Sentences with phrase «for big film»

Cheech works for a big film studio while his spaced - out unemployed pal, Chong, keeps getting him into trouble.

Look, we get it: internet movie trailer culture is a problem for big film studios, since they'd presumably like to maintain at least a little bit of mystery around their high - profile films.

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.

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...

There's a lot of passion for the big films of the year, so anything could happen.

One thing Universal typically does pretty well, at least for their bigger films, is deliver strong Blu - rays.

Not exact matches

Amidst allegations of abuse and decades of denials, Allen still continues to work in film, tapping big names for starring roles in his movies and still garnering support for fans and audiences.

The good news for Spielberg and Time Warner Inc.'s film division is that the next big superhero picture, Walt Disney Co.'s «Avengers: Infinity War,» doesn't open until April 27.

Of course, some of the nominated films are still in theaters, and winning a big haul at the Academy Awards is known to result in a bump at movie theaters, which is all the more reason for studios to pull out all the stops in their awards - season marketing efforts.

But for Paramount, the studio's success will largely be defined by movie ticket sales as well as the number of big blockbuster and tentpole film franchises it can churn out.

One of the biggest surprises in «Avengers: Age of Ultron» occurs about halfway through the film when our heroes break away from the action for a more light - hearted family - centric scene on a farm.

It is not the biggest opening ever for a Warner Bros. film.

$ 147 million is not only the biggest opening weekend for the «Fast and Furious» franchise, but it's also now the highest - grossing debut for an April film, topping 2014's «Captain America: The Winter Soldier» ($ 95 million).

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.

Marvel films have a reputation for not entirely sticking the landing — they start strong, but generally end with big, dumb fights.

It created both a much bigger, deeper audience for films, and a smarter audience for films, and a whole lot more interest in the movie industry.

Meanwhile, Netflix (nflx) is second to only Time Warner's HBO (twx) in terms of TV category nods (nine to HBO's 12), while the streaming giant also picked up three big nominations in the film categories, including two for its original feature film Mudbound.

The two big winners, with 12 nominations apiece, were the musical productions of «Mean Girls» and «SpongeBob SquarePants,» earning Tina Fey a nod for her adaptation of her wickedly funny 2004 film of the same name.

Having Mudbound become the first Netflix original feature film to compete at the Oscars would be a big deal for the streaming service, and a Golden Globes win (it's nominated for Best Original Song, and Mary J. Blige is nominated as a supporting actress) could be the first step.

The film surpassed Frozen's record of $ 67.4 million to earn the biggest debut ever for a non-Pixar Disney animated film, and it also scored the fourth - highest March opening weekend in box office history.

Scour filed for bankruptcy protection to save itself from a $ 250 billion copyright - infringement lawsuit brought by the three big film and music industry trade groups.

While the top 20 most downloaded films included some prestigious movies like 12 Years a Slave (at number 10) and Gravity (at number four), the majority of the most pirated flicks were largely big blockbuster franchises, adapted from books — Divergent, Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — superhero sequels and reboots like Godzilla and Robocop, although Excipio was unclear as to how many of the more than 29 million illegal downloads were for the»87 original.

While Black Panther rode a huge wave of critical acclaim and fan excitement to the biggest opening weekend ever for the month of February (and the fifth - largest of all - time), raking in more than $ 426 million worldwide, a small number of Internet trolls still did what they could to dampen the good vibes surrounding the trailblazing film, which features Marvel's first African - American director (Ryan Coogler) and a cast led by black actors such as Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong» o. Starting last week, in the first few days of Black Panther «s highly - anticipated theatrical release, some Twitter accounts started trying to spread false accounts of attacks at screenings of the movie.

But in a sign of the film's power and place in the cultural debate, Apple Inc said on Sunday it plans to carry the movie for rental and purchase on iTunes, the biggest and most - popular online content store.

Wang Jianlin, the Chinese tycoon who just agreed to acquire the co-producer of «Jurassic World» for $ 3.5 billion in cash, signaled bigger deals may be in the works as he builds Dalian Wanda Group Co.'s influence in the global film industry.

It also paves the way for the creation of the world's biggest film company by revenue, Wang said in the statement.

This would be a big shift in the business model of feature - film distribution for both the major studios and the theater chains.

Disney has one of its biggest movie slates for FY2018 with Ant Man and The Wasp, The Avengers: Infinity War, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles 2 and Mulan (live action film) around the corner.

In the Best Picture race, the biggest hits were the World War II flick «Dunkirk,» which last year grossed around $ 188 million in U.S.ticket sales, good for 14th place on the box office charts, and Jordan Peele's horror film «Get Out,» which tucked in just below «Dunkirk» with $ 176 million in domestic sales.

Needless to say, this is the recipe for an epic gangster movie, and moviegoers will gladly fork up the $ 10 to catch the film on the big screen.

Of course, the company is inseparable from founder Larry Flynt, the larger - than - life personality that was notably brought to the big screen in the 1996 drama The People vs. Larry Flynt, a film that grossed $ 20m and was nominated for two Academy Awards.

M.A.A.D City for a big - budget film.

Obviously, it's not the first time the book has been adapted for the big - screen: At the time, the 1927 version was one of the most acclaimed films ever made.

Unlike other independent films in which big names are ridden into the ground like a sweaty mule, shoehorned into every possible scene in the movie, «Moms» Night Out» has an ensemble cast - an amazing feat for a film with a budget just under $ 5 million, according to Andrew and John Erwin, the brothers who directed the film.

But unlike other films with more direct Christian messages, churches are much less likely to buy out theaters in bulk as they did for «Son of God» and «God's Not Dead,» a move that brought those films big returns at the box office.

Considering the subject of the film is more or less an interpretation of Scripture on the big screen, Paul earning $ 12 million is not only surprising, but perhaps another future signpost for Hollywood to sit up and take note.

While Noah and the animals on the Ark have often been played for laughs on the big screen (e.g. Evan Almighty), Aronofsky considers the Flood «the first apocalypse story,» and his film underscores the psychological toll it takes on Noah (played by Russell Crowe) and his family (Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, and Anthony Hopkins, among others).

At a press event for Perry's newest film Madea's Big Happy Family, which came out on Friday, Perry addressed Spike Lee's criticisms in a most unexpected fashion — by railing at me for a question I was making about a completely different kind of potential backlash.

A project of A Wrinkle in Time's scope would be a big deal for any film director, but DuVernay is feeling the spotlight in a unique way.

One of the guys at the indispensable Powerline, following the lead of Big Hollywood, is saying that the new film Super 8 fits the anti-military pattern we've been seeing for years with liberal Hollywood.

The film surely rightly points out that this very speculative idea that our universe is just one of a very large number just makes the cosmos bigger, without thereby removing the apparent need for the sustenance of God.

I have another trial in October that Dateline is already filming for --- so weird to have two big ones like that back to back.

Vulture reports that Hulu plans to launch a whole documentary films department — which is obviously been a big market for its competitor Netflix.

Amidst all the hype and debate surrounding this year's flood of faith - related films — Noah, God is Not Dead, and Heaven is For Real — a quiet Oscar winner from 2013, recently released to DVD, provides the most compelling story of faith I've seen on the big screen in years.

I was starting film school, and my biggest dream was to be the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director.

We Indians love our turmeric and use it as a multi-purpose weapon, just like Gus Portokalos uses Windex for everything in the critically acclaimed film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

We started this about six years ago and it allows me to have a platform for independent films, films that we're passionate about, and find a bigger audience for great, cool emerging talent and up - and - coming movies,» League continues.

Reports show that content including British politicians, Former Big Brother contestants, glamour models, sports personalities and innovative short films have already been acquired and commissioned for the channel.

A prolific film and TV actress, Dern has been nominated for dozens of awards — including winning a Emmy in 2017 for «best supporting actress» for her role in Big Little Lies.

Versatile playmaker, great numbers at the combine, big on film study, yet due to average coaching still has a ton of room for growth.