Sentences with phrase «hands of another director»

Under the steady hand of director John Madden («Shakespeare in Love,» «The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel»), the movie looks at Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain), a lobbyist who has become a master at her profession by, as the character says, «playing your trump card right after they play theirs.»

But in the capable hands of director David O. Russell («Three Kings,» «I Heart Huckabees»), working from a screenplay by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson, Micky Ward's hardscrabble rise to the top — OK, to the middle — makes for a compelling underdog sports drama.

As it is, this penultimate finale to the saga of a boy wizard battling his evil nemesis moves along at a crisp pace under the steady hands of director David Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves, who (counting «Part 1») collaborated on the last three Harry Potter movies.

Written by and starring Chris Colfer (Glee), the pic recently began principal photography under the steady hand of director Brian Dannelly (Saved!)

A genuine family favourite, nobody wanted to see him suffer in translation and, thanks to the safe hands of director Paul King, he didn't.

The film's course could have easily tipped over into absurd farce or fake nostalgia, but in the skilled hands of director Tom Hooper, and with the seasoned experience of Rush and Firth, it maintains a delightful path of touching, witty, significant, and at times, even moving.

Moana comes to the screen in the very safe hands of directors Ron Clements and John Musker, two Disney legends who are responsible for the likes of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and The Princess and The Frog.

Under the sure hands of directors Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and art director Ric Sluiter, Mulan's look has a texture uncommon to most animated features.

Taking the original book by Alexandre Dumas and turning it into a big special effects extravaganza is an interesting concept but ultimately fails under the heavy hands of director Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil).

This could easily have turned out to be one of those formula feel good films with their predictable story book endings but, In the capable hands of director Mara Nair («Amelia»), she brings warmth, emotion and an understanding of the Ugandan culture into this lovely and heart warming film.

Thanks to the heavy synthetic hand of director George Roy Hill, the potentially charming aspects of th kids» infatuation curdle into syrupy gruel.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is in the trusty hands of director David Yates.

I think where the familiarity that I spoke of becomes refreshed is not only through the powerhouse performances but through the sure and now seasoned hands of director, Scott Cooper.

Young actor Leon Vitali abandoned his prosperous career after Barry Lyndon to become the faithful right hand of director Stanley Kubrick.

Continuing to be the most original and resonant of the Marvel superhero franchises, the X-men return in the capable hands of director Bryan Singer, who again stirs plenty of meaty subtext beneath the thrilling action...

Nerve is in the apt hands of directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman who were behind the Catfish documentary and Paranormal Activity 3 and 4.

However, under the skillful hand of director Nolan (Memento, Batman Begins), it's a much better film than many other Hollywood remakes have been in recent years, with some of the best work the main players have done in years.

After decades of stopping and starting, attempted productions that included talents such as Francis Ford Coppola and Marlon Brando, Jack Kerouac's definitive Beat novel «On The Road» has finally been brought to the screen through the caring hands of director Walter Salles and writer Jose Rivera.

In the capable hands of director Matt Reeves and motion - capture star Andy Serkis as Caesar, I'd gladly watch more new APES films by 20th Century Fox to see just where the narrative will take us and how closely it will skew to the original franchise storyline.

The Flashpoint movie is confirmed and is happening under the capable hands of the director duo John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.

Dean's first starring performance was guided by the capable hands of director Elia Kazan, who had been looking for the right actor to play the role of Cal Trask in John Steinbeck's East of Eden (1955).

CHICAGO — In the sure hands of director Lone Scherfig, the underrated film «An Education» brought Carey Mulligan to full light.

It is a smart thrill - ride with attitude and a great sense of humor, all put together under the masterful hand of director Ridley Scott (Gladiator).

The film is in the good hands of director Jonathan Demme, familiar to most moviegoers for the gory «Silence of the Lambs» among a host of other winners, and Diablo Cody, creator the TV series «The United States of Tara.»

«Beasts of No Nation is a powerful film that unfolds beautifully in the hands of director Cary Fukunaga with Idris Elba delivering a career - defining performance,» Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement.

Over 4,000 copies are now residing in the hands of directors and managers worldwide, and being read and re-read.

In the hands of director J.J. Abrams, it lived up to the hype to become not only the biggest box office hit of the year, but also one of the most fun action movies we've seen in a long time.

More sensible, surely, to leave the dynastic planning in the hands of the directors of football, scouting departments, doctors, analysts and other staff members whose job prospects aren't roughly equivalent to those of a mayfly's lifestyle guru.

Sad to say, they seem more trite than true in the hands of director Mimi Leder, making her big - screen debut after years of «ER» and other TV shows.

Still, it comes out pretty damn funny in the hands of director Sean Baker and coscripter Chris Bergoch.

That's why it's so good to be in the hands of a director who's guiding you well and has given you the confidence and freedom in your interpretation.»

After years of negotiations, he decided to sell the script, which wound up in the hands of director Tony Scott.

I'm afraid that months of being shocked by stories of rape and abuse at the hands of directors I used to love has left me disillusioned and distrustful.

Perhaps in the hands of another director, a Death Wish remake could have deftly combined smart social commentary with the hard - hitting action viewers paid to see, but as it stands, it's a rather unnecessary redux that's an uninspired addition to its genre.

The gladiator planet is a comedy goldmine in the hands of director Taiki Waititi («What We Do in the Shadows,» «Hunt for the Wilderpeople») and screenwriters Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost (all veterans of Marvel's TV properties).

It's a no - winners landscape in the hands of director Yorgos Lanthimos (sharing screenwriting credit with Efthimis Filippou), whose earlier arthouse offerings, like «Alps» and the Academy Award - nominated «Dogtooth,» dove deeply into similar pools of human sadness.

But this is something else again, the spirited product of wonderfully dissonant collaboration: the pointlessly cutesy title may show the hand of directors Josh and Benny Safdie (cf. Go Get Some Rosemary aka Daddy Longlegs), but they've chosen some vocal partners who keep the film fired up.

In the hands of director Matthew Vaughn, this film packs some of the same sly humor as The Princess Bride, although the tone is not nearly as consistent and sometimes topples into broad humor or satire.

Fortunately, in the hands of director Brett Ratner, the material never crosses the line to coming off as meanspirited, but remains the sort of good - natured ribbing unlikely to offend any ethnic group.

In the translation from two to three dimensions, and in the hands of director Matthew Vaughn, the redeeming social satire gets entirely lost in the chaos of bad taste and underlying misogyny.

Loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, The Danish Girl is a film that has been trying to get to the screen for many years, and has now finally arrived in the hands of director Tom Hooper.

And in the hands of directors Anthony and Joe Russo, who did a wonderful job with the previous «Captain America» adventure, the movie feels fresh and vibrant.

I wasn't thrilled that the rowdy Mark Perez script fell into the hands of directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein since they perpetrated the 2015 remake of Vacation on an unsuspecting public.

Fox also relaunches «The Fantastic Four» in summer 2015 under the hand of director Josh Trank.

In the hands of another director, this film could have been a schmaltzy comedy with Reese Witherspoon and Matthew McConaughey.

A music video about opening doors becomes mesmerising when in the hands of a director like Paul Thomas Anderson and the music of Radiohead.

It's in the hands of director John Lee Hancock who has made a career out of directing movies based on true stories, like Saving Mr. Banks, The Blind Side, and The Rookie to name a few.

Adapted from the real Irving's 1981 book about his remarkable ordeal, The Hoax is witty and fun in the hands of director Lasse Hallström, who is comfortable outside his wheelhouse of pastoral dramas.