Sentences with phrase «of dramatic film»

Sumich and others had hoped J.J. would break the surface of the ocean close to the ship to grab a breath of air, and thus provide a final bit of dramatic film footage of this one - of - a-kind event.

«127 Hours» is a great example of the dramatic film based on the well - known true tale where the success of the execution is not measured in depicting what happened — for we all know that — but, rather, in how,» writes MSN critic James Rocchi of Danny Boyle's film of what was considered an unfilmable true story.

Not enough of a dramatic film to warrant a later fall...

In the first year of the Academy Awards, there were two awards for directorship: one for direction of a dramatic film, another for comedy direction.

Of the dramatic films that I saw, and, like everybody else, I missed a slew of likely contenders, the best was probably Nicole Holofcener's «Please Give,» a pleasant enough comedy about a married Manhattan couple, played by Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt, who resell estate - sale furniture.

Good overview of what is happening, what may be happening — though we hope they remain the stuff of dramatic films instead of real life; see «Outbreak» from 1995 starring Dustin Hoffman — and some aspects that we need to consider in the wild «what if?»

Not exact matches

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film's tone will be in the same vein as The Social Network, a dramatic take on the triumphs and betrayals of the people involved in Facebook's founding.

The dramatic encounter is captured on the documentary film Father of Lights.

His absence is dramatic, but the fact that he's only had one film, which made tons of money, suggests he'll likely be coming back.

As a kid, the Exodus story was a feel - good story of liberation that provided the backdrop for a riveting dramatic film and for my pastor's equally captivating sermons.

The overt sexualisation of society has proceeded with dramatic pace aided greatly by television soap operas, advertising, film entertainment etc..

Beneath the otherwise hackneyed moral parallels of También la Lluvia, the courageous words of Montesino uneasily occupy the dramatic summit: that moment when the Spanish colonists (and their foils, the Spanish film cast) have to choose whether they will feel, or numb themselves to, the plight of the indigenous.

Stanley Kubrick, creator of such memorable films as «Dr. Stangelove,»» 2001: A Space Odyssey,» and «Barry Lyndon,» understands how this happens: «I think an audience watching a film or a play is in a state very similar to dreaming, and that the dramatic experience becomes a kind of controlled dream....

The productions elsewhere in America, such as Los Angeles, were entirely different, though largely because of the time, there were no real attempts to stage or film the work with a primarily dramatic intention in mind.

He continues: «If, for example, it requires 50m of film to wrap an individual pallet — then the price difference between a role of film that stretches to only 5000m instead of 6000m in a busy warehouse that it is wrapping and shipping 500 pallets a day can be dramatic.»

In fact Smudger, who scored the opening goal against Liverpool in the final game of the season in 1989 that gave Arsenal our most dramatic title win ever and inspired the book and film Fever Pitch, thinks that the resilience the current team showed at the Britannia Stadium proves that this squad is capable of going all the way and adding another title to our history of major honours.

Abby Epstein, the director of Lake's documentary, said she planned on having her first child at home, but complications gave the film an unexpectedly dramatic climax.

By the end of 2012, 35 mm film in movie theaters is expected to decline to 37 percent on a global scale, which is a dramatic decline from 68 percent of global cinema screens in 2010.

«The Sundance Film Festival brings the most original storytellers together with the most adventurous audiences for its annual program of dramatic and documentary films, shorts, New Frontier films, installations, performances, panel discussions, and dynamic music events.

Rihanna wore a similarly dramatic dress also by Giambattista Valli at the Los Angeles premiere of the film.

Now, while most of these films look grand in scale, emotional to the core in the dramatic department, and visually awesome... if you think about it, they're all kind of doing the same thing.

After the first third of the film, the rest drags, some of the punch lines flop and dramatic moments that attempt to diversify the film's humor aren't emotional.

It's a shame, then, that screenwriters Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon have opted to throw in a series of increasingly dramatic interludes, as there's just no denying that such moments come off as entirely needless and flat - out forced (ie unlike certain similarly - themed efforts, the film's more schmaltzy attributes stand out like a sore thumb).

A humorous bit - part as a conservative 12 - year - old facing the wrath of a group of lethal liberals in 1995's The Last Supper dropped a dollop of humor in the mix before Moss returned to more dramatic roles in Separate Lives (1995) and A Thousand Acres (1997), and the talented young actress continued her winning streak with roles in such diverse films as The Joy Riders and Mumford (both 1999).

A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Knaggs established himself in London on stage in William Shakespeare's Cymbeline and made appearances in various British films of the 1930s, including roles in Victor Saville's South Riding and Michael Powell's The Spy in Black.

The film, which maintains clear ties to the dramatic form of Ariel Dorfman's original play, takes place over the course of a stormy night.

David Starsky is just the sort of uptight, anal retentive stick - in - the - mud that Stiller's has a lot of success with in films like Meet the Parents and Along Came Polly - while Wilson's Ken Hutchinson is reminiscent of virtually every character in the actor's repertoire (with few exceptions, including his rare dramatic performance in The Minus Man).

While Day - Lewis gave a dramatic, and at times humorous, portrayal of Lincoln, several of the film's supporting cast, including Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader and John Hawkes, also gave the movie emotional support and comedic relief.

For all the little moments which successfully bring the Greek Myths to life, the film doesn't have enough dramatic energy to sustain itself, and its poor effects work against the power of its set - pieces.

I could not find any indication whether this series was shot on film or digital, but it at least keeps the film - like look of most current dramatic TV productions.

Perhaps Jarecki could have completely discarded the facts of the Durst story and made a stronger film about family drama and possible insanity but the fact is that his subject matter ended his true story in such an unusual way that it doesn't necessarily support a dramatic retelling.

I think this beautiful adaptation gets no justice, the melodic storytelling and dramatic performances don't seem out of place in this tragic film, it keeps to the Shakespearean roots by maintaining the language which in its form sounds poetic, the story has however been updated to suit

Unique among filmed dramatic programs, Boone's series featured a cast of eleven regulars (including Harry Morgan, Robert Blake, Jeanette Nolan, Bethel Leslie and Boone himself), who appeared in repertory, essaying different parts of varying sizes each week.

I think this beautiful adaptation gets no justice, the melodic storytelling and dramatic performances don't seem out of place in this tragic film, it keeps to the Shakespearean roots by maintaining the language which in its form sounds poetic, the story has however been updated to suit today's audience.

He also starred in and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for HBO's dramatic film about the Lindberg baby kidnapping, «Crime of the Century» directed by Mark Rydell.

The Movie: The idea of George Clooney playing a (mostly) silent assassin holed up in the Italian countryside with gorgeous European women sounds like recipe for a solid dramatic experience, so why Focus Features is marketing «The American» as some sort of action thriller when in fact it's an arty European film, will throw some moviegoers off and just outright anger others.

In contrast to part 1, which was a ponderous exercise in stage - setting and dramatic incipience, this film, directed by David Yates and adapted by Steve Kloves, is a climax worthy of the term.

Brubaker is a dramatic movie with a social conscience and a welcome change from the primarily fluffy - headed film fare of the summer of 1980.

What human intrigue there is finds itself secured by consistently inspired performances, the highlights of which include the dashing, then - up - and - coming Jude Law as Lord Alfred «Bosie» Douglas, - a man who must choose between embracing his lover and escaping the tragic fate of this lover - and, of course, leading man Stephen Fry, whose capturing of Oscar Wilde's classic charisma, broken by a profound vulnerability which Fry captures through striking dramatic layers, molds a leading man more consistently engrossing than the film itself.

The most humanly dramatic moment of the film, is when Hal pleads for his life as the astronaut disconnects him.

They're all having a blast, and Dave Franco comes further out of his brother's shadow as the film's straight man, even if the family resemblance is sometimes discombobulating from a dramatic standpoint.

I don't love all of the film's dramatic choices, though.

If nothing else, the film is pretty entertaining, and when dramatic highlights come into play, glimpses into what could have been sparks brightly enough to help endear, maybe not thoroughly enough for the final product to reward, but decidedly enough to hold a fair deal of your attention in this improvable character study.

But he never gets overenthusiastic for big events; even with 2001's always magnificent sometimes dramatic choice of music, the visual pacing of the film never changes.

Retardation to momentum is further well - secured by unevenness to pacing, because, at 106 minutes, this film's seemingly tight runtime is achieved through a combination of thinning and bloating, placing little attention to exposition, and plenty of attention to repetitious, almost episodic filler, which wear down momentum until aimlessness sets in, slowly, but surely wearing down dramatic bite.

Then, over the course of a series of more dramatic rebellions, the film reveals more about Moll's past, her capacity to justify violence, and the very real possibility that she might allow a serial killer to get away with his crimes, just so she can be with someone who says he loves her.

Shot down over the Soviet Union presents previously undisclosed documents, film footage and contemporary witnesses reports that provide us with an authentic image of the dramatic events of the 50s.

After making a cameo as herself in The Muppets in 2011, Silverman went a different direction by taking on a dramatic role in Take This Waltz, a film following a married couple whose relationship begins to crumble when one half of the pair forms an emotional bond with a neighbor.

There isn't a whole lot of dramatic parts in this film and there is a good dosage of K.I.T.T..

Denmark takes the stage back in a most dramatic fashion with A Royal Affair, recently named one of the five Oscar nominees for best foreign language film.