Sentences with phrase «english director of film»

David Yates (born 30 November 1963) is an English director of film and television, best known for directing the final four films in the Harry Potter franchise.

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The film is all in Arabic and Kurdish with English subtitles, however, the mixture of grief and eye strain does make it a little hard going at times but stick with it as director Mohamed A-Daradji has masterfully handled the subject matter without falling into the obvious Saddam bashing pitfalls.

Mathew Chapman is the great, great grandson of Charles Darwin, from whom he inherited his glorious English accent, but much more than that, he is an acclaimed author, Hollywood screenwriter, director and film producer.

Though she appeared in director Adolfo Aristarain's Argentine - U.S. thriller The Stranger (1987), Roth eschewed an English - language career, instead starring in a range of Argentine films during the 1980s and 1990s.

Jeunet, the imaginative French director behind such films as Amélie, Micmacs, and The City of Lost Children, turns to Reif Larsen's novel The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet as the source for only his second English - language feature (the first being Alien: Resurrection) and first shot in 3D.

The question of whose disobedience, and what kind of disobedience it is, are at the heart of this absorbing and moving love story from Chilean director Sebastián Lelio, his English language debut, following very quickly on the heels of his film A Fantastic Woman which has been a festival - circuit hit this year.

Language: English Genre: Documentary / Biography MPAA rating: R Director: Steve James Actors: Roger Ebert, Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese Plot: A look at the life and cultural impact of Roger Ebert, one of the world's renowned film critics and social commentators - from his Pulitzer Prize film reviews, to his long career with Gene Siskel to his late - life battle with cancer - it a both a poignant and insightful look into Ebert's world.

Language: English Genre: Biography / Drama MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Nora Ephron Actors: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci Plot: The film follows Powell, a government employee who decides to cook her way through legendary cook Julia Child's classic cookbook, «Mastering the Art of French Cooking» in one year's time out of her small Queens kitchen.

Shane Meadows» previous film «Once Upon a Time in the Midlands» (2002) was, as its title would suggest, an attempt to transplant the American western onto English soil — but the hybrid which emerged was a disappointing romantic comedy that almost ruined the director's reputation (carefully built upon the improvised do - it - yourself naturalism of his 1997 debut «Twenty Four Seven» and his 1999 follow - up «A Room for Romeo Brass»).

When: June 27th Why: Bong Joon - ho's English - language debut has had a very bumpy road on its way to theaters — with U.S. distributor Harvey Weinstein reportedly wanting to cut 25 minutes from the film and add narration to make it easier to follow — but fans of the Korean director can rest easy, because the unedited version will be coming to the States after all.

Korean director Park Chan - wook's English - language debut plays like one giant homage to Alfred Hitchcock (particularly his 1943 film «Shadow of a Doubt»), but with a decidedly unique and erotic twist that's every bit as perverse as his previous work — the kind of movie that gets under your skin and stays there for days.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Michael McDonagh is an English - born film director and screenwriter of Irish descent.

Language: English Genre: Biography / Crime MPAA rating: NR Director: Richard Fleischer Actors: Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell Plot: This film is based on the trial of Leopold and Loeb in the 1920s.

My Life as a Dog: Criterion Collection Unrated Available on DVD and Blu - ray Swedish with English Subtitles Before cranking out hit films like The Cider House Rules and Chocolat, Swedish director Lasse Holstrom hit the scene big - time with this little indie about a boy who goes on a journey of discovery when he is sent away to give his dying mother some rest.

Originally called «Un beau soleil interieur,» which translates literally to «Bright Sunshine In» or «A Beautiful Indoor Sun,» «Let the Sunshine In» is the somewhat dorky English - language title of the newest film from writer - director Claire Denis.

Indeed, the director had set his sights on remaking Murnau's shuddery unauthorized Dracula adaptation, shooting both German and English language versions and applying his own unique cinematic aesthetic to the oft filmed tale of the bloodsucking undead.

«Hysteria,» an English film by new American director Tanya Wexler, is that rare film that tackles a serious subject with a generous dose of humor.

This is the first English language film from director Alexandros Avranas (MISS VIOLENCE, 2013) and his cast is led by Jim Carrey as police inspector Tadek, a disgraced cop who takes care of his elderly mother while also obsessing over the now coldcase that ruined his career.

From the washed - out greys and blues of its visual palette in the very opening moments, and with nary a colour traditionally linked to passion present during its entire runtime, United States of Love might seem like a deliberately ironic English title for Polish director Tomas Wasilewski's latest film.

Robin Hood is directed by English filmmaker Otto Bathurst, a veteran TV director (episodes of «Peaky Blinders», «Black Mirror», «Criminal Justice», «Hustle», «UGetMe») making his feature film directorial debut with this.

Special Features New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack New interview with Richard Neupert, author of A History of the French New Wave Cinema Jacques Rivette's 1956 short film Le coup du berger, featuring cameos by fellow French New Wave directors Claude Chabrol, Jean - Luc Godard, and Francois Truffaut New English subtitle translation Plus: An essay by critic Luc Sante

The traditional royalty slot of the 7 pm premiere on the first Saturday is reserved this time for French director Eva Husson's sophomore feature GIRLS OF THE SUN, while the first English - language competition film doesn't screen until the second half of the festivaof the 7 pm premiere on the first Saturday is reserved this time for French director Eva Husson's sophomore feature GIRLS OF THE SUN, while the first English - language competition film doesn't screen until the second half of the festivaOF THE SUN, while the first English - language competition film doesn't screen until the second half of the festivaof the festival.

The film marks the English language debut of Felix Van Groeningen, director of Foreign Language nominee «The Broken Circle Breakdown,» while the script is written by Oscar nominee Luke Davies («Lion»).

Winning the Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival this year, the film is the highly anticipated English language debut of internationally acclaimed Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos and is set for general release in Ireland on 16th October.

If English is more your speed, Comic Book Movie has posted a round - up of quotes from the latest issue of «Entertainment Weekly» with the cast and crew of the film including Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and director Marc Webb.

In his first English language film, the 40 - year - old surprisingly molds Jackie in the same structure of fellow Chilean director Alejandro Amenábar's The Others (2001).

In the world of the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos's fifth film (his English - language debut), anyone who isn't married by a certain age gets turned into an animal and released into the wild.

A remake of Nicolas Winding Refn's 1990s thriller, the film (which also marks director Luis Prieto's English - language debut) watches as a drug lord's life implodes, a process with which filmgoers are quite familiar.

Coming off of rave reviews at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Youth is a new Italian dramedy and the second English - language film from director Paolo Sorrentino.

Woman Walks Ahead is directed by talented English filmmaker Susanna White, director of the films Nanny McPhee Returns and Our Kind of Traitor previously, as well as lots of TV work.

Exclusive to the release are the interview featurettes «Too Much on my Mind: Wim Wenders on The American Friend» (in English), with the director reflecting back on his career and the origins and production of the film (37 minutes), and «From Jonathan: Bruno Ganz on The American Friend» (in German), which runs about 27 minutes.

Both the LA and NY groups chose «The Social Network» as best picture and «Carlos» as best (and most) foreign - language film — all five and a half hours and 11 languages: English, French, German, Spanish (with a Venezuelan accent), various dialects of Arabic, Russian, Hungarian, Italian... LAFCA left no doubt about its esteem for both movies, with «Carlos» coming in as first runner - up for best picture and Fincher and Assayas sharing the director's prize.

I wasn't a big fan of Richard Curtis's sappy - silly «Love, Actually,» but the writer - director's new fact - based film, «Pirate Radio» has moments of gleeful anarchism drawing on many hallowed sources of English comedy, including «The Goon Show,» the «Carry On» movies, and Ealing Studio comedies such as «The Lavender Hill Mob.»

An extensive selection of work from across the world is presented including the World Premieres of William English's HEATED GLOVES and THE HOST, in which director Miranda Pennell delves deeper into her past and her late parents» involvement with the Anglo Iranian Oil Company (BP); Ben Rivers» THE SKY TREMBLES AND THE EARTH IS AFRAID AND THE TWO EYES ARE NOT BROTHERS, the feature element of Ben's current Artangel installation at BBC White City; EVENT FOR A STAGE by Tacita Dean, a filmed presentation of her live theatrical happening in collaboration with actor Stephen Dillane at the 2014 Sydney Biennial; the European Premiere of Omer Fast's REMAINDER, a London - set thriller adapted from Tom McCarthy's acclaimed novel of the same name; the European Premiere of INVENTION which highlights the possibilities of camera movement and the development of artistic apparatus and Kevin Jerome Everson's PARK LANES, set in an American bowling alley over the course of a day.

Blu - ray and DVD, in Farsi with English subtitles, with a substantial collection of featurettes, including an onstage Q&A with director Ana Lily Amirpour conducted by Roger Corman and an interview with Amirpour and actress Sheila Vand, plus deleted scenes and a booklet with a graphic novel version of the film.

Special Features: • Brand new 2K transfer from the original camera negative • High Definition Blu - ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations • Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Audio commentary with co-writer and producer Mardi Rustam, make - up artist Craig Reardon and stars Roberta Collins, William Finley and Kyle Richards • New introduction to the film by director Tobe Hooper • Brand new interview with Hooper • My Name is Buck: Star Robert Englund discusses his acting career • The Butcher of Elmendorf: The Legend of Joe Ball — The story of the South Texas bar owner on whom Eaten Alive is loosely based • 5ive Minutes with Marilyn Burns — The star of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre talks about working on Eaten Alive • The Gator Creator: archival interview with Hooper • Original theatrical trailers for the film under its various titles Eaten Alive, Death Trap, Starlight Slaughter and Horror Hotel • US TV and Radio Spots • Alternate credits sequence • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin • Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film, illustrated with original archive stills and posters

When: March 8th Why: Park Chan - wook isn't the only foreign director making his English - language debut this month, as Niels Arden Oplev follows up his award - winning Swedish version of «The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo» with a new film that reunites him with star Noomi Rapace.

Behind every great film is an unforgettable score, and while we have yet to find out just what Oldboy director Park Chan - wook has in store for us with his English - language debut, Stoker — here's a taste of the film's score by the always excellent Clint Mansell, titled In Full Bloom.

Esther Kahn, the first English - language film from French director Arnaud Desplechin, attributes great performances to an alchemy of approaches.

Coming off his first English language film («Louder Than Bombs»), director Joachim Trier returns to Europe to do what he does best — studying the complex emotional lives of young Norwegians stumbling to find the footing as they step out of their cocoons («Reprise» and «Oslo, August 31st).

Jimmy's Hall (Grade: B --RRB-, the latest from legendary English director Ken Loach, is one of those films.

The Sea Hawk — Director Michael Curtiz and star Errol Flynn followed up their great Adventures Of Robin Hood in 1940 with this mediocre swashbuckling film about an English privateer commissioned by Elizabeth I to harass Claude Rains and his Spanish Armada.

Except for Alps, which screened in Venice, all of Lanthimos» films premiered on the Croissette and this year marks the second time for the director to compete in the Official Competition with an English - language film and an international cast.

(2013) dir Mami Sunada w / Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, John Lassiter, Hideaki Anno, Toshio Suzuki [118 min; DCP; in Japanese with English subtitles] Granted unprecedented access to the notoriously insular Studio Ghibli, director Mami Sunada follows the three men who are the lifeblood of Ghibli — the eminent director Hayao Miyazaki, the producer Toshio Suzuki, and the elusive and influential «other director» Isao Takahata — over the course of a year as the studio rushes to complete two films, Miyazaki's THE WIND RISES and Takahata's THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYof Ghibli — the eminent director Hayao Miyazaki, the producer Toshio Suzuki, and the elusive and influential «other director» Isao Takahata — over the course of a year as the studio rushes to complete two films, Miyazaki's THE WIND RISES and Takahata's THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYof a year as the studio rushes to complete two films, Miyazaki's THE WIND RISES and Takahata's THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYOF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA.

Included is an excellent new audio commentary by the always informative film historian / author Troy Howarth; an additional audio commentary by director Peter Duffell and author Jonathan Rigsby; a new 10 - minute interview with second assistant director Mike Higgins; A-Rated Horror Film, a 17 - minute vintage featurette about the film featuring interviews with director Peter Duffell and actors Geoffrey Bayldon, Ingrid Pitt, and Chloe Franks; the English and Spanish theatrical trailers for the film, both in HD; 4 radio spots; an animated image gallery with 68 stills containing on - set photos, promotional materials, and advertisements; and a collection of Amicus radio spots and still galleries for Asylum, At the Earth's Core, From Beyond the Grave, Madhouse, Scream and Scream Again, Tales from the Crypt, The Beast Must Die, The Land That Time Forgot, The Mind of Mr. Soames, The People That Time Forgot, and Vault of Horror.

Brand new 2K restoration from original film materials High Definition (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD Presentations Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard - of - hearing Audio commentary by writer - director Jack Hill, recorded exclusively for this release Brand new interview with Jack Hill Archive interview with cinematographer Alfred Taylor Archive interview with Hill and Johnny Legend Q&A with Hill, and actors Colleen Camp and Rosanne Katon recorded at the New Beverly Cinema in 2012 TV spots Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys

Ever since the French filmmaker Leos Carax announced Annette as his next film, the project has seemed just too strange to survive the often perilous road to financing and production: an English - language musical from the director of The Lovers On The Bridge and Holy Motors, with original songs by the cult art - pop duo...

The Blu - ray includes an audio commentary in Farsi with English subtitles from writer / director Asghar Farhadi that discusses locations, shooting the film, the performances, and contains lots of insights about the story.

Brand new 2K restoration from original film materials High Definition (1080p) Presentation Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard - of - hearing Audio commentary by director Brian Trenchard - Smith The Stuntmen, Trenchard Smith's classic television documentary on Grant Page (Mad Max, Road Games) and other Australian stunt performers Hospitals Don't Burn Down, Trenchard - Smith's 1978 public information film told in pure Ozploitation fashion Behind the scenes gallery by graffiti artist Vladimir Cherepanoff Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon

But del Toro's next project as director, the period horror film Crimson Peak, looks like the closest he's ever gotten to making one of his Spanish films in English.