Sentences with phrase «of odd films»

Director Bob Byington makes a lot of odd films with weird and quirky characters which I truly appreciate.

One of the oddest films about mental illness to come along in awhile, this pitch black comedy from Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis) follows the downward spiral of Jerry (Ryan Reynolds), a fellow driven to violence by the voices in his head... which seem to be emanating from his pets.

Vampire's Kiss is one of the oddest films ever made.

Not exact matches

Eklund, on the heels of a controversial, year - long stint in California as an adult film star under the name Tag Eriksson, got to work taking odd jobs and hawking paninis outside the set of David Letterman's Late Show.

Born: 12/31/1976 Hometown: Montreal Number of staff employed at his restaurants (Garde Manger and Le Bremner): 54 Some of Chuck's 20 - odd tattoos: Lobster, bacon, Lemon meringue pie Number of towns visited during the filming of Chuck's Week off: Mexico: 16

TO BE HONEST ITS LIKE WATCHING A MICHEAL BAY FILM WITH THEM, YOU WILL GET A TRAILER / TEASER WITH TONS OF EXPLOSIONS, MOST OF THE TIME THE MOVIE TENDS TO BE TERRIBLE, BUT THAT ODD 20 % OF THE TIME ITS ACTUALLY A GOOD FILM.

And because I'm a sort of odd bloke, I decided to throw a juicer in the back of a truck, hire a camera crew to follow me as I drove across the United States, and make a movie about it — Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, a documentary film about my journey.

The odd start to the evening was designed to be eaten as the film — Trading Places — began, with Dan Ackroyd, one of the two main characters, being delivered breakfast in bed by his butler.

We spent a considerable amount of the film wondering about the asexual witch, and what the two odd marks above «Lady Macbeth» «s eyebrows were... we came to the conclusion that they were fake eyebrows?!

Somerset House was a lovely setting, even if the film was a bit of an odd one (and I only have myself to blame for that!)

On the other hand, I really enjoyed seeing the odd, feral - looking beauty Mireille Enos (of TV's «The Killing») as Pitt's on - screen wife; I wish she had more to do in the film than hunker onboard an aircraft carrier with their kids, hoping the zombies won't learn how to swim.

The fourth film, Goblet of Fire, was ably but unmemorably directed by Mike Newell (who, in a truly odd coincidence, is scheduled in 2012 to become, with Cuarón, the second Potter director to release an adaptation of Great Expectations).

Great plan, except that Deanna insists on going to the same college where Maddie is enrolled, setting up an intergenerational, interfamilial odd - couple buddy - comedy scenario that the film never makes the most of.

While Klein reportedly did not wish to be a part of the film, the absence of any mention of his character seems odd, especially given that Shannon Elizabeth's Nadia is mentioned briefly in the film, though her character does not appear.

The way that is shown in the film is very odd and humorous, which sets the tone for the rest of the film.

This is a game that is hard to recommend to many players, but those with a taste for the odd and an ability to forgive rather bizarre design flaws will find a good little game hidden under a film of potential inaccessibility.

Which might sound odd coming from someone who likes the American Pie movies, which usually have at least one gross - out gag at the center of the film.

Too many critics talk about the cinematography of the film, who cares about the skylines, odd view points, etc let us just focus on the story and the message of the movie.

Neither a documentary nor a fiction film, it charts the discovery of an odd relationship between a Nazi and a Zionist by their descendants.

«Miles Ahead,» actor - director Don Cheadle's unconventional film about the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, is odd and audacious — in other words, the kind of movie you should make if you're going to make a movie about the revolutionary and unconventional musician.

The urgency might seem odd for a film about events of almost 50 years ago, but for the parallels with today's tussle over history in all its drafts, first, second and final.

Just odd enough to skate by; you remember the singular tone of the film long after the gags have faded.

Edgerton soon began scoring starring roles, headlining the disappointing 2011 remake of The Thing, starring opposite Jennifer Garner in the family film The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) and playing a predominate role in the Academy Award - nominated Zero Dark Thirty (2012).

The unmistakable chemistry at play between the well - mannered, erudite Lemmon and the sharp - tongued, earthy Matthau exploded when they were paired onscreen, and was on particularly brilliant display in the hit film version of The Odd Couple (1967).

Even without these odd lapses in logic, Coco simply feels predictable, a factor exacerbated by its connections to other films — and I don't just mean Book of Life.

After the painfully one - sided sexual adventure of the first film, in which she met Christian and was brutally exposed to his odd habits, and after Christian's even nastier control - freakishness in the ill - conceived «50 Shades Darker,» Ana is at last able to demand to hold the reins from time to time — a narrative turn that manages to frame their marriage as an empowering structure for women: now enclosed in the gilded cage of their union, Ana can pull on the rope that Christian had tied around her neck.

Restraint seems an odd word to apply to a film this crowded with car chases, gunplay, sneering bad guys, panicky good guys and one gleefully gruesome instance of ad - hoc, back - alley, gunshot - wound surgery.

Wanda lost her accent, Vision was actually Paul Bettany for a minute, Peter Dinklage had an odd cameo; there were a few strange choices that might have kept this film from being perfection, but you have to imagine how incredibly difficult an undertaking melting all of these storylines together must have been.

In this very odd world, many questions will be dying to be answered, and while most of them are, it is the true beauty that keeps you guessing when the film concludes.

I may be reading too much into this film in a vain attempt to search for any sort of meaning, but there was one storyline that left me feeling odd.

In any other film, such an approach would feel like a massive let - down - and considering Miyazaki's running theme of pacifism, it seems like an odd thing to build towards.

The real value of the documentary from Douglas McGrath lies in charting Nichols» creative trajectory from the staging and improvisation lessons learned with comedy partner Elaine May, through collaborations with playwright Neil Simon on «Barefoot in the Park» and «The Odd Couple,» and the director's first two feature films, both legendary — «Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?»

Silvestri's combination of toon music and film noir is touched on, as is Charles Fleischer's odd behavior on the set.

It is a bit odd to point that last part out, given that the film celebrates the Day of the Dead, but then again, there is a lot of odd charm in this film that may be overstuffed with ideas, but is so lighthearted and fun, it is easy to look over some minor flaws, when it comes down to supporting a nice little animated film such as this.

Praise for the ensemble is unanimous, and Jennifer Lawrence gets the bulk of the kudos in what THR describes as «a film as odd as it is charming.»

The best of the odd - numbered Star Trek films, Insurrection doesn't boast nasty villains or terrible dangers but plays like a great extended TV episode, with a compelling plot that works as a smart political commentary on Western imperialism.

Fernandez felt grateful for the opportunity, but reportedly hated the job itself so much that he hearkened off for the greener pastures of acting.Fernandez landed his first formal acting assignments as a guest star on episodes of the network series Cold Case and Jericho in 2006 and 2007, but truly came into his own as a star of low - medium budgeted independent films such as director Marc - Andre Samson's taut thriller Interstate (2006)(as a young man trying desperately to reach his girlfriend in Los Angeles, but waylaid by drugs and the trappings of an odd motel), and directors Lucky McKee and Trygve Diesen's violent psychological thriller Red (as a disturbed young man who plays the role of accomplice in killing a senior citizen's dog).

This is one of many sequences of visual ambition and tone in Under The Skin, the most excitingly odd film to arrive this year.

For «Mission: Impossible,» director Brian De Palma (an odd choice, considering all the gory films in his mostly R - rated filmography, most famously «The Untouchables») also has three elaborate action set - pieces — a suspenseful caper set at a posh party, an intense break - in at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., and a ridiculous but nonetheless thrilling chase on top of a bullet train that is speeding from London to Paris.

Despite so many elements that work in «Bridesmaids,» there is an odd rhythm to the film like some of Apatow's recent work.

She recreated this role for the 1968 film version of Odd Couple, and for the subsequent TV series, which premiered in 1970.

Through an odd series of events Roger convinces Eddie to help him clear his name; quickly transforming the film into a buddy flick.

I'm happy to see these films recognized, but the rest of the winners are so odd and completely unexpected.

But in an odd twist of movie - making fate, neither of the ponytailed twins lifts this film above wait - for - video status.

One of the most impressive things of Bahrani and Bahareh Azimi «s script is that it sets up scenes which could have followed into much more dramatic outcomes but the writers chose to take the road less traveled and in an odd way, by taking the less dramatic approach, the film removes itself that much further from the majority of indie films that concern themselves with cramming the most amount of drama into the least amount of time.

Most films get an odd second or two of love, but Annie Hall gets a surprise -LSB-...]

Dark and Stormy Night is a conglomeration of decades of «old dark house» clichés into a single film, where the greedy relatives of an eccentric millionaire (joined by two hardboiled reporters, a couple of odd servants, a madwoman in the attic and a frustrated cabbie who just wants his 37 cents) gather for the reading of the will.

As and end to this makeshift trilogy, the ultimate conclusion is unlike anything even fans might expect, and truly lives up to the title of the film (even if it's a bit odd).

What the film lacks is genuine suspense, because for all of its twists and turns, the set - up never reels us in effectively enough to bother paying attention when things become odd, and all interest is jettisoned in time for the epilogue where all is supposed to be explained.

That's largely a gimmick and a pretty odd one for a film that spends most of its prodigious running time inside a single building.