I make films of all sorts, I'm an artist, I make music and love all kinds.
Not exact matches
The show aired in 2002 and 2003 and served as a
sort of «school» for Boivin, who used it to learn the ropes
of film making.
While promoting his Top Five
film in 2014, Rock displayed the
sort of sharp insights and political know - how that
made him such an interesting comedian in the»90s.
I have never attempted to find
film of this play or
make any
sort of corroborative effort that might ruin my memory
of it.
The promo
made by the South Korean broadcaster features the likes
of Son Heung - Min, Harry Kane, Javier Hernandez and Mauricio Pochettino hilariously superimposed in what looks like a short clip from an old Korean
film of sorts.
As far as Expelled is concerned, none
of that exists and although, yes, the
film does say that they give themselves, the
sort of, the pretense
of not blaming Darwin, you get a couple
of people including Ben Stein saying «
of course no one is saying Darwin cast the Holocaust,» but
of course they then
make every possible connection they can; and I think it's interesting that if you took out those little excuses that said, «
of course no one says Darwin cast the Holocaust,» that is exactly what someone would understand from the
film.
And because I'm a
sort of odd bloke, I decided to throw a juicer in the back
of a truck, hire a camera crew to follow me as I drove across the United States, and
make a movie about it — Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, a documentary
film about my journey.
I use it as my
make - up base, as it absorbs super quickly and does not leave any
sort of «
film» on my face!
The 2000
film did a
sort of combination
of these two concepts,
making the spokes - Who the mayor, but keeping the «only he can hear Horton» angle.
That's where perhaps the
film represents any
sort of nudge to the president: yes, you've
made it through but don't relax on your laurels just yet...
The tough, satisfying French
film Le Petit Lieutenant is an austere drama
of the
sort that rarely
makes it to American screens except on cable television.
There's no denying that when George Clooney wants to be an «artist,» he's more than capable
of making some lovely art
films, and that's clearly the case here, but there's no valid reason why he should spend his money producing a painstakingly slow travelogue set in the Italian countryside like this and allow it to be disguised as some
sort of «thriller.»
Mike White, who scripted biting, edgy satire
of this
sort («The Good Girl,»» Chuck and Buck») before
making his fortune with «School
of Rock,» serves up an unsettling and generally deft comedy
of manners with this clash, a
film that greatly benefits from subtle, stinging performances by Salma Hayek and as her opposite number, John Lithgow.
This carping ignores the fact that this
sort of thing now seems dated and even faintly embarrassing in the genre, a point brought home through the exciting but positively antediluvian coming attractions trailer for the next Bond
film, Tomorrow Never Dies, prior to the Peacemaker screening (which, in retrospect,
makes the other trailer, for the Bruce Willis
film The Jackal, seem even more pointless).
I actually enjoy these
sorts of films, as the writing is generally
of high caliber, and the exotic locales and vibrant scenery
make for an enjoyable cinematic experience, even if the main story is a bit dull.
It was enjoyable but not a breakthrough composition in terms
of the
film,
sort of just standard fare biopic montage
of interviews and old photos with the main thread
of the piece being the documentarian's footage
of Toback's then newest adventure in
film -
making.
There are rumors circulating about an extended director's cut, an R - rated cut, all
sorts of cuts
of this
film that will «restore» all the sequences and scenes left on the cutting room floor and
make the choppy, helter - skelter nature
of the
film flow better and
make more sense.
Paltrow does what she can in the role
of Mills» wife, but she has too little screen time to
make any
sort of impact; by the end
of the
film, she is quite literally reduced to the role
of a prop.
Gillespie smartly uses the known and builds upon it with context and some style, using «modern day» Tonya, Jeff and LaVona among others as interview subjects for a documentary
of sorts that frames the
film, but also has the characters speak into the camera in non-interview segments to help give Tonya some humanity, or at least
make sure you have a better idea about all
of her story and life coming out and you did going in.
Far be it from me to expect any
sort of cerebral experience from a slasher about a doll, but it's evident that a degree
of thought DID go into this, which
makes its overall failure as a horror
film all the more disappointing.
As The Disaster Artist (both the book and the movie) details, he
made all
sorts of bizarre, incompetent decisions, like shooting his movie on 35 - millimeter and digital
film simultaneously at prohibitive expense, building elaborate and pricey sets for locations he could have
filmed on for free, and firing crew members without cause at the drop
of a hat.
By briefly profiling each, the filmmakers ensure we care about them all; they are not treated as some
sort of novelty act for the sake
of the camera, and this is what
makes the
film a standout
While there's something to Ingrid Goes West and its indictment
of insufferable L.A. millennial culture and social media's dangers, Spicer's targets are too bluntly specific to
make the
sort of nuanced argument that the
film aims to attempt.
What do you do when you put Titanic, Gladiator, all
sort of disaster movies into a blender... Well, you'll get Pompeii, a
film that is so utterly derivative
of all
films that have gone before it, but somehow
made with such enthusiasm by Paul W.S. Anderson, the king
of «schlock» cinema that you'll find it somewhat enjoyable.
In my review
of the first
film, I argued that Woodley seemed out -
of -
sorts in an action - adventure
film, but a year and a different haircut really
made a world
of difference this time, with Woodley coming into her own here.
What do you do when you put Titanic, Gladiator, all
sort of disaster movies into a blender... Well, you'll get Pompeii, a
film that is so utterly derivative
of all
films that have gone before it, but somehow
made with such enthusiasm by Paul
That a persuasive case can be
made either way could be seen as a validation
of the theory that Tarantino is some
sort of idiot savant whose
films signify almost in spite
of their maker's idiosyncracies or intentions.
The
film is loaded with seedy and dysfunctional characters
of questionable morals and intelligence, which
makes things entertaining in a train - wreck
sort of way, but it leaves nobody to root for.
Such unfairness is only worth bitching about — only worth
making a feature
film about — when the same
sort of thing happens to a man.
Jacmel seems to be a German nationalist
of some
sort, yet the
film makes little effort to lend that aspect any specificity, so that Kinski's German accent becomes the character's sole marker
of difference.
It only
makes sense that a
film that has had so much time to flesh out its characters should develop some
sort of key bond between the two rivals; one that goes beyond the stereotypical battle
of good versus bad.
This week the movie blogosphere is oriented on Mike White's directorial debut and a return to
film -
making of a
sort for Gary Oldman.
I too love and respect Paul Thomas Anderson's work but it seems that he was trying to
make some
sort of «stoner noir
film» here, but maybe he was inhaling too much wacky tobaccy himself while
making it!
But it seems to me that these historical dramas that you have recently
made are simultaneously critiques
of the
sort of historical
films that have recently been produced in Germany.
Steven Spielberg's
film is less a war epic than a love story between a boy and his horse, a throwback to the
sort of film Hollywood does
make anymore, but that Spielberg has mounted with stunning beauty.
The
film strains credulity even for a vid - game fantasy by letting the leading lady recover awfully quickly from bad injuries, but other than that Vikander commands attention and is the element here that
makes Tomb Raider
sort of watchable.»
Hollywood Reporter writer Todd McCarthy called Donovan «a
sort -
of Atticus Finch
of the north» and Variety writer Peter Debruge wrote
of the
film, «[Spielberg]'s mythmaking approach
makes for great Capra-esque entertainment, [though] younger audiences may find it terribly old - fashioned.»
And even if Cuaron had wanted to, Columbus had installed himself as a producer on «Azkaban» with a particular goal in mind: «I wanted to
make sure that the
film didn't stray too far from the world the audience and the fans have
sort of fallen in love with over the course
of the first two movies,» he told The Times» John Horn last year.
And it's typical
of the
sort of early deal -
making (and passing) that happens when a big
film such as this is being put together.
sung by Mick Jones as himself in a cameo that
makes a strange
sort of sense within the
films context
of cloning; a minor character with a freckle fetish who regards Anne
of Green Gables as an erotic classic; and one
of the most achingly powerful evocations
of longing that I have ever seen.
If the
film is a big flop, we'll lose credibility for
making these
sorts of films.
In a time when it seems that every other movie
makes some claim to being a
film noir, L.A. Confidential is the real thing — a gritty, sordid tale
of sex, scandal, betrayal, and corruption
of all
sorts (police, political, press — and,
of course, very personal) in 1940s Hollywood.
The DVD has a short feature on the
making of the
film, which was created with off - the - shelf software as a
sort of low - rent counterpart to the computer animation applied in fellow nominees «Shrek» and «Monsters, Inc.» The disc also has two music videos, a dozen promotional TV spots, seven games playable on computer DVD - ROM drives and full - screen and widescreen versions
of the
film.
The simplest way to keep a
film from looking like a collossal failure is to be honest about what
sort of film it is, and give it a budget that
makes sense.
It is a
film bursting at the seams with a talented group
of people that have spent most
of their careers
making just this
sort of thing, so in many ways, the fact it doesn't miss should come as little surprise.
There's only a few
films each year that have all
of those pieces in place to
make that
sort of awards run, and this year «The Gangster Squad» certainly could be one
of them.
He even includes the original
film's songs (Kenny Loggins» voice does
make an appearance in the opening sequence) and even the yellow Beetle car, presumably as some
sort of nostalgic tribute.
This is absolutely one
of the greatest horror
films ever
made and a must - see for those who are into that
sort of thing.
The promises and pitfalls
of the digital age is the perfect subject for Herzog, a rare filmmaker who's a bigger personality than most
of the people he
makes films about — and considering the
sorts of eccentrics, dreamers and madmen Herzog
makes films about, that's saying a lot.
And the fault must rest squarely on director and co-screenwriter Kirsten Stewart («In America»), who can't seem to decide whether she's
making a narrative
film or some
sort of musical tone poem, and the biggest victims are the characters, who are largely non-existent.