The opening
scene of the film comes to N'Jobu and Zuri (performed through Denzel Whitaker on this scene and flashbacks, and Forest Whitaker afterward) making a plan to damage her out.
The truly memorable and most gut - wrenching
scenes of the film come in the form of found - footage (truly found fooage!)
Perhaps the most memorable
scene of the film comes during the exciting climax where Doyle is chasing a subway train containing his would - be assassin through the busy streets of New York City.
Not exact matches
He remarked that whenever he sees heart - rending
scenes of famine victims he wonders, «How
come the
film crew didn't just give the kid a sandwich?
Despite the sinister
scenes of this thriller, The Talented Mr. Ripley, the 1950s
film set offers some serious inspiration when it
comes to packing for a summer vacay.
One
of the most iconic style moments from the
film comes courtesy
of a prom
scene where Andie shows up in a pink dress she made herself.
The DVD also includes the 30 - minute «The Hidden Side
of «Persepolis,»» which delves into how the comic book originally
came about and how Satrapi set out to adapt it to
film, and the 8.5 - minute «Behind the
Scenes of «Persepolis,»» which gets up close and personal with the voice talent and animators.
The
film's most joyous musical
scene comes not at the big climax performance (which is definitely pretty great), but rather about halfway through, when the campus» four a cappella groups meet at the bottom
of an empty swimming pool (just go with it) and have a battle.
The final
scenes in the saga
of Harry Potter look «right» but don't produce the awe
of truly great fantasy
films that
comes with true artistic interpretation.
Stanley Kubrick made news a couple
of years before when he
filmed scenes for his Barry Lyndon only by candlelight; Malick and Almendros routinely
films in pre-dawn shadow and post-sunset darkness, and
come up with magical - looking footage.
The
film does falter when Letts and Friedkin choose to take it outside
of its theatrical origins, especially in a motorcycle
scene that feels like it
came from another movie, but it's a minor complaint.
Even when the
film is dragging and airless, he
comes into a
scene and knocks it out
of the park every time with a word, a gesture, a line delivery.
Mr. Kingsley gets a big, chilling
scene near the end, and the
film comes full circle to a concert
of the Schubert quartet, where Paulina and Gerardo spot Miranda.
Good things tend to
come when Michael Winterbottom works with star Steve Coogan (24 Hour Party People, Tristram Shandy, The Trip), so we're happy to see Coogan starring as infamous British pornographer, club - owner, real estate developer, multi-millionaire, and so - called «King
of Soho» Paul Raymond in a dramedy that spans decades and includes
scenes shot in black - and - white and color, constantly changing to match the
film styles
of each period.
For his elaborately choreographed fight
scenes, Canutt developed a new, more realistic method
of throwing punches, positioning the action so that the camera
filmed over the shoulder
of the actor receiving the blow, with the punch itself
coming directly toward the lens.
A disastrous
film that wants to be more complex than it should be,
coming up with more and more unnecessary details at the expense
of simple concision, and so the obvious, predictable narrative gets lost amid contrivances, implausible
scenes and plot holes the size
of Africa.
If you've seen «The Room» (and, yes, you should), part
of the payoff
of Franco's
film comes in the re-creations
of scenes from the source.
But given that it's easy to predict what
comes next once you realize how the
film's timelines work, Killing Ground is virtually suspenseless for the duration
of its most harrowing
scenes, as the people you suspected were going to die in terrible ways die in terrible ways, with some subtle, gut - churning intimations
of sexual assault for extra impact.
From the series
of pranks and stunts that are done to ruin Shack professionally throguh the
scenes of A No. 1 trying to educate Cigaret all the way to the big final confrontation aboard the moving train, this
film is fileld with energy, tension, and the world being presented really
comes alive in all
of its unsavory detail.
Here he was one
of the reasons the
film somewhat
came alive with an energetic pace, well executed scare
scenes and polished visuals.
The portrait
of Lincoln that Spielberg presents — in a
film that often plays like a tense, high - spirited political thriller as influence is peddled behind the
scenes and votes
come down to the wire — will no doubt surprise viewers raised on a more staid version
of the Great Man.
In between those two
scenes comes a wonderfully crude
film (we're talking Superbad levels
of raunchiness), but one in which the overall vibe is sweet: kids patiently waiting for their parents to grow up already.
Inspired by the lives
of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, this remarkable love story
comes with an exclusive behind - the -
scenes featurette about the making
of the
film.
Nicholson's
come in a graveyard
scene at the beginning
of the
film and in the long stretch after he returns to his home.
And while some
scenes do portray a gratuitous amount
of almost Tarantino - level violence that
comes out
of nowhere, most
of Gangster Squad's violence feels justified, and redemptive, echoing a theme
of the
film that makes it more fun than your average action fare: heroism.
He's playing with so many interesting ideas when it
comes to race that I wish the
film felt a bit more satisfying in its payoff, even if that disappointment is amply offset by the pure intensity
of the final
scenes, during which Peele displays a skill with horror action that I didn't know he had.
And pacing problems aside, the scifi-less first third
of the
film was necessary setup for a Cornetto Trilogy staple: That
scene that
comes along and punches you right in your tear ducts.
Naomie Harris said she doesn't smoke or drink, so for the
film's latter
scene when Chi» ron
comes to visit her and she's trying to light the cigarette, she didn't know that director Barry Jenkins had pulled Trevante Rhodes aside and told him to take the cigarette out
of her hand, so what we see on screen in that moment was improvised on the spot to
come to her rescue.
Both
of the men are seen conversing on camera, and there
comes a great
scene at the very end in which the directors take turns
filming a statue and explaining their technique.
Content to merely spend time with its characters as they chat, bicker and strategize, the
film comes off as a lackadaisical throwback oater until it reaches its climax, at which point Bone Tomahawk veers suddenly, shockingly into outright horror, replete with what may be the most chilling, unforgettable death
scene of the year.
Yet unlike those
film's heroes, Richard is neither a Christ figure (in one
scene he expressly denies that he is Jesus — or indeed the Devil), nor an agent
of divine justice (the
film's first line is «God will forgive them, He'll forgive them and allow them into heaven — I can't live with that»)-- and while there is no doubt that his judge - jury - and - executioner attitude towards vigilantism is entirely reactionary, both his morality and his sanity
come to be called into question by the
film.
The
film makes light use
of a fairly heavyweight cast: Michael Douglas and Antonio Banderas in particular
come and go, act in a couple fo
scenes and then leave without making much
of an impression.
The 3D Blu - ray and the Blu - ray both
come with a DVD
of the feature
film with limited features, including deleted
scenes and a somewhat arrogantly proud featurette called «Re-Forging the Legend.»
Captain America: Civil War was smart enough to act as a soft origin story for Black Panther, using a handful
of well - placed
scenes to introduce the character among the melee
of the rest
of the
film, so that when Black Panther proper
came out, we were already more or less up to speed.
Now, following a prestigious, sold - out run across North America and Europe, this extraordinary
film is
coming to DVD / Blu - ray via Severin Films, with extras including deleted
scenes, interviews, featurettes, and audio commentary courtesy
of Nguyen and stars Alan Bagh and Whitney Moore.
The best part
of the
film was Cumberbatch as Strange and the end credit
scene with a certain character that makes me excited for what is soon to
come.
Oh, and I almost forgot Fangoria writer Michael Gringold's loving 40 - page commemorative book that also
comes with this set, featuring an efficient history
of the franchise and dozens
of incredible, rare behind the
scenes images, many
of which can also be viewed within the still galleries included on the various discs for each
film.
The pacing is good, but the
film also
comes with many obvious markers
of rough editing and recuts, which makes the middle section feel muddled and disjointed; it's hard to see certain
scenes as sequential and purposed, rather than stitched together from parts
of what was seemingly a deeper (and longer) character study.
I'm rather jaded when it
comes to horror - movie beats, but in addition to being an incredibly well - crafted little shocker, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's
film manages to include multiple
scenes of horrifically compelling imagery that caused me to avert my eyes in discomfort.
This
scene was par for the course for the majority
of Hollywood's existence when it
came to trans men and women (see also, Bachelor Party), and is one the
film community is only just beginning to buck.
But I kept telling the studio, and I kept telling Ryan, I'm like, «No, the director's cut going to
come in at like 2:12,»» Leitch explained about his rough cut
of the
film before elaborating that the extended version contains a montage
of Deadpool attempting suicide, some extra material with Domino and alternate takes
of existing
scenes with different dialogue.
He
came onto the
scene as Meathead
of course in ALL IN THE FAMILY but found success in his first theater
film THIS IS SPINAL TAP.
The theme
of «Moonlight,» writer - director Barry Jenkins» melancholy meditation on one young man's
coming -
of - age, is summed up in an early
scene in the
film.
The
film quickly traces the history
of the footwear from its utilitarian beginnings up to the 1980s, when sneakers started to
come into their own as a uniform
of the burgeoning hip - hop
scene, as evidenced by Run-D.M.C.
But the
film has a real feel for the miners and their struggles, which
comes through memorably in a
scene in which Nighy (absolutely wonderful, as always) tells the members
of LGSM that in his town, «The pit and the people are one and the same.»
There is only one battle
scene — at least,
of the military variety — in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, and it
comes at the very beginning
of the
film.
One
of the best qualities
of Doctor Strange is that, with the exception
of a passing reference and extra
scenes in the credits, there's almost nothing within the
film that refers to the dozen - plus other MCU properties that have
come before, which makes it a perfect one to take in for those who are uninitiated.
The
scene comes in a section
of the
film that includes video
of Mick Jagger and Brian Jones
of the Rolling Stones introducing a 1965 British TV audience
of screaming teenagers to «one
of our greatest idols,» blues legend Howlin» Wolf, and an archival recording
of Howlin» Wolf describing how he learned the guitar from his own idol, Patton.
It's somehow cyclical, how from the barren earth
of winter a new harvest will
come forth; over the
film's closing credits we see just that, home - movie archive
scenes of harvests past.
The payoff for his method
comes in
scenes like the
film's two very long and unbroken takes, when he calls on his actors to use the disciplines
of the stage as well as the screen.