Sentences with phrase «movies as inspiration»

Interestingly, he mentions the Lord of the Rings movies as the inspiration for his own hobbit home, as well as the stories of hermits who lived in spiritual contemplation.

In the same scene, Peter Parker also uses the «Alien» movies as inspiration to get out of tricky situation.

Not exact matches

The movie follows Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys served as the inspiration for the Pooh stories.

On May 2, 2015, after months of community rallying, Johnstown, Pa. — the city that served as inspiration for the popular hockey movie, «Slap Shot» — was named the first - ever Kraft Hockeyville ™ USA.

Lasting about as long as a church service, a good movie transports you to another realm where art of story and the magic of special effects allows you to experience an alternate reality that can help provide perspective or inspiration once you return to the real world.

I'm having a movie night with my girls so this has given me some inspiration as oppose to buying sweets from a supermarket.

As the horror of Aurora movie theater shooting enter living rooms, families seek inspiration in news of good deeds.

I agree, movie's are so great for outfit inspiration, especially vintage, as the costumes are usually so lavish and a great representation, not of what the average person was wearing, but what the «ideal» of the time was.

With 1970s films like All the President's Men as inspirations, I expected restrained hues, and the movie delivered.

In the end, like a lot of genre movies, this one pulls from different inspirations, and so weighs in, by turns, as overly predictable and satisfyingly recognizable (part of genre cinema's one - two punch).

It has its flaws, and traditionalists are likely to think it falls well short of its inspiration, but it works on its own terms, it fills the screen with Burtonesque excitement and it strikes me as one of this tepid movie summer's better offerings.

In his director's statement, Damien Power, who also wrote the script, cites»70s «survival thrillers» as his inspiration, and like «The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,» this movie has the hallmarks of torture porn: gratuitous slaughter, remorseless murderers and gruesome acts.

Of course, this still might be somewhat forgivable if De Bont and first - time screenwriter David Self didn't openly acknowledge their inspirations for the film — the wonderfully creepy 1963 movie of the same name, as well as its source, the novel «The Haunting of Hill House.»

As much as The Mummy's early scenes draw inspiration from the spirit of old Universal monster movies, the film's clearest touchstone is the 1999 rebooAs much as The Mummy's early scenes draw inspiration from the spirit of old Universal monster movies, the film's clearest touchstone is the 1999 rebooas The Mummy's early scenes draw inspiration from the spirit of old Universal monster movies, the film's clearest touchstone is the 1999 reboot.

And while women's rights advocates such as Betty Friedan took exception to the lurid premise of female victims being skinned alive (based on the real - life crimes of Ed Gein, who also was an inspiration for «Psycho»), a closer viewing will reveal it is probably one of the most feminist - forward - thinking horror movies ever made.

The Lucasfilm chief says that the young Han Solo movie will have the feel of a classic Western, citing artist Frederic Remington as an inspiration.

Of course, now that we have a play and movie, it's difficult to avoid viewing Mr. Bennett's actions as anything less than inspiration for his writing... though the extended charitable actions can not be minimized.

And Stephen Chow had Kung Fu Hustle, a giddy tribute to old martial arts movies that took almost as much inspiration from Bugs Bunny cartoons.

I was actually expecting this movie to be about Frank Sidebottom but it's not, so if you've been put off because you don't remember this guy from the 80s and 90s, don't worry, they've just used his face as inspiration and that fact that he's also in a band.

Tully's entirely ephemeral nature is so telegraphed, in fact, that I wondered if Reitman and Cody would have the inspiration — or the guts — to not structure the movie as a long lead - up to the climactic «reveal» that Marlo has been spending her nights alone fantasizing about her new best friend.

It's more technical than you might expect, as such movies cited as inspiration include Crimson Tide and Se7en (lighting), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (symmetrical framing), and Scrooged and Groundhog Day (story).

Transformers the new movie by Michael Bay, is based not on a novel, play or screenwriter's inspiration but on a line of Hasbro toys that have been hot tickets for young boys such as myself for more than 20 years.

Sci - Fi Movie Page Pick: Based on the classic Robert Heinlein story about alien invaders taking over humans (which served as inspiration later on for the famous 1940s Invasion of the Body Snatchers novel by Jack Finney, which has been filmed three times!).

As well as the murkier corners of classic film noir, Boorman drew inspiration from art photography and the French New Wave, including Jean - Luc Godard's Breathless, which was itself «speaking back» to American crime movieAs well as the murkier corners of classic film noir, Boorman drew inspiration from art photography and the French New Wave, including Jean - Luc Godard's Breathless, which was itself «speaking back» to American crime movieas the murkier corners of classic film noir, Boorman drew inspiration from art photography and the French New Wave, including Jean - Luc Godard's Breathless, which was itself «speaking back» to American crime movies.

Taking its cue from actual events, the drama stars newcomer George Kosturos as Ali Jahani, who has arrived at the Petaluma home of his stern Uncle Hafez (played by the movie's inspiration, Ali Afshar, who is also a producer) in the hope of a better life.

On the rare occasions that the pirates are left to be the scurvy dogs they are, the movie finds its humor (the brethren court scene is funny as it turns into an all - out brawl and punctuated by a unfortunately forgettable cameo by Keith Richards, Depp's inspiration for the role of Sparrow), but otherwise, two seamen (Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Cook) who have traveled the whole of this voyage provide amusing asides to the proceedings while a monkey steals every scene it's in.

He draws thematic inspiration from classic Western director John Ford (specifically 1956's «The Searchers») and from his beloved»30s and»40s crime movies as well as the visual aesthetic of French New Wave auteurs.

As with the movie, which served as its inspiration, the TV series is flavored with darkly comic moments, offbeat characters and gut - wrenching moments of explosive violencAs with the movie, which served as its inspiration, the TV series is flavored with darkly comic moments, offbeat characters and gut - wrenching moments of explosive violencas its inspiration, the TV series is flavored with darkly comic moments, offbeat characters and gut - wrenching moments of explosive violence.

Heading to the woods for a weekend of inspiration, they eventually devise the idea of a Blair Witch docu - horror movie about an intruder with a bag over his head — which turns out to be both the laziest imaginable conceit and ironically effective as a scare machine, onscreen and off.

The movie draws inspiration from likeminded films such as «2001: A Space Odyssey,» but at its core, it's basically a modern day retelling of Mary Shelley's «Frankenstein» with a twist, with Nathan as the creator and Vikander as his monster.

Jordan points to Heath Ledger's Oscar - winning turn as the Joker in The Dark Knight as his inspiration in approaching Killmonger («Heath's performance as a villain was so captivating I couldn't stop watching»), but Black Panther isn't the actor's first go at a superhero movie.

Before you write it off as just another cheap movie tie - in, check out the first screenshot of the title below, which looks to take great inspiration from the critically acclaimed Metroidvania genre.

It's not as evident that the movies are related to one another, as the makers of the film version of Jumanji left out a key component of the book that eventually became the inspiration for the sequel.

Devoid of charm, mirth or inspiration, the movie is quick to distract you with the nearest weapon at hand — a frenetic action scene, an unfunny one - liner or, worse yet, another ear - clogging rendition of a hit single, in what the press notes have characterized as a deliberate tip of the hat to «American Graffiti.»

After appearing in films like Albert Nobbs with Glenn Close and The Iron Lady with Meryl Streep (she'll next be in the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff movie), Waller - Bridge, she wrote the one - woman play that served as inspiration for Fleabag, which ended ip premiering its first season on Amazon in July of 2016.

Instead, he credited the «Rayons of the world» for the inspiration to make the movie, as if the only reason trans people die is so that Jared Leto can get an award for playing them.

Taking inspiration from films like The Innocents and The Haunting, Del Toro has been pretty vocal about defining his latest project as a gothic romance, rather than a traditional horror movie.

His story is told in a documentary titled, No Day But Today, which is broken into five - parts: Days of Inspiration (Jonathan Larson's formative years: childhood through college), Leap of Faith (Larson's move to New York City and the projects / experiences that led to the writing of Rent), Another Day (the creation of the musical Rent from conception to final dress rehearsal), Without You (an account of the show's amazing journey from success Off - Broadway to its current status as worldwide phenomenon, all in the wake of Jonathan Larson's untimely death), and Over the Moon (the making of the movie and a tribute to Jonathan Larson).

Before shooting, he would screen a movie to serve as an inspiration for the one they're about to make.

But for those hoping for a movie about the Rampart scandal that also served as inspiration for the FX cop drama «The Shield,» you might want to dial back your expectations, because its title is somewhat misleading.

Beau Travail (1999) is examined in terms of the production's origins, the influence of its real - world setting's extreme environmental conditions, and the inspiration that shaped the movie as an adaptation.

This little gem features American treasure and all - around genre cinema maestro John Carpenter discussing his 1988 sci - fi / action / horror cult classic They Live, going into detail about such things as the conceptual ideas behind the movie's premise, his casting of professional wrestler «Rowdy» Roddy Piper as the protagonist, and the rebellious inspiration for the film's infamous fight scene between Piper and the great Keith David.

As for film inspirations, Dyer commented that any movie with a strong female lead is inspiring to her — particularly Kathy Bates in «Misery», and Toni Collette in «Muriel's Wedding».

It's a movie that can't quite seem to decide if it wants to come across as superior to the perceived silliness of its inspiration or if it just wants to go with the silly flow.

But in a movie this forced, inspiration is just as unlikely to occur as everything else.

The play is based on the Cornell Wollrich short story, which also served as the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 movie Rear Window, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.

Under the pretenses of being filmed as a documentary, this movie lacks both the plot and cinematography of the horror films from which it has drawn inspiration.

This question is not really within the appropriate scope of a review, yet «Epic Movie» is so bereft of anything resembling wit or inspiration, that the mind immediately goes to questions of motive — as though it were a crime.

If you can suspend your disbelief — as The Man Who Invented Christmas wants you to — and roll with the idea that finding inspiration for a novel is a lot like being on safari, a deeper movie comes into view.

As a result, Doctor Strange can't really look towards other movies in the MCU for inspiration.