Sentences with phrase «film character james»

Not exact matches

Two of the film's most iconic characters Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) and James McAvoy (Professor X) officially unveiled the Virgin Train's new name and X-Men livery at a star - studded launch at London Euston on 31 March.

Writer / director James Bridges made his name in the 1970s with such socially aware, character - driven films as The Paper Chase (1973), but his unassuming style and non-blockbuster mentality slowed his career in the 1980s.

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.

Inspired by true events, Rush details the rivalry between»70s Formula One drivers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl)- with the film exploring the characters» exploits in both their professional and personal lives.

The character has no franchise potential, as the film opens with an epilogue - as - prologue about Poe's death, but maybe Cusack and his director, V for Vendetta's James McTeigue, were still hoping for that same kind of pithy, indelible hero.

James Franco and Jonah Hill deliver two exceptional performances, which helps elevate the film's script far past its original expectations and helps create a film that's both a twisted character study and an examination of what the truth really means.

They're all left to twist in a film that imagines it has the epic historical melancholy of Clint Eastwood's «Unforgiven» or James Grey's «The Immigrant» but instead becomes defined by lugubriousness: long lap dissolves of the characters staring sadly into space or pronouncing on the death of the American dream.

Actor / director James Franco has created as unique a character in The Disaster Artist as Johnny Depp did with his Jack Sparrow creation in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.

A total waste, the dumbest film of the year, James Gray wrote a story about the war upon night, and many clubs and characters.

Written and directed by Karen Leigh Hopkins, the film's tone looks to be all over the place, but it's good to see James Badge Dale as something other than a supporting character in an action blockbuster.

While «Rebel Without a Cause» has a very familiar story, with predictable climax's and obvious character arcs, this James Dean film is not one to miss.

All of the voice talent from the first film (including Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, David Cross, and James Hong), as well as a few new characters (Jean - Claude Van Damme, Victor Garber, Dennis Haysbert and Danny McBride, as a villainous wolf) make appearances.

Thanks in large part to the independent film movement of the late»80s, the boyishly handsome James LeGros went from being an underrated bit player in Hollywood schlock to a well - respected character actor.

Based on the character Tinker Bell from J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy, the film features the voices of Mae Whitman, reprising her role of Tinker Bell, Christina Hendricks as a new dust - keeper fairy named Zarina, and Tom Hiddleston as a much younger James Hook.

He joined us to talk about his attraction to James J. Bulger as a character, his approach to structuring his true crime films, and how the role of media footage and the performative nature of some of his subjects can affect the «case» presented in his documentaries.

Among the topics discussed are the worst part of fame (Curtis says it's «isolation»), how Curtis's role (and particularly her striptease) in James Cameron's True Lies had a «major impact» on Gaga, and the challenges of filming sex scenes, plus there's a telling moment when Curtis asks «Is Gaga a character?»

EXTRAS: In addition to an audio commentary by director James Bobin, there's an in - depth look at making the film, costume and character featurettes, an interview with co-star Sacha Baron Cohen, deleted scenes and more.

Scripted by Gary Dauberman and James Wan, and produced by Wan and Peter Safran, the film gives front - and - center treatment to the demonic nun who menaced Vera Farmiga's character throughout The Conjuring 2.

The «Biutiful» star is in talks to be part of the next James Bond film, as a nemesis to Craig's character.

While it may sound like one of the platitudes that James Franco «s character is accused of delivering at one point, the title of Wim Wenders «new film «Every Thing Will Be Fine» contains a clue to its approach and it's in that space between «Every» and «Thing.»

James Gunn via Facebook has shutdown another group of characters that won't be appearing in Guardians of The Galaxy 2, and likely any other Marvel Studios film.

Those kinds of reappraisals have occasionally appeared in Anderson's career, which began with 1996's character - driven crime comedy «Bottle Rocket,» a movie that evolved from a 13 - minute short film with the help of Hollywood heavyweight James L. Brooks.

Liam James is great as the heart of the story, managing to portray an understated awkwardness and pain, but with his character remaining shy for large parts of proceedings, it is the supporting cast of offbeat characters who help bring the spark to the film.

(Unlike the other characters, Kesslee doesn't come from the Tank Girl comic book; he seems to have been pulled out of some archaic stockpile reeking of half - remembered James Bond films.)

The screenplay is the first by James C. Strouse, and despite it being clear the themes and archetypes that attracted Buscemi to the story, the finished film features vaguely defined characters that never become fully believable.

Morrison films this redemptive story — which thanks to a bumpy screenplay from Melissa James Gibson has a couple hard - to - swallow moments — with a dusty gray palette that suits its characters and masquerades the story's more obvious sentimentality.

2» director James Gun (via The Guardian), we may very well have a LBGTQ character in the films without knowing it.

Midway through James Cameron's 2009 sci - fi action film «Avatar,» set on the distant planet of Pandora, lead character Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) observes, «Out there is the true world.

Since his widely - acclaimed portrayal as the title character in TV's James Dean in 2001, James Franco has appeared in almost ninety films and become a renaissance man of cinema.

A Legendary Pictures production acquired by Netflix after the film parted ways with Universal earlier this year, Spectral is a big action movie with a tinge of sci - fi to it, anchored by an appealing collection of character actor or perennial supporting players at its centre (James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, Stephen Root and Bruce Greenwood among them).

Indeed the man is such a character that he's even got James Franco playing him in a film.

A clever, gently provocative movie about talking, listening and competing interests, «The End of the Tour» is a two - character play that managed to hitch a ride as a road movie directed by James Ponsoldt, whose previous films include «The Spectacular...

The story of a garbageman named Simon Grim (James Urbaniak) who becomes a celebrated poet after meeting the garrulous, frustrated title character (Thomas Jay Ryan), Henry Fool remains Hartley's most commercially successful film (on a very small scale), but it didn't exactly appear to be the launch of a franchise.

Any which way you look at Skyfall, James Bond — the film and the character — have matured.

Writer - director James Gunn, along with his ensemble cast, unveil details about the forthcoming «Guardians of the Galaxy» and its characters as the Marvel film enters its first days of production.

I'm disappointed by some of Shyamalan's choices in this film, but Split is still worth seeing in the theater for James McAvoy's brilliance in taking on multiple characters (plus thrillers are always more fun with a big audience anyway).

Directed by James Bobin, who brings his own unique vision to the spectacular world Tim Burton created on screen in 2010 with «Alice in Wonderland,» the film is written by Linda Woolverton based on characters created by Lewis Carroll and produced by Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd and Tim Burton with John G. Scotti serving as executive producer.

In the face of taking some hefty cyber bullying, Sony cancelled the premier of the Seth Rogen and James Franco film following an epic doxing by what appear to be North Korean hackers supported by despot Kim Jong Un — whom «The Interview» roundly mocks and assassinates in more than just character.

Director James Gunn's brother helped the cast play opposite the film's breakout character on set, but gives credit to Bradley Cooper and the CGI wizards.

One of the reported stand outs is the character X-23, played by Dafne Keen, and director of the film James Mangold has said in a Facebook live Q&A that he would be shocked if we don't see her again.

Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds and director of Logan James Mangold have denied that the character will appear in the Hugh Jackman's film.

James Mangold for caring about all the right things in his work and blessing us with Logan and Copland, Refn for Drive alone, Stallone for giving us Rocky and THE «Just keep going» monologue that everyone in the arts needs when they have that inevitable bad day, Joe Carnahan for being able to blend heart stopping action with character drama and Phil Joanou for making my favorite film of all time with State of Grace (1990)(I'd love a Cinephilia and Beyond piece on it someday...)

The character is getting his own standalone film later this year, and it is helmed by James Wan who is otherwise known for his horror films like The Conjuring franchise.

This is a movie that places mood and character above all else, and though it comes with the undesirable label of being James Gandolfini's final screen appearance, «The Drop» is a well - paced and expertly acted film that serves as a fitting end to one actor's career and the exciting emergence of another.

A new featurette for Into the Woods gives us a look at the characters and storylines in the film — and a chance to hear cast members, from James Corden to Meryl Streep, sing.

«Characters like Spider - Man or Batman or James Bond or Iron Man, who have been around for so long and are always refreshed in comic books or novels or movies, you don't necessarily get that kind of an endpoint — and we wanted to do that, which is what these next two Avengers films are.»

Among the high - profile premieres this year are «Antz,» the new Dreamworks animated film; James Ivory's «A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries,» with Kris Kristofferson playing a character inspired by novelist James Jones; «Dancing at Lughnasa,» starring Meryl Streep in the film of Brian Friel's celebrated play; John Waters» «Pecker,» with Edward Furlong as a fast - food worker whose photos are embraced by the New York art world; Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh in «The Theory of Flight,» about a work - release prisoner assigned to a woman with Lou Gehrig's disease; Ben Stiller as a drug - addicted TV writer in «Permanent Midnight»; Christina Ricci in «Desert Blue,» about slim prospects for a teenager in a town of 89 people; «The Imposters,» the new film by Stanley («Big Night») Tucci, starring Tucci and Oliver Platt as cruise - ship stowaways; «Rushmore,» with Jason Schwartzmann as a prep schooler who is a lousy student but hyperactive in campus activities; Cameron Diaz in «Very Bad Things,» about a bachelor party that ends in murder; Cate Blanchett as «Elizabeth,» the story of England's 16th century monarch, and «The Judas Kiss,» with FBI agent Emma Thompson on the trail of the kidnapper of a computer genius.

Meanwhile, character players like James LeGros and Brian F. O'Byrne come off the bench and give the film added dimension and texture with solid performances.

All three characters engage in the kind of sexual practices and dizzying social behaviour that will ensure viewers stick around for every minute of the eight episodes, the first two of which are being directed by James Kent — who made the film Testament Of Youth with Alicia Vikander.

As the book was written from Sestero's perspective, the film is very much so as well, meaning that though James and his performance will be the biggest thing coming out of this movie, Dave's really the main character.