Sentences with phrase «serious film people»

There were a number of very serious film people who regretted the advent of sound.

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It is a matter of serious consequence for theologians when a film based on religious subject matter is made, because more people will be likely to view that film than have read the New Testament in all history.

I would not recommend this film to most people - but if you're up for a VERY non-narrative film (think two and a half hour poem) about life's most serious questions, then you might find Tree of Life (especially the 2nd act) one of the most

Spielberg's unique ability in his serious films has been to join artistry with popularity — to say what he wants to say in a way that millions of people want to hear.

I would not recommend this film to most people - but if you're up for a VERY non-narrative film (think two and a half hour poem) about life's most serious questions, then you might find Tree of Life (especially the 2nd act) one of the most beautiful and moving films you'll see this year.

Between the unlikely things people would say knowing full well the camera is rolling and the lousy emo warbler music, we get a film that takes a serious subject and turns it into easily - dismissed after - school special.

Between the unlikely things people would say knowing full well the camera is rolling and the lousy emo warbler music, we get a film that takes a serious subject and turns it

Another amazing thing that comes out of this is that after watching the film, the most people can say about Alexander is that he was bisexual (back when sexuality mattered little) and he had serious mommy and daddy problems (amusingly enough, Jolie is only one year older than Farrell).

I think the main reason that many people were really skeptical about the film was probably due to how a superhero film probably wouldn't do as well as it could or wouldn't be as serious as it could be since it takes place in the 40s during WWII and sine Captain america, was more of a piece for its time when it was made, so people felt that the Nazi shtick would probably get old after a while, especially since it had been done in so many films and video games prior.

Audience member: When one sees you in person, here at «Filmmakers Live» or at a press conference, you're extremely funny [saulustig], but often the films are very serious.

For anyone who longs for stylistically informed, spiritually serious films for and about religious people, First Reformed is a forgotten wish finally come true.

When 3D is needed for CGI to feel complete, a film is in serious trouble, because let's face it: most people are going to see it at home without the benefit of a 3D TV.

When their respective employers hire them to kill The O.C.'s Adam Brody, not - so - plain John and Jane go for each other's throats and Mr. and Mrs. Smith reveals itself as a fetish film for anyone who takes People magazine as a serious source of investigative journalism (or people who wear Lance Armstrong bracelets as badges of People magazine as a serious source of investigative journalism (or people who wear Lance Armstrong bracelets as badges of people who wear Lance Armstrong bracelets as badges of cool).

People commonly decry the overabundance of Marvel movies, remakes, self - serious Christopher Nolan films, etc., saying there aren't any original movies «for adults»» that don't insult your intelligence.

«I don't want to sound overly serious, but you can't work any less hard because it's a film for young people,» he notes.

There are serious things at work here, the film is funny but it's also about how selfish addictive people are and how much of an illness is and how it's dangerous to rely too much on nostalgia, that it might indicate that there's something wrong with your present.

It's actually surprising that more people aren't talking about Morgan — especially with Ridley Scott producing his son's debut film — because this one looks damn good and it's surrounded by some serious talent.

To which we can add the greatly in creased numbers of people who read and care about serious film journalism, as provided in Premiere and many other magazines and local newspapers.

This is the second, more serious problem with the film: it's fictional status means the filmmakers could have done anything they wanted to, and this is what they chose to film — a fabricated and unflattering characterization of a real person disguised as a documentary about the making of her film.

So many people who have seen it were inspired to seek out the original, more serious film foundations of the characters featured in the flick, not to mention the many sequels and match - ups that came afterward.

In setting up the rudiments of this situation, the film can't be faulted, at least on the level of its script (Rafael Yglesias adapting his own novel), direction (Peter Weir returning to a relatively serious mode after the claptrap of Dead Poets Society and Green Card), and performances (Bridges and Perez give uncharacteristic, highly arresting portraits of people in a sustained state of shock).

Our theory is that people actually want both (which is why we try to balance the fun and the serious here in film conversations) and the celebrities that are best equipped to actually deal with tonight's mood are probably the celebrities who are inherently «fun» but can also turn deadly serious without feeling like a buzzkill.

It's the kind of film people feel strongly about, and I've heard a curious note in the voices of people discussing it: They sound serious and moved, and as if it made them take a longer look at themselves.

By its very nature — it's a Part 2, after all — Goon: Last of the Enforcers may lack some of the invigorating freshness of the first film, but it was clearly made by people who care about Doug Glatt and his weird gang of friends, who don't mind getting super dirty for a good laugh, and who clearly have a serious obsession with the sport of hockey.

Don't get me wrong, this film makes a serious statement about misogynistic behavior and the people we deem «normal» in everyday society.

Despite the serious issue that serves as the film's connective tissue, Beautiful People is not overwhelmingly grim.

However, he isn't so funny as to make the character come off as goofy and buffoonish, and Peoples» eventual turn to more serious villainy is seamless and believable (which probably would not have been the case had he been played by original casting choice John Leguizamo, who bowed out before filming).

It has made me think about what the world must have been like for these people in a way a documentary or more serious film could never have achieved.

One of the biggest complaints about «Magic Mike» was that it was a lot more serious than people were expecting for a film about male strippers, and producer / star Channing Tatum addressed that issue with the promise that the upcoming sequel would be a much lighter affair.

At least there are many people on TGWTG who heavily analyze the films they discuss, whether they're doing it for comedic or serious purposes, which is more than could be said about your ilk.

Though Life magazine named him «the most influential person» of his generation — the most superlative of the infinite list of accolades he's gotten over the years, including two Oscars for Best Director — a large and vocal segment of the «serious» film community still views Spielberg as the New York Yankees of cinema.

After all, this film about fighting male and female twins (both played by Sandler) is exactly the kind of film Sandler made fun of himself for in his last serious role in Funny People.

«When the film was finally released it was forbidden to minors under the age of 18 which, in my mind, was fairly serious, because we had conceived it for an audience of young people...

People are only dimly aware when they take place, nobody cares who wins — least of all the winners — and they manage to be irrelevant both as serious film awards and as Oscar bellwethers.

In an ordinary year, Three Billboards, which won the Toronto audience award, the Globes, the SAG, and just won the London Film Critics is looked down upon by the film critics for its lack of political attention to police brutality — which is a serious subject, even though the film's main thrust is about broken, fucked up people fumbling towards some kind of redemption (which they never find).

Viggo is a serious actor, and the things he does here are subtle; I wonder how many people notice how his accent shifts in the second half of the film.

This is a story of people seeking solace whether that be in books or each other from a lingering haunt, but like most British made films, there is a layer of jolly blitz spirit over it making it serious but sweet.

Yet many people forget that this first movie, the original, is a serious film that stands above most of the «big monster» films of the 1950's.

Anybody expecting a serious policy discussion — even with Bill Gates, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, and film maker Davis Guggenheim as guests — was sorely disappointed, though some people may have been fooled.

Kristen Bell, known for her slapstick humor and lovable flaws in films such as Bad Moms and her TV show The Good Place, isn't the first person you would think to go to for serious relationship advice.