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push is a chase film dolled up with supernatural powers and chintzy retro design motifs .
push is a 2009 film about two americans nick gant, a mover and his young watcher who protected an old friend of nick' s who' s a pusher from the division led by henry carver .
2009 returned to its winning ways after a tiny 1% drop - off last week. not only did the
a film set for release on february 6, 2009 starring chris evans, dakota fanning, camilla belle and djimon hounsou. wildstorm published a prequel mini - series .
push was released on dvd and blu - ray on july 7, 2009. the dvd included deleted scenes, a commentary, and a' making of' featurette. wal - mart released the film as a double - feature dvd with knowing .
. hopefully there will be fewer outright misses and more mid - level hits, which will help 2009 keep pace with 2008 .
. the last retro - review i penned for screengeek concerned 2009’s much - maligned pandorum, and in the body of ...
i love my babies. why would i want to push them away from me ?
, as are the holdovers, which should help 2009 to expand on its lead, while overcoming last weekend' s momentary dip at the box office .
sapphire, the author of “push, ” said it was too late in the day to worry that the film’s themes and images were somehow stigmatizing or inauthentic .
britell’s previous credits include scores for the 2009 film “new york, i love you, ” natalie portman’s “a tale of love and darkness, ” “the big short” and “free state of jones. ” his music was also featured in steve mcqueen’s oscar - winning film “12 years a slave. ”
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the premise for push seems like a good idea and the cast is a good one but the trailer seems to be lacking enough to make the movie worth a viewing, it just needs that extra push .
wildstorm, an imprint of dc comics, published a comic book mini - series that acts as a prequel to the film. it was written by marc bernardin and adam freeman (who write the highwaymen for wildstorm) and bruno redondo supplied the art. [ 5 ] issues were published between november 2008 and february 2009, and a softcover collection (isbn 978 - 1401224929) was published in september, 2009 .
push ends with a cliffhanger, refusing to deliver us a satisfying ending that it was ostensibly building up to for its entire 1 hour and 51 minute runtime. but if this film’s success means that a push sequel will be on the way to continue nick and cassie’s adventures (complete with lackluster action scenes and nonsensical plot developments), then i’d urge you all to give push a pass .
, landing funny quips that are so tonally jarring to the rest of the film they work almost as a meta commentary on the film itself .
push has vibrant cinematography and decent acting, but i' m blasted if i know what it' s about .
push is the perfect example of an ejoyable in - betweener, best watched when you have nothing else to do .
set and filmed on location in bustling hong kong, the tight urban street and winding alleyways suit the film perfectly, but this is not enough to save push from the oscar season garbage dump .
push is an empty calorie extravaganza and demands a crooked concentration it doesn' t earn to sufficiently piece this mess together .
shockingly, one of these was for arch - rivals dc, in 2010’s ‘the losers’ where he played the nerdy jensen. but it’s his performance as fugitive psychic nick gant in 2009’s ‘push’ that absolutely nobody ever remembers. which is a crying shame, and perhaps one of the greatest injustices in the genre. so this week’s retro review focuses on ‘push’, and the crime that was history burying it beneath a slew of lesser comic - book movies .
utter rubbish this film, not plot, not story line and bad acting .
there is one redeeming quality about this film: mcguigan chose to shoot the movie in hong kong, and this is where push really shines. hong kong’s architecture and atmosphere are rendered wonderfully and the city really comes alive in a way that’s rarely seen in a u. s. film. the way the push uses its setting almost reminds me of how danny boyle brought mumbai, india to life in slumdog millionaire, except in that instance, it was in the service of a much better film .
. year - to - date, 2009 has now pulled in $ 1. 22 billion vs. $ 1. 02 billion for the same time last year, which is an outstanding 19. 6% increase .
the first time desplat worked with anderson, on 2009' s
fantastic mr. fox ,
he received an oscar nomination. he returned to collaborate with the director for 2012' s
moonrise kingdom .
“push, ” which was controversial when it was published in 1996, is also back at the top of best - seller lists .
( up 37% over three days and 33% over four). year to date, 2009 has pulled in $ 1. 47 billion, 22% ahead of last year' s $ 1. 20 billion pace .
i like movies like these. chronicle, push, jumper - while not being the best in the art still managed to make an entertaining watch. steve rogers chris evans was decent in push, but i think it would have made a great tv show that could parallel heroes .
a film about a large world of superpowered beings... this should have been the ultimate film for me! * sigh * well, one can keep dreaming, i suppose .
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push is a sci - fi thriller about a group of young americans in hong kong who use special psychic powers to evade a covert us government agency .
the director of push, paul mcguigan filmed guerilla style by using cameras hidden in vans, filming through small holes and only giving the actors one take on the street. this was done in order to keep up with the hustle and bustle of filming in the crowded city of hong kong. channing tatum was attached to star in push but the role was not ultimately given to him. director paul mcguigan cast chris evans after seeing him in the film sci - fi film sunshine. in spain, the film was given the title of “heroes”, which became confusing for spanish audiences who assumed the film was somehow connected to the television show heroes because both projects are about people with extraordinary abilities .
‘push’ was released somewhat unceremoniously in february 2009. the critics were unimpressed, audiences were equally un - enthused, and the movie’s tiny $ 10m profit ensured there was no hope of a sequel. but, i’d argue that it’s a better movie than at least half of the material marvel has gone on to produce, and that the circumstances of its release meant it never really stood a realistic chance of success .
geoffrey gilmore, director of the sundance film festival, said in an interview that “push” might hit a cultural chord because of all of the discussion about race prompted by the election of president obama. he said the sundance audience gave it three standing ovations .
the studio prides itself on taking on marketing challenges, but “push, ” which won three top awards last month at the sundance film festival — the audience award, the grand jury prize and a special jury prize for acting — is one of the biggest to come along in some time, marketing experts say. african - american audiences of all demographics could wince at the film’s negative imagery. as films like “the great debaters” and “miracle at st. anna” have shown, a release labeled a black film by the marketplace — and “push” already has been — can be an incredibly tough sell to mainstream white audiences .
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“at the end of the film, precious looked angelic to me, ” ms. roberson said .
2009 got off to a great start and february hopes to continue that run, but i don' t think that' s likely. first of all, none of the releases coming out this month look like they have what it takes to reach $ 100 million. or even $ 80 million. this means the best film of this month will likely be lower than the
yea ,
jumper
fits s nicely with the theme / names of the other abilities in push. i wonder if there are jumpers in that universe! !
push was generally poorly received by critics. [ 2 ] rotten tomatoes reported that 21% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of 106. [ 3 ] at metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 36, based on 21 reviews. [ 2 ]
is a direct sequel. the four films together are four hours worth of one film with, according to
—a film that could not have been more “’90s action movie by committee™” if it tried. a horribly miscast
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so when lionsgate on monday spent about $ 5. 5 million for the highly regarded award - winning film “push: based on the novel by sapphire, ” eyebrows arched all over hollywood. “push, ” directed by lee daniels (“monster’s ball”) from sapphire’s novel, takes grim to a level that many film executives say they have rarely seen on screen. the story centers on an illiterate and obese african - american teenager in 1980s harlem who is pregnant with her father’s child — for the second time — and is also abused by her mother .
with all the mythology that' s been laid down, you keep expecting
push
to build to one big paranormapalooza of a finale, but it never materializes .
“precious: based on the novel ‘push’ by sapphire, ” the new film about an obese, poor, illiterate, young black woman who is sexually and emotionally abused, has sparked this heartfelt and at times heated debate about its meaning in the two weeks since its limited release .
precious is a gruelling new film about violence and abuse in harlem. so what' s mariah carey doing playing a white social worker? charlotte higgins meets the cast and crew see a gallery of social workers on film
the oscar race took a turn in 2009, after another warner. bros. film, “the dark knight, ” failed to secure a best picture nomination. in 2010, the academy expanded its best picture category from five to a maximum of 10 movies. but although blockbusters like “gravity” and “the martian” have made the cut, a comic book movie has yet to compete in the top race .
i was excited to see push, probably because we had been without an effects driven film since the mummy: tomb of the dragon emperor and not even that really counts in comparison. hancock or hellboy 2 are probably better comparisons, and that was way back in july 2008. so i was feeling up to checking out push and i had already prepped myself for a visual effects film working on a small budget, so a lot of leeway was assumed to be needed. as it turns out the effects are just fine, it’s the story that hurts it as push has so many plot and logic problems you can’t get passed them no matter how hard you try, especially since one of them is the driving force of the story .
“a white artist can make a film about a family of 10 drug addicts, and the public sees it as a film about a family of 10 drug addicts, not 10 white drug addicts, ” mr. mccall said. “a black artist can make that film, too, but you have to be aware of the history. ”
hm... . that' s funny because i almost said push reminded me a bit, world wise, of stranger things. and stranger things did mention fire starter .
for a moment after these scenes, i thought that push was going to completely embrace its campiness and go for broke, perhaps giving us a ridiculous, big - budget action version of a heroes episode. sadly, the punishingly dour tone of the rest of the film belies its wacky premise .
i' m totally with you! i loved push. it' s a shame how few people saw it. it was a great little super hero flick with great characters and lore .
i do give credit to this movie for one unintentional benefit. because it was being released around the same time as this push, the movie now known as precious changed its title from the name of the novel it was based on. precious is a superior title and that movie, with its new name, went on to acclaim, while this push has been rightly forgotten .
to chart this week, and only one of them made it into the top five. however, that one film was
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despite its high - profile cast and a sizable marketing push from distributor summit entertainment, audiences won' t require any paranormal powers of their own to realize they' ve seen this one before .
the film was a critical hit at the festival, and that roughly $ 5. 5 million is the largest amount paid to date for any sundance film this year. while $ 5. 5 million might not sound like much for a movie, the average marketing cost for this type of film is $ 25 million, according to the motion picture association of america .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans. it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
a deal did not emerge for “push” until about a week after the festival ended, with potential distributors balking over the price insisted upon by cinetic media, a new york marketing and sales company for independent film, according to two people with knowledge of how the deal came together but who were not authorized to speak publicly .
screen daily: “the most compelling thing about push is its setting. the film was shot entirely on location, which affords it a fresh look and feel, be it in a chase through a local fish market or the juxtaposition of modern skyscrapers and bamboo scaffolding… [ the screenplay ] is a jumbled mess of narrative clichés. ”
is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and inner - city life, largely bolstered by exceptional performances from its cast .
stargate project - the real u. s. federal government project to investigate psychic phenomena, used as a basis for the film .
professor neal was among dozens of black people interviewed about their perspectives on “precious. ” perhaps the most provocative salvo against the movie was fired by armond white, the chief film critic of the new york press and the chairman of the new york film critics circle .
desplat' s first oscar nomination came for
the queen ,
which was also the first film he made with stephen frears .
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dakota know she growing up. good film. better than expected. i like it. lots of turns & twist, but entertaining .
it' s amazing how the film turns out to be infinitely moving in spite of mr. daniels' s stylistic self - destruct .
push is one of those movies that a critic could rip to shreds on the holes and wild coincidences that keep the plot moving along. every character seems to have a super power that only gets half explained. the movie seems incomplete, or at least sequel ready. well, i say, bring on the sequel because i loved this movie with all it’s flaws. push is the most entertaining movie i have seen in the last six months .
there are many problems with push, and most are the usual boring things: unnecessary plot loops; long, dumb musical interludes; a charmless script; and ostentatious action sequences in which the only person excited is the cameraman .
as a film, push never coheres as a whole. potentially interesting plotlines, such as the development of nick’s powers or the implications surrounding fate in a world where watchers exist, are completely ignored in favor of ponderous and boring sequences with characters hopelessly trying to figure out what they should do next. the motivations of side characters such as shifter cliff curtis and sniffer ming - na are never explained and their presence fades in and out of the film as they are needed for the movie’s barely - comprehensible exposition .
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joe drake, president of the film division at lionsgate, the movie’s distributor, sidestepped a response to the more negative charges about the movie .
push, not even going to lie. i love this movie. people have judged me for it but i don' t care. i love the grittiness and look of it paired with the creative editing. hong kong also plays as a fantastic backdrop. the whole film was shot on location and that really comes through, gorgeous scenery. it gives the movie a unique feel .
in the world of push, there are those gifted with special abilities. a secret u. s. government agency known as the division seeks out those individuals to enlist them in their service. the individuals are classified by their powers :
i actually saw push as a result of enjoying jumper iirc and i was pretty disappointed. while push had a great premise and some good world building, it didn' t take off or become as cohesive in the same way as jumper. the threat in jumper felt so much better and so did the climax plus jumper was just a little bit more' fun' despite some sketchy acting. the heroes in jumper had enough of that bad - ass quality you want in superheroes .
marvel is likely shaking their finger at bourla, since the film’s storyline was pilfered from the x - men franchise. both concern pseudo - mutants running from an unjust government agency. they contain characters that can read minds, move objects by thought, heal by touch, and shatter glass with a scream. but, if marvel didn’t sue tv’s heroes, it’s doubtful they’ll take action against push .
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is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. what a space it opens…
i really liked this film, but i just don' t remember camilla belle in it at all, i thought you' d mistyped dakota fanning .
crew. even the rifftrax guys got stumped, admitting at one point in the film that they had nothing to say about the insanity on - screen .
composed, itself, of stock footage... they all use the same five or six actors, and each film has the same credits sequences .
sure this movie has all kinds of plot holes and points that make you think, “how could they... ? ” but if you consider that almost everyone in this movie who has a line of dialogue, has a mental ability, then you have to excuse those questions. push is not a movie for thinking about, it is a movie for sheer escapist entertainment. if you like your action / science fiction / superhero movie served cold then push is the movie for you .
not, repeat, not to be confused with this year' s sundance sensation, this particular
push
is a recycled sci - fi action thriller concerning a sinister government agency that hunts down those with paranormal powers for its own nefarious motives .
jthe script has no deep meaning and the film does just what it was intended to do: take an audience on a fantastical journey with loads of action .
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ultimately the studio’s co - presidents for theatrical marketing, sarah greenberg and tim palen, e - mailed a statement. “there is simply a gold mine of opportunity here, ” the message read in part. “as marketers, our focus is on creating a campaign that honors its strength, guts and beauty. ” lionsgate has not announced a release date for the film, no relation to the “push” being released on friday .
arrived in decent time as it' s beens a while since i' ve seen this film as it was a good adrenalin rush movie worthy of watching again .
. which is to say: fans can’t be trusted to create a film that will actually work and flow. the “dark phoenix” saga is one of the most iconic—
with
philomena
out in limited release now, huffpost entertainment spoke to desplat about his contribution to frears' film, as well as his other famous scores .
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light fixtures are the true stars in
push ,
constantly reflecting, twinkling and popping. its best moments are when guns levitate and fire themselves. when you don' t even need actors to hold pistols, it' s the ultimate in autopilot filmmaking .
to be honest, i would like a sequel to push. it was a neat concept, and if they did develop their characters more, the sequel could be quite good. looking at the box office returns though... it isn' t likely .
in addition, the movie ruins one of the few things it had going for it: the characters’ special abilities (some of which are admittedly kind of cool and well - depicted). push haphazardly sets up “rules” for its universe at the beginning of the film, then proceeds to break them left and right in the final 30 minutes. certain questions are never answered: do pushers push memories and motivations onto people, or can they simply control minds? do watchers see potential futures or can they also see the present (because that’s actually a pretty big difference)? how much damage can a bleeder inflict with his scream exactly? why are some watchers so much more accurate than others ?
what a dreadful film, there is no storyline too it, they seem to just plod along, got bored within ten minutes. do not bother waste of money .
“moonlight” stars trevante rhodes, naomie harris and mahershala ali. in its limited release opening weekend, the film exceeded expectations, earning $ 445, 552 in four theaters .
and kevin o’neill, the film has an intriguing premise (thanks to moore) —what if the characters of victorian literature’s most fantastical works were real people? add an early example of a big studio’s embrace of the steampunk aesthetic, and stephen norrington’s film certainly has potential, but it wastes little time slipping into an increasingly incomprehensible plot. by the film’s end, fans of the series got to leave the theater knowing they have just seen a bad film that pretty much guaranteed a good version of the material would not be seen any time soon. it would also be sean connery’s final role before retiring from acting. it feels like that should be held against the movie, too .
i admit it, i love the film push. i think it would have been stronger with a different female lead than camilla belle and removal of the romantic plot line, but the rest of the casting was fantastic. i mean dakota fanning as a punkish drunk brat, chris evans doing his super hero thing before being cap, and djimon hounsou being a bad ass head of a shady organization - it was all a great set up .
on its opening weekend, the film opened # 6 grossing $ 10, 079, 109 in 2, 313 theaters with a $ 4, 358 average. [ 4 ] as of may 6, the film has grossed $ 44, 427, 122 worldwide, surpassing its budget cost of $ 38, 000, 000. [ 1 ]
on january 19, 2010, summit entertainment, e1 entertainment, and icon productions announced that they were developing a television series based on the film. david hayter will write the pilot and will executive produce with dark hero studios partner benedict carver. it is unknown if the actors and actresses from the original film will reprise their roles. [ 6 ]
is an interesting, exciting, but also thought - provoking film that definitely stands out as one of last year' s underrated titles. it' s not perfect, as a little more attention to hounsou' s character would have made the film much better, but what little is wrong with it doesn' t detract from what' s enjoyable. if you' re looking for a superhero - type film with enough action to get by but not the cliched caricatures from fifty years ago, give this a shot .
well, another celebration of the film culminating in the industry' s biggest show, the 83' rd academy awards, has come to an end. fo ...
now warner bros. , the studio behind the film, wants the action movie to break another glass ceiling. although executives haven’t commented publicly on their plans, they have internally discussed launching a formidable awards - season campaign for the movie, in the hopes of making it the first comic - book film nominated for best picture, variety has learned .
i began to realize why i' d been resisting the film all along, in spite of its dogged charm. none of the places the couple visit seems remotely real .
“in some ways, it’s ‘the color purple’ all over again, with people writing and talking about what this film represents, ” said mark anthony neal, a professor who teaches black popular culture at duke university. he was referring to the 1985 film based on the novel by alice walker, which was directed by steven spielberg and starred ms. winfrey .
2009 is a somewhat anomalous year in terms of the history of comic book movies. there had already been 3 ‘x - men’ movies, but the franchise had stalled with the messy ‘last stand’. as a way of pumping some adrenaline back into their property, the makers decided to focus on their star attraction, and released ‘wolverine: origins’. now we all know how that worked out, but at the time, the majority of media focus was on that movie .
abslutely inept rubbish from the csi school of film - making. not even worth the 1p i paid for the dvd. i even fast - forwarded some scenes with camilla belle .
i got lost in this film, there' s no doubt that it was clever but i think all the multiple types of powers that everyone had made things a little confusing .
if you do watch - - and you certainly should - - you will see one of the most remarkable performances ever set to film, given by gabourey
gabby
sidibe .
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the opening core - dump is symptomatic of push' s diffuse focus: mcguigan seems to want to merge arthouse fare with breathless action movies like jumper and the night watch series. the subject matter is propulsive adolescent fun all the way, with a pop sensibility, some nifty costume and set design, and a lot of special - effects - powered showdowns—but the execution reaches for a broader audience, one so unfamiliar with the genre tropes that it needs the assiduous extra explanation, plus time to ponder each new development. the resultant moderate pacing has its appeal; it turns push into an ambling, broody concoction along the lines of strange days. at times, a more aggressive editor would help immensely. at others, push explores its brutish future hong kong with a patience and sense of milieu that seems cribbed more from wong kar - wai than doug liman .
it is unfortunately also the perfect example of a film that would have worked better as a tv - show. in every respect this feels like a pilot, clunkily exposing as many ideas as possible to sell it. had it focussed more on characters and plot instead of showing a universe with superpowers from all possible angles, it would have been a better film .
alice in murderland had an awesome gimmick: a slasher movie based on alices adventures in wonderland, with the jabberwocky as the killer. unfortunately, that' s all it has to offer. the film, despite supposedly taking place in a fancy house, was very clearly filmed in a cheap warehouse. most of the film isn' t even focused on the killings, but instead the dynamics of a bunch of unlikable sorority sisters. add in a nonsensical in the blood angle, and the film earns its dismal 1. 9 im db rating .
chronicle was pretty well received, with 85% on rotten tomatoes. i think that' s a plus. it' s still my favourite found footage film along with project x .
daniels paused. it was late september, we were back at the staghorn and he had just returned from the toronto film festival, where “precious” won the audience prize, traditionally an indicator of awards and box - office glory (last year, the winner was “slumdog millionaire”). in a week, “precious” would be the centerpiece selection at the new york film festival .
like watching fireworks explode, plus hunks and girls with cool clothes. there' s a far - off alternate universe in which fun, artistic people with a sense of humor were allowed to go wild on superhero movies and ya novel adaptations - push accidentally slipped through their stargate and landed on earth
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curse of pirate death takes an already - silly title and slaps it on a dreadful movie. the film' s a slasher starring an undead pirate, whom the film decides to paint as intimidating by calling him
pirate death ,
as opposed to literally anything creative. the acting from most of the cast is so wooden that it makes former porn star ron jeremy' s look shakespearean in comparison. the plot itself is a disjointed mess with no interesting characters and an overuse of flashbacks. all in all, the film deserves its 2. 6 imdb rating .
and given the familiarity of the material and the generally acceptable - to - lousy acting from the third - string cast (though fanning is a surprisingly soulful, coltish exception), that moody tone is a lot of what push has going for it. superhero fans will likely be into push just for the cool - factor of watching embattled heroes and villains in a tense war of wits, wills, and skills. that broader audience is less likely to come along for the ride, but this particular gateway drug at least has ambition and brains going for it, as well as the usual spastic style .
disaster movie, which along with all the narrow / shallow parodies and crude jokes, consists of long running gags that were never funny to begin with. what makes disaster movie
special
is that it goes even further on all of this, managing to be more aggressively unfunny, more pandering, more vapid, and even cheaper - looking than the films before it. the film shot up (or down ?) to the # 1 spot on im db' s worst film list in less than a day and bombed in theaters. this film was so bad that pajiba
[ refused ] to dignify [ their ] movie with a new review
. usa today film critic louis fehrey, in his review, said that disaster movie was an insult to the intelligence of him and his fellow americans and an insult to cinema. he subsequently published an article in usa today summing up all the reviews of the film, which were near universally negative .
i thought push was great. but i think you' re right about the
five years too soon
thing. it could have easily been a netflix show now with a lesser known cast. or well - respected as an
indie
shot at the superhero world outside of marvel / dc .
i bought this film knowing i may have a growing, unhealthy fixation on one chris evans the actor not the other one. what i got with this film was genuine excitement but more importantly i got the beautiful ming - na from tvs er and the always nice to watch cliff curtis from die hard 4. plus a more grown up dakota fanning is a hoot and a half .
i really enjoyed this film even though at times you could get a little confused with what was going on. fanning is the star of the picture, and is shaping up to be a great actress. the action is very good and realistic and even the powers are good. this film will keep you guessing all the way to the end, but blink and you' ll miss something important .
just a few months before its premiere at cannes, “precious” won three awards at the sundance film festival, including a special jury prize for mo’nique, who plays precious’s monstrous mother. graphic as the film is, it is less so than “push, ” the 1996 novel on which it is based. written by an african - american poet and writer known as sapphire, “push” relied on intentionally misspelled, broken and slangy english to convey precious’s sense of despair and rage. the novel mixes poems by precious with sexually extreme scenes, like those in which she is forced to perform oral sex on her mother. it is almost relentlessly bleak: when precious discovers she is h. i. v. - positive, she is certain of her imminent death. daniels’s movie, by contrast, offers a greater sense of possibility. he doesn’t ignore her disease, hardships or struggles, but he also liberates her from them. precious is a stand - in for anyone — black, white, male, female — who has ever been devalued or underestimated .
barry jenkins’ “ moonlight ” is a beautifully made drama that explores the life of a young man’s struggles, told across three defining chapters of his life, as he grapples with his sexuality and broken family. the movie premiered at this year’s telluride and toronto film festivals to critical acclaim. to accompany the film’s moving story, nicholas britell composed a hypnotic and emotional score, that you can listen to below .
phenomena. so she has actual talent? nice. she has great charisma for the screen, especially with evans, which is good since their on - screen romance is half the point of the film .
as this week' s target film for two reasons. one, so i could mention that dj spinderella was always my favorite member of the band. and two, we are giving away plush toys from
this week, as well as a large note pads from the movie. meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film' s opening 3 - day weekend box office (friday to sunday) ,
would survive the film, showing a chris evans - like resilience as he went on to make a definitive merc with a mouth. (at least his time as hal jordan would yield two jokes for the
a film full of life and love, well - meaning and, judging by the reaction in the us, a genuine and important phenomenon that says act - don' t dwell - on your dreams .
there are many types of superhumans in push. so many in fact, that it' s a bit overwhelming. there are
watchers
,
movers
,
pushers
,
bleeders
,
sniffs
,
shifters
,
wipers
,
shadows
and
snitches
. try keeping track of that while watching the film. you also have to keep track of which character can do what, and when. can our lead, nick (chris evans), move things well all of the time, or just when he is motivated? can his sidekick, cassie (dakota fanning), see much of the future at all, or is she actually the most powerful character in the film ?
there are many types of superhumans in push. so many in fact, that it' s a bit overwhelming. there are
watchers
,
movers
,
pushers
,
bleeders
,
sniffs
,
shifters
,
wipers
,
shadows
and
snitches
. try keeping track of that while watching the film. you also have to keep track of which character can do what, and when. can our lead, nick (chris evans), move things well all of the time, or just when he is motivated? can his sidekick, cassie (dakota fanning), see much of the future at all, or is she actually the most powerful character in the film ?
it just doesn’t quite come together like it was supposed to. the film often feels way overstuffed, with characters such as the juggernaut (vinnie jones) simply shoehorned in as henchmen, when in the comics they’re often the subject of whole story arcs. angel (ben foster), for instance, was heavily used in the promotion of the film, but has only a few minutes of largely inconsequential screen time .
what really winds me up about super hero movies is when the heros fail to use there powers in an obvious way to get out of a situation. what i love about push is that all the characters use their powers as if this was not a movie and just how i would use them. single word review: refreshing .
i say be who you are, embrace it, push it, work it. just be true to yourself, whether you’re masc, femme, large, skinny, green hair, no hair, or anywhere in between. we are a diverse community of so many incredible types of people and this is where our strengths lie .
if you liked push, consider reading stephen king' s firestarter. the movie is just so obviously based on the book, but somehow nobody ever mentions it when they bring the movie up, which i just can' t wrap my head around. it might be my favorite book of his, and the universes are extremely similar .
rather, there' s a lot of tedious nonsense involving decoy suitcases and floating revolvers - - though the blood - vessel shattering, screaming bleeders are sort of fun - - with director mcguigan (
lucky number slevin ,
wicker park
) pushing the visuals at every opportunity without managing to push the two - hour story forward .
( 2006), was too much style over substance, and while they might have had a point, i found myself energized by the promise that that small, tarantino - esque film showed of its director. with
it' s official. blue valentine is 2010' s # 2 film. and i really can' t tell you about it. i' ll say what i can, of course, but ...
this is a surprisingly good movie. i can only liken it to jumper, but that' s only relative, it' s quite different. one of the best things about this film is the chemistry between chris evans and dakota fanning; it' s quite unexpected, but works so well. of course there is also the fact that the story is intriguing and isn' t laden with cgi effects. so, despite what you may or may not have heard about push - it also seems to be little known - see it. as in now .
as i mentioned, the film was shot in hong kong, and it makes for a viable and unique location for this type of film. it' s gritty, messy, choked with people, simultaneously the best and worst place to hide from the world. the narrow streets and passages combined with the occasional wide - open basketball courts and sky - rise rooftops make for an interesting environment in which to make this movie. simply put ,
the following year brought desplat his fourth oscar nomination, this time for
the king' s speech .
it also provided him with his biggest film ever :
harry potter & the deathly hallows part 1 .
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i would have to rewatch but i remember being super excited for it and seeing it in theaters but honestly left very disappointed. i recall the villain who vould also
push
got the coolest scene of the movie and chris never did anything amazing woth his powers, and with abilities as cool as his he ends up mostly just fist fighting with extra strength .
monster, a cloverfield mockbuster, is the asylum' s most obscure film, and for good reasons. it has obnoxious camera work which is inexcusable even for found footage - style films, a garbled and focusless plot and overacting awful characters. also, the
monster
never fully shows up; it' s supposed to be a giant squid, but when it attacks, it only shows a tentacle and the camera defocuses, just to (not) let you know it' s there. the most pathetic part? the film was rushed (and it shows) to be released a week before cloverfield, hoping that unattentive moviegoers would watch their film instead of the latter .
when daniels was getting up to accept the audience award at the sundance film festival in january, his cellphone rang, and it was oprah winfrey. she was calling to tell him that she had seen “precious, ” that the movie “split her open” and that she wanted to put her might behind the film. “i said, ‘i’m accepting an award right now, ’ ” daniels recalled. “she said, ‘then why are you answering your phone? ’ ”
on his blog, televisual (at urltoken), he wrote that precious was “by far the scariest movie for anyone invested in having only ‘good’ representations of black people (‘the cosby show! ’) in film and tv. ”
pushers have the ability to implant memories, thoughts and emotions into the minds of other people in order to manipulate them. the skill level of the pusher determines how many people the pusher is able to control at one time, and how vivid the implanted memories are. a powerful pusher can push a large group of people at the same time, basically creating a personal army. a pusher is able to make a person do anything the pusher desires, even commit suicide. a pusher' s eyes indicate how powerful they are: their pupils will dilate to certain degrees depending on how powerful the push is (for example, henry carver' s eyes are rendered completely black, signifying that he is an extremely able and effective pusher) .
it was clear that the film was setting up a universe or a franchise. the shadow organization was still out there. there were questions left unanswered at the end of the story. i keep wondering what would have happened if the film had come out in the middle of the marvel upswing, instead of right at the start. if it would have taken off to become a great franchise with several films delving into the division and the different powers. or... do i just love the film but most people think it is terrible? i admit the screamers bit was absolutely bonkers, but i still loved how fresh this new ip was and i wish it had gotten off the ground.
push is a 2009 american science fiction action-thriller film directed by paul mcguigan and written by david bourla . starring chris evans , dakota fanning , camilla belle , and djimon hounsou , the film centers on a group of people born with various superhuman abilities who band together in order to take down a government agency that is using a dangerous drug to enhance their powers in hopes of creating an army of super soldiers . the film was released on february 6 , 2009 by summit entertainment and icon productions . it was a moderate box office success , though critical reception was mostly negative . 
push is a 2009 american science fiction action-thriller film directed by paul mcguigan and written by david bourla. starring chris evans, dakota fanning, camilla belle, and djimon hounsou, the film centers on a group of people born with various superhuman abilities who band together in order to take down a government agency that is using a dangerous drug to enhance their powers in hopes of creating an army of super soldiers. the film was released on february 6, 2009 by summit entertainment and icon productions. it was a moderate box office success, though critical reception was mostly negative.
push is a 2009 american science fiction action-thriller film directed by paul mcguigan and written by david bourla. starring chris evans, dakota fanning, camilla belle, and djimon hounsou, the film centers on a group of people born with various superhuman abilities who band together in order to take down a government agency that is using a dangerous drug to enhance their powers in hopes of creating an army of super soldiers. the film was released on february 6, 2009 by summit entertainment and icon productions. it was a moderate box office success, though critical reception was mostly negative.