Sentences with phrase «n't challenge film»

It doesn't challenge film in general (as his best films do) so much as it criticizes it with a dim - witted, punchable smirk.

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Until then, Earth Angel faces a big challenge in convincing more of the $ 40 billion film industry to care about its environmental impact, especially when the potential savings aren't huge.

So my question is what is the challenge of making a film that is not in your native tongue or is there a challenge?

This film, although I have not watched it, sounds like it depicts a challenge Jesus faced after He fed the five thousand:

The movie certainly builds upon themes that Christ - followers might find challenging and counter-intuitive to western culture, but certainly in an insightful way that's also benefitted by some impressive voice acting and unbelievable set pieces you won't expect from a stop - motion film.

The challenge for food companies and packaging converters is to make sure that the lidding film not only peels easily, but also seals effectively.

Pre-applied zipper film is not without its unique challenges, like all kinds of packaging.

The popular CineYouth Film Challenge is the chance for Chicago kids to shine — whether or not they're participating in the actual film fest — and will get to break into small groups to create, film and edit short movies in the same day.

I don't know how much of a delay «Top Chef» has between filming and broadcast, so even if they took up the school lunch challenge, Congress might have already acted * — Agweek says that Sen. Lincoln (D - AR) hopes to hold a markup session in the Senate Agriculture Committee on March 26 (via Slow Food USA) and it is not inconceivable that the new legislation could pass quickly.

Yet there have been serious challenges to releasing the film and the book in the U.K.. That's because Britain does not have the same free speech protections as the United States.

Science shoehorned where it doesn't belong (eg The immune challenges to being born in a stable / the science of any sci - fi TV show or film)

This is just my conviction, and opinion, but do see this new film and be changed and challenged whether you are a believer or not.

Try setting him the challenge of finding a nice restaurant for you to go to or film to see — this should be able to show you whether he's just a little lack lustre or whether he simply doesn't really care enough to plan ahead.

Except for one brief scene at the opening, a glimpse at Anne and Georges» public life, the entire film takes place within their apartment, and those long still uncut takes challenge us to keep watching, to not look away from Anne's pain and Georges's love.

Anyone that isn't onboard with either aspect hoping for an over-the-top stoner comedy or a thoughtful dramedy that explores the challenges of parenthood (and adolescence) may find Thurber's film doesn't quite satisfy either extreme.

Sloppy writing gives savvy movie - cum - music fans the impression that this demographically challenged film doesn't know the difference between Nashville and Austin, or in other words, the schism which divides contemporary country music into its inimical sides: mainstream and alternative, just like rock, or any number of musical genres.

For this Jonathon Demme - directed, Denzel Washington, Meryl Street and Liev Schreiber - starring remake of the 1960s film of the same name, is that rare of beasts — a film that not only manages to entertain but which also manages to challenge and provoke its audience into thinking a little deeper about the state of the world and how it is run.

It won't win any awards for originality, but with quality visuals, outstanding voice acting, and challenging gameplay, Over the Hedge is guaranteed to entertain and delight young and old alike, and should make the perfect companion piece to the upcoming film.

Teenage comedies of this kind don't always have to go down the Porky's route of just being gross or sexist; in fact, the film's ideas about the education system could have been a starting point to challenge such conventions.

The book's non-linear, interview - based structure meant that World War Z was going to be a challenging project from the start, but the need last year to both re-write and re-shoot the film's third act (with the budget swelling to as much as $ 200 million in the process) suggests that it is a puzzle that hasn't quite been solved by the filmmakers.

The film takes us inside the Asian community, showing us a group of smart Asian high school kids who know the drill of grades = college = success, but are bored and not challenged by our current sad state of education.

Gravity is not a film of ideas, like Kubrick's techno - mystical 2001, but it's an overwhelming physical experience — a challenge to the senses that engages every kind of dread.

The music runs a gamut and is not the challenge you might expect of a film so titled.

To note, the films title is again ridiculous as the monster in question isn't actually a monster, its a mollusk as pointed out in the film, and it didn't challenge the world.

; it's dangerous in a way that films aren't much anymore, challenging to say the least, and feral / unclassifiable.

Not all of the 27 films voted for selection by Asghar Farhadi, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mania Akbari, Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof, et al could be sourced for or included by the FIFF, but this wholly admirable project to excavate the often forgotten riches of Iranian cinema, undoubtedly a huge challenge to organise, hasn't ended in Fribourg.

Indeed, digital platforms remain a key part of getting UK indie films in front of audiences in a challenging environment, with The Ghoul also nominated for Outstanding British Debut, alongside I Am Not a Witch (both released day - and - date), Lady Macbeth and Jawbone.

I can't praise this film enough, and even though it is a very heavy, very challenging film to sit through, it's worth it.

Oz has its own challenge to face in the fact that aside from MGM's 1939 Technicolor musical The Wizard of Oz, one of the most widely - seen and beloved films of all time, Hollywood has not been able to make the universe of L. Frank Baum's novels the subject of captivating must - see cinema.

«Not only was she able to challenge stereotypes in film and find success by starring in one of the biggest blockbusters this year, she also used that success to shine a light on her own industry and push the boundaries on gender equality in real life.»

Gone Girl perhaps doesn't challenge him in ways his earlier films haven't, but it clearly engages him and we are the better for it.

That shouldn't be much of a shock when it comes to anything by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, a director who never fails to challenge the audiences who dare to take his films in.

It's not a physical climax like the previous films, but entirely verbal as Gary, Andy, and Steven challenge The Network (Bill Nighy) to an epic debate about human nature and free will.

However, if this sounds as if the most important film festival in the self - proclaimed cultural capital of the world is basically just a bunch of leftovers, we challenge anyone not to be tempted by the delectable, if familiar, offerings.

On a technical level, multi-Oscar nominated Skyfall cinematographer Roger Deakins has been replaced by Hoyte Van Hoytema - but despite having some acclaimed films on his resume (Let the Right One In, Her, Interstellar), it's clear that Van Hoytema is taking on a new action filmmaking challenge with Spectre, and he doesn't exactly rise to that challenge.

While it doesn't look like a challenge on the acting front, there will surely be some emotion in a film that dives head first into the human psyche.

At the film's press day, appropriately held at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, actress Olivia Cooke spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about why she wanted to be a part of this project, how she related to her character, just how much the story changed and evolved, re-shooting 50 % of the film, who she'd want to contact with a Ouija board, the most challenging aspect of the shoot, having so much fun with this cast, and why she doesn't think she'd return for a sequel.

and now Red Sparrow have challenged her to do roles that thankfully, she's really good in, but the films themselves don't live up to.

So, one of the broad challenges of this film was creating a really quiet environment where the logic has to work and every sound that you hear can't be too much because it's life or death for the characters.»

While this film is clearly designed to challenge bigotry in society, it's so entertaining that we don't really mind being preached to.

However, as the film unfolds, it becomes apparent that the greatest challenge to Enders» sense of self may come, not from Jo - Ann, but from her own personal assistant, Valentine (Kristen Stewart).

This isn't a young white coed trying to solve a mystery and save herself, it's a young man of color, challenging the audience to enjoy the ride but understand why switching these roles in a horror film is a social critique in itself.

As challenging, as Amy was, Newton hadn't yet gotten the scripts for Season 2 of Big Little Lies when she filmed the miniseries.

For those who prefer not to watch Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson defend a skyscraper from terrorists — «it's «Die Hard,» with a taller building,» was the pitch — there will be brainy, thoughtful and cinematically challenging films released this summer as well, covered in Carla Meyer's indie movie preview.

It's a troubling film to watch in that anytime you see a man bringing himself down it's not easy, and he never really lifts himself up again, but the writer does a decent job of representing an introspective feel without boring the audience which is a very challenging thing to do.

I'm not sure that Michelle has done an independent film like this before, so I'm sure it was a challenge for her as well.»

It isn't perfect, but when it works, it's brilliant, and a definite recommendation for viewers looking for something a little more challenging than your typical adventure film.

This very film could be seen as Rock's reinvention and even if he doesn't have one defining role he's trying to live down, he is clearly pursuing artistic relevance, something of a challenge given his track record in film.

Russell isn't one to shy away offbeat, challenging films, as I Heart Huckabees and Three Kings have proven.

Established in 1889, the standard format of 35 mm film with an image aspect ratio of 1.33:1 was not seriously challenged until Twentieth Century Fox's invention of CinemaScope (initially 2.55:1, later 2.35:1) in the early 1950s.