Sentences with phrase «hands of director david»

But in the hands of director David Rountree, who co-wrote the flabby, puerile script with Jake Katofsky, the result is a mishmash of absurd plotting, paper - thin characters and an utter lack of filmmaking discipline.

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

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.

Not exact matches

On one hand, writer / director David Ayer is arguably one of the five most influential Christians in Hollywood, with acclaimed credits like End of Watch and Fury on his resume.

On one hand, writer / director David Ayer is arguably one of the five most influential Christians in Hollywood, with acclaimed credits like

«In the history of synchrotron radiation research, which is only about 45 years old, you can count the true breakthroughs on the fingers of one hand,» says David Moncton, Argonne's Associate Laboratory Director for the Advanced Photon Source.

Panelists include biologist David Bader, the Aquarium's Director of Education, JPL Deputy Chief Scientist for Solar System Exploration Kevin Hand, and Bill Nye the Science Guy.

But whether it's dipping in for the pilot and then handing the reins to a showrunner and moving into a producing capacity, as per David Fincher and «House of Cards,» or merely coming on board as a director for hire to give a project a profile boost, it seems every week or so we're reporting on another big - screen directing star spinning the small - screen roulette wheel.

Born from a tightly - guarded storyline crafted by Dark Knight Trilogy architects Christopher and Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer - and crafted by the hand of visionary director Zack Snyder (300), the Superman reboot has been considered to either be the best of both worlds (in terms of filmmaking), or an experiment that could blow up in DC Comics and Warner Bros.» faces.

David Leitch & Chad Stahelski — «John Wick» You got ta hand it to these first - time directors — who both cut their teeth for decades doing stunt work, the occasional acting gig, shooting second unit and a host of other production duties — because they seized their opportunity.

Despite Hooper's triumph at the Directors Guild of America awards a month ago, which are generally considered an accurate barometer of the Academy's intentions (only six times in their 63 - year history have they not correlated), momentum had seemed to be falling back into the hands of David Fincher, who took both the Golden Globe and the Bafta two weeks ago.

It was only a matter of time before Netflix handed the keys over to a guy like David Bruckner, who is now more than ever one of the most exciting directors in the genre.

The project started in the hands of David O. Russell, for a brief moment had Mike White attached, and then seemed to be ready to go with «Lars And The Real Girl» and «Fright Night» director Craig Gillespie.

In a twist that nods in the direction of «Midsummer» (apparently a key influence on the script by David Berenbaum, Irene Mecchi and first - time feature director Gary Rydstrom), Roland, still bent on winning Marianne's hand and the crown that comes with it, decides to exploit the good - natured Sunny (Elijah Kelley), a diminutive, ebony - skinned elf who has unrequited feelings for Dawn.

His screenplays for Sicario and Hell or High Water are both thoughtful, intense spins on both the crime genre and the Western, and in the hands of gifted directors like Denis Villeneuve and David Mackenzie, respectively, they've become outstanding films.

Eventually, it's all any of his family can think about in «Youth in Oregon,» a schematic and bathos - laden end - of - life indie from director Joel David Moore, whose title, if you replaced «Oregon» with «Asia» and said it out loud, cutely tells you the issue at hand.

In the hands of the screenwriter David Nicholls and the director Edward Berger, the distancing device of metaphor is replaced with lush, hypersaturated imagery.

Fans audibly groaned over the announcement that John Carpenter would be handing over directorial reigns for the next installment of Halloween to director David Gordon Green, a guy whose notable credits are stoner comedies.

In the hands of the creative director / co-writer David O. Russell though and with the support of Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, this film defies its formula and offers a delightfully unique portrayal of a woman who perfectly encapsulates what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.

Texas Aspires provides something of a counterpoint for Raise Your Hand Texas, which also has been staffing up in recent months after the departure of executive director David Anthony, who championed the recent districts of innovation legislation.

«We have witnessed first - hand Mr. Hage's stellar leadership abilities at our schools,» said David McKnight, regional director of new schools.

After moving to Chicago, David served as the Senior Director of Learning for By The Hand Club For Kids and helped the organization create a blended learning environment for all of their students in first through eighth grade.

Eventually the watch ended up in the hands of Sir David Lionel Goldsmid Salomons, first director of the City of London Electric Lighting Company, who bequeathed it to his daughter Vera.

In my hands - on preview of Detroit: Become Human, I mentioned how the city of Detroit is basically the third protagonist o the game, and that's exactly the concept that Director David Cage explains in a new video published today by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Director David Cage was on - hand at GDC to debut the new video to the press, and his presentation touched on the origins of «Kara» — we've selected a few choice quotes below.

Selected and co-edited by Jarrett Earnest, a frequent Brooklyn Rail contributor, and Lucas Zwirner, Editorial Director at David Zwirner Books, Tell Me Something Good includes an introduction to the project by Phong Bui as well as hand - drawn portraits of all the artists interviewed for the book.

«The point is that a relatively small number of countries holds the fate of the planet in their hands in terms of climate change,» says David Hawkins, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's climate center.