Sentences with phrase «lingering shots of»

Despite its fascinating subject and seductive cinematography, Akomfrah's work ultimately disappointed, relying too heavily on romantic cinematic tropes like slow - motion pans, period clothing, and lingering shots of actors gazing into the distance.

There's no lingering shots of a black eye, no looking in a mirror at a fat lip.

As if domestic woes were not enough to fill this 119 - minute ensemble piece (cut down from the original's endless three - plus hours), there are enough lingering shots of haystacks, small - town streets, and the cast's requisite Native American martyr to signal a deeper sickness of the Midwestern soul.

Sverrir Gudnason's uncanny physical resemblance to the man he portrays adds weight and authenticity, equally so the subtle performance of Stellan Skarsgård as father - figure coach Lennart Bergelin, while lingering shots of woodland and ice rinks inject a pleasing sheen of Scandi - noir chic.

Though the movie isn't without the typical Bayisms (from the overuse of slow motion and lingering shots of the American flag, to the corny dialogue), «13 Hours» is a marked improvement compared to his recent output that harkens back to earlier films like «The Rock.»

There's also an abstract quality to lingering shots of paper mills, forests and snowfall that are thoughtful and curious, but never sentimental or overly lyrical.

The opening credits of Noah Baumbach's last feature, 2010's Greenberg, play over lingering shots of the film's co-star Greta Gerwig as she drives around Los Angeles to the tune of Steve Miller Band's «Jet Airliner».

Directed by Luke Monaghan (Smith's «Leave Your Lover,» «Disclosure's «You & Me»), the video weaves together lingering shots of the singer and snippets «Spectre» stars Daniel Craig, Monica Bellucci and Léa Seydoux, avoiding spoilers in favor of mood, style and at least the hint of sex.

But Scott sucks the suspense out of every scene by focusing on long, lingering shots of the red landscape.

Opening with a lingering shot of a snake consuming a fish, followed by some boys playing with a dead bird, Hide Your Smiling Faces wastes no time with setting it's menacing tone.

The film is dead simple in its visual execution, except for some symbolic flourishes that will either jar with you or make you feel there's a mysterious resonance you can't quite pinpoint — like a lingering shot of the dark interior of a sauna locker, this film's equivalent of that black sun of an air extractor in Apichatpong's Syndromes and a Century.

And how do we respond to a screenplay that includes both a high - mindedly complex political wife and a crudely lingering shot of Kerstin's pencil - skirted behind?

Not exact matches

The traumas that civilization inflicts on us — the horrific impact of wars and holocausts, bombings and mass shootings — linger on in our memories, especially when they claim loved ones.

Open seasons for shooting ducks and other wildfowl involve much suffering, some of it in lingering death.

Ketchup seems a nasty «beverage» to guzzle willingly, yet many enthusiastic participants flock to bars weekly to start (or end) the evening with the downing of a shot that none would eagerly sip slowly enough to take in the flavor or texture for a lingering moment on the tongue.

A shot of citrus flavor and a nice bit of lingering sweetness also give it the ability to balance spicy chiles.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday touted the passage of the measure, though he took a veiled shot at Heastie in the process by suggesting legislative leaders wanted to walk away from the issue in the budget, underscoring the lingering tensions of the negotiations.

The opening shots of Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin depict a human eyeball under construction by an alien machine constantly lingering just out of view.

Some of his shots linger: the exhausted breath in the shootout in Idaho, the interrogation of Dillinger's moll.

It ends with a shot that complicates that idea by revisiting and in effect reversing a famous image from an earlier western: The last moment of «The Searchers,» when John Wayne lingers outside the door, symbolically barred from entering the civilized society he has saved.

Much of «Nostalgia» is shot as in a quiet dream, often lingering in the dark shadows.

He shows glimpses of imagery, but remains too tied down to the linear presentation of the story while lingering too long on silent shots meant to convey deep meaning.

Finally, the editing by Sarah Beth Shapiro is terrific; a few shots manage to linger for just the right amount of time before cutting away.

Whereas most trailers linger a few seconds at most on any one image, this extended spot — attached to screenings of Logan back in the spring — blows almost a minute and a half on an unbroken shot of Ryan Reynolds» irreverent crime - fighter laboriously changing into his costume in a phone booth, underscored by the iconic John Williams Superman score, as well as the sound of the bystander he's taking way too long to rescue being violently murdered off camera.

McQueen is a master of the lingering shot, focusing the camera intently on the faces, on raw scenes of slavery brutality, and letting the audiences sit (occasionally uncomfortably) soaking up the images on screen.

«The production is hyper - sexualized in an incredibly creepy way, with leering butt - shots of countless cartoon hookers and lingering, appreciative views of Barbara in her underwear.

Their relationship alone is the stuff of throat lumps, even without Whitaker's fondness for emotional strings and lingering shots.

Nothing is better suited for 35 mm film than the western because of the narrative significance of the land, often depicted in lingering long shots.

Frequently filmed in a sort of washed - out, oversaturated hue, the fights are crisply shot and well choreographed and the camera tends not to linger on the damage done.

Perhaps to compensate for its facile plot, the camera often lingers on close - up shots of the three leads as they each process their feelings, fresh trauma quietly unloading in their eyes as they serenely try to accept what has transpired.

True, Letts (credited as screenwriter) and director John Wells (The Company Men) have gone to pointless lengths to «open up» the action, adding trips to town and lingering on shots of dusty Oklahoma roads.

Lusciously shot in a hostile Sicilian landscape, this is darkly comic with a cast of infuriatingly selfish and amoral characters.With a counter-intuitive score, tantalizing close - ups and an immaculately clad Tilda Swinton at centre stage, the tangled relationships play out like a voyeuristic travelogue.At times overblown but never boring, there is enough exploration of flawed human behaviour to linger over and discuss long after the credits roll.

If it's all not obvious enough, the final shot of the film is a lingering hold on the Rekall billboard.

The Passenger's slow pace, long, lingering shots, focus on emptiness, and detached, almost brutally objective point - of - view are the Antonioni trademarks on full display here.

From the pulsating electro - pop soundtrack that accompanies the feature from the outset, to the striking austerity of the Cannes Film Festival - winning direction that lingers until the final shot, Drive is one of 2011's most stylish efforts.

The tune's slower bits bring with it an inherent tension, as the shots linger a bit longer, and its eventual crescendo slowly promises the enthusiastic release of returning to the beat - driven action.

A couple of longing, lingering moments shot through snow - wet car windows and in Edward Hopper - framed hotel rooms (it's Haynes's most Wenders work), as well as a final shot that is the picture at its most evocative and unapologetically Romantic, point to the film that might have been.

But you look at [June] coming out of the shop and him having it [linger] on that shot.

If Lady Bird is, as Gerwig asserts, a «love letter to Sacramento,» then this montage of everyday, easy - to - take - for - granted sights is the big S.W.A.K. on the envelope, an unmistakable declaration of affection; the static shots throughout the movie of old neon signs from Gunther's, the Tower Theatre and Club Raven could be considered the missive's heart - shaped punctuation marks; and the purposeful use of light, about which Gerwig was particularly exacting (she dutifully studied the Sacramento landscapes of renowned contemporary painters Gregory Kondos and Wayne Thiebaud to make sure the color and intensity were just right), is suitably analogous to the fine mist of perfume that will linger after the pages have been folded away.

And until then, the film is so remarkable at synching its picturesque style to Moonee's seemingly limitless freedom that the one time they do fall out of sync feels jarring, almost offensive: In long shot, Moonee and her friends charge past a series of stores and toward the promise of ice cream, and even after the children have exited the frame, the camera lingers on the sight of an obese person on a scooter riding in the other direction, the sound of the scooter going over a speed bump nothing more than a punchline, an easy potshot, at the expense of a person who isn't even a bystander to Moonee's life.

The worst scene has to be the bloody finale featuring lingering, slow - motion shots of the pervert's swaying private parts.

One shot he does linger on is Chow standing on top of a car holding a gun in each hand, which only serves to remind viewers of his earlier, more violent and more engaging work with Woo in Hong Kong.

Previously titled Quebec, it ignores farcical broadsides, shots to the groin and contrived dashes through aisles of precariously balanced glass bottles in favor of swallowed awkwardness and lingering customer service issues, and the result is probably one of the most low - fi movies about masculine competitiveness and existential crisis ever put to film.

With the final shot lingering in your mind, and the ramifications of what it means, the effect of the burst of music and having still photographs from the early days of the relationship behind the credits is absolutely devastating.

Aside from bad dialogue and worse special effects, one of the most frustrating features of «Legend» is its shortage of lingering shots.

It's a wide shot that lingers long enough to allow viewers to get caught up in their own thoughts — perhaps about the film's eerie opening, or the blank expressions on the faces of the concertgoers, or the increasing reverb of the piano's notes, bouncing around the theater, onscreen and off.

Brittel's chopped and screwed hip - hop and classical soundtrack adds emotional depth to Jenkins» beautifully and meticulously shot scenes of his Miami characters (roughly in the «80's) that linger long after the film.

The camera lingers on a wide shot of a city and moves to a building and then to a window.

It quickly assumes an air of self - importance as it lingers with slow - motion shots of its heroine performing her noble duty.

Rivette uses a variation of the romantic triangle to show that the characters are interested in more than just their easels and paints, but shots linger and dwell.