Sentences with phrase «directed feature about»

Barbera admits to losing out in the battle over The Walk, the Robert Zemeckis - directed feature about Philippe Petit's high - wire walk between the World Trade Center towers in 1974 — already memorably covered in James Marsh's 2008 documentary Man on Wire.

Not exact matches

Shockingly, Jenkins did not direct another feature in the 14 years between Monster and Wonder Woman — a gap that speaks volumes about the barriers faced by female directors in Hollywood.

Noto appears to have mixed up Twitter's tweet and direct messaging features, unintentionally tweeting out a public missive about a potential acquisition that he meant to send privately.

In 2011, federal and state securities regulators warned investors of the potential risks associated with self - directed IRAs, saying they had noted an increase in complaints about fraudulent investment schemes that used these types of IRAs as a «key feature.»

At times, including in questioning by Representative Greg Walden on Wednesday, Zuckerberg answered direct questions about Facebook's data harvesting by talking about Facebook's features for choosing who can see a photo or post on Facebook.

Nevertheless, because the tendencies normally direct the capacities in certain directions, when we speak about human nature we are pointing to a certain grain in the expressed features, abilities, tendencies, and operations of persons.

Our Facebook Maternity Direct page features daily posts about health, things happening in the press, how partners can help, pre, during and post pregnancy advice etc..

Falk says when determining how the lack of direct speech impacts Tsimané children's ability to learn language, she would like to know about the acoustic features of the speech they do receive.

Madhusree Mukerjee distinguished herself at Scientific American for the depth of her knowledge about string and related theory as well as the elegance of her news and feature writing.After she left, the trained physicist applied her writing prowess to a book on the Andaman Islanders and recently to Churchill's Secret War, a scathing investigation from a raft of primary sources that revealed how direct decision - making by Winston Churchill led to massive famine on the Indian subcontinent.Meet Madhusree in this recent interview in Harper's, in which she parries gracefully a series of sharp questions from interviewer Scott Horton.

Martin Ritt's impressive feature directing debut is a socially conscious drama, about union corruption, interracial integration, and moral integrity, well acted by John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier.

With all of the things that Christmas, Again (written and directed by Charles Poekel in his feature debut) does well (and it does almost everything well), the most striking thing about it is its evocation of an extremely specific mood.

Meskada is another direct - to - video feature I knew nothing about ahead of time.

Leather Bar.,» an experimental feature that he directed with Travis Mathews about the making and remaking of «Cruising.»)

Comedian Demetri Martin makes his feature writing - directing debut with this earnest, comedic tale about dealing with loss.

Writer / actress Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein 72, Ira & Abby 62) makes her feature directing debut with a romantic comedy about two best friends (played by Westfeldt and Adam Scott) who decide to have a baby together while maintaining a platonic relationship.

The new $ 150 million Hollywood epic, Alexander, a feature about the legendary ruler who conquered most of the known world and directed by the also - legendary Oliver Stone, is nothing more than a lugubrious exercise that fails miserably.

This level of activity is not unusual for Soderbergh, who has directed about 21 feature films since 1989's Sex, Lies, and Videotape, but now he's trying to cram one more project into his schedule.

Colin Hanks makes his feature directing debut with this irresistible documentary about the evolution of the music business.

Conceived and directed by first - time feature director Brad Baruh, the newly - titled Dead Night is told in a dual storyline exploring two very different perspectives about a family's murderous encounter in the woods.

Check out what directing duo Chris and Phil had to say about taglines, a hypothetical situation where their film features the biggest movie star on the planet, and more.

This past Friday, Japan has a mini Nintendo Direct dedicated to sharing more information about certain systems in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Plenty of new information was shared about how the mechsuits called dolls work, as well as how the network features of the game function.

In this 40 - minute clip, (a quite young) Carlos Reygadas talks about his venture into directing films and the shooting process of Japón, his first feature - length production.

Montreal director Paolo Barzman makes his feature directing debut with an elegant, sensitive adaptation of Matt Cohen's novel about Holocaust survivors.

At Sundance, writer - director Robert Eggers won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Directing Award for his debut feature about a Puritan family in 1630s New England who leave their community to start their own farm on the edge of a forest.

«I Give it a Year»: «Borat» scribe Dan Mazer makes his feature film directing debut with this romantic comedy about a young couple (Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall) who are doing their best to stay married despite the doubts of their friends and relatives.

Gudegast, making his feature directing debut after writing «A Man Apart» and «London Has Fallen,» seems to understand just enough about that element of Mann's film to recreate some of its conflicts — both in terms of crime scenarios and the characters» civilian lives — but lacks the discipline, or maybe skill, to lend them real emotional weight, much less originality.

The Lazarus Effect is directed by David Gelb, whose last feature film was — and I've rechecked this three times to make sure it's not an error — the fascinating 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, about an old Japanese man who runs a tiny but renowned restaurant in Tokyo.

Former Hal Hartley collaborator Adrienne Shelly directs her second feature about a blind date gone horribly horribly awry.

No one would expect the son of David Cronenberg to direct romantic comedies, so it's no shock that 33 - year - old Brandon's feature debut, «Antiviral,» is about a clinic that sells celebrity's illnesses to clients.

The title of Leah Meyerhoff's feature - length writing and directing debut, I Believe In Unicorns, seems designed to push away anyone dubious about preciousness, especially when it comes to stylish coming - of - age indies.

She directed the acclaimed feature documentary The Trial of Saddam Hussein (PBS), an exposé about what really happened at the dictator's trial.

Drag Me to Hell: Collector's Edition (Blu - ray) Details: 2009, Scream Factory Rated: Not rated & PG - 13, horror violence, terror, disturbing images, language The lowdown: Sam Raimi directed this horror feature about an ambitious, young bank loan officer, Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), who decides to evict an elderly Gypsy woman from her house, and incurs an evil curse for publicly humiliating the Gypsy.

Counting her 1999 debut Ratcatcher in 1999, Lynne Ramsay has only directed three feature films, including Movern Callar and We Need to Talk About Kevin.

• «Exit Through the Gift Shop», an inventive puzzle of a documentary about street art directed by the artist known as Bansky, won the Best First Feature prize in addition to the Allan King Documentary Award.

It's been eight years since Mark Romanek last directed a movie (the unsettling thriller One Hour Photo starring Robin Williams), but he is about to make his triumphant return to feature filmmaking with Never Let Me Go, based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.

He directed a television documentary about the new generation of immigrants in the U.S., America Becoming (1991); an Oprah Winfrey - produced miniseries for ABC, The Wedding (1998); and a quirky but insubstantial feature starring James Earl Jones and Lynn Redgrave, The Annihilation of Fish (still unreleased), among many other projects.

Thoroughbreds by Hope Madden Directing his first feature, Cory Finley adapts his play about teenage girls planning a murder.

Extras: «Night of Anubis,» a never - before - presented work - print edit of the film; new program featuring filmmakers Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, and Robert Rodriguez; never - before - seen 16 mm dailies reel; new piece featuring Russo about the commercial and industrial - film production company where key «Night of the Living Dead» filmmakers got their start; audio commentaries from 1994, featuring Romero, Russo, producer Karl Hardman, actor Judith O'Dea, and more; archival interviews with Romero and actors Duane Jones and Judith Ridley; new programs about the editing, the score, and directing ghouls; new interviews with Gary R. Streiner and Russel W. Streiner; trailer, radio spots, and TV spots; an essay by critic Stuart Klawans.

For all of his obvious skills and uncommon talent as a visual storyteller, Kosinski's first two films were short on character depth and emotional engagement, but whether a function of Kosinski's innate preferences for spectacle over substance or simply script - related issues, Kosinski's feature - film output made him an odd, left - of - field choice to direct a film about American firefighters and the Yarnell Hill Fire of 2013 that resulted in the greatest loss of firefighters since 9 - 11 more than a decade earlier.

For the first 70 minutes, Adam MacDonald's feature directing debut is a keenly observed relationship study about a fractious couple spending time in the woods.

Just this evening at the San Diego Comic - Con I caught up with Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (review) helmer Troy Nixey, who made his feature - length directing debut with the film, a remake of the 1973 made - for - TV movie of the same name about a family that discovers murderous tiny creatures living in the basement of their new home.

Adapted from the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, a much better title than the bland one Affleck and co-writers Peter Craig and Aaron Stockard chose, The Town is a solid drama about actual adults, featuring some excellently choreographed action sequences and is a big leap forward for Affleck's directing aspirations.

The Diablo Cody - scripted and Jason Reitman - directed Tully from Focus Features, in its second week, sits at No. 8 after bringing in $ 2.2 million for about $ 7 million total.

is a solid drama about actual adults, featuring some excellently choreographed action sequences and is a big leap forward for Affleck's directing aspirations.

From the director of Spawn comes this direct - to - video creature feature about genetically engineered, amphibious snakehead fish (meaning they can walk on land) that escape from a shipwreck and begin terrorizing a Louisiana swamp.

Everything about this film, including the acting, writing, directing, pacing and even the special features on the dvd, are just plain blah.

Jun 3rd - Nintendo just wrapped up their Nintendo Direct video stream, where they talked about the Wii U, and some of the new features for the console.

Among a clutch of films receiving their world premiere in the competition section of the festival are The Dinner, which features Gere alongside Steve Coogan, Laura Linney and Rebecca Hall in a thriller about two married couples who meet to discuss what to do about a crime apparently committed by their children; and political fable The Party, written and directed by Sally Potter, whose cast includes Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer and Cillian Murphy.

At the Glasgow Film Festival, I talked to McArdle about making the leap from music video directing to narrative feature filmmaking, creating the aesthetic of dreams vs. reality, the influence of horror cinema on her film, and depicting female friendship on screen.

Set in what looks to be around the mid-late decade, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (directed by Tomas Alfredson) is a feature update of John le Carré's novel about a «mole hunt» within Mi6.