Sentences with phrase «scene in film history»

However, I can't think of any more dreadful scene in film history.

The shower scene in Psycho remains one of the most iconic scenes in film history.

One of the most beautiful and poignant final scenes in film history.

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Not much happens in The Midwife, but its depth and texture make this a moving film about families, time passing and shared history — and the handful of scenes in the maternity unit where Claire works, five or six little miracles of birth, somehow add to its sense of a life as mysterious and precious.

In just a handful of scenes Django Unchained reminds us that it is a film set in one of the darkest and most shameful periods of American historIn just a handful of scenes Django Unchained reminds us that it is a film set in one of the darkest and most shameful periods of American historin one of the darkest and most shameful periods of American history.

Lincoln often appears in the film as the irresistible monument to folksy decency that we know from the simplified myths of our school history books, and Spielberg exploits these scenes for all their iconic worth, often visualizing the president as a ghostly totem burdened by the secret knowledge of his pivotal destiny in the story of American reform.

That Q&A doesn't add much to fans» understanding of the film's history — It plays like a «I'm just happy to be here» interview with a pro athlete, which is understandable since Unger was only in that scene and had no involvement in the rest of the filming.

Joonas Suotamo didn't feel pressure while filming one of the most iconic scenes in «Star Wars» history.

With its cleaver - wielding dwarf and a sex scene that raised questions over whether it was real, Nicolas Roeg's atmospheric horror film Don't Look Now earned its place in cinematic history.

First, a seven - minute piece called «The Spirit of the Ride» has the director and various other cast and crew discussing how they drew on the amusement park ride for ideas and general atmosphere for the film; the 14 - minute mini-documentary «Dead Men Tell No Tales» (also available in the DVD - ROM content in the two - disc edition) gives a history of the «Pirates of the Caribbean» ride, complete with lots of behind - the - scenes looks at the animatronic pirates and nostalgia - inducing footage from the ride itself.

Limited Edition 2 Disc DVD set & Blu - Ray Extras: 36 minute Black Metal short film of deleted scenes, Alternate ending, Outtakes, The Cutting Room with musicians not in the film including: Enslaved, Ted «Nocturno Cutlo» Skjellum from Darkthrone, and Jørn «Necrobutcher» from Mayhem, plus more with Ulver, Immortal, Jan Axel «Hellhammer» Blomberg, Gylve» Fenriz» Nagell and Kjetil «Frost» Haraldstad, 46 more minutes of Varg Vikernes and a 45 minute class on the history of black metal with Fenriz

In - depth bonus features on the film's two Blu - ray releases takes viewers behind - the - scenes of director Spielberg's life - long fascination with Lincoln and the 12 years it took to bring the story of one of history's and mankind's greatest triumphs to the screen.

In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho changed film history forever with its taboo - shattering shower scene.

Snyder himself hosts an ongoing commentary - «The Ultimate Watchmen Experience» - featuring behind - the - scenes shots, a timeline covering the history of the Watchmen universe, remarks from the director himself and (best of all) a side - by - side comparison between shots in the film and frames from the graphic novel.

Here is the main takeaway: this film has perhaps the best Darth Vader scene in franchise history.

Writer / director Rodrigo García is not interested in providing answers to these queries or the multitude of others that the film presents (The final scenes, which flash ahead to the end of Jesus» story before bringing history into the present day, are especially enigmatic).

The film juxtaposes intimate behind - the - scenes access, rich archives and history, engaging character driven stories, and dance performances shot in North America, Europe and Japan.

They split up for a few days: she tours museums and ruins (in the film's most documentary, and also most moving, scenes, perhaps prefiguring the cinematic direction Rossellini would take with his history films fifteen years later) while he tries to hook up with younger women.

Living passionately despite ominous ill health is a theme of this social - history drama about a group of Aids activists in early - 1990s Paris, and the film's director, Robin Campillo, accordingly fills every scene with vitality.

The killer scene: As Simon Pegg once accurately enthused, «the greatest foot chase in film history,» Reeves pursuing Swayze through the backstreets of L.A.

There's a lot of history packed in here but Pohald is just as interested in exploring Wilson's creative process and those scenes, with Dano in a state of near bliss as Wilson creating what will be «Pet Sounds» in a studio he treats as an artistic playroom, are the film's highlights.

The film starts with a five - minute fixed shot, a café scene in which a group of urban intellectuals sit talking, half seriously, half facetiously, about philosophy, history, and law.

In fact, watching terrorists crash the President's plane into a New York City skyscraper can only evoke images of Sept. 11, 2001 when viewed today, and Plissken's landing atop one of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers is another scene that takes on new significance given America's real life history in the years that followed the film's releasIn fact, watching terrorists crash the President's plane into a New York City skyscraper can only evoke images of Sept. 11, 2001 when viewed today, and Plissken's landing atop one of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers is another scene that takes on new significance given America's real life history in the years that followed the film's releasin the years that followed the film's release.

We all know the best Merlin on film is Karl Swenson and he also had the best scene of magic in film history.

While it's unlikely that the smörgåsbord of well - known faces will disrupt any scenes between the characters, there's no doubt that it could be one of the largest ensemble casts in superhero film, if not general film, history.

One of the key scenes of the film, John Travolta and Uma Thurman winning a dance competition in Jack Rabbit Slim's, has gone down in cinematic history, thanks to superb choreography and a Chuck Berry song that no other director of a 90s movie would go near.

And the scene of Wahlberg fighting a stuffed bear could go down in history as one of the most bizarre fight sequences ever on film.

The Battle of Hoth, which opens the second film in the Star Wars saga is one of the most iconic scenes in cinematic history.

I immediately identified with the film's protagonist, solid A student Leigh Ann Watson (Katie Holmes), who, in an early scene, presents a much - worked - on project in her history class, only to have her presentation abruptly cut short by vicious barbs hurled by the class's instructor, Mrs. Eve Tingle (Helen Mirren).

And while Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner ensure plenty of iconic scenes (including Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox), one of the reasons the film works, I think, is because it's less interested in Great Moments of History than in the grubby workaday process of politicking.

The DVD offers only deleted scenes in the way of bonus features, and that is disappointing considering the wealth of history covered in the film.

I'm in that camp and enjoyed Franco's recreation of particular scenes, along with the behind - the - camera retelling of insufferable moments with Wiseau, as well as the monumentous occasion where Wiseau premiered the six million dollar film that's considered one of the worst in modern history, if not all time.

I don't want spoil anything about this great film, but the showdown scene in the Donut Shop was one of the greatest final scenes in cinema history.

And as film criticism written by passionately engaged people with actual knowledge of film history has gradually faded from the scene, it seems like there are more and more voices out there engaged in pure judgmentalism, people who seem to take pleasure in seeing films and filmmakers rejected, dismissed and in some cases ripped to shreds.

Certainly some of the greatest films in history boast memorable scenes of lachrymose intensity that never fail to elicit tears from the viewer.

They Live is one of the rare films that seems to gain more popularity every year — not just for its ahead - of - its - time warnings of the role the media plays in manipulation, but because it features what is generally considered one of the greatest fight scenes in the history of cinema between Piper and Keith David.

If film as intellectual history sounds arduous, a single scene of Hannah Arendt and Mary McCarthy arguing out ideas while playing pool will convince you otherwise: Margarethe von Trotta's gripping dramatization succeeds not only in bringing complex ideas to life without dumbing them down, but in teasing out their emotional stakes.

The two won an MTV Movie Award for their kiss in the film, which has earned praise for becoming one of the most famous smooching scenes in movie history.

However, considering how dense the Underworld mythology is and how each sequel / prequel hardly ever slows down to rehash backstory covered in previous installments (much to the franchise's credit), those in need of any sort of refresher in the world's now vast history will find this an invaluable resource, and the disc producers have executed it in such a way that it never disrupts the flow or skips and / or runs over any key scenes in the film.

Thor and Loki at this point have so much history and when they're forced to team up against the larger elf threat, it's no surprise that the strongest scenes in the film are between the two brothers.

There are flaws such as the Finn / Rose subplot being not that interesting, runtime can drag a bit, Laura Dern's character not making much sense, Luke Skywalker not really being the trainer to Rey I was hoping he would be, certain characters that felt wasted, and an unnecessary and cheesy scene towards the end of the film that ruins, what could've been, one of the most impactful moments in Star Wars history.

Sexy Beast has a fairly easy linear flow to it - the film gets to the point, and does not bother with useless backlog of character history, and a bank - robbery scene which is not lacking in imagination not only in narrative but also in montage editing and cinematographic terms.

Extra features on this non-SE include: a comprehensive commentary by director Hoblit and co-screenwriter Billy Ray, with the occasional comment from Bruce Willis sandwiched in; another yak - track from producer David Foster, who concentrates on the film's background in WWII history; ten deleted scenes (in 16x9) that reveal that an even more structurally and politically complex film lies on the cutting room floor, with elective commentary from Ray and Hoblit — they're especially sorry to see go, as am I, a bit in which the American soldiers entertain their German captors by donning blackface; a 4 - part photo gallery — see Bruce make serious expressions for «The Poster Shoot»; and trailers for Hart's War, Windtalkers, and the TV shows «Jeremiah» and «Stargate SG - 1».

Scorsese himself holds the film in high regard, once describing it as «the most violent [film] I ever made,» which is a fairly bold claim from a filmmaker who has brought us some of the most brutal scenes in movie history.

Marlon Brando's labour - of - love western epic, One - Eyed - Jacks, will also be playing in its brand - spanking new restored form, as will Frederick Wiseman's Hospital, a film which boasts quite possibly the greatest vomiting scene in the history of cinema.

With stand - out performances from Ben Stiller (* Night At The Museum, Meet The Parents) * Golden Globe ** and six - time Emmy Award *** nominated actress Kristen Wiig (* Saturday Night Live, Bridesmaids, How To Train Your Dragon *), Adam Scott (* Step Brothers *) and Shirley MacLaine (* Wild Oats *), the THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Blu - ray and DVD is loaded with more than an hour of behind - the - scenes special features, including deleted, extended and alternative scenes, featurettes that dive into filming in Iceland and Walter Mitty history, a gallery of exclusive reference photography, and music video «Stay Alive» by José González, and more.

An Opening Scene Animatic (2:50) presents, after another intro by Turteltaub, the film's sequence on the treasure hunts throughout history in crude CGI to act as a sort of animated storyboard.

So far in the promotional history for Laika Studios» new film The Boxtrolls, we've had a short teaser and a longer, behind - the - scenes - meets - footage - snippets trailer.

After a hilarious sequence showing renowned dodgeball champion Patches O'Houlihan (Rip Torn) whipping the Average Joe's crew into shape (with the help of wrenches and traffic), we're subjected to the most perverse masturbation scene in the history of film, a bit that's not just unfunny but seriously disturbing.