Sentences with phrase «old war movies»

Paths of Glory appeals to fans of old war movies and Kubrick buffs alike.

Kushner resorts to one of the oldest expository devices in movies — the «man with a pointer scene,» which refers to those old war movies in which an officer stands before a map, outlining the plan of attack — but the monologue in which Lincoln presents his dilemma to the cabinet is wonderfully lucid and compact.

If your idea of a good day off is to relax on the couch and watch old war movies, then you are in luck.

State - of - the - art filmmaking and showy narrative technique meld uncomfortably with some hoary old war movie clichés in Dunkirk, the latest exercise in borderline bombast from Christopher Nolan.

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To recap, Zach Snyder is developing a loose remake of an old samurai movie that will actually be a Star Wars movie.

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There's also a contradictory nature; Despite feeling like an old - fashioned, Hollywood style picture it has many riffs and rip - off's of contemporary war movies.

To be sure, his story is extraordinary, thrilling, and tragic, familiar as old World War II movies and also terribly and apparently forever timely, focused as it is on torture and the limits of vision that might inform it.

The end of The Cold War must've been just as frightening to Hollywood movie makers as it was to the Russian old - guard.

One of the problems «World War Z» has faced all along is that it looks like a high - concept zombie - apocalypse movie (adapted from Max Brooks» novel, told as a series of first - person accounts) but it's really something we don't see that often these days, an old - fashioned Hollywood star picture.

Davis, meanwhile, plays Nona, one of the school's few remaining conscientious members of staff, a ground - down teacher who still wants to take pride in her role as an educator, which in the reductive world of this movie makes her the teaching drama equivalent of the «Good German» in an old - school war movie.

The 50 - year - old actor was revealed to have joined the cast of the eighth movie in the franchise as the mysterious character DJ, and after fans suggested his character is Ezra Bridger from «Star Wars Rebels», director Rian Johnson has insisted that isn't true.

A brash, effects - laden tribute to all those alien invasion movies of the 1950s (just try watching the original «War of the Worlds» without spotting the countless similarities), Roland Emmerich's ultimate mindless actioner is arguably as close you'll get to a perfect textbook merging of old fashioned sci - fi with modern day big - budget fanfaring.

Except the movie seems like a poor pre-World War I story by Dan Stevens» old drama teacher who he had taken pity on — which is exactly what it is.

Playing out like the movie all our inner eight - year - olds (and director Luc Besson's, evidently) wanted from the Star Wars prequels, it's a non-stop cavalcade of insane sci - fi concepts and imagery, a colourful circus of cool shit that in an alternate universe would be a merchandising juggernaut to rival any other.

Bursting with the same charismatic, comic book energy that skyrockets through most of his movies, old crime reporter, novelist, war hero, writer - director and sometime producer Samuel Fuller, almost 69, still moves and talks like his daffy action flicks — like the wild man from Borneo — in quick, short, blocky punches, like two - fisted slabs of socko headline type.»

The Shape of Water feels very much in tune with them and on this occasion he taps into the Cold War paranoia of America while also recognising the psyche that plagued the country during the secrecy of the Roswell incident and pays homage to the old Hollywood monster movies of yesteryear.

Nothing in this movie may affect you as overwhelmingly as the plainspoken words of 11 - year - old Krystyna Chiger recalling her ordeal two years after the war - and you can read that just by Googling her name.

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It's after midnight on 4/24/18, and I'm sitting across from my 15 - year - old daughter, who claims not to like movies much but is an exuberant Marvel fan, and who rocked and laughed and gasped throughout the long running time of Avengers: Infinity War.

Foley, a grizzled, hard - bitten type who could have been cast in an old Chuck Norris movie, talks about the border struggle «to save the country» in terms more befitting a race war.

A smattering of more modern movie brutality aside, this is an old - fashioned war film, a conservative, overstuffed Oscar hopeful (which, judging by its inability to pick up any Golden Globe nominations, may have played it too safe).

Fresh off of trying to appeal to every nerd ever with Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg has signed on to produce and «very possibly» direct an actual comic book movie with Blackhawk, an adaptation of an old DC Comics series about World War II fighter pilots.

The 66 - year - old actor, most famous for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, was joined by many members of his movie family.

The movie's old school conception of heroism and values wouldn't work without some nifty writing — Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely's script makes it clear Steve wants to go to war not to kill the enemy but to keep some other poor soul being killed — and a great central performance by Chris Evans's, who sublimates all the cockiness he displayed in Fantastic Four (and then expertly lampooned in Scott Pilgrim).

Domhnall Gleeson only committed himself to «Star Wars: The Last Jedi» after being wowed by the movie's script.The 34 - year - old actor is set to play...

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I've spent the past few months researching another tumultuous year, 1917, in which the U.S. made a radical policy turnaround in entering the first World War, Russia overthrew a czar and installed the world's first communist government, and the 22 - year - old medium of the movies entered its early adulthood.

Now storming through cinemas worldwide after claiming the US box office crown last weekend, the World War II tank - crew thriller «Fury» is an old - school war movie that attempts to update the genre with a moreWar II tank - crew thriller «Fury» is an old - school war movie that attempts to update the genre with a morewar movie that attempts to update the genre with a more...

The 34 - year - old actor has portrayed the Norse God of Lightning in the three «Thor» movies as well as the two «Avengers» blockbusters - and is set to reprise his role in «Avengers: Infinity War» and «Avengers 4».

When I heard Todd Phillips was directing War Dogs, I became uneasy, even though I'm a huge fan of Old School and the first Hangover film (his other movies... not so much).

Also, this is a vehemently old - school action / war movie that's mercilessly low on ostentatious CGI.

Of course, there are movies where the antagonist is more memorable and charismatic than the protagonist — No Country for Old Men, The Dark Knight, even (arguably) Star Wars.

Older teens and adults may appreciate the history lesson included in this war movie that depicts the WWII battle at Dunkirk.

Recently, the most reactionary Star Wars fans have jumped into two camps: Those who hated The Force Awakens for being too faithful to the old movies, and those who hated The Last Jedi for being too different from the old movies.

The 50 - year - old actor plays the role of Cable in the new Marvel superhero movie, and Thanos in «Avengers: Infinity War», and Josh has revealed he only accepted the offer for «Deadpool» because of Ryan's presence.

Based on the children's novel by Michael Morpurgo and the Tony Award - winning play of the same name, «War Horse» is like a movie from another era — an old - fashioned, Golden Age - style epic in the vein of «Gone with the Wind.»

Lucasfilm has confirmed that the late Carrie Fisher will not appear Star Wars 9, which could leave the new movie with a dearth of old - trilogy talent.

«Star Wars: The Last Jedi» director Rian Johnson felt like he was making an «indie movie with lightsabers» at times.The 43 - year - old filmmaker has...

The movie, adapted from Robert Mazur's book about his time as an undercover agent for the United States Customs Service, follows «Operation «C» Chase,» a sting operation during the mid-to-late 1980s that redirected the War on Drugs toward the oldest investigative trick in the book: Follow the money.

Now here comes the movie, a fantasy epic set in the land of Azeroth, where an ages - old war between humans and orcs is about to spiral out of control.

In a whirlwind tour of several brand - new planets in a galaxy far, far away, he both unmistakably expands upon what may be the most familiar cinematic setting in movie history, and at the same time makes it plain this is not the old comfortable shoe version of Star Wars universe its legions of fans might expect, or even want.

I don't really care about not having cars, pirates would have been cool because the first one is one of the best playsets, Star Wars 8 is a no brainer, Guardians 2 also would have been cool because I dug the first one as well, I just don't know what they would have done with figures besides rereleasing old one like they did with cap, & the same with thor, I'd be cool to have a MCU thor & hulk but if the rumors are true that it will be a thor / hulk movie, again rereleases for figures.

«Avengers: Infinity War» director Anthony Russo says the new Marvel movie will mark something unprecedented in the history of the franchise.The 44 - year - old movie - maker - who is helming the much - anticipated new film alongside his brother Joe...

And unlike a movie like We Were Soldiers - which never became anything more than an old - school, John Wayne-esque «let's rally around our troops» type of war film - Harrison's Flowers feels brutally realistic.

Benedict Cumberbatch admits starring in «Avengers: Infinity War» was a «daunting» experience.The 41 - year - old actor appears alongside a host of A-listers, such as Robert Downey Jr, Chris Pratt and Scarlett Johansson, in the much - hyped Marvel movie,...

As both a fresh approach to historical action and a thunderous throwback to old - fashioned war movies, Christopher Nolan's «Dunkirk» is a triumphant feat of white - knuckle storytelling.

Benedict Cumberbatch is one of few «Avengers: Infinity War» stars who's been trusted with the film's entire script.The 41 - year - old actor plays Doctor Strange in the much - anticipated Marvel movie, and Benedict has revealed that unlike his...