Sentences with phrase «hit movies such»

She has starred in hit movies such as The Wedding Planner, made a highly successful run as a judge on American Idol, and had several hit albums.

Not exact matches

Today, thanks to ebooks and Amazon (amzn), self - publishing is a global phenomenon — an independent route intentionally chosen by more and more authors — that has spawned not only mega-bestsellers like Fifty Shades of Grey, but also hits in other realms, such as the movie version of The Martian.

The ability to hit a huge percentage of a demographic with promotions in a short time, such as for a new movie release, attracts advertisers to Facebook.

All the cars from the film have been recreated in incredible detail, and the format definitely lends itself to the drama and cinematography that made the movie such a hit with motorsport enthusiasts.

The brainchild of Danny Crossman, a British bomb disposal officer responsible for such lifesaving technologies as the bomb suit featured in the OscarTM - winning movie, The Hurt Locker, ShockboxTM consists of a miniature sensor with rechargeable battery, BluetoothTM wireless module and a sensor, which transmits data on hits to a player's helmet in real time to a smartphone, laptop or PDA on which the Shockbox app has been downloaded.

Additionally, Jaeger has such credits asappeared in the TV movie «The Riverman,» opposite Carey Elwes and Bruce Greenwood., and the indie hit «Lucky Number Slevin,» opposite Bruce Willis and Josh Hartnett.

You might remember Johnson from such hits as blaming climate change on sunspots, Photoshopping President Obama into an ad opposing the Iran nuclear deal, and calling the Lego Movie «insidious» and «propaganda.»

It should come as no surprise that nanotech hits many of the fear buttons in the psychometric paradigm: It is a man - made risk; much of it is difficult to see or imagine; and the only available images we can associate with it are frightening movie scenes, such as a cloud of robots eating the Eiffel Tower.

The original dress from the movie, designed by 3 - time Oscar winning costume designer Dorothy Jeakins, was such a hit after fans saw the movie that copies were made and sold in 1950s department stores.

In recent years Ben has starred in such hit movies as Mystery Men (1999), Keeping the Faith (2000) and Meet the Parents (2000).

While we learn a fair amount about the movie, we get a few too many superficial moments, such as the reels that feel like «greatest hits» from earlier movies.

She began appearing in films in 1968, hitting her stride with such movies as Gator (1976), American Gigolo (1978), and Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981).

A greatest - hits collection of plot devices and emotional cues from such films as «Gorillas in the Mist» and «One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,» making it something of a trained chimp, one that apes a lot of good movies while making itself look ridiculous.

Bush took the personal hit in stride, continuing to act in additional projects such as Supercross: The Movie and the popular 2006 comedy John Tucker Must Die.

Often ignored is the factor that made Raimi's works such a hit (and later Marvel movie Iron Man too)-- the casting of impressive actors to breathe life into the comic book characters.

The movie followed two lovers, Clarence (Christian Slater) and Alabama (Patricia Arquette), who tried to navigate the turbulent waters of a mob heist and elopement whilst contending with all the hassles that usually surround such endeavors (surprised parents, hit men, cops, Bronson Pinchot).

For reference, movie hits such as Star Wars and Gone in the Wind harvested in more than 3 billion USD.

Simmons, who played a sadistic music teacher in «Whiplash,» thanked the movie's two «boy wonders» — writer - director Damien Chazelle, 29, and costar Miles Teller, «a young actor of such maturity and brilliance that he inspired me every day to want to scream at him and hit him in the face.»

As such, I went into London Has Fallen with a bit of hope, although there is rarely a more dreary prospect than sequels to surprise hit action movies.

Now we have tales of zombie romance such as the latest zombie movie to hit theaters, Life After Beth.

There will be those few who will rally a cult following around such a cartoon - y movie although they will have to do so in DVD since the film is getting a very limited release before it hits the living room.

After all, most recent horror flicks are such shallow sacks of shocks that even a lousy movie like Scream, a shallow but slightly more self - aware sack of shocks, can become a hit and even receive respectful reviews.

When they really hit, such movies speak to the confusion and insecurity so many of us felt in our teenage years.

With such movie abundance comes the inevitable hit and miss conversations.

In many key markets, «Black Panther» is outpacing previous comic - book movie hits such as «Doctor Strange,» «Wonder Woman,» and «Guardians of the Galaxy,» all of which augurs for a healthy opening weekend and much to celebrate in the halls of Marvel.

The movie's tone is still way too brooding for something that has so much levity at its fingertips, but that brooding is what made Meyer's books such a hit.

And oh yeah, this will need a distributor willing to hit the ground running with the movie, and there are only a few that can take make that turnaround from unknown quantity to contender in such a short time.

Sarah is best known for her roles in the hit show American Horror Story or other roles such as Serenity, Mud, Carol and the upcoming movie Ocean's 8.

After the character was such a big hit in The LEGO Movie, it is no surprise that Batman gets his own film.

Designer eyewear really hit its stride in the eighties, with movies such as American Gigolo and Tom Cruise's breakthrough Risky Business (1985) selling the attitude that built the decade: conspicuous consumption was nothing to be ashamed of.

Written and produced by the Chiodo brothers — known for their work on a host of special - effects laden hits such as «Team America: World Police» and the Critters movies — «Killer Klowns from Outer Space» is a cinematic experience unparalleled in this galaxy, now newly restored by Arrow Video for this stellar edition.

The movie hits on some pretty big concepts without ever alienating the audience, and the sci - fi elements feel authentic despite the fact that we're still several years away from creating such technology.

Die Hard was such a blockbuster hit, it not only created a 5 - movie billion - dollar franchise, but also inspired a plethora of wannabe knockoffs like Under Siege, Sudden Death, Passenger 57, Executive Decision, Cliffhanger, Speed, and The Rock.

The movie hits on some pretty big concepts without ever alienating the audience, and the sci - fi elements feel authentic despite being years away from creating such technology.

In the world of Hollywood movies, films have usually tackled such ideas in a wide variety feature films from hard - hitting dramas to more lighthearted romantic comedies.

From a pop culture perspective, the new take on IT looks like it is picking up and running with the same ball that made Stranger Things such a big hit last year, and it's just impressive how wonderfully balanced the movie looks.

While such a gross was a mere fraction of the towering totals of Narnia / Harry Potter / Lord of the Rings movies, it was enough to make Terabithia one of 2007's biggest pre-summer hits.

Cosby was convicted of three counts of sexual assault on April 26, capping a stunning fall from grace for the once beloved comic who starred on such TV hits as «I Spy» and «The Cosby Show» as well as in movies like «Uptown Saturday Night.»

Zack Snyder hits every single target in Dawn of Justice's ambitious gameplan, but can such a muddled movie really launch a new ream of superhero successes?

«The movie has an appealing cast including Anna Kendrick and Bridesmaids scene - stealer Rebel Wilson, and should do a decent job tapping in to the younger female audience that's made «Glee» such a hit,» BMO writer Ray Subers wrote before the movie's release.

It seems like such an obvious aspect to have in these types of movies, the ability to tell which robot is throwing the punch and which robot is getting hit in the head.

Yet, the film pulls and tugs at the heartstrings in such a stereotypical fashion — every pause and every beat hits the mark at the same point that every other tragedy does — and the contrivances built into the script (a white woman Oscar helps at the grocery store ends up being the one taking the cell phone video) overload an already loaded movie.

Reaper — This CW show was loaded with the right kind of slacker humor and schtick that made movies like Zombieland and Warm Bodies such hits.

After Saturday Night Live (1975), Sandler went on to the movies, starring in such hit comedies as Airheads (1994), Happy Gilmore (1996), Billy Madison (1995) and Big Daddy (1999).

Chastain hit a peak from 2011 to 2013 with back - to - back Oscar nominations for The Help and Zero Dark Thirty and has continued turning in quality performances in good movies such as Interstellar, The Martian and Molly's Game.

The PG - 13 horror movie hasn't had a hit in a long while and with the MPAA stamping The Conjuring with a R - rating simply because it was deemed «too scary», these all audience entries into the horror genre such as The Lazarus Effect and last year's much worse Ouija make me question whether it's even truly possible to have an effective PG - 13 horror flick.

As expected, the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII reboot will feature more of what made the original movies smash hits and less on what made the more contemporary ones such duds.

Sure, superhero movies have received dozens of nominations for music and makeup, sound and score, but best picture has proved elusive even for such well - regarded hits as «Superman» and «Iron Man.»

Anniversaries The Wire Joe Reid ranks the cast of indie hit Go (such a good one) long after that road trip movie on its fifteenth anniverary.

Avatar (Fox), the top - grossing movie of all time, hits DVD and Blu - ray, albeit without the 3D glory that helped make it such a theatrical experience (no surprise here: Cameron waited a decade to the technology to catch up with his vision, he's certainly not going to put it through the primitive 3D processes available to most home theater owners today).