Sentences with phrase «of eccentric filmmaker»

In fact, nearly all of Ginsberg's images are portraits, and a half - dozen reproductions of them — each of the eccentric filmmaker and archivist Harry Smith — are embedded in two canvases on display at Chris Martin's Anton Kern Gallery exhibition.

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Probably more than any other filmmaker, his name evokes instant expectations on the part of audiences: at least two or three great chills (and a few more good ones), some striking black comedy, and an eccentric characterization or two in every one of the director's movies.Originally trained at a technical school, Hitchcock gravitated to movies through art courses and advertising, and by the mid -»20s he was making his first films.

The promises and pitfalls of the digital age is the perfect subject for Herzog, a rare filmmaker who's a bigger personality than most of the people he makes films about — and considering the sorts of eccentrics, dreamers and madmen Herzog makes films about, that's saying a lot.

Fans of «Garden State» will also notice that although Braff hasn't matured much as a filmmaker — he stills relies on indie rock - fueled montages and eccentric visual gags — «Wish I Was Here» is a more grown - up movie thematically, exploring a range of topics like morality, sacrifice, family and fatherhood.

«Spends a lot of time keeping its plates spinning (and napkins twirling) as the filmmakers parade a series of eccentric characters before their camera, the better to let us appreciate this farce we call modern life» — Norm Wilner, NOW Magazine

by Matthew Pejkovic Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari talks about her Official Competition film at SFF, her relationship with her home country and the freedom of being a little bit eccentric.

At the time, Moselle's discovery of a group of eccentric lo - fi filmmakers confined to a Lower East Side apartment by an abusive father was simply too compelling to ignore.

Franco — who plays the eccentric European filmmaker Wiseau in The Disaster Artist — revealed that in order to get into character as Wiseau he had to sit through hours of pre-production each day, with the end result shocking most people who turned up on set.

Varda, in the flesh, is a great deal more than an eccentric photo - op: She is one of the most important filmmakers of the past century.

Neon has unveiled a new official US trailer for the wacky sci - fi thriller from eccentric Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo, of the cult hit Timecrimes previously.

After the success of Re-Animator, a gooey and imaginatively depraved adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's short story Herbert West — Reanimator, filmmaker Stuart Gordon reunited with eccentric leading man Jeffrey Combs, adventurous starlet Barbara Crampton, and savvy producer Brian Yunza to return to similar territory.

Very prolific — at the time of his death, he had six films in post-production — Yelchin seemed to gravitate toward eccentric filmmakers and projects.

It certainly doesn't get much stranger than the story of Tommy Wiseau, the eccentric filmmaker behind the equally bizarre cult classic The Room, a film Wiseau financed, wrote, directed, and stars in.

Herzog: The Collection Available on Blu - ray German director Werner Herzog is one of the most prolific and eccentric filmmakers of the last half century.

Flawlessly narrated by Joe Mantegna and produced by noted filmmakers Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, this is a sterling history of the ACLU and its eccentric founder, Roger Baldwin.