Sentences with phrase «was in film theory»

His formation was in film theory and culture, editing Screen between 1977 and 1981.

His formation was in film theory and film culture, editing Screen between 1977 and 1981.

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It's about the use of computation and game theory, as espoused by mathematician John Nash (the subject of the 2002 multi-Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind) in many applications.

I took this from a discussion of Jesus» bloodline that is in wikipedia - «Differing and contradictory versions of a Jesus bloodline hypothesis have been promoted by numerous books, websites and films of non-fiction and fiction in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, which have almost all been dismissed as works of pseudohistory and conspiracy theory.

A few years back writer and RELEVANT contributor Jon Negroni caused a stir online when he outlined a theory in detail of how all Pixar film are connected and exist in the same universe — some, at the same time.

I am a young believer, and I just love Jurassic Park so much, that when I finally re-watched the first film, it struck me when the «chaos theory» idea was shown... like «WOW, that is JUST how I view this world and why I am in such anxiety to make decisions!

His rise to fame and relationship with his first wife, Jane, who was a Christian, was dramatised in a 2014 film, The Theory Of Everything, in which Eddie Redmayne put in an Oscar - winning performance as the physicist battling with a devastating illness.

Mercer: In theory, the film can be used for many other applications, but it is not suitable for ovenable products.

generates a «sour» review they could (in theory) change the end of that very show as soon as they read it... the Story NXT tells is set on film (digital file) 4 days to 4 weeks before the Audience sees it, to adjust their sails for that would require back stage re-shoots and post production edits (look at Impact scrambling to re-write their Pre-tape to cover for ADR's release)... easier to let it ride, see if the opinions stay sour, and then IF Needed adjust the angle for the next taping, at which time they'll have a better idea for the correction and can make it look more organic

Although Full can never confirm his theory, he is able to assess the motion of the computer - generated raptors in the film Jurassic Park.

In fact, we did a number of experiments, Dr. Eric Jensen and I --[he's] my colleague at the University of Northern British Columbia — and we did a number of experiments and then applied the theory that I had developed, and we modified that theory and applied it; and we could explain many things using the idea that there is a thin liquid film there as opposed to that there's not a film there.

As a guide, they looked to the Landau - Levich - Derjaguin, or LLD theory — a mathematical equation that is commonly used to characterize dip coating, and specifically, the thickness of the film that is left on a flat surface after it's been dipped in a liquid bath.

In theory, you could and it would dissolve decently well, but it would leave a white film on skin and calcium is not as easily absorbed through skin.

«It's become more fashionable to be a geek in the past five or six years,» says Gough, citing the popularity of TV shows like The Big Bang Theory and the mainstream interest in the upcoming Star Trek film.

A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American What: Father of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is hailed in the maintheory of evolution is too controversial for American What: Father of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is hailed in the mainTheory of Evolution by Natural Selection Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is hailed in the maintheory of evolution by natural selection is hailed in the mainstream

Older Joe (Bruce Willis, whom Gordon - Levitt has been somewhat awkwardly made to look like) has other plans in mind for the past and escapes his execution, beginning the film's grinding chase and giving us lots to wonder about in regard to theories of time travel and butterfly effect and all those other head - scratchers.

Hector Elizondo plays her current husband, for the excellent reason that he has appeared in all 11 of Marshall's films and is the director's good - luck charm, or at least that was the theory.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation proves that theory by being absolutely fucking excellent; it is the best film in this series, and it is a perfectly realized piece of cinematic craftsmanship, one that would make any of the truly skilled great filmmakers proud.

As she proved in The Theory of Everything, Jones can spin a lot from thin characterization, but in this film, Jill is nothing more than a disapproving shadow, clearly disturbed by Finkel's fascination with Longo without ever giving voice to it.

A film about the theory of evolution itself would simply be more noise in a quarrel that has raged for 150 years and is not going away any time soon.

At the outset of «Creation,» on - screen titles announce that the film's subject, Charles Darwin, was responsible for the biggest single idea in the history of thought: the theory of natural selection.

The film is evocative, intelligent, poignant, and delivers a good deal of clarity both in the development of «On the Origins of Species» and on the complexities of Charles Darwin the man, who shook the world with scientific theory, yet appeared more comforted by his faith in family.

The movie is studded with cameos by media pundits (the McLaughlin Group, etc.) and U.S. Senators, and I only wish these bits were as witty in execution as they are in theory; their main purpose seems to be to let us know the film is hip enough to make inside references.

The big lebowski is one of the best films of all time the characters have a likability that most films cant capture, the dialogue is one of the funniest and most natural I have ever seen and the film has a lot of things to uncover such as theories that are not directly told but in a subtle way so multiple viewings is beneficial and a lot of fun.

It should be noted that while Huxley may have acted as «Darwin's bulldog,» the filmmakers have exaggerated somewhat in making him a miltant atheist, as well as in casting him as an uncritical supporter of Darwin's theory, at least given the historical moment in which the film takes place.

That a persuasive case can be made either way could be seen as a validation of the theory that Tarantino is some sort of idiot savant whose films signify almost in spite of their maker's idiosyncracies or intentions.

The big lebowski is one of the best films of all time the characters have a likability that most films cant capture, the dialogue is one of the funniest and most natural I have ever seen and the film has a lot of things to uncover such as theories that are not directly told but in a subtle

And while you can admire, in theory, a movie about that kind of stasis — about a real - life situation in which things are bad and can only, maybe, get ever - so - slightly better — in actual practice, this is a film as depressed as its characters.

In theory, the first Paddington film, inspired by the Michael Bond books about a loveable bear who sports a red hat blue coat and has a penchant for marmalade, was a dangerous idea.

Joining Gadot in the international cast are Chris Pine (the «Star Trek» films), Connie Nielsen (Fox's «The Following,» «Gladiator»), Robin Wright («The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,» Netflix's «House of Cards»), David Thewlis (the «Harry Potter» films, «The Theory of Everything»), Danny Huston («Clash of the Titans,» «X-Men Origins: Wolverine»), Elena Anaya («The Skin I Live In»), Ewen Bremner («Exodus: Gods and Kings,» «Snowpiercer»), and Saïd Taghmaoui («American Hustle»in the international cast are Chris Pine (the «Star Trek» films), Connie Nielsen (Fox's «The Following,» «Gladiator»), Robin Wright («The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,» Netflix's «House of Cards»), David Thewlis (the «Harry Potter» films, «The Theory of Everything»), Danny Huston («Clash of the Titans,» «X-Men Origins: Wolverine»), Elena Anaya («The Skin I Live In»), Ewen Bremner («Exodus: Gods and Kings,» «Snowpiercer»), and Saïd Taghmaoui («American Hustle»In»), Ewen Bremner («Exodus: Gods and Kings,» «Snowpiercer»), and Saïd Taghmaoui («American Hustle»).

The Oscar 2015 Best Actor winner, Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) is looking sweeter and lovelier than ever as transgender pioneer Einar Wegener, a.k.a. Lili Elbe in the first photo from Tom Hooper «s film The Danish Girl slated for 2016.

Based on a Roald Dahl novel, Fantastic Mr. Fox was, in theory, a film for families.

However, with no 3 - D option offered, they'll miss the payoff, which must have been significant (at least in theory) based on the way the film serves up such illusions with nearly the regularity of gimmick - based theme park attractions like Honey, I Shrunk the Audience and Muppet * Vision 3D.

The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was featured in 2008's Oscar - winning Milk and 2013's Elysium; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Bloodline and co-starring in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the award - winning Let the Bullets Fly and Devils on the Doorstep; Forest Whitaker, recently featured in the critically - acclaimed Lee Daniels» The Butler and winner of an Academy Award for his leading role in 2006's The Last King of Scotland; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred in The Hunt and was the memorable villain from 2006's Casino Royale; Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance - capture character in Rogue One, stars in the soon - to - be-released Con Man series and Trumbo, which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently featured in Nightcrawler and starred in the BAFTA - winning film Four Lions.

It features a quartet of eerie vignettes involving four patients in the care of psychiatrist Dr. Tremayne (Donald Pleasence), who is attempting to justify his strange theories to a colleague (Jack Hawkins, who died shortly after his scenes were filmed) by explaining the horrific events that drove the patients to their current state.

Wired has been photographed in a flashy style that seems almost calculated to reinforce the theory that films about drugs inevitably glamorize them.

Jerry voices his wild theories in a self - published newsletter (which lends the film its title), so when some government agents led by the mysterious Dr. Jonas (an underused Patrick Stewart) start chasing him, Jerry, his «friend» Alice Sutton (Roberts, well - cast), and the audience are led to believe that one of his wild ideas is indeed true.

When we get a new version of a film that already succeeded, there's nowhere to go but down — in theory, at least.

Oscar - winning actor Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) will star as Scamander in the film, while Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Ezra Miller (Trainwreck), Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury) and Alison Sudol (Transparent) are also on board the project.

The theory is that through the use of the gauntlet or the Reality Stone, a Skrull will be revealed on Earth either in the Avengers or in a seat of power that would tease the «Secret Invasion» storyline or the Captain Marvel film.

On the plus side, the film is gifted with a smart and appealing central performance from David Tennant, who trades in a very nice line of ticks, stammers and hesitations as he intones Laing's crackpot theories.

That said, with the film showing some weakness, it could in theory give voters a reason to go for someone else — there could be a feeling that she's been recognized recently enough to give someone else a go.

Cinephiles were less and less receptive to their films, judging them to be austere if not masochistic, while academic interest in Straub / Huillet's practice — deemed to be archetypal of an outmoded «political modernist» paradigm of film theory — similarly waned.

by Walter Chaw I have a theory about Treat Williams: I believe that he, after being passed over for an Oscar for his magnificent performance in the 1981 Sidney Lumet film Prince of the City, has been on a vicious retributive rampage against the American viewing public.

«At Berkeley» In theory, the 70th Venice Film Festival was something of a banner one for documentaries: two in competition, one of which, «Sacro GRA,» won the Golden Lion, several others in sidebars or out of competition, and a number of films - about - filmmaking in the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futureIn theory, the 70th Venice Film Festival was something of a banner one for documentaries: two in competition, one of which, «Sacro GRA,» won the Golden Lion, several others in sidebars or out of competition, and a number of films - about - filmmaking in the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futurein competition, one of which, «Sacro GRA,» won the Golden Lion, several others in sidebars or out of competition, and a number of films - about - filmmaking in the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futurein sidebars or out of competition, and a number of films - about - filmmaking in the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futurein the Classics strand, including «A Fuller Life,» «Bertolucci On Bertolucci» and «Double Life: James Benning and Richard Linklater» (the latter two we didn't make it to, but heard good things about, and hope to catch up with in the near futurein the near future).

This film is a sequel in theory, as it does take a step forward in showing Norman Bates trying to live the semblance of a normal life today, finally in a relationship with a woman, with a baby on the way.

One of the film's best exchanges has Strange pointing out to Kaecillius the flaw in the latter's theory that he's doing the right thing by asking him to notice the effect it's having on his face.

Going back to the time warp theory, I can only guess that Anderson was doing this early in his career before he made much more coherent and respected films like «Session 9,» «The Machinist,» «Happy Accidents» and «Transsiberian.»

If this were an independent short film, like the student film where this reportedly draws its inspiration, End of the Line, it would be a terrific idea, at least in theory.

In addition, and unlike much English - language film scholarship even today (and certainly television studies), the book is far from Anglophone - or even Francophone - centric in its account of both cinema and criticism / theory's history, being at pains to emphasise the reality of new - century scholarly discourse as truly global in scopIn addition, and unlike much English - language film scholarship even today (and certainly television studies), the book is far from Anglophone - or even Francophone - centric in its account of both cinema and criticism / theory's history, being at pains to emphasise the reality of new - century scholarly discourse as truly global in scopin its account of both cinema and criticism / theory's history, being at pains to emphasise the reality of new - century scholarly discourse as truly global in scopin scope.