It's a solid, much more low -
key film from Spielberg, focusing on a good story with some really great performances.
For our first show of 2018, we welcome writer and critic Dr Eloise Ross, who joins us as we check out some of
the key films from this month, including Steven Spielberg's paean to press freedoms The Post (01:04), Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water (05:46), Don Hertzfeldt's animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (10:23), and Ridley Scott's Getty dynasty biopic All the Money in the World (13:16).
Rochelle and Lee look back at some of
the key films from this month, including Steven Spielberg's pop culture paean Ready Player One (00:46), Aki Kaurismäki's wry Finnish comedy - drama The Other Side of Hope (05:49), Ruben Östlund's wry Swedish comedy - drama The Square (08:08), Armando Iannucci's wry Russian comedy - satire The Death of Stalin (11:51), and Garth Davis's non-wry Biblical drama Mary Magdalene (14:32).
To help cut through — or at least acknowledge that there will be — hype, this episode features a roundtable of critical voices discussing (and debating)
key films from the festival.
As always, we begin by reviewing a few
key films from the past month, and this time they all reflect our future in some way: Brad Bird's Tomorrowland, George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road, and Alex Garland's Ex Machina.
Not exact matches
To pull it off, Catullo's team had to get over 180 permits to do the shoot, create a perimeter around the Acropolis that included over 400 security people, bring in their own TV truck and all
key gear
from the U.K., and become the first production granted permission to
film at the Parthenon in almost 60 years.
Keaton's character, Adrian Toomes, is used to explain a
key plothole
from 2012's «The Avengers»: What ever happened to all of the alien weapons and tools left on Earth after the
film's end battle?
The
film, which is less than two minutes long, tracks a young girl's transition
from child to adult via
key moments in her life.
The
film describes how Jobs and Wozniak used
key concepts
from a Xerox computer lab to develop their product while still keeping the appearance of counter-cultural businessmen.
As the
film progresses and the ball starts moving away
from its center position of the image because of poor camera work, the algorithm can essentially rotate each
key frame so that the ball magically appears in the same spot in every frame.
«After two years of developing global interest in B.C.'s LNG potential, this year's budget has selected four or five other
key industries for strategic investment and growth —
from the
film industry to mining, aerospace, and a Maritime Centre of Excellence.»
The
film tracks
key moments in school food and child nutrition
from 1940s, 1960s, and 1980s to the present — revealing political twists, surprising alliances, and more common ground than people realize.
The
film tracks the behind - the - scenes details of school lunch and childhood hunger
from key moments in the 1940s, 1960s, and 1980s to the present, revealing political twists, surprising alliances, and more common ground than people might realize.
In his book Why It's All Kicking Off Everywhere, Mason notes a
key characteristic of
films from The Matrix to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to Inception: they all feature a hero trapped in a world he can not control or hope to escape.
The thin -
film transistor (TFT) has been designed to replicate the junction between two neurons, known as a biological synapse, and could become a
key component in the development of artificial neural networks, which could be utilised in a range of fields
from robotics to computer processing.
«
Film Memento helped uncover how the brain remembers and interprets events
from clues:
Key repeating moments in the
film give viewers the information they need to understand the storyline.
From a study of 60 characters from literature, film and television, we scored characters on each of eHarmony's key personality dimensions needed for a successful relationship, including emotional temperament, social style and relationship ski
From a study of 60 characters
from literature, film and television, we scored characters on each of eHarmony's key personality dimensions needed for a successful relationship, including emotional temperament, social style and relationship ski
from literature,
film and television, we scored characters on each of eHarmony's
key personality dimensions needed for a successful relationship, including emotional temperament, social style and relationship skills.
Despite Sonny's previous loyalty, the Vances fear trouble and contact a hitman... [/ font][font = Century Gothic][/ font][font = Century Gothic] «Coastlines» is a disappointing movie
from Victor Nunez whose two previous
films, «Ruby in Paradise» and «Ulee's Gold,» were well - acted, low -
key and emotionally resonant depictions of small town Florida.
Aside
from the essential short prologue Hotel Chevalier, the star of the disc is Matt Zoller Seitz's 11 - minute video essay entitled «Chaos and Control,» in which the
film critic discusses
key ideas, motifs, and patterns in The Darjeeling Limited over edited footage of the
film.
The scenes between him, Wilkinson and their clubby buddies are the
film's best, although two
key speeches written for Hunt, significant diversions
from the original play, are brave efforts by Himelstein to bring meaning to the adaptation.
Knaggs» character, a mute seaman, narrates the
film's
key sections with an internal voice - over monologue that is more hissed than spoken, leading the audience down all manner of strange psychological paths around the script's action; Knaggs» seaman ultimately rescues the hero
from near - certain death.
Though the movie could have easily crossed the line into purely mocking its subjects, Franco and company maintain an underlying empathy for the
film's characters, offering
key breaks
from the comedy that force viewers to question what they've been chuckling at all along, allowing the
film and Wiseau himself to ultimately channel sarcastic laughter into genuine love.
Key players, aside
from Baye, are veteran director Xavier Beauvois and, in her screen debut, a riveting actress named Iris Bry who was planning on a career in library science until a chance meeting with the
film's casting director changed everything.
Second only to The Big Sleep as the best of the love birds» quartet of
films together (the others were Dark Passage and
Key Largo), it's yet another gem
from Howard Hawks, still the most underrated of all great American directors.
When future
film historians look back at the cultural fallout
from America's financial collapse, «Take Shelter» will be a
key text.
Much of the
film's emotional punch comes
from the ever - optimistic Dug and his relationships with three
key supporting characters: caveman tribe chief Chief (Timothy Spall), who admits he's old for... 32, Goona, a female football phenom who Dug digs (she's voiced by Maisie Williams of «Game of Thrones») and Hognob, Dug's pig pal, who's much more than a pet (he's got a little Gromit in him).
I argued that with the proper development there could be a scraggly feature
film here but the
key phrase is «proper development,» something that is sorely lacking
from Free Fire.
Unfortunately Antal's
film working
from a script by Michael Finch and Alex Litvak apes this buildup to a tee, but forgets two
key elements: a great action set piece and a cast of memorable characters.
De Palma remains their only interview subject as he chronologically spins fascinating tales of his experiences intercut with photos and
key scenes
from his
films.
The
film should have stripped away most of the Broadway show and kept only the barest of
key incidents and rebuilt it
from scratch.
«Prey at Night» continues the first
film's tradition of casting secluded rural enclaves as
key locations, moving the action
from the first
film's oddly empty middle class neighborhood to a cleared - out trailer park that caters to families on holiday at the local lake.
That kind of emotional centre is
key to the success of Crowe's
films, and it works beautifully here, aided immeasurably by a wonderful performance by then - newcomer Renee Zellweger, as well as a spot - on effort
from Cruise and a deliciously over-the-top innings
from Cuba Gooding Jr..
From Chinatown to The French Connection, Saturday Night Fever to The Last Picture Show, many of the era - defining American
films of the 1970s spawned unusual, low -
key sequels, each concerned with the notions of legacy and transience.
The tapestry design takes inspiration
from classic Korean art, evoking the
film's sumptuous setting, whilst giving a glimpse of
key moments within the story.
And Insidious: The Last
Key will surely jump scare the holiday hangover right out of you, as this new clip
from the
film promises.
Alas, my heart sank when I realized that the
film I was about to see was not a remake of the 1995 forgotten Cindy Crawford - William Baldwin classic but a in fact change of pace low -
key political drama
from the go to high concept action
film - maker of the past decade, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr & Mrs Smith) focusing on the Plame Affair, one of the
key scandals in recent American political history.
From 100 - plus hours of footage shot by Goodall's late ex-husband, acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Hugo van Lawick, Morgen crafted a 90 - minute
film full of tiny thrills and
key discoveries.
Pattinson, the British star of Twilight, tops the bill in David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, tipped as one of the
key titles to screen, while Efron takes the lead in Paperboy, the new
film from Lee Daniels, whose social drama Precious was a sleeper hit two years ago.
Keegan - Michael
Key and Jordan Peele head
from sketches to feature
film with this comedy about two middle - class cousins who impersonate gangsters so they can rescue a kitten.
We kick off the show looking at some of this month's
key films, including Steven Spielberg's literally - ripped -
from - the - headlines true story The Post, Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water, Don Hertzfeldt's animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts, and Ridley Scott's ambitious Getty family biopic All the Money in the World.
Instead, Dench could bask in a low -
key night at the Ritz - Carlton Bacara Santa Barbara resort, with speeches
from actors Armie Hammer, Ali Fazal, Jeff Bridges and SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling, along with lots of
film clips.
The second feature
film from Charlie McDowell, director of the cult favorite low -
key sci - fi
film The One I Love
from Sundance 2014.
The
key difficulty that has to be overcome with «Azkaban,» however, is that there is too much standard Harry Potter stuff the
film seems compelled to include, material that both swells the running time to that counterproductive two hours and 21 minutes and detracts
from the story's intrinsic drama.
A late introduction of the recently deceased Nigel Hawthorne (as a crusty theatre critic) only serves to heighten the distance the
film gains on its increasingly dismayed audience — the
key scene of the
film, in fact, is one with Hawthorne gazing forlornly
from his second - story window at two young lovers in embrace.
The title of the
film comes
from The Grateful Dead, who, along with Bob Dylan, the Beatles, and other musicians
from the era are the
key to unlocking Gabriel's memories (at least until the song ends).
At first, Panahi announces that he is going to act out some scenes
from the
film he was planning to make at the time of his arrest — a Romeo and Juliet — esque love story involving a girl herself kept under lock and
key by her strict parents.
The
film gathers nearly all of the
film's
key players, apart
from the conspicuous absense of Stephen King, to talk about the
film and reminisce over its genesis and production.
Black
films, movies with black artists and other productions
from around the world were a
key part of the festivities that were enjoyed by all.
Elsewhere — be it New York, Wakanda or outer space — we're reintroduced to various
key players as the
film sets up different tag - teams to tackle the impending threat
from the snow - plough - faced Thanos.
Key's work is a tiny blip in a
film that is so devoid of originality you could cut 110 minutes
from the running time of 111 minutes and still not have a product that generates one original laugh - provoking idea.