Sentences with phrase «on film history»

Besides reviewing films, she lectures on film history, particularly the silent film era, has served on the board of the Meramec Classic Film Festival and is a long — time collaborator with the St. Louis International Film Festival, serving on various juries.

They may even defend the movie for actually being good and leaving an impression on film history.

Baumbach's understanding of the New York City intellectual scene, however, certainly exceeds Hazanavicius» grasp on film history.

Not exact matches

They later went on a date to see the film «Taking Lives» in 2004 and the rest is history.

Some raw moments of history shown in the film are so shocking or absurd they're almost comical, but in the big - picture context afforded by the 56 - minute movie, they make the hair of your skin stand on - end.

Spielberg has since gone on to win a reputation as one of the greatest directors in history, but «ET» is most likely to remain his most beloved film.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the set of his new talk show series «StarTalk» filmed with a live studio audience in the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History.

The Cannes film festival on Monday denounced an attempt to thwart the world premiere of one of the most cursed films in history, standing by its director, Monty Python's Terry Gilliam.

Let's rewind the film of history backwards about 2 million years and peek in on our alleged ancestors.

Now get to work on world history by watching a Mel Brooks film.

His legacy as one of the world's greatest race car drivers in history lives on in a film directed by Asif Kapadia.

It is a matter of serious consequence for theologians when a film based on religious subject matter is made, because more people will be likely to view that film than have read the New Testament in all history.

At the center of conversations regarding this year's Oscars is a film that takes on issues including injustice, racism, America's difficult history and even Christianity.

I am working on a film on the history of Prohibition right now.

That Avatar «s melodramatic attacks on corporate interests and its defense of simple, natural living come packaged as one of the most expensive, and probably the most technically advanced, corporate films in history would seem to indicate that only quality bigger than the movie's stupidity is its head - in - the - clouds hypocrisy.

Growing up in the second poorest county in Illinois, where many families below the poverty line depended on venison from hunting to get through the winter, the only times I saw people like me on TV were in Dukes of Hazard reruns (my own family has a storied moonshining history) and in a VHS copy of the 1974 film Where the Red Fern Grows.

On Sunday, LaBeouf attended a press conference and premiere of his new movie Nymphomaniac, a Lars Von Trier film that purports to be one of the most sexually explicit in history.

With you on the film vs digital, I have my mom's old camera as well and I love carrying something with history.

For a few of the resort's food outlets, this includes riffing on the history of the Catskills Mountain region, a popular tourist destination immortalized in the film «Dirty Dancing.»

Jacqui Watson had pre-ordered the film that centres on one of the greatest nights in the club's history - the 2005 Champions League triumph over AC Milan.

A few months ago I learned of a local company who were allowed to save and caringly salvage the remains of the factory and actually are being filmed as part of a new series on the History Channel called «Abandoned».

Filming this momentous occasion is something that an increasing number of parents are doing — after all, it's a heartwarming, if sometimes graphic, piece of personal history to look back on.

The film sheds light on one of the most private royals of recent years who overcame great personal struggles, reluctantly accepting his place as King and uniting his country, providing faith and hope through one of the darkest periods of modern history, the Second World War.

But Persepolis, based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, manages what no other film has managed: to present Western audiences with a must - see tale of growing up in Iran, combined with an entertaining and accurate potted history of the country since the fall of the Shah.

On Saturday, November 19th, 2016, a documentary film on the history of the Right Sector in the Ukraine will be shown at the Main Library of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries off of Lafayette Square in downtown Buffalo, New YorOn Saturday, November 19th, 2016, a documentary film on the history of the Right Sector in the Ukraine will be shown at the Main Library of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries off of Lafayette Square in downtown Buffalo, New Yoron the history of the Right Sector in the Ukraine will be shown at the Main Library of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries off of Lafayette Square in downtown Buffalo, New York.

On Saturday, November 19th, 2016, the Buffalo, New York, Branch of the U. S. Friends of the Soviet People is sponsoring a showing at the Main Library of the Buffalo and Erie County Library of an hour long documentary film on the history of the Right Sector in the UkrainOn Saturday, November 19th, 2016, the Buffalo, New York, Branch of the U. S. Friends of the Soviet People is sponsoring a showing at the Main Library of the Buffalo and Erie County Library of an hour long documentary film on the history of the Right Sector in the Ukrainon the history of the Right Sector in the Ukraine.

From engaging histories and research - driven treatises, to provocative exhibitions and popular films, to mobile applications and podcasts, Science book and media reviews feature smart commentary on a wide range of timely scientific topics.

December 21 The Impossible: Set amid one of the worst natural disasters in history, this film focuses on a family's struggle to survive the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

During its 23 - minute running time, the film seeks to capture the entire history of the universe by focusing on stars.

New Mexico State University (NMSU) has a long history of research in space and aerospace beginning with NMSU student teams film projects on the first V - 2 flights at White Sands Proving Ground in 1946.

I've got quite a history with hormonal birth control so I jumped at the opportunity to be an advisor on the film!

This unashamedly English film where Hugh Grant plays the sweet and bumbling Charles was made on a relatively low - budget by Hollywood standards, but has gone down in history as one of the best rom - coms of all time — and is certainly one of NZ's favourites.

This unashamedly English film where Hugh Grant plays the sweet and bumbling Charles, was made on a relatively low - budget by Hollywood standards, but has gone down in history as one of the best rom - coms of all time.

This unashamedly English film where Hugh Grant plays the sweet and bumbling Charles, was made on a relatively low - budget by Hollywood standards, but has gone down in history as one of the best rom coms of all time.

The film doesn't hold your hand, and while Cave may drop a first name here or there, or make mention of a band or hit single, there's nothing on screen spelling out for you a traditional Behind the Music - friendly history of Nick Cave.

The film takes a truly dark time in our history and manages to shed a little light on one of the more inspiring stories.

If you don't confuse this with history — or with the French film «Marguerite,» a fictional piece loosely based on FFJ — you'll come away touched.

This film isn't sure whether to be a portrait of Robert Moog or a history of his products, and it fails on both counts.

Whatever caused all the production angst on this film I don't know, but you never get the feeling that Forster loses control of the images, and «World War Z» contains several of the most effective big - canvas action sequences in recent history.

Of course, those who follow our indieWIRE column know that, not unlike Malick, who seems to have settled on a Cerberian strategy for presenting his film to audiences, we've rewritten our own history by placing The New World at the top of a list where once Kings and Queen rested.

Upon exiting my second viewing on a cloudy matinee Sunday, I found that Malick's vision had rendered our world drab and cheap — as if, assuming we assign The New World a certain legitimacy as history, Captain Christopher Newport's (Christopher Plummer) warnings to his fellow settlers in the film had fallen on deaf ears, allowing America to grow up stunted, deformed, tainted, and gross.

The first few years of his career following the departure from the show were somewhat lackluster, but Smits eventually landed the role of Senator Bail Organa in the second and third Star Wars prequels, a move that would permanently cement him in film history in the minds of at least one very large fanbase.In addition to his work with the Star Wars franchise, Smits also made an inevitable return to the small - screen mid-decade with a prominent role on NBC's The West Wing during the show's 2004 - 2005 season.

just came back from reading The Subtle Knife review / essay on District 9 and it was extremely well - done, and gave a nice, quick view into South African culture / history / outlook which enhanced my memory of the film.

Although Lassie may seem like a unusual film for Morton to appear in, she has a history of working in family friendly fare having provided the voice for Ruby in the Max and Ruby animated television series based on the popular children's books by Rosemary Wells.In 2007 she appeared as Mary Stuart in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and appeared in the Ian Curtis biopic Control.

Although not known for enjoying interviews, Clifford was keenly interested in film history and made appearances in two documentaries on the subject: the 1984 Ulster Television program A Seat in the Stars: The Cinema and Ireland and historian Anthony Slide's ground - breaking The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors.

Few would dispute that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 concluded things on a high note for the biggest series in film history by earnings and concentration.

From the sands of Iwo Jima, to the rocky cliffs at Normandy, brush up on history with these best - reviewed, all time classic World War II films.

Based on the exciting true story of one of the greatest moments in modern history, the film captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be put on ice.

With these three films, Spielberg has crafted something like a Trilogy of Good Decisions, in which, at pivotal moments in our nation's history, more or less decent people took the opportunity to make the right choices based on fundamental beliefs in foundational American values.

Looking back on its playful history, the film features interviews with people like John Waters and Tim Curry.