Sentences with phrase «big budget movies out»

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Unlike other independent films in which big names are ridden into the ground like a sweaty mule, shoehorned into every possible scene in the movie, «Moms» Night Out» has an ensemble cast - an amazing feat for a film with a budget just under $ 5 million, according to Andrew and John Erwin, the brothers who directed the film.

As it turns out, «'' Amy»» entrepreneur Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) has sold the film rights for his «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» comic book — which is loosely based on Jay and Silent Bob — to Miramax, and the studio greenlit a big - budget production.Before it even begins, though, the pending «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» film provides more than enough fodder for a new wave of hate - mongers who prowl the Internet, namely pimple - faced geeks who slam anything they can type about on a series of movie gossip websites.

OPENING THIS WEEK by Kam Williams For movies opening September 7, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS 3:10 to Yuma (R for violence and profanity) Christian Bale and Russell Crowe co-star in this remake of the 1957 classic Western about the dangerous gauntlet across the desert negotiated by a broke rancher out to collect a bounty for escorting an outlaw man to a train waiting to transport the wanted man to justice.

OPENING THIS WEEK by Kam Williams For movies opening August 31, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS Balls of Fury (PG - 13 for profanity, crude behavior and sex - related humor) Dan Fogler stars in this revenge comedy as a washed - up ping - pong champion coaxed out of retirement by an FBI Agent (George Lopez) to enter a tournament hosted by the Asian crime lord (Christopher Walken) who murdered his father.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening April 10, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Dragonball Evolution (PG for intense action and brief adult language) Sci - fi martial arts adventure, based on the Akira Toriyama novel about a young warrior (Justin Chatwin) who, with a handful of friends, sets out on a quest to save the planet from an evil king (James Marsters) bent on world domination.

The only nominee that now looks out of place in such company is The Towering Inferno, a big budget, star - studded disaster movie from producer Irwin Allen, whose previous effort The Poseidon Adventure was more deserving of such acknowledgement.

Not once did I have to force myself to be gentler in my critique — this looks like a big - budget movie, and virtually stabs, mauls and garrottes the overwhelming majority of teen horror flicks out there.

As I recall, I said the exact same thing about the last movie directed by Louis Leterrier, Unleashed, so I think he has found a niche job in case directing big budget action flicks doesn't pan out.

Warner Bros. is understandably worried about sending out a big budget film with unproven talent, helmed by gross - out comedy director like Dobkin making his first action movie.

On the other hand is the big budget sci - fi monster movie Abrams teases out as an homage to B - movies of the»50s.

I'm into all types of movies — I'm trying to make a horror film (next), and there's some indie movies that'd cost about $ 5 to make that I'd like to do — but this was a chance for someone to write a check for a big - budget comedy, and to be able to do something as balls - out as this one... y ’ know, I'm gonna take advantage of that!»

Unfortunately, this doesn't stop him from being a big bore, as his battle with Superman turns into one of the most drawn - out, low - budget cringefests in the history of comic - book movies.

Baker protégé Rob Bottin's work on that film was arguably equal to that of his mentor (who left Bottin in charge of The Howling «s effects after he exited the project for the bigger - budget American Werewolf), and yet the Academy couldn't even be bothered to nominate him (or, perhaps more likely, its members simply couldn't bring themselves to watch a low - budget horror movie not put out by a major studio).

While the details are familiar from Sam Raimi's 2002 film, they play out in a more relaxed manner: The Amazing Spider - Man is every inch a blockbuster, but it doesn't have the urgency of most big - budget summer movies.

Long after the form fell out of vogue — and in an era when many big - budget studio films pack the screen with saturated candy colors and in - your - face 3 - D effects — indie filmmakers and even the occasional studio - movie veteran are turning to the monochromatic.

Like all of these big - budget, big name movies it plays by established laws carved out of a need for action, explosions, A-listers looking buff and references to other assets within the studio's ever - expanding Universe.

First Big - Budget Movie: Indeed he was even offered the opportunity to direct «Return of the Jedi» by George Lucas, but turned that down in favor of taking up the mantle, much to Alejandro Jodorowsky's dismay (you really should check out «Jodorowsky's Dune» if you haven't already), of adapting Frank Herbert's epic «Dune» for producer Dino De Laurentiis.

Just last year, Get Out ($ 255 million) and the aforementioned Girls Trip were two of the biggest box - office hits relative to their budgets; 2015's Straight Outta Compton made over $ 200 million thanks a strong showing overseas; and the diversely cast Fast & Furious franchise is eight movies deep and showing no signs of slowing down.

This is Babak Najafi's first big - budget theatrical outing, having only a handful of short films and a direct - to - video movie in his credits.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening February 20, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Fired Up (PG - 13 for profanity, sexuality, partying, partial nudity and pervasive crude humor) Teen comedy about a couple of high school's football stars (Eric Christian Olsen and Nicholas D'Agosto) who hatch a plan to spend the summer at a camp filled with gorgeous girls by quitting the team to try out for the cheerleading squad instead.

BioShock Infinite and GTA V had gigantic budgets that are similar to the biggest blockbuster movies out there and they are pretty great games, in their own rights.