Sentences with phrase «of sightseers»

In a Director's Statement provided in the press kit, Ben Wheatley writes, «I have endeavoured to marry the emotional intensity of Down Terrace and Kill List, the comedy of Sightseers and the formal exercises of A Field in England.
The dedication will a ribbon - cutting ceremony where a custom decal will be unveiled on the front of the open - top, red double - decker bus which scores of sightseers will be able to ride every day.
Surrounding the stage at the center of the plaza were throngs of sightseers and pets.
«Show me your world, Chris,» says an unworldly Englishwoman to her lover as they embark on a trailer tour of the scenic North at the deceptively jaunty start of Sightseers.
Alice Lowe, the British comedian at the heart of Sightseers, write and directs an action movie that seems so essential, it's odd it hasn't been made by Hollywood yet.
Director Ben Wheatley (of Sightseers, Kill List) certainly knows how to make weird and wonderful cinema that will divide audiences and he's gone on to make another one with this adaptation, based on the JG Ballard novel from the 70s.
The project first germinated around the time of Sightseers and earns its «long - awaited» tag courtesy of some fine looking promos and Wheatley's ever - growing reputation as a master filmmaker in the making.
Unlike the other sleepy denizens of Europe's sexiest tourist attraction — at this off - peak hour, I spot just a smattering of sightseers and one entrepreneur working her window — I'm dressed in workout gear and running, not strolling, up and down the infamous alleyways.

Not exact matches

But Amsterdam, second only to Bruges for canal - side prettiness, to Vancouver for drugs and hookers, and to nowhere for massive mobs of selfie - snapping sightseers, still hosts companies offering workshop tours.
Some of it reflects the interests of mountain climbers, naturalists, hunters, and sightseers.
Expert - level sightseers know that to get a taste of the real New York, you'll have to head to the Lower East Side, home of Katz's Deli's iconic, 6 - inch - tall pastrami sandwiches.
Even wheel sightseers will stay away from the Smokies in direct proportion to the number of new roads built, simply because they (we) are sick of seeing ribbons of concrete covering the country.
Their mission in the show is to learn the key facts from the destination and give their own unique tour to a bus load of young sightseers, who are tested at the end.
The Broadsheets: — New York Times: — 1 col., above the fold: «TRUMP RETREATS FROM PROMISES ON GUN CONTROL» — 1 col., above the fold: «Crash Exposes Perils of Rides For Sightseers» — 3 col., below the fold: «Met Opera Fires Levine Over Sex Abuse Findings» — 2 col., below the fold: «Goldman Sachs Picks an Heir who Mixes Banking and Beats» — Wall Street Journal: — 5 col., above the fold: «Trump Blocks Broadcom Chip Bid» — 1 col., above the fold: «GOP Panel Members Find No Collusion On Russia» — 4 col., below the fold: «Goldman Anoints Heir to Blankfein» — See Them
The cave is well protected from sightseers, lying at the end of a long tunnel which opens to the sea 35 metres underwater.
Gaze at the plethora of Pisa - rabilia on sale to sightseers and you would never guess that until the 19th century the leaning bell tower was an acute source of embarrassment to those living in its vicinity.
Skin Anniversary's Nuganic brand has a warehouse with 600 beds in rows where, with the help of the government's tourist organization, busloads of usually Chinese sightseers get dropped off for a facial and sent away with a goody bag of the brand's gentle products — and hopefully a desire to see the rest of what the Korean beauty industry has to offer.
Of all the pieces in the Archival Collection I was most excited for the Sightseer Pencil Skirt ($ 118) and it did not disappoint.
Among the highlights: Amabel Chambray Shirt (now $ 60), Style #: 28450542 Archival Collection: Sightseer Pencil Skirt (now $ 60, review), Style #: 27919372 Astrid Dress (now $ 90, review), Style #: 28520633 Citizens of Humanity Logan Skinny Moto Jeans (now $ 190), Style #: 28525491 Equus Dress (now $ 130), Style #: 28919926 Fotoflora Dress (now $ 190), Style #: 28552008 Shimmer Palette Cardigan (now $ 50), Style #: 28421824 Texture Twist Pullover (now $ 50), Style #: 2829954
From the 130 + species of animals at the Great Plains Zoo to the 800 living butterflies at the Butterfly House and Marine Cove, Sioux Falls has a lot of attractions for local animal lovers and sightseers.
But where Sightseers was merely incompetent, We're The Millers seems to take delight in human misery as an end or source of humour in itself; it doesn't use pain or suffering to deepen the characters, it simply offers it as a benchmark of modern comedy.
It suffers from the same basic problem as Sightseers, namely expecting us to like thoroughly unlikeable people without much by way of redemption or justification.
And as for Cannes, «Killing Them Softly,» «Amour,» «Room 237,» «Sightseers,» «No» and «Rust & Bone» were particular favorites of our team out on the Croisette.
Ben Wheatley, who has just completed his dystopian High - Rise starring Tom Hiddleston and Sienna Miller, is fast becoming one of the UK's favourite filmmakers after the excellent three that includes Sightseers, Kill List and A Field In England.
While English comedies of this sort can go the way of cute and light Feel Good Brit Flick (an often way too saccharine genre), they can also produce generally winning films like «Billy Elliot» and «The Full Monty,» and production company Big Talk have an excellent track record, with «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphof this sort can go the way of cute and light Feel Good Brit Flick (an often way too saccharine genre), they can also produce generally winning films like «Billy Elliot» and «The Full Monty,» and production company Big Talk have an excellent track record, with «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphof cute and light Feel Good Brit Flick (an often way too saccharine genre), they can also produce generally winning films like «Billy Elliot» and «The Full Monty,» and production company Big Talk have an excellent track record, with «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphOf The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphs.
But writer - director - star Alice Lowe, who previously co-wrote and acted in Ben Wheatley's 2012 film Sightseers, takes prenatal terror in a new direction with Prevenge, in which an unborn child bids its expectant mother to commit a string of murders.
It has already overtaken the UK lifetime total of Kill List (# 265,000) and will cruise past Sightseers» final cume (# 662,000).
High - Rise will be the director's fifth feature film effort — coming off the heels of the rather eccentric A Field in England — and has the potential to live up to Kill List and Sightseers, easily two of the best post-millennium horror movies bar none.
MIFF delivered many other memorable movies, from the giallo scares of Berberian Sound Studio to the bleak, black comedy of certain English hit Sightseers.
It's no spoiler to say the mutt sizzles in this adaptation of J.G. Ballard's 1975 novel from Kill List / Sightseers director Ben Wheatley.
Alice Lowe, co-writer of Ben Wheatley's Sightseers, has made her directorial debut with Prevenge, a darkly satirical slasher film in which she plays a pregnant woman who is convinced her foetus is ordering her to kill
Sightseers, his latest offering coming close on the heels of Kill List, has more in common with that first film than with his sophomore effort, returning to the sort of wildly juxtaposed humour with which he made his initial impact.
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The genius (yes, I'll break out the «G» word) behind films like Kill List, Sightseers, and High - Rise has been a favorite of mine for years, leaping between genres while maintaining his signature dark comedy and unflinching ability to sell genuine pain and terror.
It's tricky to explain why but Sightseers fits my sense of humour almost perfectly.
The strongest moments are when slapstick recalls the antics of Wallace & Gromit, but the script's packed with quips, ably delivered not just by the inspired parental pairing of Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins (their kids are thinly written, as stroppy or awestruck; Julie Walters» housekeeper is part Mrs Doubtfire, part Mrs Overall) but also by a sterling supporting cast culled from Peep Show, Spy and Sightseers by ex-Mighty Boosh director Paul King.
Backed by Big Talk Productions («Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block,» «Sightseers «-RRB-, it's a fairly simple set - up of a young teenage couple who get lost in the Irish countryside, and are tormented by a mysterious presencOf The Dead,» «Attack The Block,» «Sightseers «-RRB-, it's a fairly simple set - up of a young teenage couple who get lost in the Irish countryside, and are tormented by a mysterious presencof a young teenage couple who get lost in the Irish countryside, and are tormented by a mysterious presence.
They've barely put a foot wrong on the big screen thanks to the likes of «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Hot Fuzz,» «Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» (which also screens at Sundance this year), and it's their involvement that's pricked up our interest in this under - the - radar genre entrof «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Hot Fuzz,» «Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» (which also screens at Sundance this year), and it's their involvement that's pricked up our interest in this under - the - radar genre entrOf The Dead,» «Hot Fuzz,» «Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» (which also screens at Sundance this year), and it's their involvement that's pricked up our interest in this under - the - radar genre entry.
For the main topic of the night the guys talk with cinematographer Laurie Rose, of Ben Wheatley's Kill List, Sightseers and A Field in England.
Kill List and Sightseers director Ben Wheatley's A Field in England is drastically different from the British filmmaker's previous works, to the point that fans of his other films are having a difficult time wrapping their tastes — and minds — around this new one.
Sightseers is bound to be a cult hit and seemingly designed for those who don't mind a bit of the old ultraviolence in their romantic road movie.
The 37th edition of the awards will take place on 22 January, with a ceremony hosted by Sightseers stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.
Director Ben Wheatley (of Kill List fame) is back with Sightseers, a blissfully black comedy that is equal parts shocking and hilarious.
To get the «San Andreas Sightseer» achievement, you must explore a minimum of 95 % of the map in Single Player mode.
Mr. Wright executive - produced Joe Cornish's feature directorial debut Attack the Block; and Ben Wheatley's acclaimed Sightseers, starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, both of whom can be seen in The World's End.
Alice Lowe (Prevenge) Veteran writer and comedy performer Alice Lowe - you know her from Sightseers - made her feature directing debut with pitch black and blood drenched comedy Prevenge, the tale of an expectant mother driven to murder by her unborn child.
There's some hefty support behind him too, with Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson («The Lone Ranger «-RRB-, Andrew Scott («Sherlock «-RRB-, Ben Daniels («House Of Cards «-RRB-, Alice Lowe («Sightseers «-RRB- and Tom Holland («The Impossible «-RRB- turning up at some point.
Free Fire While last year's High - Rise left some Ben Wheatley fans scratching their heads, it was a rarity for for the fan fave director of Down Terrace, Kill List, Sightseers, and A Field in England.
13) «Sightseers» It wasn't really a banner year for comedy (bar the inventive and consistently funny «21 Jump Street «-RRB-, but the closing weeks of 2012, in the UK at least, came to the rescue with the arrival of «Sightseers
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