Sentences with phrase «universal film studio»

Philadelphia - based Comcast has 22 million video subscribers and owns NBCUniversal and the Universal film studio.

Not exact matches

Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

After the acquisition, DreamWorks Animation will become part of NBCUniversal's Filmed Entertainment Group, which includes its Illumination Entertainment animation business — which produced the popular Despicable Me and Minions movies — as well as the Universal Pictures movie studio.

DreamWorks Animation, the studio behind beloved family movies like «Shrek» and «Kung - Fu Panda» that is headed by CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, will become part of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, specifically the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, which includes Universal Pictures, Fandango, and NBCUniversal Brand Development.

The film studio, Universal Pictures, also sits under Comcast's umbrella.

19 Dr. Bill Bright, of Campus Crusade for Christ, said «Universal Pictures will always be remembered as the studio that launched an attack on the sanctity of all religions by making a film which blasphemes and demeans our Lord Jesus Christ.

Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Paterson, and Ed Rendell added their names to the list of lawmakers supporting the deal, which would create a new $ 30 billion joint venture by merging the Philadelphia cable giant's content division with NBC Universal's (NBCU) stable of television networks, film studios and theme parks.

Following «The Vampire» dilogy Mexicans went in the footsteps of the Universal studio, combining several monsters in one film «The Castle of the Monsters» (1958).

Knaggs» career reached a peak in the mid -»40s, when he worked in supporting roles in ambitious major studio films such as None but the Lonely Heart (a fascinating but failed attempt at a serious drama by Cary Grant) and unusual independently made features like Douglas Sirk's early Hollywood effort Thieves» Holiday, while also making the rounds of such popular medium - budget Universal Pictures productions as House of Dracula, The Invisible Man's Revenge, and Terror By Night.

It will be extremely hard for the studio to match those figures in 2016, as many of its biggest franchises are sitting out the year and Universal's planned 21 - film slate doesn't feature any sure - thing blockbuster hits aside from (maybe) a still - untitled Bourne sequel.

Just three of the studio's 15 films received positive reviews from critics (and one of those, only by a nose), putting Universal in the bottom half among the major distributors in terms of quality — not surprising, given that its 2014 slate wasn't exactly deep in Oscar - worthy films.

Universal also was the only major studio with just one film (Neighbors) surpassing the $ 150 million mark domestically.

Dunne was finally permitted to show off her singing talents in Sweet Adeline (1935), and in 1936 Universal Pictures cast her in her stage role as Magnolia in the studio's definitive film version of Show Boat (1936).

The company's ambitious approach has since become the wildest success in the film business, something that every other studio has quickly tried to imitate with ideas like Warner Brothers» DC Extended Universe, Universal's «Dark Universe,» and Fox's stalling X-Men universe.

It's also interesting to note that the films were due to follow the storyline of Tommy Jarvis becoming the new Jason, but the nearly universal negative response caused the studio to bring Jason back.

The service has films licensed from major studios — Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. — as well as indie distributors including Janus Films, Flicker Alley, Icarus Films, Kino, Milestone, Zeitgeist, Film Movement, Global Lens, First Run Features, Oscilloscope Laboratories and Shout Factory.

Last week at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, I got to attend the Universal Pictures presentation where the studio world premiered some fantastic looking footage from their upcoming slate of films.

Born in Chicago, Leonard began as a stage actor, making his film debut in 1908 at the Selig Polyscope studios in Chicago; his directing career began in 1913 at Rex, a former independent then operating as a unit within Universal.

A distribution note: «Chapter 3» marks the first film to go out under Universal / Focus» revived Gramercy Pictures brand, intended to become the studio's new genre - film label.

In case you hadn't noticed, Universal Pictures is slowly building up an impressive roster of interconnected monster films, reinvigorating one of the studio's most iconic franchises.

Erik Olson will executive produce the film, which Universal's EVP of production Scott Bernstein will oversee for the studio.

This year's SXSW film line - up features a lot of big studio films such as Paramount's A Quiet Place, Universal's Blockers, and Fox Searchlight's Isle of Dogs but there are as always a lot of smaller films that are worthy of your attention too.

For the first time in over a decade, all the major film studios including Paramount, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Disney (and their partners at DreamWorks, Marvel Entertainment and Pixar) and Universal were represented at CinemaCon 2012, the annual convention of NATO (National Association of Theater Owners) that is the largest and most important gathering of cinema owners and operators from around the world.

Universal has included a slightly less - boring menu than is typical of other studios» no - frills discs, in that it includes various stills from the film and graphics (notebook clippings and such) consistent with the setting of the film.

In The Very Witching Time of Night, Mank wrote that Junior wanted to produce «A» films that could compete with major studios, figuring that Universal's staple fare of low - budget Bs would pay for the As.

He has worked as an orchestrator and conductor of original and additional music for both film and television at studios such as Warner Bros, Lionsgate, and NBC Universal Television.

Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, Sony, Universal — all studios that have major films this year have decided to eschew the world's biggest film festival for whatever reason, giving us a much more esoteric and independent lineup.

I hate to think that When Marnie Was There (Universal, Blu - ray, DVD) may be the last film to come out of Japan's Studio Ghibli, the great animation studio created by filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away).

The two previous films were set - up by numerous studios - Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures teamed on the 2004 original, while Relatively Media and Universal Pictures released 2008's Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

Unlike the War in Iraq / Afghanistan, WWII seems to dominate the box office like no other period of worldly conflict, so it shouldn't be too difficult for Jolie's film to find success, especially given the fact that distributing studio Universal has had a consistent outpour of hits since 2012's Les Misérables.

SRI is a report that maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ people in films released by the seven largest motion picture studios and their subsidiaries: 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, Paramount, Sony, Sony Pictures Classics, Universal, Focus Features, Disney, and Warner Bros..

HBO currently broadcasts films from six studios: 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, Warner Bros., Universal, Focus Features and Summit Entertainment.

While it seemed that King Kong's new home — outside of Skull Island, that is — would be Universal thanks to the company's deal with Legendary, it would appear that the latter studios» executives want to keep the dream of a Kong Vs. Godzilla film alive and are now in talks with Warner Bros. to move the creature there.

Universal Pictures has announced a 25 - film Blu - ray collection to commemorate the studio's 100th anniversary, and it's a genuinely great box set.

Universal's Your Highness hits theaters this Friday, and in preparation for the film's release, the studio teamed up with Austin's Alamo Drafthouse theater to present a one - night - only triple feature.

Reel FX launched its feature length development and production slate in 2010 after almost 20 years of experience as an award - winning one - stop studio for the creation of animated content including films, special attraction / live venue projects, and interactive projects for companies like Fox, Warner Bros. and Universal Studios.

Reel FX's own film slate follows almost 20 years of experience as an award - winning one - stop studio for animated content including films, special attraction / live venue projects and interactive projects for companies like Fox, Warner Bros. and Universal Studios.

When Good Machine got bought by Universal — as every studio wanted their own specialty division and folded into a new entity called Focus — Hope moved on to continue to produce films like «Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.»

Terry Gilliam's dystopian vision, which he considered titling 1984 1/2, so confounded Universal Pictures that it nearly wound up being shelved; only after the Los Angeles Film Critics Association named Brazil the year's best film — based on secret, unauthorized screenings — did the studio finally relent and release it.

The «Universal 100th Anniversary Collection» includes 25 of the studio's finest films, a 15 - track music CD chock full of...

Universal Pictures, the studio behind the «Fast and Furious» franchise, released this statement; «Paul was truly one of the most beloved and respected members of our studio family for 14 years, and this loss is devastating to us, to everyone involved with the «Fast and Furious» films, and to countless fans.»

The two films he made before were at the arthouse end of the spectrum, and we can only cheer that a studio (Universal) gave him the chance to make a film that gives — in the best, if now rather old - fashioned sense?

Since Infinity War arrived, the major studios have released just two movies: Warner Bros.» Melissa McCarthy comedy Life of the Party, which made $ 18.5 million in its opening weekend, the lowest total for a McCarthy vehicle since she became a movie star; and the $ 16.5 million - earning Breaking In, a Gabrielle Union thriller from Universal and Will Packer Productions, the company that has delivered two textbook counterprograms, Girls Trip and the Ride Along films.

The first news about the supernatural science fiction thriller film Spectral started to come out over three years ago, and big studios including Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures were involved, yet it is only now that the film is seeing a release — and on Netflix, at that.

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.

Universal City, CA, May 22, 2017 — Universal Pictures announced today that its series of films reviving the studio's classic monster characters for a new generation will be known as «Dark Universe.»

Though best film winner «Get Out» was technically released by Universal, the $ 4.5 million project was a long - gestating original idea from a new filmmaker whose sensibilities synched up with the desires of a progressive culture (and it was produced outside of the studio's clutches).

Universal Pictures announced today that its series of films reviving the studio's classic monster characters for a new generation will be known as «Dark Universe.»

While a film as popular as this may seem ripe for getting revisited down the line, Universal is not a studio that's especially quick to grant re-releases and Shaun of the Dead's UK - exclusive extras have remained exclusive over the past two years, even with ample opportunity to revisit the film, as on its imminent HD DVD debut.

The surprise was that Universal would be the studio to do it... and in a feature film no less.