Sentences with phrase «stylish noir»

William Gibson's early work, despite its incalculable influence, still throbs with the low - level hum of awestruck Japanophilia subsumed into equally stylish noir tropes.»

As well as stylish noir ultraviolence, The Darkness II will deliver Quad - Wielding FPS mechanics that allow two weapons to be simultaneously fired along with slashing and throwing objects from Jackie's horrific demon appendages.

Framed makes these concepts simple to understand by applying them to a stylish noir comic book setting.

Despite its generic procedural trappings, the film spotlights strong performances, some stylish noir touches, and a moderately compelling premise.

In Spider - Man: Homecoming, director Jon Watts doesn't recreate Sam Raimi's stylish noir, but he does deliver an anxious, likeable, young superhero we root for, along with a villain we hope the lad will defeat.

Now, we've got our first teaser for Robbie's sophomore producing effort, the stylish noir thriller Terminal.

Starring Tye Sheridan (X-Men Apocalypse, Ready Player One) and directed by Christopher Smith (Triangle, Creep) tense, stylish noir thriller Detour comes to cinemas and...

Fox certainly hopes Gotham, its dark and stylish noir set in the corrupt, broken pre-Batman metropolis, will revive the fortunes of a network undergoing one of its most significant leadership transitions.

Director Jon Watts doesn't recreate Sam Raimi's stylish noir, but he does deliver an anxious, likeable, young superhero we root for, along with a villain we hope he will defeat.

His role was key to creating a stylish noir that would launch the careers of two modern masters.

Sprawling war comedy «M.A.S.H.» (1971) was his biggest hit, followed by stylish noirs «the Long Goodbye» and «California Split.»

Not exact matches

The stylish author's decadent take on new noir was wrapped up in this Valentino Pre-Fall 2013 gown featuring a peek - a-boo black lace neckline and an immaculate pleated leather peplum bodice, which cascaded to a lace, leather and velvet tiered skirt.

A glamorous, alluring entertainment that revels in the artifice of Hollywood while exposing its corrupt heart, L.A. Confidential pays stylish homage to some of the great film noirs of the distant and recent past.

Critics Consensus: Humor, interesting characters, and attention to details make the stylish Devil in a Blue Dress an above average noir.

Trixie doesn't have this sort of range, and due to its self - conscious, stylish 40s - noir references, it can't function very clearly — as Breakfast of Champions does — as a commentary on contemporary American life.

Directed with style by D.J. Caruso as the follow - up to his stylish tweaker noir The Salton Sea, the picture has a way with tension and the jump scare — at least until a Fatal Attraction / Astronaut's Wife conclusion proves again that the inoperable tumor of modern mainstream cinema is the ability to end.

John M. Stahl's stylish adaptation of Ben Ames Williams» best - selling novel of romance and suspense is one of the most unusual of all» 40's film noirs.

Roberts» naturalism simply doesn't fit with Kidman's film noir, stylish vamping, and Ejiofor seems to have to go back and forth.

Corruption in the police force, long an undercurrent in classic noir, takes center stage in «L.A. Confidential,» a wry, stylish and devastating police drama directed by Curtis Hanson.

And so, our choice for the best movie of 2011 is Nicolas Winding Refn's stylish «neon noir» thriller Drive, an adaptation of James Sallis» 2005 novel starring Ryan Gosling as an unnamed Hollywood stunt - man and in - demand getaway driver who finds himself having to deal with the fall - out from a heist gone wrong.

They make a complementary double feature: two classic film noirs, with the same co-stars (suave Jean - Claude Brialy, feisty Gerard Blain) in the same kind of dark, chatty, stylish, psychologically complex drama — both about people unwittingly destroying themselves.

Reyes» debut is a stylish urban noir with all the pieces present but that never really comes together.

It's a stylish love poem, really, lifting many of the timeless elements that made noirs so powerful in the 1930s through the 1950s, including the hard - boiled detective, the femme fatale, and the MacGuffin (in this case, a diamond).

Indie developer OSome Studio is set to release a new kind of noir horror upon the PlayStation 4 this March with the launch of their stylish first...

Put the noir context back and the stylish gloss renders the subject matter transcendent — sufficiently removed from reality to seem ironic, comfortably couched between smirking quotation marks.

Just as Rian Johnson wrote his script to play out like classic Dashiell Hammett, so too does he direct his film to look like modern noir, featuring many of the same stylish staples that those noir detective films of the 1940s and 1950s were known for.

Because Garnett isn't as visually stylish as many of the noir directors, «Postman» is a more blunt rendering than other essential noirs.

Andrew Niccol, responsible for cult sci - fi film Gattaca, delivers an undeniably stylish - looking film noir but is hampered by an overworked screenplay and an underpowered Owen.

This stylish but emotionally distant film is the Coen brothers» clever tribute to the film noir genre, and it features a sharp turn by Johansson as a precocious object of desire.

81 % The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) Stylish but emotionally distant, this is the Coen brothers» clever tribute to the film noir genre, and it features a sharp turn by Johansson as a precocious object of desire.

It's a stylish, downbeat noir piece, with good cinematography and an interesting electronic soundtrack, but the story elements never elevate it into much more than passably interesting at times.

FRAMED and FRAMED 2 feature a fusion of unique game mechanics and cever narrative puzzles in a noir tale of stylish heists, fast getaways and nail - biting escapades.

They teamed with veteran producer Dino De Laurentiis for their directorial debut in 1996 with «Bound,» a taut, stylish lesbian - themed neo noir.

Stylish and multi-award-winning noir puzzle games FRAMED and FRAMED 2 sneak on to the eShop this week as part of the FRAMED Collection, and while visiting Kyoto's BitSummit indie game show over the weekend, we had the chance to talk to the game's director and designer, Joshua Boggs...

Stylish and multi-award-winning noir puzzle games FRAMED and FRAMED 2 sneak o...

FRAMED and FRAMED 2 feature a fusion of unique game mechanics and clever narrative puzzles in a noir tale of stylish heists, fast getaways and nail - biting escapades.

The music, a light noir - style jazz, supports the simple but stylish presentation, accentuating its minimalist appeal.