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When the elephants storm the house and trap Liz on the grand staircase I still get goose bumps.
Conrad Veidt is the grand villain.
No two by fours, no grand revelations.
You're given a grand tour of the Caesars property,which in spite of all the renovations and additions they've done over the 40 years it's been open, looks alarmingly similar.
Chilling, majestic piece of cinematic fright, this film combines all the great elements of an intellectual thriller, with the grand vision of a director who has the instinctual capacity to pace a moody horror flick within the realm of his filmmaking genius that includes an eye for the original shot, an ice-cold soundtrack and an overall sense of dehumanization.
Uma Thurman is just so grand, and i love her portrayals.
The Magnificent final battle sequence, as the wonderful Sam Jaffe climbs laboriously up to the pinnacle of the temple to blow his bugle and warn the regiment, is simply grand.
It is far too long, but among it's delirious delights are the awesome "Singin in the Bathtub" number created on a scale of which The QE2 architects would be proud...Beatrice Lillie lounging by a grand piano with some happiness boys amusingly warbling a witty ditty, Nick Lucas, and the never-ending grand finale in two color color...which is all set to the song LADY LUCK. .
Threatened with the danger of losing the opulent family home, Big Sister makes a grand sacrifice and secretly marries a real estate developer so she can inherit her... aunt's fortune.
With the light tone of "A New Hope" and the more sinnister tone of "The Empire Strikes Back", this film really completes them by combining the two in this grand finale.
A vastly underrated black comedy, the finest in a series of grand guignol movies to follow 'Baby Jane'.
We don't ordinarily get good opera films, and here is a true grand opera rendition.
William Russ did a grand job as Hank.
One of John Ford's best films 'The Informer' doesn't feature any grand scenery of the American West.
The costumes and make-up were grand, there were some exceptionally funny lines, and the role was made for Jim Carrey.
Ettore Scola, one of the most refined and grand directors we worldly citizens have, is not yet available on DVD... (it's summer 2001 right now....) Mysteries to goggle the mind.
Eddie Albert is grand as the agent and a bit over the top, but all agents are just that anyway.
In addition, "Villa" was awarded the Grand Prix, the MAVERICK SPIRIT AWARD, at San Jose, California, just a week ago, by distinguished British actor Sir Ben Kingsley ("Ghandi"), making for a grand total of six prizes in a single week.
This is a classic black and white film that reflects the grand style of the 40's....clothing, architecture and family life.
Director George Stevens celebrates the spirit of adventure in grand style and scope as our heroes tangle with an army of Thuggees.
He just didn't have the power the grand climax demanded.
The last section of the film, the grand dance sequence, is very impressive.
Gene Kelly came up with some really grand ideas for musicals while with MGM.
I think when we deal with such grand scale characters of different races or species even, we get some very interesting ideas and television.
We need something a little more grand.
Ahmad is ruler again and plans to wed his Princess; but when he tries to make Abu his vizier, the young thief refuses, saying that what he wants is adventure, not hard work and confinement in a palace however grand it may be.
i wouldn't exactly call it grand and unforgettable cinema and it doesn't seem quite as memorable as the director's first movie "cube" but it's a good pit of fluff to watch on a Sunday morning.
Hartley is, I believe, the grand daughter of the psychologist B. F. Skinner.
It is his slowness that represents his thoughtfulness and deliberation, making him a Great Leader who is here engaged in single-handedly civilizing the American frontier through the grand instrument of Law.
It's a grand and bold experiment in improvised recursive filmmaking.
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