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I say the latter because of all the
stark
black-and-white contrasts, night scenes and facial closeups.
I think they did a magnificent job of showing the stark, gritty, in-your-face reality of life for many people in our world.
Although the structure has to fit into half hour time slots, it's as epic in its own area as Altman's own Short Cuts, or even Band of Brothers in creating a world unto itself, as
stark
and true as possible to being there in person.
Complete with a false blond, French-styled womanizer sporting a thin mustache, cozy police inspector John Hannah who appallingly enough gets the (false) blond, in
stark
competition with, yes folks, a Hollywood movie star version of an American WWII fighter pilot (from Brooklyn), still in his leather jacket!
Efficiently directed in a briskly straightforward and economical no-frills manner by Sam Newfield, with an endearingly hokey script by Fred Myton, plenty of sharply sardonic dialogue, stark, gritty black and white photography by Robert Cline, a booming, melodramatic score by Charles Dunworth, and game acting from a solid cast (Glenn Strange in particular contributes an amiable performance as Bradford's clumsy, cowardly, oafish assistant Andy while Charlie Middleton registers strongly as a jerky ramrod sheriff), this wittily enjoyable Grade B mystery thriller potboiler delivers a reasonable amount of cheap thrills.
The tale seems
stark
and slow at first, and you think, O Lordy, this is a bit bloody grim!
Hard Boiled's
stark
cinematography of the nicotine stained Hong Kong night scene portrays the toughness and rawness of probably the greatest computer unaided action film made.
The imagery in the film is often gritty and stark, pointing out subtext to the audience without utilizing masks or shadows.
It is so beautifully shot (in that
stark
black/white that only nitrate negative could achieve), has a witty, clever and extremely well-written script, features some of the best acting in film's history, acrobatically balances the main plot/subplots with expert precision, contains some of the best characters on celluloid, has many true-to-life parallels (Swanson's career/real life cameos/DeMille's involvement/etc) and is peppered with such great dialogue/narration that today's film writers should take note.
"When the Raven Flies" death is coming....in this stark, brutal and gloomy tale of unrelenting vengeance.
The courtroom scene has a
stark
set which looks like the kind of empty sets that Monogram used in the 40s.
Peter Sova's dazzling cinematography, the flavorsome evocation of the groovy swinging 60's, the often amazing profane dialogue, John Dankworth's supremely jazzy'n'moody score, the stark, harsh tone, the fantastic golden oldies soundtrack, and a potent central message about the bitter spiritual coast of blind ambition all further add to the sterling quality of this bang-up corker of a crime thriller.
The
stark
contrast of the Hummer in the desert.
It lives up to the title when-in the beginning-a woman casually walks
stark
naked to an elevator asking for directions from various men walking by.
The
stark
black and white cinematography is always telling more than the story, with sneaky, sweeping pans and dollies the film keeps you guessing the duration.
The people come accross as being
stark
raving and the place looks a depressing as hell.
There are no vox pops to add light entertainment, no colourful graphics, no sense of theatre, no narrator to soften the blows of the
stark
reality in the experts' words.
I live in this area of England and the
stark
grey images combined with the lush green fields work fantastically well on film , the characters are your everyman types that everyone knows or knows of in their town .It shows the dark under belly of small towns in central England , its
stark
imagery doesn't glorify violence in the way usually associated with this type of film .
(SPOILER AHEAD) Although the visual elements of the Doctor's secret laboratory is stark, there is no attempt to generate any fear in this movie.
Fortunately, director Roy Naneau inexhaustibly milks the skimpy premise for every last sensationally shameless, leering, voyeuristic girl-watching cheap sleazy thrill he can derive from the laughably ludicrous story, with the picture hitting its jaw-dropping surreal apex during a wacky nightmare sequence showing two luscious
stark
naked gals having an Old West-style gunslinger showdown!
It is rare to see cinema so
stark
and grim.
A wonderfully touching story with all of the
stark
realities of life.
Unless the Roma are well educated and socially integrated – in
stark
contrast to today’s reality – these countries’ economic future is bleak.
Needless to say, however, there is a
stark
contrast between her advocacy of austerity and her decisions at the height of the refugee crisis.
Among those in the 20-24 age group, the difference between the reported unemployment rate and the percentage of youth without a job and looking for one (the unemployment ratio) is less
stark.
China’s current growth path stands in
stark
contrast to that followed by Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
There is a
stark
contrast between the deteriorating external situation and the continuing progress in internal reforms.
Differences between the left and the right seem
stark.
The emergence of such a future would present the world with a
stark
choice: either acquiesce to an Iran that possesses or could quickly assemble a nuclear device, or launch a preventive military attack designed to destroy much of the Iranian nuclear program.
The problem for Ban is his diffident manner, which stands in
stark
contrast with that of his predecessor, Kofi Annan, a larger than life secretary-general who dominated the scene through his flair, eloquence, and star power.
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