Sentences with phrase «on suspense films»

Not dissimilar to Rosemary's Baby, the made - for - TV The Glow was supposed to have aired during the fall of 2001, but for various reasons (including an unofficial post-9 / 11 moratorium on suspense films set in New York) the film did not make its Fox Network bow until August 30, 2002.

Not exact matches

With the artful and clever concept of little to no dialogue, the film keeps the audience engaged and too scared to make a sound themselves (you don't even wan to munch on your popcorn) Yes, as with many thrillers, there are a few plot holes, but the plot is unique, the acting is good and suspense is palpable.

He did several suspense films, including Johnny Allegro and Dangerous Profession, but it was his work on The Window that earned Tetzlaff a permanent place in the memories of filmgoers — a dark, chilling, and suspenseful thriller, based on the fable of the boy - who - cried - wolf, this film, about a young boy (Bobby Driscoll) known for telling tall tales, who witnesses a murder in his tenement building and can't get anyone to believe him, was an instant hit.

This film is a standout horror Slasher that relies more on suspense and atmosphere to create its horror than straight forward bloody kills.

That's not to knock these films on quality or suggest that anything with name actors is merely mindless escapism: Fox Searchlight's thriller The East efficiently mines suspense out of Brit Marling infiltrating Alexander Skarsgaard and Ellen Page's eco-terrorist group (at least until it goes south in its last third) and the Paul Rudd - Emile Hirsch two - hander Prince Avalanche makes the most of its pastoral settings and gently bro - centric chattiness, to name just two.

The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and will be available on the premium thriller, suspense and horror video streaming service.

Exploring the concerned protagonist's attempts to cope with her own culpability in her offspring's activities, the film weaves a web of psychological suspense that leaves a nightmarish imprint on the watching audience.

«Sound of My Voice» On the razor's edge of suspense lies Zal Batmanglij's directorial debut, a film that tests the nerves of any thrill - loving moviegoer who thinks they've seen it all.

After building tension and ratcheting up the suspense, Smith shifts focus and spends much of the last third of the film on Ally and Teddy looking for Wallace with retired, alcoholic cop Guy Lapointe (an unrecognizable Johnny Depp).

It is in fact a prequel set just before the events with kurt russell, now having seen the 1982 version about 10x i kinda know whats gona happen for the most part in this film, now that does nt mean there wasnt alot to enjoy, seeing cool new versions of the thing (which are very well done), and still being in suspense on who is infected and who isn't.

We've seen variations on this before but acclaimed film - maker Cate Shortland, who gained plaudits for less genre - influenced dramas such as Somersault and Lore, manages to combine artful direction with seat - edge suspense, elevating the material to something quite special.

The film is never slow; exposition is handled quickly and early on gives way to suspense, thence to violent death and destruction.

Larraín has an interesting way of crafting his version of her story almost as if it's a suspense film with his central character always on the precipice of completely losing it.

A suspense - filled and ferocious battle of good versus evil, Dead Again in Tombstone on Blu - ray ™, DVD and Digital HD is loaded with exciting special features including a behind - the - scenes look at the making of the film, deleted scenes montage and feature commentary with filmmakers.

There are some jump scares because for some unknown reason, no modern day horror film can leave them out but luckily more of the film relies on the atmosphere and concept to deliver the suspense.

With a meager budget but memorable moments of suspense, decease the film marks a return to form of sorts for the writer / director, who earned accolades for his work on the Oscar - nominated film The Sixth Sense.

The mood of the film and the tone of the character keep us in suspense on why this blasted car is so important to Pearce, and it's not until the final sequence that the mystery is solved.

Other highlights in this strand include: the World Premiere of Thierry Poiraud's DO N'T GROW UP, a stylish and inventive film about a group of teens on an unnamed island who wake up to find their youth facility eerily abandoned; the World Premiere of Jon Spira's affectionate documentary ELSTREE 1976 about the bit performers who appeared in George Lucas» box office behemoth Star Wars; GHOST THEATER, the latest film from director Hideo Nakata, the forerunner of J - horror; GREEN ROOM, Jeremy Saulnier's latest exercise in edge of the seat suspense, starring Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots and Anton Yelchin; returning for the third year running, Sion Sono screens LOVE AND PEACE, his tale of punk rock and talking turtles; and the fantastically prolific Takashi Miike's riotous, unruly gangster vampire concoction YAKUZA APOCALYPSE.

Having turned in a couple of ill - received films delving into the matters of political intrigue, Alfred Hitchcock went back to Britain and, practically at the very end of his career, made another great film on the trail of the works that had given him the title of the master of suspense and the macabre.

Focusing on the leak of the Pentagon Papers in 1971, The Post is a stunning film that plays like a crackerjack suspense thriller but is about nothing less than the survival of the First Amendment and the right of a free press.

On the other hand, almost all of his 50 - odd suspense films feature the same consistent excellence.

This is also newly remastered and includes the supplements from the earlier DVD special edition: two commentary tracks (on by film historian Richard Schickel, one by film historian / screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman), the featurette «Shadows of Suspense,» an introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, and the 1973 TV - movie remake starring Richard Crenna in the MacMurray role, Samantha Eggar as the seductive Phyllis, and Lee J. Cobb as the insurance boss Keys.

«Alfred Hitchcock's famous explanation about the real difference between surprise and suspense — a bomb exploding with no warning vs. being forewarned about the bomb in advance — lies at the heart of the difference between his film Psycho (based on the Robert Bloch novel) and the new A&E television series «Bates Motel,» which examines Norman Bates» upbringing and the events that will ultimately mold him into a cross-dressing murderer with dual personalities.»

The film has plenty of the usual hokey dialogue and characters (instead of a singing nun we now have a singing blind man who dies a few minutes after finally finding true love) but this time around not every passenger on board will make it out alive which does lead to some suspense.

The film ably balances suspense and thoughtful storytelling for the majority of its running time, and concludes both stories admirably, only to fall apart in the last few minutes by suddenly placing all of its emphasis on incident instead of character.

As Barbara, a physician exiled to an East German provincial town as punishment for having applied for an exit visa from the GDR (the film is set in 1980, almost a decade before the fall of the Berlin Wall), Hoss exudes such fierce wariness and disdain for her colleagues, whom she realistically suspects may be spying on her for the Stasi, that the film's suspense lies less in whether she'll be able to smuggle herself out of this country she detests than whether she will exhibit any humanity, any crack in her icy demeanor.

Michael Pearce's hugely impressive first film Beast is an unsettling thriller that holds you in suspense until its final moments - and we're lucky enough to welcome Michael on to the show to discuss his intoxicating debut.

The actors are also acting alongside the film's soundtrack and this assists in Wright capturing the suspense or a particular mood of what's on screen.

Excellent performances, with interesting twists on the original film, and compelling direction by THE FUGITIVE's Andrew Davis highlight this intruiging suspense film.

Much of the film's scare factor is based on suspense rather than gore.

With shooting on the film completed a few years ago now, financial problems and studio lawsuits have seen the supernatural suspense thriller gathering dust.

For this reason, this is strictly for viewers that watch nearly every B - movie suspense film on the rental shelves, straight - to - video or otherwise, offering sensational escapism in place of plausibility, pressing the titillation button in our psyches whenever possible.

The suspense of the film relies on who lives and who dies.

Well, Mark Ruffalo has since revealed that the green Goliath was indeed in earlier drafts of the film but was taken out to add to the suspense on where he is after the events of Age of Ultron:

Of course with a film that solely depends on «is she or isn't she», suspense is the main ingredient for a film like this, and story focuses on little else.

Directed and co-written by Phil Alden Robinson, the man responsible for the equally entertaining, Field of Dreams, the film works on many levels, mixing comedy, action, suspense, drama, and even a little romance.

The creeping paranoia and the excellent setups that make you suspect various players, until the true story starts to unfold, creates an unsettling feeling of dread absent from American horror cinema which shifted quite a bit to gore and body horror for a good couple of decades until, probably, THE SIXTH SENSE... but even thereafter, what most filmmakers took from Shyamalan's film was not the buildup of dread, but rather the mystery box and the twist, diminishing the emphasis on narrative and suspense.

We've seen many horror and suspense films with cults as the backdrop, either on - site at a commune or pulling strings in some shadowy or supernatural way, but there's never been one quite like The Endless from directing duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.

The lack of action and suspense within the proceedings becomes increasingly problematic as the film progresses, as the viewer is never entirely given a reason to care about Tom's plight - as screenwriter Matthew Aldrich disguises such deficiencies by piling on one complication after another.

The creeping paranoia and the excellent setups that make you suspect various players until the true story starts to unfold creates an unsettling feeling of dread, absent from American horror cinema which shifted quite a bit to gore and body horror for a good couple of decades until, probably, THE SIXTH SENSE... but even thereafter, what most filmmakers took from Shyamalan's film was not the buildup of dread, but rather the mystery box and the twist, weakening the emphasis on narrative and suspense.

So to have something to talk about, Kevin and Kristin look at Hitchcock and reminisce on the Master of Suspense's best films.

The filmmakers went on the road with itinerant anarchists for their new eco-terrorist suspense film

This is a rare horror film that focuses more on suspense than cliches.

He acquits himself well, generating some good tension and suspense and keeping the film visually lively despite the limited confines of the space station (there are also some odd bits of comedy, including a character's arm that becomes separated from his body and takes on a life of its own).

There is a psychological element in this film that works more as a gimmick than it does as an extra layer of drama or suspense, the savvy viewer should be able to spot this obvious secret pretty early on.

The film banks all its suspense on the undercover plot theme, but unlike The Departed, it isn't enough.

Both are well - acted suspense films with good performances, and on an evening when there's nothing great on the video store shelves, the two films make for a nice double feature.

In the film's midsection, the robbery on the ship generates some suspense, and the scenes where Chris and Danny try beating the clock in an armored car are excitingly staged and fun to watch.

(I discussed the film on WBUR»S Weekend Edition Sunday) In 1962, the 63 year - old «Master of Suspense» Alfred Hitchcock agreed to sit down for a series of filmed conversations with the 30 year - old «nouvelle vague» filmmaker and critic Francois Truffaut who idolized him.

Based on true events in the resistance against the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the film is so effective at its generic thrills, the suspense and action sequences and quiet moments of melancholy patriotism and laments for lost comrades that form the core of the resistance / war film, everything from For Whom the Bell Tolls to Army of Shadows, that one almost doesn't notice that she's radically revised one of the most masculine of genres into a story about the unbreakability of women.