We've become so inundated with this sub-genre of mainstream cinema at this point in time that I won't dispense
with much commentary on this one.
Not exact matches
«While many investors are asking whether Apple might price its next line of iPhones
much more aggressively, management
commentary suggested a consistent strategy of pricing to value
with each new iPhone carrying more technology and a higher bill - of - materials,» as she wrote.
Based on Allergan's response to Valeant's prior overture, however, and as corroborated by analyst
commentary in February 2014, which underscored that Allergan would not be interested merging
with Valeant — particularly where Allergan's stockholders would be compensated in large part
with Valeant stock — Valeant was well aware that a friendly business combination would not likely occur, and conceded as
much later on.
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with the latest developments.
Of course, I can watch this movie two decades later and enjoy it
with much more thoughtful
commentary.
«The real problem
with investigative journalism, and one of the reasons there isn't as
much of it as its partisans so desperately desire, is that it often doesn't pan out,» observes John Podhoretz, once of the Weekly Standard and now editor of
Commentary, discussing a Washington Post hit job on Senator Marco Rubio.
Though I try to write the text
with simplicity and clarity, without getting bogged down too
much in the details, it is still a
commentary.
Your
commentary adds a lot to it, but even
with just the image, so
much is said.
Mr. Nuechterlein's rhetoric, labeling orthodox critics of Benke as «ultraconservatives»
with a «sectarian mentality» and a «blinkered preoccupation
with unionism,» sounded
much more like the kind of orthodoxy - bashing one has come to expect from the mainstream media than the thoughtful
commentary typical of First Things in general and Mr. Nuechterlein's work in particular.
The book carries chapters of well - thought - out
commentary, written
with much circumspection, on practical issues that secular pluralism in Europe forces Muslim communities to deal
with.
Lear marvels that so
much of what passes for
commentary on Socratic irony in Plato's dialogues has to do exclusively
with the question of whether Socrates dissembles, whether he wears a mask of unknowing behind which lurks either certainty about important matters or skepticism, perhaps even nihilism.
The Navarre Bible, that wonderful
commentary which has done so
much to seed the wasteland of contemporary Biblical scholarship, refers in connection
with the passage I quoted from Matthew (9:36) to words of St Margaret Mary Alacoque: «This Divine Heart is a great abyss which holds all good, and he commands that all his poor people should pour their needs into it.
The
commentaries were pretty
much in agreement that in Matthew 19 Jesus was simply reiterating the Genesis account
with respect to human sexuality and marriage and added that for this reason divorce was not part of God's plan.
Apparently, the moderators do not know
much about the tenets of Islam so one more time, the top five
with commentary:
It is too bad that
much of the
commentary was written by ignorant, arrogant and neo-violent people, who can not seem to offer alternative points of view
with anything resembling intelligce.
The fact that a time had arrived when at least one man was to «prefer a popular lectureship even to a bishopric» 72 was quite as
much a
commentary on the decline of the episcopal office in public esteem at is was an indication of the prestige and influence associated
with an important preaching post.
And
with the addition of the new feature POINT AFTER (any section that offers even occasional
commentary by Frank Deford is fine by me), I believe I will learn to like the look very
much.
This article talks about another Indiana midwife, along
with commentary from Debbie Pulley of NARM about how
much training a CPM has.
Polling
Commentary There are four new polls out, and
with one exception they tell pretty
much an identical story, of a three - horse race
with just five per cent covering the field.
Haumea is a
much larger object further out in the solar system, and together
with the centaurs can help scientists learn more about planetary rings in general, writes Amanda A. Sickafoose, astronomer at MIT and the South African Astronomical Observatory, in a Nature
commentary.
Much of this is a
commentary on thoughts from Swami Rama «s book «The Path of Fire and Light» which outlines how to develop a meditation practice
with the following 8 distinct steps.
Published peer - reviewed
commentary from 1999 reveals that concern was percolating about the real issue, exacerbating hyperinsulinemia in a patient
with too
much insulin already.
Or those who expressed shock at Teen Vogue recently tackling political
commentary with as
much rigor as, say, fashion.
The Blu - ray release of «The Hangover» doesn't add very
much in the way of additional extras, but there is a picture - in - picture video
commentary with director Todd Phillips and co-stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis that, while it starts out slow, is actually worth checking out.
And here, as in last year's I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Sandler interestingly attempts to blend genuine social
commentary with copious gross - out humor in
much the same way that Mel Brooks did in Blazing Saddles (a movie that, beyond the beans - around - the - campfire gags, wore its heart so firmly on its sleeve in favor of racial brotherhood that it stopped just short of singing «Kumbaya» to its audience); Sandler, who's admirably never been shy about proudly proclaiming his Jewishness, takes on xenophobia, suggests that Israelis and Palestinians CAN get along and — most controversially of all, perhaps — makes a case that disco music CAN be enjoyable in the right time and place.
It's so
much easier to let the yammering that Cole does
with James and
with Sophie dominate the proceedings, and to stuff the moral and social
commentary into a clever but cheap one - shot coda that comes during the closing credits.
Apatow's film overflows
with great, smart
commentary on who Shandling was and how
much of an enigma he remained all his life.
With an engaging plot that's as
much a
commentary on consumerism as it is a tale of morality, Forgotton Anne's inspired narrative is backed up by some solid and engaging gameplay.
Medina, a Bronx - born comedian who plays the film's aggressively stereotyped Mexican character, counters
with a précis on the problem
with Lee's self - described «existential parody»: «People that like titties and zombies pretty
much don't give a fuck about
commentary.»
EXTRAS: The Criterion release features hours of new bonus material, including an audio
commentary by writer / director Richard Linklater and various cast and crew, a making - of documentary, a Q&A
with Linklater and actors Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane, a video essay by film critic Michael Koresky and
much more.
The ending in the theatrical release was not well - liked, but a
much - better alternate version is included here, along
with interviews
with director John Boorman and art director Anthony Pratt, as well as an audio
commentary with film historians Travis Crawford and Bill Ackerman.
Comics have never needed realism to create complicated character arcs or social
commentary, and perhaps the reason Black Panther feels so
much like an actual Marvel comic is that it expresses its ideas
with unapologetically clashing color.
In 2016, Kino Lorber released a Blu - ray edition,
with a
much - appreciated audio
commentary track by historian Michael Schlesinger, Sam's widow Christa Lang Fuller, and his daughter Samantha Fuller.
A feature - length audio
commentary with producer / director Tony Krantz and co-producer Reece Pearson is a rudimentary effort from enthusiastic individuals,
with much of the conversation devoted to details of the frame.
It has an optional
commentary with Sylvain Despretz (which is recommended; all these scenes are
much more interesting
with the
commentary on).
Additionally, there's an audio
commentary with director Adam McKay and the cast, a making - of featurette, four more production featurettes, a lengthy gag reel, deleted, extended and alternate scenes, clips from the table read, and if you can believe it,
much more.
The official «Deadpool» Twitter account posted the following photo, revealing that deleted scenes, a gag reel, a
commentary with comic book co-creator Rob Liefeld, and
much more, will be included on the home video release:
The original 2001 film wasn't particularly scary either, but it did succeed in delivering some interesting social
commentary on the nature of electronic means of communication, and how it is separating us from actual human contact, leaving those who succumb to it as empty shells who sit in lonely rooms
with nothing
much to live for.
Blu - ray Highlight: There are a number of great extras to choose from (including one of the funnier blooper reels and a cool feature called Disney Intermission where the Muppets perform short gags and tease other bonus material whenever you pause the movie), but the
commentary with director James Bobin and co-writers Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller is too
much fun to ignore.
First up is an audio
commentary with director Daniel Attias, moderated by Michael Felsher, which goes over
much of Attais» involvement
with the production, as well as his other film and TV work.
A
commentary track — apparently recorded some time ago for the laserdisc release — includes chat by the late James Coburn and Donald Pleasence as well as a
much older interview
with Sturges.
The most charitable way to look at the film (or the play, since it's still being produced these days) is not as social
commentary, or even as a reminiscence, but as a vehicle (literally,
much of the time) for two actors to have fun
with an odd - couple bonding narrative.
EXTRAS: There's a new audio
commentary by Chaplin historian Charles Maland, a video essay about Jackie Coogan, interviews
with Coogan and Lita Grey Chaplin, deleted scenes, archival footage, the 1922 silent short «Nice and Friendly,» an essay by film scholar Tom Gunning and
much more.
Coming from the US, I take as
much as I can from films that depict a culture I am unfamiliar
with, but having the opportunity to discuss the technique and story of a French drama
with someone who is more than familiar
with the director's work and the social
commentary surrounding a film brings about a whole new understanding and experience from what I initially left the theater
with.
WHY: «Sausage Party» isn't a very subtle movie (the dialogue is laced
with so
much profanity that it feels like it was written by a bunch of prepubescent boys who just learned about swear words), but what the comedy lacks in maturity it makes up for
with some clever
commentary on faith, sexual temptation and the Palestine / Israel conflict.
On another track, Savini offers an engaged, good - natured
commentary that doesn't so
much narrate the action as augment it
with stuff like, «Those are real tears!»
Three technical caveats accompany the «film
with alternate ending and additional scene,» as it's called on the packaging: During the branched sequences, which are accessible only when viewing Identity in widescreen, the picture's stupendous Dolby Digital 5.1 mix switches to a
much blander Dolby Surround recording, while James Mangold's director
commentary, if selected, drops out altogether.
Features relaxed
commentary by director Lone Scherfig and actors Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard (who spend as
much time reminiscing over the shoot and appreciating key moments as discussing the production and the characters), a nine - minute making of featurette (which also includes interviews
with screenwriter Nick Hornby and author Lynn Barber) and 11 deleted scenes among the supplements on both DVD and Blu - ray.
The DVD is one of the best ever,
with two audio
commentaries: one
with Altman and one
with Fellowes, who reveals how
much he borrowed from his own upper - class family background in the creation of characters.
In 2006, The Criterion Collection re-issued it
with a
much improved transfer and new extras and a new
commentary track, though I did not personally review this new edition.