Sentences with phrase «of holiday films»

As far as comedians go, Chevy Chase pretty much owns Christmas; this one is on a short list of holiday films that deserves to be watched every year.

This movie goes the rom - com route of holiday films, with Gabrielle Union and Morris Chestnut meeting in the un-idealized circumstances of single mom and a mall - Santa love interest.

Fans of the cast and those open to a different kind of holiday film might want to give this a look, but this disc is clearly destined for bargain bins and not worthy of a purchase outside of one.

Rebecca Miller, director of the upcoming The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, takes the opposite tack, choosing Ang Lee's The Ice Storm, perhaps an anti-holiday film, or, as she writes with affection, «the sort of holiday film that makes you never want to go home again.»

Not exact matches

«This may be one of the least artful holiday films ever made,» said Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun - Times.

Revenue for the first quarter of the Walt Disney Company's 2015 fiscal year jumped 9 % as sales of merchandise from the hit animated film Frozen dominated the holiday season.

One of the traditions during the Christmas holidays is to read Charles Dickens» famous book «A Christmas Carol,» or to watch one of the many film productions about the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge who turned his life around and became a generous soul on Christmas Day.

So, imagine my surprise to find that this holiday movie season has offered up not one but two Oscar - worthy, thoughtful films that deal with matters of faith in an intelligent and exciting way: Gran Torino and Doubt.

As he finally opted to break his silence following the controversial moment which landed him in hot water, Evra is on holiday but is still working hard as he was filmed pulling a car with a fella sat on top of it just for good measure.

Organizing special events such as Touch a Truck, the 4th of July parade, spring egg hunt, the fun and fishy «Smelt Fest,» «Flick - n - Float» water park film night, the dog lovers» Woofstock, Haunted Hayride and the Polar Express holiday outing are among Saifuku's responsibilities.

With special features including an overview of what life as a person two inches tall would be like, to discovering all of the different bugs from the film, EPIC is the perfect gift for families to enjoy from summer to the holidays!

Make a loaf or two of this Savoury Pumpkin Oat Bread, wrap it up in cling film and it will keep for a few days in the fridge easily, so you can get some of your holiday food prep done early.

Sure, it may not be the first film you think of when the holidays roll around, but this classic film was always intended to be a Christmas movie.

That being said, this is a beginning and hopefully I'll be able to film a holiday look for you guys, since this is the strong point of this set!

Maybe watching certain films IS your holiday tradition, alongside a couple of cups of eggnog and your favourite naughty More»

I thought this would be something very cool to do to collect memories from the holidays, as well as, get me in the habit of filming & editing YouTube videos.

We have 25 talented bloggers gathered together to share with you all the wonderful crafts and recipes you can make this Christmas season, based off of some of the most beloved holiday classic films.

Stick to safe topics of conversation such as your upcoming holiday plans, your favourite food or the last great film you saw.

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Why wasn't your feature film bought I made the mistake of asking a group of middle - aged relatives over the holidays what they thought of the current generation.

Other film credits include STEP BROTHERS, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, WANDERLUST, OUR IDIOT BROTHER, HOW DO YOU KNOW, THE HOLIDAY, THE LAST MIMZY, and ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY.

In the ten years since Rings, cynicism seems to have grown exponentially, especially online, where fans and haters from all over the world congregate to determine the worth of a film, and certainly a big budget 4,000 - theater holiday season fantasy film.

For those of you who were distressed to hear that the remake of «Death Wish» was having its original Thanksgiving release date bumped and despaired that you might have to go through the entire holiday season without seeing a single film in which an ordinary person turns vigilante when the police and the courts fail to provide any sense of justice, «In the Fade» may come as a relief.

This isn't the first animated film to honor the holiday — Guillermo del Toro's 2014 The Book of Life has already plowed this fertile ground.

Critics Consensus: The Santa Clause is utterly undemanding, but it's firmly rooted in the sort of good old - fashioned holiday spirit missing from too many modern yuletide films.

Critic Consensus: The Santa Clause is utterly undemanding, but it's firmly rooted in the sort of good old - fashioned holiday spirit missing from too many modern yuletide films.

How did this film manage to go from one of the few must - see releases of the holiday season to the single film I most expected yet least wanted to be recognized at award ceremonies?

Danes» other film credits include Matthew Vaughn's STARDUST opposite Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer; Lajos Koltai's EVENING, opposite Toni Collette, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Natasha Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave; Thomas Bezucha's THE FAMILY STONE, opposite Diane Keaton and Sarah Jessica Parker; Jonathan Mostow's TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nick Stahl; Stephen Daldry's Academy Award ® winning drama THE HOURS, opposite Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Allison Janney, Ed Harris, and Toni Collette; Jonathan Kaplan's BROKEDOWN PALACE, opposite Kate Beckinsale; Bille August's LES MISERABLES; Theresa Connelly's POLISH WEDDING; Francis Ford Coppola's THE RAINMAKER, opposite Danny DeVito and Matt Damon; Oliver Stone's U TURN, opposite Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, and Joaquin Phoenix; Michael Pressman's TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Peter Gallagher; Jocelyn Moorhouse's HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT, opposite Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, and Ellen Burstyn; Billy Hopkins» I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU NOT, opposite Jude Law; Jodie Foster's HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, opposite Robert Downey Jr., Holly Hunter, and Anne Bancroft; and Gillian Armstrong's LITTLE WOMEN, opposite Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, and Kirsten Dunst.

** Per - Film is the average domestic gross per new film released nationwide by the studio in 2014, and includes additional 2015 domestic box office grosses through January 19, 2015 (including estimates for the holiday weekend of January 16 - 19) for any 2014 releases that are still playing in theaters.

Daley and Goldstein, who started off as actors, have co-directed one previous feature, the 2015 holiday - road reboot «Vacation,» but the sign that they're instinctive filmmakers, with a bold sense of comedy structure, comes in the sequence they stage, with serpentine ingenuity, at the home of a crime boss (Danny Huston) who has the film's MacGuffin — a Fabergé egg — locked in his safe.

This film adaptation of Terrence McNally's Tony Award winning play focuses on eight gay men as they spend three summer holiday weekends together at a rural country house.

Victoria Day (a very Canadian holiday) is expertly put together, the editing and framing so sturdy and right that the twin currents of the film flow over the viewer unimpeded.

«Prey at Night» continues the first film's tradition of casting secluded rural enclaves as key locations, moving the action from the first film's oddly empty middle class neighborhood to a cleared - out trailer park that caters to families on holiday at the local lake.

The Bottom Line: Perhaps the best aspect of the film is that it's for the entire family to enjoy during the holidays and offers a fresh perspective of the man and his beloved novel, «A Christmas Carol.»

Foster received the Best Actress prize for her work in the 1988 film «The Accused» and the 1991 movie «The Silence of the Lambs» and has directed films such as the 2011 film «The Beaver» and 1995's «Home for the Holidays.»

And Insidious: The Last Key will surely jump scare the holiday hangover right out of you, as this new clip from the film promises.

Apart from this revival of interest in specialized film titles, what stands out is the way distributors placed their films for maximum impact against intense peak holiday competition.

The perfect holiday gift for romantic comedy fans of all ages, Home Again on Blu - rayTM, DVD and Digital features a bonus commentary with the director and the producer of the film, taking viewers even deeper into the heartfelt story.

What better way to spend your time off over the Christian holiday of Easter than to watch the films of one of the world's most famous Jews?

Heading into the holiday season, executives across distribution and film finance had a strong feeling that this reboot of Jumanji directed by Jake Kasdan would serve as strong counter-programming to Disney's Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Paramount's Happy Holidays Collection may just be the strangest DVD assembly of seasonal films.

Emily Watson, taking a holiday from grandstanding parts (e.g., the suffering heroines of Breaking the Waves and Hilary and Jackie), plays the title role, a ditsy security cop with one of the unlikeliest Chicago accents I've ever heard (more evidence that catering to Chicago viewers isn't a film industry priority).

OUR TAKE: The trailer looks like a mix of so many other horror movies - and we're not sure our horror interest will extend beyond the Halloween holiday (at least not for this film).

Emma Freud, a script editor for the film who's also married to the Love Actually writer and director Richard Curtis, recently live - tweeted during a midnight screening of the holiday classic.

Often the butt of many jokes as the film we all saw at least once a year, when it played on TV during the holidays right after It's a Wonderful Life!

As the overindulgence of the pinnacle of the holiday season fades into memory, a new form of gluttony commences, one predicated upon seeing as many films as possible.

Everything I've seen so far from trailers, suggests this will be a very fun and action packed family film with a lot of holiday cheer.

Lost in the cacophony of superheroes, explosions, and raunchy holiday comedies, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS arrives ready to remind us what old - school film was like.

And with the exception of one film (Pascal Rabaté's Holidays By the Sea, which took the directing prize), that's the case here.

There are numerous instances like this, such as the insistent neighbor in need of a dog - sitter that feels like a subplot or the fact that film conveniently takes place on Chahārshanbe - Sūri / Wednesday Feast, a holiday dating back a few centuries that both celebrates the oncoming of Spring and is a ritual that promises warmth and good health.