Sentences with phrase «acclaimed film starring»

It was made into an acclaimed film starring Denzel Washington as the title character, and a television series is currently in development.

China regulators don't approve critically acclaimed film starring Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet

Not exact matches

He worked with stars like John Legend and Oprah Winfrey before launching his own multi-platform media company, Macro Ventures, which was behind the production of Denzel Washington's Academy Award - nominated feature film «Fences» in 2016, and more recently, the acclaimed indie film «Mudbound,» which Variety predicts may be the first Netflix feature to compete for an Oscar.

Recent and upcoming releases include the romance - horror hybrid Spring; the hotly - anticipated The Look Of Silence, Oppenheimer's companion piece to The Act Of Killing; The Connection, a 70's - set true crime epic and European flipside to William Friedkin's The French Connection starring Oscar ® winning Best Actor Jean Dujardin (The Artist); The Keeping Room, from director Daniel Barber (Harry Brown), based on Julia Hart's acclaimed Black List screenplay, starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Sam Worthington; the multiple Cannes award winning The Tribe, filmed entirely in Ukrainian Sign Language with a cast of deaf, non-professional actors; and a remastered re-release, in conjunction with Olive Films, of the 1981 disasterpiece Roar, the most dangerous film ever made, starring Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and a cast of 150 untrained lions, tigers and exotic animals.

With the industry buzzing and coming off a whirlwind year of blockbuster hit movies and critically acclaimed films, there's no shortage of stars and starlets that could sweep numerous statues this award circuit.

Written by Being John Malkovich scribe Charlie Kaufman, Human Nature was the feature debut from acclaimed music - video director Michel Gondry and featured Arquette as a woman cursed with a coat of fur covering her body.As the decade progressed, audiences could see Arquette in projects ranging from the star - studded documentary Searching for Debra Winger to the sleeper family film Holes.

While star Johnny Depp's singing earned mixed reviews — and the movie dropped or shortened some of Sondheim's songs — the film as a whole received plenty of critical acclaim as well as a Golden Globe for best picture (with Depp himself earning an Oscar nomination for his performance).

Following his acclaimed role in American Beauty, Bentley appeared in The White River Kid, in which he played the film's titular murderer.In the wake of American Beauty, Bentley starred in Michael Winterbottom's The Claim, as well as yet another version of the classic adventure tale The Four Feathers.

She also starred in the critically - acclaimed independent film ALL OVER ME.

With star Matt Damon unwilling to return for a fourth film in the lucrative (and critically acclaimed) Bourne series, the franchise was reborn (though not re-Bourned) with Jeremy Renner stepping in as the lead, playing Aaron Cross, an operative spawned from the same system as Jason Bourne.

In 2013, Wilson starred in three films; Disney's critically acclaimed film SAVING MR. BANKS, opposite Colin Farrell, Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson.

Other recent films include PRISONERS opposite Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal; OBLIVION, opposite Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman; the blockbuster OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Freeman and Aaron Eckhart; Robert Zemeckis's critically acclaimed drama FLIGHT, with Denzel Washington; THE EQUALIZER which reunited her with both Fuqua and Washington.

Jackson was seen as part of the ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed film BOBBY, directed by Emilio Estevez, and starred in the psychological thriller SHUTTER for 20th Century Fox / New Regency, which was shot on location in Tokyo.

Following the series» demise in 1991, Helgenberger returned to television guest - star status on ER, where she had a four - episode - long recurring role, and in the miniseries The Tommyknockers.A presence on the big screen since 1989, when she made her feature - film debut in Steven Spielberg's romantic fantasy Always, Helgenberger has played a wide variety of roles in films ranging from Species (1995) to the moody The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) to Steven Soderbergh's widely acclaimed Erin Brockovich (2000).

Additional highlights of his previous film credits include HERCULES, CUBAN FURY, JACK AND THE GIANT SLAYER, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, starring in, and co-producing, the motion picture 44 INCH CHEST, Woody Allen's SCOOP, and voice over acting in the highly - acclaimed animated features, CORALINE, SHREK THE THIRD, KUNG FU PANDA, and THE GOLDEN COMPASS.

Bette Davis as the acclaimed theatre star, Margo Channing, who is befriended by the film's protagonist Eve Harrington, a simple devoted fan of Channing, played by Anne Baxter.

Additional film credits include TALK TO ME; the 2006 Oscar ® winning Best Picture, CRASH, which Cheadle also produced; HOTEL RWANDA, for which his performance garnered Academy Award ®, Golden Globe ®, Broadcast Film Critics Award and Screen Actors Guild ® Award nominations for Best Actor; OCEAN»S ELEVEN, OCEAN»S TWELVE, and OCEAN»S THIRTEEN, directed by Steven Soderbergh; Mike Binder's REIGN OVER ME with Adam Sandler; the Academy Award ® winning film TRAFFIC and OUT OF SIGHT, both also directed by Soderbergh; Paul Thomas Anderson's critically acclaimed BOOGIE NIGHTS; BULWORTH, SWORDFISH, MISSION TO MARS, John Singleton's ROSEWOOD, for which Cheadle earned an NAACP Image Award nomination; FAMILY MAN, directed by Brett Ratner and starring Nicolas Cage; COLORS, HAMBURGER HILL, and the independent features MANIC and THINGS BEHIND THE SUN.

After becoming a fixture on the big screen with the critically and commercially acclaimed SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Freida Pinto quickly became an international film star and household name.

Third - billed Domhnall Gleeson is good enough in his sporadic role, which virtually guarantees him two Best Picture Oscar nominees this year (along with Brooklyn) and a presence in four of the year's most acclaimed films (with Ex Machina and Star Wars: The Force Awakens) without being terribly noteworthy or conspicuous in any of them.

He's penned two John Grisham adaptations, two Dan Brown adaptations, two adaptations of famed sci - fi novels, two reviled Batman films, two acclaimed biopics starring Russell Crowe, one adaptation of a 60s TV series, and numerous episodes of «Fringe».

The film stars Kate Winslet in an acclaimed, powerhouse performance, along with Jim Belushi, Juno Temple and Justin Timberlake.

Australian actor Joel Edgerton has been starring in movies for 20 years, from homegrown hits like Erskineville Kings (1999) to playing Luke Skywalker's uncle in the Star Wars prequel trilogy to acclaimed films like Animal...

The latest film from already - acclaimed Belgian brothers Jean - Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Two Days, One Night stars the not - so - working - class - but - still - beautiful Marion Cotillard as a working - class woman about to lose her job, desperate to convince her co-workers to keep her on board.

In any given year, Grauman's Chinese Theatre hosts over 40 red carpet film premieres and since it opened, it has hosted three Academy Award (R) ceremonies and numerous world premieres, including those for internationally - acclaimed film franchises, such as Star Wars and Harry Potter.

Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, in addition to critically - acclaimed award - winners such as Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner, Chris Morris's Four Lions, Shane Meadows» This is England, Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant, Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin and David Mackenzie's Starred Up.

Kelly Reilly rounds off the cast in this 5 star masterpiece from John Michael McDonagh, which is one of the most critically acclaimed Irish films of recent years.

A UK poster has arrived online for the upcoming drama Denial along with a featurette which sees director Mick Jackson, stars Rachel Weisz and Timothy Spall, and author of Denial: Holocaust History on Trial, Deborah Lipstadt discussing the film; take a look below... Based on the acclaimed book Denial: Holocaust History on Trial, Denial recounts Deborah E. -LSB-...]

A new trailer has arrived online today for writer - director Olivier Assayas» upcoming horror film Personal Shopper, which stars Kristen Stewart as a psychic looking to make contact with her deceased brother; watch it below after the official synopsis... Olivier Assayas, the internationally - acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story -LSB-...]

After starring in acclaimed films like The Killing of A Sacred Deer and Dunkirk, Keoghan told how he reckons the Irish charm could have something to do with his success abroad.

Based on the acclaimed graphic novel from Alan Moore (to this day the only graphic novel to have won a Hugo) the film stars a whole load of people that has me quite excited: Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode, (that's quite the trio!)

«Certified Fresh» by Rotten Tomatoes, the horror anthology film, which brings together an all - star lineup of horror heavyweight directors and actors, premiered to strong critical acclaim at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival.

The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was featured in 2008's Oscar - winning Milk and 2013's Elysium; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Bloodline and co-starring in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the award - winning Let the Bullets Fly and Devils on the Doorstep; Forest Whitaker, recently featured in the critically - acclaimed Lee Daniels» The Butler and winner of an Academy Award for his leading role in 2006's The Last King of Scotland; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred in The Hunt and was the memorable villain from 2006's Casino Royale; Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance - capture character in Rogue One, stars in the soon - to - be-released Con Man series and Trumbo, which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently featured in Nightcrawler and starred in the BAFTA - winning film Four Lions.

Joining Gerwig, Nolan, Peele, and Villeneuve in the Best Director category is Sean Baker, whose The Florida Project competes in 5 categories, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe's acclaimed performance, and a nomination for Best Youth Performance for the film's star, 7 - year - old Brooklynn Prince.

Marvel hired Ryan Coogler, acclaimed director of «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed,» and cast the star of those films, Michael B. Jordan, as the villain, Erik Killmonger.

2017 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Adapted from an acclaimed Ian McEwan novel («Atonement»), set in 1960s Britain, and starring the luminous Saoirse Ronan, «On Chesil Beach» has all the makings of a classic «prestige» period fFILM FESTIVAL: Adapted from an acclaimed Ian McEwan novel («Atonement»), set in 1960s Britain, and starring the luminous Saoirse Ronan, «On Chesil Beach» has all the makings of a classic «prestige» period filmfilm.

Only the third film that the acclaimed actor has made as a director (after 2002's Antwone Fisher and his last, 2007's The Great Debaters), Washington certainly had familiarity with August Wilson's beloved Pulitzer Prize - winning material when he decided to bring it to the big screen; the actor won a Tony Award of his own for starring in the 2010 revival of the production, to go along with the play's Tony for Best Revival (and the many that it won during its first run on stage in 1987).

Co-written by Moverman and acclaimed crime fiction writer James Ellroy, the film stars Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Robin Wright, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon, Ice Cube, Brie Larson, and Ned Beatty.

From the team behind the critically acclaimed «Martha Marcy May Marlene» comes «James White,» a heartbreaking film starring Cynthia Nixon and Christopher Abbott.

The film — which had its world premiere at the Toronto International, receiving critical acclaim — marks the feature directorial debut for Michael Pearce and stars Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn; watch it here... Moll (Jessie Buckley, TABOO, WAR AND PEACE) is 27 -LSB-...]

From the team behind the critically acclaimed «Martha Marcy May Marlene» comes «James White,» a heartbreaking film starring Cynthia Nixon («Sex and the City») and Christopher Abbott («Girls»).

Precious star Mo «nique has fuelled her war of words with director Lee Daniels and producers of the acclaimed 2009 film by insisting she turned down...

Based on the acclaimed book by Eddie Bunker, Schrader will co-write and direct the film with Cage starring.

Of course, the film — or, as Monáe calls it, an «emotion picture» — also heavily echoes The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood's chilling 1985 novel about a conservative future society, which was adapted into a 1990 film and is now an acclaimed, Emmy - winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss as an enslaved woman compelled to serve as a child - bearer for the government's elite.

A two - time Academy Award - winner and acclaimed star of film, theater and television publicly comes out as gay for the first time.

Bill Conti's acclaimed score was nominated too, but Kenny Ascher won the Globe for A Star is Born (the film that dominated the Comedy / Musical side that year).

Richard Linklater is open to making a «Boyhood» sequel.The director of the critically - acclaimed drama film starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette...

This isn't the first time he's slammed the critically acclaimed psychological horror film that stars Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance, but he does add some new clarity.

The film, starring Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival and is the opening night film for the Cannes Critics» Week.

Rolling Stone recently spoke with Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, portraying T'Challa (Black Panther), as he covers the publication's March 2018 issue, as well as director Ryan Coogler — as both detail more about the highly - acclaimed film and its impact, with it being the first Marvel Studios movie to put a person of color in the lead role and to feature a mostly black cast.

Finally, The Theory of Everything held up well enough for releasing company Focus Features, bringing in an estimated $ 2.5 million at the box office over the weekend, enough to gain a marginal profit against a $ 15 million budget... and still ahead of the critically acclaimed Wild, the Reese Witherspoon - starring film based on the memoir of Cheryl Strayed, which picked up a few theaters and some revenue in the form of an estimated $ 1.6 million.