Film critics have often noted De Palma's penchant for unusual camera angles and compositions throughout his career.

" Film critics sometimes use the term " pejoratively to connote an unrealistic, pathos-filled, campy tale of romance or domestic situations with stereotypical characters ( often including a central female character ) that would directly appeal to feminine audiences.

The film was overwhelmingly lauded by critics when it finally appeared in 1979, and was selected at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d ' Or, along with The Tin Drum, directed by Volker Schlöndorff.

Set in Paris in 1828, it was voted Best French Film of the Century in a poll of 600 French critics and professionals in the late 1990s.

" We'd be oversimplifying things in calling film noir oneiric, strange, erotic, ambivalent, and cruel ": this set of attributes constitutes the first of many attempts to define film noir made by French critics Raymond Borde and Etienne Chaumeton in their 1955 book Panorama du film noir américain 1941 – 1953 ( A Panorama of American Film Noir ), the original and seminal extended treatment of the subject.

Screened at the 13th Venice Film Festival, it was razzed by critics in “ the atmosphere of a soccer match ”.

Savaged by critics at the 16th Venice Film Festival, the film did miserable box office and did not receive international distribution until 1964.

Her performance was well received by critics, with BBC film critic Brandon Graydon saying that Cruz " is an enchanting screen presence ," and Ethan Alter of the Film Journal International noting that Cruz and her co-star Cruise were " able to generate some actual chemistry.

In 2010, an independent documentary film called Plug & Pray premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival, in which Kurzweil and one of his major critics, the late Joseph Weizenbaum, argue about the benefits of eternal life.

Beating Federico Fellini's 8½ for first prize at the Belgium Film Festival, the film was hailed by foreign critics as a brilliant reworking of the Western genre.

Many critics associations, such as New York Critics Circle and Los Angeles Film Critics Association, chose Saving Private Ryan as Film of the Year.

Although it remains a controversial film, it has been praised by various film historians and critics, and, while not typically considered a horror film, Salò was named the 65th scariest film ever made by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2006 and is the subject of an article in The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural ( 1986 ).

The July / August 2009 issue of Film Comment polled several critics on the best films to win the Palme d ' Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

It was also voted the " Best Japanese Film ever " in a 1979 Kinema Junpo critics ’ poll.

Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 97 % of sampled critics gave the film positive reviews and that it got a rating average of 7. 4 out of 10.

Film critics and stooge fans alike have cited Curly as the most popular member of the team.

555 of the 592 film critics polled by American magazine Film Daily named it the best film of 1942.

Malden's proposal was bold, as film festivals, critics associations, and the American Film Institute, had already refused to bestow similar honors because of Kazan's testimony given nearly 50 years earlier.

Kazan was already " denied accolades " from the American Film Institute, and other film critics associations.

On the Silver Globe premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1988, with some critics proclaiming it a ruined masterpiece.

Film critics noted that the British film 28 Days Later ( 2002 ) and its sequel 28 Weeks Later both feature a rabies-type plague ravaging Great Britain, analogous to I Am Legend.

Ebert is one of the principal critics featured in Gerald Peary's 2009 documentary film For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism.

The film eventually premiered at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival, where it was well received by critics, with Time Out New York writer Mike D ' Angelo calling it " the best film saw in Berlin.

* 2009 Nadolig Plentyn yng Nghymru / A Child's Christmas in Wales, 2009 BAFTA Best Short Film, animation, soundtrack in Welsh and English, Director: Dave Unwin.

Filmed by internee Dave Tatsuno ( 1913-2006 ), it was deemed " culturally significant " by the United States Library of Congress in 1997, and was the second amateur film ever selected for preservation in the National Film Registry ( behind the " Zapruder " film of the JFK assassination ).

Grodin has won several acting awards, including American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for 1993's Dave, Best Actor at the 1988 Valladolid International Film Festival ( for Midnight Run ).

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Dave Grusin's soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the BAFTA Award for Best Original Film Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score-Motion Picture.

The Film Music Guild, started by music composition student Dave Martina in 2006, is a quickly growing student organization.

The General Manager is head of the Syosset Film and Radio department, Dave Favilla, with all other positions ( other than General Manager, Station Supervisor and Chief Engineer ) operated by students in the school, with positions such as Station Manager ( s ), Music Director, Sports Director, Traffic Director, Program Director, Community News Director, and Organizational Supervisor ( s ).

The event was used to create the television film, The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, hosted by James Stewart.

* 1955 – Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.

After its initial British release, including a one-year theatrical run in London, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was initially banned on the advice of British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC ) Secretary Stephen Murphy, and subsequently by his successor, James Ferman.

Film score composer James Newton Howard was approached by Shyamalan to work on Unbreakable immediately after scoring The Sixth Sense.

For a detailed account of adapting The Brick Foxhole for the screen and the producers ' battles with the censors, please refer to pages 114-123 in More Than Night: Film Noir in its Context by James Naremore ( Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1998 ).

* Agee, James, " Comedy's Greatest Era " from Life ( September 5, 1949 ), reprinted in Agee on Film ( 1958 ) McDowell, Obolensky, ( 2000 ) Modern Library

* Neibaur, James L., Arbuckle and Keaton: Their 14 Film Collaborations ( 2006 ) McFarland & Co.

" During an interview with James Ferman ( former director of the British Board of Film Classification ), Ali G asks whether his made-up vulgarities would restrict a film to an over-18 audience, and suggests that film censorship be performed by younger persons who understand contemporary slang.

Both were made with a view to winning support for the British war effort, especially in the U. S. Niven's Film Unit work included a small part in the deception operation that used minor actor M. E. Clifton James to impersonate Field Marshal Montgomery.

Film historian and reviewer James Berardinelli elaborated on the parallels between this film and the classic Dickens tale A Christmas Carol.

CONTENTS ( James Bacque contributions ): “ The High Snow ,” p. 67-72 ; “ A small Film ,” 73-80 ; “ Sun and Earth for a Dollar ,” 81-88 ; “ the truth shall make you wierd ,” 88-97 ; “ On the morning of the death of Colonel Alexander Ramsay, O. B. E .,” 98-114 ; “ The Nancy Poems ,” 115-119 ; “ A Conversation with Milton Wilson ,” 120-146.

In 2006, James Berardinelli wrote, “ Z was the third feature film from Greek-born Costa-Gavras, but it is the movie that captured him to the world's attention, winning a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

* Boxing Helena, A Film Review by James Berardinelli

Film director James Mangold pitched a series concept to cable channel HBO, whilst consulting with Gaiman himself on an unofficial basis, but this proved to be unsuccessful.

It was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director ( William A. Wellman ), Best Film Editing ( John D. Dunning ), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( James Whitmore ).

The square is the prime location in London for world leading film premières and has seen blockbusters including Harry Potter and James Bond film series, Avatar, Alice in Wonderland, and animation films such as Shrek ; and co-hosts the London Film Festival each year.

Film director James Cameron has said the character's name was not in fact inspired by the grave.

The Sand Pebbles was nominated for eight Academy Awards, but failed to win any: Best Picture for Robert Wise, Best Actor for Steve McQueen, Best Supporting Actor for Mako, Best Art Direction / Set Decoration-Color, Best Cinematography-Color, Best Film Editing, Best Sound ( James Corcoran ) and Best Original Music Score for Jerry Goldsmith.

The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards at the 60th Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor ( William Hurt ), Best Actress ( Holly Hunter ), Best Supporting Actor ( Albert Brooks ), Best Original Screenplay ( James L. Brooks ), Best Film Editing ( Richard Marks ) and Best Cinematography ( Michael Ballhaus ).

" Margaret Booth ," in Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast ( editors ), International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Edition 4 ( St. James Press ), ISBN 978-1-55862-449-8.

James Cagney won the 1939 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his role.

Subsequently, Blau was instrumental in hiring a number of professionals like Mel Powell ( dean of the School of Music ), Paul Brach ( dean of the School of Art ), Alexander Mackendrick ( dean of the School of Film / Video ), sociologist Maurice Stein ( dean of Critical Studies ), and Richard Farson ( dean of the School of Design ; now incorporated in the Art school ) as well other influential program heads and teachers such as Allan Kaprow, Bella Lewitzky, Michael Asher, Jules Engel, John Baldessari, Judy Chicago, James Hurtak, Ravi Shankar, Max Kozloff, Miriam Shapiro and Douglas Huebler, most of whom largely came from a counterculture and avant-garde side of the art world.

In the Toronto International Film Festival interview conducted by James Rocchi, Aronofsky credited the 1957 Charles Mingus song " The Clown " as a major influence on The Wrestler.

Film scores generally have quite varied string set-ups: for example, James Newton Howard's score for The Last Airbender featured 33 violins, 21 violas, 14 celli and 15 double basses, making it a total of 83 strings.