American film legend Arthur Penn, the director of The Miracle Worker, Bonnie and Clyde, and Little Big Man, and
other classic movies, died this week at age eighty - eight.
One of the all - time greatest films, Bicycle Thieves is on - demand this weekend, plus
some other classic movies available on various streaming platforms.
In addition, both versions of the film — the original theatrical cut and the 2001 director's cut, «Apocalypse Now Redux» — have been digitally restored in high definition with excellent results, delivering a sharper picture without making it look glossy like some of
the other classic movies recently released on Blu - ray.
Like Taxi Driver, and
any other classic movie, it gets better with repeated viewing, as more details tie together.
Not exact matches
The company's
other media offerings even diverged from the magazine's adult content; it produced
movies such as Roman Polanski's Macbeth, Monty Python's And Now For Something Completely Different, and The Naked Ape, based on the
classic sociobiology book of the same name.
YouTube announced on Wednesday that it struck a deal with Time Warner's Turner entertainment division to get access to TNT, Adult Swim, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network, truTV, Turner
Classic Movies, and
other cable channels for its paid TV service.
NEW YORK (AP)-- George Romero, whose
classic «Night of the Living Dead» and
other horror films turned zombie
movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh - devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died.
This
classic 1925 silent
movie dramatizing the mutiny of a Russian battleship in 1905 led to it being banned in Nazi Germany and numerous
other countries at the time of its release due to fears that it would cause a Marxist revolution.
One more thing... Apple is in discussions to lease office space at The Culver Studios, home to the studio that was used to film Gone With the Wind, Lassie, and
other movie classics.
Thursday's exchange was expected to produce a new record poster price tag, however, the rare
movie memorabilia came bundled with several
other classic posters for films such as «King Kong» and «The Invisible Man,» so the sale did not qualify.
And a true
classic movie or two (we showed The Natural to our kids the
other day — I will never ever get over my crushing crush on Robert Redford, but it's not my fault because he's so dreamy and such a cool character — and anyway I forgot that Glenn Close was the long lost love!).
I think she looks
classic in some
movies and Too Annie Hall in
others, but she is a beautiful lady.
There's something so
classic and romantic about a drive in and it's great for a date because unlike a
movie theatre you can chat to one another throughout the film and get to know each
other without being hushed!
I love to laugh and make
others laugh, I cry at sad, old
movies, I love music, I also love singing... I have very ecletic tastes in music, anything from gospel to
classic rock, celtic to bluegrass.
Many film fans assume that Mitchell won his 1939 Best Supporting Oscar for his portrayal of Gerald O'Hara in the blockbuster Gone With the Wind; in fact, he won the prize for his performance as the drunken doctor in Stagecoach — one of five Thomas Mitchell
movie appearances in 1939 (his
other films that year,
classics all, were Only Angels Have Wings, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
With its references to
other properties in the Marvel universe and to
classic tales of redemption, this no - surprises summer
movie might appeal to those who've been bitten by radioactive spiders or the Shakespeare bug.
Fans of horror / zombie
movies should enjoy this even if it is a step below quite a few
other classic zombie films.
Whatever
other inspirations the» Hunger Games» series draws upon — from» Survivor,» to the Arnold Schwarzenegger
movie version of» The Running Man,» to the Japanese cult
classic that author Suzanne Collins claims she never saw,» Battle Royale» — at its best it's a meditation on the way fear and hope can be used by tyrants to subjugate the masses.
As many
others have said this
movie is filled with cliches, but I think they are overcome by the character driven plot and great
classic rock.
Good: Starscream is a lot cooler in this
movie, Best computer - graphics for any
movie to date, Original Optimus voice, Bumblebee vs. Barricade scene was awesome, Decent story, but the Unicron story is a million times better Bad: No Hot Rod or Soundwave, Shia LeBeouf, Ending, Futile attempts to connect to
classic scenes, lines and concepts, No Stan Bush soundtrack, Some immature humor ruined a lot of the
movie for me, Poor dialogue I really expected a lot from this
movie and am very critical about my feelings towards it - Overall Michael Bay made a good
movie, but he made it appeal to the masses (immature jokes and a lot of action) and it gave up a lot of
other crucial aspects to the story and quality of the Transformers franchise.
If you expect something similar to
other Simon Pegg's
movies, then I have to say, this is nowhere close to his
classics, but it's watchable just because of him.
He has been making
movies for more than four decades and is responsible for more
classics than any
other writer - director in history, with the exception of his idol, Ingmar Bergman.
What You Need To Know: In a year where there's plenty of
other movies involving battles with aliens for the fate of the earth («Oblivion,» «After Earth «-RRB-, there's one that's going back to a lauded
classic novel of the genre, with the first adaptation of Orson Scott Card «s beloved book «Ender's Game.»
In what will surely be pushing the limits of fair use (or create a rights - clearing nightmare for IFC Midnight who picked up the film), «Room 237» cuts together not only footage from «The Shining,» but from every Kubrick film along with countless
other works (ranging from Mario Bava to Alfred Hitchock to
classic Disney cartoons), strings it all together, and pairs it with audio from interviews with various obsessives who have formulated their own opinions on what the
movie really means.
Real - life stuntwoman Zoe Bell (who doubled for Uma Thurman in «Kill Bill» and Lucy Lawless in «Xena: Warrior Princess») and Tracie Thoms (whose role would have been played by Pam Grier or Samuel L. Jackson in any
other movie) deliver great performances throughout their half of the film, but it's Kurt Russell who walks away with «Death Proof» as Stuntman Mike, yet another excellent addition to his rogue's gallery of
classic characters.
Other supplements include a fine hour - long edition of «Private Screenings» in which Turner
Classic Movies host Robert Osborne interviews Lumet, a vintage interview of Chayefsky on Dinah Shore's TV show, and the original theatrical trailer.
In his eloquent fulmination on «the De Palma Conundrum,» The New Yorker's Richard Brody says, «De Palma's peculiar fealty to the history of cinema — his overt dependence upon the films of Alfred Hitchcock and his plethora of references to
other classic filmmakers... results in zombie - like
movies.»
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Classic Status: All in all, this movie is a classic that deserves its spot in the heart of America with The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca and the
Classic Status: All in all, this
movie is a
classic that deserves its spot in the heart of America with The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca and the
classic that deserves its spot in the heart of America with The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca and the
others.
Jason and Brandon Trost's intentionally campy homage to
classic underdog sports
movies like «Rocky» and «The Karate Kid» (as well as
other films ranging from «The Warriors» to John Carpenter's 80s oeuvre) is one of the strangest
movies you'll ever see.
It starred Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and Bryan Cranston, as well as the
classic Japanese
movie reptile, who was tasked with saving the world from two
other monsters.
33:05 — Review: Dogtooth 1:11:45 — Trailer Trash: X-Men: First Class, Arthur, Bridesmaids 1:29:30 —
Other Stuff We Watched: Uncle Buck, Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, Gates of Heaven, Dazed and Confused, Nothing But Trouble 1:54:50 — Junk Mail: Reed Raimi Remix, Kiss of Death, Azrael in The Dark Knight Rises, Film Junk Ads, Greg's Recommended
Classics and Police Procedurals, Judging Acting in Foreign Films, New Watch vs. Rewatch, Horror Remakes and Sequels, Name That
Movie 1 and 2 2:26:20 — This Week's DVD Releases 2:29:40 — Outro
0:00 — Intro 2:45 — Headlines: RIP Sidney Lumet, Wayne Kramer Drops Out of Headshot, Will and Jaden Smith in M. Night Shyamalan's Sci - Fi Film, Michael Shannon is General Zod 18:30 — Review: Your Highness 43:10 — Review: Hanna 1:03:00 — Trailer Trash: Warrior, Anonymous 1:11:15 —
Other Stuff We Watched: Arthur, 12 Angry Men, Taking On Tyson, Atonement, The Killing, Tough Enough, The Windmill
Movie, Taxi Driver, The Toy, Three Kings 1:40:45 — Junk Mail: Reed, The Expendables 2 Directors, Spoilers, Unlikeable Main Characters, Comic Book Recommendations, Directors We'd Like to See Direct a Documentary,
Movies vs. Video Games, Cult
Classics 2:10:25 — This Week's DVD Releases 2:13:00 — Outro
We're endlessly grateful and humbled to the likes of Guillermo del Toro, Ava DuVernay, William Friedkin, James Mangold, Judd Apatow, Pam Grier, Christopher McQuarrie, Anna Biller, Edgar Wright, Richard LaGravenese, M. Night Shyamalan, Christopher Doyle, Andie MacDowell, Ben Wheatley, Phil Lord, Sam Neill, Meg LeFauve, Lee Unkrich, Andrew Stanton, Anthony Bourdain, Alice Lowe, Thierry Frémaux, Pierre Lescure, Gilles Jacob, Nicolas Saada, Dominique Farrugia, Matthieu Kassovitz, Jennifer Todd, Frederick Wiseman, Morris Bright, Cameron Crowe, Franklin Leonard, Taika Waititi, Chaz Ebert, Roger Corman, Josh Boone, Cameron Bailey, Mark Bristol, Matt Reeves, Zoe Cassavetes, Santiago Segura, Neil Marshall, Cyrus Nowrasteh, Joshua and Ben Safdie, Lexi Alexander, Brian Koppelman, Richard Ayoade, Clint Mansell, Sean Baker, Peter Gould, Josh Olson, Eric Heisserer, Oliver Stone, Robert Evans, Mike Medavoy, Iain Smith, Kevin Feige, Dalibor Matanić, Richard Brody, Matt Zoller Seitz, Bilge Ebiri, Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema, David Lynch Foundation, Turner
Classic Movies, The Estate of Orson Welles, The Humphrey Bogart Estate, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Sundance Institute, The American Film Institute, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, The British Film Institute, La Cinématheque, Cahiers du Cinéma, European Film Academy and many
others.
1 was both a great
movie and a great martial - arts
movie that paid homage to a ton of
classic martial - arts flicks (both Chinese and Japanese) to make a really visceral, offbeat cinema experience unlike any
other (well, at least until Vol.
We're endlessly grateful and humbled to the likes of Guillermo del Toro, Ava DuVernay, William Friedkin, Pam Grier, Judd Apatow, James Mangold, Christopher McQuarrie, Anna Biller, Edgar Wright, Richard LaGravenese, M. Night Shyamalan, Christopher Doyle, Andie MacDowell, Ben Wheatley, Phil Lord, Sam Neill, Meg LeFauve, Lee Unkrich, Andrew Stanton, Anthony Bourdain, Alice Lowe, Thierry Frémaux, Pierre Lescure, Gilles Jacob, Nicolas Saada, Dominique Farrugia, Matthieu Kassovitz, Jennifer Todd, Frederick Wiseman, Morris Bright, Cameron Crowe, Josh Boone, Franklin Leonard, Taika Waititi, Chaz Ebert, Roger Corman, Cameron Bailey, Mark Bristol, Matt Reeves, Santiago Segura, Neil Marshall, Cyrus Nowrasteh, Joshua and Ben Safdie, Lexi Alexander, Zoe Cassavetes, Brian Koppelman, Richard Ayoade, Clint Mansell, Sean Baker, Peter Gould, Josh Olson, Eric Heisserer, Oliver Stone, Robert Evans, Mike Medavoy, Iain Smith, Kevin Feige, Dalibor Matanić, Richard Brody, Matt Zoller Seitz, Bilge Ebiri, Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema, David Lynch Foundation, Turner
Classic Movies, The Estate of Orson Welles, The Humphrey Bogart Estate, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Sundance Institute, The American Film Institute, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, The British Film Institute, La Cinématheque, Cahiers du Cinéma, European Film Academy and many
others.
There are two possible effects that come from lifting the title of a respected
movie classic: on the one hand, it can be perceived as an audacious, assuring wink to savvy viewers that you're aware, as a filmmaker, of your
movie's debt to hallowed
classics of the medium; on the
other hand, it can serve to accentuate how much more desirable revisiting older, better films would be, than to sit through a pretty bad new one.
There are certain
movies out there that many consider to be wretchedly bad while
other people consider them cult
classics.
In my review from the Telluride Film Festival, I compared it to the likes of
other crime
classics such as David Fincher's Zodiac and Seven or even Silence of the Lambs, and wrote «the
movie succeeds thanks to Villeneuve's excellent direction of Guzikowski's script, and a cast that really gives it their all.»
A remake of Tom Holland's cult
classic that was itself one of my VHS favourites (worn to breaking during my formative decade with the
movies), Fright Night is delightful because it's absolutely certain of what it is and what it isn't, delivers everything it promises it will (in spades), and genuinely has fun with the 3 - D innovation that's the bane of most
other movies lately.
Looking back there has been many popular video games that have been adapted to the big screen, including Nintendo's
classic Super Mario Bros (1993's Super Mario Bros.), Capcom's survival horror Resident Evil (2002 - 2016's Resident Evil series), Blizzard's fantasy strategy Warcraft (2016's Warcraft or Warcraft: The Beginning in international territories), Core Design / Square Enix's action adventure platforming Tomb Raider (2001 - 2018's Tomb Raider films series), Ubisoft's time - traveling action adventures Assassin's Creed (2016's Assassin's Creed), Square Enix's immersive JRPG Final Fantasy (2001, 2005, and 2016's Final Fantasy
movies), and many
others.
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Making a
movie about A.I. isn't exactly a novel premise, but Garland excels at putting a fresh spin on familiar material, and he doesn't disappoint with «Ex Machina,» which draws inspiration from
other genre
classics like «2001: A Space Odyssey» and «Frankenstein.»
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movies opening March 5, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS Alice in Wonderland (PG for fantasy, action, violence, scary images and smoking) Tim Burton directs this animated sequel to the Lewis Carroll children's
classic revolving around now 19 year - old Alice's (Mia Wasikowska) return to the whimsical kingdom for a reunion with the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen) and
other childhood friends, and to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror.
On a similarly exciting note, Trick or Treat Studios just announced over the weekend that they will be the official costume licensor for the David Gordon Green - directed sequel to John Carpenter's original
classic, with plans to release screen - accurate replicas of Nelson's mask and
other goodies based on the new
movie!
«Super There Will Be Blood» has elements reminiscent of Montezuma's Revenge, Super Mario Brothers, the platform
movie tie ins like the Super Star Wars games, and probably a few
other influences that those well - versed in
classic games will recognize.
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