Sentences with phrase «much of a period piece»

Due to its World War I setting, Wonder Woman is often as much of a period piece as it is a superhero film.

Not exact matches

Moreover, it goes on doing this for a much longer period than we would expect an inanimate piece of matter to «keep going» under similar circumstances.

For our purpose the important aspect is simply that in view of this long period of investigation we are able to look at the Bible in a much more intelligent fashion, without assuming that it is «all of a piece».

As if on cue, a swell of new oaters has tumbled into view this year to prove as much, and each of them in their own way plays less like a period piece than it does a mirror.

There's much discussion about how the film is supposedly a game changer, how it's more in tune with the current zeitgeist as opposed to the traditional narrative strengths and linearity of a period piece like The King's Speech.

Another period piece is Joe Wright's «Darkest Hour,» with Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill at the beginning of his time as Prime Minister — interesting to see right now in light of John Lithgow's recent Golden - Globe - nominated and Emmy - winning star turn as a much older (and taller!)

The period is nicely captured — though never heightened — by Edward Lachmann's grainy, shallow - depth Super 16 photography, while much of the mood - setting is achieved by Sandy Powell's wonderful clothes and Carter Burwell's soundtrack, which is reminiscent of Philip Glass's spare but highly emotive piano pieces.

Most of his working - class ensemble pieces are set very much in the present day, but following the success of his Gilbert and Sullivan biopic «Topsy Turvy» (1999)-- which was inevitably set in the past — Leigh has once again turned to period drama with his latest work, «Vera Drake» — without ever abandoning the ideological concerns of his more contemporary films.

It's been quite awhile since a broadcast network has managed to sell viewers on a period piece set prior to the 20th century, so the fact that ABC is even considering this series, which takes place in 1895 and revolves around the first luxury hotel in New York, is proof of how much pull executive producer Shonda Rhimes has with the American Broadcasting Company.

Much has been written on Robert Eggers» exemplary period piece, so I'll keep it brief: The Witch is a quiet horror film of subtle plot machinations and subtler characterization.

You do a lot of research no matter what it is, but for a period piece... and especially a biography, where you're pretty much representing real people.

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.

You won't find much subtlety in the solid period - piece drama «Marshall,» but you will find plenty of crowd - pleasing courtroom theatrics, some wonderful performances from the main players — and yes, all sorts of reminders of how far we've come in terms of race relations since the early 1940s, and how very, very far we still have to go.

- A Glimpse Into The World of Harry Potter - a much shorter piece from the period of the film's initial release.

If «120 Beats Per Minute» is inescapably a period piece, a flashback to a moment when AIDS was decimating the gay community in much higher numbers than it is today, the movie nevertheless unfolds in a brisk, urgent present tense that refuses the consolations of nostalgia.

The film is set 42 years before the events of the first Despicable Me, which pretty much makes it a period piece, too.

Who we want to win: Though it could be a close one between Tim Burton's cinematic realization of the beloved stage show Sweeney Todd and the staid period piece Atonement in the category of Best Costume Design, there's no getting around how much we're still thrilled by Burton's wacky designs after all these years.

Wright has been much praised for bringing a modern energy to period pieces (Pride & Prejudice, Atonement), and he animates the hothouse atmosphere of Churchill's gilded cage with thoughtful debate and vigorous visuals.

One star for the fabulous performances and another star for the rich and gorgeous cinematography of this period piece, but it's a subject matter I don't much care for, and it's very difficult to summon sympathy for one that probably got help to wipe one's own arse.

Now she's set for her most stellar period yet with leading roles in two major BBC series: Peter Moffat's military period piece The Last Post, which startson Sunday on BBC1, and an upcoming adaptation of The Woman in White, as well as a much - praised big - screen turn in an atmospheric crime thriller, Beast, which will screen at the London Film Festival's First Feature Competitionin October.

I've seen my students get excited about their work when they're able to talk it out with peers, but I've also seen how much they need a quiet, calm environment so they can write significant pieces for an extended period of time.

Allowing the player to tailor their character to what they want would make RDR2 much more immersive, even if they have to be restricted to period - accurate pieces (I sense a wide variety of hats in the future).

First up, there are the Impressionist and Modern art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's, where a dwindling store of truly first - rate period works on the open market mean that even minor pieces can command stellar sums, like a small Cézanne watercolor of almost palpably rendered apples that's expected to fetch as much as $ 600,000 at Sotheby's.

As in many of his abstract pieces of this period, the picture results from an almost mechanical process that owes as much to chance as to design.

cfdman: if the temp goes up a great deal due to man's CO2 during a period when man contributed little CO2 — and up much less when man was generating butt - loads of CO2 — please tell us four pieces of data, to back up this claim.

I want to do some more analysis on this — unfortunately I'm now into one of my super-busy periods at work, so I'll only be able to do bits and pieces over the next few weeks (too tired to do much thinking when I eventually get home)