Sentences with word «co-writer»

The screenwriters, Milo Addica (who was a co-writer of «Monster's Ball»), Jean - Claude Carrière (whose long career includes two decades of collaboration with Luis Buñuel) and Mr. Glazer are more concerned with atmosphere than with explanation, and the key to appreciating «Birth» is not so much a suspension of disbelief as an anxious surrender of reason.

This, still, is an oversimplification as writer / director Jonathan Glazer (along with co-writer Walter Campbell) have loosely adapted Michel Faber «s 2000 novel into a story of an alien being come to Earth to harvest humans for sustenance and, in the process, finds compassion for her victims only to find with compassion comes injury.

Flanagan and co-writer Jeff Howard offer plenty of clichés, from the haunted single mom, to the creepy kid trope, and some stretched - face visual effects scares reminiscent of «The Ring.»

A lot of familiar faces put in favors to the filmmakers, too, including the co-writer's husband, Paul Rudd, who serves as a producer and cameos as a Jewish marijuana connoisseur with his partner (David Wain).

Director and co-writer Thomas Bezucha shows no particular flair for either of his jobs.

On the one hand, it indulges a penchant for dialogue that's occasionally vulgar (shit - stained balls indeed) and consistently profane (check out the string of swears ad - libbed by star and co-writer Steve Carell in his big did - my - own - stunts chest - waxing scene).

Writer / director Lynn Shelton and co-writer Jay Duplass craft an intriguing, moving drama about the emotional bond between a man just released on parole after 20 years and his former teacher who worked tirelessly for his release.

To counter the heady and slow - moving debut film, director and co-writer Nicholas Meyer fashioned a high - spirited naval adventure with Ricardo Montalban delivering an all - time melodramatic villain performance and battle scenes energized by James Horner's ringing score.

Thus begins director and co-writer Francois Ozon's unpredictable antiwar drama — shot mostly (and beautifully) in black and white — about nationalism, friendship, survival, compassion and so much more.

David: Based on an original book by deceased writer Roland Barthes, co-writer and director Claire Denis» new film, «Let The Sunshine In», is notable for the marvelous performance by its leading lady, Juliette Binoche.

But, it seems to me, what director / co-writer Robert Zemeckis and co - writer Bob Gale are mainly doing in this film is recapturing the spirit of such Disney live - action movies as The sentimentality.

In an interview with EW, Reynolds spoke about Deadpool 2 and his contributions as co-writer in conjunction with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.

From the same interview, co-writer Alex Kurtzman added this about the continued evolution of the Enterprise crew:

Co-writer Alex Kurtzman says Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch is the perfect villain to challenge the fully promoted Captain Kirk!

I first saw he was a co-writer on that film and I was very impressed with the adaptation.

G.B. Hajim is the co-writer, cinematographer, producer, and director the animated lesbian rock musical «Strange Frame».

EXTRAS: In addition to a pair of audio commentaries (one with director / co-writer Paul Feig and co-writer Katie Dippold, and the other with Feig and various crew members), there's a series of production featurettes covering things like casting, creature design and visual effects, over an hour of deleted / extended scenes, alternate takes and two different gag reels.

Regardless, co-writer and director Adam McKay has done nothing but direct massive comedy hits tweaking the concept of American exceptionalism since the first «Anchorman,» growing in leaps and bounds as a satirist.

Dumezweni, who plays the adult Hermione in the follow - up tale of former boy wizard Harry, read out a message from author J.K. Rowling, who praised Tiffany and co-writer Jack Thorne for «crafting the bare bones of a story into something very special».

Instead of a silly film about a talking teddy bear, director and co-writer Seth MacFarlane raised the bar by leaving out the cuteness and focusing on the hardcore hilarity.

Sociopathia is a film co-director and co-writer Ruby LaRocca once described as Maniac meets American Mary.

I saw an interview with the director / co-writer Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and at one point Pegg makes mention that although it's bitter sweet that the trilogy is now finished they know very well that they all three will certainly work together again.

Deadpool 2 co-writer Rhett Reese reveals how the filmmakers fooled audiences regarding the premature deaths of certain X-Force characters in the film.

What is interesting here is that director Steven Soderbergh has worked with Tatum, Craig, and the script's co-writer Reid Carolin.

While fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe wait to see if Marvel Studios really won't be following up the mystical adventures of Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) with a sequel, the first movie's co-writer, C. Robert Cargill, has revealed that he and director Scott Derrickson do have a villain in mind for it.

CBS is teaming with The Muppets co-writer and Nick Stoller on a new comedy series.

Co-writer and director Alejandro G. Inarritu and his brilliant cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, are going for a complementary bookend to «Gravity,» for which Lubezki won an Oscar.

The jury also recognized co-writer Marni Jackson's contribution to Al Purdy Was Here with a Special Mention.

Jolie and her co-writer Loung Ung visited last month's 7th annual Deadline's The Contenders all - day awards - season event at the DGA Theater to talk about their film (as part of Netflix's presentation) to a packed house of AMPAS and key guild voters.

Who's nominated: Wes Anderson and co-writer Roman Coppola.

Schenectady is where this madly ambitious neo-noir — about father and sons, motorcycles and bank robberies, and tragic destiny — takes place and where the movie was shot, super-documentary style, by director / co-writer Derek Cianfrance («Blue Valentine») and cinematographer Sean Bobbitt («Hunger» and «Shame»).

The influence of producer and co-writer Claudio Argento, brother of Italian horror director Dario Argento, also seems unmistakable.

Wheatley and co-writer Amy Jump don't waste a second of Free Fire «s runtime, which couldn't come at a more right time before some bloated action movies arrive this summer.

Though director Noah Baumbach's MISTRESS AMERICA (the title referring to a show one of the protagonists wants to create) isn't technically a superhero, I say star - producer - co-writer Greta Gerwig is saving the screwball comedy with her astute takes on interesting characters.

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There is, in fact, more filmmaking savvy in co-writer and director Ryan Coogler's prowling opening shot, introducing us to young Adonis Johnson in a 1998 LA prologue, than there was in all of the»76 original.

Sharp, witty and layered, Richard Ayoade fired up round two quickly after and employed the services of Avi Korine (co-writer) thesps Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska and cinematographer Erik Wilson (Tyrannosaur, The Imposter).

Our in - depth Iron Man 3 spoiler podcast - featuring interviews with director Shane Black and co-writer Drew Pearce - will arrive next Friday, April 26, so that our American friends (who see the film a week later than us) have a chance to see it.

Speaking with The Times last year, Lawrence Kasdan — the co-writer of «The Empire Strikes Back,» «Return of the Jedi,» «The Force Awakens» and one of the key keepers of the «Star Wars» flame — suggested that Johnson would be taking the franchise into heretofore uncharted creative territory.

(UPDATE: Deadpool and Deadpool 2 co-writer Rhett Reese is denying that this report is accurate.)

It's bad enough that Tammy never shuts up, but director / co-writer Ben Falcone wants the audience to sympathize with her as well, even though she's largely to blame for much of what happens over the course of the film.

The sequel, under the supervision of original director / co-writer Matthew Vaughn, will be released through Universal next summer.

And it's partly because co - writer / director Ben Wheatley and co-writer Amy Jump give all their characters lives outside of the shootout — lives you want to see them find a way to escape back to.

Travis Beacham, co-writer of «Pacific Rim,» will write the episode and Peter Horton («Grey's Anatomy») will direct.

His message comes a week after co-writer C. Robert Cargill's thoughts on the subject started making headlines and a day after the hashtag #whitewashedOUT took Twitter by storm (read some more about this at TheNerdsOfColor.org).

Also in attendance were stars Jonathan Pryce and Adam Driver, who play the film's Don Quixote and Sancho Panza figures, respectively, and Gilliam's co-writer, Tony Grisoni, who has been with the project since its aborted 1998 - 2000 production, which was supposed to star Jean Rochefort and Johnny Depp.

It is also without doubt Meadows» finest feature to date — thanks largely to the central performance of his long - time friend (and co-writer) Considine, whose barely contained fury brings a near explosive tension to every scene.

Joining the showcase will be Baumbach himself, plus co-writer Bo Berkman and cast members Carlos Jacott and Whit Stillman staple Chris Eigeman.

In a revealing new interview about the inspirations behind Solo: A Star Wars Story, co-writer Lawrence Kasdan reveals he was hired to write a Han Solo film before the big Disney purchase of Lucasfilm.

The third blu is the feature plus brand new interviews with co-writer Franco Ferrini, makeup effects artist Franco Casagni, and best of all — a chat with Asia Argento.