Sentences with phrase «budget blockbusters in»

He's at the cusp of stardom, essentially, with leading - man good looks and an ineffable quality of fearless integrity that allows him to back away from the big - budget blockbusters in which he has found himself of late to take a small role in a small film, just because it's important to him.

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In recent years, the statuette has gone home with lesser - seen movies, often from off the mainstream radar — offbeat or «prestige» titles that captured the imagination of Academy voters if not the American public — to the near - total exclusion of big budget Hollywood blockbusters.

While Hope is known for making independent movies rather than big - budget Hollywood blockbusters, Amazon Studios has succeeded in the world of television in part by aligning itself with high - profile directors like Allen and Steven Soderbergh of «Ocean's Eleven» fame.

Whereas an entire generation of kids who grew up wishing for fame imagined being on an ABC sitcom or starring in a big - budget blockbuster, tomorrow's daydreaming kids will likely be imagining a very different image of super-stardom.

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.

Tomorrowland, Disney's big - budget summer blockbuster that's based on the future - themed parts of its theme parks, comes out in a month.

Throughout Mr Osborne's blockbuster of a Budget, David Cameron sat alongside him, almost unnoticed as the Chancellor strutted in front of him at the dispatch box, all swagger and confidence and seemingly relishing the barracking and heckling from Labour MPs opposite.

ALBANY — In his ceremonial unveiling of the new state budget on Friday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo presented the $ 168 billion blockbuster as a rebuttal to Washington, a defiant thrust of the chin at President Trump.

Rob Legato, an effects supervisor, told the Hollywood Reporter that in the future, actors involved in big - budget blockbusters might need to have a variety of facial expressions digitally scanned, in case something were to happen.

Back in March, we unveiled a list of one - time indie directors, including Bryan Singer, the Wachowskis and Paul Greengrass, who suddenly made the hyperspace jump to helming blockbuster projects, along with their associated blockbuster budgets.

Still, After Earth is, for much of its refreshingly brief running time, a better - than - average big - budget blockbuster that marks Shyamalan's most entertaining effort since 2006's Lady in the Water.

The country's audiences have developed a taste for big - budget Hollywood blockbusters to rival any in the United States, but China's cultural traditions and the deeply - ingrained involvement of the Chinese government have proven difficult both to Hollywood studios looking the penetrate the market and U.S. filmmakers seeking collaborations.

All in all, Snowpiercer is definitive proof that there is a growing market for moderately - budgeted blockbuster films - that is, if you approach things from a global market perspective.

However, the latter situation is looking to be challenged by Zhang Yimou's The Great Wall: a historical China fantasy blockbuster filmed in the English language with a Hollywood blockbuster budget and an international superstar cast led by Matt Damon.

John G. Avildsen directed with admirable thriftiness (the budget was a mere $ 900,000) and created a blockbuster and legendary franchise (six sequels, the last one being Creed in 2015).

Though much of the action remains confined to the inner sanctum of Franco's home, the biblical implications of the film dictate that they must eventually be taken out of their comfort zone, and thanks to their reasonably sized budget, they have enough to clout to develop some eye - popping special effects, and although it intends to satirise the current trend for apoca - blockbusters, it does its level best to match them in terms of scale.

I understand what filmmakers are saying in regards to the «middle» disappearing, where you have huge blockbuster superhero films and then movies that are extremely low - budget.

Despite its blockbuster ticket sales in excess of $ 100 million dollars, the film received flak for a bloated budget that constituted financial failure.

There's more suspense in this low budget dialogue - driven sci - fi thriller than many effect - heavy, $ 100 million + blockbuster wannabes.

Thanks to a background in visual effects, Ball uses a reasonably modest budget (as far as dystopian sci - fi blockbusters go) to create a film that feels quite large in scope and exciting as far as the chases, gunplay, and fights.

by Andrew Craig — on May 20, 2018 in Lists With Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel Studios took another ambitious step forward and brought the term blockbuster back to big budget films...

Weisz recently starred in the big - budget blockbusters «The Bourne Legacy» and «Oz the Great and Powerful,» so «Oceans» would represent a refreshing change of pace that would highlight the «Constant Gardener» star's considerable talents.

Jurassic Park hit theaters way back in 1993 at just the right time - Michael Crichton's novel, which had become an instant bestseller three years earlier, was perfect for film and big - budget blockbusters hadn't yet become over-saturated in CGI...

And the presence of one massive - budget sci - fi blockbuster in my end - of - year list, plus another couple in the honourable mentions and plenty of other good ones besides, suggests that even blockbusters still have something to offer cinemagoers.

There are any number of possible explanations for this trend, most probable simply being the increasing split between blockbuster «entertainment» films that dominate the technical categories while low - budget (in) dependent films, driven by strong acting, directing and writing, dominate the more prestigious awards, making a 7 Oscar win relatively rare (in order to reach that number, a film has to do well in either the effects or design categories, areas which favor big - budget spectacle).

The fact that such a message is being conveyed by a no - budget Hungarian independent film rather than by more widely accessible fare is an indictment on the state of the popular cinema — but hopefully there are enough moviegoers willing to pass up the occasional blockbuster in favor of something less frivolous, that the moral of 1945 won't fall on deaf ears and empty seats.

And it also sort of bites the Hollywood hand that feeds it by respectfully making fun of big budget blockbusters and the actors who act in them.

Ernest Cline's divisive, geek - friendly bestseller gets a big - budget adaptation courtesy of the biggest name in blockbustering, Steven Spielberg.

Executives at the studio behind RUSSELL CROWE's new ROBIN HOOD movie have denied rumours the big budget blockbuster is in trouble - following a name...

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Special Effects Overshadow Cast in Bay's Bigger - Budgeted Sequel This summer blockbuster has hit written all over it, given that Michael Bay freely admits that he makes movies aimed at teenaged boys.

The brilliant Brit Gareth Edwards (MONSTERS) in currently shooting his big - budget blockbuster GODZILLA for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures and we're hoping for a first peek at the towering colossal creature born from a nuclear contamination.

Still, it's a fine send - off for a series that redefined the look and feel and ambition of the super-hero genre, the summer blockbuster and the big - budget studio tentpole all in one go.

As a movie, it holds up quite well today, perhaps only dated by its special effects, which look tame and very artificial when in comparison to today's big budget blockbusters.

His feature directorial debut Moon put him on the map back in 2009, then he stepped up to the mid-range budgeted Source Code for Summit Entertainment, and after that it was going full - blown studio blockbuster with Warcraft.

The premise of his first truly big blockbuster — as fun as they were I always felt the Hellboy movies were held back by budget constraints — is pretty straightforward and will grab the attention and imaginations of the 10 - year - old in all of us.

In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent - era blockbusteIn 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent - era blockbustein Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent - era blockbuster.

British actress EMILY BLUNT has defended her decision to swap independent movies for big budget blockbusters - insisting she doesn't need to «atone» for her career choices.After a supporting role in hit fashion film The...

For a film with a $ 200 million budget and with talent in all departments it's a real shame that it turned out to be the movie that it is, although with 5 separate Spider - Man films now done and dusted, one must wonder if there is anything that could make this blockbuster staple truly jaw dropping again.

Bridesmaids is one of the few comedies coming up in this summer of big - budget blockbusters and it looks like it's going to be a decent estrogen - infused counterpart to the off - the - wall guy humor of The Hangover Part II.

Part of this may be due to director Taika Waititi, who is a newbie in the world of big - budget blockbusters, but like many other directors tapped to helm Marvel movies (including Gunn and Watts) has an intriguing background in indie cinema that would seem to have little to do with IMAX - worthy digital bombast.

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.

In 2013, even proved that zombies could support a big - budget Hollywood blockbuster — and a successful one at that, earning over $ 200 million in the US and more than $ 500 million worldwidIn 2013, even proved that zombies could support a big - budget Hollywood blockbuster — and a successful one at that, earning over $ 200 million in the US and more than $ 500 million worldwidin the US and more than $ 500 million worldwide.

It's a bit of a surprise to find such a wealth of acting talent in a big - budget blockbuster such as this, but it's an extremely welcome one.

This high - budget (supposedly $ 135 million) summer - blockbuster escapist film is dull formulaic fare that has a questionable history premise, a star who does not light up the screen with charisma (Matthew McConaughey), a foreign - born female lead (Penélope Cruz) as eye candy who struggles with the English language to a point where it's an unwelcome distraction, and a tiresome and silly plot line to fill in the gaps while the adventurers are involved in their all too familiar set action pieces.

While he's now graduated to directing big budget blockbusters like the DCEU entry Aquaman, James Wan has for many years been primarily known for his work in the horror genre, and for good reason.

And as Raimi's budget has soared from the rumoured twenty grand for The Evil Dead to somewhere in the neighbourhood of Ireland's GNP for Spider - Man 2, his foundation in economical thrills anchors his blockbusters in humanity.

This summer, movie studios were up to their necks in big - budget blockbusters, including Disney's The Lone Ranger, which ended up a huge bomb.

«Iron Man 3» has earned $ 195.3 million in five days.The big budget blockbuster - which stars Robert Downey Jr. as Marvel's billionaire superhero Tony...

It's no wonder that straight after Match Point, Johansson starred in her first big - budget action film, The Island, from the blockbuster director Michael Bay.

This is where the $ 18 million budget, a very small amount by contemporary blockbuster / genre - movie standards, comes in handy — no overblown CGI instead of genuine character moments here.