Sentences with phrase «by challenging films»

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An Orange spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday that the company denies a recent unsourced report by French magazine Challenges that Orange had reached a deal with Vivendi that would include Orange buying a stake in Telecom Italia — the Rome - based telecom in which Vivendi has a 24.9 % stake — and buying up to 20 % of the film and television production studio Canal Plus Group.

The film challenges the conceit of Wakanda as an affluent city on a hill, and when you see it surrounded by a world in preventable peril, it feels uncomfortable.

Locus Corporation wishes to apologize regarding the first elements of our marketing campaign (in the form of a Cannes billboard and a trailer) which we realize has had the opposite effect from that which was intended... Our film, a family comedy, carries a message designed to challenge social prejudices related to standards of physical beauty in society by emphasizing the importance of inner beauty.

The film, made by Andrew Morgan, follows the American author and former pastor who has been heavily criticised for suggesting Heaven is open to all, challenging the traditional view of Hell and saying that humanity has twisted Jesus» words.

The movie certainly builds upon themes that Christ - followers might find challenging and counter-intuitive to western culture, but certainly in an insightful way that's also benefitted by some impressive voice acting and unbelievable set pieces you won't expect from a stop - motion film.

Kids With Cameras follows the progress, challenges and triumphs of a group of children with autism and Aspergers syndrome participating in a film camp hosted by non-profit Actors for Autism, and taught by award - winning educator Brad Koepenick.

Watch a film created by Challenge Success and student David Lopez where he interviewed Challenge Success student team members about their experiences as school change agents.

Told by 10 of our mothers and clients, this short film chronicles their journeys to challenge the conventional hospital birth model to give birth in their own way.

She is a leading expert appearing in Race to Nowhere, a documentary film examining the achievement - obsessed culture permeating America's schools, and serves on the advisory board of Challenge Success, an organization that supports schools and families in reversing and preventing the unhealthy tolls assessed by our current educational system.

This film has been made by NOAH to help the public understand why and how medicines are used, and to challenge some of the myths surrounding food production.

On Friday 26th April, the Oxford Union hosted another in the series of «Head to Head» programmes, organised by and filmed for Al Jazeera, where this time interviewer Mehdi Hasan challenged one of the world's most famous public intellectuals, Bernard - Henri Levy, on whether foreign military intervention could ever be justified,

Elsewhere in the city, incumbents largely were returned to office, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., running unopposed, faced a surprisingly strong, last minute write - in challenge from Marc Fliedner, an out gay ex-prosecutor prompted to jump in when revelations surfaced about the incumbent's failure to pursue fraud charges against Ivanka and Donald Trump, Jr., in their marketing of the Trump Soho and sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein brought by an Italian model who captured a partial admission from the former film mogul on tape.

The film ToryBoy The Movie followed the election, directed by and starring John Walsh who documented how he became a candidate for the Conservative Party in Middlesbrough, challenging the sitting MP, Stuart Bell.

To see if entertainment could offer a solution to this challenge, Ingber teamed up with Charles Reilly, Ph.D., a molecular biophysicist, professional animator, and Staff Scientist at the Wyss Institute who previously worked at movie director Peter Jackson's Park Road Post film studio, to create a film that would capture viewers» imaginations by telling the story of a biological process that was accurate down to the atomic level.

Informed by Mr. Russell's real - life experience, his 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook captures both the challenges and joys that accompany mental illness with poignant authenticity and humor.

But when you have a film crew following you as you frantically run around San Francisco in heels, trying to abide by Rachel's styling criteria AND worry if you have lipstick on your teeth — the challenge was anything but simple!

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i also cried at the challenging moments played by the two main characters in the film.

Narrated by famed musician Melissa Etheridge, the film highlights the victories and defeats, challenges and uncertainties faced by the movement as the economic, political, and social tides fade and flow.

All in all, the film is plenty conventional, even in a portrayal of Ancient Rome that is about as thin as a lot of the characterization, and as contrived as the melodramatics which slow down the impact of momentum almost as much as dull and draggy spells, thus making for a script whose shortcomings are challenged well enough by a powerful score, immersively beautiful visual style, solid direction, and strong lead acting for Henry Koster's «The Robe» to stand as an adequately rewarding and very intriguing study on the impact Christ had even on those who brought about his demise.

The challenge arises from the fact that so many of the film's lines are the play's, being rehearsed by the actress and her assistant in readings that test their own relationship.

If the trend continues, too, Garland should be embraced with open arms, as his directed films avoid many of the studio genre traps and confront challenging topics head on — whether by droids or cancerous, world - eating prisms.

The book's non-linear, interview - based structure meant that World War Z was going to be a challenging project from the start, but the need last year to both re-write and re-shoot the film's third act (with the budget swelling to as much as $ 200 million in the process) suggests that it is a puzzle that hasn't quite been solved by the filmmakers.

The film takes us inside the Asian community, showing us a group of smart Asian high school kids who know the drill of grades = college = success, but are bored and not challenged by our current sad state of education.

The film starts off with an awkward explanation by the ethically - challenged Dr. David Marrow (Liam Neeson).

Based on the novel by David Nicholls, Starter for 10 follows small - town teenager Brian Jackson (James McAvoy) as he begins his stint at a well - respected college and eventually signs up for a televised trivia challenge - with the film primarily detailing Brian's relationships with two very different women (Alice Eve's Alice and Rebecca Hall's Rebecca).

He noted that Dee, who appeared in many pre-Code films, was conflicted by the film's moral aspects — including pre-marital sex and unwed pregnancy — but «she saw pre-Code films as a challenge to show her acting chops.»

The film is based on the true story of Pearson who after a life - changing experience challenges the faith of his congregation by preaching about universal salvation.

By remaking a film that won the Grand Prix at Cannes less than a decade earlier, Lee has undertaken a serious challenge.

Butterfield is joined in the film by Eva Green (as Miss Peregrine herself), Samuel L. Jackson (as a baddie we meet in the latest trailer) and Ella Purnell as Jake's apparently air - challenged love interest.

This week on GeekScholars Movie News, presented by Eclipse Magazine, the crew debuts a new segment called the Casting Competition Challenge where the GeekScholars must attempt to recast classic films in the modern era.

Not all of the 27 films voted for selection by Asghar Farhadi, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mania Akbari, Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof, et al could be sourced for or included by the FIFF, but this wholly admirable project to excavate the often forgotten riches of Iranian cinema, undoubtedly a huge challenge to organise, hasn't ended in Fribourg.

For a faithful adaptation of a short story, the film is packed with plot twists and narrative surprises and the challenge faced by the Spierig Brothers is obscuring details that would give away the twists without making it obvious.

Universal Pictures has released a new image from director Baltasar Kormákur's (2 Guns, Contraband) upcoming film Everest, featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin... Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, EVEREST documents the awe - inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by -LSB-...]

Like the previous films, «Blood Dynasty» is slow, hypnotic, immersive and challenging, and is driven by Alexander's own pulsing electronic score.

«Not only was she able to challenge stereotypes in film and find success by starring in one of the biggest blockbusters this year, she also used that success to shine a light on her own industry and push the boundaries on gender equality in real life.»

Quiet strength resonates in the journey at the film's centre, as resilience shines amidst challenging circumstances; warmth radiates from the moving marriage of the mis - matched, and from a frosty scenario enlivened by handsome cinematography.

That shouldn't be much of a shock when it comes to anything by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, a director who never fails to challenge the audiences who dare to take his films in.

It's a moot point whether the challenge could have finally been met by anyone, but somehow Dominic Cooke's film, his screen...

The film really gets started when the boys, now mature men with some age and life experience under their belts, return to Mississippi as psychologically damaged war veterans and slog their way through the challenges of civilian life in a postwar Deep South ruled by bigotry and ignorance.

The scene in which Rose (Allison Williams) challenges the cop who's asking for her boyfriend's ID takes on a very different meaning by the end of the film.

However, if this sounds as if the most important film festival in the self - proclaimed cultural capital of the world is basically just a bunch of leftovers, we challenge anyone not to be tempted by the delectable, if familiar, offerings.

It's a «go with it or be left behind» challenge by Connolly, whose film soars or sinks on how willing its audience is to suspend disbelief in several key moments while also demanding a very real emotional involvement it never earns.

A commentary by director Kimberly Pierce and her co-writer Mark Richard delivers an energetic discussion about the film's inspirations and production challenges.

Lister - Jones said the film was at least partially inspired by her relationship with Wein and the challenges they've faced as a couple who blurs the line between romantic and professional.

On a technical level, multi-Oscar nominated Skyfall cinematographer Roger Deakins has been replaced by Hoyte Van Hoytema - but despite having some acclaimed films on his resume (Let the Right One In, Her, Interstellar), it's clear that Van Hoytema is taking on a new action filmmaking challenge with Spectre, and he doesn't exactly rise to that challenge.

His scenes with Spacey's professor are the film's best, and Hoult also shoulders the responsibility of Salinger's writing frustrations, personal life challenges, military service, and finally, his decision to become the most famous and long - lasting recluse (by comparison, Howard Hughes was an amateur).

THE BIG SCREEN Reviews of notable new films opening in theaters (hopefully near you) Reviews: Wonderstruck by Michael Koresky, Ex Libris: The New York Public Library by Nicolas Rapold, The Challenge by Violet Lucca, The Florida Project by Cassie da Costa

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.

He wants challenge, and he wants it by turning a true - life crime story into a horror film that will elevate the genre.