Sentences with phrase «powerful films of»

That, for me, makes it one of the most powerful films of the past several years, flaws and all.

«Birth of a Nation» is one of the most original and powerful films of this or any year.

I respect your position here Tony, but I found DISTRICT 9 one of the most powerful films of the years, a persuasive and wrenching examination of man's inhumanity to man.

As writer - director of The Last Jedi, Johnson conceived and realized a powerful film of which Lucasfilm and Disney are immensely proud.

Dee Rees has made the most engrossing, most engaging and most powerful film of 2017.

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The film clips gathered in Syria's Torture Machine depict graphic acts of torture and the horrific injuries that result; powerful images capable of causing even the most ardent of pacifists to advocate force.

There are also smaller films that should have your attention like the Sundance hit «The Birth of a Nation,» the powerful «The Light Between Oceans,» and the Amy Adams sci - fi trip «Arrival.»

When I had to reinvent and rebuild my photography business in 2007, which was failing because of the rapid decline of film, it was my powerful personal brand that drove much of our success.

It is a hamfisted cautionary tale about global warming (which, via the film's scientific hand - waving, produces an ice age), but it also functions as a powerful 9/11 allegory, celebrating the ability of New Yorkers to unify in the face of tragedy.

After more than three dozen women have come forward to accuse Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment, George Clooney and Matt Damon have spoken out about the powerful Miramax head who helped launch their careers.

«Beasts of No Nation is a powerful film that unfolds beautifully in the hands of director Cary Fukunaga with Idris Elba delivering a career - defining performance,» Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement.

That «The Equalizer» was going to dominate the weekend was a given, since the only other wide opener was the animated family film «Boxtrolls,» but not many people anticipated this powerful of a debut.

She has served as executive producer of four documentary films, including Kicking It, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival; A Powerful Noise, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival; She Is the Matador; and The Other City, a critically acclaimed portrayal of the HIV / AIDS crisis in Washington, DC, which premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.

There isn't a more powerful example of how revenge makes monsters of men in all of Eastwood's films.

Sometimes powerful, sometimes plodding, the film is a glimpse between the pages of Scripture.

Instead of a typical church fundraiser - perhaps a bake sale - Friends Church's leadership proposed a feature film shot on location on two sides of the globe and with a powerful message about the $ 32 billion world slave trade.

Filmed entirely on location in Morocco on a relatively modest budget of $ 20m, major challenges included filming large - scale battle sequences using a stunt team, and recreating the fall of Jericho with powerful explosives.

And while the band and director may have had nonbelievers in mind, the film is powerful enough to win over skeptics of the modern worship movement.

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.

Cyril Charzat, Senior Director, Global Heineken Brand, added: «In the film, our «man of the world» brings to life the powerful idea that there are no limits, when you know your limits.

And they spoke of home birth as if it was child abuse and didn't see the beauty of Ricki Lake's film (which was so 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.

In this disturbing and powerful film, made by a Jewish journalist, director and concerned parent, the realities of the procedure and its possible after effects are revealed.

In «Duck Soup «-- the 1930s Marx brothers» film — a powerful rich lady tells the ailing government of Freedonia, she will only bail them out with another loan, if her favourite — Groucho Marx — becomes president: chaos follows.

As a result these films can be more powerful than any number of biographies or academic books in shaping how we view politicians and their lives.

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.

The aerial shot of all the worshippers streaming away from the mosque, protecting a defenceless Jewish child in their midst, is one of the most powerful of the whole film.

The Civic Heart is a powerful, short film opening with video of a diverse group of citizens.

These days, medical X-rays come in multiple formats: plain film used in dental exams and doctors» offices; fluoroscopy, which bounces a continuous X-ray beam off contrast agents you've either injected or ingested, providing a moving real - time image of arteries and intestines; and the computed tomography (CT) scan, which couples a powerful computer with a circular array of extremely sensitive detectors to turn X-rays into detailed cross sections of the body.

She thinks games can be just as powerful as films or novels, but by experiencing them in a different way the player can become a co-director of the story.

Disrupting the formation of films could be a powerful way to neutralize harmful infections.

Instead of using x-rays, MRI uses a powerful magnet and transmits radio waves through the body; the images appear on a computer screen as well as on film.

Visitors to Bali have also caught on to the powerful healing benefits of jamu, no doubt in part due to the popularity of the film Eat, Pray, Love.

I would love to have lunch with Lauren Parsekian Paul, one of the founders of Kind Campaign, a nonprofit that helps educate about the powerful belief in KINDness that brings awareness and healing to the negative and lasting effects of girl - against - girl «crime» through documentary films and school based programs.

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 seas).

Bulworth notes that rap music is a powerful cultural voice, and is a great example of how a serious pop soundtrack can sustain a film's here - and - now mood — and its credibility.

Even as the case is progressing, the film's center of gravity switches from the trial to the progress of Beckett's disease, and we briefly meet his lover (Antonio Banderas) and his family, most especially his mother (Joanne Woodward), whose role is small but supplies two of the most powerful moments in the film.

This may be Alvarez's greatest accomplishment with the film — getting the kind of emotionally potent performances that make it a powerful and visceral film to watch.

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

This is a gruelling film and one that survivors of sexual violence should watch with caution, but it is a tremendously powerful piece of cinema.

The basics have been well - publicized: The film, shot in black and white, is about a German Nazi who took over a factory in Poland during World War II and talked his powerful acquaintances into allowing him to use cheap labor, in the form of Jewish workers.

Sure, I love fun, and it is one of the most powerful ways to engross a player, but imagine if all films fit under the category of fun?

The film traces how the leader was able to skillfully manipulate both the societal institutions of the day as well as the powerful men who surrounded her in order to gain control over all of Russia.

an absorbing, frequently powerful, and at times insightful film that smartly deploys its sci - fi trappings to keep us engaged while leaving us with just the right touch of ambiguity to chew on afterwards

In the film's most powerful sequence, Baye simply looks up, sees the uninvited guest and knows that one of her boys is dead, and her simple reaction shot speaks volumes.

But the film's biggest asset is the powerful performance by Jon Hamm as Skiles, a tortured man who struggles to find his way through a labyrinth of violence and betrayal.

Filled with truly warm and tender moments, this film is a story of how powerful the human relationship can be.

The film is a powerful statement about the injustice in the world, and especially one of the cruel injustices of it's day.