Sentences with phrase «tense atmosphere of»

Anderson thinks that the tense atmosphere of the scenes they were filming simply infected the atmosphere on the set.

I caught some of the titles: Nugu - ui ttal - do anin Haewon (Nobody's Daughter Haewon) is a delightful film from the South Korean auteur Hong Sang - soo, the story of a female student's «sentimental education» as it were, as she traverses through reality, fantasy, and dreams, we viewers never quite sure what we are watching; Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive (TIFF's Opening Night film) is an engaging and drily humorous alternative vampire film, Tilda Swinton melding perfectly into the languid yet tense atmosphere of the whole piece; Night Moves is from a director (Kelly Reichardt) I've heard good things about but not seen, so I was curious to see it, but whilst the film is engaging with its ethical probing, I found the style quite laborious and lifeless; The Kampala Story (Kasper Bisgaard & Donald Mugisha) is a good little film (60 minutes long) about a teenage girl in Uganda trying to help her family out, directed in a simple, direct manner, utilising documentary elements within its fiction.

This was as close as police came to resorting to the weapon, but even the wording of the article hints at the tense atmosphere of the time.

And hope we don't get trashed by 3 goals because it will bring back the tense atmosphere of last season and when it happens Wenger will have himself to blame not the supporters

In the tense atmosphere of the city council meeting the night of the vote, Presbyterian minister Paul Miller acknowledged that emotions were running high but told the overflow crowd he spoke from «deep pastoral concern»; he then read a prepared statement signed by 18 members of the clergy who decried «the recent efforts to single out a given group... and to seek to castigate them as being unworthy and unfit to belong to our community.»

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The atmosphere was tense as growing numbers of Salvadorans defied the subtle and not so subtle repression and took to the streets demanding deeper economic reforms, authentic democracy, and an end to the U.S - backed war.

There is a real tense atmosphere at Arsenal currently given recent results and with the anger towards Wenger, but a win on Monday night and improved display will undoubtedly boost morale for the final few weeks of the season.

There is a mixture of good feeling and a tensed atmosphere around the club right now.

I'm sure it will be played in a tense atmosphere and if this line moves to a Pk I will take some of the Sunderland side as their need is greater but at the current line I lean towards Newcastle.

The tensed atmosphere therefore made the protesting students to overpower security agents at the entrance of the state secretariat, which housed the office of the Governor, which was barricaded for hours, halting movement in and out of the secretariat.

«The DSS went to effect the arrest of a judge and the atmosphere became tense.

It's a tense moment that underscores the pricelessness of the thin blue line, visible from space, that marks Earth's atmosphere.

In spite of the increasingly tense atmosphere, Colizzi and Massimo Amicosante, another HIV researcher at Tor Vergata University, continued to visit Libya.

The pressure to make the most of a cruise — despite bad weather and equipment glitches — can make for a tense atmosphere, I'm told.

Instilled with the same graphical beauty, eerie atmosphere and depth of character that made the first visit to Rapture such a discomforting yet immersive pleasure, it's the fluid dual - wielding gameplay, tense tactical set - piece battles, and the truly terrifying shriek of the Big Sisters that convincingly propel BioShock 2 towards greatness.

More traditional in terms of atmosphere and plot, Drug War nevertheless features a tense, unstoppable momentum, a morally ambiguous protagonist and hugely involving action scenes.

The Marine level is full of atmosphere and can be very tense, just how it should be.

The thing that made James Wan's 2013 ghost story The Conjuring so effective — more than the solid cast, more than the tense atmosphere, more than those hideous Seventies fashions — was Wan's use of practical effects.

if you are loyal to James Newton Howard's sense for tense, ambient suspense in a heavily electronic realm, unnerving textures yielding to dissonant orchestral crashes after every few minutes of stewing, synthetic atmosphere.

The new and older material fit seemlessly together, with both delivered in a present tense context, with Yorke channelling issues from his personal life to bring further emotional gravity to the atmosphere of the album.

The sound engineered for the title continues to create that uneasy and tense atmosphere associated with the series, and there are several times his use of musical silence is on par with Yamaoka's.

Some critics wrote it maintains a challenging and tense atmosphere for two hours, while others thought it fell under the weight of its own ambition.

The haunted house shtick is older than cinema itself yet Wan created a genuinely tense and chilling atmosphere through skilled editing and carefully composed shots, proving all it takes is a little bit of ingenuity to breathe new life into a tired idea.

Embodying the iconic gameplay elements of exploration and tense atmosphere that first coined «survival horror» some twenty years ago, Resident Evil 7 biohazard delivers a disturbingly realistic experience that will define the next era in horror entertainment.

Admittedly, I have a soft spot for the horror genre, but based on the film's unforgettably tense and borderline - gothic trailer, it seems like it will be an atypical genre flick: relying less on sudden shocks and more on an atmosphere of dread and uncertainty to affect its viewers.

Lethal League rewards split - second timing and reflexes more than it does knowledge of its character differences, bunts, and the angle of diagonal hits, which gives it a tense, entertaining atmosphere where anyone can land the final, decisive blow.

It's an important thing to get across, and it could still be the crux had the movie been differently tooled, but it seems that charges of schizophrenia, radiation therapy, and thoughts of suicide on Lili's part should have created a more tense atmosphere.

The movie's lackluster atmosphere receives a palpable boost past that point, with the inclusion of an unexpectedly tense sequence, detailing the killer's encounter with one of Thomas» panicky coworkers, triggering a midsection that's often far more engrossing than one might've anticipated (ie Thomas and the murderer's cat - and - mouse shenanigans are genuinely exciting and suspenseful).

The frequently electrifying atmosphere proves instrumental in compensating for a plot that admittedly doesn't hold up to close scrutiny, as Cavayé, working from a script cowritten with Guillaume Lemans, peppers the narrative with a number of strikingly conceived and executed action set pieces - including an impressively tense foot chase through a busy subway station.

It's clear that the movie is at its best within its deliberately - paced first half, as Carpenter does a superb job of cultivating an atmosphere of palpable suspense - with this vibe heightened by a series of tense subplots and digressions (including the now - notorious fate of a little girl looking for an ice cream cone).

Founded in 2008, Bloober's portfolio includes narrative driven horror titles Observer and Layers of Fear — focusing on creating a tense atmosphere and mature, visceral subject matter.

Foiling low - bar expectations, War for the Planet of the Apes takes advantage of its built - in name recognition to create a gloomy, tense atmosphere in which nothing is guaranteed and anything is possible.

It is not all bad; director Francis Lawrence has the technical know - how to at least shoot the miasma with grace and elan (though after nearly four hours of Mockingjays, the drab gray color palette and landscapes of smoking destroyed highrises becomes rather tiresome and repetitive), and there are a few high points, including one stand - out sequence, a highly tense, at times often terrifying underground chase sequence that often recalls the pressure cooker atmosphere of The Descent.

Although different than the usual style we fans are used to, Daniel Licht successfully creates a tense atmosphere that elicits memories of our abandoned town.

The horror - thriller took the SXSW opening night audience at the Paramount by surprise, providing a heightened atmosphere of tense scares and unexpectedly deep emotions.

RESIDENT EVIL 7 builds upon the Resident Evil series» roots of fear, exploration and tense atmosphere.

But his noir - bred gift for creating an atmosphere of mystery and suspense makes for some tense and exciting poker matches.

offers tense legal drama with courtroom overtones, twisty plots, and loads of atmosphere.

And with an actual surgeon behind it, Doing Harm is the perfect blend of authentic hospital atmosphere and tense life - and - death moments.

It's a tense shooter with a genuine need for teamwork, and though it doesn't truly come close to capturing the atmosphere of World War 1 it nevertheless kept me hooked and happy for many, many hours.

In Metro 2033 this made journeys to the surface world a tense and terrifying experience as you were constantly on the edge of running out of filters and thus succumbing to the deadly atmosphere.

There's a palpable sense of dread when playing as a thug because you know that out there in the shadows somewhere Batman is waiting for you, creating a tense atmosphere as you shuffle around the map trying to get on with things while keeping a wary eye out for the merest hint of a cape.

It's certainly not perfect, with the DLC Campaign recycling a little too much and lowering the fear factor, but everything else about the game will have you on the edge of your seat with its tense atmosphere and deeply - disturbing themes.

Although different than the usual style we fans are used to, Daniel Licht successfully creates a tense atmosphere that elicits memories of our abandoned town.

It intends to bring the iconic gameplay elements of exploration and tense atmosphere that the original did some twenty years ago, enhanced through disturbingly realistic visuals.

The intense battles of the world war 2 era games are relocated to the sand - blasted alleyways of a middle - eastern dictatorship, with tense spec - ops raids that reign in the action to brief bursts of gunplay, relying on atmosphere and deftly - weaved scripts to keep the player invested.

These late game locations continue to sport looming towers, crumbling bridges and piles of bones that hold the tense atmosphere which Bloodborne embraces throughout the entire game.

It makes for a very tense atmosphere if you know that you've taken time sapping hit on any of the stages.

Embodying the iconic gameplay elements of exploration, atmosphere, and tense combat that first coined «survival horror» some 20 years ago, Resident Evil 7 biohazard delivers a disturbingly realistic horror experience.

Breezy coastlines, eerie frozen landscapes, vast desert plains: the melancholic, dystopian atmosphere of a semi abandoned Earth is the background for the most high - speed, tense and beautiful futuristic racing clashes.