Sentences with phrase «overemphatic jazz soundtrack»

Since the beginning of time, a cup of black coffee has done more to set the scene than any moody jazz soundtrack ever could.

Although it alludes to romantic conventions, with overt references to Hollywood history and an overemphatic jazz soundtrack, Wild Grass is neither poignant nor zany.

With shadowy, black - and - white production, a slow - burning jazz soundtrack, and a wide ensemble of characters that runs the gamut of crime movie archetypes, Dick Hopper serves as a love letter to film noir, even as it skewers the genre with no mercy.

Classic Woody Allen films come to mind when attempting to describe this gem (partially due to the prevalent old - school jazz soundtrack), although Beginners lacks the overt neurosis (which may be a positive depending on one's opinion).

With multi-award winning, genre - bending design, stylish hand - drawn aesthetics, a satisfying difficulty curve, and an original live jazz soundtrack, the FRAMED Collection is a genuinely unique puzzle game experience.

The Intellectual context (especially the dialogue) is an absolute triumph that is underpinned by an excellent ever present jazz soundtrack that plays as much a character as the cast itself.

The film's jazz soundtrack, gorgeous black - and - white cinematography and deadpan humour create a romantic melancholic atmosphere that is highly enjoyable to indulge in, with Niko as a charismatic flâneur.

Sure, it is fun to watch the cast of Cafe Society act, the sunny cinematography is often gorgeous and the jazz soundtrack is enjoyable, but Woody Allen can only make so many star - studded sunsoaked jazzy movies until the star - studded sunsoaked jazziness is not enough to keep it afloat.

Director Steven Soderbergh (Solaris, Traffic) does still score many points in the style department, with a hip funk - jazz soundtrack, cool retro vibes, and camerawork that has a dash of European new wave cinema elements.

is (to me, at least) without doubt the best edited film of 2014, beautifully and flawlessly bringing the pulsating jazz soundtrack into the edits.

The frequent silence is almost deafening, complimented by a gorgeously dark jazz soundtrack that perfectly encapsulates the time period.

«The Public Eye» (1994) had a jazz soundtrack, showing what a photo journalist goes through for a story.

The tutorials kick tail, all to the backdrop of an experimental jazz soundtrack that makes you feel cooler than you actually are.

When trailers hinted at an acid jazz soundtrack, I was absolutely over the moon.

Boasting some 50 different stages (each with multiple completion possibilities), the added threat of a variety of traps, as well as a host of power - ups and a soul - jazz soundtrack to die for, Green Game: TimeSwapper is set to be the most unicoloured touch game to date.

The entire time, a constant light jazz soundtrack plays, which seems fitting at a pool hall.

Third Eye Crime features a cool jazz soundtrack paired with very distinctive noir graphic novel styled visuals.

With the unique acid jazz soundtrack of the main game, I can imagine that it will make for some great dance tracks.

With multi-award winning, genre - bending design, stylish hand - drawn aesthetics, a satisfying difficulty curve, and an original live jazz soundtrack, the FRAMED Collection is a genuinely unique puzzle game experience.

Your actions conduct a moody jazz soundtrack that reflects the feelings of the characters as they change in real time.

Using hand - drawn characters, painted backgrounds and a vintage jazz soundtrack, it's a remarkably faithful tribute to the era.

While its charming appearance and delightfully faithful 1930s jazz soundtrack will entice you in, be prepared to succumb repeatedly as navigating your way through the run - and - gun levels and around the boss stages is no picnic.

It's the best overall PC game for kids due to its engaging fun factor, immersive gameplay, and beautiful hand - drawn and inked animations, watercolor backgrounds and original composed jazz soundtrack.

The JRPG comes to the foray of the PS4 with its exciting action sequences, fast - paced gameplay, cerebral story and fresh acid jazz soundtrack composition.

Combine all that with a kickin» jazz soundtrack and it's no wonder Fandango remains so beloved.

It put an end to her years on Fillmore Street, in a social hub for an arty crowd, and indeed Conner chose a jazz soundtrack.

The township - jazz soundtrack to his multi-screen puppet danse macabre «More Sweetly Plays the Dance» sounds discordantly through the galleries.

Burckhardt often incorporated a jazz soundtrack or poets — such as John Ashbery (Mounting Tension, 1950; Ostensibly, 1989), Kenneth Koch (In Bed, 1986), and Frank O'Hara (Automotive Story, 1954)-- reading their poems aloud as narration.

You can also buy drinks and snacks at the cozy bar using bitcoins while listening to a soothing jazz soundtrack.

Not exact matches

The internationally renowned South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, whose music was an integral part of the soundtrack to the struggle against Apartheid, has passed away at the age of 78 following a battle against prostate cancer.

As I wander through bustling streets, the soundtrack changes with each turn I take... first jazz plays, then hip - hop, rock, even a full gamelan (a traditional Indonesian percussion instrument) orchestra...

After all, sex sells, and jazz is the obvious soundtrack for the sinful lifestyle.

Her Royal Highness Beyoncé has lent her significant vocal presence to a jazzed - up cover of her and Jay's «Crazy In Love» for The Great Gatsby soundtrack and, well, it sounds...

When researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign replaced a fast - food restaurant's fluorescent lights and rock - and - roll soundtrack with softer incandescent bulbs and mellow jazz, study participants ate 18 percent less food.

Expect to hear live jazz that will be the soundtrack to your evening.

May 10, 2013 • In overseeing the new film's soundtrack, music supervisor Anton Monsted says he hoped to create a «sliding door» effect between the Jazz Age and the hip - hop era.

It's a measure of the quality of the music in «Whiplash» that we were originally going to earmark the film for our Soundtracks list (coming next week), so sure we were that director Damien Chazelle had mostly used old jazz standards to punctuate his thrilling film.

Extras: Interview from 2005 with Moreau; archival interviews with Moreau, Malle, actor Maurice Ronet, and original soundtrack session pianist René Urtreger; footage of Miles Davis and Malle from the soundtrack recording session; program from 2005 about the score featuring jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and critic Gary Giddins; Malle's student film «Crazeologie,» featuring Charlie Parker's song «Crazeology»; trailers; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Terrence Rafferty, an interview with Malle, and a tribute by film producer Vincent Malle.

Only as he intellectualises his way to murder does the jazz properly kick in on the soundtrack.

Some terrific songs on the impossible to get soundtrack (believe me, I've tried) by jazz / funk maestro Roy Ayers are in the mix here, which actually is why I watched the film to begin with.

Directed by razzle - dazzle impresario Baz Luhrmann, this «Gatsby» boasts the charismatic duo of Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan as romantic leads, 3 - D as its format, a soundtrack rife with proven hitmakers, a Jazz Age setting and a theme of the American Dream gone sour that still resonates today.

Its irksome soundtrack must have been a boon to the «naff covers of jazz standards» industry.

by Walter Chaw Yôko Kanno's soundtrack for Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (hereafter Cowboy Bebop) is a jubilant a blend of funk, jazz, blues, soul, and punk that soars even though it's a pale shadow of the «bebop» innovated by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Bud Powell (and Kenny Clarke and Max Roach) in Minton's Playhouse in the early 1940s.

Nor would it be as moving if weren't for one of the best soundtracks of the decade, featuring a sensuous, well - chosen collection of jazz, string motifs and Chinese pop.

The soundtrack is a distinct mix between jazz, electronic and orchestral music.

The soundtrack, of course, consists of old jazz, to which no other music compares for Allen.

The jazz age soundtrack with its tom - tom drumming keeps the mood light and swinging through many scenes.

However, none of this would have amounted to much without the perfect recreation of the Sixties fluff comedy look of the film, complete with sumptuous Technicolor vibe, light jazz and lounge soundtrack, gaudy wardrobe, split - screen conversations, process shots, and none of the camera techniques that have been development in the last 40 years that would suggest this is a modern film.

Director Sagal (Night Gallery, Girl Happy), working with the script by the Corringtons (Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Boxcar Bertha), brings Matheson's story to the 1970s, complete with hip jazz - funk soundtrack, blaxploitation elements, and hippie jargon and tie - ins.

One thing that also should be mentioned here is the soundtrack, which makes the whole situation feel like it's taking place in a hip new jazz venue where the players are smart, the lighting is perfect and the rhythm is on beat.