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By Sean O'Connell hollywoodnews.com: A handful of films with Oscar aspirations are taking the show on the road, bringing the movie — and related talent — to the people for screenings and Q - and - A sessions.

Not exact matches

Almost three decades after launching the company as an indie film production house with little more than $ 300 and a lot of youthful enthusiasm, he and co-founder Seaton McLean and a few other early shareholders had all become rich beyond imagining on the strength of a handful of lucrative properties, including HGTV, the Food Network and the spectacularly successful CSI franchise.

Along with a handful of possession - themed TV shows (The Exorcist, Preacher, Outcast), audiences are continuing to turn out in droves for films like The Conjuring franchise.

A handful of films on this list, in fact, were produced by streaming services like Amazon, with some of them not even receiving a wide theatrical release.

I'm all cozied up in my pjs on the couch with my mom, sipping multiple cups of coffee, and watching the new episode of This Old House — which will probably be followed by a handful of cooking shows and / or westerns and / or a really old movie I've never heard of but my mom swears is the greatest thing ever recorded on film.

In a handful of simple, uplifting images that include the ritual immersion of a mikveh and the acquisition of a more imposing new wardrobe, the film leaves us with the impression of a man taking the necessary steps to make himself whole again, and perhaps in time his family, too.

Things wrap up with a handful of trailers, while the second disc holds only a digital copy of the film.

And although Hurwitz and Schlossberg have admittedly peppered the proceedings with a handful of hilarious gags (eg Stifler finally gets his revenge on Finch for sleeping with his mother), American Reunion, saddled with a hopelessly sentimental third act, ultimately establishes itself as an overlong and underdeveloped sequel that could only be loved by hardcore fans of the original film.

The Social Network shares creative DNA with a handful of classic, zeitgeist - savvy films like Network and All the President's Men, as well as more recent fare such as The Insider and Michael Clayton.

It's a decent piece of low - budget film - making that shows what you can do with artfully built tension, skilful editing and a handful of shocking moments.

The two also became acquainted with novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala around this time; Jhabvala would become irrevocably associated with the two, acting as the screenwriter for all but a handful of their films.The trio's first films were set in India, dramas concerned with questions of cultural interplay, personal identity, and physical and emotional isolation.

These are the kind of seed - like telling details Lean on Pete comes liberally scattered with: you might miss a handful or two, but watching the ones you do catch gradually sprout and bloom is one of the film's warmest pleasures.

Black Panther may not be the first superhero film to place a black lead front and centre — Wesley Snipes made two great Blade movies plus another one, and the»90s delivered a handful of now - forgotten fare with black men behind the mask (Spawn, Steel, Blankman, The Meteor Man)-- but it is the first to surround its hero with an equally diverse cast, and announce itself as the new blockbuster status - quo, not a one - off alternative for a widely underrepresented audience.

A Life was one of only a small handful of films Frank Cole would complete in his lifetime; he was murdered in a scuffle with thieves in Timbuktu in 2000.

Sicario is a well written story, however the film does fall short in some scenes with slow moving plot points and a handful of unnecessary scenes.

-- The film's U.S. theatrical trailer, along with a handful of other previews for Sony Classics releases like the unmissable Before Midnight.

10 Items or Less is a likeable film with a handful of delightful moments, but at the same time, why does it waste so much time, ours and theirs, in an effort that has no theme, plot or purpose?

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens collects the story content from the newest Star Wars film along with a handful of ancillary stories to take the characters through.

There is energy, though, and an interesting main premise, but the reason Fred Claus ends up being another misfire is that a film with this much budget, along with Vince Vaughn (The Break - Up, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) front and center, should have at least a handful of belly laughs.

My best guess right now is that if the film does well and is a real contender, look for the major nominations to come through, along with 2 acting citations, and a handful of techs.

With just a handful of films you guys have a fantastic partnership going.

Brickman does a handful of a snazzy moves — some with editing, some with the narration, some with lighting and slowing down the film (nothing ostentatious, but certainly a little different from the rest of his approach)-- and the score tempers it.

Pugh, a young newcomer with just a tiny handful of film credits, gives a performance of rare ferocity.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening April 10, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Dragonball Evolution (PG for intense action and brief adult language) Sci - fi martial arts adventure, based on the Akira Toriyama novel about a young warrior (Justin Chatwin) who, with a handful of friends, sets out on a quest to save the planet from an evil king (James Marsters) bent on world domination.

Any scorn heaped upon this film on account of plot - holes (of which there are a handful) and character development (almost none) are justified but if you enter this film with the same entertainment bar set as when you flick open a Marvel comic you will genuinely not leave disappointed.

The second disc opens with a handful of quieter pieces before the stirring finale, «The Fight for Peace», and the Israeli national anthem is used as the film's exit music.

Every Sundance produces a handful of films that create instant buzz with their end credits.

Directed by Mel Gibson (Braveheart)-- who funded the film himself and co-wrote the screenplay — The Passion of the Christ uses flashbacks to substantiate a handful of pertinent moments in Jesus» life and teachings, such as the Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper, as well as his relationships with his mother and his disciples.

There are a handful of extra features to go with the film.

Also, clocking in at a very lightweight 72 minutes, the film comfortably fits on a layer all to itself, with the handful of extras taking their place on the second layer.

The key problem is the decidedly dull script, which throws up a handful of decent ideas, but fails to do anything interesting with them — one of the characters is obviously meant to represent the misogynistic attitudes behind the Gamergate controversy, but the film is content just to push that to its extreme and turn him into a full - on murderous scumbag, rather than explore it in any depth.

Along with an unrated cut of the film (with five additional minutes of footage), the DVD also features a lively audio commentary with more than ten different participants (from director David Gordon Green and producer Judd Apatow to stars Seth Rogen and James Franco), a making - of featurette, a handful of deleted scenes, and a gag reel.

«Three Billboards,» meanwhile was labeled «divisive» after a handful of critics thoughtfully objected to the way the film used and dealt with race.

Movie picked me up and carried me off to sea but I saw most of the outside of the theater with a handful of other film goers.

With only a handful of big territories left to release the film, it's time to check it with how well it's trackWith only a handful of big territories left to release the film, it's time to check it with how well it's trackwith how well it's tracking.

Marvel Studios films in the last few years have been playing around with a handful of different genres — and succeeding almost every time.

However, when one thinks about those films, it is the cast charisma and quality writing that kept those a step above others to tread the oft - tread path, delivering a handful of gags that were funny, not because they made us retch from crudeness or excited from nudity, but because they were done with a bit of creativity.

It is one of Allen's most humble films — with one setting and a handful of characters, it is a play on film.

A handful of films walked away with three mentions apiece, including The Martian, The Danish Girl, Room and The Hateful Eight.

I've spoken with a handful of active members of the mental health community who feel the film is harmful, stigmatizing and totally insensitive... but they haven't actually seen it for themselves.

The Criterion Collection has released the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock film in its new Blu - ray / DVD combo format, packaged with a handful of decent bonus features.

If only the rest of the film were as mad as its opening, with a young Conan (Leo Howard) demonstrating his innate birthright to slay every single thing within arm's reach by presenting two handfuls of severed - head to his thunderstruck village after a brutal scuffle in the forest.

At this point Bail then performed a handful of dives and strafing runs while Rush filmed him with five pre-prepared strategically located cameras.

His handful of other acting credits include the 1994 western comedy Lightning Jack co-starring Cuba Gooding Jr., which he wrote, and the 1996 film Flipper with Elijah Wood, which he did not.

That being said, this seems to be the year in which Hollywood is cleaning its house and exorcising its demons, and it so happens that there are plenty of films in contention that align with the righteous indignation against prejudice and victimization, as well as a handful of female - centered masterpieces.

So with my poutyness in mind, here are a handful of posters for films that were, at least from my perspective, robbed.

With the voting deadline for the Oscars» documentary - feature shortlist coming in less than 10 days, those films are among the handful of favorites emerging in the 124 - film field.

This year's CinemaCon event in Las Vegas opened up the visibility to this year's Oscar race a bit, giving us peeks at a handful of as - of - yet unseen films and some films that aren't even finished with production yet.

It would be fruitless to count the number of social media posts from critics proclaiming this as a middling - to - poor film year overall, or a year with only a handful of films to love.

Luke will also be sharing some of these newly restored rarities with us (only a handful of Kinemacolor films survive), taking us on a time - travelling trip from Italy's Lake Garda, down the Nile and onward to the spectacle of the 1911 Delhi Durbar, complete with a cast of elephants.