Sentences with phrase «action leads in film»

This time, our assassin is the aptly - named Ethan Renner, taking his surname from one of the most boring action leads in film today — he's played by film legend Kevin Costner, who's trying to make a comeback between this, Man of Steel and the dire sports comedy Draft Day.

Not exact matches

During the course of the week of demonstrations in 2003, which were filmed by Swiss television, Nestlé contacted Baby Milk Action to say it was accepting the WHA Resolutions — but again it spun this as Nestlé «taking the lead», the headline in the 7th edition of its «Code Action Report», shown left.

Mala, born Ray Wise to an Anglo trader and an Eskimo mother in Alaska, played leads in a number of Hollywood action films from the early»30s through the early»50s.

People in Hollywood are always citing rules, and they always have figures to back them up: «Action films with female leads never make money.»

Her work in the action - packed comic book adaptation lead to a part in John McTiernan's Rollerball (2002), a remake of the»70s film about the futuristic world of sports.

Director Brad Peyton competently stages most of the action, from George breaking out of his sanctuary, to a canister retrieval in Wyoming, led by scarred mercenary Burke (a briefly used Joe Manganiello), that turns awry, to the film culminating in mass destruction of Chicago as the three animals, well, rampage to get to the sonar signal at the top of the Wydens» skyscraper headquarters and Davis safely crashes a helicopter.

Rarely are female leads given anything of substance to do in action films, so I applaud Besson for writing this role for a woman.

Thomas Newman is one of the leading film composers of his generation, but it was hard to imagine how Skyfall would turn out — action thrillers are not things that figure remotely prominently in his filmography.

His final film for Shaw, Come Drink With Me (66) revolutionized the industry, and gave Hong Kong not only one of its first period swordplay films shot in a new, modern style (inspired by Japanese swordplay films of the time), but also its first female action lead.

The «Girls With Guns» films featured strong female leads, usually supported by ineffective or soon - to - be-killed male counterparts, and blended martial arts action with heavy gunplay, usually supported by eye - piercing 80s fashion, heavy synth scores, and lots of explosions in empty warehouses and abandoned construction sites.

There's so much to appreciate in that film — from its portrayal of a kickass female lead character who just so happens to have a physical disability (though is never depicted as being a person who matters less because of it) to its impressive number of real - time stunts and action sequences to its feminist message.

Running at just 30 seconds long, the Scarlett Johansson led Ghost in the Shell continues to visually amaze for fans of the original films with it's near frame for frame replication until we remember that Johansson is white and the Ghost in the Shell live - action remake is an inherent example of Hollywood's worst habits of whitewashing.

The 23 - year - old leads the teen action franchise and also had fans in tears last year with the big - screen adaptation of John Green's popular film The Fault in Our Stars.

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.

Olivia Munn is an actor, author and activist and will next be seen on film, as the lead in the action - thriller Hummingbird and starring in Shane Black's The Predator opposite Keegan - Michael Key and Sterling K. Brown.

The appeal of the film is manifold - its serenity as The American meticulously goes about his craft; the paucity of dialogue that heightens its few action sequences when they do occur; a superb ensemble of actors led by Clooney that also includes Violante Placido (Clara), Thekla Reuten (assassin), Johan Leysen (controller), and Paolo Bonacelli (as a local town priest); the artistic framing of the film by director Anton Corbijn both in its interiors and the long shots of the Italian settings; and simply the story's uncertainty that grips one from its very beginning.

The film comes, in part, from the desk of Luc Besson, the French filmmaker whose crime - and - action preoccupation led to an initial burst of cinematic promise with films like La Femme Nikita and Leon: The Professional.

«Lucy» marks Johansson's top opening as the lead in a film and is one of the highest openings ever for an R - rated action movie starring a female.

That approach includes focusing the spotlight on Evans» character (who leads a rebellion aboard a futuristic train that houses much of humanity in the film's wintery dystopian setting), in order to better utilize his star power as a selling point - in addition to emphasizing the movie's action beats, as accompanied by the expected dramatic musical cues in the post-Inception age of trailers.

Comparisons will immediately be drawn between Divergent and The Hunger Games, as both are dystopian sci - fi film series based on a trilogy of young adult novels written by women, featuring teenage female protagonists in an action - thriller scenario leading a rebellion against a corrupt and manipulative government force, while also engaging in a bit of romance on the side.

In describing what attracted him to Brad Pitt's new film, World War Z, a global action drama in which UN investigator Gerry Lane (Pitt) leads a desperate attempt to stop humanity coming to an un-dead end, director Marc Forster is clear that the universality of the threat was keIn describing what attracted him to Brad Pitt's new film, World War Z, a global action drama in which UN investigator Gerry Lane (Pitt) leads a desperate attempt to stop humanity coming to an un-dead end, director Marc Forster is clear that the universality of the threat was kein which UN investigator Gerry Lane (Pitt) leads a desperate attempt to stop humanity coming to an un-dead end, director Marc Forster is clear that the universality of the threat was key.

The film moves the action from California to China and stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in the lead roles.

Described as action - packed and splendid - looking, the film is a CGI feast according to critics, who say (Rowling's) magic is as potent as ever, and welcome Katherine Waterston, who introduces something that had been missing in the Rowling universe: a really strong young female lead.

The show featured Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, Burt Lancaster, Bob Newhart, Kenny Loggins and other leading film, television and music stars in an innovative production to educate and inspire action.

Both Marx and Engels not only believed in scientific analysis based on facts but also were committed to direct action as opposed to the kindness and fraternity of some of their peers, all of which leads to the writing of the «Communist Manifesto» that is the film's culmination.

This year's exclusive sneak previews include Jack Goes Boating, the directorial debut from Philip Seymour Hoffman; Cell 211, an action - packed Spanish film; Armadillo, a new documentary that asks tough questions about the «war on terror; and Sensation, a new Irish dark comedy on sex in rural Ireland combining the talents of director Tom Hall with Domhnaill Gleeson in the lead role.

Neither lead should be particularly recognizable to American audiences; Knudsen has worked predominantly in Denmark and this is only D'Anna's second film (the first being Berberian Sound Studio), but these roles feel like a second skin, their actions never betraying their characters» motivations.

Scooby - Doo's leading ladies star in their very own live - action feature film.

That's certainly the case for the protagonist in the upcoming action film, «Bound By Debt,» which marks the first leading movie role of champion martial artist, Paul Mormando.

She's worked with great directors and other great actors in big and small movies, she's been a key part of one of the biggest franchises of all - time and has even proved she can lead a summer action film by herself.

Martial arts star Scott Adkins leads this action film as a one man army who must take down corrupt law enforcement in order to protect his family.

SUMMARY OF THOUGHTS: Robert Zemeckis makes a welcome return to live action films, while Denzel Washington gives a powerhouse performance in the lead.

He belongs to the hardboiled, get - the - job - done leading men of action films past, but even in this time of increasingly progressive heroes remains incredibly popular for his steely, charisma - not - necessary aloofness - so popular in fact that the franchise was resurrected after Jeremy Renner nadir The Bourne Legacy for a fifth film some 14 years after the original just to bring the real Bourne back.

The first third of Clockstoppers is an interminable high school comedy ending with a DJ showdown, the second third of the film is Zak on the run from evil corporate drones led by Michael Biehn, and the final third of the film is an infiltration of the evil corporation ending in a ludicrous action sequence and capped by a Back to the Future resolution involving a shiny new car and a nubile young lass.

How, for instance, do you have 6 nominees for most categories but only 4 for Best Actress in an Action picture and only nominate supporting actresses for that prize and leave out two leading women who really carried their films with aplomb: Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 10 Cloverfield Lane and Blake Lively in The Shallows.

With over a hundred films in his C.V. (including silents), King remained one of the studio's leading directors for decades, and though he worked with superb cinematographers, his films consistently show a dramatic visual style that maximizes elements within a single shot, plus a knack for crafting kinetic action scenes — particularly the storming of the fortress at the end of the film.

A New York City film director, working on his latest movie in Los Angeles, begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real - life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.

Yeoh's leading man, Chow Yun - Fat only gets his say in the disc's token «making - of» documentary, Unleashing the Dragon, but considering it had aired on Bravo during the film's theatrical release, it's less an informational piece than a glorified infomercial, offering too shallow a look at, among other things, gravity - defying action scenes.

But perhaps that was the problem with the film's marketing plan: It was a straight action film trying to touch many markets all at once; a film with a black lead and a majority - black cast, a film with a woman in an action role, a film somewhat about motherhood and relationships.

When: January 13th Why: It's pretty funny that a movie about counterfeiting should turn out to be an imitation itself (the Icelandic film on which its based featured the U.S. version's director, Baltasar Kormákur, in the lead role), but despite the fact that its clichéd plot seems to have been ripped off from a number of generic action thrillers just like it, «Contraband» has one thing that a lot of those films didn't — a killer ensemble cast.

She will next be seen on film, as the lead in the action - thriller Hummingbird and starring in Shane Black's The Predator opposite Keegan - Michael Key and Sterling K. Brown.

A film in 2015 that stick to the standard action formula of a flawed lead character full of angst helping some woman fight back against her tormentors would likely be fun and a big hit, but by going against the norm and embracing every bit of chaos in this mad world, Miller creates a new king of the road that's going to be hard for any upcoming blockbuster in 2015 and beyond to top.

The film has been casting its young leads in recent weeks, Ryan Reynolds marks the first big star - power for the live - action adaptation of the beloved animated / gaming property.

In this installment of the Terminator franchise, after a brief intro, the film starts the action in the year 2029, where human freedom fighters, led by John Connor defeat the machines of Skynet - but all is not victorious as Skynet has sent a «terminator» back to 1984 past to kill John Connor's mother, SaraIn this installment of the Terminator franchise, after a brief intro, the film starts the action in the year 2029, where human freedom fighters, led by John Connor defeat the machines of Skynet - but all is not victorious as Skynet has sent a «terminator» back to 1984 past to kill John Connor's mother, Sarain the year 2029, where human freedom fighters, led by John Connor defeat the machines of Skynet - but all is not victorious as Skynet has sent a «terminator» back to 1984 past to kill John Connor's mother, Sarah.

Starring Taraji P. Henson (who is terrific in the lead role), the most disappointing part of it is that the film didn't do well enough to get Henson a follow - up, as I really like her as an action hero.

The actor - best known for the role of Jason Bourne in the «Bourne» action films - would play the lead role...

Unfortunately, the live - action elements were less successful, especially with wooden Harry Hamlin in the lead role, and despite big stars with little to do, including Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Claire Bloom, Burgess Meredith, etc. (The film was remade in 2010, computer graphics - style.)

Perhaps that's giving the film too much credit, as it does provide the muscular lead shirtless and wounded, an attractive female who's conveniently found in a bra, and the obligatory sequence of Good Guy defying logic and overcoming opposition that so kindly follows the One - Bad - Guy - at - a-Time rules outlined in the Action Movie Convention.

Even superfluous scenes of a stymied CIA HQ, represented by SImmons (Juno) and Rasche (The Sentinel), unable to figure out any sense in actions that are so random lead to some of the film's bigger laughs.

Six years ago, I showed my dad a treatment and it led to my dad and I discussing and talking about films that are in that style: pure action thrillers that have many layers of meaning and talk about different themes.