Sentences with phrase «big films on»

Its movie studio arm signed up to release its biggest films on the format.

Not exact matches

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.

Late this year, Imax announced two big movie releases in China: Dragon Blade, starring Jackie Chan, promising a «thrilling story of heroism, friendship and betrayal, which has never before been depicted on film,» and John Woo's The Crossing, a two - part historical epic about the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Eager to draw the millions of viewers that some uploaders were getting, Boivin put some of his short films up on the site, only to be disappointed when the big audiences didn't come.

With his latest opus due out this month and a half - dozen more films on the way, the director and historian Ken Burns has learned a lot about how to manage big teams through even bigger projects.

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.

This past summer, the millionaire investor filmed an online series, Small Business Revolution on Main Street, in which he helped six small companies in Wabash, Indiana, overcome their biggest challenges.

One of the biggest surprises in «Avengers: Age of Ultron» occurs about halfway through the film when our heroes break away from the action for a more light - hearted family - centric scene on a farm.

Some raw moments of history shown in the film are so shocking or absurd they're almost comical, but in the big - picture context afforded by the 56 - minute movie, they make the hair of your skin stand on - end.

And there is a big film - making community on Twitter — a lot of people follow Arin.

Spielberg — along with the screenwriter Zak Penn («X-Men: The Last Stand,» «Last Action Hero») and Cline (who is also a credited screenwriter)-- creates an event film that has to be seen on a big screen to be fully appreciated.

Fox is one of just two of the «Big Six» film studios that can actually boast of improving on last summer's receipts.

What's causing heartburn in Hollywood is the thought that Netflix may never put these films on the big screen.

Heading into the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards this weekend, the popular streaming service has a big lead on its digital rivals, with a dozen Golden Globe nominations overall across the event's television and film categories.

Filmmakers, media companies, and the music industry are only taking on small - scale VR projects, like promotional and marketing - related short films, and are not investing huge amounts of money on bigger projects until VR becomes more mainstream.

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.

But in a sign of the film's power and place in the cultural debate, Apple Inc said on Sunday it plans to carry the movie for rental and purchase on iTunes, the biggest and most - popular online content store.

As U.S. box - office receipts decline, some Chinese investors and U.S. media execs are pairing up to make big bets on China's film industry.»

On Tuesday, Wanda announced it would buy Burbank, California - based Legendary Entertainment, China's biggest investment into Hollywood, to create the world's biggest film company by revenue.

Comcast and Verizon have approached Twenty - First Century Fox to express interest in buying big portions of its film and television business, Reuters reported on Nov. 16, citing unnamed sources.

Based on the popular Ernest Cline novel, the big - budget, effects - laden film from director Steven Spielberg may give a boost to the nascent virtual - reality headset industry.

Tull broke away in 2013 and has expanded in television while making big bets on his own films, including «Pacific Rim» and «Godzilla.»

In the Best Picture race, the biggest hits were the World War II flick «Dunkirk,» which last year grossed around $ 188 million in U.S.ticket sales, good for 14th place on the box office charts, and Jordan Peele's horror film «Get Out,» which tucked in just below «Dunkirk» with $ 176 million in domestic sales.

Needless to say, this is the recipe for an epic gangster movie, and moviegoers will gladly fork up the $ 10 to catch the film on the big screen.

But since the early»90s, Eastwood has focused less on acting and more on directing, crafting films that frequently make a big splash during awards season.

But then again, I was one of the few back on the»90s who thought (and who still thinks) that Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous sucked big time.

The WTC tower weere built to withstand multiple impacts by Boeing 737's the biggest airplane around when they were buily and the BUILDERS said that on film years ago.

Considering the subject of the film is more or less an interpretation of Scripture on the big screen, Paul earning $ 12 million is not only surprising, but perhaps another future signpost for Hollywood to sit up and take note.

While Noah and the animals on the Ark have often been played for laughs on the big screen (e.g. Evan Almighty), Aronofsky considers the Flood «the first apocalypse story,» and his film underscores the psychological toll it takes on Noah (played by Russell Crowe) and his family (Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, and Anthony Hopkins, among others).

Social justice causes, candles in worship services, v - necks and big neck tattoos on worship leaders, screenings of PT Anderson films at church, heavy use of Helvetica font in church bulletins, bald pastors who always wear black clothes from Banana Republic, beer at church barbecues, a renewed interest in corporately reading ancient creeds or prayers, Nooma videos, Sufjan Stevens and everything related to Sufjan Stevens.

Just when the theological debate surrounding the release of the big - screen adaptation of the novel The Shack had died down, Twitter user Erik Reed has just conceived of a film that is putting the heresy police back on their toes.

At a press event for Perry's newest film Madea's Big Happy Family, which came out on Friday, Perry addressed Spike Lee's criticisms in a most unexpected fashion — by railing at me for a question I was making about a completely different kind of potential backlash.

Nolan employs some unconventional story - telling methods throughout the film, and his incredible visuals need to be watched on the big screen to truly be appreciated.

But its greatest strength is also its biggest weakness: Luhrmann is so intent on dazzling viewers with his frenetic, over-the-top directing style that the film constantly threatens to overshadow, if not injure, the delicacy and profundity of Fitzgerald's exquisite novel....

Most fall either on the side of big - budget films that take plenty of artistic liberties with...

That Avatar «s melodramatic attacks on corporate interests and its defense of simple, natural living come packaged as one of the most expensive, and probably the most technically advanced, corporate films in history would seem to indicate that only quality bigger than the movie's stupidity is its head - in - the - clouds hypocrisy.

Amidst all the hype and debate surrounding this year's flood of faith - related films — Noah, God is Not Dead, and Heaven is For Real — a quiet Oscar winner from 2013, recently released to DVD, provides the most compelling story of faith I've seen on the big screen in years.

This system worked perfectly fine until last April, when Nakayama made her film debut on the Netflix original documentary series Chef's Table, alongside big - name chefs like Massimo Botura, Francis Mallmann, and Dan Barber.

Lay it on top of a big square of greaseproof, cling - film or foil.

Versatile playmaker, great numbers at the combine, big on film study, yet due to average coaching still has a ton of room for growth.

He isn't the physical specimen that Hunter is, so his big plays don't always look quite as impressive on film.

«In 1969, on my last big trip for the AAU,» Toomey said, «two weight men, Jon Cole and George Frenn, took film all during our little junket.

The actor is set to star in a film directed by veteran stunt coordinator Nick Powell (The Bourne Identity, X-Men: The Last Stand, Cinderella Man), which centers on Frank Walsh (Cage), a big game hunter for zoos who has booked passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white jaguar.

He was drafted on potential because he was big and fast — but his film, IMO, never said he was a top - 5 pick.

The film presents a balanced and accessible view on the latest research, along with moving personal stories of medical practitioners faced with big decisions for their own growing families.

If not, why would you believe Big Birth when it produces a film on the «dangers» of C - sections?

Would you believe Big Coal if it made a film on the dangers of solar power?

A trendy - specs - wearing Martin Smith from the UAF was filmed (35 seconds into the clip) milling with the rioters with a big grin on his face.

Serving as an MP between 1987 - 2010 and 2012 - 2015 he was also a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother and more recently brought out a film about Tony Blair.

In old commercials and films, when someone got a big idea, their hair would suddenly stand straight on end.