Sentences with phrase «impressive set of films»

Why to Watch Her in 2016: She's got an impressive set of films hitting, including movie star party «Magnificent Seven» and the crime thriller «The Girl on the Train.»

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* The art direction and dark film noir - ish set designs of 1930's New York are impressive.

Most of the film is in native tongue («Apocalypto» beats this in the fact its all in native tongue which was darn impressive) and the locations used are actually the correct real historic locations, not many sets used.

From there on the whole film constantly looks impressive with great sets that really give a good impression of a crumbling death trap with plenty of water, fire, rubble, metal debris and sparking electrics into the brew.

One of the most impressive things of Bahrani and Bahareh Azimi «s script is that it sets up scenes which could have followed into much more dramatic outcomes but the writers chose to take the road less traveled and in an odd way, by taking the less dramatic approach, the film removes itself that much further from the majority of indie films that concern themselves with cramming the most amount of drama into the least amount of time.

Set in the rural West, the film features an impressive cast that includes Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, and newcomer Lily Gladstone, all complex and resilient characters, yet individuals who resist any outward expression of their inner feelings.

The film runs for a taut 83 minutes, and part of what's impressive about it is how economically, in a wholly unobtrusive way, it sets up the conflict between the two leading characters, an executive and a woman roughly half her age.

Upon man meeting the man who was The Shape in Halloween IIat an intimate screening of the film in Williamsburg, Virginia (you can read about it here), I was simply in awe, not only of his entertaining storytelling style but also candid humor and unbelievably impressive wealth of tales from some of the most iconic movies sets in history.

In the center of the story, we also get some of the most impressive action set - pieces of the film, such as the re-enactment in the Colosseum of the battle of Carthage.

This is Grunberg's first feature film, but he has worked as an assistant director for the likes of Peter Weir, Oliver Stone, Tony Scott and even Gibson himself, which equipped him with the experience to craft impressive set - pieces.

Indeed, the studio have already set the movie for a May 2014 release for «Belle,» in part to try and replicate the impressive success of «Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,» and in part because there are internal worries that between McQueen's film and TWC's «Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom» and «Fruitvale Station,» there are too many films with black leads for «Belle» to get traction (We'd argue there's room for them all, but you can see the logic, given the Academy's tastes).

Emmerich has had several attempts at world - ending destruction, and although each of the aforementioned films was impressive in its time, 2012 sets a new standard for large - scale disaster porn.

As West explained in an impressive question and answer session after the film's first Melbourne screening, the aforementioned return is of the literal as well as stylistic kind, with the supposedly spooked location visited whilst shooting the earlier feature inspiring and providing the setting for the current ghost tale.

Its opening film is the British - produced mountaineering thriller Everest, featuring Anglo - American glamour in the shape of Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley and Josh Brolin; its competition strand has an impressive list of international auteurs, including Tom Hooper (The Danish Girl), Alexander Sokurov (Francofonia), Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash) and Charlie Kaufman (Anomalisa); and a number of authentic coups, including the world premiere screening of Black Mass, the much - hyped gangster film featuring Johnny Depp as James «Whitey» Bulger, and a first look at Beasts of No Nation, the African - set war thriller that represents Netflix's most serious shot yet across Hollywood's bows.

Renowned for its impressive cinematography and lighting, along with the use of interconnected sets and intimate close - ups, this was a film that pushed things forward as far as storytelling through the film medium.

Hitchcock set the film in London, making the most out of picturesque locations such as Covent Garden, with low - caliber gangsters, prostitutes and merchants providing an impressive background for the action.

Speaking of which - with Civil War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo (who also helmed The Winter Soldier) deliver some of the most impressive superhero - based fight scenes and set pieces featured in any Marvel Studios film yet, in terms of both the sheer scale and creativity of the Avenger vs. Avenger battles.

It's actually kind of impressive how far out of his way screenwriter Nicholas Stoller went to not come up with a coherent story, and then you remember that he's written some funny movies that had a story (the two most recent Muppets films, for starters), and that's when the feeling of being cheated sets in.

Even more impressive than the coming of live action digital 3D is the extent to which the film industry has already adopted 3D digital imaging technology to create virtual sets for pre-vis purposes and, more impressively, for set creation and extension.

Alvarez» ability to communicate the claustrophobia and desperation of the surroundings is equally impressive (helped along by the actual containment of the set) without making the film feel un-cinematic.

The film features some of the most elaborate and impressive tracking shots of Fuller's career, running in and out of buildings and through the crowded street of his elaborate set.

Atmospherically impressive during street scenes, the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio is subdued yet crisp, though when all's said and done, Towne seems fearful of drawing too much attention to the sound (see: the Sensurround - lite earthquake set - piece), lest it undermine the film's austerity.

The impressive set up of the first half of the film meets a disappointing twist in Act Three.

Also, the film contains several virtual - reality type sequences that push the limits of mixing both practical sets and CGI (Computer Generated Imagery), especially one visually impressive sequence involving a virtual reality experience where Tris is trying to rescue her mother from a burning house floating in air amongst the ruins of Chicago that also incorporates standout stunt choreography.

Certainly there are things to love; Bilbo's character progression and his untimely addiction to one precious ring is welcome (although not nearly as prominent as it ought to be), the set design and telescopic vistas are almost as epic as ever, seeing the majesty of gold - diggin» dragon Smaug realized in impressive CG tantalizes the little boy in me (the one who listened to The Hobbit audiobook until it wore out), and one particularly fun scene involving dwarves in a barrel is a blatant film highlight; but other elements that ought to stand out fall flat on their face and never recover.

The film has a tremendous amount of stunts that I have to admit make for impressive set pieces.

The film features an impressive cast that includes Wannell himself along with The Faculty star Elijah Wood returning to horror in a high school setting in the story of a virus that hits a small Illinois town and turns the young children into deadly little monsters little monsters.

Benedict Cumberbatch is adding to his impressive list of voice roles by joining the cast of «Jungle Book: Origins» to play the villainous tiger Shere Khan.Benedict Cumberbatch at the BritsThe film, which is set for...

Disney's decision to go with lesser knowns in the director's chair continues with the decision to hire monster movie specialist Gareth Edwards (he of Monster and the surprisingly impressive Godzilla reboot) to helm this film, set prior to the events of A New Hope.

That total is all the more impressive considering that China, one of the world's biggest markets, isn't set to release the film until March 9.

It was nominated for 12 Academy Awards (it won one: Best Adapted Screenplay for Edward Anhalt), but what seemed majestic and theatrically impressive back then feels plodding and stodgy today, like a film obliged to show off every angle of its grand sets while losing the characters in the drafty castle and hearty speechifying.

His film may not boast a single centrepiece action sequence to rival, say, the D - Day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan, or even the single - take, five - minute tracking shot of Dunkirk beach in Atonement, but it is effectively one long unbroken set piece — surely one of the most impressive ever committed to celluloid.

For Mika Rottenberg's current exhibition at Magasin 3, she produced an impressive and arresting group of sculptures — cast resin and hand - painted textures that seem to have been ripped from the walls of one of her film sets.