Sentences with phrase «feature as screenwriters»

Even the pair's first feature as screenwriters,

Not exact matches

Fabled is the first feature film from Ari Kirschenbaum, who served as director, screenwriter, and editor.

Joined by a fairly new screenwriter in terms of feature films, Liz Hannah definitely proves herself as a worthy writer as well.

From screenwriter Chris Terrio's self - consciously snappy dialogue to the amped - up thriller climax, actor - director Ben Affleck's third feature succeeds as a savvy, facile crowd - pleaser by hewing closely to the same Hollywood conventions that it mildly mocks.

Of the world premieres, the major gets for Toronto include Freeheld, Peter Sollett's LGBT drama starring Julianne Moore and Ellen Page; Stonewall, Roland Emmerich's drama about the birth of the gay rights movement; Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van, which is rumored to feature an awards - worthy performance from Maggie Smith; Jay Roach's film Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston as the famed Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted in the 1940s; Terence Davies's anticipated follow - up to The Deep Blue Sea, Sunset Song; Charlie Kaufman's first stop - motion film, Anomalisa; and Eye in the Sky, Gavin Hood's thriller about piloted aircraft warfare, starring Aaron Paul and Helen Mirren.

In a collaboration with frequent screenwriter Jonathan Raymond (the scribe behind her preceeding pair of features), the feature charts the progress of three couples — played by Blue Valentine's Michelle Williams and The Fourth Kind's Will Patton, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day's Shirley Henderson and Motherhood's Neal Huff, and Me And Orson Welles» Zoe Kazan and Knight And Day's Paul Dano — and their collective children as they follow the path set by their uncertain titular guide (Barney's Version's Bruce Greenwood).

From his inspired collaborations with the prolific writer Charlie kaufman in Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, to his adapted screenplay of Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are, Jonze continues to prove himself as not only an important film - maker of his time but also a wonderful screenwriter, and his latest feature Her starring Joaquin Phoenix might just be his magnum opus.

A casting call for «Iron Man 3,» which will get underway this summer, written by fast - rising screenwriter Drew Pearce and directed by «Kiss Kiss Bang Bang» helmer Shane Black, has been obtained via Feature Film Casting (via Latino Review), and it reveals that Johansson will be back on duty as the flexible Natasha Romanoff in the new film.

Screenwriter John Romano served time as writer - producer on Hills Street Blues, L.A. Law and Monk, while director Brad Furman turned to crime in his first feature, The Take.

The disc comes with a feature commentary by the screenwriter Ernest Lehman, a new 2009 documentary The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style as well as more features that will make you want to wish you were old enough to have seen this one in the theatre.

On another track, find a monotonous group commentary featuring director David Frankel, producer Wendy Finerman, costume designer Patricia Field, screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, editor Mark Livoisi, and DP Florian Ballhaus; the adage too many cooks spoil the broth would seem to apply, as nothing remotely revelatory emerges from their conversation.

Metcalf, now back on Broadway for the third consecutive season with «Three Tall Women,» was introduced by «Lady Bird» director and screenwriter Greta Gerwig before being surprised with a recorded video featuring messages of love from costars past and present including Nathan Lane and Alison Pill, as well as from her three children.

The first disc includes the theatrical release of the film, along with an interesting feature commentary track by director Marshall and screenwriter Bill Condon, as well as the deleted musical number «Class,» and a 27 - minute documentary on bringing the musical to the big screen («From Stage to Screen: The History of Chicago»).

Tully — which features a script by Juno and Young Adult screenwriter Diablo Cody — tells the story of a struggling mother (Theron) who receives the services of a night nanny (Mackenzie Davis) as a gift from her brother.

The Wind and the Lion (1972), the sophomore feature of the film school - trained screenwriter turned director, takes on a romantic tale of rebellion and response, honorable ancient codes and modern military might, and the first stirrings of the United States of America, the modern, maverick young country in a political culture dominated by the history - seeped empires of old Europe, as a world power.

Starring Garrett Hedlund (On the Road) and Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), and written and directed by William Monahan (Oscar - winning screenwriter of The Departed, with one previous feature as a director — London Boulevard — under his belt), the film is a showcase for ostensibly fine talent wasted in the service of self - indulgence.

Features relaxed commentary by director Lone Scherfig and actors Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard (who spend as much time reminiscing over the shoot and appreciating key moments as discussing the production and the characters), a nine - minute making of featurette (which also includes interviews with screenwriter Nick Hornby and author Lynn Barber) and 11 deleted scenes among the supplements on both DVD and Blu - ray.

Fearlessly led by Bryan Cranston as the blacklisted screenwriter and featuring Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg, Louis C.K., and Diane Lane, among so many others, in key supporting roles, «Trumbo» is a rollicking excursion into a dark chapter of Hollywood history.

The Dolby Surround soundmix is sharp and workmanlike — like the movie that it decorates, nothing remarkable, nothing jarring — while a feature - length commentary provided by Hackford and screenwriter Thomas Rickman is difficult to sit through, not for the fact of any dead spots (there aren't any), but for the way that Hackford likes to talk about how race was an issue in the Old South as though everyone else is an idiot.

The Lord of The Rings actor plays Douglas as a young man in the film, which features Bryan Cranston as the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter...

The Cabin in the Woods is the feature directorial debut of Whedon protege Drew Goddard, screenwriter of Cloverfield and Robopocalypse, as well as work on «Buffy the Vampire Slayer», «Alias» and «Lost» for J.J. Abrams.

Australian actress and President of the Jury Cate Blanchett, Canadian director and member of the Feature Film Jury Denis Villeneuve, Taiwanese actor and member of the Feature Film Jury Chang Chen, US director and screenwriter and member of the Feature Film Jury Ava DuVernay, French actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Lea Seydoux, US actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Kristen Stewart, Burundian singer and member of the Feature Film Jury Khadja Nin, Russian director and member of the Feature Film Jury Andrey Zvyagintsev and French director and member of the Feature Film Jury Robert Guediguian pose as they arrive on May 19, 2018 for the closing ceremony and the screening of the film «The Man Who Killed Don Quixote» at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.

Screenwriter and producer Diablo Cody's second feature film, an ersatz horror story set in a small town high school, provides the first real test as an actor for internet - manufactured hottie Megan Fox, until now lost among giant robots and special effects in the Transformers franchise.

Presented in a widescreen video transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio soundtrack, the «Man on Fire» DVD includes two full - length audio commentary tracks (the first by director Tony Scott, and the other with producer Lucas Foster, screenwriter Brian Helgeland and star Dakota Fanning), as well as deleted scenes and an alternate ending (also featuring optional director commentary).

The directorial debut of Oscar - winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, the film features compelling performances by Jessica Chastain as Bloom and Idris Elba as her lawyer.

Focus Features» Darkest Hour by Joe Wright and screenwriter Anthony McCarten had a robust opening in four theaters, with an average that appears as of Sunday morning to be the fourth best of 2017 at $ 61,944.

Two commentary tracks likewise grace the feature, one with a self - amused yet aloof Fincher, the other a patchwork teaming actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr. and, from a separate session, producer Brad Fischer, screenwriter James Vanderbilt, and author James Ellroy, who's there strictly as a fanboy of Zodiac and California crime.

Prior to their Oscar wins in respective categories, 12 Years a Slave took best feature, Matthew McConaughey took best actor for Dallas Buyers Club, Cate Blanchett won best actress for Blue Jasmine, Jared Leto took the best supporting actor trophy for Dallas Buyers Club, Lupita Nyong» o won best supporting actress for 12 Years a Slave as well as the film's screenwriter John Ridley for best screenplay.

His latest, Knight of Cups is certainly as impressionistic as these last two features, and hinges once again on a restless nomad, this time a faded Hollywood screenwriter hovering betwixt the sacred labors of his profession and the profane temptations of his surroundings.

In the last two years, wins in key categories at the Indie Spirits have also synced with the Oscars: At the 2014 ceremony, 12 Years a Slave took best feature, Matthew McConaughey took best actor for Dallas Buyers Club, Cate Blanchett won best actress for Blue Jasmine, Jared Leto took the best supporting actor trophy for Dallas Buyers Club, Lupita Nyong» o won best supporting actress for 12 Years a Slave as well as the film's screenwriter John Ridley for best screenplay.

The weekend - long festival, hosted in partnership with the Academy Education and Nicholl Fellowships Programs, featured headline panels with screenwriter notables including James Gunn («Guardians of the Galaxy») and sneak peek screenings of Starz's «American Gods» and Fox's «Shots Fired,» as well as a pitch competition and industry networking opportunities.

If you were really looking hard, chances are you spotted Author E.L. James and her husband / FIFTY SHADES FREED (and FIFTY SHADES DARKER) screenwriter Niall Leonard as featured background extras.

While that track is a fun listen, it is not nearly as entertaining as the third commentary, featuring screenwriter Jim Uhls and Chuck Palahniuk, who authored the original novel.

Sprawling, featuring a massive cast of characters, screenwriters Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth (Get On Up) do the best they can to streamline the story as much as possible, chronicling events in a journalistic fashion as they analyze the various events that led to both men's conjoined rise and fall.

Given de Souza's experience as a screenwriter, one gets the impression from the finished product that he probably didn't get his way much of the time when conceptualizing this movie, as it features one of the shoddiest plots and dumbest characterizations I've ever seen for a movie of this magnitude.

Offering half an acerbic family dramedy (from screenwriter Diablo Cody, in «Young Adult» mode), and half a Jonathan Demme - directed concert pic that just happens to feature Meryl Streep as the frontwoman, this is a shaggy, easily distractible film that consistently defies expectations to both charming and baffling effect.

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Behind The Screens: Panels Master Classes Conversations MVFF38 hosted a total of six panels, which included such luminaries as Ed Arentz, Managing Director Music Box Films; Ira Deutchmann, Founder Fine Line Features; production designer Judy Becker; director Valerie Weiss; Russ CollinsFounder / Director Art House Convergence; producer / writer Komal Minhas; and director Christopher Coppola as well as three master classes, including Bobby Roth: A Director Prepares, a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and The Heroine's Journey: Writing and Selling the Female - Driven Screenplay, led by screenwriter Pamela Gray and story consultant Tom Schlesinger.

That's why many began looking out for Live By Night, a venture that sees him prominently being featured as a director, screenwriter and actor.

Scout Tafoya's series on overlooked or under appreciated films continues with screenwriter John Patrick Shanley's debut feature, a comedy starring Tom Hanks as a put - upon factory worker and Meg Ryan in three roles as three different muses.

Simone is Andrew Niccol's second feature as a director (Gattaca) and third as screenwriter (Gattaca and The Truman Show), and for someone so new to the industry, he has made quite a terrific impression on many in terms of his talents.

During that time, numerous big - name Hollywood producers and screenwriters tried — and failed — to adapt it as a feature film.

may be Schamus» first feature behind the director's chair, but his years as a producer, screenwriter and co-President of Focus Features has made him more than prepared for the task.

Max Landis, the self - styled brat screenwriter of Chronicle and the underrated American Ultra, makes his feature directing debut with Me Him Her, a movie as scraggly and eager as a teenage cover band fumbling through its first set.

«Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire» marks Martini's first feature film as screenwriter, producer and composer.

It's an acknowledged classic now, but this fourth feature from director Martin Scorsese and the third produced screenplay from critic turned master screenwriter Paul Schrader was as controversial in the bicentennial year of 1976 as successful movies get.

While Landis is a prolific screenwriter (he's sold far more screenplays than he's seen produced), the An American Werewolf in London remake would be his sophomore feature as a director, following last year's Me Him Her.

Take Stay for instance, the latest from director Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) and screenwriter David Benioff (25th Hour), which features busy McGregor and busy Naomi Watts as a couple in love and dealing with her (Watts's Lila) attempted suicide, the ordeal of which McGregor's character (psychiatrist Sam) has somewhat unscrupulously helped her through.

Among the many interviewees featured in A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington are filmmakers Oliver Stone (JFK, Nixon, W.), Rob Reiner (The American President), Gary Ross (Dave, The Hunger Games); and Rod Lurie (The Contender); actors Illeana Douglas (To Die For) as well as granddaughter of Melvin Douglas and James Cromwell (The Queen, W.); actor / politician Fred Thompson (The Hunt for Red October, In the Line of Fire); producer Marc Frydman (The Contender); political consultant and commentator James Carville (The War Room); screenwriter Bob Gale (Back to the Future); author and film critic Julie Salamon (The Devil's Candy); and Projecting Hollywood co-author Terry Christensen.

These letters form the basis of «Trumbo,» a documentary about the writer's life based on the play «Trumbo» by his son Christopher and featuring powerful staged readings of the letters by such performers as Brian Dennehy, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane, Liam Neeson, David Strathairn, and Michael Douglas — whose father, Kirk, interviewed in the film, helped break the blacklist in 1960 by insisting that Trumbo be credited as the screenwriter for «Spartacus.»