Sentences with phrase «female character in this film»

The one major female character in this film appears to be employed in a position of control.

Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner, who play Captain America and Hawkeye, were called out last month after calling the only female character in the film — black Widow — a «whore» and a «slut».

A female character in this film is one of Hercules» warriors.

Partly because of the role she's rumoured to be taking on (scroll down for details), and partly because she's the only new major female character in the film.

As well, it is refreshing to see the female characters in this film portrayed in a positive light.

Robyn Hood's bars highlight the many great female characters in the film.

The female characters in the film aren't given as much to work with.

Not exact matches

Much like the success of last year's Warner Bros. film Wonder Woman helped change the conversation around a female superhero movie helmed by a woman director, a box - office smashing debut for Black Panther could pave the way for a similar paradigm shift in Hollywood with regard to how studios approach big - budget stories about characters of color.

And only 32 % of films featured 10 or more female characters in speaking roles (compared to 79 % with 10 or more such male roles).

Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).

Still, the findings are an unfortunate reality and according to the report the odds are even worse for women as, «only 22.3 percent of senior characters in these acclaimed films were female.»

We recently released a very, very comprehensive study of the occupations of female characters in both television and family - rated films.

And of the female characters, specifically in G - rated films, which are for very young kids, we found that there are no CEOs, no politicians in high positions, there were no female characters in medical science or in law.

She is the founder of the non-profit Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which engages film and television creators to dramatically increase the percentages of female characters — and reduce gender stereotyping — in media made for children 11 and under.

So if we can increase the percentage of women working behind the scenes on films, not only will women's voices be heard more, but we'll see a result on - screen in an increase in the percentage of female characters.

Keira Knightley has claimed she rarely chooses to act in films set in the modern day because «female characters nearly always get raped».

Director Tom Dey's film is yet another by - the - numbers romantic comedy where the same tired escapades ensue, including one character's climactic discovery of the other's secret (in this case, when Tripp finds out about Paula's career as a female Hitch), and their eventual reunion at the end.

Why yes, I did read MAJ's article on the lack of dynamic female characters in modern mainstream film - making...

Spielberg leaves too much on the table between the two characters, especially in a film that earns the right to breathe for a few seconds, but Streep shines in these scenes all the same — this is Spielberg's first female - driven film since «The Color Purple» in 1985, and the actress is eager to make up for lost time.

But, Black Panther is not your typical male - dominated comic book - based movie, practically every other strong character in this film is a female.

Much of the film's emotional punch comes from the ever - optimistic Dug and his relationships with three key supporting characters: caveman tribe chief Chief (Timothy Spall), who admits he's old for... 32, Goona, a female football phenom who Dug digs (she's voiced by Maisie Williams of «Game of Thrones») and Hognob, Dug's pig pal, who's much more than a pet (he's got a little Gromit in him).

He changed the ethnicity of the lead female character in Leonard's novel from the white Jackie Burke to a black Jackie Brown which allowed him to cast Pam Grier and reference her blaxploitation films «Foxy Brown» and «Coffy» as well as, employing the use of Bobby Womack's «Across 110th Street».

Full of uncomfortable character turns, the film dives headfirst into parental and Oedipal trauma, the lines between its female characters blurring in gut - wrenching ways.

It's not that women are specifically excluded (the film and its characters are surprisingly positive towards marriage in the end), but with the most likeable female character (and most responsible character overall) being Heather Graham's stripper, it's obvious whose ride this is.

I am frustrated by the lack of modern - or future - set films without strong female characters, but I'm aware that, historically speaking, women haven't been given much training in warfare or an equal share of about anything.

Though it's mildly raunchy in the Apatow style (he co-produced), The Five - Year Engagement, like most of the films Segel's co-written, also allows its female characters to be recognizable human beings with senses of humor and personality traits other than niceness.

In an interview with BBC's The One Show, Oscar winner and new raider of tombs Alicia Vikander talked about how excited she was to be playing a badass female character and how exciting it is «To see female characters in these kinds of films... It's definitely a big change happening.&raquIn an interview with BBC's The One Show, Oscar winner and new raider of tombs Alicia Vikander talked about how excited she was to be playing a badass female character and how exciting it is «To see female characters in these kinds of films... It's definitely a big change happening.&raquin these kinds of films... It's definitely a big change happening.»

The 31 year - old star of «Mad Men» (which wrapped its third season this week, though me and my fellow Brits haven't even got started) has essayed the best female character in American film or TV in two years, gives great interview and, -LSB-...]

There's so much to appreciate in that film — from its portrayal of a kickass female lead character who just so happens to have a physical disability (though is never depicted as being a person who matters less because of it) to its impressive number of real - time stunts and action sequences to its feminist message.

As we all know, Marvel has had quite a flogging in the press about its treatment of its female characters: Not only is there no stand - alone female superhero film yet, but our daughters also have no female superhero action figures.

In the 1960s, the top earners that centered around a female character were: The Sound of Music (which was the highest grossing film of the decade), Dr. Zhivago, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Funny Girl, Cleopatra, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (debatable), Bonnie and Clyde (debatable), Let's Make Love, West Side Story.

In all of Trier's films, emotion, subjectivity, and intuition are in their fullest forms by female characters: from Grace (Nicole Kidman) in Dogville, She (Charlotte Gainsbourg) in Antichrist, and Justine (Kirsten Dunst) in MelancholiIn all of Trier's films, emotion, subjectivity, and intuition are in their fullest forms by female characters: from Grace (Nicole Kidman) in Dogville, She (Charlotte Gainsbourg) in Antichrist, and Justine (Kirsten Dunst) in Melancholiin their fullest forms by female characters: from Grace (Nicole Kidman) in Dogville, She (Charlotte Gainsbourg) in Antichrist, and Justine (Kirsten Dunst) in Melancholiin Dogville, She (Charlotte Gainsbourg) in Antichrist, and Justine (Kirsten Dunst) in Melancholiin Antichrist, and Justine (Kirsten Dunst) in Melancholiin Melancholia.

Most of what makes the film gritty and realistic comes from Bree, who is one of the most interesting female characters in seventies» cinema.

She joins a series of female characters who save the day in films this year.

Plus, the GRAND CARDINAL RULE of Costume Design is to always, always bet on the films that feature a female lead or plenty of female characters, and preferably in a period setting.

A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay has unveiled the new songs for her upcoming Disney film, which sees groundbreaking female artists like Sia and, yes, the glorious Sade taking center stage right alongside main character Meg Murry.

In addition, female characters comprised only 28 % of all characters in the top 100 films of 200In addition, female characters comprised only 28 % of all characters in the top 100 films of 200in the top 100 films of 2002.

Marky Mark's squawking isn't quite as annoying as Shia LaBeouf's, the female characters aren't ogled as lecherously as in previous films and the racial caricatures are dialed back somewhat too.

The highly intuitive female character is a convention that can be found even in Alfred Hitchcock's work, particularly his last film, the underrated «Family Plot,» in which the film pays teasing homage to the trope by making Blanche (Barbara Harris) a psychic.

The actress also noted that it was important for her to meet with the director so that they can talk about her execution of Michelle, as she feels how a female character is presented in a horror film is important.

Other Notable Releases: The Coens» «Inside Llewyn Davis» has continued to grow on me the more I think about it, and Oscar Isaac is fantastic, but the film is so egregiously shitty to its female characters who are either harpies, bitches, hags, or all three that I can't in good conscience put it on my Top 10.

Over the past 15 years, she has built a filmography of strong female characters, and will soon be seen opposite Liam Neeson in the Watergate Scandal film «Felt.»

For those who don't know, Tauriel is a character played by Evangeline Lilly in the final two installments of the franchise, one of two female characters in the entire story (both added from outside the source material), and the only character that is a complete invention of the film universe.

This year, they're the female characters with character who gave us our most memorable laughs, joys, insights and inspirations during 2008, and have shown in films — both lighthearted and dark — that they're made of the right stuff not the wrong fluff.

That Song to Song moves past figurative framing in its immersion into a female character's life suggests an evolution that may not readily announce itself among the film's more expected retreads of the Malick house style.

Many of Shelton's films present female characters in similar scenarios, at a crossroads, facing life events forcing them out of a rut.

The young girl plays Athena with that certain Disney charm that many female characters had in the studio's past live - action films.

Feted, beloved, and at times «progressive» as it may be, Pixar is not immune to similarly «bloggy» issues regarding political correctness; a debate over the absence of female lead characters in their films began earlier this year and remains a valid and popular talking point.

And this brings us to the critical backlash to this film: a feeling in some quarters that for all its powerful and compelling female lead, the movie appears obtuse on race and blackness by making it a subsidiary function of the white characters» moral journey.

The 1954 monster - horror Creature from the Black Lagoon was a huge influence: in that film, an aquatic monster known as Gill - Man becomes fascinated with a female character called Kay, who's part of a scientific expedition whose aim it is to capture or kill the monster and study its breathing.