Sentences with phrase «as film characters»

And Simmons has a way of never quite letting Hopper commit to any one conversation too much, of conveying that this kid has suffered his father's abuse enough that he's not decorously or charismatically traumatized as film characters often are — he's learned how to say as little as possible.

Weaver went on to TV fame as Chester on the Western series Gunsmoke, while Chapman prospered as a film character actor, playing such roles as Roy in East of Eden (1955), Rock in Baby Doll (1957), and Deke Carter in Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).

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 The Last Jedi and the as - yet - untitled Episode IX in the Star Wars saga, the franchise will also yield another spinoff film slated for 2018, featuring a younger version of the franchise's Han Solo character.

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.

Disney and Marvel obviously know what they're doing with superhero movies — they've brought some of the biggest franchises to screen — however, at the same time, making every single film need to fit inside the already established franchise starts to limit the amount of creative license any one director can have on future characters as Marvel's Cinematic Universe only grows larger.

Possible office - friendly ideas might include a time - period theme such as the 1950s or the Renaissance, or employees can dress up like their favorite TV and film characters.

The film rights for Marvel characters have long been divided between studios, as Polygon notes.

It plans to release a new trilogy of Star Wars films as well as some additional spin - offs based on individual characters.

As reported, the new film will be an origin story for the clown prince of crime, it will be set in the 1980s, and it will be completely unconnected with the Jared Leto version of the character introduced in «Suicide Squad.»

While this part of the film may seem small and unimportant in the grand scheme of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, getting to know characters better who may be around for multiple films seems just as important as plot advancement.

Bay's war film uses Pearl Harbor as a catalyst for a self - indulgent love triangle involving self - indulgent, unlikable characters.

Directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed) and starring Chadwick Boseman (Get On Up) as the Black Panther, the movie is the first standalone film for the classic Marvel Comics character after Boseman previously appeared as the Black Panther in 2016's Marvel film, Captain America: Civil War.

Despite a real - life narrative stuffed with secrets and suspense, the film version quickly feels bloated as Stone treats us to scene after scene of Snowden struggling with his inner dilemma and, especially, with his devoted girlfriend, Lindsay, who is a major character in her own right.

Think of your emotions as a film you're watching on Netflix: Just as you don't have control over the characters or the plot in the film, you can't control the way you feel in reaction to an event or situation.

«I think most film directors would look at that character and instantly think CG but he [Nolan] instantly thought let's do as much practical as we can.

The user cited «Saving Private Ryan,» «Interstellar,» and this year's «The Martian» as examples of films in which Damon's character must be rescued.

Meanwhile, Vox recently floated the idea of Fox going all - in on Deadpool by launching a film series, similar to Disney's The Avengers series, that would see his character team up with others from the X-Men comics to form a group known in comic books as the Uncanny X-Force.

Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).

Disney Infinity was never presented simply as a game but as a platform, a central interactive playground with connected level packs featuring distinct, iconic characters from major Disney, Marvel and Star Wars films.

You don't have to get far into most feature films to see some impact of money and wealth, but some movies put money front and center as the main feature, almost warranting its own mention as a character in the credits.

Groups of young friends who go to see some of the more death - focused horror films in vogue of late will routinely take bets on which stock character will face a grisly end soonest, as when viewing the Final Destination series» a film series that is, essentially, the apex of the set - piece disaster horror movie as orchestrated by MacGyver.

She has a keen understanding of her place in Hollywood, right now — as one of the breakout stars of a beloved sitcom; as the most fascinating character on Legion, one of current TV's most fascinating shows; as a high - profile woman in an industry currently under an enormous amount of scrutiny for how it treats women; and as an actress building a singularly astonishing resume of excellent, low - flying indie oddball films like Ingrid Goes West and Safety Not Guaranteed.

It's difficult to critique this in a spoiler - free way, but to use the example of A New Hope, while the Death Star was a looming, terrifying presence throughout, the big threat to our heroes in this film seems to appear quite late in the day, and seems more important as a plot device to bring key characters together than a genuinely gripping menace.

And while this was undoubtedly Han Solo's film (God bless Harrison Ford, limping around on a broken leg) the new characters felt at home straight away: Daisy Ridley as Rey was an absolute star (the scenes between her and Leia ensured the film passed The Bechdel Test) and Oscar Isaac's Poe stole each of the few scenes he was in (even if his character was just Han Solo in a jumpsuit).

Wicked too has characters just as nasty as the Wicked Witch in the original film, only now they're turning the tale on its head, and showing that the characters that we used to love may not be so nice after all.

The film will debut with its original cast, including the late Carrie Fisher, as well as introduce some new characters played by Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro and Kelly Marie Tran.

This list is limited to those that focus mainly on Jesus» life story as told in the Gospels; thus, it does not include films about characters who are only peripherally connected to Jesus, such as Ben - Hur (1925, 1959).

Still, the findings are an unfortunate reality and according to the report the odds are even worse for women as, «only 22.3 percent of senior characters in these acclaimed films were female.»

Characters in zombie films are willing to do terrible things to each other because of the fear of zombies and the urge for self preservation, while, in the real world, things like the use of torture (or «advanced interrogation»), preemptive war and drone strikes were being debated as options to fight a threat even scarier than zombies: terrorism.

There's a scene in the film where Krasinski's character and Emily Blunt's character (who are husband and wife in the film as well as real life), share a romantic moment together as they both wear one earbud, and listen to a song — JUST LIKE JIM AND PAM DID.

Though the nurse, Mathilde, is the film's viewpoint character, the nunnery as a whole is the film's protagonist, for the nuns must grow and change, respond to their trauma, and find a new way to live their vocations.

In 1999 Alan Moore created The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which pulled characters from a number of classic (and public domain) novels and placed them together as a sort of super team (this innovative series was scrubbed into an abysmally average 2003 film).

Yet, just as the original Star Wars films gave us a tantalising glimpse into the history of the main characters, so Chesterton leaves us in no doubt that his own childhood was of immense importance to the development of his ideas.

The essential plot elements of Inherit the Wind — the lonely stand of the brave individualist against the small - minded bigotry of the townspeople, Cates» fear and trembling as he waits in his prison cell, the threat of ruin hanging over his head («The Scopes character and his fiancee play each scene as if he were on the way to the electric chair,» wrote one film reviewer)-- are pure fabrication.

A: It's easy to tell on the first page if a film is taking its characters seriously, rather than as punchlines in and of themselves.

I seem to really like going as female tv and film characters excluding Mckayla, which was a meme.

Chef also got to voice a brief line in the film as well... sorry can't recall which character.

One bigger question I have as it pertains to the entire franchise is whether or not these characters» stories end with Episode IX or whether they continue to be the focus in more films.

This name originated in England and is often used as the name of characters in Wild West films.

Real life can be stranger than fiction, as moms obsessed over their children are not solely characters devised for television and films.

It is known for its appearance as the lead character's name in the film Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford.

As a teenager, I loved the Saturday afternoon black and white films on TV, with strong women characters played by Bette Davis or Joan Crawford.

But even this character, who is as close to an antagonist as the film gets, is allowed nuance.

Did you get involved for the same reasons as the main character in the film, Stephen Myers?

Indeed, he compares the New York governor to the title character in the satirical film The Death of Stalin, in which the dictator paralyzed his subjects in fear even as he lay dying:

«It's not the despair Laura,» says John Cleese's character in the film Clockwise as he sits, collapsed and defeated, in a country road.

At least one Labour MP close to the centre of David Miliband's campaign has been heard in the House of Commons insultingly referring to his brother, Ed Miliband, as the character with a low IQ played by Tom Hanks in the 1994 Hollywood film.

As a graduate student, David saw Yes Man, a 2008 film in which Carrey's character is forced to say yes to all propositions.

TV shows became confusing: in one film, she was surprised to see a character reel as if punched by an invisible man.