Sentences with phrase «even big budget films»

Not exact matches

So when Hollywood tried to replicate that success with big - budget films like Russell Crowe's Noah, Christian Bale's Exodus or even Martin Scorcese's Silence, they've all flopped.

As it turns out, «'' Amy»» entrepreneur Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) has sold the film rights for his «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» comic book — which is loosely based on Jay and Silent Bob — to Miramax, and the studio greenlit a big - budget production.Before it even begins, though, the pending «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» film provides more than enough fodder for a new wave of hate - mongers who prowl the Internet, namely pimple - faced geeks who slam anything they can type about on a series of movie gossip websites.

Even if it may feel a bit overlong, this fantastic sequel is perhaps even more thrilling than the first film, this time investing more in the action and first - rate special effects with a bigger budget to create something epic - and it is always awesome to see Schwarzenegger as the big hEven if it may feel a bit overlong, this fantastic sequel is perhaps even more thrilling than the first film, this time investing more in the action and first - rate special effects with a bigger budget to create something epic - and it is always awesome to see Schwarzenegger as the big heven more thrilling than the first film, this time investing more in the action and first - rate special effects with a bigger budget to create something epic - and it is always awesome to see Schwarzenegger as the big hero.

I can't even begin to imagine just how big the effects budget was for this film.

His last film, 2008's big - budget flop «Australia,» debuted with just $ 14.8 million, while even the buzzed - about «Moulin Rouge» took in only $ 57.4 million during its entire run in the U.S. and Canada.

This isn't necessarily a poor decision on his part (in fact, Lee should be applauded for even thinking about going this route with the Hulk), but it also isn't what many envisioned from a big - budget action film starring a nearly indestructible superbeing that could level an entire city with one hand tied behind his back.

But even better and more notable was his turn in «Ant - Man» in which he created probably the film's most memorable, endearing (and funny) character, in motormouthed «master thief» Luis, whose uniquely intricate way of telling a story is maybe the best character attribute written into any big - budget movie (so far) this year.

Baker protégé Rob Bottin's work on that film was arguably equal to that of his mentor (who left Bottin in charge of The Howling «s effects after he exited the project for the bigger - budget American Werewolf), and yet the Academy couldn't even be bothered to nominate him (or, perhaps more likely, its members simply couldn't bring themselves to watch a low - budget horror movie not put out by a major studio).

No matter the unique circumstances surrounding Doctor Strange, «Iron Fist» or this film, the end result is the same: Hollywood shies away from putting an Asian actor front and centre of big - budget productions, even those that necessarily call for such casting.

Long after the form fell out of vogue — and in an era when many big - budget studio films pack the screen with saturated candy colors and in - your - face 3 - D effects — indie filmmakers and even the occasional studio - movie veteran are turning to the monochromatic.

I would even claim they are harder to do than a big budget franchise film.

Watching Lifeforce now is to be reminded that even big - budget films were once allowed to be adventurous and idiosyncratic, even in the 1980s, and that American horror movies were once capable of being fun, sexy, and subversively empathetic.

Even after winning an Academy Award for the epic Traffic (2000) and continuing to work on bigger - budget Hollywood films like Ocean's Eleven (2001), this high - profile filmmaker has never lost his drive to make compelling independent cinema, whether large - scale (2008's Che) or small (2010's And Everything Is Going Fine).

In games, similarly, the current market is saturated with big budget releases which generate enormous profits (comparable even with Hollywood films) but which make few advances for the genre.