Sentences with phrase «kicking women in his films»

king hu always has some ass kicking women in his films and this one features 5 or 6 of them

Not exact matches

As with Wonder Woman last year, Black Panther is not only is a kick - ass superhero film, it uses the platform to address deeper issues, in this case racism, still - lingering colonial attitudes towards Africa, the role of science and technology in improving the lives of the disadvantaged, and what it means to be a leader.

In a tradition going back almost to the birth of cinema, the Hong Kong film industry in particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick - ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasurIn a tradition going back almost to the birth of cinema, the Hong Kong film industry in particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick - ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasurin particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick - ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasure.

Directed by Eden Lake's James Watkins and adapted by Kick - Ass co-writer Jane Goldman from Susan Hill's novel, The Woman in Black is the latest film from the newly reconstituted Hammer Films team, and also features Ciaran Hinds and Janet McTeer.

The Square, Call Me By Your Name, The Florida Project, Mudbound and A Fantastic Woman are just some of the early announced films hitting the Mill Valley Film Festival The Venice and Telluride Film Festivals are just kicking off but the Mill Valley Film Festival, now in its 40th season, is set to show off some of the fall and...

You know, she's the only woman in the film and she's getting her butt kicked.

2016 was Gadot's year (so far)-- she starred in films like «Triple 9» and «Keeping Up With the Joneses,» and kicked off her portrayal of Wonder Woman with a kickass appearance in «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.»

Unfortunately, given that the thriller plot kicks in for the latter half of the film, which employs such things as cracked security systems, hacked computers, tampered drinks, hidden cameras, women in cages, car chases, and criminal frame jobs, the upper hand is completely lost to cheesy mainstream suspense gimmickry that is both wearisome and distasteful considering the thematic material presented.

Brown Findlay's Linder gives the film — which, it should be said, is much, much better than the fan in me feared — a real energy boost when she turns up; a choppy - haired, confident, beautiful woman who gives the becalmed Morrissey a kick up the backside.

Annette Bening is still very much in it as 20th Century Women «s presence in this year's New York Film Festival as the Centerpiece film will be a good kick - off for her.

She brought The Woman in Black to the screen, turned Neil Gaiman's Stardust into a delightful fantasy film, and wrote Kick - Ass, X-Men: First Class and both Kingsman movies with Matthew Vaughn.

DC's «Wonder Woman» kicks things off with a Gal Gadot - led film in 2017, while Marvel hits back with «Captain Marvel» in 2018.

The film is based on the Ransom Riggs novel and was adapted by Jane Goldman (Kingsman, X-Men First Class, Kick - Ass, The Woman In Black).

Hosted by filmmaker / writer / lifelong comics fan Kevin Smith, with special guest DC Entertainment's Geoff Johns, the special showcases the explosive landscape of DC's greatest heroes, kicking off with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in theaters this March, and with a sneak peek from the upcoming Wonder Woman feature film.

The film kicks off with a narrated «We were women in love», and ends with a footnote explaining that 90,000 nuns left the convents after Vatican II.

In both films, strangely enough, she played women paralleled with Diane Kruger, whose American career was also being kick - started that year to iffy results.

Repertoire (Alphabetical order by director) Du levande (You, the Living, Roy Andersson, 2007) En kärlekshistoria (A Swedish Love Story, Roy Andersson, 1970) Sånger från andra våningen (Songs from the Second Floor, Roy Andersson, 2000) Les ordres (Michel Brault, 1974) Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern (Hunting Scenes from Bavaria, Peter Fleischman, 1969) La faille (Weak Spot, Peter Fleischman, 1975) Proverka na Dorogakh (Trial on the Road, Aleksei German, 1971) Moy drug Ivan Lapshin (My Friend Ivan Lapshin, Aleksei German, 1984) La Verifica Incerta (Alberto Grifi & Gianfranco Baruchello, 1965) Die linkshändige frau (The Left - Handed Woman, Peter Handke, 1978) Poison (Todd Haynes, 1990) Feng gui lai de ren (Boys from Fengkuei, Hou Hsiao - hsien, 1983) Jak zyc (How to Live, Marcel Lozinski, 1981) The savage eye (Ben Maddow / Sidney Meyers / Joseph Strick, 1960) Kundskabens træ (Tree of Knowledge, Nils Malmros, 1981) Drenge (Boys, Nils Malmros, 1977) Visita ou Memórias e Confissões (Visit or Memories and Confessions, Manoel de Oliveira, 1982/2015) De ofrivilliga (Involuntary, Ruben Östlund, 2008) Minotaur (Nicolás Pereda, 2015) La parmigiana (The Girl from Parma, Antonio Pietrangeli, 1963) Chroniques turcs (Turkish Shorts, Maurice Pialat, 1963) La gueule ouverte (Mouth Agape, Maurice Pialat, 1978) Passe ton bac d'abord (Graduate First, Maurice Pialat, 1978) La maison des bois (Maurice Pialat, 1971) Silvia Prieto (Martin Rejtman, 1999) Entrenamiento Elemental para Actores (Elementary Training for Actors, Martin Rejtman, 2009) Rapado (Martin Rejtman, 1992) Trás - os - Montes (Antonio Reis & Margarida Cordeiro, 1976) Os Verdes Anos (The Green Years, Paulo Rochas, 1963) Sagro Gra (Gianfranco Rosi, 2013) Carriage trade (Warren Sonbert, 1968) Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt wo Gewalt herrscht (Not Reconciled, Straub - Huillet, 1965) Idioterne (The Idiots, Lars von Trier, 1998) Im Lauf der Zeit (Kings of the Road, Wim Wenders, 1976) Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, Wim Wenders, 1971) Summer in the City (Wim Wenders, 1970) Ich war neunzehn (I Was 19, Konrad Wolf, 1968) Ljudi (U Prolazu)(People (In Passing), Lordan Zafranović, 1967) Poslihe Podne (Puska)(Afternoon (The Gun), Lordan Zafranović, 1968) Crni film (Black Film, Želimir Žilnik, 197in the City (Wim Wenders, 1970) Ich war neunzehn (I Was 19, Konrad Wolf, 1968) Ljudi (U Prolazu)(People (In Passing), Lordan Zafranović, 1967) Poslihe Podne (Puska)(Afternoon (The Gun), Lordan Zafranović, 1968) Crni film (Black Film, Želimir Žilnik, 197In Passing), Lordan Zafranović, 1967) Poslihe Podne (Puska)(Afternoon (The Gun), Lordan Zafranović, 1968) Crni film (Black Film, Želimir Žilnik, 1971)

A rousing — and, in light of recent events, a little bittersweet — story of women conquering patriarchy (for a day, anyway), the film, from Little Miss Sunshine directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, has a righteous kick that excuses a lot of its hokier qualities.