Sentences with phrase «master piece of a film»

Not exact matches

At the film festival: Bruce LaBruce's subversive masterpiece, Gerontophilia, a lovely rom - com in which everybody fucks one another across all age and gender borders — desire shall bind us together; Juno Mak's Rigor Mortis, a touching albeit grim look at loss and damnation in the form of a Chinese hopping - vampire movie, with many a nod to the subgenre's clichés and conventions; Jealousy, Philippe Garrel's latest tale of love ground down by the mill of daily life, raw and naked even by his ascetic standards; Hayao Miyazaki's troublesome The Wind Rises, which frames the story of a fighter - plane designer as a grand romance of struggle and failure, with animation's supreme living master contemplating the price mankind can sometimes pay in the name of one dreamer's self - fulfillment, and the willful blindness and egocentricity it takes to realize one's vision; and finally to Yorgos Lanthimos's Necktie and Athina Rachel Tsangari's 24 Frames Per Century, their contributions to the Venice 70: Future Reloaded omnibus, not to mention the untitled pieces by Jean - Marie Straub, Monte Hellman, Amit Dutta, and Haile Gerima.

Whatever you find lurking subtextually, it remains a film of impeccable surfaces; one only need look at the spider - robot set - piece to witness what a master filmmaker can do with his A-game.

Soderbergh's direction is different than what he's done before, as is his custom, and shows how much of a master of all trades he is when he can make such a good film in a genre he hasn't done before, especially if you consider what a complex piece he has chosen start off with.

It's a period piece that feels remarkably present, a little bit of magic from the master that allows the film to become a parable as much as it is a history.

So - called Master of Suspense (yeah, right) Dean R. Koontz adapted this piece of trash from his lackluster novel and makes one of the most gruesome and dull films to come out in some time.

Giallo - like in its plot convolutions as well as its stark, shadowy visual style, this rare foray into strict horror by dark crime thriller master J. Lee Thompson is perhaps best known for its infamous shish - kebab murder scene, but the underappreciated slasher film has much more to offer, with a whole slew of show - stopping death set pieces and a stellar supporting cast, including Glenn Ford as Virginia's doctor.

Clocking in at 196 minutes, Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan's latest is probably not a film to double - bill with Interstellar — at least, not if you have plans for the rest of the week — but it rewards audiences» patience with an immaculately crafted character piece.

Special Features Restored 4K digital transfer, with 7.1 surround DTS - HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu - ray, both supervised by director David Lynch 7.1 surround DTS - HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu - ray, supervised by Lynch Alternate original 2.0 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS - HD Master Audio on the Blu - ray The Missing Pieces, ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from the film, assembled by Lynch Interview from 2014 by Lynch with actors Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, and Grace Zabriskie New interviews with Lee and composer Angelo Badalamenti Trailers PLUS: Excerpts from an interview with Lynch from Lynch on Lynch, a 1997 book edited by filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley

The archetypal Film Comment issue might have been «Masters of Mise - en - Scène,» comprised of clusters of pieces illuminating individual films by Welles, Murnau, and Ophuls.

Guillermo Del Toro's next master piece to add to his film catalog is one that will spark dialogue of debate and intrigue for those who take the picture for more than what they see.

Though this later period has its high points, the films also find Egoyan, a master of cinematic puzzles, sometimes laboring to retro - fit the pieces of someone else's design.

Among the pieces for sale (all prices in Australian dollars): the armored vest worn by Crowe's Gladiator character general Maximus Decimus Meridius ($ 20,000 reserve, or about $ 15,400 in U.S. dollars); a replica Roman chariot from that same movie ($ 10,000 or $ 7,700 U.S.); a Leandro Bisiach Sir violin that Crowe used in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ($ 100,000; $ 76,800 U.S.); a bunch of jewelry from Crowe's ex-wife; and even a Grammy award that was originally presented to Johnny Cash.