Sentences with phrase «film studios think»

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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.

Jacobson acts as the conduit between the storytellers and the studio, managing costs and editorial concerns and advocating on behalf of what she thinks the film needs.

I think if the studio realized the film had the potential to be this big, it would have been released in lots more markets simultaneously — in the U.K. they have to wait till October!

No, «Rampage» is only critic - proof because it's one of the few studio films in recent history that's too hollow to support any critical thought.

The great joke here is that composer Alexander North was actually hired to score the film the way the studio thought it should sound — very atonal, very Schönberg, very modern.

Just when you thought we were done with our review of the past year in film (including our recent report on 2013's best and worst movies), we have one last look back to offer you: our annual evaluation of movie studio performance.

At least that's what I assume, maybe I'm wrong, because the studio seems to think that what we want are shots of Ana in various states of undress, which I'm all for, but I also don't think that's a great base for a film.

Had Ferrell and his collaborators Adam McKay and Judd Apatow (who has never believed a movie could be too long) and their studio, Paramount, been thinking of their audience above all, they would have needed only one version of their film; given how great the first Anchorman was, that version may even have been good.

While I am sure the studio was still banking on the title, this film is far better than I think it had any right to be, mainly due to it's devoted cast.

This must be the age of bliss for Harry being he loves absolutly every movie he sees... it's fairly obvious he's being paid off, after the Batman And Robin fiasco (back when the site was pure) studios realized how powerful this kinda site can be so they decided to give knowles a wad of cash to give their films a good review... Only reason Star Trek Nemesis didn't get a good review was because Moriarty and others bashed Rick Berman so much he didn't wan na give them Money he was so insulted... everyone do a favor and goto http://www.corona.bc.ca/films it's a real movie lovers site withreal reviews and NEWS... no shit about how they got the news or that they think the film reminds them of from their youth, just news..

According to The Hollywood Reporter, both Warner Brothers and director Todd Phillips thought that it would be an inspired casting choice, but the move resulted in an «internal backlash at the studio and on the film.»

If major US studios think they can churn out substandard films, using product - placement to cover the cost of scatter - shot television advertising as a route to box office success, then they, like the Spartans themselves, are doomed.

James Cameron seems to only think Big - Budget studio films exist.

If I were to list the prominent cast members, I'd reach reach the studio mandated word - count before even beginning to detail my spoiler free thoughts on this film.

After starring in two of the three previous 4 July films, Will Smith proves once and for all that the studios are one of the few that think this is his time to be released.

Desperate to cash - in on the success of the previous film, studios churn out follow - up flicks that too often contain a mere percentage of the thought and effort invested in the original.

I like to think that this movie will just add another solid hit to Ti West's belt and maybe give him some momentum to get a larger studio film.

When a studio gives a first time director a film as beloved as The Thing it's obvious that there're two trains of thought going through that man's mind.

I suppose it's ironic that a film that a a series of films that explores the values of small - time business owners and independent thinking is just a package by major studio to cash in by trying to establish its own franchise.

But then, Lionsgate unleashed what I first thought was a coincidence of bus - stop - ad overlap: The superimposition of those masked killers on posters for the studio's other films.

I hate to think that When Marnie Was There (Universal, Blu - ray, DVD) may be the last film to come out of Japan's Studio Ghibli, the great animation studio created by filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away).

In the case of «Moneyball» it's a studio film, but it's the peculiar circumstances of that arrangement that we were able to negotiate with Brad [Pitt] as a producer really made it feel like an independent film than what one might think of as the committee of studio film.

That's not to say it is a bad movie by any means, it just never really had the mass fan base that the studio heads who green - lighted this project thought they would by the time of the film's release (reportedly it took four years to complete).

The arrival of a new Wes Anderson film is an event — one that often cuts through the noise of anonymous studio films geared for commerce — so we thought, much like we did last year for «Moonrise Kingdom» (a piece you guys seemed to enjoy), that we'd do a similar trailer deconstruction piece and look at some of the themes, motifs and similarities in «The Grand Budapest Hotel» and Anderson's previous movies.

It has a control center — think of something like The Truman Show — and then massive areas throughout the brain, from imagination (it looks like a film studio) and abstract thought (it looks abstract!)

I don't think anyone knows the answer to that question, but kudos to the studio for having the bravado to release the film on Valentine's Day weekend.

The poster also lists Marvel Studios as the studio that brought blockbusters Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy to the screen, creating a clear distinction of exactly which films Marvel wants viewers to think of when they see Ant - Man.

Speaking to Deadline today, Walt Disney Studios President of Theatrical Distribution Dave Hollis stated that the studio is not concerned whatsoever with the low audience scores, and think that the conversations this film sparks will lead to good word - of - mouth for the holiday weekend next week:

It is a brave, strong performance in a film that was butchered by the studio and then the critics, rather unfairly I think.

This study is telling of how capable studios think women are of helming films.

So, instead of considering this our first round of Oscar predictions, think of it as a Ones to Watch list to prepare you as studios start showing off their films that could earn noms at next year's Academy Awards.

While Timothy Green doesn't make a strong case for mid-sized, non-franchisable films, those who think of Disney as not just a brand but a movie studio have to be disappointed with the way the company has changed its priorities in recent years.

What is making the headlines today is ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, you are all aware of the sexual accusation around Kevin Spacey, Ridley Scott decided to reshoot all the scenes of Spacey with another actor, Christopher Plummer who was the first choice of the director but the studio executives wanted a bigger name, Plummer should shoot his scenes in the comming weeks, it looks like they want to keep the december release date, and Michelle and Mark Whalberg are expected to do some reshoots, i don't think michelle began working on Venom yet, it's crazy but i think Ridley is right to cut out Spacey of his film.

The studio United Artists was founded in 1919 by D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, and was one that prided itself on making edgy, thought provoking films such as John Slesinger's 1969 masterpiece «Midnight Cowboy» and the 1974 Bob Fosse film «Lenny» to name but two.

The entire series, beginning with «Iron Man,» qualifies as a work of marketing and narrative genius from Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, Before the home video market existed, Hollywood studios would never think of creating a movie that required viewers to see a decade's worth of other films to know what's going on.

For such a popular film, you'd think either this disc would have come sooner as is or the studio would have tried to add some new extras to justify the wait.

As the year comes to a close and moviegoers start thinking of awards, there is no clear favorite for the Best Picture Oscar, but a general acknowledgement that 2013 has seen several first - rate films, from major studio releases (Gravity) to small independent movies (Nebraska).

POOTS: Here's the thing: in terms of this studio film and what is seen as the bigger film, I think that's totally fine and great and fun, and I would love to be a superhero or a princess --

«The studio have asked me to think about writing a sequel and it is one of the ones that I might do a sequel to because I think there's somewhere more to go with it in terms of the characters,» Edgar said during an interview with Empire «s film podcast.

His debut is still the better film, but thanks to its excellent ensemble cast, «Don't Think Twice» continues Birbiglia's impressive form with a funny and poignant alternative from the typical studio comedy.

I think it's evident that the studio knew that there was no way it could compete with the other films released around that time.

«I think that film studios are bankers and filmmakers are risk takers and somewhere in between we meet on the battlefield,» Avi Arad told Kotaku.

«I think that film studios are bankers and filmmakers are risk takers and somewhere in between we meet on the battlefield,»

First Reformed looks like it's a fully realized vision of Schrader's thoughts on religion and sin, and I'm eager to see how the film has turned out, especially when it's got a reputable studio like A24 behind it.

Malin Akerman gives one of the worst performances I can think of in a major studio film in the last twenty years.

But there's also Ray Wise's story (Clooney introduces Wise being filmed in studio, so discreetly, I thought it was a cameo).

Just when you thought Hollywood studios were incapable of making anything original comes Looper, an endlessly creative mind - blowing film that

Just when you thought Hollywood studios were incapable of making anything original comes Looper, an endlessly creative mind - blowing film that captures everything right about the movie going experience.

Perhaps the first clue that «10,000 B.C.» would fall short was the decision by Warner Bros. to release what otherwise looks like a summer blockbuster in the spring, the traditional dumping ground for films that studio execs don't think measure up.

You could say the same thing about nostalgia, whether it's the kind of»80s name - checking that Spielberg and Cline are doing in «Ready Player One» or the kind that politicians and advertisers do when they encourage their audiences to remember the good ole days - comforting if you don't think too hard and, as corporations and film studios well know, monetizable.