Sentences with phrase «film is in the running»

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Canadian filmmakers need distribution deals up front in order to secure financing, and veteran producer Niv Fichman, who runs Rhombus Media, says it's unclear how committed eOne is to Canadian film.

The Force Awakens earned $ 124 million during its run in the country (compared to $ 596 million in the U.S.), but was only the 13th most popular film of the year in China.

But, Paramount's best bet for a blockbuster film in 2017 is likely the latest installment in the long - running and financially successful Transformers action franchise, which will hit theaters in June.

While major production companies and distributors, à la Disney, typically get most of the credit for the success of Hollywood films, there are dozens of independently run startups like Rodeo that contribute in no small part to the success of projects, and without which these films would not look as glossy as they do.

It may be early in the show's run, but Colbert is already setting a precedent for booking guests beyond the traditional circle of Hollywood elite pitching their film and television projects.

Avnet (whose father, Jon, is a veteran Hollywood director and producer as well as the studio's co-CEO) told Fortune the studio wanted to maintain the film's authenticity — they wanted viewers to think the horror film playing out in real - time might really be happening — so they avoided marketing the movie and, in fact, they did not even run the idea by Snapchat before proceeding.

Peep - show booths that ran film loops came first, then camcorders and VCRs — many of which were invented in Japan, but adopted first in the United States by porn directors.

In this film, the pastor and a nun, played by Ingrid Bergman, attempt to save a run - down parochial school on the verge of being closed down.

He is seen as a potential heir apparent after a broad grounding in the family - controlled company that recently split in two, with James now running the half encompassing the broadcasting and film interests.

Jeffrey Ma was a key player toward the end of the team's run, and is the basis for the lead characters in both Ben Mezrich's book Bringing Down the House and the 2008 film adaptation, 21.

In a partnership with Vevue, a P2P video distribution app running on the QTUM platform, the film will be uploaded onto the blockchain, made available for...

The repeated pattern of expansions and recessions is like multiple sequels in a long - running movie franchise — each film shares a similar and familiar landscape but still manages to be different due to the specific causes and characters.

The 39 - year - old native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who started as a nightclub stripper there at 17, has appeared in more than 250 X-rated films, beginning in 2000; was signed as an exclusive with major porn studio Wicked Pictures in 2002 (she's still a contract player for them); and has been inducted into multiple industry halls of fame, including the one run by leading industry trade publication Adult Video News.

Christian Isolationism ran so strong that in 1941, just before the war started, there was a propaganda film made to counter it about a religious contientious objector who became a war hero — «Sergeant York.»

Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who run Miramax, entered Kids in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and began an extensive campaign to convince critics that Kids is an important work of art that should be given the more profitable R rating, which allows parents to take their youngsters to the film and also opens up the video and cable television markets.

The film, however, is only half the story the stage musical on which it's based has been playing continually in the West End for 28 years, making it London's longest running show.

posts on ALMOST FAMOUS, two on the SCHOOL OF ROCK, and an epic one on THE DOORS, I do think that among my list of pop - music films, THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO is the standout in terms of sheer cinematic achievement, with only AMERICAN GRAFFITI giving it a run for the money.

On a topic closer to like what you're doing — about twelve years ago, I ran an in - depth website examining the Christian symbolism in «The Lord of the Rings» films.

Not to offend the industry and run the risk of the industry turning its back on «religious films» was implied in most of the argument for the film.

But there's an unexpected religious theme running through the movie, as the Coens skewer the ways Hollywood tries to put the transcendent onscreen (disclaimer spotted in the credits: «This film contains no visual depiction of the Godhead»).

Although it is entertaining to see whether the restaurant manager will try to dodge the reporter — yes, a manager was caught on film running away and hiding behind a wall — or lie about what happened, it's everything Van Warner says to avoid doing in a crisis.

There is still time for Arsenal to rescue the campaign and lift the EPL trophy in May and I'm sure that all Gooners will be Geordies for the night when Newcastle take on Leicester tonight, but it will take an epic comeback like the one produced by the Arsenal side of the late 80s, the one in the film Fever Pitch that blew a promising position and then went on a late run that culminated in a title decider on the last day at Anfield.

His pick - six to seal New Orleans's first NFL crown is a testament to his diligent film study of the Colts» China route, a staple of their three - wideout formations in which the receiver split the farthest wide motions underneath the slot receiver, who runs an in - cut for a short gain.

«If they watch film, which they're supposed to do in the NFL, you know I can cut block in the run game and that's a legal play,» Douglas said.

Arif Hasan has written that Billy Price and Isiah Wynn would both fit the Vikings» current blocking scheme perfectly, and the film I saw of Wynn told me the same thing, while Will Hernandez's film indicated to me, at least, that he would be more at home in the old, power - blocking system we ran with Adrian Peterson.

I'm sure the coaches will address this in film, but there were a few times where our receivers still had the same pre-Willie mindset and were jogging back out to their positions instead of quickly running to get lined up to begin the play.

Gores While former veep Al keeps getting buzz for his global warming film, AnInconvenient Truth (it was to debut in the United Arab Emirates this week), the49ers» former fumbler Frank (left) held on and ran for 134 yards on Sunday, upping his NFL - best total to 465 rushing yards.

Recently, there has been a lot of speculation that Daniel Craig's days as the spy with a license to kill are numbered, ending an almost 10 year run as the headliner in four Bond films.

ArsenalFanTV specialises in filming videos where fans are able to express their unbiased opinions on topics such as the performance of the team, transfers and on how the club is run.

Kelly and his staff had noticed in their film study that two front men on Stanford's kick return team were not waiting to see the kick before they broke and ran backwards.

Instead, they lie in wait to film themselves berating moms for running a quick errand or breastfeeding their children in a public place where they have every right to be.

As 2017 comes to a close, I've been looking back at the year in the way the last person alive in a horror film occasionally checks over their shoulder while running at full pelt to see if the crazed killer is still behind them.

The pair were seated next to each other for a new film put out by the party to showcase its arguments in the run - up to the 23 June referendum.

Ulrich, a 32 - year - old Republican who represents a district in Southern Queens and has been filming a prospective reality television series about his potential run, didn't answer the question of whether he actually will run against de Blasio, telling WNYC's Brian Lehrer he'll make that decision in «a couple of weeks.»

Is this film influenced or run in some way by the Plane Stupid campaign?

Making an audience laugh in the aisles while smuggling in deep political points is not as easy as it seems, and In The Loop's outrage at the events which led to the Iraq war shine through every minute of the film's running timin the aisles while smuggling in deep political points is not as easy as it seems, and In The Loop's outrage at the events which led to the Iraq war shine through every minute of the film's running timin deep political points is not as easy as it seems, and In The Loop's outrage at the events which led to the Iraq war shine through every minute of the film's running timIn The Loop's outrage at the events which led to the Iraq war shine through every minute of the film's running time.

State officials are «in conversations with a number of potential strategic partners, locally and in the film industry,» who might run the film hub, Zemsky said.

There are television news segments, filmed at studios in the Legislative Office Building, that run on public access television.

Cynthia Nixon is calling for the big film industry tax break to be reined in as part of her run for governor — but the actress» own «Sex and the...

The film, which will be told in four parts, chronicles the period from the submission of the petition in 2013 by then presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo - Addo, his running - mate, Mahamudu Bawumia and Chairman of the NPP at the time, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, to the final declaration by the Supreme Court.

The native of Jamaica is also a film - maker and a karaoke host at Bronx bars and restaurants, although both have taken back seat in recent weeks because he's running against, or trying to run against, State Senator Jose M. Serrano.

The new film comes just days after Cameron said in an interview with Buzfeed that the Tories were running a «totally positive campaign».

Cor Development Co. is seeking to evict the Central New York film hub from its building in DeWitt, saying the state - run studio has fallen nearly $ 1 million behind in its rent.

At that point, «I opted not to run again because I was pursuing a career in film that required a lot of traveling,» says Bartels.

After getting some blowback for criticizing a program that indirectly benefited her as Miranda Hobbes in the two Sex and the City movies (actors» salaries are not eligible for the subsidies, and the long - running TV show completed filming before the program was created), she made it clear she was serious about the issue, as the New York Post reported:

Cynthia Nixon is calling for the big film industry tax break to be reined in as part of her run for governor — but the actress» own «Sex and the City» movies scored enough dough from the $ 420 - million program to buy a lifetime supply of Manolos.

Elsewhere in the city, incumbents largely were returned to office, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., running unopposed, faced a surprisingly strong, last minute write - in challenge from Marc Fliedner, an out gay ex-prosecutor prompted to jump in when revelations surfaced about the incumbent's failure to pursue fraud charges against Ivanka and Donald Trump, Jr., in their marketing of the Trump Soho and sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein brought by an Italian model who captured a partial admission from the former film mogul on tape.

Cambridge Analytica's CEO has been filmed by Channel 4 News telling undercover reporters how he ran Donald Trump's digital campaign in the 2016 US presidential election.

As well as the $ 15 million film hub, the company is building a $ 90 million factory for high - efficiency light bulb manufacturer Soraa — and any other projects Fort Schuyler carries out in the Greater Syracuse area as part of a deal that could run for as long as 10 years.

It's the connection between the two that Antonacci says in a 34 - page audit brings up a lot of questions — including uncertainty about a $ 200,000 loan from the county to the entity that runs the film hub.