Sentences with phrase «series as a trilogy»

Interactive has just announced that it will be releasing Batman: Arkham Collection Edition, which will bring together the critically acclaimed series as a trilogy.

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Lewis, who reportedly wrote the series as part of a deal with J.R.R. Tolkien (who is supposedly to have written a time travel story as his end of the agreement), uses the trilogy to write a fantasy from his own unique perspective.

The first in a series of Star Wars «anthology» films — which are in addition to the new Star Wars trilogy — Rogue One takes place before the events of the original film, as a group of rebels try to steal the Death Star.

The idea is still very popular, as exemplified by The Hunger Games, the popular trilogy and film series.

I finished the final book in the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, «Rich People Problems ``, which I loved it as much as the other books in the series.

The inclusion of an absurd yet thoroughly captivating celebrity cameo, which essentially stands as a high point within the entire series, perpetuates Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb's better - than - expected third - act atmosphere, although, unfortunately, director Shawn Levy ensures that the film concludes with a whimper by offering up an excessively sappy final stretch that just goes on and on - with this underwhelming climax confirming the movie's place as an almost passable concluding entry in a seriously forgettable trilogy.

The film was once talked about as the beginning of a possible trilogy, and the finished product feels desperate to start a franchise instead of doing the thing that would actually make such a series compelling: telling an interesting story with skill.

When your last series of films was as critically acclaimed and beloved by audiences as Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy from the start of the last decade, there is very litle room for misstep in returning to the tale — just ask George Lucas.

Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan originally envisioned The Strain as a television series and had to opt for a book trilogy instead.

At the same time, Uchida is responsible for some of the most remarkable swordplay films of the 1950s and»60s; his five - film Musashi Miyamoto epic (not screened at MOMA), starring Kinnosuke Nakamura in the title role and Ken Takakura as his arch-nemesis Kojiro, surpasses the better - known Inagaki Samurai Trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune in terms of both drama and swordplay, yet remains little - known in the West (despite its availability on DVD in the U.S.) After the BAM retrospective (and others) in 2008, most of Uchida's films remained unscreened and undistributed in America, so with MOMA's bigger series recently ending, it's time again to encourage distributors like the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and Arrow Video to bring out more of the director's masterpieces, both for critical reconsideration and for those whom the veteran filmmaker will be a major new discovery.

Thankfully the film, although not as good as the original trilogy, delivers pretty much all you'd expect from both star & director in the fourth part of the series.

While I've enjoyed the Hobbit series less, I missed seeing the 3rd in the theater so I might try and do this trilogy as well.

In the midst of a Pitt profile with the LA Times, a little nugget of info was dropped revealing, «Forster and Paramount Pictures each view «World War Z» as a trilogy that would have the grounded, gun - metal realism of, say, Damon's Jason Bourne series tethered to the unsettling end - times vibe of AMC «s «The Walking Dead.»»

The Prime trilogy has always featured some of the best world - building and story in the Metroid series as a whole, and perhaps even in all of gaming.

Serkis is best known for his motion - capture work in the Lord of the Rings series (as Gollum) and the new Planet of the Apes trilogy (as Cesar).

Seeing as the Mass Effect series was heavily reliant on decisions made in past games, as well as the fact that the entire trilogy was released for the same price 2 weeks prior on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, it made choosing the Wii U version of the game far less appealing.

The «Dollars» trilogy is one of the rare series that gets better with each successive entry, as Leone spends more time on plot, characters, and motivation than he did in his smash international debut.

Annihilation is the first in a trilogy of books by VanderMeer (known as «The Southern Reach Trilogy»), but it's a unique series in that each book feels entirely different from the others, and in fact each follows a different set of characters — although there is some overlap that brings it all together in ttrilogy of books by VanderMeer (known as «The Southern Reach Trilogy»), but it's a unique series in that each book feels entirely different from the others, and in fact each follows a different set of characters — although there is some overlap that brings it all together in tTrilogy»), but it's a unique series in that each book feels entirely different from the others, and in fact each follows a different set of characters — although there is some overlap that brings it all together in the end.

Based on the first installment of Suzanne Collins's popular trilogy of the same name, The Hunger Games is a riveting, if gruesome adventure which definitely will not disappoint its legions of loyal fans, a demographic every bit as rabid as readers of the Harry Potter and Twilight series.

Those concerned that they'd fumble on the third film, like so many other series (Scream, The Godfather, the original Star Wars trilogy, Blade, The Terminator, X-Men, Spider - Man etc etc), can rest assured that The World's End is just as fast paced, witty and steeped in genre as the first two.

That his nickname is thought to originate from a copy of Frederick Forsyth's novel «The Day of the Jackal» is apt, as popular culture has leapt upon him as a subject in everything from Robert Ludlum's Bourne Trilogy (as seen in the TV adaptations, but not the films) to comedic television series Whoops Apocalypse (with Seinfeld «s Michael Richards satirising his public persona).

Comparisons will immediately be drawn between Divergent and The Hunger Games, as both are dystopian sci - fi film series based on a trilogy of young adult novels written by women, featuring teenage female protagonists in an action - thriller scenario leading a rebellion against a corrupt and manipulative government force, while also engaging in a bit of romance on the side.

Clear influences are seen in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, as well as the «Bourne» series.

Both consider Battle as the end not just of The Hobbit trilogy but the film saga that began with Lord of the Rings, a series liberally excerpted here in both clips and behind - the - scenes.

When: September 18th Why: The first installment in the «Maze Runner» trilogy started out as a really cool twist on «Lord of the Flies» before devolving into a hurried mess of half - baked sci - fi concepts, and although that may have cooled my interest in the series, it didn't extinguish it completely, especially after seeing what returning director Wes Ball has in store for the upcoming sequel.

It is conceived as the first of a trilogy (though it is reported that the second and third parts may be merged), and if future entries can uphold the quality of this production, it would prove to be a series befitting of such a complex and grandiose historical figure.

If that is the rule of trilogies I would have to see them break with convention - especially as they have broken conventions in so many other ways throughout the series.

Team 17, developers behind the Alien Breed series on XBLA, recently announced that their Unreal - powered trilogy will be coming together as one in the form of a... Read More

Raging Justice is a side - scrolling street brawler in the style of such classics as Sega's Street of Rage trilogy and Capcom's Final Fight series.

This is the satisfying ending the trilogy deserved and it cements the series as one of cinema's greatest.

«That lineup isn't short on talent or charisma, and the addition of series newcomers Oscar Isaac (as titular mega-mutant baddie Apocalypse), Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner and Kodi Smit - McPhee (as younger incarnations of the original trilogy characters Cyclops, Jean Grey and Nightcrawler, respectively) only bolsters the ensemble's appeal.»

... In other possible Civil War - related news, a Twitter account linked to directors Anthony and Joe Russo may have offered up the first glimpse of the new Spider - Man suit set to be worn by Tom Holland for Peter Parker's MCU debut (although Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has stated that it doesn't belong to the Russo brothers), while original Spider - Man trilogy director Sam Raimi has shared his thoughts on Sony's Amazing series, as well as the upcoming reboot: «I saw [both Amazing Spider - Man movies], they're great.

We'll take on each book in the trilogy at a time, for our sanity as much as yours, as we hash out what we loved and hated about the series.

In a lot of ways, with the series having been on an undeclared hiatus for the last five years, this is as much of a nostalgia trip as Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy or Wipeout Omega Collection.

As far as the game itself, it will feature several characters from the Yo - kai Watch: Shadow Side anime (just like the original Yo - kai Watch trilogy shared characters with the original anime seriesAs far as the game itself, it will feature several characters from the Yo - kai Watch: Shadow Side anime (just like the original Yo - kai Watch trilogy shared characters with the original anime seriesas the game itself, it will feature several characters from the Yo - kai Watch: Shadow Side anime (just like the original Yo - kai Watch trilogy shared characters with the original anime series):

«Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures» (Paramount), a five disc set with the Blu - ray debut of the original trilogy, is the definitive home video incarnation of the pulp adventure series starring Harrison Ford as globetrotting, whip - cracking, devil - may - carearcheologist - turned - adventurer Indiana Jones.

Mass Effect 2 has been described as the dark second chapter of the trilogy, the series» «Empire Strikes Back,» if you will.

In fact, as so often occurs with trilogies, this final film feels perhaps slightly hampered by having to end on a definitively redemptive note, where the second in the series can afford to be that much more ambivalent.

As a fan of the original film trilogy I was so excited to hear that a television series was being developed that picks up 30 years later from where the story left off.

Originally proposed as the opening chapter of a trilogy, Fantastic Beasts has already been upgraded to serve as the first of a planned five - movie series.

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Here's hoping we'll get more games in this series, as the Empire Trilogy of books continues to be released.

Retro's work includes the Donkey Kong Country series on Wii, Wii U, and 3DS as well as the Metroid Prime trilogy on GameCube and Wii.

However, as The Hunger Games film series ran its course, and Divergent tanked before it could receive a final installment, The Maze Runner was originally set to debut its trilogy capper amid a dying - and incredibly narrow - genre of movies.

The marketing campaign hasn't yet begun for The Dark Tower, but the long - in - development adaptation that almost made its way to becoming a combination of a movie trilogy and a TV series, is now almost here with Idris Elba as its star.

Shot in Bourne - series shaky cam, which shouldn't be a surprise, as cinematographer Oliver Wood (Surrogates, Talladega Nights) had been the director of photography for that trilogy, Safe House delivers plenty of grit, grain, and ultra-close shots of the main actors looking tense.

Raimi has assembled his own band of technical wizards and movie magicians on the project, which includes cinematographer Peter Deming («Mulholland Dr.,» «Drag Me to Hell»), two - time Academy Award ® — winning production designer Robert Stromberg («Alice in Wonderland,» «Avatar»), Oscar ® - winning film editor Bob Murawski («The Hurt Locker,» the «Spider - Man» trilogy), veteran Oscar ® - nominated costume designer Gary Jones («Spider - Man 2,» «The Talented Mr. Ripley»), visual effects Oscar ® winner Scott Stokdyk («Spider - Man 2,» «Spider - Man») and Academy Award ® — winning special makeup artist Howard Berger («The Chronicles of Narnia» series), who will create the looks of several of the unique denizens of Oz, including creatures such as the Whimsies, the Tinkers and the Winkies, as well as the ghastly look of the Wicked Witch of the West.

Previously he served as a second unit director on Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, and in this premiere edition of my new video series Behind The Lens that focuses on conversations with directors, Serkis discusses his big helming break from Jackson on Hobbit, how he approached directing actors Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy in Breathe, and why that true story of polio victim Robin Cavendish resonated with him to the point of wanting him to make the film.

The final installment in the trilogy that has been described as one of the most disturbing film series of all time is coming.

Onimusha series hasn't really fared well when it comes to sales but the original Onimusha trilogy has managed to stand the test of time and it is still regarded as...