Sentences with phrase «as the film director of»

And no matter how acclaimed he may be as the film director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Before Night Falls and the ludicrous Basquiat, Schnabel has been much attacked as a painter.

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«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.

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.

None of the upcoming movies listed over the next two years will have women behind the director's chair and, as Casey Cipriani and Melissa Silverstein of IndieWire have noted, no woman has directed a live - action film for the studio since 2010.

As Disney was wrapping up production on A Wrinkle in Time, the latest film from lauded director Ava DuVernay and an adaptation of the beloved children's book, out Friday, the production team reached out to Rodeo FX to add finishing touches on a selected scene.

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.

Spielberg has since gone on to win a reputation as one of the greatest directors in history, but «ET» is most likely to remain his most beloved film.

While Black Panther rode a huge wave of critical acclaim and fan excitement to the biggest opening weekend ever for the month of February (and the fifth - largest of all - time), raking in more than $ 426 million worldwide, a small number of Internet trolls still did what they could to dampen the good vibes surrounding the trailblazing film, which features Marvel's first African - American director (Ryan Coogler) and a cast led by black actors such as Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong» o. Starting last week, in the first few days of Black Panther «s highly - anticipated theatrical release, some Twitter accounts started trying to spread false accounts of attacks at screenings of the movie.

Jay Leno rides along with director Jeff Zwart as he films a car chase from the back seat of a customized Porsche.

Mad Max rode a winning streak in several technical and behind - the - scenes categories to score six Oscar statues last night, though the film ended the night shut out of most of the show's major categories, such as Best Picture and Best Director.

Set mostly in the fictional African nation of Wakanda, the film boasts a director and primary star who are both African - American men (director Ryan Coogler and actor Chadwick Boseman), while the cast also features numerous other notable black stars, such as Oscar winners Lupita Nyong» o and Forest Whitaker as well as Angela Bassett and Michael B. Jordan.

The Internet Adult Film Directory, the adult industry's version of IMDb, cites her as the director of 91 films, including 2007's «Operation: Desert Stormy» and 2017's «Scandalous.»

As he began his film career, the director grew obsessed with telling the Noah story from that perspective — and employing the power of modern special effects to portray Earth's first apocalypse.

In fact, Paulist Pictures» Romero may be only the first of several films about the assassinated prelate; for example, director Gillo Poncecorvo (The Battle of Algiers) reportedly has a Romero project under way (tentative title: The Devil's Bishop) But however many such films are made, none is likely to be as much a labor of love as Romero was.

Selma, director Ava Duvernay's film about the 1965 Voters» Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, has been touted as the best film of the year, thanks in no small...

«Jews and Baseball» blends interviews with rabbis, academics, authors and collectors of memorabilia with such celebrities as film director Ron Howard and former CNN talk show host Larry King.

They would say that John has taken the same sort of spiritual «licence» with the actual events of Jesus, as a consortium of film directors might take with some heroic theme from history, an heroic theme perhaps from the Bible itself.

He is also proud of his legacy as the creator of the film societies of the Writers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild of America.

We first meet them as Ryan decides to pull over a Lincoln Navigator in which yuppie film director Cameron (TerrenceHoward) and his wife Christine (Thandie Newton) are engaged in a bit of horseplay.

It is for this sense of the transcendental that Malick is often hailed by some as a modern - day Robert Bresson, the director of such films as the deeply spiritual Diary of a Country Priest.

The actor (and now director) best known for his work in films including Juno and Scott Pilgrim and, of course, as George...

But no one has ever portrayed the magic of romance quite as, well, magically as co - writer / director Edgar Wright does in the new film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

The actor (and now director) best known for his work in films including Juno and Scott Pilgrim and, of course, as George Michael Bluth on Arrested Development, will co-star alongside John Hawkes (Winter» sBone) in a new half - hour comedy from creator Charlie Kaufman.

Speaking about the film recently in Los Angeles, Cera — who in this film, takes some refreshingly bold steps away from his usual one - note nerd persona — and co - writer / director Edgar Wright (who also did the zany cult classics Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) discussed the meaning of the film, the stretching Cera had to go through for the role, and the way in which the film's hyperkinetic action sequences are really just the same as the dance scenes in Grease or a Gene Kelly movie.

Each cocktail has been inspired by events from the last 18 years, such as the Oscar haul director Danny Boyle picked up in 2009 for his film Slumdog Millionaire and the death of singer Amy Winehouse in 2011.

«Turning the term partnership on its head, Ne - Yo has really served as the Creative Director of Malibu Red from beginning to end — lending his «smooth» talents and creative vision to create a product experience — from flavor to film — that will push boundaries in the spirits category.»

The Director of Communications and Audience Engagement will work closely with the CEO to create, curate, and market an expansive collection of film clips (full episodes and movies as well as short clips) focused on bringing light escapist pleasure to the (mostly female) masses.

The biggest crisis of his film career came when he was cast as a cab driver; he was behind the wheel before the director discovered Abe didn't know how to drive.

Damien Chazelle, director of the 2014 film «Whiplash», is listed as the odds - on favorite to win Best Ddirector of the 2014 film «Whiplash», is listed as the odds - on favorite to win Best DirectorDirector.

This 90 - minute feature film by Oscar - winning director, Danis Tanovic, tells the true story of a former Nestlé salesman who took on the company with the help of IBFAN when he realises that babies are dying as a result of his work pressuring doctors to promote formula.

Chocolate Milk: The Documentary counters this habitually negative narrative as award - winning director and producer Elizabeth Bayne, MPH, MFA explores the racial inequities of breastfeeding in her first feature - length film.

Sam's history as a film and TV Director / Producer of quality children's content positions her as the perfect person to guide the «Ruby's Studio» product line toward its goal of becoming a childhood staple for a new generation.

The format of «Tigers» beautifully reflects this fear as the audience were able to see the doubts, legal problems and thought process that both Ayan and the actual film directors had about releasing the film and using the MNC's real name instead of Lastavita Foods.

This snippet set the tone for «Tigers» (directed by Oscar - winning director Danis Tanović) as the film explored the contentious issue of corporate bullying, whistle blowing, the method of artificial feeding and the continued global dominance of multi-national companies (MNCs) in an emotive and raw manner.

Tigers is a new film by Oscar - winning director Danis Tanovic based on the true story of a former Nestlé baby milk salesman in Pakistan called Syed Aamir Raza taking on the industry with the help of IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network) when he realises that babies are dying as a result of his work pressuring doctors to promote formula.

Location scout Nick Carr, author of the popular blog Scouting NY, said that he often suggests directors use Staten Island as a film set.

The film is all in Arabic and Kurdish with English subtitles, however, the mixture of grief and eye strain does make it a little hard going at times but stick with it as director Mohamed A-Daradji has masterfully handled the subject matter without falling into the obvious Saddam bashing pitfalls.

Mr. Jackson (also known as Sekou Molefi Baako) is an East Elmhurst resident with a long history of community service, including 36 years as Executive Director of the Queens Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions and more.

Remarks were offered by Rush Holt, AAAS CEO executive publisher of the Science family of journals, who moderated a discussion including Rep. Jerry McNerney (D - California) as well as film director Jon Bowermaster and others.

He serves as a director and Treasurer of AAAS, as a trustee of The National Park Foundation, and as Executive Producer of the film «Second Century.»

Victims of Madoff's apparent fraud include foundations headed by household names such as Nobel laureate Elie Weisel, Senator Frank Lautenberg, and film director Steven Spielberg, as well as many smaller family foundations and institutions that serve Jewish communities in North America, Europe, and Israel.

At this new exhibition, you are invited to step into Cameron's role as director and film scenes in 3 - D with a camera just like the ones used in the making of the movie.

Hemingway teamed up with Academy Award - winning producer and director Barbara Kopple and the Oprah Winfrey Network to produce the film Running from Crazy, in which Mariel confronts her family's history of mental illness as she explores the path she has taken toward well being.

Trained as an astrobiologist at Stanford and Caltech, Loretta has been to the Canadian Arctic to study plant life in extreme environments and to the hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean with «Titanic» director James Cameron to film a 3D IMAX documentary, «Aliens of the Deep.»

Although best known as the director of the cult classic films Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and the television series Twin Peaks, David Lynch is also a painter and designer.

But it's good to know that I'm not alone in my horror: Director Luke Gilford has skewered the extreme ends of «wellness» in his new short film Connected, starring Pam Anderson as Jackie, a lonely spinning instructor who wants to feel more, well, connected — so she joins a wellness cult and gets wifi shot into her brain so that Jane Fonda (no, really, she does a voiceover cameo) can tell her how «limitless» she is all the time.

PLANETARIUM (Planetarium) Director: Rebecca Zlotowski Cast: Natalie Portman, Lily - Rose Depp, Emmanuelle Salinger, Louis Garrel Searching for their big break, two American sisters, who earn their living through clairvoyance, arrive in 1930s Paris, where they beguile a movie - producer intent on shooting their séances as part of an ambitious new film.

The film, which hits theaters February 16, is a modern twist on a romantic comedy (boy and girl meet, fall in love, but then break up, and are suddenly reunited, ending up in that awkward stage where they have to debate whether to wave hello while taking out the trash), but it's also a particularly female spin on the coming of age story, the likes of which we're only beginning to see onscreen as more women carve out a place for themselves in writer's rooms and director's chairs.

The recipient of a «Design Star» honour from Fashion Group International, Giannini has also been awarded «La Lupa Capitalina» by the mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, and in 2013 was the subject of a documentary film «The Director,» produced by James Franco and Christina Voros, which followed Giannini's artistic process as she prepared for catwalk shows and launches.

A beautiful film sequence by the director John Maybury is at the top of the gallery, and it shows a girl plunged overboard a ship and appear to drown, and as she sinks deeper beneath the waves, the tendrils of her torn chiffon dress ensnare her legs and pull her deeper under.