Sentences with phrase «even getting films made»

Plenty of TV series and films have had Android games made for them and Games are even getting films made, I won't mention the disappointment that the Assassins Creed movie was.

Not exact matches

Though the two were allowed to write a PG - 13 version of «Deadpool,» ultimately, not even a push from Cameron could get this film made.

Even while I spent six years learning about film production, I was mostly thinking about what I was going to make for dinner when I finally got back to my Upper West Side apartment.

Even when getting in a fix about young people who «make films» in Soho - the highlight of the conference speech - he emerges with his popularity enhanced, not diminished.

Shooting film is a bit of a guilty pleasure, the results are often hit and miss but with just one chance to get it right it makes the outcome even more magical.

That movie took a long time to get off the ground and before she ever appeared as Nova, Harrison served as a stand - in in the role of Dr. Zira (the part ultimately played by Kim Hunter) in the screen tests and extensive make - up tests through which the project evolved, even participating in a test for Edward G. Robinson in the role of Dr. Zaius (Robinson was forced to withdraw from the project because of a heart condition that prevented him from working under the heavy make - up and in the high altitude location where much of the film was to be made).

I suspect that many people didn't even make it past the first half hour of Backwoods, but thankfully the film does get somewhat better after that.

Sure, fans of the book watched it and may have got some enjoyment out of it, but the story, accompanied by the god - awful dialogue, really does make this film a treat to watch, even if you can admit how bad it is.

It makes me even angrier after I read the above referenced LA Times interview with Jackson who promotes the film thusly:... I'm also aware that audiences are getting fed up with the lack of original ideas and original stories.

Quite a few of these didn't even make it into 2012: World War Z, The Great Gatsby, Gravity, The Grandmaster (s) and tragically Gangster Squad are among the numerous films to get bumped to 2013.

The story gets too ridiculous at this point to even be satirical or reasonably credible, it is just bad film - making; but, it does try in its unclear and scrambled way to blame the media and the rich people who control it, for not being risk takers and offering fresh arguments into the political fray.

But still, seeing the boys explore and grow, even moving out on their own, holding jobs, making their own films... the question always lingers, at a major detriment to Moselle's story: How did they get here?

Even the screenwriters get blasted in most of the reviews posted online, similarly to TheWrap's film critic Andy Klein «s review, who said «the four credited screenwriters — the returning Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt, plus Christian Gudegast («A Man Apart») and Chad St. John — make things move fast enough to keep you awake, but not fast enough to finesse its plot absurdities past an alert viewer's mind.»

At the film's press day, actor Paul Giamatti, who's also an executive producer on the movie, talked about what drew him to John Dies at the End, his most memorable experience of the shoot, working with such new actors, how he sees the industry now, and that he doesn't think a film like Sideways would even get made today.

The only real surprise is just how quickly the film is willing to jump to tears, hugs, and swells of music — this happens before the team even gets a winning streak going, let alone makes it into the finals.

While most adults in the audience will wonder why Mia would ever seriously consider a relationship with a guy who is so self - centered to get mad at her for desiring to relocate 3,000 miles away to go to the most prestigious music school in the country, the film seems to make the false presumption that younger girls will find it more romantic for the boyfriend to be upset that they will be apart and have to Skype to keep in touch (something he seems to think is the worst possible case scenario, even though he already spends several weeks a year on the road performing gigs).

It takes time for word to spread, for the consensus to build and if you are doing the voting before the films have a chance to get out to the public you are taking a risk that even a SAG nominated actor or cast will not make the cut come Oscar time.

Still, this is an informed, fairly candid piece wherein the likes of biographer Eric Lax and punmeister Gene Shalit — who was evidently close friends with Newman — touch on the actor's collaborations with Martin Ritt (inevitably, Paramount's Hud gets short shrift, while the movies Newman made for Robert Altman at Fox are not even mentioned), his feud with Jack Warner, and the two films in which he directed second wife Joanne Woodward.

Even though Google reportedly were not involved in the conception of the film, and aren't in line to directly profit from ticket sales, because the film obviously got the full cooperation of Google in the making of it, whatever satirical material could have been mined from poking fun at the giant corporation's branding and image has been declawed to the point of the enterprise doubling as a recruitment film.

He doesn't so much have supporting players in the film as he does an extended family of cherished guests who he invites to stay for a while, relax and soak up the ambience: French it girl Léa Seydoux has a part as a maid which may as well be non-speaking; Owen Wilson plays one of M Gustave's concierge brethren and gets a line (if not a laugh); even Tilda Swinton makes a flying visit to Wesworld, caked in gristly prosthetics as an ageing dowager who drops dead after her first and only scene, her passing acting as deus ex machina for an elaborate art heist involving the whereabouts of the apocryphal, priceless chef d'oeuvre, «Boy With Apple».

Regardless of Baumbach's motives, he seems quite taken with this approach to film - making, as it was near impossible to get even a morsel out of him when asked about his apparent new secretive film, which quietly geared up late last year.

One gets the sense that even the Academy knows it made a mistake in overlooking Fellini for his work on «Amarcord,» «La dolce vita,» and — one of the best films ever made — «8 1/2.»

Bottom Photo: This decades - old character is finally getting her own story, but even though it took us way too long to get here, the film lacks a certain something that would make it truly shine.

At moments over the years, there were even hopes that the film actually might get made — at one point, Nicole Kidman was signed for the lead — but something always went wrong.

Whilst a winter sports» flavoured romcom starring one of the stars of Gossip Girl sounds like the cinematic scrapping of the bottom of the barrel, and even though the god - awful poster seems to be trying to sell this film as the cheesiest of all time (and don't get me started on the completely unrelated tag - line), it is honestly not as bad as the synopsis and key art is making it out to be.

But McDonagh is nothing if not even - handed, and he has made a film which gets to the heart of what it means to hold religious values in the 21st century.

I get that some celebrities want to make a film their kids would enjoy, but even if I was one of their kids, I would tell them straight up that their movie sucks.

His gets a telemarketing job but struggles to make sells over the phone — in the first of many bizarre elements of the film, every time Cassius makes a call, his desk drops to the recipient's house; interrupting a couple having sex and even a man on the toilet.

Refn knows how to make films that really get under the skin of certain people, and that makes me love his work even more.

In a last ditch effort to save his dwindling career, he can't even get back to making what worked for him in the past»» a simple yet effective horror film.

It's a movie that is film school bad on a technical level; it's a poor showcase for stars like Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers) and Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder); worst of all, it never even comes close to making its tech - heavy subject matter interesting or even comprehensible to most viewers.

While on set, I got the feeling they were making something special, but now that I've seen the finished film, I can happily report the movie is even better than I hoped.

The prop throwbacks and easter eggs get tiresome after a while (the film will often all but pause for applause when showcasing these classic movie relics) but they're sure to make fans go wild and maybe even draw a tear or two.

So, yes, even though Lady Bird and Get Out are both among the year's best - reviewed films, in addition to being among the most profitable and would be likely frontrunners regardless, the current «cake and eat it too» cultural moment make them both cast - iron locks.

But it's Fiona Dourif who carries the dramatic weight of the film on her shoulders, succeeding in making us take the mystery and tension seriously even as people get decapitated by a red headed killer doll.

is a great example — or, perhaps even more interestingly, a film that got made but never saw a release.

As per usual, whenever the nominations are announced there are several films that you can point out throughout the year that will make it, on the other hand, you have those that you would have never guessed would even get a shot.

The first, by George A. Romero, his wife and assistant director Chris Romero (née Forrest) and Tom Savini, reveals that almost all the cast were friends, family or local Pittsburgh volunteers (even the mall was owned by personal friends of Romero), that the original script had a far bleaker ending (everybody dies) which was changed during the shoot because the film was «too much fun» for it, and that the fourth film, should it ever get made, is a larger - scale affair set in a down - town area, with lots of action sequences and an overarching theme of «ignoring the problem».

One could even go far as to see it as his proto - «Schizopolis,» the experimental film that Steven Soderbergh made as a cathartic purge to get him out of his filmmaking funk.

Scarlett Johansson Can't Get a Golden Globe Nomination for «Her:» Even though Scarlett Johansson is never seen in Spike Jonez's «Her,» her work in the film is making a significant impact because many are dubbing her voice - only performance award worthy.

These revealing scenes are certain to give Mary Poppins fans a greater appreciation of the film and even those unfamiliar with the material will get a playful kick out of our fly - on - the - wall view of a Disney film in - the - making.

Filming likely won't get underway til the summer, which makes it a near certainty for a 2013 release, unless Reitman wants to fastrack even quicker then he did with «Up In The Air» (which did come out the same year it was shot).

Set in 1944 New York, the film documents the final year of Jenkins» life, as she finds a dependable pianist / composer in the ever - nervous Cosme McMoon (Simon Helberg of «The Big Bang Theory»), makes a personal recording that becomes a unlikely radio hit, and even gets to perform to an enthused sell - out audience at Carnegie Hall.

Tod Browning's controversial revenge thriller is a horror film that could never be made, remade, or even replicated these days without all sorts of people getting really angry.

Shia LaBeouf's Bizarre Behavior at Berlin: After taking loads of flak for plagiarizing someone else's work to make a short film and then even more for his unusual response to getting caught, Shia LaBeouf continues to suggest he might have lost all composure at the Berlin Film Festival.

Even when, while watching, I noticed modern «news reporters» on television got a lot of their interviewing technique from McCarthy... I'm not sure how Clooney got away with it — some of the footage is cleaner than the rest and it's all supposed to be on television, but it presumably would have looked better — maybe he made it part of the black and white film agreement... you're watching Good Night, and Good Luck and it's in black and white and so you're going to accept what follows.

Wilder had a knack for making top - of - the - line films in just about every genre, so even though I haven't gotten around to seeing this one myself yet, I'm willing to give it a shot just based on Wilder's involvement.

A number of bonus features from Spider - Man 2's original DVD are not included here: another Spidey Sense graphic subtitle trivia track, Train's «Ordinary» music video, four making - of webisodes, the 15 - minute «Interwoven: The Women of Spider - Man», «Enter the Web» (multi-angle B - roll from the filming of four sequences), a gallery of Alex Ross» paintings of scenes from the original film used in the opening credits, a trailer for and making - of featurette on Activision's Spider - Man 2 video game, and, least importantly, DVD - ROM content supposedly consisting of weblinks and an S - M 3 countdown which I couldn't even get to work (trying to use InterActual these days is a disaster).

I'll take anything we can get from the maniacally creative Wright at this point, even if this romantic action musical looks like the sort of film that talented directors make when they have no idea what to make.

That's also something that everyone else in the film does, too, but once the official government intelligence services get involved, their tunnel - vision expertise succeeds only in making everything even more muddled.