Sentences with phrase «by a major studio in»

The Motion Picture Production Code, introduced by the major studios in 1930, was a direct progenitor of the Comics Code, while the modern film - rating system and the Parental Advisory labels created by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1985 are all part of the same bloodline.

Since the MOD process began to be embraced by the major studios in 2009, many millions of MOD discs have been produced and sold.

Classical Hollywood cinema is the term used to describe the style of filmmaking pioneered by the major studios in the USA from the late - 1910s to the mid-1950s.

The other reason Horizon: Zero Dawn still holds some allure to me after so many blandly satisfactory hours is that it is unquestionably the most woke game released by a major studio in years, a «core gamer» game in which women and mothers are revered as righteous warrior goddesses and in which almost every single dude is either a maundering sad boy or an emasculated angry boy or simply a concerned bystander boy, waiting for your help.

Not exact matches

As Jerry Brown, associate partner in PricewaterhouseCooper's consulting practice, recalls, «I saw a presentation given by one of the major studios where they pointed out that when they sold a [game] for a console they expected to collect $ 50 per consumer and that was it.

In an announcement unprecedented by the head of a major conglomerate, the chairman of Viacom, Sumner Redstone, publicly ripped into the star, who at the time was one of the most profitable at Viacom's movie studio, Paramount Pictures.

Managed by a dedicated team of TV analysts in Europe, the US and Asia, it addresses the needs of major studios, producers and distributors; broadcasters; channel providers and packagers; platform operators; technology providers; regulators; investors and financial institutions.

The 39 - year - old native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who started as a nightclub stripper there at 17, has appeared in more than 250 X-rated films, beginning in 2000; was signed as an exclusive with major porn studio Wicked Pictures in 2002 (she's still a contract player for them); and has been inducted into multiple industry halls of fame, including the one run by leading industry trade publication Adult Video News.

Used by artists and producers to mix in major studios, Beats Pro headphones deliver authentic sound that lets you rediscover your music.

Knaggs» career reached a peak in the mid -»40s, when he worked in supporting roles in ambitious major studio films such as None but the Lonely Heart (a fascinating but failed attempt at a serious drama by Cary Grant) and unusual independently made features like Douglas Sirk's early Hollywood effort Thieves» Holiday, while also making the rounds of such popular medium - budget Universal Pictures productions as House of Dracula, The Invisible Man's Revenge, and Terror By Nighby Cary Grant) and unusual independently made features like Douglas Sirk's early Hollywood effort Thieves» Holiday, while also making the rounds of such popular medium - budget Universal Pictures productions as House of Dracula, The Invisible Man's Revenge, and Terror By NighBy Night.

The third studio album from Major Lazer, Diplo's project inspired by Jamaican dancehall music, features a few hot tracks and a few so tepid that we need reminders about what made Diplo interesting in the first place.

Just three of the studio's 15 films received positive reviews from critics (and one of those, only by a nose), putting Universal in the bottom half among the major distributors in terms of quality — not surprising, given that its 2014 slate wasn't exactly deep in Oscar - worthy films.

The foreign market share percentages include only the seven major studios listed above, but the domestic market share percentages include all domestic box office figures, including releases by independent studios not included in this table.

There are no obvious hits in its lineup, though the studio has once again enlisted major or critically acclaimed directors, including Imitation Game helmer Morten Tyldum (for the sci - fi film Passengers), Paul Feig (for a female Ghostbusters reboot), Antoine Fuqua (a Magnificent Seven remake co-written by True Detective's Nic Pizzolatto), Ron Howard (Inferno), and Ang Lee (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk).

Treated by some as a major studio (and we're counting it as one this year, mainly out of sympathy) after merging with Summit and grossing over $ 2 billion worldwide for two straight years, Lionsgate regressed in 2014.

In fact, the previous year's strong showing by Disney (which averaged a shocking 65.8 in 2012) proved to be an aberration; once again, no major studio has managed average Metascore of 61 or higher (the cutoff we use to indicate generally positive reviews from criticsIn fact, the previous year's strong showing by Disney (which averaged a shocking 65.8 in 2012) proved to be an aberration; once again, no major studio has managed average Metascore of 61 or higher (the cutoff we use to indicate generally positive reviews from criticsin 2012) proved to be an aberration; once again, no major studio has managed average Metascore of 61 or higher (the cutoff we use to indicate generally positive reviews from critics).

Though still considered by some to be an «indie» studio, since Lionsgate acquired rival Summit Entertainment in 2012, it has looked more and more like a major distributor.

But only one major - studio film of the modern era, Richard Fleischer's notorious 1975 Mandingo, dared to meet slavery on its own terms — a grind house bacchanal of sadism, incest, and miscegenation, capped by an unforgettable finale in which the eponymous bare - knuckle fighter is boiled alive by his master in a cauldron.

Sony managed to place third in domestic market share among the major studios last year, and grow its foreign box office total by nearly a third compared to 2010.

At the moment a direct movie adaptation of the comic can't be made by any film studio due to rights issues; several major characters who appear in the comic (including Hawkeye and the Incredible Hulk) are part of Marvel's Avengers film franchise, and therefore aren't available to be used as part of the X-Men movie franchise.

The lines between independent studios, «indie» developers and games that are being pushed heavily by major third party publishers are increasingly more blurred, and that's no more true than in this list.

The video provides actors with a roadmap for writing, producing and performing in a short film that is eligible for submission to the Foundation's biannual showcase, which is a great way to get noticed by major studios.

Fox announces their distrust of critics with this title by splaying «Property of 20th Century Fox Publicity Department» in huge letters across the screen for the duration of the film on both sides of the disc (the first time a major studio has done so since DreamWorks sent out advanced copies of the Gladiator Signature Selection in 2000 — which is why you never saw a review of it at FILM FREAK CENTRAL), in turn prohibiting an ethical assessment of the image.

Later, when Lorentz was looking for stock footage to use in The Plow That Broke the Plains, he found himself turned away by the major studios and had to rely on his friend King Vidor to intervene.

Reflecting the decades in which the story unfolds, the assured narrative beats captured by Bernstein recall the thoughtful, expertly rendered, small - scale dramas (such as Resurrection with Ellen Burstyn or Testament with Jane Alexander) that were once produced by studios and shown by major theatrical chains.

In an era where every major studio doggedly chases the nostalgia dollar, Deakins actually conjured that rarest of feelings, but alas, the February release had fallen off everyone's radar by ballot - casting time.

I suppose it's ironic that a film that a a series of films that explores the values of small - time business owners and independent thinking is just a package by major studio to cash in by trying to establish its own franchise.

Yes, we're living in the age of height of the superhero genre but mistakes are still being made by major studios.

Infinity War is the first major studio film to be shot in its entirety with Imax cameras expanding the aspect ratio by 26 %.

Nochimson's article details the origins of this «eternal studio in the Eternal City» (it was movie - mad Mussolini's baby), its brief role as housing for people displaced by World War II, and its reemergence as a major site of spectacular movie projects, not only for Federico Fellini (whose La dolce vita, Amarcord, and And the Ship Sails On are just three of the many projects he filmed partly there) but also for Jean Renoir (The Golden Coach) and Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor).

Coogler is just the latest in an ongoing trend of indie directors (Colin Trevorrow, Josh Trank, etc.) who have been plucked by the studios to revive major Hollywood properties despite their lack of experience, though you wouldn't know it from watching «Creed.»

But 1996 was the first year that indies dominated the Academy Awards to the point that only one major studio release, «Jerry Maguire,» was even nominated in the best picture category, which was won by «The English Patient.»

Last week, Ashley Judd alleged for the first time publicly that she was sexually harassed in the 90s by a mogul for a major film studio.

The behind - the - scenes action of Living in Oblivion is no exception, and although we've seen many films just like it in recent years, such as Mistress and The Big Picture, Tom DiCillo's (Double Whammy, Box of Moon Light) creation distinguishes itself by being about a independent filmmaking, not greatly influenced by the dictation of a major studio or bigwig producer, but by conflicts within the filmmaker himself.

In recent years the likes of Carol, Call Me by Your Name and A Fantastic Woman have all made significant contributions to queer cinema, and now Love, Simon sees a major studio getting involved.

The drop in on - screen LGBTQ representation is a speed bump in GLAAD's call to action to have the seven major film studios to have 20 % of their major releases include LGBTQ characters by 2021 and that 50 % of films include LGBTQ characters by 2024.

There are a handful of major films, from Gravity to Avatar to Hugo, that have been aided enormously by being presented in this immersive format; however, for each Gravity, there are 10 Need for Speeds right behind, films that were post-converted to the 3D format not because they require it, but because the studios want to make a quick buck.

In other words, it's clear that it was produced by a major Hollywood studio.

As Hollywood touts great wins for diversity and inclusion with recent films like «Black Panther» and «Wonder Woman» shattering box office records, a new study from GLAAD asserts that representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in 2017 films released by the major studios hit a six - year low.

Of all the major horror franchises, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has been pretty poorly served despite being eight films in, and still filmmakers and studios can not move away from trying to give a definitive background on main antagonist Leatherface, a fact given credence by the eponymous title which, in any other franchise, would be seen as being definitive but this being the schizophrenic series that it is, this is the second movie in it to bear this title, the other being 1990s Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.

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).

Although there has been a slight decline in the number of small - budget pictures produced by major studios as they increasingly focus on large productions.»

These elements are typically found in smaller independent films but are incredibly rare to see in bigger budget films released by a major studio.

«Lay the Favorite» Synopsis: A ditzy thirtysomething stripper - turned - cocktail - waitress (Rebecca Hall) becomes involved with a group of geeky fiftyish men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system in Las Vegas to their advantage What You Need To Know: Directed by Stephen Frears («The Grifters,» «The Queen» «Tamara Drewe «-RRB-, a filmmaker who has admittedly had a hit - and - miss career, but featuring a pretty much all - star cast of Bruce Willis (always good in the hands of a real filmmaker), Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta - Jones, Vince Vaughn, Laura Prepon and Joshua Jackson, it's hard not to be intrigued by a mid-sized dramedy that's not being made by either a major studio or a mid-sized indie.

Legendary recently went into business with a Chinese company that bought a major stake in the studio, which allows them a lot more access into both the Chinese exhibitor market along with incentives / tax breaks the government gives to films made by Chinese studios in the country.

Not only are their favorite stories being administered regularly by the major studios, dominating multiplexes and displacing a more varied mainstream cinema, their inner psychologies are now being examined in indie movies and documentaries.

«Love, Simon» is the first film about a gay teenager's coming out ever distributed in wide release by a major studio.

For his comeback movie since «retiring» from filmmaking in 2011, which led to a brilliant stint directing Cinemax's grisly medical drama The Knick, he worked outside of the major studio system by selling off overseas distribution rights before a second of Logan Lucky was in the can.

By the end of its first weekend, it was the biggest hit in the history of distributor Lionsgate, long considered just outside the lines of the major movie studios, decimating the company's handful of modest performers, nearly all of them having the words «Tyler Perry» or «Saw» in their titles.

Lastly, it casts Julianne Moore for the second straight time in a major studio release, after The Forgotten (coincidentally also produced by Joe Roth), as a similarly grieving mother searching for a missing son, while everyone she turns to doubts her story.