Sentences with phrase «high spirits of the film»

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Indeed, Waititi has made an uplifting film tuned by a lively, modern soundtrack; although legal dangers await both of them in various forms, Hec and Ricky show they have a resilience not only for surviving the outdoors, but for keeping their spirits high.

The portrait of Lincoln that Spielberg presents — in a film that often plays like a tense, high - spirited political thriller as influence is peddled behind the scenes and votes come down to the wire — will no doubt surprise viewers raised on a more staid version of the Great Man.

But then there's word that the film is intended by Hill to channel some of the spirit of Sam Peckinpah, the late, great director behind The Wild Bunch, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Ride the High Country, and many other movies that should all be required viewing.

Indeed, for all the striking technical qualities the animated medium brings to Anderson's work, the film feels like less of a departure than it might have done — not least because it retains the jangly, high - spirited ensemble feel of the director's live - action films.

Told through the eyes of six American basketball players who joined Maccabi Tel Aviv and helped shape the team that beat Russia, and featuring interviews with NBA iconic legends Bill Walton and David Stern, ON THE MAP combines the pulse pounding action of a high - stakes game with an incendiary political situation to deliver a film that mesmerizes fans of the game and captures the spirit of a nation triumphant against all odds.

After making four high - octane action films with Mark Neveldine (including Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance and both Crank movies), Brian Taylor goes solo with this high - concept thriller about kids in peril.

The looming specter of college and its friendship - testing separation gives the film a bittersweet undertone that seldom gets in the way of big - ass laughs and infectious high spirits.

Liam Neeson and Neil Jordan have a long history of working together, on films such as Michael Collins, Breakfast On Pluto and High Spirits.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Director: Alfonso Gomez - Rejon, Screenwriter: Jesse Andrews)-- Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend.

Here's the latest official movie poster for the upcoming action film «Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance» aka Ghost Rider 2 by directors Mark Neveldine (Crank: High Voltage, Crank, Gamer) and Brian Taylor and starring Nicolas Cage (Drive Angry 3D, Trespass, The Croods), Violante Placido (The American, Sleepless), Idris Elba (Thor, The Big C), Ciaran Hinds (Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent, The Woman in Black) and Christopher Lambert (The Chauffeur, Highlander).

This team builds things just to blow them up, and by the film's climax — which juggles several high - peril situations aboard two criss - crossing locomotives, including the sight of Reid riding his «spirit horse,» Silver, atop a train — what began as an elegantly epic, potentially realistic retelling of the Lone Ranger legend has devolved into Wile E. Coyote - style cartoon shenanigans.

And as Oscar voters» stack of DVD screeners grows perilously high, current films like «Nebraska,» «Dallas Buyers Club» and, especially, J.C. Chandor's brilliant survival tale «All Is Lost,» might immediately be shuffled to the top of the pile with some Spirit headlines.

The film has a good, or good - ish, idea: how a certain type of Casanova might be able to harness the strange helium atmosphere of a wedding and bodysurf someone into bed on a wave of high spirits.

Possibly the best - known anime feature apart from Spirited Away, this charming comedy about a teenager who leaves home to try her luck as a witch was Japan's highest - grossing film of 1989.

It looks as if they all had fun making the film — there's a lot of hugging and high spirits — which makes In Between's cool coherence even more impressive.

Down to Earth was directed by Chris and Paul Weitz, but this film doesn't display any of the antic spirit of their last film, American Pie — not even during the stand - up sequences that should be comic high points.

Per the standards long established in the road trip buddy comedy (a subgenre also embodied by films like Midnight Run and Tommy Boy), the mismatched men of course endure high - spirited adventure and outrageous obstacles en route to their destination.

While celebrating the premiere of their very first feature film at the Tribeca Film Festival, Meyer and Matheny sat down to talk about the challenges of transitioning from short films, the honor and pressure of working with Sir Ben Kingsley, the infectious high spirits of their young cast, and more.

The first and perhaps most logical interpretation is he meant a humorous, action heist film in the vein or spirit of Marvel's Ant - Man, though that'd be something of an esoteric reference, as despite being well - received Ant - Man doesn't enjoy a high profile imprint on Hollywood as an example of the genre, not to mention the oddity of the choice of reference considering Renner's relationship with the MCU.

Most importantly, though, the film remains high - spirited fun, thanks mostly to two fine comedic performances from Don Knotts and Tim Conway as the bumbling half - wits and a well - paced story that successfully blends elements of westerns, comedies, and the tried - and - true live action Disney formula.

The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Director: Alfonso Gomez - Rejon, Screenwriter: Jesse Andrews)-- Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend.

Taylor, who made the Crank films and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance with Mark Neveldine, playfully references several genres — cheesy family comedies, US high school dramas, zombie movies and the Home Alone franchise.

The Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic, Presented by Acura: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Director: Alfonso Gomez - Rejon, Screenwriter: Jesse Andrews)-- Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend.

When the studio departed from the type of high - spirited hijinks that headlined many of their successful»60s and»70s films in favor of somber realism and darker fantasy in the 1980s, they closed a chapter that many remember fondly.

Further film credits include American Sniper (2014), The Lost City of Z (2016), Live By Night (2016), Foxcatcher (2014), High Rise (2015, BIFA nomination) Burnt (2015,) The Girl (2012, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Critics Choice nominations) Interview (2007, Independent Spirit Award nomination, Critics Circle Nomination) Mississippi Grind (2015), and Stardust (2007).

Snatch «will carry the spirit» of the film and feature all new characters; inspired by a real life London heist, it «centers on a group of twenty - something, up - and - coming hustlers who stumble upon a truck load of stolen gold bullion and are suddenly thrust into the high - stakes world of organized crime.

Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes that reflect the high style and high spirits of the Academy Award winning film «My Fair Lady.»

As for what to expect: «The film adaptation will be a fast - paced, high - octane film rooted in the tradition of the great car culture films of the 70s while being extremely faithful to the spirit of the video game franchise.

Hayao Miyazaki is behind some of the finest animated films to come out Japan, most notably the stunningly good anime film «Spirited Away» which won an Oscar and is the highest grossing film ever in Japan.

Much of the director's noncinematic art is «humorous and high spirited,» says Ron Magliozzi, MoMA's assistant film curator, who organized the show with curatorial assistant Jenny He and chief film curator Rajendra Roy.