Sentences with phrase «gritty social drama»

Not exact matches

Boyle set out to make this particular film rather than a gritty social panorama along the lines of Brazilian favela drama City of God.

Jason Statham takes a darker role than usual in a gritty London drama that never quite seems sure of itself, as writer - turned - director Knight mashes several huge social issues with a hint of action and a...

Some authors have pointed to a distinct house style in the 1930s (see Thomas Schatz and Paul Grainge), when MGM's Leo the Lion symbolized the opulence and grandeur of musicals (The Brodway Melody of 1938) and epics (Mutiny on the Bounty); Warner Bros. distributed «gritty,» social dramas and gangster films; Universal produced low - budget horror films (Dracula); and Paramount's distinctly «European» flavor, employing emigree directors such as Josef von Sternberg and Ernst Lubitsch.

Well, Boyle set out to make this particular film rather than a gritty social panorama along the lines of Brazilian favela drama City of God.

It sometimes feels that the British film industry only makes about three or four different kinds of movies: dreadful gangster films that rarely get a release abroad, gritty social realism pictures, period costume dramas, and semi-quirky comedies with a tearjerking side, exemplified by something like «Billy Elliot» or «The Full Monty,» but more often turning out like «Calendar Girls» or «Song For Marion.»