Sentences with phrase «own cinematic influences»

Written by Paul Schrader, Taxi Driver is an homage to and reworking of cinematic influences, a study of individual psychosis, and an acute diagnosis of the latently violent, media - fixated Vietnam era.

Perhaps the most recurrent cinematic influence here is that worse - than - you - remember 1984 chestnut «The NeverEnding Story,» whose visually haphazard fantasyland seems trippily of a piece with this one.

Working through an enormous canon of cinematic influences in a far more satisfying way than Carax's glib offering (Gomes» titular allusion to Murnau is no coincidence), Melbourne's resplendent Forum Theatre proved a fittingly grand venue for Gomes» expansive vision: this film is a joy to watch.

We spoke about directing Stephen Lang, channeling (and rejecting) cinematic influences, and how the film's best scene was the result of a last - minute on - set rewrite.

And a new series he's programmed at the Quad — «Origin Stories: Paul Schrader's Footnotes to First Reformed» (May 11 — 15)-- spotlights a dozen - plus of his own cinematic influences and artistic idols.

Hot on the heels of 1981's Body Heat, One Deadly Summer follows suit by updating noir conventions and archetypes, but while Lawrence Kasdan intensifies «noirishness» by amping the dial to 11, Becker integrates even more cinematic influences and engages with lingering post-WWII anxieties in a manner that broadens, rather than distills, the film's revisionist stakes.

But if the North Korean stuff was ultimately more of a means than an end, I had to appreciate the irony of Kim Jong - un bending Hollywood to his will, thus endowing him with the cinematic influence that his famously movie - obsessed father had always wanted and validating the daddy issues that Randall Park used to humanize the young dictator in The Interview.

He talks without lull on such topics as the MPAA battles (as a reflection of the «prudish state of America today»), Reese Witherspoon's legs and butt, Tom Hardy's smile, his taste for the coloring of heightened reality, his cinematic influences,

Maybe this was through the brash framing, the bombastic performances or his own desire to loudly flaunt his artistic and cinematic influences.

The newcomer on his early cinematic influences, future ambitions, and joining the cast of HBO's Sci - Fi Western Westworld.

Ford's cinematic influences are overtly placed — everything from the iconography and satire of DR. STRANGELOVE (as shown in the war room scene), to the narrative drive of STRAW DOGS (as shown in the grippingly tense scenes with fictional Tony's harassers, led by a perfectly - cast Aaron Taylor - Johnson), to the tangible feel of David Lynch's oeuvre, to the cunning bite of Michael Haneke's FUNNY GAMES.

As a video game, Tomb Raider wore its cinematic influences loudly and proudly, serving up Indiana Jones for a new generation; the only thing new and innovative about it, beyond the gender swap, was the gameplay.

Also on White's agenda: navigating through the litany of cinematic influences on Haynes's films and carefully investigating the various modes of transgression present throughout much of his filmography.

As with its GTA predecessors, Red Dead Redemption is at once upfront about its cinematic influences and yet not beholden to them, using its myriad frames of reference to produce something both familiar and unique.

Kojima will be talking about his career and cinematic influences with Jordan Vogt - Roberts, movie director and big fan of Kojima and Metal Gear, who will also be directing the Metal Gear Solid movie.

Film master Ingmar Bergman once said that his major early cinematic influences were «the film noir directors, Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh and Michael Curtiz.»

Mr. Kojima will discuss his cinematic influences and how they have allowed him to make masterworks of his own.

When asked what his cinematic influences were for the latest — and supposedly final — Wolverine stand - alone movie, director James Mangold reeled off an impressive and enticing list that included none - more - classic Western Shane, indie - hit heart - warmer Little Miss Sunshine and Darren Aronofsky's bruising character piece The Wrestler.

This film is a crazy amalgam of cinematic influences, none quite strong enough to push it beyond the realm of the mildly enjoyable.

If there are genuine cinematic influences here, they're likely to be the»70s films of such flamboyant Brits (and honorary Brits) as Ken Russell (Tommy) and Stanley Kubrick (A Clockwork Orange).

At his best, Verhoeven has always compartmentalized his inspirations rather uniquely, so he creatively crafts a fresh experience that stands on its own, but Elle bears a little too much resemblance to its cinematic influences.

In this interview, we discuss the film, what it means to be an active ally, his cinematic influences, and his incredible ensemble cast.

Self - congratulatory types may observe The Raid 2: Berandal in terms of its smorgasbord of cinematic influences, and pat themselves on the back for catching its touchstones: the A Better Tomorrow and Infernal Affairs trilogies, the filmography of Johnnie To, Th...

In later years Salvatore Argento's cinematic influence would be directly seen on the production credits of many of his son's films, along with those of Dario's brother Claudio, who acted as producer on many of his works.

There are enough other cinematic influences in the video — including the theories of Francis Ford Coppola's famed editor, Walter Murch, whom Rose interviewed at London's Serpentine Gallery during her solo show there earlier this year — that later on, in the fray of the Stella opening, I turned to her and asked, «So when are you going to make your feature film?»

Whilst seemingly disparate initially, all of the works are united by the themes of duality, hidden meaning, and cinematic influence.

In tandem with the Scorsese Collects gallery exhibition, this series illuminates the conjunction of graphic and cinematic influences that shaped Martin Scorsese's aesthetic.

Not exact matches

For better or worse, with its lengthy cutscenes and frequent penchant for filibuster - worthy speeches about nuclear weapons and technology, Metal Gear Solid revolutionized a cinematic approach to video game storytelling that still influences the industry today, all through a science - fiction lens of mechs, genetically enhanced soldiers, and nanomachines.

New bonus features include a Sam Mendes feature Introduction, A Cinematic Life: The Art & Influence of Conrad Hall and The Library: A Further Exploration of the World of Road to Perdition.

Add in Pattinson's central performance, subtract the sum total of the Safdie Brothers cinematic and literary influences (Of Mice and Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Straight Time, among others) and Good Time emerges as the next, necessary step in the Safdie Brother's evolution into top - tier, must - watch filmmakers.

What were your influences for the film, cinematic or otherwise?

Not that any of the young filmmakers at the Overlooked were trying to claim their work was on par with these cinematic masters, but you could tell from their films that Ozu and Bresson really mean something to these guys, their influences genuinely and thoroughly absorbed into the cinematic sensibilities of another generation.

There is no question about the influence of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy success on another of its franchises with this third cinematic installment of the Thor series.

Jones does more than just report on that interview, he also includes contemporary filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Richard Linklater, and David Fincher discussing the influence that the book had on them as cinematic artists in their own right.

With its dead ends and changes in perspectives, Louder Than Bombs is the kind of multi-faceted, ambitious, incompletely resolved American drama that American filmmakers never seem to get around to making: novelistic in subject and structure, but completely cinematic in the way it expresses itself, even if Trier's camera style never rises to the sophistication of his influences.

I've long been in love with film noir — those sumptuous, cynical tales of the darker side of life, an American cinematic phenomenon that started in the 1940s and was greatly influenced by German Expressionism and French Poetic Realism.

Branagh is a talented, Oscar - nominated actor and director perhaps best known for his five cinematic Shakespeare adaptations (Hamlet, etc.), as well as other theatrically influenced films.

He may well plagiarise but his knowledge of world cinema and the heavy influence it has on his films, in some ways, allows a wider audience to access some wonderful cinematic ideas they normally wouldn't.

Blood Feast is venerated by gorehounds and has a «so bad it's good» reputation among horror buffs, but what's really breathtaking about it is its shameless demonstration that, in the grand cinematic scheme, artistic merit, cultural influence, and commercial success have precious little to do with each other.

At a recent roundtable interview, Anderson and production designer Adam Stockhausen talked about how the project first came together, what inspired the story, the influence of Viennese writer Stefan Zweig's work on the multi-layered storytelling approach, their collaboration on the vision for the movie, how they created this rich, lush cinematic world and brought the audience into it, how Anderson cultivated a communal atmosphere on set and made available a large selection of books and films to the cast during production, Stockhausen's favorite day of shooting, and the challenge of using different aspect ratios.

It's a cinematic chimera of pieces hacked apart and stitched together, its inspirations and influences write large across every moment.

All in all, Netflix's influence as a film studio is slowly growing and Annihilation could be a boon to their cinematic business.

Here, she talks about her influences, including architect Zaha Hadid, and what it means to use cultural references responsibly while designing a cinematic world.

There's no way for me not to be influenced by Malick just because I have definitely found a great deal of value in what he is contributing to cinema, on a formal level and the cinematic grammar that he employs.

I think his influence was more on the cinematic side, personally.

For our release of The Soft Skin, out next week in Blu - ray and DVD editions, critic and filmmaker Kent Jones created a new video essay exploring Truffaut's influences, from literary to cinematic.

YouTuber Patrick (H) Willems recently took a look at «shared universe» comic book movies and TV, such as the Marvel cinematic universe (MCU) and the CW's Arrowverse, to analyze how their comic book storytelling roots have influenced their cinematic storytelling.

It has been a long time since I saw Blade Runner, and watching it anew in Ridley Scott's new, preferred «final cut» is to be reminded just how many cinematic science - fiction visions of the future have been influenced by it.

Satyajit Ray's long - heralded cinematic achievement was influenced by European cinema but also grew out of long - standing Indian artistic tradition.

Promising a unique cinematic experience, each theatre has been decorated with art deco, starlight, Italian or Mediterranean influences.