Sentences with phrase «as scripter»

There does reach a point, however, at which the narrative becomes far too convoluted for its own good, as scripter Fenjves begins overloading the proceedings with periphery characters and subplots - with the aforementioned heist certainly ranking high on the movie's list of hopelessly uninvolving elements (ie it's just endless).

Titled on screen as Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight), it's a Frankenstein monster of a movie in that Welles, as scripter, pieced together bits from no less than five Shakespeare plays.

From there, however, Isolation morphs into a slow - moving and decidedly claustrophobic drama that boasts few elements designed to sustain the viewer's rapidly dwindling interest - as scripter Chris Bullett's refusal to offer up any real backstory for the protagonist prevents the viewer from wholeheartedly sympathizing with (or caring about) her increasingly perilous plight.

And although the movie does slow down considerably as it progresses, Felony benefits substantially from an influx of surprising plot twists throughout its midsection - as scripter Edgerton peppers the narrative with unexpected occurrences that effectively perpetuate the film's forward momentum.

He did not fare much better penning a poorly - received underwater version of ALIEN (1979) entitled LEVIATHAN (1989) and used the pseudonym Anthony Able as the scripter of the direct - to - video PROJECT: ALIEN (1990).

It's clear, however, that Snowden begins its slow - but - steady nosedive into mediocrity as it moves into its seriously repetitive midsection, as scripters Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald shift the focus to an intense emphasis on the minutia of the protagonist's top - secret work - with the narrative's structure, past a certain point, doggedly following Snowden as he moves from one assignment to the next.

There's almost excessively little within Cabin Fever that won't seem all - too - familiar to horror fans, as scripters Randy Pearlstein and Roth have infused the narrative with just about every convention and cliche of the genre imaginable - and yet it's clear that the movie, in its early stages, fares much better than one might've anticipated.

Things improve slightly as scripters Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs begin to stress plot developments of a decidedly soapy nature, with the salacious happenings - eg one character discovers that her aunt is actually her mom, another suspects her husband of having an affair, etc, etc - buoying the viewer's interest and ensuring that Jumping the Broom subsequently comes off as a passable (if consistently unspectacular) piece of work.

yeah, with Gilroy and Matthew Michael Carnahan as scripters, and McDonald directing, this should be a fun, tight, political thriller.

Not exact matches

It's clear immediately that filmmaker Peter Berg is looking to ape the feel and tone of Paul Greengrass» work, as Deepwater Horizon boasts a documentary - like feel that's heightened by its low - key performances and general lack of context - with scripters Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand, in terms of the latter, delivering dialogue that tends to emphasize authenticity over exposition (ie much of this stuff sounds as though it was pulled directly from real - life transcripts).

Director Francis Lawrence, along with scripter Justin Haythe, delivers a striking opening stretch detailing Dominika's fall from grace as a ballerina and her initial exploits at the aforementioned school, with the undeniably watchable atmosphere perpetuated by star Lawrence's solid work and the ongoing inclusion of compelling sequences.

I haven't actually looked at the history closely enough, but I can say that in the past when someone has won as many awards as Jason Reitman did — Golden Globe, WGA, Critics Choice, LA Film Critics, NBR, SEFCA, Scripter, BAFTA — it is unheard of for them to lose the Oscar.

While there is some crossover with the recent Writers Guild awards, their ineligibility clauses aren't present with the USC Scripter and we have The Theory of Everything showing up here as well as Inherent Vice, which...

While there is some crossover with the recent Writers Guild awards, their ineligibility clauses aren't present with the USC Scripter and we have The Theory of Everything showing up here as well as Inherent Vice, which was snubbed by the WGA.

As we await the USC Scripter finalists (which should drop any minute), I should pass along the Academy's bake - off finalists in the Best Visual Effects category.

Cite Coney Island, as writer scripter Nick Hornby does in a screenplay based on Colm Toibin's novel, and you think of how your dad gave you a dollar in 1945, about the same amount as your friends received from their folks, an amount which gave us four hours of fun in Coney Island where Nathan's hot dogs were fifteen cents and a bag of fries the same.

(Scripter Peter Straughan's résumé includes better days as with «Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy» and «The Men Who Stare at Goats»).

But at least scripters Tony Gilroy and William Blake Heron give her a character to work with, which is more than be said for other talented actors filling out the ensemble, such as Julia Stiles (merely marking time as the baddies» resident computer expert) and especially Clive Owen, who is completely wasted as a barely - seen and - heard evil operative.

Everything in the new film plays exactly as it did in the film from nearly 40 years ago, with a few contemporary wrinkles thrown in by Van Sant and Joseph Stephano, scripter of the original.

The screenplay by Four Weddings and a Funeral scripter Richard Curtis (who «devised» the Mr. Bean character with Atkinson) and Robin Driscoll does not offer much in the way of plot; the film hangs upon a very basic premise (inept, clumsy London National Art Gallery employee Bean is sent to a Los Angeles gallery as an art expert).

For a movie that hinges on a soulless man developing feelings, Criminal is noticeably lacking any of its own, what with its roster of repellent characters and the chilly approach taken by director Ariel Vroman (whose previous feature, The Iceman, was similarly, uh, frosty) and scripters Douglas Cook and David Weisberg — note, as but one example, that the death of a highly sympathetic character (and played by a highly billed performer) is treated as an aside, completely ignored by the person's friends and colleagues and, by extension, the filmmakers themselves.

Most importantly, there's no betrayal of character on the part of the scripters, as the adult monsters we first met in 2001 would logically have formed from the college critters we see here.

But, of course, this is all just a flimsy foundation upon which director / co-writer Rick Friedberg and fellow scripters Dick Chudnow, Jason Friedberg, and Aaron Seltzer hang set pieces parodying specific films such as Pulp Fiction, True Lies, Speed, and In the Line of Fire, to name a few.

And although scripters Shagan and Biderman place a continuing emphasis on curiously needless subplots - eg the ongoing problems surrounding a nearby housing project - Primal Fear ultimately lives up to its reputation as a solid drama that's elevated on an all - too - consistent basis by Norton's impressively hypnotic work.

Scripter John Hughes» sporadic reliance on elements of a decidedly less - than - fresh nature are, as a result, not as problematic as one might've feared, although, by that same token, it's not difficult to wish that certain superfluous elements had been either reduced sharply or jettisoned altogether - with the best example of this the continuing emphasis on Jack's wife's (Teri Garr's Caroline) continuing dealings with her lecherous boss (Martin Mull's Ron).

It's similarly scripter Josh A. Cagan's less - than - subtle handling of the material that slowly - but - surely cements the film's failure, as the movie, to an increasingly aggressive extent, adopts an afterschool - special vibe as Cagan hammers home his «it's okay to be a DUFF» message over and over (and with as little grace as one could possibly envision).

Her controversial follow - up to Locker looks to be just as intense, as she and her Oscar winning scripter, Mark Boal, take us into the -LSB-...]

Adapted from the novel by Audrey Niffenegger by Ghost scripter Bruce Joel Rubin, Wife features a cat's cradle of a plot, examining Henry as he marches back and forth through time, futilely attempting to shape something of a peaceful routine in the process.

Oscar - winning screenwriter Jim Rash («The Descendants») hosts Sundance Channel's series «The Writers» Room,» a chatfest with scripters of such hit TV shows as «Game of Thrones,» whose staff sits down with Rash on Monday.

No word on whether or not their buddy J.J. Abrams may have his hand in it as well, but apparently the screenwriter will be none other than Lethal Weapon scripter Shane Black.

The last could go to BAFTA nominee «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,» Writers Guild nominee «Logan,» Critics» Choice nominee «Wonder,» dark horse contender «Wonder Woman,» or even surprise University of Southern California Scripter Awards finalist «The Lost City of Z.» There's also «Victoria & Abdul» lingering around as a possibility, just harmless enough to register with older members.

As our Lead Scripter and Starpoint Gemini Warlords storywriter Danijel said: «Early Access is a gun.

He inched his way into level and narrative design over time after joining as a gameplay scripter.

Some of you may remember that, Microsoft had earlier released Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell RC in 2012, to help scripters find Windows PowerShell scripts, snippets, modules, and how - to guidance in online repositories such as the PoshCode, local or network file systems, TechNet Script Center Repository, and Bing Search Repository, but due to lack of adoption, it wasn't developed further and subsequently discontinued.