Sentences with phrase «unique world of film»

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Kristen Connolly's Dana is a decent and empathetic primary protagonist, but the real casting highlight is Fran Kranz, who completely steals the show as one of the great all - time movie stoners Marty, whose unique drug - addled world logic not only aids in its survival, but provides some of the film's best jokes.

But Ponyo held its own, will delight children, and impressed me as a singularly unique film in a world of recycled time - wasters.

Reality and fiction as complementary propellers in cinema and the distance between the world of ideas and the crudeness of reality are some of the themes that develops this unique film.

In a weird way, that can be a little disturbing to some folks, but films such as Shallow Hal, Stuck on You, and Me, Myself & Irene illustrate their unique treatise on democracy, in which we are all collectively equal in our wonderful, horrible, messy humanity: a whole wide world of freaks.

But, true to its title, the film goes beyond the city they raise in the desert - revealing the Burning Man's plans to bring its unique culture to the rest of the world.

As fluid as Marjane's developing identity and worldview, the film's largely black - and - white and refreshingly unique visuals bring us into a world of memory and emotion.

From Academy Award ® winning director Roger Ross Williams, Life, Animated is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films.

We're going to be seeing films of all kinds and genres within this shared universe, and more so than any of the other MCU films, Black Panther feels like an invitation for everyone to take part — to tell stories from unique perspectives and world views, and to bring cultural, ideological, and social ideals to these comic book heroes.

The result is a truly unique film that captures something about being alive in the world despite seeming to be a product of outer space.

A24 has carved out one hell of a corner in the cinematic world, releasing some of the most unique and inventive genre films in recent years.

From Academy Award ® winning director Roger Ross Williams, LIFE, ANIMATED is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films.

Happily mixing an American cast with an oddly English countryside, Wes's world is wonderfully unique, rediscovering a lightness of touch that disappeared on his preceding film, The Darjeeling Ltd..

Known for roles in such films as «Amistad,» «Blood Diamond» and «Guardians of the Galaxy,» Hounsou will play CJ Mitchum, an original resident of the town and a historian with extensive knowledge of its complex origins — and the one person who can provide a unique bridge between the current world of Wayward Pines and the previous world that humans inhabited.

While a teaser trailer gave everyone a taste of what to expect earlier today, at Cannes we got a lot more footage from the film which again looks like another unique, cinematic world conjured by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Part of the problem with the genre is that many of the films are practically interchangeable, and that's something that «Fury» attempts to address with its unique premise, following a solitary tank unit through the final days of World War II.

We're going to get, in Hollywood, so much better films and so much more interesting stories being told and America will become the America that the rest of the world sees it as, that makes it unique.»

The reflexive practice of making oneself an outsider by practicing one's profession amid a world of insiders gives Zetterling's images a unique dynamism that's missing from some of the films made as loving testaments to various sports.

Herzfeldt's bleakly hopeful World of Tomorrow is unique among the nominees in its verbosity and wide - ranging ideas — the rest of them are essentially one - track - minded silent films.

Both films involve a male protagonist whose unusual circumstances give him a unique view of the world and 20th century history.

With her 25 years of experience at the San Francisco Film Society, Film Forum, and Film Independent and the Los Angeles Film Festival, Rachel Rosen is in a unique position both as a woman working in the film festival world and as someone who has been in a position to watch the changing landscape for women as festival professionals and as filmmakers.

But while it the movie may proclaim the importance of finding a unique voice and sharing it with the world, the film feels akin to an alternative indie that lands on the Top 40.

Juan Antonio Bayona has proven his talent for great visually interesting films with THE ORPHANAGE and THE IMPOSSIBLE (which lead to him landing the WORLD WAR Z sequel), so hopefully this should be quite a unique piece of entertainment.

However, Paul Naschy is a celebrated artist well known for his mark on the horror world, and getting the opportunity to see some of these films gives us a glimpse of something truly unique.

I don't necessarily believe that episode two is better than the film that preceded it, but it retains that unique combination of innocence faced with the emotionally crushing yet still uplifting big scary world out there.

The most unique thing about this film poking fun at the world of magicians is the various types of comedy, including slapstick, gross and vulgar, witty and, of course, obnoxious.

At the heart of the film is Wakanda, a technologically advanced African country hidden from the rest of the world behind an invisible cloaking shield, which is fueled by a mineral unique to the region called vibranium.

What I hoped I could do is tell a story about creativity, tell a story about having a vision that nobody else believed in and pushing that vision out into the world, but through the upside - down skewed lens of this very strange and unique film, The Room.

The directorial composition of the film is pretty impersonal and not all that innovative - which is somewhat surprising, given the unique world and mythos the film establishes.

It's only fitting that he'd open up to a documentarian, and thankfully he chose Wim Wenders, who films not a traditional bio doc but a travelogue, capturing the sumptuous halls of the Vatican and the unique scale of the pope's public appearances as he travels the world delivering his message.

Although its formalism is rigid, the film rises well above gimmickry to become a truly great, unique piece of cinema (and a very fine crime movie to boot), conjuring its own world, commenting on our own and giving the audience something that's palpably new.

The story, adapted from a novel by Daniel Wallace, also represents a unique challenge for Burton, who gives stunning life to Bloom's fantastic world while closing with a kind - hearted ending we rarely see in any of his prior films.

Blu - ray Highlight: Though fans will probably get a kick out of the short film «Survivor,» which explores the human resistance forming around the world, the «Visualizing an Invasion» featurette is an interesting look at designing the aliens, their unique POV shots and the cool «shred» effect that happens when you come into contact with them.

The film follows Owen Suskind, a young man who didn't speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films.

To watch Best F (r) iends is to step through a portal into a bizarre, topsy - turvy world in which Wiseau is once again a lead character in a feature film, still very much in possession of all the unique eccentricities his fans have found so strangely irresistible.

A Mermaid Tale The tale of two mermaids who come ashore to work as nightclub performers, the ambitious first effort captured a World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Unique Vision and Design for director Agnieszka Smoczyńska to go along with the Best Debut Feature prize she won at her native Poland's Gdynia Film Festival when the film made its world premiere in SepteWorld Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Unique Vision and Design for director Agnieszka Smoczyńska to go along with the Best Debut Feature prize she won at her native Poland's Gdynia Film Festival when the film made its world premiere in Septeworld premiere in September.

I'm still partial to In a World..., because it's such a charming yet unique film, especially in the way it challenges the cliche of what women should sound like.

One of the reasons why Monsters, Inc. is one of my favorite Pixar films is the imaginative world created by director Pete Docter and his supporting staff — the character design and architecture of Monstropolis are incredibly creative, bringing a unique bustling city to life on the screen.

If the first film showed us the kind of fun that could be had with this character by removing everything about him that could make him unique among his superhero peers, Thor: The Dark World shows how dull the adventures of the guardian of the nine realms of the universe can be when played with sincerity.

The film's unique aesthetic continues on the vision of Despicable Me and its sequel, with absolutely ridiculous (but plausible within the universe) weapons and gadgets and of course the concept of Villain - Con, a get - together of everyone who's anyone in the crime world and an opportunity of fans and lesser criminals to indulge in their nefarious obsessions.

He's on record for mentioning how this film represents a lot of the issues the world is facing and the master Director sure knows how to create a world and story so unique in it's ways that it turns hollywood head over heels in love with The Shape of Water.

Earlier this week, I spoke with them about the movie's unique premise, their writing process, crafting tension, world building, the possibility of this being a Cloverfield movie, and the unexpected reason they couldn't be on the film's set.

Had the film been more about that aspect of it, and less about the root causes of hatred, perhaps we'd have something truly unique to separate this story from the plethora of World War II tales that have emerged over the years, especially Bridge on the River Kwai, which deals with the same subject in a fictionalized form.

One thing that makes this adventure world unique from others is that there are many missions dotted around the map that are actually Lego versions of real ones completed in the films.

Located in the village of Zonnebeke in former chateau, it focuses on the material aspects of World War I. Its first floor houses a unique collection of historic objects, life - like dioramas, and photo and film footage.

Following Facing History's unique methodology, Holocaust and Human Behavior uses readings, primary source material, and short documentary films to examine the challenging history of the Holocaust and prompt reflection on our world today.

Home to some of the most stunning views on Earth, the sublime landscapes offer so many unimaginably unique views that dozens of our favourite Hollywood science - fiction alien worlds have been inspired by and even filmed here!

This volcanic landscape, featured in the Lord of the Rings films, is one of the world's great walks, with lunar ridges, steaming vents and an otherworldly atmosphere that's totally unique.

Featuring both long and short - form films from Belize and around the world, BelizeIFF is one of the best ways to see the unique creativity and worldview of Belizean and other independent film directors.

With students from over 65 countries, 110 world - class recording studios, and many spacious film soundstages, Full Sail's innovative and accelerated style of education provides a unique real - world education in film, music, animation, video games and recording arts.

Taking cues from both the original comic book series by Brian Lee O'Malley, the upcoming film from Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright, and approximately twenty years of gaming culture, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: the Game is set to rock the digital download space by being both exactly what we expect, and something entirely unique.