Sentences with phrase «period pieces like»

When you think of the name Joe Wright, you think of period pieces like Atonement and Pride & Prejudice — not action flicks that twist fairytale themes into something the Brothers Grimm would approve of.

Set on the cusp of Steinem feminism, circa the 1968 elections (more or less because that's when co-scenarist Robert Towne began writing the screenplay, and wouldn't it be great if more films became incidental period pieces like that?)

The twice Oscar - nominated costume designer, known for her work on historical period pieces like Malcolm X, Amistad, Selma, and The Butler, ventured into the high - tech world of Wakanda to create costumes that looked to the future but were rooted in real history.

Sure, it's dated, but there is a real charm to period pieces like this.

There's much discussion about how the film is supposedly a game changer, how it's more in tune with the current zeitgeist as opposed to the traditional narrative strengths and linearity of a period piece like The King's Speech.

But more surprising was costume designer Jenny Beavan's triumph in over dual nominee Sandy Powell and the production design win for Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson, as many expected the Academy to go with a more traditional period piece like «The Danish Girl» or «Bridge of Spies.»

Not exact matches

What I said earlier about Maritain is true to a lesser extent of Pacelli: Some of these speeches read like period pieces, more so than the work of earlier and later popes.

Fossils from terrestrial species from this region and time period are relatively rare, thus the find helps paleontologists fill in important missing pieces about what prehistoric life was like on North American's East Coast.

During this period, known as the Middle Stone Age, humans developed the first symbolic art, like engraved pieces of red ochre and ostrich eggshell containers.

«Usually something like this gets assembled over a period of time, maybe by different groups, and then there's one last piece that links them together.

It's so easy to get stuck in a rut and dress the same pieces and style them in the same ways for a long period of time but that becomes so uninspiring after a while and you feel like you could totally benefit from trying something else and «out of your comfort zone».

I'd like to cultivate a more suitable everyday sort of style, which definitely nods to the vintage style, but also doesn't need to necessarily look like a period piece.

Tweet This cape coat with the tulle ruffle peeking out... I look like a character in a period piece.

I wasn't sure how I'd like it since it looked pretty cut - and - dry / period piece / Oscar bait, but it was fantastic.

Lovers of Downton Abbey will like this one: Like Downton, it proves that a good period piece doesn't need gratuitous violence or sex to be compelllike this one: Like Downton, it proves that a good period piece doesn't need gratuitous violence or sex to be compellLike Downton, it proves that a good period piece doesn't need gratuitous violence or sex to be compelling.

This cape coat with the tulle ruffle peeking out... I look like a character in a period piece.

Aside from the occasional piece of media like the (highly recommended) Dallas Buyers Club, this is not a period of time or a crisis that is frequently visited in popular media, and this seems to be leading to a knowledge gap that is gradually expanding over the years.

The way the characters wear their hair and clothes, and they way they carry themselves contributes to what feels like an authentic period piece.

Inevitably, some of the facts become redundant after all the other materials, but I like the inclusion of additional interview subjects / perspectives, and the inclusion of period footage contributes to the piece as well.

Previously he'd directed a series of James Bond - like spoofs called OSS: 117, and his 2014 Cannes bow was a misguided, miserable political period piece called The Search.

No, people, this type of film is quite a ways away from being something like «Rock of Ages», but the idea of a period piece about a prominent rock music club is close enough to make the handful of people who know about «CBGB» get the «heebie - jeebies».

Like I said above, it's a period piece, but it's got all the hallmarks of being made during the 1970s.

Jon Amiel's film is beautifully constructed and flawlessly integrates other techniques (documentary footage, time lapse photography, CGI effects) into what feels like a traditional period piece.

Lee never knew the period firsthand, having first come to the United States in 1978, so he approached Moody's story as a period piece, like Sense and Sensibility.

As if on cue, a swell of new oaters has tumbled into view this year to prove as much, and each of them in their own way plays less like a period piece than it does a mirror.

Just like its source material, Red Dead Redemption would be a turn of the century period piece, with an ear for turn of the century idioms and an eye for historical detail and brutal frontier violence.

Junge, detained in Russia for a period at the end of World War II before finding work as a magazine editor, treats the unseen Heller like a priest; one might say that her regret drives the piece, resulting in not a lurid film about Hitler (which has disappointed those critics out for something pulpier), but a deathbed confession.

From costumes to sets, the art direction is equally up to the task of making it look like a genuine period piece.

I will say though, that the book is extremely girly, and this movie looks like a major period - piece (not time period), yet it's all done by a bunch of males which is weird.

His recent pictures, including the 1950s psychodrama «The Master» and the»70s noir «Inherent Vice,» feel less like stylized period pieces than weird, indelible relics of their respective eras — impeccably crafted, rich in mystery and deeply attuned to their characters» turbulent inner states.

Formalist technics can be worked seamlessly into modern films, like the comic book qualities of Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, or they can be sloppy, like every time a current Top 40 hit makes its way into the soundtrack of a period piece.

Though this is exactly the type of project that Carell has been actively seeking lately (one that allows him to flex both his comedic and dramatic muscles), it's surprising to see someone like Knightley stray so far from her comfort zone of bleak dramas and stuffy period pieces.

And the recent Supreme Court decision didn't make the film feel like a musty period piece — instead, it seemed to add resonance and immediacy, turning a small victory in one community into the harbinger of greater things to come.

The scenes set at the high school now feel like a heavy - handed period piece, as they prominently showcase dated fashions and music.

Goya's Ghosts (2006) Mixing elements of historic fact with fiction, the easiest explanation for Bardem's wig - like mess in this Milos Forman film is that it's a period piece set in the late 18th - century.

Since it's a period piece, it's safe to say technical elements like production design and costume nominations are expected.

From his early films like Velvet Goldmine (a 1998 film that explores the»80s and»70s) and Far from Heaven (a 2002 film set in the 50s) to his most recent work, Carol (also set in the 50s), Haynes is a master at crafting gorgeous period pieces.

Even a departure like his underrated 2000 period piece Esther Kahn seemed perversely idiosyncratic and confrontational, what with its deliberately blank lead performance by Summer Phoenix and its plain, unburnished images of Victorian England.

It's reportedly a period piece set in the»80s, and it will feel more like «a gritty crime drama» than a traditional superhero film.

I'm sure you'll like it if you enjoy period pieces, nothing exceptional.

I thought the entire cast was perfect as the casting director was wise to get experienced fantasy and period piece actors from famous shows like Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, and The Borgias to give the characters a certain flair.

Playing like a period piece today, Empire Records will be quite valuable as reference to future filmmakers looking to recreate»90s teen culture.

Director Armando Iannucci opens The Death of Stalin like a typical period piece, with some calming piano music, a concert hall, and a group of attentive audience members.

It's just that he's so incredibly talented that it looks like a period piece drama / epic love story and it gets nominated for Academy Awards, when in reality it's no more than a well - made love story with a little metaphor thrown in for good measure.

From wardrobe to set design, every department adds to the necessary atmosphere for this dream - like period piece.

And coming so close on the heels of Terence Davies's A Quiet Passion and Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship, two films that revivify the period piece and prioritize the interpretive freedom of page - to - screen adaptation, the dour A Woman's Life looks like exactly that — hidebound even in its unorthodoxies.

It's also a flawlessly executed period piece that feels like a prequel to the 1976 film All the President's Men — part of a United States government's shared cinematic universe of coverups, conspiracies, and corruption.

Though it's a contemporary setting, there are so many retro references that the story almost feels like a period piece.

This is no staid period piece; shot like an action film, with handheld cameras and 360 - degree sets, it's visceral, bloody and moves at a breathtaking pace.

Amma Assante («Belle») directs this epic period piece that sounds like one of the more ambitious films at TIFF 2016.