Sentences with phrase «billed as a thriller»

Release: Friday, May 8, 2015 [iTunes] Written by: John Scott III Directed by: Henry Hobson In defense of a very deliberately paced, melancholic film misleadingly billed as a thriller, Maggie serves as Arnold Schwarzenegger's finest hour (and a half).

Since the film is being billed as a thriller, it's doubtful that the robot and employee will fall in love and / or trade witty banter.

Not exact matches

Note to viewers tired of being psychologically hammered by (even well made) exploitative thrillers that ask one to accept superstition as reality: Just remember the sarcastic Bill Murray in Ghostbusters, reacting to uncanny evidence of demonic forces afoot in the public library: «No human being would stack books like that!»

Although it's billed as a romantic thriller, the thrill is gone once the only plot twist is revealed — which is instantly.

Kemp launched into print modeling as well, appearing in a widely seen campaign for The Gap, then segued into acting with parts in Stephen Sommers» Victorian - era supernatural thriller Van Helsing (2004) and Renny Harlin's lurid psychological thriller Mindhunters (2005), opposite Val Kilmer and LL Cool J. Kemp deftly merged his ballroom finesse and his dramatic evocations with prominent billing in Jon M. Chu's dance - themed urban drama Step Up 2 the Streets (2008); he played Blake Collins, the proprietor of a dance school who finds his chief proclivity — an utter contempt for street dancing — upstaged by the arrival of a brash and talented young newcomer at his school.

This is less because the film is billed as, and occasionally quite effective, as a thriller than the manner in which Soderbergh constantly redefine...

In the Victorian horror thriller The Limehouse Golem, Bill Nighy plays an upstanding policeman whose career has been limited because his fellow officers see him as «not the marrying kind».

For a film that's been billing itself as a female - led crime caper, Steve McQueen's upcoming thriller Widows is going all - out when it comes to its male co-stars.

WHY: The whole WikiLeaks saga may be tailor - made for the big screen — especially with a protagonist as captivating as the enigmatic Assange — but unfortunately, Bill Condon's techno - thriller isn't nearly as exciting or interesting as the real - life events.

For instance, Anthony and Joe Russos» Captain America: The Winter Soldier was billed as being a political thriller, whereas Jon Watts» Spider - Man: Homecoming was aiming for a John Hughes-esque coming of age theme - and both films ended up working out.

TOM CRUISE stars as Bill Cage, who must relive the same brutal battle against an unrelenting alien race in the epic sci - fi thriller «ALL YOU NEED IS KILL,» from Warner Bros..

Although billed and marketed as a comedy, I feel the need to warn some viewers that The Ice Harvest is more of a thriller with dark comic touches rather than one that goes to tickle your funny bone.

From the creators of the hit supernatural saga, Underworld, comes the action thriller I, Frankenstein, written for the screen and directed by Stuart Beattie based on the graphic novel «I, Frankenstein» by Kevin Grevioux, and brought to life by a cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, Socratis Otto, Mahesh Jadu, Caitlin Stasey and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein.

The film is billed as «a thriller about a woman who exacts bloody vengeance on her attackers» and is part of the festival's well - loved Midnight Madness section.

Billed as a wholly original story, are audiences ready for a thriller where a pin drop can get your heroes killed?

Billed as an erotic psycho - thriller, Enemy is bare as «After Dark» on CineMax, but far more violently erotic.

At times, it seems as if Bill Condon bumped his head and woke up thinking he was making a Bourne - style thriller.

The movie world lost a true great when Bill Paxton suddenly passed away in early 2017, and while he'll be remembered as a legend among character actors, he also directed (and stars in) this this dark, fascinating, and wonderfully twisted occult thriller.

From the co-writer of the hit supernatural saga, UNDERWORLD, comes the action thriller I, FRANKENSTEIN, written for the screen and directed by Stuart Beattie based on the graphic novel «I, Frankenstein» by Kevin Grevioux, and brought to life by a cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, Socratis Otto, Mahesh Jadu, Caitlin Stasey and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein.

Also opening this week: Hyde Park on Hudson with Bill Murray as FDR (Egyptian and Lincoln Square) and the snow - covered crime thriller Deadfall (Varsity, reviewed by Kathleen Murphy here).

The film is billed as a «haunting romantic thriller of shocking intimacy and gripping tension that explores the thin lines between love and cruelty, and revenge and redemption.»

Fresh from Venice Film Festival and pitched somewhere between romantic drama and erotic thriller, it stars Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson and Matthias Schoenaerts and is billed as a «dazzling, sensuous portrait of desire, jealousy and rock «n» roll under the Mediterranean sun».

The conspiracy thriller is co-written by Brad Meltzer and Tod Goldberg, with Meltzer getting top billing — that's understandable, as his credits include multiple bestselling novels, plus graphic novels and children's books.

Bill will be guest appearing at blogs throughout the U.S. and international regions talking about his thriller novel that was named by Amazon as one of the Top 100 Novels of -LSB-...]

Debate rages... When Peter James published his thriller Host on two floppy disks, in 1993, it was billed as the «world's first electronic novel», and attacked as a harbinger of the apocalypse which would destroy literature as we knew it.

- $ 80 million China - U.S. co-production - handled by Threshold Global Studios, a new banner formed by Bruno Wu and producer Larry Kasanoff - team - up between Kasanoff's Threshold Entertainment Group and Wu's Seven Star Works - Mortal Kombat producer Kasanoff is in Cannes speaking with international sales agents - team has been working with The Tetris Company for over a year - financing has been secured - plan is to film in China and other locations in 2017 - billed as a sci - fi thriller - film is seen as the first part of a trilogy - Threshold's Jimmy Lenner is executive producing with The Tetris Company and Seven Stars

Billed on its own boxart as a «psychological action thriller,» Alan Wake is a solid action / horror experience built on some solid gameplay mechanics.