The film noir slate was particularly rich as was the experience
of seeing these film on the big screen — the lighting, the compositions, the close - ups all popped in a way that just doesn't happen when you watch these titles on TV.
Not exact matches
Amidst all the hype and debate surrounding this year's flood
of faith - related
films — Noah, God is Not Dead, and Heaven is For Real — a quiet Oscar winner from 2013, recently released to DVD, provides the most compelling story
of faith I've
seen on the
big screen in years.
PG - 13
films account for nearly two - thirds
of the smoking scenes adolescents
see on the
big screen, according to the two - year study, which surveyed roughly 5,000 children ages 10 to 14 about the movies they'd
seen and whether they'd ever tried a cigarette.
With the rise
of Hollywood
films and the modeling industry, people began to look towards these famous ladies they
saw on the
big screen for fashion and beauty inspiration.
A couple
of months ago now, the world was finally treated to the superhero
film every comic book fan had been waiting decades to
see on the
big screen: Batman v Superman.
While those who enjoyed the Brooks book will likely be chagrined at
seeing little
of what they enjoyed show up
on the
big screen, taking World War Z
on its own terms as a Hollywood blockbuster, there's still enough entertainment value to be had for those who are OK with the fact that the
film doesn't represent the book.
He is currently
filming Baz Luhrman's new Netflix series THE GET DOWN and will be
seen on the
big screen in Terrance Malick's upcoming KNIGHT
OF CUPS.
But there's one Science Fiction
film that towers above all others
of the genre, as well as all other
films, and that is Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which Warner Brothers barely released in time to actually be
seen on a
big screen during the relevant year.
But it's unfair to judge
on a book
on its cover (or title) and after
seeing Matthew Vaughn's
film adaptation which releases this weekend, I can honestly say that Kick - Ass is much better than I first expected and Vaughn's
big -
screen version
of the graphic novel features sharp writing, brilliant performances, and
of course, indulgent action sequences and story - telling.
He continues to be
seen on television and
on the
big screen in a variety
of projects including an episode
of Battlestar Galactica (2006), the
film Changeling (2008) with Angelina Jolie, recurring roles in the series 24 (2009) and The Listener (2009), and in the miniseries The Borgias (2011) as a 15th - century cardinal.
As you might expect
of a Godzilla
film, it's something worth
seeing on the
biggest possible
screen you can find, with the
biggest possible audience you can find.
«But you work according to the medium you're working in, and some
of this
film is explicitly designed to be
seen on a
big screen.
I've always wanted to
see Carrie
on the
big screen hope it's the 2nd
film of the night.
I would recommend
seeing it
on big screen to induce vertigo due to most
of film taking place
on the 21st floor
of a hotel (that being said, if you are afraid
of heights, you may want to skip it).
We got our first official still from Guy Ritchie's
big screen take
on the classic spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. earlier this week [
see here], and now we have another image from the
film featuring the two leads Henry Cavill (Man
of Steel) and Armie Hammer (The Lone Ranger)... Set against the backdrop
of -LSB-...]
This is your chance to
see Hollywood's best and worst dressed, watch the Academy Awards broadcast
on the
big screen with a bunch
of other
film nerds, drink to -LSB-...]
He is one
of my favorite directors, so I always think it's a treat to
see his
films on the
big screen whenever opportunity arises.
Warner Bros» wants to remind us that this offshoot ties in with what they've planned so far in their mad rush to catch up with the Marvel
films and their jam - packed universe
of already beloved characters, but we've never really
seen any
of these new Suicide Squad characters
on the
big screen before.
It's a love letter to the Muppets, written by fans, for fans, and, given the critical and commercial success
of this
film, certainly not the last time we'll
see them
on the
big screen.
Most fans
of the video game and first
film reject this sequel soundly, although the insatiably curious will probably find it interesting
on a purely speculative level,
seeing more
of the characters from the games and how they are «brought to life» in a
big screen manner.
Some might say that it's a good excuse to
see the
film on the
big screen, but considering the way that Smith has been marketing «Red State» (taking the show
on the road and charging
big bucks to
see it), the whole thing stinks
of a last - ditch effort to bleed more money from his fans.
The last
film Bruce Broughton worked
on that was released in cinemas was the 1998
big -
screen retelling
of Irwin Allen's tv show Lost in Space, with Gary Oldman, William Hurt and Matt le Blanc; sadly for Broughton, who surely
saw the movie as a way
of gaining more exposure and therefore more work, it tanked and became as critically - lambasted as other event movies from the time like Batman and Robin and The Avengers.
Maybe it's a nostalgia thing, but when I start up a movie
on Blu - ray and
see an old - school Columbia Pictures logo that's dancing with the sort
of golf - ball - sized
film grain I remember
seeing on the
big screen at the Cooper Theatre downtown, well, it makes me feel good inside.
In a year made
of horror
films that have delivered more unintentional laughter than genuine scares, As Above, So Below fits the bill as exactly the kind
of low - budget, lower - quality flick you'd
see released
on the
big screen for the Labor Day weekend.
While Latifah, long the
film's shepherd, has expressed gratitude at the opportunity to grow as an actress before officially taking
on the role, it's hard to imagine — given the destinations
of «Candelabra» and «Normal Heart» — that a
film unwilling to shy away from its black female protagonist's bisexuality would have ever
seen the light
of day
on the
big screen.
At the Cinefamily Silent Theater in Los Angeles, the unprecedented success
of the
screening invited an impromptu Carax restrospective —
seeing Motors
on the
big screen in the same week as something like his 1986
film, Mauvais Sang had to be one
of the most exciting weeks I had in the theater this year.
I would be cheating my own rules for this annual exercise if I were to crown Howards End as my
film of the year - I have in fact
seen it many, many times before and loved it for a long time (although never before was I able to enjoy the finesse
of its narrative structure, and admire its sumptuous mise - en - scene and art direction - actually delivered
on a shoestring budget -
on a
big screen).
Perhaps saddest
of all is that the only place in all
of Australia where audiences will be able to
see this multi-award winning
film starring some
of the
biggest names in the business
on the
big screen is at Cinema Nova in Melbourne.
Even if the
big -
screen revival
of the HBO series about a movie star (Adrian Grenier) and his posse does technically qualify as a
film, it's still questionable whether writer - director Doug Ellin has ever
seen any other movies, given the Mortal Instruments - level movie - within - the - sorta - movie that he presents not as a goof
on Hollywood hubris but as an uncompromising masterpiece that eventually makes half a billion dollars at the box office.
At the 2014 TCM Classic
Film Festival, I attended the world premiere restoration
of The Best Years
of Our Lives (1946)-- the first (and only) Fredric March
film I've
seen on the
big screen.
The Girl Who Played with Fire is much more
of a thriller than a traditional murder mystery — a pity since one
of the reasons I liked the first
film was that I hadn't
seen a straight murder mystery
on the
big screen for quite some time.
It begins with actor Robert Downey Jr and director Jon Favreau revealing their initial concern whether or not the audience will accept a superhero from Marvel Comics onto the
big screen and how their worry vanished when they
saw the fan craze
on the red carpet
of the first Marvel
film — Iron Man a decade back.
Yes, the visuals are a huge part
of this
film, though we in India will not be able to
see this
film on the
big screen.
Collectively we — Kurt Halfyard, Matt Brown, Matthew Price, Ryan McNeil, Bob Turnbull, Mike Rot, Ariel Fisher and Sean Kelly —
saw almost half
of the 350
films shown at the festival and hopefully this post can act as a «rough guide» for
films that will be finding distribution
on some platform, whether
on the
big screen, or small internet enabled
screen, in the next 18 months.
Winner
of the Audience Award and Best Canadian
Film prizes at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, this is a
film I
saw twice
on the
big screen this past year (and was moved to tears both times, I proudly attest) and one that eloquently makes its case early in the
film when an early Charley Patton recording is played and lands like lightning.
Fourteen
of the most prominent print critics from the Puget Sound area have voted
on the best in the
film year, perhaps naively believing that movies should be
seen on the
big screen anyway.
It's not a
film that needs to be
seen on the
big screen, but Life
of the Party is more light - hearted and jovial than most other movies playing in theaters right now (independent and
big - budget
films alike) and should please the steadfast members
of McCarthy's fanbase.
While a few
of the songs are tuneful enough and the supporting cast features a raft
of musical theater veterans including Alexander, James (The Book
of Mormon) and Cheyenne Jackson (Damn Yankees, Finian's Rainbow), the musical numbers are staged with an awkwardness not
seen on the
big screen since the likes
of the 1974
film fiasco Mame.
The new image hints at the scale
of the Legendary Pictures
film, which director Jordan Vogt - Roberts promises will depict «the
biggest Kong that you've
seen on screen.»
In addition to confirming «Doctor Strange» — with a release date — it gave subtitles to the next «Captain America» and «Thor»
films and heralded the coming
of two heroes Marvel fans have been aching to
see on the
big screen: Black Panther and Captain Marvel.
If you missed it in its brief Varsity run (where, I'm told, the print had a severe scratch running through the entire
film), you owe it to yourself to
see this celebration
of cinema
on the
big screen.
This may not be the movie to
see if you're with the young «uns
on Christmas but for most
of us, everything you'd want such a
film to be is
on the
big screen.
ANGELINA Jolie, who will next be
seen on the
big screen in the
film «Maleficent,» is Hollywood's highest paid actress with estimated earnings
of $ 33 million in the last year, according to Forbes.
Of course, true
film lovers believe an epic World War II era drama deserves to be
seen on the
big screen, and since Mudbound will be shown in select cinemas, I suggest you make the effort to
see it there if you can.
From a technical standpoint, the
film was one for the ages (this was one
of those increasingly rare movies that cried out to be
seen on the
biggest screen possible and was even one
of the few to make intelligent use
of 3D technology) but what was even more surprising was how effective it was from a dramatic standpoint as well, thanks in no small part to the career - best work from Bullock and the deft use
of Clooney's glib star quality to help orient viewers for what might have otherwise been an off - putting experience).
«I personally don't perceive the Palme d'Or [should be] given to a
film that is then not
seen on the
big screen,» Almodóvar told the room full
of press, a comment which seemed to suggest the two Netflix
films in competition this year, Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories and Bong Joon - ho's Okja, have no shot at winning because they don't yet have a French theatrical release planned.
This is one
of the
bigger films that I haven't
seen yet, but I've got a ticket to a
screening on Tuesday and I'm very excited to
see it, as I trust that Searchlight knows a fantastic
film when they
see one.
First, the novelty
of seeing Marvel's heroes come together
on the
big screen has worn off now that we've already
seen the first Avengers
film, and given that this sequel couldn't replicate the critical reception
of The Avengers, the interest amongst casual viewers may have been diminished slightly.
The last decade or so has
seen a number
of young adult novel series come to life
on the
big screen in the form
of blockbuster
film franchises.
The sumptuous cinematography, thrilling music and all - around excellent cast make this one
of the year's best
films; and it is currently playing everywhere, so
see it
on the
big screen if you can