Sentences with phrase «as films with»

As far as films with minimal narrative - I am not, in any way, saying that you need wall to wall plot to make a good film.

At a basic level, this implies two possible conclusions: either films with outstanding female lead performances actually aren't as good (on average) as films with outstanding male lead performances, or there's an unfair perception among Academy voters that this is the case.

The 2.40:1 picture is as sharp, clean, and detailed as films with budgets many times more this one's $ 10 million.

I enjoyed the first one both as a popcorn flick but also as a film with a decent story.

I can only imagine how exhilarating this must be for them by imagining one of the few short - lived modern TV shows I care about («Freaks and Geeks», «Undeclared») getting passionately resurrected as a film with all personnel onboard.

When the action does hit it is as clean and fun as any film with a $ 175 million budget and the Marvel brand slapped on it can expect to be, and is all the more impressive coming from a director who had only made small indie dramas (see Wattsâ $ ™ Cop Car if you havenâ $ ™ t).

Debuting at the Austin Film Festival, the drama touting itself as a film with a surfer - turned - Marine is quite a bit of false advertising.

«Horrible Bosses» also shoots itself in the foot by advertising itself as a film with big stars.

Ex Machina came in 2nd with 11 nods and stands as the film with...

But «Dawn» stands on its own as a film with an epic feel, a movie that is both exciting and laden with emotion — and one that takes the baton from «Rise» and runs with it.

If Birdman loses the Best Picture Oscar we'll be able to lay 1995's Apollo 13 to rest as the film with the most guild wins leading up to the Oscars only to lose.

Not exact matches

The 4 - year - old company emerged as the successor to News Corporation and deals mostly with film and television.

Almost three decades after launching the company as an indie film production house with little more than $ 300 and a lot of youthful enthusiasm, he and co-founder Seaton McLean and a few other early shareholders had all become rich beyond imagining on the strength of a handful of lucrative properties, including HGTV, the Food Network and the spectacularly successful CSI franchise.

While zero - hours contracts are particularly common in fast food and retail, other sectors where workflow is unpredictable, such as the creative industries (advertising, PR, film and design), have long employed «per project contract» freelance talent to deal with the ups and downs, and the specific skill requirements of individual projects.

While Meghan was on a break from filming, The Sun reported that she had «virtually moved in» with Harry to his place in a small apartment on the grounds of Kensington Palace, which serves as Will and Kate's home.

Fortune broke down some of the highlights of this year's festival, including a variety of virtual reality - focused panels and the premiere screening of Netflix's (NFLX) Pee - Wee Herman film reboot, while corporate sponsors such as McDonald's (MCD) and Samsung will also be on hand with big events.

He added that the extra revenue would wind up as a boon to filmmakers, with studios investing more money in film budgets and making more movies overall.

Laurence has had «quite an eclectic and interesting experience in the media,» said Tory, noting Laurence's early career involvement with the film and music recording industries, as well as pay television.

She begins clobbering computer chips with a hammer, just as the stereo switches to «Still,» the gangsta - funk Geto Boys track made famous in the printer - whupping scene from the 1999 film Office Space.

What began as a film - production company blossomed into a full - fledged media organization, with a news platform, RYOT Films and RYOT Creative, which makes videos for paying clients as well as pro bono clients like Pencils of Promise, a nonprofit that builds schools.

Along with Gordon - Levitt, the film stars Shailene Woodley as Lindsay Mills, Snowden's girlfriend, Zachary Quinto as Glenn Greenwald, and Melissa Leo as Laura Poitras.

Surfers addressed that problem as best they could by using the buddy system and carrying cheap, disposable film cameras that came with a waterproof housing and glorified rubber - band wrist strap — but that usually ended with the cameras banging them on the head or getting lost in the water.

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 many, many sequels aren't executed with the thought or care of their far - superior original films, especially in series that have stretched over many years — as one sees in the chasm of quality between «The Terminator» (1984) and «Terminator Genisys» (2015).

As with television shows and feature films, brands like to insert themselves into pop culture, and music is no different.

As he and collaborator Lynn Novick prepare to debut their new 10 - part documentary film series The Vietnam War on September 17 on PBS stations nationwide, we spoke with the tireless documentarian about leadership, productivity, managing gigantic projects and how to achieve immortality through storytelling.

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.

In the same way that a film studio can help a person with an incredible screenplay navigate the logistics of making a movie, a startup studio assists domain experts who might have a solid concept but aren't as strong on the coding side.

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 sideshoAs 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 sideshoas 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.

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.»

With distinct franchises — including Marvel, Pixar and Disney films such as «Frozen» — she said, Disney is on a «red - hot film streak.»

Disaster films nearly always contain some not - so - subtle commentary on our mistreatment of the environment, but this one was so topical upon its release that it could have been shown as a double - feature with An Inconvenient Truth.

Merchandising of the game's cute birdies and pigs is underway with a plush toy collection, and rumors have been swirling that Angry Birds may get a feature film treatment as well.

As the Sony hack continues to prove, with cyber crime, more than money is at stake — besides the PR catastrophe, the threat to some jobs and leaks of unreleased films and other IP, employees and their families have had their medical data exposed and are receiving personal threats.

According to the airline, the sponsorship deal means the inclusion of limited edition travel kits with slippers, headphones and other in - flight items befitting the film's theme, as well as new movie - themed menu items, dedicated travel guides to Gotham City and Metropolis, and a special edition frequent flyer card.

Then, in 1993, McDonald's allowed customers to «dino - size» their drinks with a 32 - ounce cup as part of a marketing push for the film Jurassic Park.

The chain is famous for League's strict anti-texting policy, as well as the stars who show up to premiere films at the Austin location and the special posters designed for many of the screenings, which may pair cult classics with themed foods.

Even when the camera market went digital, the advantages of owning a Canon or Nikon remained, as new digital SLR models were compatible with lenses from the prior analog film models.

Originally launched with a focus on film, Indiegogo pivoted to include funding for literally anything and is becoming known for financing personal and cause - related campaigns such as that for the bullied bus monitor, which raised over $ 700,000.

That can work in the Red's favor if a director wants an edgy, harsher look, as appears to have been the case for Soderbergh's recent anxiety - soaked Side Effects or Robert Zemeckis's hard - hitting Flight — both filmed with Red cameras.

The first half of the film feels strangely off — it starts with a prologue set in the»80s that introduces Michael Douglass as Hank Pym, a scientist with a remarkable formula for shrinking matter who decides to hide it from the government agents that want it as a weapon (there are also quite a few Easter eggs for Marvel fans in those first few minutes).

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.

The company also creates interactive animated apps to go with the children's books, as well as music and animated short films.

In 2016, critics cited the Oscars» snub of Netflix's critically acclaimed drama «Beasts of No Nation» as evidence that the industry was «turned off» by Netflix's business model, which debuts films on the streaming service simultaneously with theatrical releases.

EASTWOOD: I had seen... No I hadn't, I saw it at a theater down on Western Ave. that did foreign films and they were doing Yojimbo, a Kurosawa film with Toshiro Mifune as the lead and I thought well this picture's great but nobody had the nerve enough to make it as a Western.

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.

Brenda Chapman, an animation writer - director with a storied career (Disney's The Lion King, DreamWorks» The Prince of Egypt), made headlines three years ago when she penned a New York Times op - ed addressing her painful experience being removed as the first female feature film director for Pixar's Brave, a mother - daughter fairytale she created, and replaced by a male colleague.

The comparison may come with merit, as it stacks up well next to the Tomatometer of a few of Pixar's best films:

On Wednesday, Hulu named Joel Stillerman as its chief content officer, a newly - created role that will oversee the streaming company's overall content strategy at a time when Hulu is looking to expand its original series and film offerings to better compete with rivals such as Netflix and Amazon.

Using the same locations as Whyte and his acolytes did several decades ago, Hampton's team came up with more than 38 hours of comparable film.