Sentences with phrase «movie film highlight»

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Fans of the movie «Rocky» can run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art highlighted in the Sylvester Stallone film, while others may want to pop into the museum to enjoy its stellar artwork.

I give this movie 2 stars, only because its got alot of actual football highlights in it so you can at least multitask and grind a little film while your watching it.

«I guess I must be, because this film represents a lot of ideas and feelings I have as an artist,» he said, going on to highlight his movie's «environmental message and the idea that we are all connected to each other as human beings.»

I'd like to highlight the clock's necklace from Urban Outfitters that reminds me to Disney's «Alice In Wonderland» (I love that movie and that's why the main page's picture is inspired by this film).

Kristen Connolly's Dana is a decent and empathetic primary protagonist, but the real casting highlight is Fran Kranz, who completely steals the show as one of the great all - time movie stoners Marty, whose unique drug - addled world logic not only aids in its survival, but provides some of the film's best jokes.

And while the movie's obvious highlight comes with Roma's brutal dressing - down of Kevin Spacey's officious manager, Mamet's screenplay affords virtually all of the actors their moment in the sun - with Lemmon's sad - sack of a character ultimately standing as the film's emotional center (ie despite his exceedingly slimy actions, Levene becomes a figure worthy of the viewer's sympathy).

Liosgate gives us a gag reel, a look at the making of the movie, a scoop on what it's like directing a Tommy Wiseau film, and a featurette highlighting the many talents of Wiseau.

It's ultimately clear, however, that Fear and Desire simply isn't able to justify its feature - length running time (ie the whole thing feels padded - out even at 61 minutes), with the movie's less - than - consistent vibe paving the way for a second half that could hardly be less interesting or anti-climactic - which does, in the end, confirm the film's place as a fairly ineffective first effort that does, at least, highlight the eye - catching visual sensibilities of its preternaturally - talented director.

The film's crudest (and funniest) sequence is pure Farrelly brothers, as Jeanie enjoys a very sensual massage courtesy of «Silicon Valley» star Kumail Nanjiani, whose recent «Central Intelligence» cameo was also the highlight of that movie.

Blu - ray Highlight: The audio commentary with directors / producers Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh is filled with a ton of great information about making the movie, including the technical aspects of filming the combat sequences, the real stories that inspired them, and the level of realism that was achieved thanks to the cooperation of the Navy.

Blu - ray Highlight: In addition to an excellent six - part documentary that runs the entire gamut of production — from location shooting in Romania, to Nicolas Cage's (creepy) performance capture of the Ghost Rider, to special effects and more — the Blu - ray also includes a feature similar to Warner Bros.» Maximum Movie Mode where directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor dissect the film (sometimes pausing it to discuss certain scenes in more detail) with the help of behind - the - scenes footage.

Highlights include the world premiere of Stake Land 2, the new sequel to one of the best vampire movies ever, which was only recently announced earlier this year after being filmed in secrecy, with Nick Damici and Conner Paolo reprising their roles from the original.

Blu - ray Highlight: Instead of the typical audio commentary, director Marc Forster sits down for a somewhat brief discussion about the movie, including the challenges of maintaining the story's authenticity, filming in South Africa, and casting the lead roles.

A highlight of 1980s cinema, Platoon stands as Oliver Stone's best movie and second only to Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now among films dramatizing the Vietnam War.

The amazing film based on a true story — of which the children Rys and Teresa are still alive — and with a wonderful cast to portray it is highlighted by the flawless direction of Niki Caro, «hired not because she was a woman, but she was the right person for this movie, being both pragmatic and creative» Levin said.

The media's insistence on making more of the film than a big, enjoyably dumb action movie only highlights the drastic shift in representation in casting and marketing as a predatory -LSB-...]

The use of Chris Hemsworth, who has come into his own as a great, self - deprecating comedic character actor in some of his more recent movies, is also one of the film's greatest highlights, playing a extremely dumb but also extremely loveable hunk that Wiig's Erin can't get close enough to.

Highlights include footage of various Paramount movies, many of them from the silent era, including the French film Queen Elizabeth (1912), an early feature - length film imported and released by Paramount.

Blu - ray Highlight: The disc includes the usual behind - the - scenes featurettes — one on making the movie and another on assembling the A-list cast — but neither one is really worth your time, except to hear Gerard Butler hilariously compare the film to «Tootsie.»

Director Jonathan Liebesman background in horror films shines through in some genuinely tense moments, and one or two of the action sequences are well executed (a massive shoot - out on a freeway overpass is a particular highlight), but the potential of this movie is both wasted by a lack of general coherence, and then destroyed by dialogue that swings wildly from cheesy patriotic to unintentionally hilarious.

In what turned out to be one of the highlights at this year's CinemaCon was the stunning, 10 minute footage from Peter Jackson's new movie, the epic 3D film adaptation of Tolkien's The Hobbit (which opens December 14) that was shot at a frame rate of 48 per second achieving an unprecedented combination of uniformity and brightness.

In each of these, the trade gathers a set of people involved in various films likely to be highlighted in the awards season, and just allows them to talk about making movies.

You know you're in trouble when the highlight of your film is an opening montage comprising real footage of idiots trying to kill one another in their backyards; you know you're in bigger trouble when the title of your movie comes from an early moment in which a character steps on a pile of dog excrement.

Welcome to the first edition of Looking Back, where each week writer Andreas Stoehr will highlight movies from the underexplored grottos of film history.

Crystal's one - scene cameo as a fairy inventor provides the film's only remotely amusing moments, and merely exists to highlight how fucking awful the rest of the movie is.

Though the film's basis as a big - screen version of Peter M. Lenkov's 2001 comic of the same name doesn't disprove its borrowings from either source of similar material, such associations might actually work in the feature's favour; indeed, the resemblance to both ranks among the movie's few highlights.

There's a playful quality to the subject matter that works sometimes (a scene where Duncan gets a colonoscopy is the film's highlight), but asking viewers to emotionally invest in Duncan's father issues when they're watching an ass monster movie is asking for too much.

Yesterday's movie highlight was from a director I am familiar with, Gotz Speilmann, who directed the 2004 Austrian film «Antares.»

That new perspective is the way the film looks like an action movie, filled with car chases and fights and shoot - outs, while behaving in a way more akin to a musical (For further evidence of the musical's influence, one need only look to the opening credits, which has the hero dancing around the city, as an assortment of visual gags highlight certain lyrics).

Highlights include: Cage introducing himself («I'm an American filmmaker»), describing why he likes this movie («I like seeing people from different cultures co-existing in a harmonious way... that's just good energy») and how it reminded him of Endless Summer, explaining how he knew Christensen's work in the films of his dear family friend George Lucas, and his abrupt end to the session.

Cinematically, a surefire way to stir emotions in the viewer is through a well - curated visual medley, and this one ranks right up there with the training sequences in the Rocky movies or the highlight reel of Alvy Singer and Annie Hall's romance in Woody Allen's Oscar - winning film.

This movie looks so great even the acting seems to have improved from the last time I watched it, confirming Blimp as the sort of film in which all the elements of style and craftsman design and acting play together in a harmony that improves when any one element is highlighted by loving treatment.

That's why, every year, The A.V. Club finds room not just to count down our favorite whole films but also to highlight the strongest standout, stand - alone scenes — some of them pulled from those aforementioned best movies of the year (which we'll unveil later this month), others most definitely not.

The guys go through the various movie seasons over this next calendar year and highlight films that you must seek out and which to steer clear from.

While the performances were the highlights, the overall event would've been a touch more cohesive if they played the audio from the movie instead of having a DJ spin rain - themed music while the film played between musical acts.

Blu - ray Highlight: There's not as much on tap as some Criterion discs, but fans will be happy to discover a nice collection of interviews with John Schlesinger, actor Murray Head, and others that worked on the film, as well as an interesting retrospective on the movie by Schlesinger biographer William J. Mann titled «On Sunday Bloody Sunday.»

The other highlight of the movie is the short film before the main feature.

This movie is really highlighted if you've seen those mundane Airport movies, but there is enough crazy stuff in this film to get you laughing more than once.

This is highlighted by most movies starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail) and 90 % of the films starring Matthew McConaughey or Hugh Grant (mostly because these guys can have instant chemistry...

So, after sifting through the addled memories that accompany the experience of watching four to five films a day over a week - plus span, we're highlighting a dozen of the best movies we saw at Sundance 2016.

Those who have seen the film have said that it's the highlight of the movie.

Blu - ray Highlight: The included making - of featurette («The Big Migration») isn't a total waste of time, but if you don't find a film about birding very exciting, then watching a featurette about making a movie about birding probably isn't going to interest you either.

Out of the competition, the international highlights were El Clan (The Clan, Pablo Trapero), an effective if derivative Argentinian political drama / gangster film heavily influenced by Scorsese's Goodfellas; L'avenir (Things to Come, Mia Hansen - Løve), a fine if rather low - key drama helped enormously by Isabelle Huppert's lead performance; and, best of all, Robert Greene's Kate Plays Christine, a truly disturbing mixture of fiction and documentary concerning the attempt to make a movie about the tragic suicide of Florida journalist Christine Chubbuck, who shot herself on live television back in 1974.

Blu - ray Highlight: There really isn't a standout special feature on Universal's two - disc release, but there are still a few good extras worth checking out, including a short but sweet making - of featurette that covers a range of topics like the script, casting and production; an in - depth look at the film's fight choreography; and a featurette on ex-CIA operative Luis Falcon III's assistance in making the movie as accurate as possible.

Blu - ray Highlight: The 30 - minute documentary «Between Good and Evil» is an excellent retrospective on making the movie, featuring interviews with various cast and crew, as well as a few Kubrick experts, about everything from the casting process, to filming in East London, to the director's notoriously long shooting schedules and much more.

Amid the seasonal blockbusters and traditional popcorn fare, one of the highlights of the Easter movie release schedule looks to be the upcoming Disneynature documentary film Born In China.

It's an audacious 15 minute segment that instantly establishes itself as the highlight of the film and unfortunately ensures that what comes after feels awfully anti-climactic, with the eye - rollingly melodramatic and sentimental third act certainly exacerbating this feeling (it also doesn't help that there reaches a point at which the movie could logically end but chugs along for another 20 minutes or so).

While the fight scene is a highlight of the movie, The Last Jedi's home release has also revealed several deleted scenes, Easter eggs and behind - the - scenes looks at the somewhat divisive film.

The organization creates a platform for movies with universal appeal to the African - American community, while highlighting films produced, written, directed and starring, persons from the African Diaspora.

There's little doubt, however, that Reiner's decidedly deliberate sensibilities, coupled with the episodic bent of Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans» script, ensures that the movie's first half isn't quite as electrifying as one might've hoped, as it's clear that certain sequences ultimately fare a whole lot better than others - with the boys» efforts at safely crossing a railroad bridge certainly standing as a highlight within the film's opening hour.