to Hitler Youth — that swept various countries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The best James Bond
films look positively ancient by comparison, and even relative spy newbies like Jason Bourne and «Mission: Impossible» hero Ethan Hunt show the age of their source
material when viewed through, ahem, «Kingsman» lenses.
Sausage Party is a lot of things; it is extremely juvenile featuring loads of offensive
material, it is revolting on nearly every level despite its innocent Pixar - reminiscent charm (the directors of the
film are most known for Shrek 2 and a bevy of Thomas & Friends episodes, meaning that they clearly understand how to get the
look down), it is shocking beyond describable words, it is brilliant with its thematic social commentary (regardless of how in - your - face and blunt it is), and it is one of the funniest movies of the year.
It's difficult to imagine anybody involved with this project having real, honest conviction in the quality of the
material (one hopes, at the very least, that this was just a paycheck for the otherwise enormously talented Kristen Wiig), and it's even more difficult to reconcile the
film's tepid, warmed - over
look and feel with Berman and Pulcini's still - great American Splendor, a
film Girl Most Likely couldn't be less like.
Movies have been
looking to previously created
material for
films for about as long as there have been movies.
As you'd expect with
film - based
material, the blacks will tend to
look a little bit crushed and lacking in detail compared to digitally - shot footage but, that aside, this is a lovely image.
As we previously mentioned before, the
film looks batshit crazy, which is also captured on the latest promotional
material below.
Stiller often
looks like he's more than ready to put this franchise to bed, and the always reliable (with the right
material) Ricky Gervais, who was great in the first
film and barely in the second, is wasted here again.
Sure we've got a whole summer season of
films to
look forward to, but there's a ton of good
material in the works that'll undoubtedly make for exciting fare further down the line.
Blu - ray Highlight: As you might expect from a movie like «Safe,» the coolest piece of bonus
material is a 10 - minute featurette called «The Art of the Gunfight» that takes a
look at the action choreography in the
film, focusing on three sequences in particular.
Blu - ray Highlight: Disney didn't provide me a review copy, but there's plenty of bonus
material that I'm
looking forward to checking out, including the director commentary by the always amusing Joss Whedon and the newest Marvel short
film, «Item 47,» which supposedly played like gangbusters for the crowd at this year's San Diego Comic - Con.