Sentences with phrase «independent film studio»

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PS Plus is like an Independent film studio, you will get some Tarantino, but most of the time you get someTommy Wiseau.

I have a friend who now has his own a very successful independent film studio [he, his family, and his small staff eat regularly and drive cars made in this decade].

In 1969 he established American Zoetrope, an independent film studio that helped launch the careers of George Lucas and Carroll Ballard, and has since produced more than 30 films, including «The Black Stallion,» «The Outsiders,» «Lost in Translation» and «The Good Shepherd.»

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In short, the studio approach to filmmaking is a far cry from the ragtag process many independent films follow.

While the studios command 80 % of Canada's roughly billion - dollar theatrical market, the remaining 20 % includes all Canadian films, plus some of the most successful recent independent releases, from The Hunger Games to The King's Speech.

The film that triggered the devastating cyberattack on the studio last month, which the United States says was launched by North Korea, opened Thursday in 331 independent theaters with a $ 1 million box office and $ 1.8 million over the subsequent three days, according to Sony.

Independent of Lucasfilm and its parent company, Disney, ILM provides visual effects services for films from all the major movie studios.

Sundance bestows status to independent films; simply by being screened at the legendary venue which recognized iconic sex, lies and videotape, American Splendor, and the like; being picked up by a movie studio is a sure path to mass audiences and used to be every filmmaker's Holy Grail.

Film was going into a transition period that saw the collapse of the huge studio systems into small, independent, personal films.

John Ford had several bitter disputes with RKO Pictures while making The Plough and the Stars, especially after the studio re-shot several scenes with another director to tone down the film's politics; while he distributed several independent productions through the studio, he never shot another picture for RKO.

After making his name with three independent films in Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter and Mud, director Jeff Nichols approaches his fourth feature with a bigger budget, making it his first studio production and allowing him to operate on a slightly more ambitious and grander scale.

He went on to starring and supporting roles the independent films BLACK CLOUD and BLIND DATING with Chris Pine for director James Keach; and larger studio films like STOMP THE YARD 2: HOMECOMING, and the hit film JUMPING THE BROOM.

Everybody in every studio — independent films and studio films — they all wanted to know that.

[laughter] In 2003, 455 films were released, 275 of those were independent, 180 were studio films.

From major studios to independents, from big budget to small, the quality of films this year was excellent and the entertainment, artistic and substantive value high.

Since first citing year - end cinematic achievements in 1929, NBR has recognized a vast selection of outstanding studio, independent, foreign - language, animated and documentary films, often propelling recipients such as George Miller's visionary 2015 Best Film winner MAD MAX: FURY ROAD into the larger awards conversation.

I really wish that I could create a petition that states «Miles Teller may no longer act in big studio films, but instead act solely in independent projects.»

After a breakthrough performance in the 2013 independent film «Short Term 12,» she has been making more studio films, playing Amy Schumer's little sister in last summer's comedy «Trainwreck,» and getting cast in «Kong: Skull Island,» due next March.

Robert Altman and Francis Ford Coppola, arguably the two pivotal figures of American cinema in the 1970s, both rose from the turmoil of the transition from studio - based to independent production, to emerge as leading forces in film production as well as film style.

Both have previously shown great talent in independent films — Gosling in The Believer and Pitt in Bully — and Murder by Numbers gets to solidify their worth in a mid-budget studio film.

Los Angeles / November 28, 2016 — The International Press Academy (IPA) announces its nominations for the 21st Annual Satellite ™ Awards and for the first time the IPA is awarding a separate independent film and major studio film as Best Picture.

Born in Chicago, Leonard began as a stage actor, making his film debut in 1908 at the Selig Polyscope studios in Chicago; his directing career began in 1913 at Rex, a former independent then operating as a unit within Universal.

An independent production for the short - lived studio International Pictures, the film fell into the public domain when its copyright was not renewed.

The below list only includes domestic (U.S. and Canada only, unless otherwise indicated) grosses for specialty films — which we define to include independent, foreign (including Bollywood films), and / or documentary films — that opened in limited release (599 screens and under) in 2018 AND / OR were acquired or produced for 2018 distribution by an independent distributor (including STX Films, Annapurna, A24, Entertainment Studios, Amazon, Netflix, Aviron, Global Road, and Bleecker Street) or a studio or its specialty division (including Fox Searchlight, Sony Pictures Classics, and Focus Features).

And while the true Oscar - eager prestige films are still mostly reserved for the colder months, independent distributors and some smaller studio sister companies have become aware of the arthouse gap that exists while sequels dominate.

In terms of genuinely independent Australian rather than studio films would be awesome.

I suppose it's ironic that a film that a a series of films that explores the values of small - time business owners and independent thinking is just a package by major studio to cash in by trying to establish its own franchise.

Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, Sony, Universal — all studios that have major films this year have decided to eschew the world's biggest film festival for whatever reason, giving us a much more esoteric and independent lineup.

When I say independent you say... well, if you know his films, you'd most likely say John Sayles, whose made 19 features (Matewan and Lonestar among them) without traditional studio backing (though many of those features were financed by money Sayles made by doctoring or ghost writing Hollywood scripts).

In the case of «Moneyball» it's a studio film, but it's the peculiar circumstances of that arrangement that we were able to negotiate with Brad [Pitt] as a producer really made it feel like an independent film than what one might think of as the committee of studio film.

If it was independent, it was supposed to be good, and studio films were bad.

Obviously, there are bad independent films and good studio films.

Furthermore, in a summer filled with overblown and script - weak blockbuster fare, it's nice to see a relatively small «independent movie» (I put that in quotes because the film is from Fox Searchlight Pictures, which is, after all, a subset of a major studio), which delivers its goods without a single explosion or special effect (none visible, anyway).

When underground director Ryuhei Kitamura announced that he'd be making Azumi, his first film inside the Japanese studio system after a successful run of independent films (Versus, Aragami), fans may have had just cause to...

FW: The truth is, I produce one or two movies every year, both independent and studio films.

The behind - the - scenes action of Living in Oblivion is no exception, and although we've seen many films just like it in recent years, such as Mistress and The Big Picture, Tom DiCillo's (Double Whammy, Box of Moon Light) creation distinguishes itself by being about a independent filmmaking, not greatly influenced by the dictation of a major studio or bigwig producer, but by conflicts within the filmmaker himself.

The laid - bare poignancy and touching immediacy of these films are exactly the kind of thing that is too often jettisoned by studio pictures; they're part of what makes indie film great, and connection with those common themes are, let's hope, a trend that we'll continue to see in independent film this year.

But then, the Big studios buy out independent film and well, independent filmmaking for shoestring filmmmakers was a fairytale.

Gifted may be an independent film, but it still has the backing of a major studio in Fox Searchlight Pictures» parent company, so it's no surprise that the movie looks terrific on Blu - ray, its 2.40:1 picture and 5.1 DTS - HD master audio sound both meeting one's high expectations for the format in 2017.

You can see Gyllenhaal make a career U-turn after «Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,» working with young directors on independent projects or challenging studio films - «Source Code,» «Enemy,» «Prisoners,» and David Ayer's «End of Watch.»

275 of those were independent, 180 were studio films.

A chimpanzee action / comedy from a Canadian studio fixated on animal cinema, this independent family - friendly film is merely distributed by Disney following a very limited theatrical engagement and bears none of the company's usual logos.

The five day «extended weekend» will feature new independent films; studio sneak previews; conversations with attending directors, actors, producers and writers; Opening and Closing Night festivities; the highly anticipated Festival Gala; Celebrity Tribute and Awards Programs; wine - tasting pavilions; film industry focused and culinary panel discussions; and VIP receptions and dinners with Napa Valley's own celebrity chefs and winemakers.

Elite's transfer is very nice, and along with deleted scenes and trailers, the commentary track (which includes two of the film's lead actors) also provides a rather vivid portrait of the horror genre at the time, which, for many burgeoning filmmakers, was the only way to enter the film business before the larger studios devoured the remaining independents.

Big budget studio films are a blast, but we're in a day and age where you can actually insure the influx of those little independent gems.

In the days and weeks to come, Hollywood studios and independent distributors will be releasing all sorts of films that are crammed with producer credits.

Rather than a production of a major studio, Dark Odyssey was part of the innovative independent film scene of the time.

Not surprisingly, The Player would also be one of his more independent productions, though its studio Fine Line / New Line would eventually be swallowed up by Turner / Time Warner not long after the film's release.

As the year comes to a close and moviegoers start thinking of awards, there is no clear favorite for the Best Picture Oscar, but a general acknowledgement that 2013 has seen several first - rate films, from major studio releases (Gravity) to small independent movies (Nebraska).