Sentences with phrase «of the stunt work in»

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There's a hint of cinematic fiction to the scenes or, at best, of a stunt that'll never work in the real world.

A co-worker popped up in the comments of this Kotaku piece to explain that the stunt worked and the headscarf ban has been removed.

What Fermi wrought in physics, and what Watson and Crick made possible in the new genetics, are accomplishments that most serious people recognize as having potential shadow - sides: nuclear warfare, in the one case; a brave new world of manufactured and stunted humanity in the other.

The first John Wick was a surprise out of nowhere, in which two directors known for great stunt work delivered a simple, yet powerful action movie starring Keanu Reeves.

«Our competitive teams work on difficult and skilled routines, consisting of tumbling, stunting, dance and jumps all done in a 2:30 minute routine.

More mothers are going back to paid work, many more homes are dual - income households, and the increase in lone - parent families, rising divorce rates, the introduction of flexible working hours and greater awareness of fathers» rights brought about by the high - profile stunts of groups such as Fathers4Justice have contributed to a tectonic shift in attitudes towards family responsibilities.

Working from his Biosphere data, Langdon calculates that the rise in CO2 pollution since 1850 is stunting the growth of today's tropical corals by 10 to 15 percent.

The film looks fine with fair costume, location and stunts but the plot is so average and with a mixed cast of good and bad actors it just doesn't work, how Andie MacDowell gets work in films is beyond me.

The body movement of the characters in wolf mode is also impressively done with live action stunts and wire work I'm guessing, didn't look like CGI.

(King of the Rocket Men has a truly amazing mid-air chase in one of its early chapters, ending with a startlingly realistic piece of stunt work as the rocket man flies in pursuit of a plane.)

, beautiful stunt work, wonderful performances from the cast and a story that may not be as emotionally compelling, still has the ability to feel logical (in this world of absurdity) and unquestionably entertaining.

Wayne, born Marion Morrison, had already worked as a prop man, done stunt work and starred in a number of lower budget films when director John Ford decided to cast him in the role of Ringo Kid.

In the last thirty minutes of the film, Baby turns into an unpredictable force of nature and Elgort displays impressive stunt work and facial expressions in his performance, putting him on par with Ryan Gosling and Tom HardIn the last thirty minutes of the film, Baby turns into an unpredictable force of nature and Elgort displays impressive stunt work and facial expressions in his performance, putting him on par with Ryan Gosling and Tom Hardin his performance, putting him on par with Ryan Gosling and Tom Hardy.

Last but not least in this section is «The Beginning» Making Episode 1, where we take a detailed look at most of the aspects of getting this project off the ground with scenes featuring organising the cast, final screen tests, getting over the daunting requirements for the effects, convincing Spielberg it's going to work, first day of shooting, stunt work and so much more.

«The Greatest Showman» won Best Song for «This Is Me,» «Atomic Blonde» won for Best Stunts and Andy Serkis won the Best Vocal / Motion Capture Performance Award for his work in «War For the Planet of the Apes» (which also tied for Best Visual Effects with «Blade Runner 2049»).

But in stunt coordinator Brian Smrz (with whom he worked on the rest of his Hollywood films), Woo found a Western - world kindred spirit with whom to click.

Luckily, Jackie is able to get his kicks in, with two exciting scenes of nifty action and stunt work, but you'll admire these scenes for their spectacular ingenuity and death - defying nature, not really into them as part of the rest of the overall story.

The once again proves her ability to impressively fight her way out of any harrowing situation through impeccable stunt work, which furthers the cause for implementing more female protagonists in action movies.

One especially unnerving scene places us at a swanky gala dinner that is interrupted by a performance artist — played, brilliantly, by the actor and stunt coordinator Terry Notary, whose motion - capture work in the recent «Planet of the Apes» films serves him ferociously well here.

In the mystery film, the Academy Award - winning actress once again proves her ability to impressively fight her way out of any harrowing situation through impeccable stunt work.

Arriving in Paris from Hong Kong at the beginning of Irma Vep, she's taken directly to Vidal, who shows her the clip from The Heroic Trio (1993) that won him over, expressing admiration for the grace of her stunt work; when she points out that her stunt work was done by a double, the admission makes no dent in his enthusiasm.

MG: You've worked stunts in two of my favorite films, «TRON: Legacy» and «Watchmen», can you tell us about those experiences?

There are at least three lengthy rescue missions depicted, each very impressive in their stunt work and cinematography, but for some reason, they aren't nearly as engaging as the training sequences of the young men and women in between.

While most of her work has been as a stunt double — most prominently in Kill Bill and Inglourious Basterds — , Tarantino did write Death Proof as a showcase of Bell's talents.

There is a snap and specificity missing elsewhere, likely courtesy of Dan Bradley, who worked on the dazzling stunts in the «Bourne» pictures and is credited here as «snow unit director.»

The screenwriters make the assumption that audiences will already have a vested interest in Bond's plight from the very first frame due to the events of Casino Royale, though the shift in the tone of this film to emphasize brutal action and CGI - laden stunt work makes tying the two films together a bit of a chore.

Chan's award was clearly given for his pioneering stunt work and status as a global cinematic icon — but in a fun clip package that included one ridiculous physical feat after another, director Brett Ratner asserted, «Jackie Chan is one of the greatest entertainers who has ever lived.»

Aussie filmmaker Nash Edgerton has done pretty much everything in the medium of film, from writing, directing, acting, producing, editing and even stunt work in the likes of THE MATRIX and STAR WARS prequel trilogies.

The stars of «The Force Awakens» share details about their stunt training and their feelings about working on the film in two new featurettes.

Fans of Harry Potter could expect some breathtaking action sequences and stunt work in «Fantastic Beasts» similar to the «Harry Potter» movies.

With earbuds connected to an iPod, Baby calmly waits for more menacing colleagues to do the dirty work and then he navigates the escape with the precision of a veteran stunt driver, evading cop cars, dodging spike strips, switching directions, and confusing helicopters in pursuit.

On Community, he's constantly trying to find the right tone on a series that is relentlessly tongue - in - cheek yet also calls for stunt work more characteristic of a drama — for example, the paintball scene in the «Modern Espionage» episode of the most recent Season 6.

At the recent press day, Core, Ramirez, Bracey, wingsuit stunt pilot Jeb Corliss, professional free climber Chris Sharma, Alcon producers Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, and 2nd unit director Philip Boston talked about how they went about creating the ultimate sports movie, how the actors viewed their characters and built the bro - mance, the challenges of coordinating a production that shot around the world in 11 countries and on 4 continents, why all the 2nd unit work was shot prior to the first unit work, why vision and authenticity were paramount, why the imagination, energy and focus required to shoot a film in camera is much greater than when visual effects are used everywhere, and why it took courage to make this film.

At the film's Los Angeles press day, Woodley talked about how Jennifer Lawrence encouraged her to take the role, what she shares in common with her character and how they differ, what inspired her to take a course in urban survival skills, what the experience was like doing many of her own stunts, her most memorable sweaty palm moments, zip - lining over the streets of Chicago and climbing the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel, her challenging fight sequence finale with Theo James, working again with Miles Teller, and what she learned about herself in the process of making her first large scale studio movie.

Carrey's in his own movie, doing stand - alone stunts that never work up a head of steam.

That leads me into my next question - considering the love of CGI / special effects in this business, where does that leave more practical forms of stunt work?

Where he needs more work as a feature - film director is in sequencing and connectivity; The Lazarus Effect collapses under the sheer amount of ideas or concepts that play out in stunted progression, or are outright jilted by the forward movement of the film.

Distilling a couple of decades of stunt work and second - unit directing experience into 96 minutes of runtime, Stahelski and Leitch expertly deliver one action highlight after another in a near - nonstop thrill ride.

Topics discussed include the significance of the title (which is given rather passing treatment in the film), the kids» experience as young actors, the physical demands of the film's stunts, working with late director Norman Tokar and star Bill Bixby, and the comic team of Knotts and Conway, who are recorded together.

Fincher pulls a stunt of James Cameron proportions, in that he's commissioned to deliver a crowd - pleasing love story and instead delivers a crowd - pleasing work of art.

Even some of their classmates got to join in, working on the stunt team.

Charlie arranges for the Angels to enroll in stunt school and then go to work as stuntwomen on a picture called «Marian and her Merry Maids» — a bad remake of an old Errol Flynn classic.

With a storied career in stunt work dating back to Point Break and including The Matrix Trilogy, Stahelski clearly knows the ins and outs of the stunt and action world.

Like Reeves» own directorial debut, the martial arts flick Man Of Tai Chi, Wick is in part a showcase for practical stunt work, albeit one made with a bit more flash.

This is an action spectacle in which the action is genuinely spectacular, offering a robust combination of practical stunt work and digital effects in which it becomes impossible to tell the difference between the two.

But The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is deceptive: it's a small thing in a big package, a nuanced work carefully buried under aerial stunts, exploding volcanos and perilously high mountaintops.

But just as lead actors in Woody Allen films frequently mimic the tics of their director, so female writers working with him, including Schumer, invariably create typical Apatow characters — the stunted adolescent who can't grow up — just with added oestrogen.

Atomic Blond doesn't feel alive until the centerpiece action scene near the finally which is comprised of one impressive long take that goes from room to room and has Theron doing stunt work that should earn this movie a SAG ensemble in the stunt department.

Before Charlton Heston faced off against enemy Stephen Boyd in this film's vast Circus Maximus set built at Rome's Cinecittà, Hollywood action sequences involved the second unit covering the stunt work, then the editor dropping in back - projected inserts of the star.

This poster points straight to the strengths and interests of Gen - X screenwriter Diablo Cody (who's got a Sweet Valley High project in the works), and with its presentation of the film's YA - penning antiheroine and her stunted existence, it gives a transgressive twist on the school - issued books so many of us lugged around in our backpacks.