Sentences with phrase «powerful movie»

Had there been an actual cohesive film, offering context, character, story and history, it could have been one of the most powerful movie's I've ever seen.

I went to the film primarily to see two beautiful, powerful movie stars «in love,» and I bet a lot of other people did, too.

But thanks to Disney's large portfolio of powerful movie franchises and an ever - growing pipeline of new releases, the company has proven time and time again it can set new records.

«Harvey and the team here believe this is an incredibly powerful movie in the vein of Bully ($ 4.1 M) and The Imitation Game ($ 91.1 M), both of which deal with powerful issues,» said TWC's David Glasser.

It should be interesting to see how Ramsay's chosen to adapt it, because the novel (which I also happen to love) doesn't exactly read like it would make for a very powerful movie watching experience.

The second revolved around Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful movie executives in the nation, or at least he was until this week when several actresses and former employees accused him of sexual harassment and unwanted sexual advances, some of which may have been criminal.

As with «American History X,» Kaye's stance is obvious and moment to moment scenes are a bit preachy, but none of this detracts from the established tone and eventual takeaway of this socially conscience, effortlessly powerful movie.

Through rollicking, real - life adventure, humor, pathos and a few stylistic tics, the consistently amazing work of Sean Penn, Cast, and Crew keeps an ultimately meditative and remarkably powerful movie entertaining and engrossing throughout.

Harper Lee's novel about a lawyer in the Deep South defending a poor black man from a charge of rape was transformed into a stately, powerful movie drama.

Jonathan Rosenbaum's Movie Wars: How Hollywood and the Media Conspire to Limit What Films We Can See is all over the place, scattering its ripostes hither and yon over the idea that modern popular criticism is a bankrupt profession in bed with the interests of a few very powerful movie distributors (Miramax's Weinstein brothers in particular) that have become our guardians of «independent» taste.

One of Wilson's bandmates says of the music he writes as his illness begins to take its grip that «even the happy songs are sad»... and that works well to wrap up this poignant and powerful movie as well: happy and sad all at once.

A well - written, discerning review of a subtly powerful movie and its socioeconomic undertow.

Title: Oz the Great and Powerful Movie Review Director: Sam Raimi Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis,...

It's an uneven but intermittently powerful movie directed by the undervalued, world - class Fred Schepisi («The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith,» «Roxanne») and it has the added bonus of costarring the great and fearless Judy Davis.

This is a singularly powerful movie, without question one of 2016's best.

It's an undeniably powerful movie occasionally undone by its need to walk straight audiences through a fight for LGBT rights

Harvey Weinstein's swift fall from grace as one of Hollywood's most powerful movie moguls was capped last night when he was fired from the company he co-founded amid a growing sexual harassment scandal.

We've all experienced how powerful movies are.

While all of the attention has gone to socially conscious Oscar front - runners like Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Get Out, Anne Hathaway and Dee Rees both quietly delivered two of the most powerful movies of 2017.

Reams of e-mails were released showing one of the studio's top executives embroiled in a fight with a powerful movie producer, with the producer at one point calling actress Angelina Jolie a «minimally talented spoiled brat,» according to e - mails published by Gawker.

The first is the Gibson we love — fighting for Scottish freedom, winning Oscars, crafting a powerful movie about the crucifixion.

The first is the Gibson we love — fighting for Scottish freedom, winning Oscars, crafting a powerful movie about...

Hacksaw Ridge is a powerful movie that has stayed with me all week.

Recess succeeds with a powerful movie.

This fleet, powerful movie may prove to be a classic.

It's a powerful movie, and the performances are just this side of astounding.

Be sure to read my editorial on why I thought that a spoiled twist would have made for a powerful movie too.

Twelve O'Clock High remains a powerful movie, its impact heightened by a complete absence of a musical score (apart from over the credits), and the use of authentic footage of aerial combat.

Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave is the most powerful movie I never want to see again.

Washington, working from a script by Wilson, himself, delivers a raw and powerful movie that may not entirely escape the conventions of a stage play, but is filled with vibrant performances from actors — including himself — at the top of their craft.

Best known for playing goofy Jethro Bodine on «The Beverly Hillbillies,» Max Baer forever changed his image by producing, co-writing and co-starring in this powerful movie.

Oh Thank you God for having good Christian movies made, this looks like a powerful movie that will touch peoples lives and it helps when you have such a nice actor

But if they don't — if any of these powerful movies about women get snubbed for best picture, or the women that anchor them get left out of the best - actress race in favor of films that won't make a dent in any other category (I see you, Victoria & Abdul)-- it might be time for a serious intervention.

Moonlight (2016): One of the most beautiful, powerful movies I've seen.

Seeing how army medic and conscientious objector Desmond Doss managed to be both hero and pacifist under such fire makes for a powerful movie, especially in its second half.

Good Kill is a genuine and powerful movie, especially in our modern times.

The Grey (January 27; Lionsgate) Such a visceral, powerful movie.

Still, that misstep notwithstanding, this is a powerful movie that deserves its place in the canon of great war (and / or antiwar) films of yore.

Now that someone mentioned it, I thought Titus was a powerful movie, not perfect, but still.

Powerful movie.

Powerful movie and very well - made.

When an out of work Baptist carpenter meets up with a group of needy Catholic nuns, the result is a powerful movie, overflowing with insight and humor that transcends religious denomination.

«It was the most powerful movie I've ever seen in my life,» is a typical response to it in New York.

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