Despite some slight foreboding after watching the trailer for Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu's new film is still one of my personal must -
see films of the year, mainly for two reasons.
This is definitely going to be one of the must -
see films of the year.
I'm still not exactly sure what to make of the film, but it certainly looks intriguing, and it's one of my must -
see films of this year's festival.
If engaging aesthetics were the sole determinant of a film's quality, this one could easily be one of the must -
see films of the year.
Until recently, Best Picture contenders were typically also some of the most -
seen films of the year, which helped attract massive TV audiences come Oscars night (55 million people tuned in to watch Titanic take home the Oscar).
The fact that this all happens while its lead characters spend most of the time sitting around and talking is an achievement of its own, but while Howard may be the one calling the shots, it's the people in front of the camera (namely, Frank Langella and Michael Sheen) that make «Frost / Nixon» one of the absolute must -
see films of the year.
Not exact matches
Jurassic World is part
of a slate
of toy - friendly
films this
year that some say will be the strongest the industry has ever
seen.
This time, it's the regimen
of Robert Patrick, star
of the CBS series Scorpion, the new
film, The Last Rampage, and a guy (if you're my age) you probably first
saw twenty - five
years ago as the shape - shifting T - 1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
He made and uploaded his first, the 68 - minute Enfin l'Automne (Fall, Finally) to YouTube last
year, largely just to
see if he could do it, and he's now on the verge
of signing a deal with a Hollywood studio to do a proper
film.
And many, many sequels aren't executed with the thought or care
of their far - superior original
films, especially in series that have stretched over many
years — as one
sees in the chasm
of quality between «The Terminator» (1984) and «Terminator Genisys» (2015).
I recently
saw the
film «Whiplash,» which is one
of my favorite
films of the
year.
For example, earlier this
year organizers
of the South by Southwest music,
film and technology conference used Telemetry to monitor foot traffic and
see in real time where bodies were aggregating and which venues were most popular.
But
of course, at the end, that
film could go on and make money for the next 20
years [through streaming] and we'll never
see a statement.
I've
seen many portrayals
of Jobs over the
years both in print and
film, and based on how ruthless «Going Clear» was, I went into «The Man in the Machine» expecting something similar.
Twelve
years after «Titanic,» which still stands as the all - time B.O. champ, Cameron delivers again with a
film of universal appeal that just about everyone who ever goes to the movies will need to
see.
Even though I go
see exactly 1 or 2 new movies a
year, I read all
of the
year - end lists like a
film devotee.
Walking out
of the theater, my friend in the screening immediately declared that the
film was the most tone - deaf
film he has
seen this
year.
One
of the guys at the indispensable Powerline, following the lead
of Big Hollywood, is saying that the new
film Super 8 fits the anti-military pattern we've been
seeing for
years with liberal Hollywood.
At this point,
seeing one
of his
films is a bit like a»90s Chicago Bulls fan watching a 43 -
year - old Michael Jordan's final season with the Washington Wizards.
But in a
year that's
seen a slew
of big budget releases and star - powered projects from some
of Hollywood's most notable filmmakers (Martin Scorsese, Kenneth Lonergan, Mel Gibson) it was a $ 5 million
film with no major superstar names that brought home the night's biggest award.
For some, it's hard to
see past Parker's past, even though his
film may be one
of the most important works
of art released this
year.
The 14 -
year - old has raised over $ 20,000 in hopes
of sending hundreds
of young girls to
see the upcoming sci - fi
film A Wrinkle in Time because «representation matters,» she says.
I was approached a number
of years ago to
see if I was interested in doing a
film on Freud and C. S. Lewis, having as its main theme the question
of faith.
Amidst all the hype and debate surrounding this
year's flood
of faith - related
films — Noah, God is Not Dead, and Heaven is For Real — a quiet Oscar winner from 2013, recently released to DVD, provides the most compelling story
of faith I've
seen on the big screen in
years.
After
seeing the
film «Julia & Julia» with my parents last
year, my mother bought «Mastering the Art
of French Cooking» by Julia Child and immediately got to work on boeuf bourguignon.
oh dear I am out
of touch with
films — though I did
see twilight some
years ago but never was a huge fan — but I am quite au fait with chopping up asparagus finely for a salad — in fact I have given it to sylvia raw at times — though never thought
of shaving it.
Futamura, the global leader in renewable and compostable cellulose
films for the flexible packaging industry, announces they have
seen significant sales growth and record levels
of operational efficiency in their first
year, as they celebrate one
year since the acquisition
of the Innovia
films» cellulose business.
Later that spring Derek Williams, who has run the Sunshine Preps scouting service for 16
years, was plowing through stacks
of game
film when he
saw Jackson and stopped.
If you watch his
film all
year, you
see a lot
of that kind
of thing when he makes plays.
Meanwhile, the main reason why the «whining fans» want to
see the back
of Wenger is not necessarily because Arsenal is not winning much, the main reason is because they are fed up
seeing the same
film played out same way every single
year.
His shuttle times would be much more interesting (I looked at his combine results for shuttle info but couldn't find any details) but
film of him the last couple
of years is all we really need to
see to know what we're getting.
I have a feeling that the clip
of them together is at the end
of the
film so we may need to wait for a couple more
years to
see what ends up happening as far as their relationship goes.
This coming Tuesday
sees Channel 4 broadcast the first episode
of THIS IS ENGLAND ’86 and I'm very excited, not just because I'm a huge fan
of Shane Meadows, but because I remember that
year so clearly... It was the
year of Halleys Comet, Short Circuit, Ferris Bueller, The World Cup, Transformers, Mike Tyson and one
of my all time favourite
films «The Money Pit»
I enjoyed the movie when I first
saw it many
years ago, and there is great footage
of the Rolling Stones sitting in an editing room after the fact and forlornly watching the stabbing which was caught on
film.
What's shocking is how much our political culture has changed in just 60
years — the producers
of this
film lived in a country that had just
seen REAL despotism in the form
of Nazi Germany and a military - ruled Japan (note the brownshirt - style uniforms, and also the lack
of any
of any depiction
of their Soviet equivalents), and they pull few punches about what leads a society away from freedom.
Nearly doubling the efficiency
of a breakthrough photovoltaic cell they created last
year, UCLA researchers have developed a two - layer,
see - through solar
film that could be placed on windows, sunroofs, smartphone displays and other surfaces to harvest energy from the sun.
«You will edit this program as you
see fit,» says Jackie, the subject
of a documentary
film series that has attempted to capture her life since she was 7
years old.
About 12
years ago, back when you had to wait to develop
film before you
see your pictures, I was anxiously awaiting some photos
of a girls» weekend...
(I
filmed myself doing this for you on my YouTube) As a model in the industry 13
years I've
seen nearly all the pics chosen
of me for lingerie & swimwear shoots are the ones where my stomach looks flattest.
PG - 13
films account for nearly two - thirds
of the smoking scenes adolescents
see on the big screen, according to the two -
year study, which surveyed roughly 5,000 children ages 10 to 14 about the movies they'd
seen and whether they'd ever tried a cigarette.
The 33 -
year - old Mrs. Cruise was
seen out and about with little 6 -
year - old Suri in the streets
of New York City last Wednesday after spending some time in Connecticut, where Katie
filmed her latest project.
The Upcountry History Museum is located in the Heritage Green along with the library, Greenville Theater and Children's Museum and being the fashion lovers that we are, we were looking forward to
seeing some
of the costumes that Katherine wore during her
film career which spanned more than 60
years.
In recent
years we've
seen the emergence
of other more recent
films gain more popularity in culture.
And this
year we've also
seen eHarmony in the Ben Stiller
film The Secret Life
of Walter Mitty, along with Spike Jonze's Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, which deals with accelerated concepts surrounding technology, online dating and relationships.
I have already
seen the
film twice, and can honestly say it is the perfect gift to come along during this meaningful time
of year.
But Trump steals the show in a supporting role: 59 %
of 18 - 19
year olds would rather
see a
film with him.
As
years passed, several
films saw the light
of the day, featuring popular real life dating sites as the vehicle for the main couple's blossoming romance.
Every
year, some clickbait - chasing doofus questions whether TV or
film is the superior medium, ignoring that they're entirely different from each other
See episodes
of your favorite MTV Shows.
Any horror movie fan can
see that this
film has been made with a gleeful love
of the genre, flaws and all, and the final half - hour delivers one
of the greatest visually spectacular finales I have
seen all
year (even compared to that
of another Joss Whedon project, The Avengers).
In «Nashville» and his back - to - back triumphs «The Player» (1992) and «Short Cuts» (1993), he pointed the way for Paul Thomas Anderson's «Boogie Nights» and «Magnolia,» and in the last
year I've
seen several more
films of interconnected characters, most recently «Wonderland» and «Five Senses.»