Sentences with phrase «made war film»

Ev en if Journey's End will perhaps not be remembered as a classic of the genre, it is nevertheless a well made war film that with good performances that is worth checking out.

Maybe that's what it takes for a female director to find success making a war film: relying on more common denominators rather than personal touches.

The way I approached this was: I'm making a war film.

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou Directed by: Stanley Kubrick Written By: Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham Rating: NR (US) Running Time: 1 hr 28 min Two pence: Kubrick makes a war film based on a book about t...

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To put the importance of the overseas box office into perspective, all of the 10 highest - grossing films of 2016 made more money overseas than domestically (the top film, Disney's Captain America: Civil War, made almost 65 % of its $ 1.15 billion total through international release).

He called «The Walking Dead» a «soap opera» and said big - budget films like «World War Z» made modest zombie films impossible.

The Force remains strong with the new Star Wars movie, which is on track to top $ 1 billion in global ticket sales this weekend, making it the fastest - ever film to reach that level.

Now in 2006 you made two war films about the Battle of Iwo Jima, the latter of which, Letters from Iwo Jima was in Japanese.

That runtime makes it the longest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, of which «Infinity War» is the 19th film in the franchise.

Variety reports the upcoming standalone Stars Wars film is currently tracking to make...

Variety reports the upcoming standalone Stars Wars film is currently tracking to make...

Christian Isolationism ran so strong that in 1941, just before the war started, there was a propaganda film made to counter it about a religious contientious objector who became a war hero — «Sergeant York.»

In 2018, dozens of superheroes from various movies over the last nine years will come together for Avengers: Infinity War, and supposedly connect the plots of all these movies together, making the MCU one of the most ambitious projects in film history.

Two movies I've seen lately that were unexpectedly great: WARHORSE (I usually can't stand Spielberg — but this is a eloquent anti-war film directed against probably the most senselessly and hugely murderous war ever — World War I. It's an anti-imperial and almost a pro-Porcher movie, until you realize that the first misuse of the heroic horse was making him plowar film directed against probably the most senselessly and hugely murderous war ever — World War I. It's an anti-imperial and almost a pro-Porcher movie, until you realize that the first misuse of the heroic horse was making him plowar ever — World War I. It's an anti-imperial and almost a pro-Porcher movie, until you realize that the first misuse of the heroic horse was making him ploWar I. It's an anti-imperial and almost a pro-Porcher movie, until you realize that the first misuse of the heroic horse was making him plow.)

Which can make it easy to forget that the original Star Trek series brought the first interracial kiss to broadcast TV, or that the first Star Wars film was steeped in the world's collective memory of the fear of Nazi Germany in WWII.

Knowing of my interest in crime fiction and detective stories my late father - in - law, John Thynne — who had supported Arsenal from before the war — was always talking about a film made in 1939 called The Arsenal Stadium Mystery.

The Star Wars movies revolutionized merchandising in the 1970's by putting their label on every possible item and by making every character, vehicle, location and prop in the films into a toy to be purchased.

This film was made during World War II, by Commander James C. Maloney and Commander J.J. Cammisa, two United States medical officers stationed in Okinawa during the struggle with Japan.

Produced right after World War II, the short Encyclopedia Britannica film «Despotism» looks at the aspects of a society that make its government free versus those that make it authoritarian.

Making an audience laugh in the aisles while smuggling in deep political points is not as easy as it seems, and In The Loop's outrage at the events which led to the Iraq war shine through every minute of the film's running time.

The attack is a reference to the Star Wars film, in which villain Darth Vader makes gains on the virtuous Rebel Alliance by capturing the friends of protagonist and hero Luke Skywalker.

Coinciding with the launch of the film, David Cameron made a speech today declaring Brexit could see Europe descend into World War Three.

In this wide - ranging, humorous talk, Seth Shostak takes a look at Star Wars and other science fiction films from the point of view of a skeptical scientist, tells stories about the movies he has been asked to advise, and muses about aliens from space and how we might make contact with them.

If you're going to shamelessly rip off Star Wars, make sure you do it with as much spirit as this film.

Many critics have said that this is similar to Star Wars, and I can see why, but there is still plenty of originality to the film to make it a memorable viewing experience.

Little Women (1933) is one of the best - made film renditions of the Louisa May Alcott Civil War - era tale of a family of four sisters in New England, from director George Cukor.

Applying the episodic format and visual template of classic and spaghetti Westerns to a revenge saga mostly set in the Deep South just prior to the Civil War, the film makes a point of pushing the savagery of slavery to the forefront but does so in a way that rather amazingly dovetails with the heightened historical, stylistic and comic sensibilities at play.

Though I've never read the book on which the film is based, I am familiar with its unique format (a compilation of individual accounts comprised a decade after the war), and while it may not please fans of the source material, the decision to streamline all the action through Gerry makes the story flow better.

Just as films about misunderstood benevolent aliens in the 1950s (The Day the Earth Stood Still, It Came from Outer Space) were calling for an end to the Cold War us - and - them mentality, District 9 is likewise making a strong statement about the damage that can be done when refugees are treated with suspicion before being given any compassion.

An intelligent and scary horror film that makes a more than welcome commentary on the horrors of war and gender oppression in Iran, using a lot of symbolism and keeping us in an increasing state of anxiety as it moves in a deliberate, slow - burning pace towards a terrifying climax.

Spielberg and his screenwriter, Robert Rodat, have done a subtle and rather beautiful thing: They have made a philosophical film about war almost entirely in terms of action.

The first few years of his career following the departure from the show were somewhat lackluster, but Smits eventually landed the role of Senator Bail Organa in the second and third Star Wars prequels, a move that would permanently cement him in film history in the minds of at least one very large fanbase.In addition to his work with the Star Wars franchise, Smits also made an inevitable return to the small - screen mid-decade with a prominent role on NBC's The West Wing during the show's 2004 - 2005 season.

You can't really make this 2D arcade classic much better than it already is, and it is a great title, but it shows it's age, and the fact that it is re-released more than any Star Wars film doesn't help.

If you go back to 2007 there was this really big line up for a new film getting promoted in my country and was made there called D - War.

While serving with the Royal Navy during World War II, Macnee made his first film appearance with a small role in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943).

Lauded documentary filmmaker Morris (The Fog of War, The Thin Blue Line) makes the jump to narrative films with this darkly comedic adaptation of We Froze The First Man, the memoir by TV - repairman turned cryonics pioneer Bob Nelson.

What makes Captain America: Civil War such a terrific accomplishment is the way it takes what could have been the most crass and overcrowded story to adapt as a film and instead transforms it into an examination of just who these heroes are and what impact they've had on the world around them, and vice versa.

Quite a few of these didn't even make it into 2012: World War Z, The Great Gatsby, Gravity, The Grandmaster (s) and tragically Gangster Squad are among the numerous films to get bumped to 2013.

It'd be unlike Denis — whose far - flung features over the last 30 years have ranged from the luridly modern vampirism of 2001's Trouble Every Day to films tackling war, colonialism, French modernity, and so on — to make a straightforward romantic comedy.

Made with the full support and cooperation of the Royal Air Force, Battle for the Skies is the definitive film history of the RAF from the early days of the Air Battalion and the Royal Flying Corps right up to its role in the Afghanistan and Iraqi wars.

Two potentially higher - profile films, the disco period film 54 (1998) and Ang Lee's Civil War epic Ride With the Devil (1999), failed to make a positive impression on critics and audiences.Ruffalo's luck began to change, however, when he was cast in an off - Broadway production of This Is Our Youth.

Nakia (Lupita Nyong» o: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Jungle Book), spy and foreign operative for Wakanda whom T'Challa is in love with, is eager to use the nation's resources to help their African brothers and sisters, in Africa and beyond; our introduction to her comes in a sequence in which she rescues girls who have been kidnapped by, the film suggests but doesn't make explicit, Boko Haram.

The film arrives at a familiar conclusion — that war is hell — but the getting there is made uniquely unsettling by Dumont's relentlessly anti-psychological disposition.

With stunning performances from its cast, the film occur during the First World War, and it shows us the chaos, and considering the fact that this was made in 1930, it's an impressive feat in filmmaking, as what we have here is a picture that captures the fear and agony of combat, and it's a well made movie for its time, and it still looks great after all these years.

These guys aren't trying to elevate the genre... they just want to make a psychic wars horror film and blow up some heads.

THR's David Rooney believes Whitney is a «haunting, richly contextualized documentary portrait,» and Owen Gleiberman of Variety writes, «The film captures the quality that made Whitney Houston magical, but more than that it puts together the warring sides of her soul.»

Surprisingly someone like tommy lee jones has compelled with a war film and Peter Webber has made a film so special that anyone will cry at the climax.

What's different about Life's Too Short, and what makes it watchable, is that Mr. Davis — who portrayed Filius Flitwick in the «Harry Potter» films, as well as multiple «Star Wars» Ewoks — is so good at playing Mr. Gervais's stock character.

This frontline skirmish in the culture wars [over school textbooks] is the subject of Scott Thurman's engrossing documentary... It's a symbolic fight of our times, making [the film] a compelling and involving work.

Terrific old Canadian war film made before the United States decided to enter World War war film made before the United States decided to enter World War War II.