Not exact matches
The slate of HD extra
features comprises the usual
studio - sponsored assortment of interviews and B - roll highlighting what the
filmmakers feel were the most impressive aspects of the production and post, plus some narrative material that didn't make it into the finished film.
Chinese
filmmaker Zhang Yimou may be making the move to a big
studio feature.
It's about as mediocre as a
studio can get these days,
featuring just enough deleted scenes (seven, to be exact), two production featurettes (the making - of featurette «Plebe Year» and the boxing extra «The Brigade»), as well as a
filmmaker commentary with director Justin Lin and writer Dave Collard.
An in - demand destination for film lovers, drawn by unmatched locale and a diverse program of mainstream
studio features and new visions from independent voices from around the world, MVFF also hosts an exciting array of
filmmaker and industry conversations, panels, parties, and live music performances,
featuring the most acclaimed emerging and veteran actors,
filmmakers, and musicians of our time.
«Lay the Favorite» Synopsis: A ditzy thirtysomething stripper - turned - cocktail - waitress (Rebecca Hall) becomes involved with a group of geeky fiftyish men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system in Las Vegas to their advantage What You Need To Know: Directed by Stephen Frears («The Grifters,» «The Queen» «Tamara Drewe «-RRB-, a
filmmaker who has admittedly had a hit - and - miss career, but
featuring a pretty much all - star cast of Bruce Willis (always good in the hands of a real
filmmaker), Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta - Jones, Vince Vaughn, Laura Prepon and Joshua Jackson, it's hard not to be intrigued by a mid-sized dramedy that's not being made by either a major
studio or a mid-sized indie.
Few
filmmakers are more legitimately «independent» than John Sayles, who has now written and directed 18
features since 1979 (Return of the Secaucus Seven) without
studio backing.
Along with a trade show floor that
featured the the latest technological innovations and equipment, theatre seating, food concession goodies and more, the highlight for attendees was the opportunity to get a sneak peak at some of the most highly anticipated films from the major
studios» upcoming product slate, attend special advance screenings of Universal Pictures» Pitch Perfect 2, 20th Century Fox's Spy, and Pixar Animation's Inside Out, and to catch in person appearances by some of the biggest stars and
filmmakers.
Audience member Chris Rock's question about Lee making the film outside the
studio system prompted a lengthy, expletive - filled rant from a
filmmaker clearly stymied by his hiatus from mainstream filmmaking (his last narrative
feature, Miracle at St. Anna, came out in 2008).
Along with a trade show floor that
featured the the latest technological innovations, theatre seating, food concession goodies and more that enhance the movie going experience, the annual highlight for attendees is the opportunity to get a sneak peak at some of the most highly anticipated films from the major
studios» upcoming slate, attend the screenings of several full lengths films and to catch special in person appearances by big name stars and
filmmakers.
Couwenberg was awarded the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award for his achievements in painting and was recently
featured as the subject of Los Angeles based
filmmaker Eric Minh Swenson's documentary which focuses on the artist's life and
studio practices.