Sentences with phrase «events story stars»

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Did not the biblical story of the birth of Jesus report that a new star appeared in the sky to mark the event, and that this enabled the magi of the east to find their way to Bethlehem?

Chick received a bronze star for his five years in the Pacific and often shares his story of service at schools and veteran events and ceremonies.

Now, cosmologists using CMB maps from the European Space Agency's Planck satellite have pinned down the timing for one key event in that story — the end of the universe's «Dark Ages,» the epoch that lies between the CMB's creation and the formation of the first stars.

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It's a stunning story, dark and comical in equal turns, and the film relays the events in splendid fashion as well as giving us a star - making turn by Australian actress Margot Robbie as the eponymous character.

Telling the untold story of events surrounding the building of the original Death Star, Rogue One features an ensemble cast, led by Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso) that has the unenviable task of finding and stealing the Death Star plans.

True Story is an interesting thriller based on true events and starring Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, and James Franco in dramatic roles.

However, Martyn Conterio of CineVue finds the story (based on real events) «horrifyingly captivating,» and Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gives this «heartfelt, forthright and muscular» film four out of five stars, praising its «powerful, forceful story.»

Although Depp is the main character in this story (based on true events), I think it was his co - stars that make this movie go as well as it did.

Evidently inspired by true events, The Men Who Stare at Goats stars Ewan McGregor as Bob Wilton - an unassuming reporter who stumbles upon what he believes to be the story of his life after encountering a former soldier named Lyn Cassady (George Clooney).

Tim Story directs this sports drama based on real events, with Forest Whitaker starring as Al Collins, a high - school basketball coach who leads a ragtag team to the state finals just a year after the Katrina disaster in this Weinstein Co. production.

Lee Daniels» The Butler — Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey star in this historical account based on the true story of a White House butler who lived through some of the most important events in history while trying to maintain his sense of purpose and pride.

«In the Heart of the Sea» stars Chris Hemsworth («The Avengers,» «Rush») as the vessel's veteran first mate Owen Chase; Benjamin Walker («Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter») as its inexperienced Captain, George Pollard; Cillian Murphy («The Dark Knight Rises») as second mate Matthew Joy; and Ben Whishaw («Skyfall») as novelist Herman Melville, whose inquiries into the event 30 years later helped bring the story to light.

After telling the real - life heroic stories of people undergoing extreme and harrowing events in Lone Survivor and earlier this fall in Deepwater Horizon, director Peter Berg and star - producer Mark Wahlberg have collaborated again for the inside story behind the heroes who cracked the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing case in Patriots Day.

The 50 - year - old actor was joined at the event by his co-stars Ben Cotton, Anamaria Marinca, Cosima Shaw, Jihae, Sammi Rotibi and Clementine Poidatz, executive producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, as well as American Horror Story star Cuba Gooding Jr., who came out to show his support.

Now, the blessing and cooperation of the miners, their families and their rescuers, their story — with previously unseen events — has been turned into a film by Patricia Riggin and featuring an all - star cast that includes Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, Lou Diamond Phillips, James Brolin and Gabriel Byrne.

«Solo: A Star Wars Story» is a standalone film in the franchise featuring characters including Han Solo, Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca before the events in «Star Wars.»

Directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy based on an idea by John Knoll, this epic space opera marks the first «Star Wars» stand - alone story, depicting the events shortly before the series» original movie.

The most recent Star Wars movies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, have either led directly into or picked up almost directly from the events of another film in the saga.

The event celebrates and highlights the extraordinary services provided by MPTF through a series of stories written and performed by Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars.

The Quiet Ones leaps off from that premise — and markets itself with a «based on true events» pitch line — but after several screenwriters took their turns at the story, it ultimately veers far afield: University professor Joseph Coupland (played with a perfect blend intellectual arrogance and charismatic follow - me guruism by Jared Harris of Mad Men), brilliant but bristling at the restrictive old - school attitudes toward his groundbreaking case study, removes his star subject Jane Harper (Bates Motel's Olivia Cooke) to a deserted, dilapidated country estate to be studied by his collegiate team, including a randy post-Mod couple (Erin Richards and Rory Fleck - Byrne) and soft - spoken cameraman Brian (Sam Clafin of The Hunger Games).

Directed by Gareth Edwards («Monsters,» «Godzilla «-RRB-, and featuring an outstanding cast of Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk (in an under wraps mo - cap turn), and Riz Ahmed, the ensemble will help tell the story of the events that happen before «A New Hope,» chronicling the rebels» escapade in stealing the plans for the Death Star that would prove to be so fateful.

The 40 - year - old American Horror Story star was joined at the event by Ray Donovan «s Jason Butler Harner, Seth Green, Black - ish «s Anthony Anderson, The Big Bang Theory «s Mayim Bialik, Scream Queens «Niecy Nash, Manhattan «s Rachel Brosnahan and Mom «s Sadie Calvano.

In the new «Star Wars» spinoff film «Solo: A Star Wars Story,» in theaters May 25, Alden Ehrenreich plays a younger version of Harrison Ford's swaggering, swashbuckling smuggler in an adventure set years before the events of the original trilogy.

The story begins following the victory celebration in the Ewok village on Endor as R2 - D2 and C - 3PO have gathered to tell Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca and other rebels of their adventures that led to the events in «Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.»

With the franchise's second anthology film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, about to blast into cinemas, Disney is continually shifting the Star Wars model closer to what they achieved with Marvel, itself a cultural juggernaut about to celebrate its decade of filmmaking with the event film to end all event films, Avengers: Infinity War.

The 10 - part FX fictionalized miniseries «The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story», starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Travolta, Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown, Courtney B. Vance, Bruce Greenwood, Nathan Lane, David Schwimmer and Lady Gaga was the TV event of the year.

Elba is set to star in «Turn Up Charlie,» while Mark and Jay Duplass will be taking on the docuseries «Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist,» the streaming service announced Wednesday at a showcase event in Rome.

The story takes place in between the events of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope and follows a group of Rebel fighters who go on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.

The single - player campaign bridges the events after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and before Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a brand new story.

It's also clear that this show is driving directly toward the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with the appearance of both Saw Gerrera and Mon Mothma (each voiced by the film's actors) as well as the first mention of the Empire's mysterious super weapon project.

The event will open with the world premiere of «A Quiet Place,» a horror suspense story directed by John Krasinski and starring Krasinski, Emily Blunt...

Black Panther, starring Chadwick Boseman, tells the story of T'Challa (Black Panther's real name) after the events of Captain America: Civil War.

We'll be bringing you all the big stories of course - from Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer to any Battlefront 2 news - but if you want to follow along live as the event unfolds, the answer is above, courtesy of the Star Wars YouTube channel.

The single - player story mode features 27 «gold star» races, and typically you must come in third or above to unlock the next event.

The Pacific Rim sequel stars John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, the son of Idris Elba's character from the first movie, and the story takes place 10 years after the events of Pacific Rim.

To reiterate one last time, the film stars Chris Pratt, Judy Greer and Ty Simpkins, and takes place place 22 years after the events of Jurassic Park, telling the story of Isla Nublar which now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park as originally envisioned by John Hammond.

If you haven't seen the trailer, Legendary and Universal's Pacific Rim sequel stars John Boyega as Jake Pentecost, the son of Idris Elba's character from the first movie, and the story takes place 10 years after the events of Pacific Rim.

A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, DreamWorks Pictures / Fox 2000 Pictures» Bridge of Spies, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg, tells the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near - impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

Little Pink House Catherine Keener stars in this real - life story about the events leading up to a major court case involving eminent domain, with Keener as a woman who finds that her dream house and her neighborhood are threatened when Pfizer decides to build their plant in her town.

Highlights include an Exclusive Preview Screening of Room including a Q&A with Director Lenny Abrahamson; a screening of A Christmas Star — the first ever children's Christmas movie from Ireland voiced by Liam Neeson with cameos from Pierce Brosnan and Kylie Minogue; an opening event celebrating the unknown life of W.B. Yeats W.B. Yeats, No Country for Old Men and Older than Ireland, Alex Fegan's documentary telling the stories of 30 centenarians from Ireland.

Solo A Star Wars Story first look: Alden Ehrenreich plays the iconic character of Han Solo as the film traces his journey before the events of the first Star Wars film.

Delivering an explosive performance as a desperate father whose every move could be his last, Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson (Fast & The Furious, G.I Joe: Retaliation) stars in Snitch — a story inspired by true events about consequences, redemption and justice, and the lengths that a man will go to in order to protect his family.

It is «the only choice,» actor Diego Luna told io9 at the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story press event this weekend.

Agnes Bruckner (Venom, Vacancy 2, The Woods, Kill Theory), Sam Ball («The Event»), Haley Hudson («Ghost Whisperer», Killer Pad) and Kathleen Rose Perkins («Lie to Me,» «Trust Me») and Casper Van Dien also star in the ghost story said to be in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Dario Argento's Suspiria and Hideo Nakata's Ringu, «as a woman struggles to come to grips with her past in the wake of her mother's death, an unsettling presence emerges in her childhood home.»

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the first in the franchise's history to introduce us to completely new characters and events.

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Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016 has officially kicked off in London, and as part of the major three - day Star Wars event, a first poster and sizzle reel featuring new footage from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has dropped.

The 34 - year - old Solo: A Star Wars Story actor was joined at the event by Darren Criss, The Big Sick «s Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, Stranger Things «Joe Keery, Westworld «s Angela Sarafyan, Billy Eichner, Jay Ellis, Jimmy Tatro, director Ron Howard, and UnREAL «s Jeffrey Bowyer - Chapman.

The canonical story takes place soon after the events of Return of the Jedi and stars Iden Versio, the commander of the Empire's elite Inferno Squad.