Sentences with phrase «genre film experience»
Although it shares many similarities with the first film adaptation of the novel directed by Kon Ichikawa in 1959, Tsukamoto chose to bring some of his more traditional genre film experience to the project in order to create a more vivid portrait of the horror and obscenity of war.
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«The Intern» does benefit from an experience writer in this genre, which is why most of the film is so great.
The influence of cheap»80s and»90s genre cheapies like «Dollman vs. Demonic Toys» from Full Moon Features is baked into the film, not that it will enhance the experience.
What makes «Very Bad Things» a more rewarding experience than other films in its genre is that writer - director Peter Berg seems to be onto the fact that he's making a piece of shock schlock and not a sociological pronouncement.
As such, «The Dark Horse» is as good a title as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kids.
A slippery stylist, Soderbergh's films hop from genre to genre with creative restlessness appearing to be his defining characteristic whether filming glossy, expensive star laden confections such as the Oceans series or experimenting with digital video and unknown actors on low budget conceits such as Bubble or The Girlfriend Experience.
Were you at all familiar with genre film before starting work on Raw or was this a new experience for you?
There was a time when genre films were a staple of the moviegoing experience.
In this rapidly changing industry, genre film remains a strongly communal experience, as horror, sci fi, fantasy and cult films continue to flourish under the banner of event cinema.
Two films that go beyond the regular elements of their respective genre's to create a more visceral experience.
Heck, I could argue it's the best of its genre, as the film provides a thoroughly dramatic and exciting experience that dazzles from start to finish.
Shot with a reverence for the kind of beauty only Michael Mann has ever captured from Los Angeles, the film is a breath of fresh air, a visionary take on a long - storied genre that is one of the most wholly satisfying viewing experiences in a long time.
It's a film that knows exactly what it is and always plays to the genre's strengths for a surprisingly effective experience.
The film brings fresh perspective to the genre by focusing on an experience unseen in coming - of - age tales: What high - school first love might be like if...
Grindhouse — Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double feature ode to the crappy genre films of the 70s was one of my most enjoyable film experiences of the last few years, but I think the films work best in that format, back to back with fake trailers and missing scenes.
At the film's recent press day, Shyamalan and Blum discussed their creative partnership and the most surprising aspect of working with each other, why the scares in this film are deceptively simple yet terrifying and original, how the mock documentary style format gave Shyamalan new cinematic tools for keeping the audience guessing, his directing style, what he was looking for in his young actors, why he cast experienced stage actors for the grandparents» roles, his collaboration with award - winning DP Maryse Alberti, how he recruited Oxenbould to shoot the chase sequence underneath the house, why he likes treating B genre movies like they're A dramas, and more.
At the film's recent press day, Costner talked about the appeal of playing Coach White, Niki Caro's directing style, the bond that developed between all the actors during filming, the pivotal role a coach can play in a young person's life, the Jim White - type coaches who influenced Costner's life in a positive way, what he learned about Latino culture growing up in Visalia, why he waits for projects to come along that he can really respond to irrespective of genre, the biggest cultural gap he experienced on this film, and how sports movies allow us to address other issues within the wider society.
Given Stoltz's experience grasping the genre back in the 80s, he adapts such a beloved narrative and makes this film an all too familiar teenaged tale of love and friendship, but for this generation — so minus the tomboy drummer and working class mechanic with the foggy lens of 80s rom - coms.
If it wasn't for my first Excision experience I probably wouldn't have dug deeper into the genre and checked out films like Frankenhooker or The Re-Animator, or taken a risk on more modern favourites like American Mary or The House of the Devil.
«I start the way I think most people start, which is just by playing music,» says the composer, who has experience in the spy film genre from «The Bourne Legacy.»
It was the bullying aspect of the novel that deeply resonated with Alfredson's own experiences growing up, and set about making the film despite a lack of familiarity with the horror genre.
The mainstream film that 20th Century Fox expected would have long since faded in memory, but Bird's lack of genre and Hollywood experience contributed to one quirky horror - comedy filled with memorable lines like, «He was licking me!»
This genre - bending film is nothing like I've ever experienced.
Director Neil Marshall continually impresses me with his genre films, and this one was no different — a group of girlfriends tries to reconnect after one of them experiences tragedy by going spelunking.
Horror has experienced a massive surge in quality recently, and these 10 films embody the resurgence of the genre.
Included in the film's surprising, invigorating experience is witnessing someone previously removed from horror hurl themselves into the genre.
It's a nearly relentless experience, although the film does take some respites, and those exhales from the tension provide opportunities to deconstruct the genre's more persistent clichés.
The film is a bit of a full - circle experience for the actor, not just because of his long history with the genre, but because Jeff Corey, the actor who played the villainous Tom Chaney in Henry Hathaway's original film, was Bridges's acting teacher once upon a time.
With Until Dawn the slasher motif is the perfect backdrop to allow gamers to experience a genre that is incredibly popular in film but one that hadn't yet been done justice in games.
I consume any genre and love experiencing all kinds of games and film.
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His poetic and polyphonic films create sensual audiovisual experiences that stretch the boundaries of the documentary genre and the format of the film essay.