It has a sense of wonder and discovery that
no other film in the series can match.
If you've enjoyed
the other films in the series you'll likely enjoy this too.
Some moviegoers will experience it with fresh eyes, never having seen any of
the other films in the series.
You don't have to see any of
the other films in the series to understand it and, in truth, it may actually easier to follow if you haven't.
Now if you insist on forcing First Class into the existing X-Men time line, you may find enough conundrums and continuity problems between it and
the other films in the series (even if you assume that the third and fourth films never happened — believe me, a lot of us do) to make you wish you had Magneto's helmet to block them all.
Like
other films in the series, the narrator (this time out its John Krasinski) gives an ongoing story for each of the animals and their struggle to survive.
Not exact matches
In a panel discussion following a Saturday screening of the film in New York, Sarkeesian — a San Francisco entrepreneur who with her team of four creates the video series Feminist Frequency — addressed possible responses to the online abuse women face from gamers, ex-boyfriends and other venomous source
In a panel discussion following a Saturday screening of the
film in New York, Sarkeesian — a San Francisco entrepreneur who with her team of four creates the video series Feminist Frequency — addressed possible responses to the online abuse women face from gamers, ex-boyfriends and other venomous source
in New York, Sarkeesian — a San Francisco entrepreneur who with her team of four creates the video
series Feminist Frequency — addressed possible responses to the online abuse women face from gamers, ex-boyfriends and
other venomous sources.
Meanwhile, Vox recently floated the idea of Fox going all -
in on Deadpool by launching a
film series, similar to Disney's The Avengers
series, that would see his character team up with
others from the X-Men comics to form a group known
in comic books as the Uncanny X-Force.
Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight
series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much
in common as they are both
film adaptations of bestselling young adult book
series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the
other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart
in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence
in The Hunger Games).
So we were watching the newest installment of the Chronicles of Narnia
film series — Prince Caspian — the
other night, and I found myself growing increasingly uncomfortable with the use of a Christ - figure (Aslan)
in battle scenes.
Sections may include who won the World
Series and
other sports championships as well as a cost of living comparison — who knew a carton of milk was only $ 1.20
in 1985 —
films that came out the same year they were married and chart topping songs of the year.
The newly opened Park at Wrigley has its own
film series in partnership with Music Box Theatre, every -
other Wednesday night.
Channel your inner director
in this hands - on, tech - based workshop
series for teens at Hamilton Grange Library on Mon., Aug. 10th at 1 p.m. Using an iPad, participants will bring clay, pipe cleaners, and
other craft materials to life, creating a stop - motion video akin to the
films Coraline or The Boxtrolls.
That Erykah Badu is giving a secret concert at Good Units at the Hudson Hotel tonight... THAT hotelier John Fitzpatrick celebrated being named Irish America magazine's man of the year (and coverboy) at the Irish Historical Society on Fifth Avenue with three police commissioners — Ray Kelly, John Timoney and Bill Bratton... THAT the Kenya portion of the lauded «Life»
series on Discovery, voiced by Oprah Winfrey, was
filmed at two camps owned by Richard Roberts Safari, one
in the Masai Mara and the
other in Lewa.
Graduate students
in the department also create
other outreach videos including, most recently, a
film noir
series about El Nino's effects on sardines.
Following Night with a
series of
other, more traditional
films, Romero rose to prominence again
in the 1970's and 80's, when he produced and released two additional Dead
films, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead.
While I find Shrek the Third to be entertaining enough to give it a pass
in this regard, I fear for the future of the
series, as now they've gotten even further away from the Grimm Fairy Tales / Disney world that the previous
films spoofed, opening up the
series to legendary characters and
other tales of adventure.
The «Batman» television show (1966 - 1968) cast a long, pop art - infused, camp shadow over the property and, after the big budget failures of a
series of superhero
films in the 1980s (some more campy than
others) such as Howard the Duck (1986), WB apparently had cold feet.
The Infinity Stones seems to touch every corner of the Marvel world
in one form or
other; so this
film brings together the casts from (nearly) all the
series, with Thanos as their shared target.
Other screen work includes the
films AFFINITY, for which she won Best Actress at Nymphe d'Or, MR. SELFRIDGE, THE SECRET DIARIES OF MISS ANNE LISTER, Anya
in the cult series UTOPIA, SECRET STATE with Gabriel Byrne, BRIDESHEAD REVISITED and IN BRUGE
in the cult
series UTOPIA, SECRET STATE with Gabriel Byrne, BRIDESHEAD REVISITED and
IN BRUGE
IN BRUGES.
Overall, this one is a very good action
film that entertains
in spades and thanks to Hoffman's spectacular turn as the antagonist here, it is elevated above the
other installments
in the
series.
Second, Hollywood and
other film industries feed off one
other through a
series of dynamic exchanges (ask Mr. Amenabar what were his major influences
in the making of his nationally and internationally successful Tesis and Open your Eyes).
Shailene Woodley is the best thing
in film 2 of the «Divergent»
series, though it also features a fine cast of
other performers.
In fact, one aspect that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 conveys better than any other seven films in the series is the hero - villain relationshi
In fact, one aspect that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 conveys better than any
other seven
films in the series is the hero - villain relationshi
in the
series is the hero - villain relationship.
That 1960
film, along with three
others in the Poe
series — «The Pit and the Pendulum» (1961), «The Haunted Palace» (1963) and the ambitious, proto - psychedelic «Masque of the Red Death» (1964)-- get their own superb Blu - ray upgrade
in «The Vincent Price Collection,» a four - disc set from Shout!
Based on part one of the Chaos Walking
series, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Liman's
film is set
in a future where all men have «the noise,» allowing them to hear each
other's thoughts.
At the same time, Uchida is responsible for some of the most remarkable swordplay
films of the 1950s and»60s; his five -
film Musashi Miyamoto epic (not screened at MOMA), starring Kinnosuke Nakamura
in the title role and Ken Takakura as his arch-nemesis Kojiro, surpasses the better - known Inagaki Samurai Trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune
in terms of both drama and swordplay, yet remains little - known
in the West (despite its availability on DVD
in the U.S.) After the BAM retrospective (and
others)
in 2008, most of Uchida's
films remained unscreened and undistributed
in America, so with MOMA's bigger
series recently ending, it's time again to encourage distributors like the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and Arrow Video to bring out more of the director's masterpieces, both for critical reconsideration and for those whom the veteran filmmaker will be a major new discovery.
For what it's worth, Chris Pratt does not actually get around to asking her any questions, mostly just mentioning
other film series that he happens to be
in.
She has also appeared
in a number of television
series and
films including «Rock of Ages» and «Black Nativity,» among
others.
Several
film series tied to summer viewing take place under the stars;
others unfold indoors,
in brick - and - mortar auditoriums filled by various programmers and presenters devoted to the full international range of
film history.
The
other week came word that Syfy had scrapped plans for a TV
series based on the «Tremors»
films, one which would have seen the return of Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward
in their roles as Valentine «Val» McKee...
Other Kurosawa
films with strong noir elements, both playing
in the Mifune
series, are the multiple - viewpoint period murder mystery masterpiece «Rashomon» (1950) and his great dark samurai classic «Yojimbo» (1961).
Sort of quietly and without nearly the fanfare of some
other properties, Marvel has seen their Captain America
series of
films become some of the most popular
in their cinematic universe.
As daffy father Clark, Chase turned the
film into a huge hit, harnessing a likable befuddlement that kept the
series going even as the sequels were increasingly less well received and tiresomely slapstick.Chase's
other big hit came
in 1985, when he starred as the title character
in Fletch, the
film widely considered the actor's best and most complimentary of his sharp talent for wordplay.
In other words, Boll's latest evokes the form but not the content of such
film series as Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean and Star Wars, which means that few if any fantasy fans will be deceived into believing that Dungeon Siege is a legitimate endeavor rather than the same everything - must - go yard sale of clichés and familiar formulas the director mined for his previous work.
It's a great
film steeped
in the language of
other great
films, so for the second installment of our ongoing Origin Stories
series, we've invited Schrader to select a roster of titles that have had an impact on his life and art and influenced his new
film.
Her
other credits include the
films That Awkward Moment, Smashed, Breathe
In and We Got ta Get Out of This Place, and the television
series Halt and Catch Fire.
Though Boyle masks a lot of the script's problems with some nifty visuals and the same kinetic energy prevalent
in his
other films, the frantic pace only lasts so long before the story grinds to a halt, suffocated by a never - ending
series of twists and red herrings that makes it almost impossible to discern what's real.
It's also the first
film in the
series that probably necessitates watching the earlier
films to appreciate fully, with its recurring characters and references to Indy's departed family and friends (Connery, who played Henry Jones I, has permanently retired from acting, and though tempted, turned down appearing
in this
film — I guess just one drink from the Holy Grail isn't enough for his character's immortality), so do yourself a very big favor and, if you haven't seen them, or have forgotten the details, watch the
other three
films prior.
Those concerned that they'd fumble on the third
film, like so many
other series (Scream, The Godfather, the original Star Wars trilogy, Blade, The Terminator, X-Men, Spider - Man etc etc), can rest assured that The World's End is just as fast paced, witty and steeped
in genre as the first two.
Scary Movie 3 The latest installment
in the movie spoof
series takes aim at «The Ring,» «Matrix Reloaded,» «8 Mile» and
other recent
films.
Unlike
other films in the subgenre, this isn't a
series of CliffsNotes or the greatest hits of a former first lady's life, but rather an entirely subjective, visceral, upsetting and sometimes beautiful experience.
The Harry Potter
films were mostly adapted by screenwriter Steve Kloves, who worked closely with Rowling (he skipped the fourth
film in the
series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but wrote all the
others).
I saw more DVNR than
other reviewers seem to be seeing (at least, grain is all but absent, which doesn't jibe with the picture having been shot
in Super35), but fear not: Changing Lanes doesn't look anywhere near as processed as the Mountain's concurrent BD issues of the Star Trek
film series.
He refined his acting skills on the TV
series Streets of San Francisco (1972 - 1976) with Karl Malden, produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) directed by Milos Forman starring Jack Nicholson, and
other films where he did act
in, The China Syndrome (1979) with Jane Fonda, Romancing the Stone (1984) and Jewel of the Nile (1985) with Kathleen Turner.
This CGI - enhanced
film will likely fall
in the PG - 13 range (as did all the
others in the
series) because of violent action and battle sequences.
The original script draft was co-penned by Guillermo del Toro shortly after he made Pan's Labyrinth nine years ago, but the project was put on hold while del Toro worked on a couple
films (Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Pacific Rim), a TV
series (The Strain), an At the Mountains of Madness adaptation that stalled
in pre-production, and The Hobbit before Peter Jackson took over... among
other things, that is.
Driven is also exceedingly weird, an absurd
series of interchangeable events narrated by an excessive amount of dateline subtitles (that linger on the screen a beat too long,
in deference to the key demographic), and a pair of sports commentators who function not so much as a Greek chorus but as a couple of backwoods yokels sitting behind you trying unsuccessfully to explain the
film to each
other.
While it riffs on a few notable sci - fi / action
films and traffics
in storylines audiences have seen
in other YA adaptations, there is a sense of urgency that doesn't let up, a lot of well - constructed action, and propulsion to a
film series fitting of the title Maze Runner.
Among the certainties
in the world of
film criticism — there will be a
series of pieces bemoaning critics» inability to stop a terrible summer
film from becoming a blockbuster; Armond White will often stake out a position
in opposition to many of his fellow critics; movies about middle - aged men having their mid-life crises sorted out by women well out of their league will always receive mostly kind notices; etc. — there's one that stands above all
others.