Sentences with phrase «great cult films»

Some other memorable moments that emerged while compiling this: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep (both Oscar - nominated) and Tom Waits on the downward spiral in Hector Babenco and William Kennedy's bleak «Ironweed»; John Huston's lyrical direction of the posthumously released adaptation of James Joyce's «The Dead»; the joyous Cajun -, zydeco -, R&B and gospel - flavored soundtrack of «The Big Easy,» gumbo for the ears; the consummate character actor John Mahoney breaking out (at least for me) in «Tin Men,» «Suspect» and «Moonstruck» and and Hunter delighting in «Raising Arizona,» «Broadcast News» and just about anything that came after; plus two British indies: Emily Lloyd as a cheeky 16 - year - old in David Leland's delightful comedy - drama «Wish You Were Here»; and one of the great cult films of the decade, Bruce Robinson's savagely witty «Withnail and I» with Richard E. Grant and Paul McCann.

More's the pity, because Chronicles of Riddick, with its elementals and fringe religions, its funky spiritualism and its sense of fairy - tale hyperbole, is one of the genuinely great cult films of the last decade.

Rich's dry sense of humor and irrepressible nose for digging out great cult films was a boon to the site.

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Cult: great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially: such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad.

Definition of CULT 1: formal religious veneration: worship 2: a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also: its body of adherents 3: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also: its body of adherents 4: a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator 5a: great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially: such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b: the object of such devotion c: a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion

The result will be a curio that has a chance to become a cult item, but not a great film.

«Femme Fantasique: Resurrecting The Vampire Lovers» is a great look back on the film and its cult following.

Released: December 1 Cast: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie Director: James Franco (The Sound and the Fury) Why it's great: There are no half - measures with Tommy Wiseau, the failed actor / secret millionaire behind the notoriously awful cult drama The Room, and there are no half - measures in The Disaster Artist, James Franco's dramatic telling of the film's bizarre backstory.

An all new feature film from the twisted minds of cult comedy heroes Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim («Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job»)!

The Election films are great as are many of the 80s cult films where directors were going for broke on the sleazier elements.

The Devil's Candy also joins this list, a film that Todd Brown precisely reviewed, calling it «worth the wait» in reference to the Directo's last great film, The Loved Ones, a cult classic.

This little gem features American treasure and all - around genre cinema maestro John Carpenter discussing his 1988 sci - fi / action / horror cult classic They Live, going into detail about such things as the conceptual ideas behind the movie's premise, his casting of professional wrestler «Rowdy» Roddy Piper as the protagonist, and the rebellious inspiration for the film's infamous fight scene between Piper and the great Keith David.

Considered as one of the greatest Carpenter sci - fi action films of all time, Escape From New York was released in 1981 and is now known as a true cult classic.

The recently released producer's cut of the film focused more on the cult, and even though it's not a great movie, there are some very bold decisions made, especially with the ending.

To date, Halloween Horror Nights will also feature the following mazes: American Horror Story: Roanoke, based on FX's critically - acclaimed, Emmy ® and Golden Globe ® Award - winning television series; The Shining, inspired by the greatest horror film of all time; and Ash vs Evil Dead from the hit cable series based on the cult classic.

Working with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers in both independent and studio films, Gyllenhaal starred in Ang Lee's classic «Brokeback Mountain,» for which he received an Oscar ® nomination and won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor; Bong Joon - ho's «Okja;» David Ayer's «End of Watch;» Antoine Fuqua's boxing drama «Southpaw;» Dennis Villeneuve's highly acclaimed films «Prisoners» and «Enemy;» Richard Kelly's cult hit «Donnie Darko;» David Fincher's «Zodiac;» Sam Mendes» «Jarhead;» Nicole Holofcener's «Lovely and Amazing;» Ed Zwick's «Love and Other Drugs,» for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, and Tom Ford's «Nocturnal Animals,» for which he earned a BAFTA nomination.

5:45 p.m. — 6:45 p.m.: THE DISASTER ARTIST»S JAMES FRANCO AND DAVE FRANCO Actor - director James Franco and his brother, actor Dave Franco, join Vulture Festival to discuss their new film, The Disaster Artist, about the making of the modern cult - classic The Room (known to its many fans as the greatest bad movie of all time).

The Disaster Artist explores the «it's so bad, it's good» idiosyncrasies of «The Room,» reinforcing its place as one of the greatest cult phenomena in modern film history.

I would say that it probably helps if you're at least familiar with the story of The Room's cult status, but even if you aren't this is a great film.

I'm a little trepidatious about the prospect of more films set in this universe, but the world building is great, and it works effectively as both a standalone film and a worthy sequel to the quintessential cult film.

In the grand scheme of things, The Last House on the Left does fare a great deal better than this week's other remake / reboot of a»70s cult classic, Race to Witch Mountain — a kids» film that wants to sit at the grown - ups» table but can't bring itself to go that extra mile.

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Directed by: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim — Starring: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, John C. Reilly, Robert Loggia, Jeff Goldblum, Will Forte, William Atherton, Erica Durance An all new feature film from the twisted minds of cult comedy heroes Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim («Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job»)!

Still, an instant cult classic doesn't come out every day, so if you look through your video collection and notice that you own a great many films that others think you an odd person for enjoying, there's no question that Bubba Ho - Tep will most likely be a cherished part of it soon after your first viewing.

WHY: Christopher Landon's «Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse» desperately wants to be the next great horror / comedy, but while it boasts some great gore effects and inventive kills, the film is disappointingly short on laughs, despite being clearly influenced by cult classics like «Shaun of the Dead» and «Zombieland.»

This alone is a great testament to the creative powers of director Alex Proyas (whose previous film was the cult The Crow favorite).

Today, the film is considered one of the great cult classics of modern cinema — «the «Citizen Kane» of bad movies,» as Ross Morin dubbed it in 2008 while an assistant film professor at St. Cloud University in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Yet another film out of the Sundance School of Extreme Quirkiness, «Rocket Science» is like a chaotic hodgepodge of all the greatest adolescent cult films of the past decade.

And she has come up with a great list of films: everything from Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Le Jetée to cult classics, to kitsch, to art house films.

In his new book, «Everything I Know about Business and Marketing, I Learned from THE TOXIC AVENGER ``, Jeff shares some great lessons that apply to any business, framed around his fun and funny adventures making cult classic films.