Sentences with phrase «film society members»

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The society is also discussing with the Stephen Spielberg group the possibility of producing a film of the book Jurassic Park, written by Michael Crighton — a member of the Dinosaur Society advisorysociety is also discussing with the Stephen Spielberg group the possibility of producing a film of the book Jurassic Park, written by Michael Crighton — a member of the Dinosaur Society advisorySociety advisory board.

While this is a more conventional piece of film - making, it leaves us haunted by the same questions — how a society can fail its most vulnerable members so completely.

As the film's final act begins, Graham is ushered out of a D.C. society party she's hosting to take a call with Bradlee, her trusted adviser Fritz Beebe (Tracy Letts), and the disapproving board member Arthur Parsons (Bradley Whitford).

How a person with his needs and longings is conditioned to be a useful member of society is the subject of his films time and again.

In total, the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society members have nominated over forty different films ranging from smaller art - house releases to major blockbusters.

Founded in 1997, the Online Film Critics Society is the world's oldest and most prominent group for online film critics, comprised of 254 members representing 22 different countries.

This year's National Society of Film Critics awards are dedicated to Richard Schickel, the legendary film critic and historian, author of 37 books and director of 37 documentaries, and a founding member of the Society.

The mission of the society is to further the growth of an informed film audience, to promote awareness of the Internet as a source of news and commentary, to provide a forum for the OFCS members to communicate and discuss ideas about journalism and cinema, and to encourage a high standard of journalism across the online media.

A member since 2001 of the Online Film Critics» Society, Glenn has a background in special effects and film and video editorial, but is still at heart a starry - eyed UCLA Film Student.

It is in charge of admitting new members, evaluating the compliance of current members, the arbitration of various rules and by - laws of the OFCS, oversight of the financial needs of the OFCS, working as liaison between the society and the film industry, media and online community, and the general administrative functions of overseeing the OFCS.

«Our members found an interesting theme in many of the films released this year, giving a voice to communities who have generally been underserved and marginalized in society,» says AAFCA president Gil Robertson.

2 — Annie Award online voting opens 2 — Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala 3 — Deadline for receipt of final Golden Globe ballots from HFPA members 3 — Voting ends for Art Directors Guild nominations 3 — Cinema Audio Society nomination ballot voting ends 3 — NYFCC awards dinner 4 — WGA theatrical and documentary screenplays announced 4 — Art Directors Guild nominations announced 4 — PGA nominations polls close for motion pictures and animated motion pictures 5 — AFI Awards luncheon 5 — PGA Awards nominations announced 5 — PGA nominations for TV, animated, motion pictures and digital announced 5 — Academy Award nominations voting opens at 8AM PST 7 — Golden Globe Awards 8 — Final ballots go out to BFCA members 8 — Final ballots go out to BTJA members 9 — Deadline for BFCA returning final ballots 9 — Deadline for BTJA returning final ballots 9 — National Board of Review gala 9 — BAFTA nominations announced 10 — Cinema Audio Society nominees announced 10 — DGA TV, Commercial and Documentary nominees announced 11 — Critics» Choice Awards 11 — DGA feature film and first - time feature nominations announced 12 — Academy Award nominations voting closes at 5PM PST 15 — NAACP Image Awards 19 — PGA final voting closes 20 — PGA Awards 19 — SAG final voting closes 21 — SAG Awards 23 - Annie Award final voting closes 23 — Academy Award nominations announced 26 — ACE Eddie Awards Gala 27 — Art Directors Guild Awards

Film Comment Digital Producer Violet Lucca discusses and debates the selection with a panel of FC contributors, including Eric Hynes, associate curator of film at the Museum of the Moving Image; Aliza Ma, head of programming at Metrograph; Adam Nayman, Cinema Scope contributor; Nick Pinkerton, member of the New York Film Critics Circle; and Michael Koresky, Director of Editorial and Creative Strategy at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Screeners of «I Love You, Daddy» had already been sent - out to Critics Choice Awards and Online Film Critics Society voting members, and many of them (including me) received the film either last Thursday or Friday — when the C.K. news broke and The Orchard cancelled its release.

Mike Newell's first feature film for six years is set partly during the War and partly in the aftermath, with author Juliet (Lily James) receiving a letter from a member of the society of the title.

Despite my undesirable vantage point of the beautiful silent era theater, I was excited, as there was a definite buzz in the air for the SFIFF faithful, many of whom are members of the San Francisco Film Society (SFFS), the organization responsible for making the festival happen in addition to their other remarkable contributions to the national film community.

It is clear to the members of the Boston Society of Film Critics (and other reviewers of our acquaintance) that an increasing number of independent film distributors are foregoing theatrical press screenings and DVD screeners for streaming files.

Special Features Audio commentary from 2002 featuring director Robert Altman and producer David Foster New making - of documentary, featuring members of the Cast and Crew New conversation about the film and Altman's career between film historians Cari Beauchamp and Rick Jewell Featurette from the film's 1970 production Art Directors Guild Film Society Q&A from 1999 with production designer Leon Ericksen Excerpts from archival interviews with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Gallery of stills from the set by photographer Steve Schapiro Excerpts from two 1971 episodes of The Dick Cavett Show featuring Altman and film critic Pauline Kael Trailer PLUS: An essay by novelist and critic Nathaniel Rich

On Monday, four of the country's largest critics groups — the New York Film Critics Circle (of which, full disclosure, I am a member), the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the National Society of Film Critics, and the Boston Society of Film Critics — issued a joint statement that they would exclude all Disney films from their end - of - year awards until the company lifted its screening ban on the L.A. Times.

Formerly, he served as the San Francisco Film Society Executive Director, has worked as a producer for independent film, as has also been a member on Fandor's Board of Advisors since March 2011.

The National Society of Film Critics counts among its members many of the country's leading film critics.

ABOUT JORDAN M. SMITH Based out of Buffalo, NY, Jordan M. Smith is a film critic for IONCINEMA.com, content creator for InfluenceFilmClub.com, scribe of the Monday Memo for STFdocs.com, is a member of the Online Film Critics Society and has been making the rounds at Sundance, TIFF, True / False and Hot Docs.

As a member of the London Film Critics» Circle, Fipresci, Online Film Critics Society and Galeca, he has served on film festival juries in North America, Europe and the Middle East.

This winter awards season is my first as a member of a recognized critic group (the Online Film Critics Society) and thus the first year I get any sort of (however small) tangible say on the subject of the best films and performances of the year.

The New York Film Critics voted the morning after seeing the film, and weren't inclined to rush to judgment; the Boston Society of Film Critics had one morning screening that a hefty percentage of members couldn't attend, but it still finished a close second to «12 Years a Slave» in best - picture voting.

The film stars Elisabeth Olsen in an extraordinary, nuanced performance as Martha, who, after escaping from a sinister cult, attempts to re-assimilate herself into contemporary society by staying with her estranged older sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and her fiancé Ted (Hugh Dancy) at their lake house in New England, but Martha begins to worry that members of the abusive sect she managed to run away from are plotting to bring her back to their corrupt commune.

This film, the studio's first animated sequel, continues the adventures of Bernard and Bianca, the mice members of the Rescue Aid Society, originally introduced in 1977's The Rescuers.

A Michael Mann fanatic all the time, Blake Howard is an Aussie film writer, editor and member of the Online Film Critics Society.

Thirty years on, the Austin Film Society has become the cornerstone of Austin's thriving film scene — the organization has grown to include more than 1,900 members and founded the offshoot production facility Austin Studios — supporting a community of filmmakers and cinema lovers devoted to AFS's mission of film appreciation.

The way the film presents the island though immaculate cinematography is a sight to behold, feeling both curious and familiar as we explore the wartime history through the members of the society whilst also uncovering mysteries about the members.

The concept of Divergent, page the original film in the series, was interesting with individuals in a dystopian Chicago being divided into five camps (like modern - day members of The Breakfast Club) in a seemingly idyllic society, that was anything but.

The film follows two disparate actors in the process, Emma Ben Jemaa, a secular journalist vying to keep religion out of government, and Jawhara Ettis, a Constituent Assembly member who works to lead the nation towards Islamic principles, charting the development of a new government, a changing society, and the role women play in the two.