Sentences with phrase «of cinematic spectacle»

In its uniquely closeted, cornered off, undemonstrative and aloof way, this brilliant albeit maddening film manages to jettison subtext in favour of cinematic spectacle.

Among those appearing are lead voice cast members Tom Hanks (goateed) and Tim Allen, acclaimed animation directors Brad Bird and Hayao Miyazaki (who delivers only a brief subtitled anecdote), helmers of cinematic spectacle George Lucas and a surprisingly svelte Peter Jackson, Disney's go - to film historians Leonard Maltin and John Canemaker, and Roy E. Disney (who gets to sprinkle in the sage observation that the film excels because of story, not CGI - a philosophy Pixar seems to be pushing here).

That Goold never does anything outrageous, like drastically alter facts in order to derive a denouement more befitting of cinematic spectacle is a strength.

Not exact matches

King Kong is a lightweight compared to the trio of mutant creatures who climb atop Chicago's famed Willis Tower in Rampage, a cinematic adaptation of the classic arcade game that emphasizes big - budget spectacle over narrative substance.

There's something about the spectacle of movies like «King Kong» and «Godzilla» that's singularly cinematic — it's not something that other forms like theatre, TV, or fiction can do in quite the same way.

They use the medium to their advantage, staging their numbers with and for the camera; through framing, camera movement, editing, choreography, or production design, they craft rousing, sometimes resonant cinematic spectacle out of their theatrical raw material.

At the same time, Civil War is arguably a better Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover «event» than either of the first two Avengers films, when it comes to delivering balanced amounts of standalone plot development, universe - building, and superhero - based spectacle.

I was expecting to like Avengers: Infinity War as directors Anthony and Joe Russo delivered two of the best previous films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, but I was not anticipating just how strong the storytelling and spectacle would be.

Overflowing with surreal, dazzling surprises, this intoxicating cinematic spectacle is a delirious excursion into the dark heart of fairy tales from the visionary director of Gomorrah.

In both instances, there is some sadness, in the spectacle of once hopeful actors realizing they have made a cinematic punch line.

Twenty years on, «Jurassic Park» remains one of the great cinematic thrill rides, a masterful piece of genre - hopping pop spectacle.

Lincoln mostly feels like one of Spielberg's straight - faced historical films with a couple of key moments reminding audiences just how good Spielberg is at coaxing an emotional response from the audience with cinematic spectacle.

Even the most enchanting cinematic fantasies of recent years tend to have some noticeable drawbacks, whether it's in overstuffed plots, overreliance on spectacle, or just general bloat.

That strategy will probably pay off this weekend, as movie - goers starved for a good, edge - of - your - seat summertime spectacle flock to «10,000 B.C.» amid the annual springtime cinematic doldrums.

The latest installment in the «Planet of the Apes» franchise (arguably the best series in cinematic history), «War for the Planet of the Apes» is concerned less with spectacle than it is with delving into how one defines humanity and what are the right paths to take in order to claim rightful equality.

«Chasing Ice»: Science, spectacle and human passion mix in this stunningly cinematic portrait as National Geographic photographer James Balog captures time - lapse photography of glaciers over several years, providing tangible visual evidence of climate change.

Zemeckis is not always the subtlest of filmmakers — his beats are often heavy — but he believes in cinematic spectacle, and this new film delivers the goods... on that end.

It is a massive spectacle full of fun character moments, impressive action sequences and a real sense of stakes that serves as a great beginning of the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as audiences have come to know it.

The characters maintain their own agency within their cinematic circumstances, and Prager — fascinated with the notion of identity and the performative aspects of public life — creates a universe where the true spectacle is the crowd that gathers.

The show features artists working in different regions and from within different contexts, all sharing a particular focus on personal and distributed media, the cinematic, and the contemporary culture of spectacle.