Sentences with phrase «cult director james»

Thankfully, just because that's so doesn't make it any less entertaining, cult director James Gunn (Slither, Super) enlivening the proceedings with distinctively ingratiating bits of visual ingenuity and a sideways sense of humor I responded to.

Not exact matches

No one has apparently been able to answer the first two, but director / star James Franco does a hell of a job on the third in «The Disaster Artist,» the story of Tommy Wiseau, the man behind a truly awful movie that became a cult classic.

While director and star James Franco's behind - the - scenes recreation of Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero's cult classic carries a lingering sense of «having their cake and eating it, too,» the film is less focused on mocking the failures of its source material.

Ryan Moody says he was tapped by director James Franco in 2013 to adapt the book about the making of the cult film «The Room.»

Released: December 1 Cast: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie Director: James Franco (The Sound and the Fury) Why it's great: There are no half - measures with Tommy Wiseau, the failed actor / secret millionaire behind the notoriously awful cult drama The Room, and there are no half - measures in The Disaster Artist, James Franco's dramatic telling of the film's bizarre backstory.

James Franco won Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his performance in The Disaster Artist as Tommy Wiseau, the real - life director, writer, and star of the so - bad - it's - good cult film The Room.

THE DISASTER ARTIST Director: James Franco Starring: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Jacki Weaver, Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, Jerrod Carmichael, Jason Mantzoukas, Zac Efron, Bob Odenkirk The other night I watched the cult classic film The Room from Tommy Wiseau.

Wiseau has been enjoying a career renaissance ever since actor - director James Franco released The Disaster Artist in theaters nationwide, a comedic recreation of the Hollywood cult figure's making of The Room.

The co-writer and director, James Gunn, is a cult favorite but hadn't helmed a film of this scale (sort of similar to Joss Whedon's position before «The Avengers» became the third - highest grossing film of all time in 2012).

When James Franco set out to make «The Disaster Artist» — the behind the scenes story of the making of cult classic «The Room» — he knew he'd have a tough critic in «The Room» director Tommy Wiseau.

Cult filmmaker Tommy Wiseau («The Room») critiques what actor - director James Franco got right — and wrong — in «The Disaster Artist,» based on Wiseau's own legendary experience making the best - worst movie of all time.

James Franco's The Disaster Artist continues to add to its cast, with Variety reporting that Sharon Stone has signed on to play a Hollywood agent in the film, which charts the making of the 2003 cult classic The Room and sees Franco portraying director Tommy Wiseau.

Below, director / star James Franco, and actors Dave Franco, Ari Graynor, and Josh Hutcherson discuss how they brought the story behind the 21st century's biggest cult film to life, while the real Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero also pop in to give their thoughts.

5:45 p.m. — 6:45 p.m.: THE DISASTER ARTIST»S JAMES FRANCO AND DAVE FRANCO Actor - director James Franco and his brother, actor Dave Franco, join Vulture Festival to discuss their new film, The Disaster Artist, about the making of the modern cult - classic The Room (known to its many fans as the greatest bad movie of all time).

The first sign that the story may be autobiographical is that director Josh Mond, known for «Martha Marcy May Marlene» about an abused woman who leaves a cult and which is a superior piece of work, early on shows the family sitting shiva over the death of James's father.

Cult filmmaker Tommy Wiseau («The Room») explains why he agreed to give actor - director James Franco his life rights for «The Disaster Artist» and critiques what Franco got right — and wrong — in his performance as Tommy.

The behind - the - scenes story of the making of the cult film «The Room,» with James Franco playing the film's star / writer / director / jack - of - all - trades Tommy Wiseau.

Since the driving forces behind this one were Jason Segel and director James Bobin, who was the creator of «Flight of the Conchords», one of my favorite cult TV shows... I wasn't sure what to expect.

THE DISASTER ARTIST: The real life story of writer - director Tommy Wiseau (James Franco, director - star), the man behind «The Room» — often referred to as «The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies» — is brought to life, chronicling the odd film's troubled development and eventual cult success.