Sentences with phrase «directing hit films»

After directing hit films A Tale of Two Sisters; The Good, The Bad, The Weird; and I Saw the Devil, Korean director Kim Jee - woon makes his American debut with The Last Stand (watch the new trailer here).

Not exact matches

Coupled with Disney's already well - known properties, including «Star Wars» and Marvel's hit films, the additions create a new pipeline of content for Disney's forthcoming streaming service — a key aspect of its strategy to sell direct to consumers instead of through the pay TV ecosystem that has long fueled the media industry.

This quote is the first The trailer was released this week for the upcoming war film «American Sniper,» directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper, hitting

The trailer was released this week for the upcoming war film «American Sniper,» directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper, hitting

The second direct - to - video sequel of the hit teen cheerleading film Bring It On, Bring It On: All or Nothing concerns one Britney Allen, who must make new friends when her rich family moves into less desirable environs.

Remar has also appeared in the hit films, THE UNBORN, as the father to Odette Yustman's character in the supernatural hit, directed by David S. Goyer, and the Judd Apatow Production PINEAPPLE EXPRESS with David Gordon Green (SNOW ANGELS) directed by and starring Seth Rogen and James Franco.

Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris have directed only one feature film, but it was a surprise critical and commercial hit: Little Miss Sunshine 80.

The success of the film led to a job directing the 1989 big - budget version of Batman; a darkly lavish, gothic production, the film proved to be a huge hit, securing Burton a place on the roster of A-list directors.His next film, 1990's Edward Scissorhands was the tongue - in - cheek gothic tale of an artificial boy put together by a benign scientist, who dies before he can complete the boy; as a result, the fabricated youth has hedge clipper - like scissors for hands.

Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget, by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, Night of the Living Dead, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box - office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time.

Award - winning British director Edgar Wright is best known in the United States for his feature films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World; he also directed the UK hit television series Spaced.

Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, Night of the Living Dead, directed by horror master GEORGE A. ROMERO, is one of the great stories of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box - office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time.

Smith played Miss Shepherd in Bennett's hit 1989 play and takes on the role again in this hugely entertaining, big - hearted and funny film adaptation directed by his long - standing collaborator Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys).

You saw it in 2004 when it was called «The Bourne Supremacy,» and you saw it in 2007 when it was called «The Bourne Ultimatum»... This fifth «Bourne «film (and fourth Matt Damon entry) plays like a greatest hits album of a popular franchise, with an emphasis on the two sequels that Greengrass himself directed.»

The film, directed by David Ayer, was a solid box office hit, grossing $ 745 million worldwide and the studio subsequently announced that it was working on a «Suicide Squad» sequel.

Emerging from the 2014 Toronto film festival with ecstatic reviews, audience buzz and a $ 12.5 m deal from Paramount, Rock's major comeback film, which he also wrote and directed, seemed as if it would be a box - office hit, too.

Our studio had its first ever $ 1 billion worldwide grossing film in Michael Bay's hit «Transformers: Dark of the Moon;» we successfully re-launched our «Mission Impossible» franchise with Tom Cruise, JJ Abrams and Brad Bird; our latest installment in the «Paranormal Activity» franchise had another $ 100 million dollar success; our first original animated film «Rango,» from director Gore Verbinski, earned rave reviews and more than $ 100 million at the domestic box office; and we released global phenomenon «Super 8,» directed by JJ Abrams, who will now direct the newest «Star Trek» for 2013.

Hitting different themes while being simultaneously moving and creepy, it features Kevin Spacey at the top of his game and was a breakthrough film for director Sam Mendes, who went on to direct the two most recent Bond films, «Skyfall» and «Spectre.»

Perhaps one of the most surprising hits of 2014, John Wick was the movie that relaunched the career of Keanu Reeves and gave us an action film that was simple, well directed and featured fantastic practical action.

Made for a mere $ 4.8 million, the «Groundhog Day» - like horror film directed by Christopher Landon and rated PG - 13 follows the success of Blumhouse's other 2017 hits, «Get Out» and «Split».

In hindsight, the 1984 hit Footloose — starring Kevin Bacon and directed by Herbert Ross — along with its contemporary Flashdance, can be seen as the link between the old Hollywood model of a let's - put - on - a-show musical, based on original songs brought to life in elaborate choreographed numbers, and the later Hollywood model of youth films, perfected in the»80s by John Hughes and terminally calcified over the decades to follow, in which a contemporary pop music soundtrack serves as both a structural backbone to the film itself and an ancillary product that can outgross and outlive the film that spawned it.

Garland's 2015 directing debut, Ex Machina, was a slow - burning hit which found favour with critics and film festival juries.

Johannes Roberts directs Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison and Lewis Pullman in this horror film inspired by the 2008 smash hit THE STRANGERS.

The George Miller directed film was one of the biggest hits of last year and went on to earn Oscar nominations in various categories.

will hit theaters November 16 and star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed and Dakota Fanning in the Bill Condon directed film.

Fading Gigolo, the new film written, directed and starting John Turturro, hits US screens in just over a week.

There are direct references to all sorts of films, each one hitting its mark with laughter; a certain dialogue exchange centered on Home Alone is a hoot.

The film's wildly loyal producer Judd Apatow, then known as a showrunner of acclaimed but short - lived TV comedies, would again cast Rudd in his hit feature directing debut,

Neon will distribute the film, directed by Craig Gillespie and hitting theaters Dec. 8.

After moving to Los Angeles together and failing to hit the big time as actors, they decided to make a film of their own — written, funded, directed by and starring Wiseau, with Greg playing his best friend.

Starry Eyes, the occult horror film from directing tandem Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, has been stirring up the horror community ever since it hit the festival circuit months ago.

Andrew Stanton, a writer on Pixar's first five hit films, the director of the biggest of those hits (Finding Nemo) and a Burroughs fan from childhood, successfully pitched the project at Disney, which would become his live - action directing debut.

The film, which will be directed by Kenneth Branagh and based on the bestselling book series by Eoin Colfer, won't hit theaters until August 9, 2019 — but now we know who's in the movie!

In the feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another film for nine years after the middling performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the reboot of one of the most popular film franchises of all time to giant box - office success.

The film, which hits select theaters June 1, was directed by Silas Howard and adapted from a screenplay by Daniel Pearle.

Directing tandem Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead first hit the indie movie scene when their feature film debut Resolution took the genre by storm, delivering a skin - crawling psychological haunter that still has people talking.

HIT RECORD ON TV / U.S.A. (Director: Joseph Gordon - Levitt)-- HIT RECORD ON TV is a new kind of variety show with host Joseph Gordon - Levitt directing a global online community of artists as they create short films, music, animation, and more.

Anchor Bay Entertainment, RADiUS and Dimension have announced the eagerly - anticipated Blu - ray release of hit horror film It Follows, directed by David Robert Mitchell and starring Maika Monroe and Keir Gilchrist.

The characters are intriguing, the jokes hit, the narrative floats and the post-production buoys an already well - shot and directed film.

Oscar Players... Maybe The Artist, directed by Michel Hazanavicius, an homage to Old Hollywood (France) Carnage, directed by Roman Polanski, an adaptation of the hit play (see previous posts)(France / Germany / Poland) The Descendants, directed by Alexander Payne, in which George Clooney has multiple crises (USA) My Week With Marilyn, directed by Simon Curtis, about a week in Marilyn's life during the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl (see previous posts)(UK)

Lupita Nyong» o in talks to join the now - feverishly anticipated Black Panther film, which will be directed by Ryan Coogler and hit theaters in May 2018.

Night of the Living Dead (1968) Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, «Night of the Living Dead,» directed by horror master George A. Romero, is one of the great stories of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box - office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time.

The film will be directed by Potter veteran David Yates, and is set to hit theaters on Nov. 18.

The upcoming Phantom Thread, a drama that Variety reports will focus on the high - fashion industry, will be his last; the Paul Thomas Anderson — directed film will hit theaters on Christmas Day.

Reuniting the director and producing team behind Disney's hit film musical Into the Woods, the film will be directed by Oscar nominee, Emmy and Directors Guild of America Award winner Rob Marshall and produced by Marshall, Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee John DeLuca and Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Marc Platt.

«The Room» — which even inspired a recent SXSW hit about its origins, directed by and starring James Franco has attained Golden Turkey status as a film that is so bad, it's good.

Taking clear inspiration from Linklater, director James Ponsoldt who directed the lovely Sundance hit Spectacular Now, lends his film an organic vibe that translates into an admirably well - intentioned and resonant effort.

Found footage horror films continue to pop up every so often in Hollywood, and hitting this this weekend is one of the first sci - fi ones, Apollo 18, directed by Gonzalo López - Gallego.

Rob Marshall, who's known for directing the 2002 Oscar - winning film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, «Chicago,» also helmed the movie version of «Into the Woods.»

Sequel to the worldwide hit martial arts film from 2000, directed by famed choreographer Woo - ping Yuen (who has worked on Kill Bill Vol 2.

Don't Think Twice is the latest film written and directed by comedian / actor / filmmaker Mike Birbiglia, who made his feature directing debut with the indie hit Sleepwalk with Me in 2012.