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Norman, Is That You? was (this is all third hand, so take it with a grain of salt) adapted to an African American family from a Jewish one, when it made the transition off stage and onto screen.
Hollywood was in transition from patriotic war movies, noir, two reel oaters, etc to movies with a message.
As a result, the character is still in a transition period--he is not drawn as elongated as he later was and his voice isn't quite right.
The stock shot of a Cathay Pacific jumbo jet landing at the old airport makes the transition perfectly.
from such cinematic offal as "It's Pat" to the recent 80 minute yawn, "A Night at the Roxbury," many have, no doubt, lost faith that any other snl skit will ever make a successful transition to the silver screen.
Garbo appears more relaxed and natural under Jacques Feyder's direction than under Clarence Brown's, and her silent movie mannerisms have all but disappeared, which made her transition to sound complete.
Most of the conventional romantic movies end with the lovers finally getting married or start of with a happy life after marriage but there is really a great adjustment needed for this transition from an old life to a new relation and life.
The location shots are fascinating and show a Bolton very much in transition - there are a number of scenes of apparent dereliction but this serves to show the town being rebuilt - and the idea that the old must make way for the new is right at the heart of this film.
Both Kate Beckinsale and Gyneth Paltrow are convincing in their remorse but Paltrow's is more childlike and stagnant while Beckinsale's awakening is rather real and serious and you see the transition from child-like, selfish behavior to kind and thoughtful adult.
I would strongly recommend this film for any musical fan whose been dying to see a musical make a faithful transition from stage to screen.
The background paintings vary from traditional "fantasy" motif to outright abstraction, but the transition to abstracted settings is always motivated by the narrative and contributes greatly to the themes of the film.
Jon Voight seems to be the character thats on the spotlight the most, the unfortunate circumstances that seem to find him at every corner really mold and caste him into a different man at the end (his character transition was excellent).
He manages the transition from the cynical divorce solicitor, who tries to avoid women and their traitorous ways, to the lovesick puppy that falls for Lady X played by Merle Oberon effortlessly.
The transition to film was tricky enough, but they more or less stand on their own in spite of their rich history.
Applegate is almost decent, but the accent seems variable, and she doesn't transition us through her mood swings, which probably is more the fault of the director, editor, and writers than hers.
This movie had to be the single worst example of a manga/anime-to-movie transition to ever come into existence.
Roger Daltrey does an excellent transition from middle-aged to old, and Peter Weller emits no clue to give away the ending.
At 300 minutes, it might seem a bit steep to sit through -- after all, the novel is barely under 400 pages and its plot is concise enough to garner a shorter transition from book form to images.
CAn the family make a smooth transition from one neighborhood to another?
This movie is definitely not normal, it is really a bunch of shorts put together, each transition is just a character followed to another scene and can at times seem confusing; because its right when that short climax's and you are about to find out, and then it switches and you are on to the next one.
Krumholtz has the best one-liners and makes a nice transition form irritating ex-husband to head-over-heels boyfriend.
You get a real sense of the wild west slowly being tamed, of it making the uneasy transition from a violent, lawless land to a reasonably civilized place where law and order stand a chance.
The ending feels rather weak, as we don't see the transition from Paul to Malcolm McDowell and thus the final scenes haven't been properly set up.
Speaking of which, this movie really marked Jon Voight's transition from washed-up blonde leading man to a truly quirky and interesting character actor.
this is the transition story of nine-year-old Anna de la mesa (played by Nina kervel-bey) who's life changes forever when her parents begin an ideological sea-change.
Figuratively speaking, "Friend" seems to be a representation of Dern's transition from childhood to womanhood, not a real person.
This film tries to twist and surprise you which it doesn't do and you find her transition, jumpy and forced, instead of a steadily realisation she just seems to wake up or click instantly into this next stage of realisation (after punching a woman in the face.. hmmm.. our heroine suddenly develops a very strong south American accent and this quick transition comes across as purely ridiculous.
The outfits were unauthentic and looked like inexpensive costumes, the speech too modern sounding, the acting awkward, and the transition from scene to scene choppy.
Though Ramon Navarro was a physically absurd casting choice as the half-caste Henry Shoesmith, he is never less than enchanting in the role, and it's a great pity that he was unable to make the transition to sound.
Although this was meant to serve as a transition between scenes and to move the plot along, it fails miserably.
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