1.   The film paints a bleak picture of life in the inner city.

2.   Both films paint recent American history with a free hand on a large canvas.

3.   Both films also paint a detail-rich portrait of two complex men who were willing to die for what they believed was just.

4.   But the film paints a picture of noble belles and dashing cavaliers who are kind to their complacent slaves.

5.   His films have perceptively painted the social textures and human dynamics of the American inner city, Irish coast, Mexican border, Deep South and Latin America.

6.   If he were as tough as the film paints him, he would have insisted on a funny script.

7.   The film paints an affectionate, warts-and-all portrait of Churchill at home.

8.   Together, the films paint a colorful portrait of diversity among directors.