Sentences with phrase «type of movie about»

This is when the film turns into a Straw Dogs type of movie about a big city outsider not being liked by the small town crowd.
The film tried hard to be a «Broadcast News» type of movie about morning show television, but for the most part seemed to resemble nothing of it.

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It also reminded me of the movie «Antz» where the ants form the wrecking ball and what happens when the «neurotic - type Woody Allen» ant has his doubts about his life's purpose.
Filmmaker Meema Spadola made Our House: A Very Real Documentary About Kids of Lesbian and Gay Parents, because it was the type of movie that didn't exist when she was a child.
Tissue microarrays are used to show antibody staining in samples from 144 individuals corresponding to 44 different normal tissue types, and samples from 216 cancer patients corresponding to 20 different types of cancer (movie about tissue microarray production and immunohistochemical staining).
He is not envisioning the type of «huge wheel in - space construction» that may leap to mind when thinking about artificial gravity — like the one in the iconic Chesley Bonestell painting or the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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The idea is that we ask you about your likes, such as your favourite types of movies, and then if your matches like the same thing, it'll be highlighted on their profile.
Reasonably intelligent Irish type, Into lots of weird music, watching movies, talking about everything and nothing, Buddhism, baking crap cakes (damn you bake off) oh and massively totally completely into motorbikes (BTW I don't really own a farm but a check box for owning a farm was getting...
She quotes ``... When I say beyond LOVE, I'm talking about the type of relentless devotion that you only see in romance novels and Hollywood movies».
I'm funny, smart, adventurous, I like movies, long talks, I like to dance, sing, I'm the type of person that can do just about anything and be spontaneous when needed.
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As it turns out, «'' Amy»» entrepreneur Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) has sold the film rights for his «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» comic book — which is loosely based on Jay and Silent Bob — to Miramax, and the studio greenlit a big - budget production.Before it even begins, though, the pending «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» film provides more than enough fodder for a new wave of hate - mongers who prowl the Internet, namely pimple - faced geeks who slam anything they can type about on a series of movie gossip websites.
I will say this is the type of movie that your a little apprehensive about laughing during in a packed theatre.
Naturally, like there always is in these types of movies, there's a unwelcoming tension between the young new family and the dreary locals, who warn Adam and Claire about the hallowed grounds and to steer clear.
There is enough serious movies about politics and terrorism without throwing it into this type of movie.
Ford made his directorial debut six years ago with A Single Man, a beautiful and often painful film about love and loss, and now he's back with a very different type of movie.
I don't think I'm cut out to be the type of film critic — and, really, I don't know how you'd be any other type of film critic — who sees every movie and has an opinion about them.
Anna is a college drop - out now elevated to editor at the publishing company that happens to be owned by her new husband, but entirely on her merits, but the job itself is one of those cutesy Hallmark Christmas movie - type careers where all she has to do is congratulate her hunky author on his success and ask him gently about the next book and tell an assistant to increase the font size on a cover.
Until this year, Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur mostly made two types of pictures: dramas in his native language about men trying to survive under brutal conditions («The Deep») and action - adventures in English with American movie stars («2 Guns»).
It's hard to imagine «Hit and Run» getting as large of a theatrical release as it did (or even one at all) without the involvement of Bradley Cooper, not only due to his box office drawing power, but because his amusing, against - type turn as a dreadlocked ex-con is about the only good thing the movie has going for it.
It would be sensible to think that the movie is about a suburban family learning to live in the jungles of Africa — or, in this case, parts of California masquerading as Africa, complete with African - Americans dressed in Zulu feathers — or giving the audiences a Swiss Family Robinson - type vibe.
There may be a dysfunctional aspect about the Altmans, but they are not as over-the-top and crazy like we have seen in many of these types of movies.
A number of recent movies — including some of this year's top awards contenders — revive a decades - old debate about the type of director who shapes the most memorable films.
In the end, No Strings Attached is exactly the type of movie that makes me worry about what 2011 has to offer.
However, We do get a much wider scope of the type of action that will be found in this movie, what with the cannon - balled pirate ship sails and Tintin zooming around on his motorcyle, about to fly out of the poster.
Music and Lyrics isn't the sort of romantic comedy that will wow anyone who doesn't already have a preference for them, but if you love Hugh (American Dreamz, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason), love Drew (Fever Pitch, 50 First Dates), and the types of movies they typically make, this is about as polished, efficient, and spot on as they come in terms of formula rom - coms.
Sohn showed a rough animation he made about his own life, and how animation showed him the power of visual storytelling — as Disney animated movies were the one type of film he didn't need to explain to his Korean mother, who didn't know English.
Edward's novel provides the film with its dark soul, the story of Tony Hastings (also played by Jake Gyllenhaal) and his wife Laura (Isla Fisher) & daughter India (Elle Bamber), who run into trouble when traveling through some back country Texas roads late at night, you know the type they make movies about how not to ever drive down.
[Director] Gavin [O'Connor] and I went around and spent time with people who were at various places on the autism spectrum, and observed behavior and talked to them and engaged with them in everything from what their daily life is like to what type of movie they'd like to see about someone with autism.
While the idea of slick David Copperfield types using magic to pull off capers is enticing and spectacular, the first movie squandered its potential with an inane subplot about an all - seeing magic society called «The Eye,» and one of the most obnoxious film twists in recent history.
This was the type of fest where folks talked more about the new - ish distribution company Neon buying the Heathers - meets - The Purge mash - up Assassination Nation for $ 10 million rather than passionately discuss the quality of the movie itself.
Reading the comments on reviews online you'll find no shortage of «movies are just 4 teh entertainment and u should» nt think about them LOL» type comments.
At the film's recent press day, Costner talked about the appeal of playing Coach White, Niki Caro's directing style, the bond that developed between all the actors during filming, the pivotal role a coach can play in a young person's life, the Jim White - type coaches who influenced Costner's life in a positive way, what he learned about Latino culture growing up in Visalia, why he waits for projects to come along that he can really respond to irrespective of genre, the biggest cultural gap he experienced on this film, and how sports movies allow us to address other issues within the wider society.
I'm into all types of movies — I'm trying to make a horror film (next), and there's some indie movies that'd cost about $ 5 to make that I'd like to do — but this was a chance for someone to write a check for a big - budget comedy, and to be able to do something as balls - out as this one... y ’ know, I'm gonna take advantage of that!»
The thing about this flick is that it constantly breaks the rules of what makes a «safe» movie for Hollywood to digest, while still being in that vein of the type of character study they dig on.
However movies like «Helldriver» are specifically about that particular type of fat and in this sense that is where «Helldriver's» place in the world of movies can be found.
In one of the movie's slyest moves, information regarding the dead girl's traumatic past is subtly revealed in a chat window, as someone waffles about what she wants to say, typing and retyping the words until she finds a suitably cryptic explanation.
What began in 1991 as a movie about a law - and - order type who's seduced by the wayward lifestyle of bank - robbing...
Mississippi Grind is a nostalgic film, its characters forever in search of those bounteous good times of the past, that are purely in their minds, while its makers are looking back to a certain type of free - ranging, melancholic, narratively loose American movie, the sort we think of when we get dewy - eyed about the Seventies.
He also talked about what he gets out of test screenings, why he doesn't want to make sequels for any of his previous movies, the 12 - part streaming TV series that he hopes to do, and why he finds it so hard to get financing for the types of films he wants to make.
John Krasinski's A Quiet Place, a propulsive work of pop horror about a family battling monsters that track humans via sound, is that type of movie.
A great movie that unfortunately failed to attract audiences back in» 83, this adaptation of Tom Wolfe's bestselling book about astronauts pays tribute to what we would like to believe represents the American spirit: hard work, perseverance, camaraderie and a visionary attitude that extends beyond all types of borders.
by Walter Chaw John Krasinski's A Quiet Place is exactly the type of inoffensive, about - nothing movie full of beautiful people and empty jumps that is popular for a short while specifically for its yawning blandness.
I usually type out a short summary or try to set - up the plot at some point early on in my reviews, but I feel like it's a moot talking point because if you've kept up with the Marvel movies or have a good idea of what's going on in them, you don't need me to paint a picture about the Infinity Stones, the Infinity Gauntlet or the fight to save the universe.
But when you think of where we were in 2001, the types of movies being were about boys on spring break or guys having bachelor weekends.
«Wild Card» represents the second attempt by Goldman («All the President's Men,» «The Princess Bride») and producer Cassian Elwes to fashion a movie from the writer's 1985 paperback potboiler, «Heat,» about the various entanglements of one Nick Escalante, a seen - better - days Philip Marlowe type working as a bodyguard - for - hire in the bowels of Sin City.
Popping up everywhere are movies about people buckling under their own artistic weight — the kind that comes with being a certain type of jazz musician («Whiplash»), actor («Birdman»), novelist («Listen Up Philip»), painter (Mike Leigh's «Mr. Turner»), actor again (Chris Rock's upcoming «Top Five,») concert pianist (the Ethan Hawke - directed fall - festival documentary smash «Seymour»), actor once more (Olivier Assayas» «Clouds of Sils Maria»), rock singer (the Michael Fassbender - starring «Frank»), documentary filmmaker (Noah Baumbach's upcoming «While We're Young») and actor again (Al Pacino's «The Humbling»).
Perhaps something about the type of authoritative voices that attend the fest can sometimes lead them to prematurely predict the ascent or demise of a movie.
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