Sentences with phrase «biggest cult films»

This obvious rip - off of the original «Jaws» was one of the biggest cult films to come out of the exploitative genre, and it's even memorable enough to have been remade in 2010.

Below, director / star James Franco, and actors Dave Franco, Ari Graynor, and Josh Hutcherson discuss how they brought the story behind the 21st century's biggest cult film to life, while the real Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero also pop in to give their thoughts.

Not exact matches

Obviously, the big question regarding The Disaster Artist is whether you need to see The Room before watching it, or if experiencing the cult hit enhances this film.

I think we were all pretty skeptical upon hearing the announcement that James Franco would be bringing the story of the making of Tommy Wiseau's The Room to the big screen over three years ago; at least those of us familiar with the wonderfully terrible film of cult infamy.

After meeting in school, the aspiring actors head to Hollywood to pursue their big screen dreams, and end up making the 2003 cult film The Room.

Based on the book The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, the film tells the behind - the - scenes story behind one of modern cinema's biggest cult classics The Room.

Director / writer Joseph Kosinski «s story (the script is credited to Karl Gadjusek and Michael DeBruyn, with William Monahan and Michael Arndt among those who worked on the film too) cribs liberally from other more familiar sci - fi tales, including one recent cult hit which mentioning the name of would likely tip you off to the film's big secrets.

Released by various entities in all formats all over the world for years, The Monster Club is a very easy film to find and deserves to command a much bigger cult following.

Gervasi's previous work includes the cult classic ANVIL: THE STORY OF ANVIL, and the feature film THE BIG TEASE, which ripped the lid off hairdressing competitions.

Two weeks ago, as part of his summer - long institute, Redford held a weekend conference of most of the major exhibitors and distributors of «specialized» films - a category that includes independent U.S. features, foreign films, «art films,» cult films, revivals and almost anything else that isn't a big - budget, first - run standard Hollywood production.

His two biggest films, Office Space and The Idiocracy, went straight to DVD in Britain but became cult hits thanks to their cutting observations about the general stupidity of humanity.

He has also had memorable roles in numerous cult favorites, including John Carpenter's films The Thing (as Childs) and They Live (as Armitage), the Riddick films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick (as the Imam), the General in Armageddon, King in Oliver Stone's Platoon, and Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream.

The stop - motion animation drama played to a clunky, awkward Q&A when I saw its North American premiere at Telluride, but now that people will have seen the film in droves by Sundance 2016, one can imagine this will be an indeed special event, the first big meeting of the cult following Johnson and Kaufman's film so richly deserves.

Gerwig envisions a program in which locals apprentice with seasoned crew members (if only such an agenda were in place when Memoirs of a Geisha and The Assassination of Richard Nixon were filming in the area), citing how the cult fantasy show Xena: Warrior Princess laid the groundwork in New Zealand for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies, some of the biggest productions in motion picture history.

There are dozens and dozens of cult film favorites, but with the exception of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, few rival the level of celebration of the Coen brothers» 1998 comedy The Big Lebowski.

At just 21, Maika Monroe seems to be hitting the big time with two consecutive hit film in the cult horror circuit.

The same guys who like to high five during girl on girl action in Atomic Blonde, skull smashing in Free Fire or the fact that cult classic film The Room gets a big screen treatment by James Franco in The Disaster Artist.

While The Big Lebowski is the Coen comedy that has spawned a cult following and seems to be endlessly quoted, Raising Arizona is, at the very least, that film's equal in terms of memorable characters and comic moments.

Ace new movie The Disaster Artist — in limited cinemas on December 1 and nationwide from December 6 — is the true story of how one man's dream to make his cinematic masterpiece led to one of the worst films in history, and one of the biggest cult hits.

Other stars who have used the website to successfully fund their projects include actor Zach Braff, who raised a massive $ 3.1 million (# 2 million) in donations to make a sequel to his cult film Garden State, while Tv series Veronica Mars is heading to the big screen in a fan - funded film.

«The Big Lebowski: Limited Edition» (Universal) is the definitive edition of the most beloved film from a team of filmmakers whose career is built on cult classics big and smaBig Lebowski: Limited Edition» (Universal) is the definitive edition of the most beloved film from a team of filmmakers whose career is built on cult classics big and smabig and small.

The best part of Galaxy Quest, playing the guy playing the ethnic guy in a «Star Trek» - like cult television series, Shalhoub also stole the show as fast - talking lawyer Freddy Riedenschneider in his reunion with the Coen Brothers, The Man Who Wasn't There; demonstrated uncommon intelligence and sensitivity in the still - underseen Big Night; and made his feature - film debut behind the camera with wife Brooke Adams in the independent Made - Up, now trickling into video stores.

Another excellent Coen brother film, The Big Lebowski has amassed an enormous cult following and has only gained in popularity since its 1998 release date.

Like Tim Burton's beloved valentine to man's insatiable hunger to create in general and one dreamer in particular, The Disaster Artist offers the curious phenomenon of the film industry's biggest winners and power - brokers paying tongue - in - cheek homage to the handiwork of some of cult film's most exquisitely deluded dreamers.

Special Film Series (Periodically throughout the year) From cult films, to creature features, to traditional and contemporary classics, we love hosting favorite films ON THE BIG SCREEN — the way they were meant to be seen.

Erin was a cult - film enthusiast, and it was always a big thing to get girls to show up.

After the disappointing attempt to bring to the big - screen, though cult favorite, back in 1995 with Sylvester Stallone in «Judge Dredd», «Dredd» is the latest attempt and is adapted by Alex Garland from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra's legendary comic book and filmed in stunning 3 - D.

Some other memorable moments that emerged while compiling this: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep (both Oscar - nominated) and Tom Waits on the downward spiral in Hector Babenco and William Kennedy's bleak «Ironweed»; John Huston's lyrical direction of the posthumously released adaptation of James Joyce's «The Dead»; the joyous Cajun -, zydeco -, R&B and gospel - flavored soundtrack of «The Big Easy,» gumbo for the ears; the consummate character actor John Mahoney breaking out (at least for me) in «Tin Men,» «Suspect» and «Moonstruck» and and Hunter delighting in «Raising Arizona,» «Broadcast News» and just about anything that came after; plus two British indies: Emily Lloyd as a cheeky 16 - year - old in David Leland's delightful comedy - drama «Wish You Were Here»; and one of the great cult films of the decade, Bruce Robinson's savagely witty «Withnail and I» with Richard E. Grant and Paul McCann.

It's one of those cult films that people could only love for reasons other than the movie itself, whether for the nostalgic value of the folk music, the hippie counterculture period, or they're huge fans of Arthur Penn (Bonnie and Clyde, Little Big Man).

In my opinion the film isn't any worse than any of the films from the Twilight saga, but the big difference is that it wasn't based on a book with a cult following.

Shot on the cheap and loosely based on the Manson cult murders, which were still big news when the film was being shot in 1971, it's a potboiler about a serial - killing biker gang of women in thrall to a presumably charismatic, self - styled guru calling himself Satán.

Jeff Bridges will always be best known as an actor, iconic for his roles in films including The Fischer King, Tron, True Grit and the Coen Brothers» 1998 cult comedy The Big Lebowski, where he played the White Russian - sipping pacifist known as the Dude.

It's launching a pair of expensive - looking period - set miniseries, a long - anticipated Marvel spin - off, a sophomore run for one of the best TV cult comedies of the past 10 years and their big - league awards contender film of the year.

Many of their films have become cult hits, if not big commercial successes, but the Rough Team isn't aiming for surefire bets.

Ever since news broke that James Franco would be bringing The Disaster Artist — a tell - all book about the making of infamously so - bad - it's - brilliant film The Room — to the big screen, we've been waiting with spoons at the ready (if you're unfamiliar with the traditions and cult following behind Tommy Wiseau's epic, read up on it here).

Missing from the doc, however, are mentions regarding the peculiar movies that Flynn made while slumming in Cuba - «The Big Boodle,» and the docu - drama / cult films, «Cuban Story,» and «Cuban Rebel Girls» (both from 1959, made before his death).

Plot: A big screen re-enactment of the making of Tommy Wiseau's cult film The Room deemed «the worst movie of all time.»

The connecting thread between Empire Records, The Craft, and End of Days is of course Robin Tunney, who hit it big in the late «90s and has grown to show as much longevity in her career as the select films from her body of work — cult phenoms, if not cultural touchstones by some measure.

Okja has been at the center of many conversations — it's Bong Joon - ho «s next anticipated film after his critically acclaimed cult hit Snowpiercer, it's Netflix's next big gamble in the feature film business, and it has caused all kind of controversy at the Cannes Film Festival for its lack of a traditional theatrical release.

On the big screen, a 1970 Challenger R / T starred in the film Vanishing Point, a high - speed pursuit movie that has become a cult favorite with muscle - car fans.

Discovered by a larger audience through 80's cult films like Wild Style and Style Wars, his artwork and performances has been exhibited world wide, in galleries and museums including P.S. 1 and the Venice Biennale, and the biggest museum of all: the train yard.

Schneemann's influence has even been felt in popular culture: most notably in the character of Maude Lebowski, played by Julianne Moore, in the Coen Brothers» cult film «The Big Lebowski.»