Sentences with phrase «on graphic violence»

Reeves died of a drug overdose the following year, but Witchfinder General nonetheless pointed the way forward for the exploitation films of the next decade, with their emphasis on graphic violence, and the lingering sense that evil never truly gets put to rest.

This comes down to the fact that one; the violence is done extremely well in terms of aesthetic and realism, and two; Zahler's movie doesn't rely on the graphic violence, but rather builds up to the bloodshed by delivering us eclectic characters that we grow to care about.

The sequels got gorier but given the fact this new Halloween wants to follow in the path of the original there will not be a reliance on graphic violence.

Not exact matches

«We will consider terrorist content to be material posted by or in support of organizations included on the Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List that depicts graphic violence, encourages violent action, endorses a terrorist organization or its acts, or encourages people to join such groups,» the blog post said.

In a comment on some modern (or perhaps post-modern) art that seeks to shock and is graphic in its ugliness and violence, Hart says that «modern art's unwitting prophetic role has been to reveal to us man's loss of dignity».

The film's scenes of graphic violence, far from being extraneous or merely fetishistic on Gibson's part, are essential to his theological point of view.

On balance, Red Sparrow is a reasonable choice for those who don't mind a fair amount of graphic sex and violence mixed in with the spying, back - stabbing, and double - dealing expected from this genre.

Enter Robert Rodriguez, who assumes a shepherding role for «Predators,» questing to get beastly matters back on track, working from a script that understands the need for graphic violence, salty language, and burly men brandishing city block - sized guns.

Their onscreen violence is luridly graphic, and it works on us in a purely visceral way — we find ourselves longing for the victims to turn the tables, to strike back, to exact bloody, painful vengeance.

Repo Men (R for profanity, graphic violence, grisly images, sexuality and nudity) Sci - fi thriller, set in the near future, about an ex-collections enforcer (Jude Law) who fell behind on payments on an artificial heart who finds himself on the run from another repossession man (Forest Whitaker) ready to rip the life - saving device right out of his chest.

War (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity and graphic violence) Revenge thriller about an FBI Agent (Jason Statham) intent on tracking down the assassin (Jet Li) who murdered his partner (Terry Chen).

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Rated R for strong crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, comic violence and drug use Available on DVD and Blu - ray With the help of Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, John C. Reilly, Will Forte and many others, comic actors Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim star in this sketch comedy - like movie about two idiot filmmakers that lose everything and are forced to run a mall that has been rundown.

In the Blood (R for profanity and graphic violence) Vigilante thriller about a woman trained to kill (Gina Carano) who decides to take the law into her own hands after her husband (Cam Gigandet) is suddenly kidnapped while on their honeymoon in the Caribbean.

«Beautiful Boy» casts Kyle Gallner as a college student who goes on a campus rampage, but the film skips graphic description of the horrific violence itself.

(In French and English with subtitles) Goon (R for drug use, graphic sexuality, brutal violence and pervasive profanity) Seann «Stiffler» Scott stars in this overcoming - the - odds hockey comedy about a halfwit bouncer who leads a ragtag, semi-pro team of misfits to glory on the ice.

Hammer of the Gods (R for nudity, profanity, sexual references and graphic violence) Norse fantasy revolving around a muscle - bound Viking warrior (Charlie Bewley) who embarks on an epic journey in search of the long - lost brother (Clive Standen) banished from the kingdom years earlier by their monarch father (James Cosmo).

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening February 24, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS Act of Valor (R for torture, profanity and graphic violence) Action adventure about an elite team of Navy SEALS who embark on a top secret mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA Agent only to uncover an imminent terrorist plot against America.

The Killer Inside Me Rated R for disturbing brutal violence, aberrant sexual content and some graphic nudity Available on DVD and Blu - ray Casey Affleck is the polite, good - natured sheriff in a small 1950s Texas town who doesn't even carry a gun because he doesn't feel it's necessary.

Safe House (R for profanity and graphic violence) International action thriller, set in Capetown, South Africa, about an inexperienced CIA Agent (Ryan Reynolds) who ends up on the run with the veteran spy - gone - rogue (Denzel Washington) he's supposed to bring to justice.

BioShock Infinite was originally released on PlayStation 3, Windows PC and Xbox 360 in March 2013, and went on to garner widespread acclaim as well as a critical backlash regarding elements such as its use of graphic violence.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R for rape, torture, brutal violence, profanity, frontal nudity and graphic sexuality) David Fincher directs the English - language version of the Swedish thriller based on the first installment of the Stieg Larsson trilogy about the effort of a disgraced journalist (Daniel Craig) to restore his name by solving a decades - old missing person case with the help of a sociopathic computer hacker (Rooney Mara).

That's one constant in Wheatley's films: the audience can count on graphic, stomach - turning violence.

Zero Dark Thirty (R for profanity, disturbing images and graphic violence) War on Terror docudrama, directed by Oscar - winner Kathryn Bigelow (for The Hurt Locker), chronicling the efforts of the CIA Agent (Jessica Chastain) spearheading the decade - long hunt for Osama bin Laden (Ricky Sekhon) culminating in his death during a daring, nighttime assault on his compound in Pakistan.

Therefore, connected to this sanctioned «approval» is the inevitable restriction it places on graphic representations of sex and violence.

Elysium (R for pervasive profanity and graphic violence) Sci - fi thriller, set in 2154, in a world where the wealthy live on an exclusive space station while the rest of humanity is stuck on a polluted, overpopulated planet that's looks like a Third World slum.

The Gunman (R for profanity, sexuality and graphic violence) Pierre Morel (Taken) directed this international action thriller revolving around a military vet - turned - soldier of fortune (Sean Penn) ready to retire but on the run to clear his name when he unfairly becomes marked for assassination.

On the violence front, I was actually surprised by Cooper's restraint, and while there are a few moments here and there that are pretty grim nothing is graphic.

Movie 43 (R for violence, drug use, pervasive profanity, graphic sexuality, frontal nudity, crude humor and coarse dialogue) A dozen directors collaborated on this raunchy series of short films chronicling three kids» internet search for the most banned movie in the world.

Harry Brown (R for sexuality, drug use, pervasive profanity and graphic violence) Revenge flick about a recently - widowed, law - abiding senior citizen (Michael Caine) who morphs into a crime - fighting vigilante after the street gang that murdered his best friend (David Bradley) gets off with a slap on the wrist.

«Stepping Into Darkness: The Visual Design of Sicario» focuses on crafting the film's look and defining cinematography, «Blunt, Brolin and Benicio: Portraying the Characters of Sicario» features interviews with the three leads, «Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario» researches the brutal history of drug violence along the border (it features graphic imagery so beware), and «A Pulse from the Desert: The Score of Sicario,» which runs about 6 minutes, profiles composer Jóhann Jóhannsson.

Saw V (R for nudity, profanity, torture, and graphic violence) Latest installment of the high attrition - rate, slasher franchise finds a forensics expert (Costas Mandylor) hunting for humans during a deadly rampage aimed at protecting the secret that he has been tapped to carry on the grisly legacy of the infamous Jigsaw (Tobin Bell).

Jurrassic Fight Club: The Complete Season One Unrated but viewer discretion advised due to graphic violence Available on DVD Last year the History Channel jumped into the dinosaur game with this high - octane documentary that attempts to both educate and enterain by teaching the audience about dinosaurs, and then watching how they fight.

(In French and English with subtitles) Let the Right One in (R for profanity, nudity, disturbing images and graphic violence) Horror flick about 12 year - old boy (Kare Hedebrant) who exacts revenge on his bullies with the help of his beautiful next - door neighbor (Lina Leandersson), a girl his age who just happens to be a bloodthirsty vampire.

As befits its source in a graphic novel, the violence is graphic as heads and arms are severed and dogs and sharks let loose on crotches.

Pandorum (R for profanity and graphic horror violence) Sci - fi horror flick about a couple of stranded astronauts (Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster) with amnesia who gradually realize they're no longer alone on their spaceship and that the survival of mankind is dependent upon them.

It shows just how far violence in the movies has come in 10 short years, because this new Oldboy — released today on Blu - ray and packaged with a digital copy — is technically more overtly graphic.

Exploitation movies hit their stride in the decade, boldly flouting moral conventions with graphic sex («I Spit on Your Grave,» «Vampyros Lesbos») and violence -LRB-» The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,» «The Hills Have Eyes»), the latter reflected particularly in a spate of zombie movies («Dawn of the Dead») and cannibal films («The Man From Deep River»).

Waltz With Bashir 3 stars Rated R for some disturbing images of atrocities, strong violence, brief nudity and a scene of graphic sexual content Sony Pictures Classics Available on: DVD and Blu - ray

Yet, after acknowledging that it was an inspiration, the two films should be seen as separate entities, since much of what makes City on Fire work (character development, yin and yang cop - robber themes, and a romantic subplot) are not to be found with the 1992 American film, and what people liked about Reservoir Dogs (smart and savvy writing, sassy interplay among characters, and some brutally graphic violence) aren't really the strengths of the Hong Kong original.

EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED ** / **** starring Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin, Laryssa Lauret screenplay by Liev Schreiber, based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer directed by Liev Schreiber A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE **** / **** Image A Sound A Extras A starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt screenplay by Josh Olson, based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke directed by David Cronenberg

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Assassination Games (R for torture, profanity, sexuality, nudity and graphic violence) Revenge thriller about a pair of rival assassins (Jean - Claude Van Damme and Scott Adkins) who reluctantly join forces in order to take on a blood - thirsty drug cartel backed by corrupt, undercover DEA officers.

Insert some graphic violence into the piece too, maybe, undercut the format every few minutes to randomly go off on flights of fantasy.

There is violence here that is graphic and unforgiving but much like more tame tellings of love fought for, this is told in a manner that is detrimental to the characters and leaves them digging deep within themselves to find the strength to carry on despite the horrors they have witnessed along the way.

The Purge: Election Year (R for profanity and disturbing, graphic violence) Third episode in the horror franchise finds a U.S. presidential candidate (Elizabeth Mitchell) and her bodyguard (Frank Grillo) on the run from government operatives during The Purge because of her campaign promise to discontinue the gruesome annual ritual.

It also raises the bar on what can be shown on the telly though and features some graphic violence, nudity and, um, scenes of masturbation.

Based on the DC comics graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, «A History of Violence» is not exactly what you'd expect from director David Cronenberg.

Trance Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence, some grisly images and language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle tackles this story about a UK art auctioneer who foils an art heist only to be taken prisoner by the thieves until they can figure out how to clear up his amnesia and find where he hid the painting.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening October 19, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS 30 Days of Night (R for profanity and graphic horror violence) Josh Hartnett and Melissa George head an ensemble cast in this high attrition - rate horror flick about a sheriff who, with the help of his estranged wife, confronts a horde of bloodthirsty vampires that descend on a tiny Alaskan town during the pitch black month when the sun slips beneath the horizon.

The violence is so brief yet graphic that by the time the horror of what you have seen sinks in, the scene has already moved on.

The Raven (R for graphic violence and grisly images) 19th Century murder mystery which finds poet Edgar Allen Poe (John Cusack) joining forces with a young detective (Luke Evans) to apprehend the serial killer on the loose in his beloved Baltimore.