Sentences with phrase «short film drama»
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Netflix was also shut out in the award show's film categories, with the streaming service's original feature film Mudbound failing to win either of its two nominations, while the Cambodian Civil War drama First They Killed My Father also fell short in the foreign film category.
Gayby is a 2012 American romantic comedy - drama film based on the 2010 short film of the same name.
Comedy, sci - fi, horror, romance, adventure, action, drama, and thriller, it covers quite a lot of territory in a short amount of time, and does so with its own sense of style that makes it different from any other film, even if it is an homage film at its core.
Five other feature films complete the Best Picture line - up, including the financial crisis comedy - drama «The Big Short,» Cold War - era drama «Bridge of Spies,» coming - of - age tale «Brooklyn,» harrowing drama «Room,» and journalism docu - drama «Spotlight.»
Five other feature films complete the Best Picture line - up, including the financial crisis comedy - drama «The Big Short,» Cold War - era drama ``
Adapted by esteemed crime writer Dennis Lehane from his short story «Animal Rescue,» the movie doesn't have the same cynicism as past adaptions of the author's work («Mystic River,» «Gone Baby Gone»), but it's a grimy little crime drama that harkens back to the great Sidney Lumet films of the 1970s.
«Pieces» is an indie crime drama and is based on a short film of the same name that Taylor made which was first shown in 2014 at the Palm Springs International ShortFest.
«The Big Short» plays spoiler Another reason films such as «Carol» and «Straight Outta» likely couldn't garner enough first place votes is because of the unexpected last minute release of Adam McKay's 2008 economic collapse drama.
The best biopics always feature a short snippet of an iconic person's life and there is plenty of drama in the story with Travers ultimately being disappointed with the film version of «Mary Poppins».
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Framed with aerial insecticide spraying at the beginning and an earthquake at the end, Short Cuts doesn't quite strive for the same accumulating punch of Altman's similarly - sprawling Nashville, but had an enormous influence on film dramas of the following 20 years, particularly Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia and Paul Haggis» Oscar - winner Crash.
A world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, the contemporary drama Pariah is the feature - length expansion of writer / director Dee Rees» award - winning 2007 short film Pariah.
Throughout the early 1980s, he appeared in commercials (including one for Coca - Cola), short films including the NFB drama One Step Away and stage work such as Brad Fraser's cult hit Wolf Boy in Toronto.
Comedies, dramas, horror films, shorts, documentaries — it's an incredible day of film - going that may not be topped all year when it comes to exclusive Chicago premieres.
WHY: Adapted by esteemed crime writer Dennis Lehane from his own short story, «The Drop» doesn't have the same cynicism as past adaptions of the author's work, but it's a grimy little crime drama that harkens back to the great Sidney Lumet films of the 1970s.
Landesman's short film plays more like a TV drama, drawing on generic detective and medical dramas.
Actress Patricia Clarkson has done her share of television; heck, before breaking through as a film actress in the late 1990s, she even co-starred in a network legal drama, the short - lived, ahead - of - its - time Murder One.
From the Steven Soderbergh drama, «Unsane,» starring Claire Foy, to the Oscar - winning documentary «Searching for Sugar Man,» here is a list of feature films and shorts shot either partially or entirely with iPhones.
Pitt is preparing to film a supporting role in Adam McKay's Paramount movie «The Big Short,» and he's also in negotiations to reteam with wife Angelina Jolie on Paramount's sweeping drama «Africa.»
Both currently appear (albeit too short) in Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar - nominated war drama, ZERO DARK THIRTY, and Edgerton's very own latest short film has some bite.
If you're living in Austin or thinking about moving there, check out these five notices for everything from ABC's new drama series «American Crime» to short film «Booty Call of Cthulhu.»
They're helped immensely by performances that take the threat and the drama seriously, even as director David F. Sandberg (whose short film this one is based on) has fun in exploring and playing with the rules of this otherworldly creature.
Here, he talks about his short film, American, a historical drama about the above - mentioned roundup and relocation of over 100,000 Japanese - American citizens during World War II.
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Among the films produced by Singh include: THE ROAD TO MECCA, with Kathy Bates; FATHER HOOD, with Patrick Swayze and Halle Berry; CAPTIVES, with Julia Ormond and Tim Roth; Tobe Hooper's THE MANGLER, with Robert Englund and based on a Stephen King short story; PALJAS (shot in Afrikaans, the first South African film to be selected for Oscar Consideration in the Best Foreign Language film category); and RED DUST, with Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor, a drama focussing on South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Featuring iconic shots from dramas like the «Star Wars» films and comedies like «Bruce Almighty,» as well as short deliveries from the likes of Edward Norton, Scarlett Johansson,
In short, the procedural and thematic elements get overtaken by decisions that heighten the drama, rendering impotent any ideas the film presents.
Featuring iconic shots from dramas like the «Star Wars» films and comedies like «Bruce Almighty,» as well as short deliveries from the likes of Edward Norton, Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Sam Rockwell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Uma Thurman, Will Smith, Clint Eastwood, and others, this video proves as entertaining as it does nostalgic.
Fox tried to encourage the diffusion of CinemaScope by making the use of its Bausch and Lomb lenses free for short films, but its policy of mandating the use of colour was poorly suited to the U.K. industry that mainly made black - and - white films including intimate dramas that were (at least initially) considered poorly suited to widescreen.
«The Big Short» will now open against films like «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» (Dec. 17), the latest David O. Russell and Jennifer Lawrence collaboration «Joy» (Dec. 25), and the Will Smith drama «Concussion» (Dec. 25).
«Brazilian writer - director Daniel Ribeiro expands his award - winning short film I Don't Want To Go Back Alone into this full - length coming - of - age drama, whose original title translates as Today, I Want To Go Back Alone, a subtle difference that reflects a shift in focus between the two films.
Almost every scene could have served as the basis for a short film, at the very least, almost every character leapt off the screen, and could have been followed for a film of their own, not least Anna Paquin «s maddening (but entirely sympathetic) self - centered drama queen Lisa Cohen.
Summary: Argo plays as part historical drama, part Hollywood thriller and manages to balance both with ease and although the film falls short of its immense hype it is still well worth viewing and another strong turn for Director Ben Affleck.
The idea of a new indie zombie drama, then, isn't necessarily one to make you froth at the mouth — even when it's based on a hit 2013 short film, the intervening five years have seen the genre done to undeath.
But where recent films like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and A Most Wanted Man are absorbing, smartly crafted espionage dramas, Red Sparrow only manages to bring the same amount of intrigue in short bursts and does so without making any significant statements about the current political landscape, despite how deeply ingrained the Russian narrative is in today's 24 - hour news cycle.
Though Fighter is classified as drama and this competed in Comedy or Musical categories, the two films have similar DNA with their interests in large, short - tempered families, the world of sports, and trying to be better people.
Screenwriter - director Michael Clayton and short story author - film producer Kevin Fortuna discuss their comedy - drama, «The Dunning Man,» during an exclusive interview.
The film is currently getting about 50 + accolades from international film festivals; which includes the Best Foreign Short & Best Actress at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards, Best Drama & Best Cinematography at Los Angeles Film Awards, Best Foreign Short Film at Ukrainian International Short Film Festival, Rising Star Awards at Canada International Film Festival, an Official Finalist at London Film Awards, among others.
After being filmed in 2005 and languishing in a post-production nightmare for six years, writer / director Kenneth Lonergan's remarkable New York drama Margaret was finally and unceremoniously dumped into just 14 theaters late last year, in a shorter cut than intended.
In sticking with tradition, Fraser followed his latest hits with misses: Inkheart fell way short of expectations, the true drama Extraordinary Measures co-starring Harrison Ford launched CBS films on a lackluster note, and the forest - saving family comedy Furry Vengeance was even too bad for the Razzies to single out.
He dips his toe in comedy, drama, short films, experimental films, and higher education.
It's a bit like the director wanted to make a serious drama about getting older, but then realised that the film was running about 15 minutes short so decided to throw in a homicidal ice cream man to pad the runtime out, and it sure feels like that with the ice cream killer only appearing in about 15 or so minutes of this 87 minute film.
The film won awards from film festivals around the world and the disc includes the short film «The Kolaborator,» a American drama about a soldier facing off against a former friend in the Bosnian conflict.
Drawing on numerous film historical references, from Hitchcock to the director's own earlier Movida era work, Almodóvar's twentieth feature, adapted from three short stories by Alice Munro («Chance,» «Soon,» and «Silence»), is a haunting drama that oscillates between disenchanted darkness and visual opulence.
Considering it was one of the few films on the short list to actually receive a relatively robust American release (I gauge this basically by the fact that I was able to see it myself by going to a movie theater and buying a ticket in the same year it is nominated), it seemed likely that Ruben Ostlund's wonderfully weird little domestic drama was pretty close to a lock.
Sometimes you need an animated short to break up the heavy drama at a film festival.
He did make an appearance in stepdaughter Kate Hudson's short drama Cutlass later that year, and also co-starred in the little - seen sports film Touchback, but by and large, the immensely popular Tombstone actor has been keeping a low profile.
Like his films, which range from courtroom dramas to war and espionage thrillers to unconventional romances and more, Hanks covers a wide spectrum in his debut collection of short stories in a host of styles, situations and settings.
He had a featured roll in the film drama LA - 308 and co-starred in the short film «Seducing the Shrink.»