Sentences with phrase «as head of the studio»

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Contreras - Sweet, who served as head of the Small Business Administration under President Barack Obama, first made an offer for the studio in November, after a sex - harassment scandal forced co-founder Harvey Weinstein from the company.

In February, Amy Pascal, the longtime head of Sony Pictures Entertainment, lost her job as chairman of the movie studio after a hacking attack late last year, which the U.S. government blamed on North Korea, led to the disclosure of a series of embarrassing emails.

My mom moved into our studio apartment for the first six months of our second son's life, enabling me to head to work without worrying about the boys (and allowing us to take our first vacation as a couple that, sadly and humorously, had to end after just one day.).

We were able to register online a head of time, which a) makes me happy as a studio owner and b) meant I was committed and couldn't back out!

If the trend continues, too, Garland should be embraced with open arms, as his directed films avoid many of the studio genre traps and confront challenging topics head on — whether by droids or cancerous, world - eating prisms.

During the 1940s, Hale showed up in such Warner Bros. productions as Larceny Inc (1941), The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1943); this was due to the largess of studio head Jack Warner, who kept such faded silent favorites as Hale, Monte Blue and Leo White on permanent call.

Ironically for a director seldom regarded as an artist by American critics, Aldrich's union activism on behalf of directors» prerogatives alienated studio heads and cost him work at the end of his career.

Vulture reports that Pitt has stopped speaking altogether to director Marc Forster, as the studio and film gear up to head into three weeks of reshoots (though previous reports have put the figure at as long as seven weeks — more on that in second).

Most of the noir detective story archetypes are here — the tough shamus (Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant), the murder suspect (Charles Fleischer as long - eared fugitive Roger Rabbit), the femme fatale (Kathleen Turner as cartoon bombshell Jessica Rabbit), the suspicious boss (Stubby Kaye as studio head Marvin Acme) and the formidable lawman (Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom).

As recently as this past March, head of Xbox Phil Spencer told Polygon that Microsoft still planned to remake the game, despite Phantom Dust no longer having a studio behind it or being in active developmenAs recently as this past March, head of Xbox Phil Spencer told Polygon that Microsoft still planned to remake the game, despite Phantom Dust no longer having a studio behind it or being in active developmenas this past March, head of Xbox Phil Spencer told Polygon that Microsoft still planned to remake the game, despite Phantom Dust no longer having a studio behind it or being in active development.

Real movie poster art died as the studios opted for cheap floating head photoshop jobs, but it's currently alive and kicking with companies like Mondo, Bottleneck Gallery, Hero Complex Gallery, Gray Matter Art, Dark Hall Mansion, Cyclops Print Works and many many more releasing dozens of licensed (and unlicensed) screenprints for all kinds of movie properties, new and old.

Part of what enabled this kind of behaviour to flourish is an endemic culture of Hollywood sexism, which Ringwald exemplifies with this anecdote about an unidentified «head of a major studio» who, after she put her acting career on hold and moved to Paris, was quoted as saying «I wouldn't know [Molly Ringwald] if she sat on my face.»

The HBO series gets the big - screen treatment in this shallow but entertaining glimpse of life in Hollywood, with Adrian Grenier as a movie star, Jeremy Piven as his friend and studio head, and three other guys along for the ride.

CONVICTION Picked up to series STUDIO: ABC Studios / The Mark Gordon Company TEAM: Liz Friedman (w, ep), Liz Friedlander (d, ep), Mark Gordon (ep) LOGLINE: Carter Morrison, the brilliant but ne'er - do - well daughter of a former president, is blackmailed into taking a job as the head of Los Angeles» newly created Conviction Integrity Unit.

Burlingame's current biography (still in the works) on the Newman family — which includes current composers David Newman, Randy Newman, and Thomas Newman — pays off with some insight into the composer's role within the old studio system, and in Alfred Newman's case, as the head of Fox» illustrious» music department.

This may be a somewhat wild guess as I am not a part of this industry myself, but I'd say we have to look into systemic unwillingness of studio heads, producers and «big shot» film executives not giving women any opportunities to direct.

Pixar has two original films heading to theaters next year — Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur — making 2015 a truly exciting time for fans of the studio's work, as it will be the first time Pixar has released two feature films in the same year.

And yet it's also proof that capital - C comedy doesn't have to be as disposable as its studio counterparts; it spins the trend of the last few years on its head, and rather than following adults caught in arrested development, it's about kids who are racing prematurely to an adulthood that they're not quite ready for yet.

The Coens present us with a rich panoply of studio life as seen through the eyes of Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), the Head of Physical Production for Capitol Pictures.

However, the idea to switch from Cranston's character to Taylor - Johnson's as the lead is not only miscalculated, but has a vague odor of studio heads wanting to place a 30 - something, good looking white male as the lead of their movie.

Built as either a shot to attain a loftier reputation or as penance for afflicting four goddamned «Shrek» movies upon the populace (perhaps both), Dreamworks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon 2 finds the red - headed stepchild studio attempting to go full Pixar and widen the emotional scope of what has been, to date, probably their...

Built as either a shot to attain a loftier reputation or as penance for afflicting four goddamned «Shrek» movies upon the populace (perhaps both), Dreamworks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon 2 finds the red - headed stepchild studio attempting to go full Pixar and widen the emotional scope of what has been, to date, probably their strongest effort, but also biting off more than it can chew, turning out a finished product that implies a creative team that knows the music, but nonetheless struggles to nail the rhythm.

Bogart proved his mettle as a lead actor in The Maltese Falcon and High Sierra but here he showed he could play the romantic lead, something studio heads were more than skeptical of considering he'd spent nearly a decade as a heavy in gangster pictures.

The studio was founded in 2005 by Warren Spector, a well - known veteran of the industry who headed up such titles as Deus Ex and Thief in the past.

The first TV spot did not boast any additional footage from that shown in the officialDeathly Hallows: Part 2 trailer, but studio heads know this is a movie event that sells itself to devoted fans of the titular boy wizard, as well as casual moviegoers who just want to see an epic payoff to a franchise that began ten years ago.

Because he was making way more money than any of his hangers - on, he got a swelled head and decided to serve as the fulcrum of a non-stop, substance - abusing party which eventually culminated with a heroin overdose in his studio at the age of 27.

Who: Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara What: As his first piece of business as Warner Brothers» new studio head, former super-agent Ari Gold greenlights Vincent Chase's directorial debuAs his first piece of business as Warner Brothers» new studio head, former super-agent Ari Gold greenlights Vincent Chase's directorial debuas Warner Brothers» new studio head, former super-agent Ari Gold greenlights Vincent Chase's directorial debut.

(When you see headlines bemoaning declining box office and suggesting studios are headed for the poorhouse, they invariably ignore foreign BO, which is on the rise both as a percentage and in terms of gross revenue.)

If you prefer craft beer, head to one of the excellent breweries nearby, such as the Slippery Pig Brewery and the Vallholl Brewing Company or take in some local arts, crafts and culture with visits to fine art galleries and studios in the area.

The Eden - developed massively open online racer will be out later this year for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and, according to studio head David Nada, doesn't care about graphics as much as depth of content and revamped physics.

Named after the cross streets of the game maker's Seattle headquarters, the studio within a studio will act, according to Executive Vice President Ed Allard, as «a pressure valve intended to keep [their] heads from exploding.»

Up to four players can take on the hordes in what's referred to as «brand new zombie experiences» while the essentials from World at War remain intact; «We've taken extra special care to retain the essential ingredients of our Zombie game,» studio head Mark Lamia assures, «and have also crafted a nice surprise for the fans.»

The problem is that as a head of GenDESIGN, his new independent studio, he needs to make sure that his projects are viable in a market that he believes is still «not very big.»

One example of the inappropriate behaviour started in February 2017, Le Monde reports, when the head of IT discovered a folder containing over 600 photoshopped pictures (that could be accessed from anyone on the company's server) showing the studio's employees in all sorts of degrading postures (including sexual postures or depicted as nazis).

«That's the approach I have, to come into it as a service role, as an opportunity to provide a layer of leadership and help to the studio heads, so they can focus on making great games.»

There was some mild controversy, as studio head Tim Schafer explained to Kickstarter backers that the scope of the game had grown so much that the $ 3.3 raised on Kickstarter isn't quite enough.

Harrison's resume includes 15 years as head of Sony's network of game studios, as well as three years as a senior member of Microsoft's Xbox team.

Originally joining Oculus in 2014 as their head of worldwide studios, Rubin was promoted to head of content this year, where he essentially acts as a high level producer for all of Oculus's VR development.

Osaka - based studio Platinum Games believes it needs to tackle PS3 development head - on for the greater good of the studio — a key reason why new release Vanquish was built with Sony's home console as lead development platform.

At this summer's event, French studio Quantic Dream tried to dazzle audiences with a fully - rendered digital human head so lifelike that its eyes seemed to penetrate onlookers, and some Next Great Military Game — one of the many — pointed to the forearm hair detail of its virtual soldiers as evidence that the future is here.

Stuart Trevor, an industry veteran of 15 years, heads up the artistic side of the party as studio art director, having previously been lead artist and creative lead at Evolution Studios.

Over the past few years Amazon have been making their break in the games industry with the forming of their in house games development studio, the purchase of Double Helix Games and partnerships with studios such as WayForward and Human Head Studios.

Other developers including Tim Schafer have previously stressed the importance of indie support on the console, while Oddworld Inhabitants head Lorne Lanning said the studio would not currently be able to release New «n» Tasty on the console as it would not be using a publisher, despite the game being compatible.

Today, would - be indie developers have the tools to go head - to - head with even the biggest studios, albeit typically on a smaller scale, as well as explore more cost - effective options like pixel art and procedural 3D, while services like Kickstarter and Fig offer a way of seeking funding without immediately selling out.

LittleBigPlanet studio Media Molecule recognized with YGD Hero Award, while Cambridge Regional College head of game development and Rizing Games creator Michael Warburton was honoured as YGD Mentor

In March, as part of an investigation into The Future of Rare, studio head Craig Duncan told Eurogamer the developer had a number of unnanounced projects in the early stages of production.

We've seen a few indie studios headed by former big time developers pop up in recent years, but relatively few of them are as packed full of talent as Blackpowder Games.

Dave Stohl, head of studios at Activision said, «Both Glen and Michael have outstanding reputations in the industry through their work as GM and COO of Visceral Games, and as the leadership of the Dead Space development team.»

Other gaming luminaries attending include Kevin McSherry (UK), Head of Studio, and Daniel Neil (UK), music director, at music game maker FreeStyleGames (DJ Hero); Jeroen Ellferich (NL), CEO of Ex Machina - Social Gaming Technology; as well as Marten Brüggemann (SWE), game director at young development studio Pieces Interactive; and Alex Amsel (UK), CEO of innovative production company Tuna Technologies.