Sentences with phrase «big blockbuster films»

That means it's time for big blockbuster films like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as well as award films like Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

«This time, its war, «was the tagline and Aliens went on to become one of the biggest blockbuster films of 1986 and not to mention ending up being nominated for Seven Oscars including a Best Actress nomination for Sigourney Weaver and winning two Oscars for Sound Effects Editing and Special Visual Effects.

She isn't the kind of actress that cranks out a big blockbuster film every year.

Not exact matches

But for Paramount, the studio's success will largely be defined by movie ticket sales as well as the number of big blockbuster and tentpole film franchises it can churn out.

Film studios have learned which films to release in 3D, and evidently those movies are the big action blockbusters.

This summer's box - office totals have also suffered from the expansion of blockbuster season as a handful of films likely to be among the year's biggest releases are slated to come out this fall, among them best - selling novel adaptation Gone Girl, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, and the latest Hunger Games installment.

When Cruise agreed to go on «The Oprah Winfrey Show» in May 2005 to promote his next blockbuster film, «War of the Worlds,» it was a big deal.

While the top 20 most downloaded films included some prestigious movies like 12 Years a Slave (at number 10) and Gravity (at number four), the majority of the most pirated flicks were largely big blockbuster franchises, adapted from books — Divergent, Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — superhero sequels and reboots like Godzilla and Robocop, although Excipio was unclear as to how many of the more than 29 million illegal downloads were for the»87 original.

Considering the film is deep into production, it isn't a big surprise that they brought in a seasoned pro like Howard, with tons of blockbuster experience under his belt.

Moviegoers are finally about to get a break from all of the big - budget summer blockbusters and superhero action movies, as studios move away from large - scale spectacles in favor of award - season prestige films.

Series creator Chris Carter has even written a third entry in the franchise's film department and, based on what the ratings will be like, we'll probably see more X-Files in the future, whether in terms of more episodes or a big blockbuster of a movie.

We cover everything from the biggest blockbusters to the smallest indie films the way you want, unlike the snooty critics across the world.

Director James Cameron's 1986 blockbuster follow - up to Ridley Scott's Oscar winning science - fiction / horror flick that became one of the biggest grossing films of 1979 asks a good question to a successful hit... How do you make a successful sequel to a film in which much of the suspense comes from learning about the mysterious monster?

While those who enjoyed the Brooks book will likely be chagrined at seeing little of what they enjoyed show up on the big screen, taking World War Z on its own terms as a Hollywood blockbuster, there's still enough entertainment value to be had for those who are OK with the fact that the film doesn't represent the book.

It will be extremely hard for the studio to match those figures in 2016, as many of its biggest franchises are sitting out the year and Universal's planned 21 - film slate doesn't feature any sure - thing blockbuster hits aside from (maybe) a still - untitled Bourne sequel.

Big - budget action flicks, family - friendly films and much - anticipated sequels are among the blockbusters that have had fans flocking to the theaters every summer.

With all the emphasis these days on big screen blockbuster action, superhero, sci - fi, and fantasy movies these days, it is refreshing to watch a well - made, well presented, historical based film that can touch you on a personal level.

All that mixed with the ingredients of a blockbuster film, a great cast, good humorous timing and spectacular set pieces makes for a very entertaining ride that works as a standalone film as well as part of the bigger picture.

He's so much more engaging when directing these smaller films (Oscar - winning Tsotsi) than the big budget Hollywood blockbusters (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ender's Game).

Instead, this is closer to an art house film than a mainstream offering and the hue and cry from those expecting the summer's next big blockbuster will be loud indeed.

Instead we are presented with an absolute turd of a film with shockingly bad «action» set pieces (despite not actually requiring major action set pieces for the plot), dreadful visuals that might as well be that «Gladiators» TV show complete with glitter and sparkles, a god awful thrash / heavy metal soundtrack just in case you forgot this film was suppose to be tough and your obligatory dire big name cast hot of the heels of other poor major blockbusters (yeah stick him / her in it, big name, can't go wrong, doesn't matter if they actually fit the role or not pfft!).

The strength of Julianne Moore and Still Alice gives breath to a possible Kristen Stewart nomination and Jessica Chastain's wobbly Best Actress possibilities could be paving a way for a possible déjà vu in which her roles in less seen films merely boost her chances for a nomination for a big blockbuster like she did for The Help, this time for Interstellar.

Gru, his girls and his vast army of minions return in Despicable Me 2, the follow - up to the blockbuster 3D CGI feature that grossed more than $ 540 million at the worldwide box office and became the tenth biggest animated film in domestic history.

«The Hunger Games» is the biggest film to open outside of the summer blockbuster season, as well as the biggest nonsequel film debut in history.

«Not only was she able to challenge stereotypes in film and find success by starring in one of the biggest blockbusters this year, she also used that success to shine a light on her own industry and push the boundaries on gender equality in real life.»

The seventh film in the blockbuster franchise revved up the biggest ever April launch and the fourth biggest worldwide bow

Grier also steals the show in The Big Bird Cage, Corman's version of a blockbuster and hence the most famous of the three collected films.

«The latest big - screen iteration of the blockbuster video game isn't a film for the ages, but it's actually pretty good fun; an old - fashioned treasure - island adventure tale gilded in circa - 2018 wokeness (Lara Croft's breasts no longer command a lead supporting role) and anchored by an Oscar - winning actress far more gifted than the story requires.

«Even taking into account DVD and streaming sales would not put the biggest movie blockbusters in GTA V's neighborhood, said Cowen analyst Doug Creutz, estimating those sales might add up to $ 1 billion to the films» totals.»

The Screen Rant editorial team shares their top 5 favorite movies of 2017 - from innovative indie films to big - budget blockbusters.

But this narrative clarity is just as attributable to the editing of Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt, as well as the secret weapon directors Anthony and Joe Russo have always brought to their Marvel films: They understand intuitively how to structure a big blockbuster movie like a season of a TV show.

Marty Wolf (Paul Giamatti) is an evil Hollywood producer who steals the vaguely autobiographical writing assignment of pathological liar Jason (Frankie Muniz) and turns it into a big - budget blockbuster that shares its name with this film's title.

That big moment charged the hype machine for the film in a way that major summer blockbusters aren't capable of achieving with an entire year of buildup and spoiler - filled trailers, making this film one of the most talked about projects in the past year simply due to the fact that no one knew what it actually was.

I would love to see this trailer on the big screen, but I'll probably have to wait until I see the finished film to check out these blockbuster set pieces.

A leviathan that has temporarily ducked back under the surface after pulverizing multiplexes all summer long, Christopher Nolan's symphonic blockbuster is not only one of the biggest studio films of the year ($ 523.7 million worldwide for a historical epic about one of modern history's greatest non-events), it's also one of the best.

That a tiny British film — with no big stars, no high concept, no flashy source, a story most appreciated by thirtysomethings but featuring tweens, released in no more than 152 theaters during the start of summer blockbuster season — didn't set the States ablaze?

The decision by Warner Bros to release the film in the fall seems to be a shrewd one, to give it some distance from what could be their other big blockbuster, Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, which opens on July 21.

For the most part, the filmmaker loves indie movies, animated films and big, popcorn blockbusters.

The film is directed by Stuart Beattie who recently directed «Tomorrow When the War Began» and has writing credits on big blockbusters including «Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl», «Collateral», «and «G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra».

Senior Staff Writer Scott Davis continues his weekly look at what's new in the world of Blu - ray... INTERSTELLAR One of the biggest films of last year with a worldwide gross of over $ 670 million, Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster opus Interstellar flies its way on to Blu - ray and DVD.

Three big films hit cinemas this weekend in the UK (one of them opens next week in America), with a fantasy blockbuster taking on a sci - fi action thriller and a Wild West comedy for box...

We still have Suicide Squad in August (the classic untested film adaption to anchor the summer) and November's Doctor Strange, but the big blockbusters came shockingly early this year.

This week we conclude our pick of the 50 best films of the 2010s thus far, and looking down the list I notice we haven't included too many blockbusters or big budget hits.

Happy to be there: For being as narrow as three nominees, the foreign film «A Man Called Ove» pulled off what «The Hundred Year - Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared» did last year as a random film to crash the big budget field of fantasy blockbusters.

Following up on the Cinema City romantic comedy Seven Years Itch, To re-teamed with producer - writer - star (not necessarily in that order) Raymond Wong Bak - Ming for an ensemble film designed for release during the Lunar New Year holiday, a week - long (more or less) celebration that is the highlight of the Hong Kong film release calendar, when all of the big, star - studded blockbusters hit theatres.

The film has become one of the summer's biggest blockbusters and disproved the notion that female - driven superhero films do not sell.

He scored a huge hit last year playing Big Daddy in the Chinese action blockbuster Wolf Warrior II, a global box office phenomenon and now the biggest grossing film in Chinese history.

Enter Gareth Edwards, whose 2010 film Monster was a low budget entry into the genre that appears to have gotten him enough good will for the folks at Legendary Pictures to put him behind the helm of a $ 160 million blockbuster relaunch of the big green guy himself.

The Wrap's Reviews Editor Alonso Duralde joined forces with reviewer Inkoo Kang to reveal their favorite films of the year — from big budget blockbusters to film festival gems that you may have missed.

As much as we love a high - toned costume drama like Phantom Thread — not to mention summer's big «n» dumb blockbusters — there's nothing like a horror film to get the juices flowing.