Sentences with phrase «how powerful film»

If that doesn't give you an idea of how powerful this film is, consider the fact that the filmmakers risked — if not their lives — their freedom, to get the footage.

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There isn't a more powerful example of how revenge makes monsters of men in all of Eastwood's films.

As a result these films can be more powerful than any number of biographies or academic books in shaping how we view politicians and their lives.

Bulworth notes that rap music is a powerful cultural voice, and is a great example of how a serious pop soundtrack can sustain a film's here - and - now mood — and its credibility.

The film traces how the leader was able to skillfully manipulate both the societal institutions of the day as well as the powerful men who surrounded her in order to gain control over all of Russia.

Filled with truly warm and tender moments, this film is a story of how powerful the human relationship can be.

This must be the age of bliss for Harry being he loves absolutly every movie he sees... it's fairly obvious he's being paid off, after the Batman And Robin fiasco (back when the site was pure) studios realized how powerful this kinda site can be so they decided to give knowles a wad of cash to give their films a good review... Only reason Star Trek Nemesis didn't get a good review was because Moriarty and others bashed Rick Berman so much he didn't wan na give them Money he was so insulted... everyone do a favor and goto http://www.corona.bc.ca/films it's a real movie lovers site withreal reviews and NEWS... no shit about how they got the news or that they think the film reminds them of from their youth, just news..

I like how Cronenberg pays so much attention to detail here, and there are always great characterisations and powerful dialogue sequences in his films.

I'm hoping this film is as powerful and as important as Fruitvale Station, not only showing how biased and broken the justice system can be, but also showing how important good friends are and that persistence can pay off.

Hood and Eye In The Sky was awarded for its powerful portrayal of the ethical dilemmas posed by drone warfare, including how political and military leaders assess «collateral damage» — a term for which the film provides much - needed humanity.

With a devastating skewering of the ratings obsession that at times paralyzes TV creativity courtesy of a wonderful Paddy Chayefsky script and a powerful cast that delivers top - notch performances right across the board, the film is one of those experiences that excites no matter how many times you've seen.

This deeply contemplative and compelling film is an extensive look at grief, and how that powerful emotion affects people over many years.

We believe that by learning more about how women are faring in the independent film world, and by opening our own data at Sundance Institute for this study, we gain powerful insights into ways to positively affect progress.

Scorsese knows how what a powerful sense of escapism movies can be, and this feels like one of the most personal films he has made in years.

Still, what the film says about whom we choose to love, and how we treat them when we do, is powerful.

I would definitely like to see a stage version - if the script managed to be this powerful on film I can only imagine how impactful a stage version would be.

The film is very powerful in portraying how the white - collar widower needs to tear his whole life apart to find meaning.

In her review of the film for the BFI, my good friend and collaborator Sophie Mayer astutely links Stories We Tell to the feminist classic Daughter Rite (1978) by Michelle Citron, and what I love about this connection is the fact that it perfectly crystallizes how experimental and powerful Polley's examination of female identity — both hers and that of her elusive mother — is.

At a time when action films routinely pass off freneticness as excitement, Drive is a reminder of how powerful the genre can be when every shot and every line of dialogue has a purpose, deployed for maximum impact.

Scored lightly by a series of Brian Eno compositions, The Jacket is an apocalyptic poem of love and loss that's unusually wise about its visual vocabulary — about ways of looking, the line between dreaming and reality, and how eyes on film can be a powerful and elastic metaphor for the audience engaged in a kind of liquid dreaming.

There are pieces that are incredibly worthwhile here, but as a whole The Revenant just doesn't seem to know how to leverage its considerable skill into an actually meaningful or powerful film.

Like in Jacob Tremblay's powerful debut performance in Lenny Abrahamson's Room (2015), Auggie's first - person narration emerges as the centrality of the film, and Chbosky recognises how Tremblay's soft - toned, yet childish higher - pitched intonation tugs the heartstrings.

Rumsfeld's something of an enigma, but if anyone knows how to get the answers out of him, it's Morris, and we're sure it'll be a powerful, provocative and revelatory piece of work, if it's anything like Morris» previous films.

The film also comments on whether the Panthers were victims of the image they projected and their underestimation of how powerful their enemies eventually were.

His answer speaks to his own experience, but also offers a way to think about the film's larger question: how should the powerful exercise their power?

For past festivals Shteyrenberg has even shown he has a knack for pushing this writer to see the right movies to introduce at the festival, Ida was one («Ida» comes to South Florida in 35 mm; My review appears in «Reverse Shot»), and then there was the Israeli film Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem shows how to make a powerful, resonant drama using one setting — a film review).

When everyone's true colors are revealed and they are no longer wearing their fake smiles, it's an amazing moment in the film and shows you just how powerful each of their performances are.

I don't quite understand how this film does what it does — make you understand the powerful, quasi-incestuous relationship between mother and son, without making it seem the least bit abnormal or reprehensible — but that's what I love about it.

As a huge Batman nerd, I'm a bit biased to this film, but how can you deny that powerful stories about a marathon runner, a boy with cancer, a cop, and wealthy guy who dresses up and visits sick kids at hospitals isn't heart - warming and inspiring.

While the film adaptation looks to be showcasing exactly what fans of the novel want to see, just how far is a studio film going to be able to show and how much will they leave for the much more powerful use of imagination.

It's a strong reminder as to how powerful an independent film can be and why they are often some of the best horror films out there.

So while it is definitely surprising to learn that he has taken on a more grim role in his new film, «The Foreigner,» what's not surprising is how much emotional weight he brings to it, delivering a powerful performance.

It's a good - hearted film in every single frame, and shining through is the gift of a man who knew how to link state of the art technology with a deceptively simple, really very powerful, story.

Kingsley's roundhouse climactic speech reveals evil as a beast not easily classified and explained, but it's not until the epilogue that Polanski unleashes his film's final, and most powerful, punch — a supple crane shot inside a concert hall that both evokes the inextricable web of deceit, violence, and shame that binds Death and the Maiden's three crippled characters, and stands as a superlative evocation of how man's crimes against his fellow man are frequently hidden beneath a façade of everyday decorum.

The film's writer, Tony Kushner, says it was an intentional inaccuracy aimed at showing how powerful forces, even in New England, were determined to block the abolition of slavery.

A ten - minute clip (or shorter) from a film like The Story of the Weeping Camel from Mongolia might suffice to create a powerful discussion prompt on geography and language, on different perspectives about material luxuries, survival, family, how loved ones are cared for, being kind and considerate, what different living environments look like and how they are built, and how kids play or entertain themselves in different settings.

We always knew this film would be a powerful resource in Facing History classrooms, but we couldn't have predicted how deeply the story would resonate today, at a moment when Europe is facing its largest refugee crisis since World War II.

Now you can either love Man of Steel from Zach Snyder or hate it, but there is no denying that his films really show just how powerful Superman is.

How can painting compete with the powerful drama of modern film?

On the other side of that coin, once again tonight HBO airs another very powerful documentary film, called Mann v. Ford, by co-directors Maro Chermayeff and Micah Fink, which showcases how vitally important the civil justice system and plaintiff's lawyers are to help communities seek justice when powerful corporations have harmed them.

A powerful 5 - minute film «I'd just like to be free» articulates the experiences of black women in the United Kingdom and how race changes their experience of sexual harassment.

Then Ryan Niemec, Educational Director, VIA Institute on Character, shared insights from his book, Positive Psychology at the Movies showing how films contain powerful metaphors of character strengths in action and inspire us to embrace our signature strengths.