Sentences with phrase «of films like»

Certainly, the Criterion Collection enlivens appreciative reflection of films like Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate or Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill, works that were initially berated upon initial release but now find a fruitful afterlife in physical redistribution packaged with supporting critical essays.

How did the star of films like Juno and Inception come to work with Quantic Dream in BEYOND: Two Souls?

I'm a big fan of films like Top Gun and Star Wars, especially for the epic dogfights, whether that be in fighter jets or starships.

With Spider - Man Homecoming swinging into theaters next month, I got a few minutes to chat with director Jon Watts about his take on Spidey, integrating with the larger Marvel cinematic universe, and what the success of films like Logan and Deadpool mean for comic adaptations.

To do it, Dead Space will follow in the footsteps of films like Aliens — that came out almost 30 years ago and to this day is still scaring the crap out of people — by playing on some of people's biggest fears like the unknown, and being the only person left to fight that unknown.

You've probably already heard that Whit Stillman, novelist and director of films like Metropolitan and The Last Days of Disco, has adapted Jane Austen's unfinished novella, Lady Susan, for the big screen as Love & Friendship, with Kate Beckinsale in the title role.

Can you think of an actor / director with the cross section of films like The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Any Which Way But Loose, The Bridges of Madison County, Bird and In The Line of Fire... and hes still going.

of films like Fight Club?

And Comar — making his directing debut here after many years as a producer and co-screenwriter of films like Of Gods and Men and My King — gives his film a cautious prestige - movie sheen that belies the roiling passions that Reinhardt consistently expressed on his guitar even with his two disabled fingers.

On the heels of films like mother!

Dark City's designs are a skilful updating of the artistry of films like Nosferatu (the original, not the remake), Metropolis and The Cabinet Of Doctor Calagari.

The story feels like a modern update of films like Night of the Hunter and Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt and the direction is like a cross of John Carpenter and Nicolas Winding Refn.

Mean Creek joins the legions of films like River's Edge, Better Luck Tomorrow, Thirteen, which portray a very frightening world in which teenagers experience incredibly tragic and harrowing situations.

«He Named Me Malala» (October 2): The extraordinary life of Malala Yousafzai is the subject of this celebratory documentary from Davis Guggenheim, previously of films like «Waiting for «Superman»» and «An Inconvenient Truth.»

In the meantime, grateful as the majority of our readers are for such deep and far - reaching discussions of films like Munich and Brokeback Mountain, one hears the occasional plea for a more inclusive and egalitarian discourse — i.e.: «Blah blah blah.

Many are happy to concede the value of films like this set in the developing world, showing sympathetic people trying to retain their dignity while being hungry.

SIFF 2016 presented popular recurring programs of films like African Pictures (made possible by a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), Culinary Cinema, Face the Music, Northwest Connections, Catalyst, and ShortsFest.

A veteran star of films like Mystic Pizza, The Addiction and Short Cuts, Lili Taylor was recently seen in The Conjuring.

New York Times Published: February 23, 2018 Before there was Rachel McAdams, the Academy Award nominee and tough - as - nails star of films like «Spotlight» and television series like «True Detective,» and before there was Rachel McAdams, the romance queen and star of «The Notebook» and «The Time Traveler's Wife,» there was Rachel McAdams, who gained wide...

Well, that's not true of films like Harmony (2010), of course, but it's true of the well made films that contain a blend of gangster drama and dark humour, like this one.

Although well - known for his silent movie work — he's created orchestrations for the re-releases of films like Harold Lloyd...

Djinn is directed by horror master and American filmmaker Tobe Hooper, of films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Eaten Alive, Poltergeist, Night Terrors, The Mangler, Crocodile and Mortuary previously.

Jay tends to be on the money for the types of films I like and also sees them from a similar perspective.

In some ways, the low - budget «Wuss» comes off as the antithesis of films like «Dangerous Minds,» «Stand and Deliver,» and to a lesser extent «Half Nelson.»

It has an expertly crafted mix of self - reflection, endearing comedy and unsettling dark fantasy that feels reminiscent of films like Spirited Away.

As a true blend of sci - fi and horror, the Alien series takes the aesthetic of films like Star Wars and marries it to the serial nature of horror franchises like A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Fincher's actual directorial work has slackened a bit since the Fight Club days, but despite the straightforward directorial style of films like Zodiac and The Social Network, he's still managing to outlive his reputation as a visual specialist and music video bred guy into a solid as a rock film director that will capably shoot anything that he is given, and get the best possible performances from his actors.

In a plot reminiscent of films like Cube or Saw, which were on the horizon at the time of this film's release, two people intent on stealing a rich man's money are subjected to a number of rooms wherein they must solve puzzles in order to survive.

Since then, he has served in a variety of roles, including sets shading supervisor, sets shading technical director, senior shading artist on many of their films like Cars, WALL • E, Toy Story 3, Monsters University, and Inside Out.

The beauty of films like «Kingsman: The Secret Service» is that once they're seen, they can't be unseen, and the world is forever different than it was before.

Mangold is the director of films like «Walk the Line» and «CopLand.»

For what it's worth as regards The Incredible Hulk, I'll restate the fact that I've never been one to hop on the anti - sequel / anti-remake bandwagon (I'd rather see more double - bills of films like Capote and Infamous than «original» films lacking in soul or depth), and despite his many offenses (most of them relative in my book), nor will I take part in the seemingly mandatory pastime of kicking M. Night Shyamalan when he's down.

It has the same aspirational, I - want - to - be-where-the-people-are vibe of films like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and so on and so forth.

Absent are the inane sight gags and puns of films like Hexed and Loaded Weapon 1.

The Marvel film's success comes three years after the #OscarsSoWhite controversy raged — and follows the critical and commercial success of films like «Straight Outta Compton,» «Wonder Woman,» «Coco,» «Get Out,» and last year's Oscar Best Picture winner «Moonlight.»

Jennifer Lawrence has made great strides in attempting to transform from the box office bombshell behind the success of films like The Hunger Games series, and the odd critical success of Silver Linings Playbook or Joy, into a legitimate, respected...

They want you to think of films like Star Wars and Indiana Jones and Aliens at certain junctures.

I must say that no film has so perfectly hit the behind - the - scenes detail of films like this since Robert Altman's The Player.

Jennifer Lawrence has made great strides in attempting to transform from the box office bombshell behind the success of films like The Hunger Games series, and the odd critical success of Silver Linings Playbook or Joy, into a legitimate, respected thespian, and with her most recent leading role in her then - paramour, Darren Aronofsky's mother!

It is one of a handful of films like Monsters and Men which went into the festival without distribution and came out with a major distribution release.

Having first come to people's attention with his screenplay for Amy Heckerling's Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Crowe went on to become the critically acclaimed auteur of films like Say Anything (which helped to launch the A-list credentials of John Cusack), Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous, which displayed not only his great abilities as a storyteller, but also his great taste in music, which he developed during his time as a writer with the iconic Rolling Stone magazine.

But that's the kind of films I like.

Morgan Freeman: Best remembered as Red in «The Shawshank Redemption,» Hoke in «Driving Miss Daisy,» and God in the «Bruce Almighty» and «Evan Almighty,» and the deep, rich - voiced narrator of films like «March of the Penguins,» Freeman won an Oscar for «Million Dollar Baby.»

Garland has shown time and again a knack for engaging and smart stories as the writer of films like The Beach, 28 Days Later, and Dredd, and Annihilation is a perfect fit for his sensibilities.

Perhaps the biggest effect of the success of films like this and Joss Whedon's Avengers is where Hollywood finds its next big tentpole filmmakers.

In some ways, this reminds me of films like The Wild Bunch, where how we interpret the performance of the actors is directly informed by our long history watching them previously.

I am also a big fan of films like «Casino», which was not included.

The acclaimed director of films like «Hellboy,» «Pan's Labyrinth,» «Pacific Rim,» «Crimson Peak» and the forthcoming «The Shape of Water» is being recognized for his outstanding contributions to the art of cinema.

Not only does Jai Courtney (star of films like Divergent and Die Hard 5) have an iconic character to live up to, he also has to recapture Reese's iconic 1980s look (duster jacket, Nike shoes, etc.), and as we found out while visiting the Terminator Genisys set, the performance was nowhere near the challenge as getting the costuming just right.

Nightcrawler is the directorial debut of Dan Gilroy, a veteran scribe of films like Real Steel and The Bourne Legacy and the younger brother of Bourne fixture and Academy Award - nominated Michael Clayton writer - director Tony Gilroy.