Sentences with phrase «second films instead»

Not exact matches

Soon, Green's Bible blitz idea took on a different shape — in the form of a feature film about those 1956 events: «Instead of doing a 30 - second commercial,» says Green, «we ended up doing a two - hour movie about the power of God's Word.»

Instead, you have to start up the Second Screen feature — which plays supplemental material on your iPad or laptop while you're watching the film — in order to access the commentary track, but once you do, it's definitely worth checking out.

Scott notes that the film was originally set in Italy, years ago (it was supposed to be his second (instead, he made Top Gun).

Instead, Mr. Carrey turns up in a sloppy second Ace Ventura film that's little more than an echo of the first.

As for the Divergent series, we will have to wait until 2016 and 2017 to see those climactic, cinematic events, and instead we are currently faced with the second film, Insurgent, based on the second book by twenty - something Veronica Roth.

Instead, all of that gets wrapped up before the end of the first act, thanks to a wacky cameo or two and we're off to the cosmic gag that takes up the second third of the film.

Instead, he resorts to a graceful, intelligent and uncompromising approach that elevates the film and allows it to truly soar especially in the second act.

A certain disconnection, and perhaps a little concentration from the viewer is required to copiously appreciate Michael Winterbottomâ $ ™ s newest film â $ «a must for sci - fi fans who have been wishing for the second coming of Blade Runner instead of the mind numbing special - effects bonanza of say a Roland Emmerich pic.

Or maybe it's because she's married to Lou that she can't stop thinking of Daniel... Following up «Away from Her,» Polley's second film is sharply dividing critics and audience in Toronto: Many find it simultaneously exhilarating and depressing; others find it ugly and hateful; a third faction seems to be kicking against the film not for how it says what it says, but, instead, for what it says in the first place.

Instead of documentaries and interviews and the like, the second disc offers an alternate cut of the film, which only runs a few minutes longer but features a different ending that changes the entire point of the film... for the better, in my opinion.

While many speculated that the jury might award only the second Palme d'Or to a film directed by a woman, the most likely contender — Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Capernaum — was instead given Cannes» jury prize.

Upon entering I thought that I could very well be walking into yet another costume drama that takes no time whatsoever to work on an able story (i.e. Valmont), but instead I was treated to a beautifully layered film that is probably the second best I've seen so far this year.

But while it would be better if Moonlight were Jenkins» fourth or fifth feature instead of his second, that time hasn't gone to waste: Moonlight is a vastly more confident and visionary film, the work of a major film - maker and not just a promising one.

As a further lure, Jackson has even fashioned this CG - heavy film in 3 - D and shot it digitally at 48 frames per second instead of the usual 24 f.p.s. (A 2 - D, 24 - f.p.s. version is also being screened.)

(Best tidbit: the reminder that John Frankenheimer was originally slated to direct; the film he made instead, Seconds, with Rock Hudson delivering the same variety of «never be able to pull it off» performance as Liz in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The gains are made gradually, with the film picking up thirty seconds here and there, instead of just reinserting one long deleted scene.

Instead, I was curious about why he had flown to thousands of miles in order to make a cameo of only a few seconds in Johnson's second film, THE BROTHERS BLOOM.

revenge film instead of making an interesting statement about violence begetting violence and turning the charismatic and terrifying villain of the first half into a simpering moron in the second).

The things that are bad about the film — director Douglas's obvious bid for recognition as a serious creative personality — are all traceable to faulty production decisions and a direction willing to settle for easy second - or third - best solutions instead of seeking the most effective means of staging, shooting, and mounting a scene.

Something about this film feels very clunky, as it moves into its second half it drops much of the sexual nature of its interesting but flawed opening and focuses instead on the actual nature of this heist, using a non-linear sequence that, whilst amusing enough, tends to sap almost all of the tension by virtue of its retrospective nature.

Moonrise Kingdom is Anderson's second explicitly child - scaled film after The Fantastic Mr. Fox, but instead of puppets this time he has two child actors (Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman) who aren't quite as capable of capturing the repressed emotions and inner turmoil that mark most of Anderson's characters

The second trailer for Ryan Coogler «s «Rocky» spin - off is arguably even more emotive and punchy (pun intended), but it breaks the cardinal rule of trailers and gives away far too much of the film, so instead we choose to shout out the first.

Part of me wants to acknowledge that Kaufman's script is inherently lazy, but then I think of the inclusion of Donald as a second - self, the self - critique of its laziness, and the way in which the finale turns the movie into a movie instead of just a filmed script, and I know it's more or less the work of a genius.

But when the film fails to deliver on this potential and instead follows up with a second straight installment defined by its glacial pace and lack of interest, things go downhill quickly.

It came after the avalanche of fury that Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, at that time the second highest grossing film of all time, did not make the Best Picture cut, with the Weinstein Co's The Reader getting in instead.

While many speculated that the Cate Blanchett - led jury might award only the second Palme d'Or to a film directed by a woman, the most likely contender — Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's «Capernaum» — was instead given Cannes» jury prize.

Jackson chose to shoot the new film in 48 fps instead of 24 fps, which has lead to complaints from early viewers ranging from dizziness and nausea to those saying it looks like reality TV instead of Tolkien's fantasy world and he only bumped up the fps from 24 to 48, not filling in frames up to 240 per second like your TV.