Sentences with phrase «placed upon the film»

What was once a niche sub-genre full of talented directors looking to make a name for themselves, now sees itself devouring popular culture like some sort of voodoo curse placed upon the film going public.

Not exact matches

But the film is also deeply critical and fully enraged at all the unseen burdens that women place upon ourselves, even as it suggests that we are merely getting a jump on those burdens getting loaded on us by the world.

These are some of the bigger themes touched upon in The Place Beyond the Pines, the latest film from Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance.

Also understandable is Paramount not expecting customers» tastes to extend more than a generation; from 1983, Trading Places may be many viewers» cut - off for «modern» films, a cut - off many observe either deliberately (and foolishly) or, more likely, based upon what cable television exposes them to.

The critic Jonathan Romney once discussed a phenomenon he called the «Kaurismäki effect»: encountering just one film by the director invariably leaves a viewer puzzled by his style and sensibility, but, upon seeing two or three, things gratifyingly begin to click and fall into place.

In 1979, Schroeter's friend and colleague, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, speculated upon the place Schroeter and his films might some day hold for the history of cinema:

If there's one aspect that prevents Bolt's outstanding screenplay from quite reaching the dizzying pedestal upon which Spielberg places it, it lies in its overstatement of Lawrence's contradictions, the «no one ever knew him» assertion with which the film begins, building towards the answer, «least of all Lawrence himself».

It is for this reason that no sub-genre of horror is more genuinely terrifying than the home invasion film, which preys upon the very real fear of the safest place in your world being flip - turned into a living nightmare.

Upon coming home and seeing him comatose, Franny appears to regret their argument, but the film doesn't hold her accountable for having treated him poorly — instead, it celebrates that Franny has come home and healed the wounds of familial conflict, while failing to fully acknowledge that she inflicted them in the first place.

As past Toy Story DVDs left little room for enhancement in most areas, even with the higher bitrate and genuinely welcome handful of new bonus features here, the necessity to «double - dip» relies upon how much value you place on the film and this new set's various additions.

Cat People (1982) A charmingly schlocky erotic thriller very loosely based on Jacques Tourneur and Val Lewton's 1942 horror film by the same name, Cat People follows the explosive sexual awakening of Irena Gallier (Nastassja Kinski) who, upon arriving in New Orleans, slowly learns that her desires transform her into a black leopard, placing her and her new zoologist lover (John Heard) in jeopardy.

What was greeted with relative fanfare upon release (I myself gave it a four - star review my sophomore year of high school) now seems fairly bland when placed in comparison with the other films, neither exciting (as I found Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) nor excruciating (as I found Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).

Instead, it is remarkable for its foundation, for all of the substantive storytelling infrastructure that Kusama builds the film upon in the first place.

We did, and it ended up probably being in a better scene and a better place in the film than if we tried to force a rainbow upon a different moment of the film.

Although Age of Ultron is at times awkwardly shoehorned into the timeline of the larger Marvel film universe, Whedon is able to build upon the strong foundation he's already put in place, laying down a challenge to DC's upcoming Justice League films as well as his successors in the Avengers franchise moving forward....

The film is surprisingly spiritual, in fact, not simply an excuse for mayhem but a tale with genuine ideas about our place in the universe, our reliance upon others for our own karmic enlightenment, and how death is inherently even more ridiculous than life, no matter how grizly the end.

Meanwhile, Todd McCarthy of the Hollywood Reporter wrote of the film, «Intense emotional currents and the jagged feelings of volatile actors are turned loose to raucous dramatic and darkly comedic effect in one of the most sustained examples of visually fluid tour de force cinema anyone's ever seen... An exemplary cast, led by Michael Keaton... fully meets the considerable demands placed upon it by director Alejandro G. Inarritu... The film's exhilarating originality, black comedy and tone that is at once empathetic and acidic will surely strike a strong chord with audiences looking for something fresh.»

It found a parallel in the film's production, lambasting the pressure placed upon filmmakers to work consistently, regularly churning out increasingly expensive works until bestowed an Oscar at the end!

Thrillers which take place upon airplanes have been around for many, many years, but for audiences of my generation, the touchstone film of this genre is Passenger 57.

Once upon a time, we thought the only place to meet authors was in bookstores and the only way to network with movie industry people was at film festivals.

Star Wars originated in 1977 upon the release of the first Star Wars film later sub-titled as A New Hope which was created, written and directed by George Lucas with a budget of $ 11 million actually earned $ 775.4 million at the box office; securing its place in pop culture.

Star Wars Battlefront only focused upon the original trilogy of films, placing players within episodes IV, V and VI.

The film's narrative questions the supposed singularity of artists working within the Romantic tradition, placing emphasis upon relationships between painters and political thinkers.

I've invested in all the ways in which I can make commentary through it, with it and reflect upon its relation to the world and to that place between art and film.»

The exhibition also showcases Pindell's work with photography, film, and performance — mediums she has used to explore her place in the world — as well as works from the last two years, which draw on the beauty and innovation of her approach to abstraction to build upon contemporary conversations around equity and diversity.

In their e-mail rejection, they expressed concern that other «special interests» might ask to distribute materials, too; they said they didn't want to offer «political» endorsement of the film; and they saw «little, if any, benefit to NSTA or its members» in accepting the free DVDs -LSB-...] there was one more curious argument in the e-mail: Accepting the DVDs, they wrote, would place «unnecessary risk upon the [NSTA] capital campaign, especially certain targeted supporters.»

The NSTA turned down the offer on the grounds that the NSTA has a 2001 policy against «product endorsement», and a fear that distributing the film would place «unnecessary risk upon the [NSTA] capital campaign, especially certain targeted supporters.»