All of this, plus the two amazing lead performances themselves, improve the characters even more, and make them as compelling to watch as some of the best
characters in film history.
Moreover, his work has a highly refined aesthetic that is often informed by this deep
interest in film history and literature.
Perhaps a bit too technical in spots for my liking, but I loved going in - depth about my favorite
period in film history.
Plus, you certainly want to catch another world - class performance from, whom I consider, the greatest
actress in film history.
Shoes (Milestone, Blu - ray, DVD) The Dumb Girl of Portici (Milestone, Blu - ray, DVD) The Covered Wagon (Kino Lorber, Blu - ray, DVD) Lois Weber holds a place
in film history as the first major woman film director in Hollywood.
Weber has been overlooked
in film histories in part because so many of her films have been lost and her surviving films have not been widely available.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg was always in a class of his own, but now it's official — Spielberg has become the first
director in film history whose movies have topped the $ 10 billion mark at the worldwide box office.
Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen) Pixar has topped itself with this conceptually adventurous animated feature that includes characters as emotions, led by one of the most memorable voice - over
performances in film history by Amy Poehler as Joy.
Despite mastering an acting style that was very much of its time, as he grew older and the film industry moved on from the Classical era to New Hollywood, Hayden managed to establish himself as a successful character actor, further entrenching his place
in film history by appearing in yet more classics.
Screening: Au Hasard Balthazar at Film Society of Lincoln Center Featuring a star turn by Anne Wiazemsky, who died earlier this year at age 70, Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) has earned its place
in film history for its rigorous, at times clinical look at the nature of fate and pain in modern society.
With «Before Midnight,» writer - director Richard Linklater and actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy continue one of the most interesting
projects in film history: a movie franchise based almost entirely on simple conversations between a woman and man.
Sean Astin may have been an integral part of one of the biggest franchises
in film history not long ago, but he too is now on the other side of forty and would probably love if Adam Sandler could find him some more juicy supporting roles.
The Apartment Year: 1960 Director: Billy Wilder Filmmaker Billy Wilder had perhaps one of the greatest, most diverse track
records in film history from 1944 to 1960.
Once described by Andrew Sarris as the «least narcissistic of productive and creative directors,» James Ivory is the consummate collaborator, a filmmaker so closely associated with producer Ismail Merchant that the Guinness Book of World Records has listed their partnership as the
longest in film history.
Almost as quotable as a Monty Python film and it's one of the best examples
in film history where imagination and great performances trump the limitations of a very low budget.
Often
overlooked in film history, Norman Jewison was a director who emerged after the old Hollywood studio system that nurtured Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford but before the generation that numbered Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
2015 was highlighted by returns for some of the most beloved franchises
in film history with «Jurassic Park» and «Star Wars,» and 2016 will see the return of the magic kindled in J.K. Rowling's wizarding world of Harry Potter in «Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them» in November.
The killer scene: As Simon Pegg once accurately enthused, «the greatest foot
chase in film history,» Reeves pursuing Swayze through the backstreets of L.A.
He seems like an unknown, but as it turns out, with the box office success of Ready Player One, Mr. Spielberg is now the first director
in film history whose movies have topped $ 10 Billion at the worldwide box office.
In 1946, Director William Wyler and Cinematographer Gregg Toland gave the world one of the most important
shots in film history in The Best Years of Our Lives: a deep focus long shot of a -LSB-...]
However, it allowed Cruise to once again take
part in film history, further solidifying his position as one of Hollywood's most well - placed movers and shakers.Cruise's enviable position was again solidified later in 1999, when he earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role as a loathsome «sexual prowess» guru in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia.
Commenting on the announcement, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the producers of SPECTRE, said, «It is absolutely tremendous that the Guinness World Records have recognised Chris Corbould's incredible work in «Spectre» in which he created the largest explosion
ever in film history.»
Clint Eastwood gives a real movie star performance, he has the grit, wit and tough as nails persona that shows why he was one of the true leading men of his time and one of the ultimate bad
asses in film history.
In addition to keeping peace between Wayne and director John Ford, Canutt also performed one of the most legendary
stunts in film history, a pulse - pounding pass under a moving stagecoach: Doubling as an Indian, he rode his horse ahead of the coach before attempting to leap over to its lead team and dropping to the ground; after a brief moment, he then released his grip and allowed the horses and the coach to pass over his body.
Disillusioned with the official script, Daniel eventually goes cloak - and - dagger rogue and is on his way to publicizing the Pentagon Papers, a momentous decision that Mr. Spielberg enlivens with spooky shadows and what may be the most nervous - making
photocopying in film history.