Sentences with phrase «is a powerful film»

«Beasts of No Nation is a powerful film that unfolds beautifully in the hands of director Cary Fukunaga with Idris Elba delivering a career - defining performance,» Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement.

It is a powerful film that slowly burrowed its way deep into my mind and demands that I...

It is a powerful film that slowly burrowed its way deep into my mind and demands that I consider it.

But it is a powerful film, one of the nine shortlisted for the foreign - language Oscar, and it is elevated, as it would need to be, by Diane Kruger's superb performance in the central role.

Mission: Impossible III was a powerful film, and a lot of intrigue, where» Tomsito» for the third time playing all in a very dangerous mission, and for me the most dramatic.

It's a powerful film that blends seafaring folklore with the raw emotions of losing a loved one.

Xavier Dolan's latest might be a difficult watch but is another powerful film about breakdowns and distances in relationships.

It is a powerful film, loaded with emotion.

It's a powerful film.

It is a powerful film with a Christian theme running through it.

Nate Parker's historical drama «The Birth of a Nation,» which focuses on a violent 1831 slave rebellion on a Virginia plantation, is a powerful film.

A Mighty Heart is a powerful film on all accounts, something that brings a human face to such a collective time of confusion.

It's a powerful film and represents cinema as both high - end art, and sober history lesson.

It was a powerful film that didn't have a set audience.

It's a powerful film with powerful performances.

Not exact matches

There are also smaller films that should have your attention like the Sundance hit «The Birth of a Nation,» the powerful «The Light Between Oceans,» and the Amy Adams sci - fi trip «Arrival.»

When I had to reinvent and rebuild my photography business in 2007, which was failing because of the rapid decline of film, it was my powerful personal brand that drove much of our success.

It is a hamfisted cautionary tale about global warming (which, via the film's scientific hand - waving, produces an ice age), but it also functions as a powerful 9/11 allegory, celebrating the ability of New Yorkers to unify in the face of tragedy.

That «The Equalizer» was going to dominate the weekend was a given, since the only other wide opener was the animated family film «Boxtrolls,» but not many people anticipated this powerful of a debut.

She has served as executive producer of four documentary films, including Kicking It, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival; A Powerful Noise, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival; She Is the Matador; and The Other City, a critically acclaimed portrayal of the HIV / AIDS crisis in Washington, DC, which premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.

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

And the most powerful shackle in the film — above Belle's duty and Gaston's delusion — is the enchantment that binds the Beast and his servants.

Their most powerful agent is the film.

There are two answers to this: first, because the film is released on DVD this month and is expected to challenge all - time sales records, and second, because the central story contained within it is remarkably, profoundly and intentionally stuffed with powerful theological messages.

Sometimes powerful, sometimes plodding, the film is a glimpse between the pages of Scripture.

In seminaries as in churches, breaking the silence has a powerful impact on the community itself: student organizations sponsor films and speakers on the topic; campus incidents are addressed rather than denied; field - education placements in shelters are developed, or a session on sexual harassment is provided for field - education supervisors; resources on these issues are added to the library, and continuing - education programs are developed.

And while the band and director may have had nonbelievers in mind, the film is powerful enough to win over skeptics of the modern worship movement.

But more powerful are the film's visual embodiments of the idea that «the Spirit acts upon the body» to irradiate it, making it «more beautiful than it is»; for, Mary asks, «what is flesh alone?»

The film marks a transition for actor Andrew Garfield, from blockbuster superhero, to critical darling, in a starring role that is already being called one of the year's most powerful.

There are a few powerful quotes in the film that express the courage it takes to tell the truth as well as its risks and dangers.

Cyril Charzat, Senior Director, Global Heineken Brand, added: «In the film, our «man of the world» brings to life the powerful idea that there are no limits, when you know your limits.

And they spoke of home birth as if it was child abuse and didn't see the beauty of Ricki Lake's film (which was so powerful!).

The gray area I'm searching for here is hard to articulate, but the film gets it just right: yes, it celebrates the importance of original creation and play, and yes it is a powerful critique of the age of quantification in schools.

Am thrilled to be featured in a new powerful film by Laurie David and Katie Couric that features an all - star line - up.

In this disturbing and powerful film, made by a Jewish journalist, director and concerned parent, the realities of the procedure and its possible after effects are revealed.

But film is a powerful way to start or reignite dialogue, and bring that dialogue into living rooms.

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.

Filming an interview for our recent Dispatches documentary, Max murmurs that there are just far too many rich and powerful people out there who don't want the true extent of phone - hacking to see the light of day.

The aerial shot of all the worshippers streaming away from the mosque, protecting a defenceless Jewish child in their midst, is one of the most powerful of the whole film.

The Civic Heart is a powerful, short film opening with video of a diverse group of citizens.

«This film is powerful, important and extremely realistic.

She thinks games can be just as powerful as films or novels, but by experiencing them in a different way the player can become a co-director of the story.

Sadly both for him and for us Princess Leiagram fans, his work is far from over: The film currently requires lasers powerful enough to take down your neighbor's TV, and it can show only two frames a second, far from the 30 frames per second needed for video.

Disrupting the formation of films could be a powerful way to neutralize harmful infections.

During his film career, Adkins has been cast in mostly direct - to - DVD movies like the two Undisputed sequels, Assassination Games, Ninja, however he finally got to get a bigger role in Stallone's ensemble cast testosterone - packed movie «The Expendables 2» and star along other great action stars like Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, the all - powerful Chuck Norris, Jean - Claude Van Damme and many others.

To us films are the most powerful medium for change and can help you get from A-Z on a topic as quickly as possible.

And one industry that plays a particularly powerful role in starting trends is film.

Along his adventures, he meets Kat (who coincidentally is played by Kat Dennings), a young prostitute who proves to be instrumental in finding Defendor's archenemy Captain Industry (at a price)-- a powerful mob boss whose relationship to Defendor is explained later in the film.

The film as Spielberg made it is haunting and powerful; perhaps it was necessary to have a one - dimensional villain in a film whose hero has so many hidden dimensions.

Harrelson and Foster have great chemistry on screen together, both give amazing performances, and go a long way in making the movie the powerful film it is.