One of its most endearing qualities is its insistence to never reduce its cast — which is made up almost entirely of senior citizens — to the jokey cliches that they so often
are in films like Last Vegas.
That's not to say that leading man Steve Martin isn't good - he's as wacky and occasionally funny as he's been in recent years - but given how effective he used to
be in films like Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Parenthood, that he's essentially become another Eddie Murphy is certainly a disappointment.
«The Rock» is great like he always
is in films like this, and the ending chase scene brings the goods, with a terrific supporting turn from Jon Bernthal as one of his workers who decides to help him out not knowing what he is getting himself into.
Note to Mr. Diamond: if you're in a film like this, the last thing you should want is to be noticed.
Even characters we assume to
be in the film like Ulysses Klaue played by Andy Serkis and Martin Freeman «s US State Department Everett K. Ross (becomes head of an envoy to Wakanda) will return, the casting - call seeming backs this up.
Since then, Koechner has appeared on several TV series, including «The Naked Truck and T - Bones Show,» «The Office» (he plays Todd Packer), and ABC's short - lived sitcom «Hank,» but his most notable roles have
been in films like «Talledega Nights,» «Get Smart,» «Sex Drive,» and, most recently, «Tenure,» co-starring Luke Wilson.
Not exact matches
«Bennett has become a master of storytelling through character, and while there
are clearly no people
in these
films, it
was clearly a very human story, which we knew a director such as Bennett would zero
in on and draw out very real human -
like emotions from these poor inanimate objects,» Lennon said.
In addition to interviewing leading legal scholars and activists,
like Angela Davis, DuVernay said she reviewed about 1,000 hours of archival footage, including of images of lynchings, cellphone videos of police abuse, and The Birth of a Nation, the 1915 D.W. Griffith
film that glorified the Ku Klux Klan (and
was screened at the White House for President Woodrow Wilson).
It
's almost
like a thin contact lens over somebody
's eye, and you realized all the pollutants we put into the atmosphere
are contained
in that very thin
film over the surface.
One more thing Netflix has over traditional studios: It
is so good at cloud computing that it has put its «studio
in the cloud,» Hunt says, and uses cloud computing to do everything from managing logistics (
like union drivers delivering cameras to a location) to
film editing (uploading the footage to
be edited immediately
in another country).
Russell said he thought media reports had made potential negative consequences of
AI seem
like they
were all but already happening and said references to the Terminator
film franchise
in descriptions of
AI were misleading.
In one interview featured in the film, Zalewski points his finger like a gun and declares, «This is straight up capitalis
In one interview featured
in the film, Zalewski points his finger like a gun and declares, «This is straight up capitalis
in the
film, Zalewski points his finger
like a gun and declares, «This
is straight up capitalism.
Actor Joel Edgerton («Warrior,» «Exodus,» «The Great Gatsby») wrote, directed and stars
in the
film, which
is clearly reminiscent of similar thrillers
like «Fear,» «Fatal Attraction» and even Michael Haneke's fantastic «Caché,» but gleefully twisted enough to distance itself from the pack.
As the actor who redefined what it means to
be The Man
in Hollywood with
films like «Pulp Fiction,» he simply put too much into the role, making the Octopus one of his least memorable characters to date.
And for every hit
like «X-Men: Days of Future Past» there
were flops
like the raunchy western - comedy «A Million Ways to Die
in the West» and Tom Cruise action
film «Edge of Tomorrow.»
As titillating as it might
be to read Andreessen's text messages to Zuckerberg, however —
in which the former quotes from a 1950's
film noir with Burt Lancaster, remarking «The cat's
in the bag and the bag's
in the river» — the whole thing feels
like a bit of a sideshow.
In the new 15 - minute -
film, Brady said he finds that mental aspects of the game,
like throwing the ball, making decisions and leadership,
are more inherent to him than his physical abilities.
Of course, there will always
be skeptics who claim Nolan cast the singer to help market his
film, but the truth of the matter
is, the director's
films have always contained concepts (
like «Inception» and «Interstellar») or iconic figures (Batman and The Joker) who
are far bigger than any actor who has appeared
in them.
It has made certain
films available on services
like Netflix and built HBO Go, which
is reasonably well regarded
in the industry.
It
is in reaction to a
film like Independence Day, which features a mad - dog Randy Quaid blowing up an alien ship kamikaze - style, that a
film like Arrival gets made, which features a somber Amy Adams writing messages on a whiteboard.
While major production companies and distributors, à la Disney, typically get most of the credit for the success of Hollywood
films, there
are dozens of independently run startups
like Rodeo that contribute
in no small part to the success of projects, and without which these
films would not look as glossy as they do.
From the Inside Out - «Making Avengers: Age of Ultron»: A 20 - minute video going back 18 months showing what it
was like on set of the
film in Italy and Seoul, Sourth Korea; a look at the Avengers Tower; some of the behind - the - scenes early visual effects of Ultron; early concept work for Quicksilver, the Hulk, and Vision; and more.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, actor Christopher Eccleston opened up about filming «Thor: The Dark World,» and said it was like a «gun in your mouth.&raqu
In a recent interview with The Guardian, actor Christopher Eccleston opened up about
filming «Thor: The Dark World,» and said it
was like a «gun
in your mouth.&raqu
in your mouth.»
Reagan
was a well - known actor before he became president, but he wasn't always watching his own
films in the White House theater — that
was only on special occasions
like his birthday.
He didn't want to make it look
like just a mechanical mat... which
is typically what happens with robots
in science fiction
films.
The crowdfunding site Kickstarter might
be best known for funding
films, games and products —
like Pebble, the Palo Alto - based smartwatch whose maker raised more than $ 20.3 million
in March, making it the most - backed product
in the site's history.
In other words, the two groups both said they were testing Twitter's predictive ability; in reality, they both examined the accuracy of predictions using tweets and additional data sources like movie openings in theaters and film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoe
In other words, the two groups both said they
were testing Twitter's predictive ability;
in reality, they both examined the accuracy of predictions using tweets and additional data sources like movie openings in theaters and film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoe
in reality, they both examined the accuracy of predictions using tweets and additional data sources
like movie openings
in theaters and film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoe
in theaters and
film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes.
The algorithm
is part of what
's known as electronic image stabilization, a type of video processing that can help smooth the jerkiness
in videos even when
filmed in an unsteady environment,
like from a dirt bike cruising down a bumpy trail.
Savvy marketing, followed by strong word of mouth: The studio
was smart and pushed the
film with recording - industry tie -
ins and social media; a «Straight Outta» meme, featuring stars
like Beyonce, took over the web.
Because octopuses have no bones, they
are able to squeeze through some incredibly small spaces,
like a tiny vent
in the side of a fishing boat that Chance Miller of Millers Landing Alaska caught on
film.
I
was one of those guys who
liked nudity
in film.
That
's why there
are phrases
in the
film like «SQL injections and malware» and «zero day exploit codes» and «snarfing the hardware ID» — the latter phrase, said Fitzgerald, came right from Edward Snowden himself.
Like every entrepreneur, I'm pulled in way too many directions, and I often feel like a puppet on somebody else's string, jockeying my time between family obligations, helping the entrepreneurs I've invested in, filming Shark Tank, and flying to motivational speeches in multiple cit
Like every entrepreneur, I
'm pulled
in way too many directions, and I often feel
like a puppet on somebody else's string, jockeying my time between family obligations, helping the entrepreneurs I've invested in, filming Shark Tank, and flying to motivational speeches in multiple cit
like a puppet on somebody else's string, jockeying my time between family obligations, helping the entrepreneurs I've invested
in,
filming Shark Tank, and flying to motivational speeches
in multiple cities.
So,
like any sinister tech bro, Luthor Jr. has
been the subject of media attention: There
are fake magazine profiles (paid for by Warner Bros., the
film's producer) of Luthor
in Wired and Fortune.
Much
like trolls» attempts to affect Black Panther «
s status as a critical darling, the Twitter posts describing fake attacks at movie screenings also seemed to
be part of a racist campaign meant to scare people away from theaters
in order to hurt the
film'
s overall box - office gross (again, a major fail).
The woman claimed she
was filming the incident
in order to document the crime, but the prosecutor on the case said that she «got caught up
in the
likes.»
In 2013, Eiji Aonuma, a central Zelda designer and producer told Kotaku that he envisioned a Zelda
film with an element of audience interaction, so it
's hard to say what the project could ultimately look
like.
For years he'd
been dreaming up publicity stunts — such as offering Amanda Knox a large sum to appear
in an adult
film — and then enticing the
likes of Gawker or TMZ to treat that stunt offer
like news.
While the AlphaGo Zero breakthrough
is impressive, it
's worth noting that researchers
are still a long way off the
AIs depicted
in Hollywood
films like «Ex-Machina» or «Her».
In this clip he discusses the magic of the
film's director, Stephen Spielberg, and what it
was like to work with him.
Markle
is best known for her role
in the legal drama «Suits,» but she has also acted
in a long list of shows
like «CSI: NY» and «Castle,» as well as
films including «Get Him To The Greek.»
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.
«This job
is working with interesting people and interesting actors — I didn't feel
like I needed to
be in another period drama, but this
was just a really interesting director who had done a really interesting
film,» says actor @douglasbooth of the @tribeca
Film Festival
film «Mary Shelley.»
So Paramount,
in the wake of a disappointing 2017 that saw big budget
films like Transformers: The Last Knight and Ghost
in the Shell underperform while the studio's would -
be Oscar hopefuls Suburbicon and Downsizing
were DOA at awards season,
is looking to make some changes
in 2018 and selling God Particle off to Netflix may
be a cushy deal.
«Much
like the final
films in series
like «The Dark Knight,» «Star Wars» and «Harry Potter,» this
is billed as the payoff movie that fans have
been waiting for,» he added.
Trump told the crowd that, as a holder of a permit to carry a handgun
in New York, an attacker would
be «shocked» if he encountered him, and that he would act
like Charles Bronson
in the 1970s action
film Death Wish.
There
are so many hopes and expectations pinned on the new
film version of «A Wrinkle
in Time,» I feel
like it should
be projected on giant bulletin boards instead of movie screens.
Though she
's appeared
in some mainstream shows and movies (
like The 40 - Year - Old Virgin), the blonde bombshell
is obviously best known for her adult
film career and accomplishments, though she'll probably
be best remembered for her affair with Trump.
The repeated pattern of expansions and recessions
is like multiple sequels
in a long - running movie franchise — each
film shares a similar and familiar landscape but still manages to
be different due to the specific causes and characters.
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're in NYC on September 10 and / or 11 and would
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