Sentences with phrase «touches upon the film»

There is a lacking critical quality to the story as it goes along, touching upon the film's many idiosyncrasies but leaving them alone.

Touching upon the film's rich sound design and his use of then - cutting edge synthesizers, Serra also adds the inspiration he received while watching the dailies of actors Anne Parillaud and Tcheky Karyo, who also give brief comments on the film's score.

Not exact matches

His relationship with Anthony Perkins is touched upon, as is his re-emergence in the 80's when he starred in a few films for John Waters in which he appeared with Divine.

We've seen it all before but Nichols utilises that sense of wonder and touches upon the biblical elements that made his previous films so engaging.

While the film touches upon its various political and cultural issues (In addition to the give - and - take relationships between reporters and politicians, there's a lot about the overt and subtle sexism that Kat receives as the first and, at the time, only woman serving a newspaper publisher), the film plays mostly and best as a race - against - the - clock thriller of sorts, in which the obstacles are as imposing as the might of the U.S. government and as low - key as deadlines or being beaten to a story by a rival paper.

Filmed on the sly (in Yiddish) among the Brooklyn Orthodox, this tale of a father trying to regain custody of his son touches upon universal emotions

«Removing the Costume: Behind the Screenplay» (11:28) touches upon the gamut the film runs, defying expectations in a variety of genres.

He also touched upon the increasing diversity in superhero films.

These are some of the bigger themes touched upon in The Place Beyond the Pines, the latest film from Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance.

In spite of this, there are moments in the film that do touch upon the sublime, and the setting is partially responsible for the fleeting moments of emotional connection.

Yet the horrific circumstances of his chemical castration and the very real realities of his life as a gay man are sidestepped by the faux thriller set - up of the film, a device that conveniently allows a heterosexual writer like Moore (who's Oscar acceptance speech granted us insight into how his version of Turing lacks any on - screen interiority as a gay man) to touch upon the subject as a clichéd trope.

The scene has a probing documentary feel, which makes you think the boy will be an incidental figure touched upon in order to set a scene of neglect before the film begins to address its true subject.

«Stardust Memories» uses the main character's sexual relations merely as a device to propel a deeper introspection that his earlier films barely touch upon.

Because Doctor Strange is going to be dealing heavily with concepts only touched upon in other Marvel movies — like the Quantum Realm, which was introduced in Ant - Man — I asked Feige which character will serve as the eyes of the audience to introduce them to this film's new world.

This good retrospective details the film's origins and touches upon its styles, influences, and live - action reference footage.

The actor recently chatted with David Poland (via Cigarettes & Red Vines) about his upcoming film, Jason Reitman's «Labor Day,» but touched upon his experience working with PTA, one that sounds both unmoored, yet satisfying.

In touching upon issues of cultural displacement and substance abuse, Sen imbues the film with an undeniable sense of naturalism that comes with casting locals from the area.

And frankly, even in this film, we'll only touch upon what a lot of his powers are.»

The fact that such a strong film deals with a rarely touched upon topic makes for an incredible movie experience.

The fact that Green's film touches upon this dynamic, showing the dichotomous nature of fame in the face of such an event, makes the work far more than a mere Boston Bombing film.

Both of them touch upon the thrills and challenges of such unusual filming locations.

Shelton touches upon all these would - be fascinating ideas of the comfort (or discomfort) of living within one's own skin, universal connectedness, spirituality, intimacy and more, but «Touchy Feely» can't quite ever coalesce these themes in a meaningful way — though the film can often maddeningly feel just moments away from something transcendent.

The film also isn't afraid to touch upon Batman / Bruce Wayne being a narcissist.

A new video introduction not only touches upon details of the film and its influence on Scorsese but memories of how impossible it was to see back in the day, reemphasizing the need for its preservation.

At least, the historical value excuses most of the shortcomings, this hailing from the end of film noir's height, revealing much on public tastes of the time and even touching upon the Cold War paranoia for which the decade and its parabolic science fiction are recalled.

Beyond that, his screen - specific remarks touch upon editing tricks, visual effects, camera moves, filming locations and conditions, his collaborators, and the production design.

Like Michael Dubo de Wit's remarkable film that draws upon the pastel naturalism of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli for what might be their best film in a line of classics, Del Mar's music is the equivalent of those soft brushstrokes on a big screen canvas of visual poetry, a score that profoundly captures a life at first seemingly lost at sea, only to soar under, and above it though its graceful music that touches the silent tides of nature's life force.

While the film may touch upon important subjects such as body shaming, the jokes fall flat.

It was much longer before a fictionalized film was made that touched upon something related to it... in fact, it probably wasn't until Schindler's List.

We really didn't touch upon this role or film, but I think getting to see his regal manner highlights the performance he does give in the film.

You'd think a film about birding would have more beauty to offer than this does and that's not even touching upon the mixed - bag nature of licensed bird footage.

While Freeman touches upon a fair number of issues related to Se7en, his comments are more strongly dedicated to his thoughts about acting and films in general.

They reflect on their film, from conception to reception, touching upon such topics as the intense opening scene, their research trips from scuba diving to a sewage treatment plant (the latter, for a cut sequence), working with Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks, the animation challenges, this being seen as the less desirable project to the concurrently advancing The Incredibles, and the film's enduring legacy.

One of the most touching moments of co - writer / director Gurinder Chadha's «Viceroy's House» comes at the end of the film, when she reveals her family's personal experience during the strife and unrest India experienced upon its independence in 1947,...

And the film also touches upon issues of mental illness, with Doug and Frank having met in a mental institution, and some Asperger's - like glitches clearly behind Frank's odd programming.

As this short originally appeared before the film upon theatrical release, it appears before the film on DVD, in a nice touch.

As we've already touched upon, the main dramatic thread certainly belongs to the wife, but the film is also very much an ensemble piece.

... As well as battling Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Infinity War, Josh Brolin is set to portray Cable next year in Deadpool 2, and the actor has revealed this week that he has a four film deal to play the character long term, as well as touching upon his part in the film, and his next outing in X-Force: «I'm not going to tell you how much I'm in the film, but it's his introduction, and I think his introduction, even in the small promos and teasers that [director] David Leitch has shown me, I think it's a proper reveal.

In addition to praising Garland as being a true auteur (while explaining that Garland himself «says he's not an auteur»), VanderMeer touched upon how the film version of his first Southern Reach novel differs in terms of not only tone, but the actual ending to the story:

However, if anything, this film perhaps feels more relevant and timely than ever before — given some of what is touched upon.

From heart warming moments to tear - jerking scenes, the film touches upon what humans value through the eyes of a dog.

The film also stars Suraj Sharma, Vera Farmiga, and Virginia Madsen Burn Your Maps is an excellent film that touches upon loss, rebirth and being true to yourself.

Everything is touched lightly upon, then the film moves on to something else, leaving viewers wondering.

It deserves true recognition, especially considering the immensely delicate and emotional subject matter his new film, Prisoners, touches upon.

We also touched upon how important this film will be to the Mexican community.

The work of Egyptian artist Basim Magdy (b. 1977, Egypt) spans from drawing to film, painting to slide installations that touch upon issues of science, war, and progress, hovering between a nostalgic look to the past and a disenchanted imagery of the future.

Joseph's new film also touches on themes of filiation, influence, and legacy, marking a personal reckoning that intuitively calls upon his connections to the city through his family — and in particular, his late father, whom he cared for in Harlem at the end of his life.

Kunsthal Aarhus» film programme for the Winter season is in a broader sense touching upon the thematic of COLLECTIVE MAKING.

These diverse film and video works touch upon subjects ranging from gender identity to laughing clubs to Bollywood soap operas.

The conversation will touch upon Williams's Carte Blanche screening series, which features films by Bruce Conner, Tony Conrad, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Harun Farocki, Jean - Marie Straub and Daniele Huillet, Joris Ivens, Peter Kubelka, and Andy Warhol.