Sentences with phrase «powerful film for»

That being said, I will predict that if you haven't seen Let the Right One In, Let Me In will be an equally powerful film for you and an experience you won't easily forget.

The year's best megaplex blockbuster — a more powerful film for some of us than «Dunkirk» or «Star Wars: The Last Jedi.»

Not exact matches

The film carries a powerful message about the global slave trade and has a call to action for viewers to help fight it.

In seminaries as in churches, breaking the silence has a powerful impact on the community itself: student organizations sponsor films and speakers on the topic; campus incidents are addressed rather than denied; field - education placements in shelters are developed, or a session on sexual harassment is provided for field - education supervisors; resources on these issues are added to the library, and continuing - education programs are developed.

But more powerful are the film's visual embodiments of the idea that «the Spirit acts upon the body» to irradiate it, making it «more beautiful than it is»; for, Mary asks, «what is flesh alone?»

The film marks a transition for actor Andrew Garfield, from blockbuster superhero, to critical darling, in a starring role that is already being called one of the year's most powerful.

The gray area I'm searching for here is hard to articulate, but the film gets it just right: yes, it celebrates the importance of original creation and play, and yes it is a powerful critique of the age of quantification in schools.

The film has also provided powerful fodder for comic derision.

Filming an interview for our recent Dispatches documentary, Max murmurs that there are just far too many rich and powerful people out there who don't want the true extent of phone - hacking to see the light of day.

Sadly both for him and for us Princess Leiagram fans, his work is far from over: The film currently requires lasers powerful enough to take down your neighbor's TV, and it can show only two frames a second, far from the 30 frames per second needed for video.

To us films are the most powerful medium for change and can help you get from A-Z on a topic as quickly as possible.

One of the greatest and funniest horror films ever made, it has a great story and a powerful scenes with great visuals and exquisite acting, I am a big horror fan, this one is good, it is really good, although I was barging for something smaller and simpler, but it turned out to be way too different than expected!

For its time, this film contained some powerful ocean footage (watch for those amazing low - angle shots, and the ingenious intercutting of the «angry storm» of the French assembly and Napoleon's tiny skiff tossed about on the stormy seaFor its time, this film contained some powerful ocean footage (watch for those amazing low - angle shots, and the ingenious intercutting of the «angry storm» of the French assembly and Napoleon's tiny skiff tossed about on the stormy seafor those amazing low - angle shots, and the ingenious intercutting of the «angry storm» of the French assembly and Napoleon's tiny skiff tossed about on the stormy seas).

One of the greatest and funniest horror films ever made, it has a great story and a powerful scenes with great visuals and exquisite acting, I am a big horror fan, this one is good, it is really good, although I was barging for something

(Ian Holm was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in his role as Abrahams» coach), and this powerful film ended up with four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score.

All in all, the film is plenty conventional, even in a portrayal of Ancient Rome that is about as thin as a lot of the characterization, and as contrived as the melodramatics which slow down the impact of momentum almost as much as dull and draggy spells, thus making for a script whose shortcomings are challenged well enough by a powerful score, immersively beautiful visual style, solid direction, and strong lead acting for Henry Koster's «The Robe» to stand as an adequately rewarding and very intriguing study on the impact Christ had even on those who brought about his demise.

But it is a powerful film, one of the nine shortlisted for the foreign - language Oscar, and it is elevated, as it would need to be, by Diane Kruger's superb performance in the central role.

The culmination of the film is a powerful and mysterious climax that people will debate in theater lobbies, online and in classrooms for years to come, but may lead some to feeling unsatisfied.

For those of us who prefer to judge Gibson solely in terms of his art, the movie is a virtuosic piece of action cinema — particularly in its second half... And while there has been no shortage of recent films that decry the horrors of war and man's inhumanity to his fellow man, I know of none other quite this sickeningly powerful.

And you are holding back something special from your kids as well, for while these films take themselves seriously and should perhaps be screened before being shown to some younger, more sensitive audiences, they are among the most powerful animated tales being told today, and they deserve to be allowed to wow you.

In 1987, he starred as anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom alongside Kevin Kline, and though the film itself alienated some critics (Pauline Kael called it «dumbfounding»), Washington's powerful performance earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.Two years later, Washington netted another Best Supporting Actor nod — and won the award — for his turn as an embittered yet courageous runaway slave in the Civil War drama Glory.

She and her film make a powerful case for deserving it.

But this film would have worked either way: It's a celebration of a tough woman's rise from her role as a powerful man's spouse, and it's a case for why reporting should never be beholden to the whims of the White House (as the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Times put it, the role of the press is to serve «the governed, not the governors»).

Hoffman, who until now has played supporting roles in films such as «Boogie Nights» and «Happiness,» proves a powerful peer for his macho co-star, even in stiletto heels.

So if we buy their own logic, Paramount is telling us that it chose to release a worse version of the movie because it was easier for 15 - year - olds to go see it on group dates, and that Ferrell, a producer on the film and one of the more powerful talents in Hollywood, acceded to this.

Mission: Impossible III was a powerful film, and a lot of intrigue, where» Tomsito» for the third time playing all in a very dangerous mission, and for me the most dramatic.

As such, «The Dark Horse» is as good a title as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kids.

For a simple story, this film still packs a powerful punch of emotion.

Despite the stylistic and formal misfires, The Slippers» subject does remain compelling for any lover of film, and one does get a glimpse into a niche group for whom the The Wizard of Oz holds a powerful meaning.

Although documentarian Kirby Dick is known for visually imaginative films («This Film Is Not Yet Rated,» «Outrage»), he wisely chooses to depend on the powerful stories told here.

This must be the age of bliss for Harry being he loves absolutly every movie he sees... it's fairly obvious he's being paid off, after the Batman And Robin fiasco (back when the site was pure) studios realized how powerful this kinda site can be so they decided to give knowles a wad of cash to give their films a good review... Only reason Star Trek Nemesis didn't get a good review was because Moriarty and others bashed Rick Berman so much he didn't wan na give them Money he was so insulted... everyone do a favor and goto http://www.corona.bc.ca/films it's a real movie lovers site withreal reviews and NEWS... no shit about how they got the news or that they think the film reminds them of from their youth, just news..

Today, after seeing the film again for the first time in years, I feel that Saving Private Ryan is, if not an absolute masterpiece, an extremely powerful and moving work that stands as one of the greatest war films of this or any era.

It makes for a powerful drama, one that has rightly been topping many critics» polls and gathering up awards, including a Golden Globe for best foreign film.

Though it may not be a perfect film, Truth is a powerful piece of work that clearly feels important, certainly for those in or aspiring to be in the field of journalism today.

The film was directed and adapted for the screen by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) and stars Michael Fassbender (Assassin's Creed, X-Men: Apocalypse), Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), and Rachel Weisz (The Mummy, Oz the Great and Powerful).

Her speech was as powerful as Meryl Streep's was last year and watching her be elevated along with the other women and female - fronted films and shows that won made for a refreshing and progressive evening.

Look to this film for it's powerful performances and beautiful scenery; the story may be a bit lacking for some, and it's likely this will become more obvious on repeat viewings; however it's more than easy to overlook simplicity for the sake of some of the year's most provocative performances.

However, the famed musical talent will also re-team with Sam Raimi on his next film, Oz: The Great and Powerful — and is in talks to compose the soundtrack for Gary Ross» adaptation of The Hunger Games.

Accepting the World Cinema documentary directing prize, «Winnie» helmer Pascale Lamche pointedly said her film was «for those who know that history is not made by great men» — a sentiment echoed by one of the U.S. doc winners, «Step» director Amanda Lipitz, when she said, «These girls show that nothing is impossible when you surround yourself with a group of powerful women.»

After months of a business - wide reckoning where many powerful men have seen histories of sexual assault, harassment and abuse lead to career - ending consequences, the film industry's biggest stars gathered for what's typically one of the more uproarious, loose nights of award show season.

The character of the recently wealthy «capitalist bloodsucker» Anton Saitz (Gottfried John), who Elvira had the operation in hope of love from, is unseen for more than half the film's length, making it all the more powerful when he is revealed in tennis shorts and shirt impersonating Jerry Lewis on television.

Hood and Eye In The Sky was awarded for its powerful portrayal of the ethical dilemmas posed by drone warfare, including how political and military leaders assess «collateral damage» — a term for which the film provides much - needed humanity.

And while only a few saw it, those who did catch Andrei Zyvagintsev «s «Elena» fell head over heels in love with it; a powerful and gripping Russian film about an elderly woman trying to secure an inheritance for her son.

Jones delivers an undeniably powerful performance in Lincoln as Thaddeus Stevens, and the film's status as a frontrunner for the big trophy helps his chances greatly.

Audiences starved for stimulation might find its mere existence a saving grace, but it elicited powerful feelings of boredom in me, matched only by one or two other films I've seen this year.

The story of the Lovings has all the elements for an inspiring and powerful feature film.

Essentially the same plot as the first film, in that a highly skilled and powerful assassin is sent back in time to kill the person, in this case John Connor (Edward Furlong), responsible for the human's victory over the machines in the future.

The director is adamant his film is not a «remake» of Argento's movie but an «homage to the incredible, powerful emotion» he felt when he watched it for the first time.

He beat out Robert Towne for the job, pitching the film as an examination of the characters that inhabited these powerful bodies: why did they always do the right thing?

But for those of us who have seen the film, that shot of those stairs is pretty powerful stuff.