Sentences with phrase «much as the film»

As much as the film, at times, attempted to try and put the issues into simple terms, however, it still seemed confusing at times and unless you have

As much as the film, at times, attempted to try and put the issues into simple terms, however, it still seemed confusing at times and unless you have some knowledge of the field, you'll be left sitting there confused.

For as much as the film delights in The Room's bizarre splendor, at the end of the day, it's more interested in a tale of outsider ambition and friendship.

As much as the film is immaculate in its production values, the most care and consideration on the screen is the patience with which Haynes stages the film's emotional beats.

I am finding PTA's work becomes more palatable to me as the years wear on, but none so much as this film, which seemed to take his own work to the next level, beyond the shock and awe of a brilliant wit and into deeper, more personal territory.

But as much as the film, which opens here on May 18 (the day before that other wedding), is about the failure of the newlyweds to connect, it's also about how class puts us in our place.

In exchange, Cruise got one of the best roles of his career (something we detailed last week), as much as the film showcases the A-lister at the height of his powers.

Well I'm singing it loud and proud, I thoroughly enjoyed About Time as much as any film I have seen this year and I can't wait for its purchase release so that I can re-watch it over and over again.

For as much as his film taps into a venerable tradition of observational realism (witnessing, never editorializing), it's not «objective.»

The answers to life's problems do not simply appear out of thin air in the woods, as much as the film's two hikers might try to will them into existence.

The two have modest chemistry together at best, but then that is just as much as the film's screenplay seems to want.

As much as a film between father and daughter, this is a film about the travails and joy of performance and the power of cinema — seen from the point of view of the daughter.

This Blu - Ray disc is the best we've ever seen this movie, which isn't saying much as this film has never looked good in previous incarnations such as DVD and video.

As much as the film may have deserved a theatrical release, where it very realistically could've become a sleeper hit, I feel as though I should harbor more resentment than I actually do.

So, as much as the film promises in its concept and opening sequence, everything falls flat due to an awful script and some questionable performances.

It's one thing to have fully - formed black characters (at least as much as a film based on a comic - book allows).

As much as any film can just be, German's film just is, and has to be marveled at — or rejected — on its own terms.

Leigh clearly relishes her character's villainy, almost as much as the film takes pleasure in raking her over the coals, subjecting her to constant verbal abuse, beatings, and much worse (I'll steer clear of specifics to avoid spoiling the film's incredibly demented conclusion).

I can honestly say I've never had my heart broken as much as this film.

As much as this film is fun, the mystery does drag on for too long (the film is approximately two hours) and it begins to feel too much like a procedural closer to the film's finale.

You'll love the documentary as much as the film.

And much as the film has been snuck into a March release in between superhero movies, so too has Winstead's role in the film been little advertised.

As much as a film that is constantly rewritten and revised can be said to be grounded.

I'm intelligent enough to know that a play can completely inspire a person as much as a film... [but] theater isn't something that's connected to me, from a personal point of view, I can't appreciate what I'm doing.»

As much as the film seemed like it was going to be a shoe - in for success based on critics» praise and a savvy social media campaign leading up to the release, it was still the third Spider - Man franchise to hit the big screen in the last 15 years.

Gather in the soaring social room, much as film stars and other guests did decades ago for cocktails and conversation, then look up at walnut panelling and 16th century tapestries.

It seems, in their confinement, K.E. and Meisenberg can never get away from each other, and must act out certain roles as much as the films» ubiquitous screens — phone, the LED signs of Times Square, the hotel windows and TVs — represent similar connections and their continual deferment.

Not exact matches

Despite continued worries over at sports flagship network ESPN (as well as fears over cord - cutting across the media industry), the Mouse House's media networks booked nearly as much revenue as Disney's parks and resorts and film studio units combined.

In the film, Huajian chairman Zhang Huarong stands before neat rows of Ethiopian workers singing a song about unity, describing himself as a father to his employees, who «like me very much.»

Actually, Netflix, which plans to spend as much as $ 8 billion on original films and TV shows this year, reportedly had already ordered a Bright sequel before the first film premiered online.

As the actor who redefined what it means to be The Man in Hollywood with films like «Pulp Fiction,» he simply put too much into the role, making the Octopus one of his least memorable characters to date.

«The reality is that film doesn't matter nearly as much to the stocks of media conglomerates as it previously had,» wrote Barclays Capital analysts Anthony DiClemente and George Hawkey in a report earlier this year.

The film, which cost $ 17 million to make, had been forecast to bring in as much as $ 34 million, according to industry researchers such as Box Office Mojo.

It was fun to see a modern - day interpretation of a silent film, but it didn't bring much more to the table than that gimmick, and it doesn't hold a special place as a memorable and impactful movie the way its fellow nominees «The Tree of Life,» «Midnight in Paris,» and «Moneyball» do.

The event began as an awards ceremony for creative work in advertising, much like the more famous film festival at the same venue.

«I think most film directors would look at that character and instantly think CG but he [Nolan] instantly thought let's do as much practical as we can.

Jannard, a camera nut, had persuaded him to look into what it would take to build a digital video camera whose output would look as good as film — and be much smaller and cheaper than a film camera to boot.

But as much buzz (and Oscar cred) as the film got, Zuckerberg maintained all along that it wasn't an entirely accurate portrayal of his startup days.»

With Mark Zuckerberg predicting Facebook content will be driven by video in five years, storytelling through film and photography is set to be expected by visitors to your site as a complement to the written word, especially as we're using mobile devices so much to access information and entertainment.

Much like trolls» attempts to affect Black Panther «s status as a critical darling, the Twitter posts describing fake attacks at movie screenings also seemed to be part of a racist campaign meant to scare people away from theaters in order to hurt the film's overall box - office gross (again, a major fail).

June says Lightwave now works with several other studios, «much earlier in the creative process» — during the making of the film as well as in the formation of marketing plans.

It rose to popularity much later in the century when it was used as the theme song for the 1973 classic film «The Sting» starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.

The former, which sells and installs beehives at various company locations, has inked contracts with clients including Delta and Chick - fil - A, while the latter works with film studios and directors including Darren Aronofsky — charging them as much as $ 50,000 a pop — to make a film or television production more ecologically friendly.

The upcoming «Friday the 13th» game isn't about an unlucky Friday as much as it is about surviving an encounter with Jason Vorhees, the infamous hockey mask - wearing serial murderer from the film series of the same name.

Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).

«Much like the final films in series like «The Dark Knight,» «Star Wars» and «Harry Potter,» this is billed as the payoff movie that fans have been waiting for,» he added.

Billionaire Wang Jianlin is poised to become the first Chinese person to control a Hollywood film company after Asia's richest man agreed to buy the co-producer of «Jurassic World» for as much as $ 3.5 billion in cash.

It's possible that many people have only ever heard Zuckerberg's story through «The Social Network,» the 2010 Aaron Sorkin film that portrays Zuckerberg as an arrogant, antisocial engineer without much regard for anybody but himself.

While I believe there will still be consumer demand to see big, franchise films in a glitzy theater with overpriced popcorn, the jury is still out as to how much traffic will be affected.

I pretty much had to be dragged to a movie advertised as about the making of Mary Poppins — a film I was never young enough to enjoy.