Sentences with phrase «is a movie star among»

Nicole Kidman is a movie star among movie stars.

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We learn about them by watching them in action and make no mistake, the action scenes are among the best you could hope to find in a Star Wars movie.

Mexico City superchef Enrique Olvera's arrival in NYC was as hyped as the next Star Wars movie (um... among a certain tortilla - worshipping set).

«I remember watching this little old brown guy watering down the infield with this huge hose,» says actor Pat Morita, 68, who was interned with his family at Gila River and grew up to star in The Karate Kid, among other movies.

James Cromwell, star of the movie «Babe,» and television shows such as «American Horror Story» and «24,» was among 18 others arrested during a protest against an energy company near Seneca Lake.

LV designer purses are popular among movie stars and other famous women.

Though Rickman's voice would be featured on the animated television series King of the Hill in 2003, he wasn't truly absorbed into mainstream pop - culture among the kid circuit until after starring in the movie adaptations of author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

Clearly, no actor would say no to a phone call from Steven Spielberg asking if they'd like to participate in an Abraham Lincoln movie, so even the smallest part is filled by either a big name movie star or a noticeable character actor, among them Lukas Haas, Hal Holbrook, Joseph Gordon - Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones (serving as the de facto emotional center for the movie), David Strathairn, Lee Pace, Jackie Earle Haley, Bruce McGill, Gregory Itzin, Jared Harris, Michael Stuhlbarg and Walton Goggins.

A Lover's Discourse was published in 1977, three years before Barthes's death and eleven years before Denis made her first feature, and he was certainly a known quantity among the Parisian cinephile generation of the 1970s, when Denis was coming of age — for example, before starring in Jean Eustache's The Mother and the Whore (1973), Françoise Lebrun was a contributor to his journal Communications, and several critics, including Alain Philippon, have speculated as to Barthes's influence on the lovers» dialogues in Eustache's movie.

Interspersed with these are green - tinted installments of a science - fiction side - story inspired by Flash Gordon (one iteration of which includes an apparent Star Wars parody — the Flash Gordon serials were among Ruiz's childhood favorites); a Columbo - inspired detective story set at a country manor; a black - and - white romantic costume drama; a touch of musical comedy; and a Western - style shootout inside the movie theater.

Movie: Going in Style Year: 2017 Starring: Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin Oscar Nominations Among Entire Cast: 18, with 3 wins Adventure: Rob a bank in retribution for their pensions being cancelled.

It was, and still is, a virtually universal sentiment among movie lovers across the world, and the film stands as a shining star in the Coen's ever - expanding oeuvre.

Many critics are comparing Hanks's performance to actor James Stewart, who was famous for, among other roles, starring in various inspiring movies directed by Frank Capra.

The latest from rising mumblegore (a term we might have just invented, but we think should stick) star Adam Wingard («A Horrible Way To Die,» the framing segment of «V / H / S «-RRB-, and featuring «Step Up 3D» lead Sharni Vinson as the lead, with Joe Swanberg and Ti West among the cast, it's by all accounts a neat, funny subversion of the slasher movie that sees a group of «Funny Games «- style home - invaders hitting a house that turns out to have one person who's more than prepared to fight backs by all accounts a neat, funny subversion of the slasher movie that sees a group of «Funny Games «- style home - invaders hitting a house that turns out to have one person who's more than prepared to fight backs more than prepared to fight back.

«Lazer Team,» which is an original film that created by Rooster Teeth, marks the first time a movie created by online stars has garnered this much success theatrically among today's young audience.

I Am Legend perhaps revealed that Mr. Lawrence could handle contemporary screen icons, as did Constantine, which starred Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, and Tilda Swinton among other potentially hazardous alchemy; but the show also affirmed that Mr. Lawrence could handle adaptations of science fiction literature (the script for Catching Fire is credited to Michael Arndt, but under a pseudonym, after having written Little Miss Sunshine and several animated movies).

Neither film is the historical biography you expect: Barnum's bootstrap entrepreneurship is romanticized into a family - friendly movie musical starring Hugh Jackman, strutting about among an America's Got Talent array of motley performers who represent some trendy demography.

Well, it might be more accurate to say Beatty sort of stars in Rules Don't Apply, his long - anticipated movie about Howard Hughes, the eccentric, obsessive billionaire who, among other things, was a big - budget Hollywood tycoon in the 1920s, while also making history for his investments into aviation.

Judging by what I've seen so far, I like the look and feel of the movie, and if you're looking at the Oscar chart, Nebraska «s small scale currently makes it a stand - out among the big, star - studded dramas.

Set almost entirely aboard a red - eye JFK - to - Heathrow flight, the movie stars Neeson as Bill Marks, an Irish - born U.S. air marshal who is framed for hijacking the plane by an unknown criminal mastermind presumed to be lurking among the passengers.

Loudest among them are movie stars Diane Keaton and Alec Baldwin.

Moriarity was just 20 at the time, and playing a bit younger; she has a real movie star presence, a glowing blonde among greaseballs, as well as a husky voice.

Among the movies we discuss are Ondi Timoner's Russell Brand doc, which opened SXSW, «Creative Control,» «Uncle Kent 2,» Sally Field in «Hello My Name is Doris,» Austin's Zellner brothers film «Kumiko the Treasure Hunter,» starring Rinko Kikuchi, Sean Penn in «The Gunman,» Al Pacino and Bobby Cannavale in Bleecker Street's «Danny Collins,» and smart horror flick «It Follows» and its tug - of - war between theaters and VOD.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Deadpool, Pitch Perfect 2 and Jurassic World were among the winners at this year's always eclectic MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Kevin Hart and Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson.

Starring a splendid Sally Hawkins as a 1960s cleaning lady who forms a most unusual bond with a green - scaled merman (Doug Jones), the movie, which will be released by Fox Searchlight in December, ranked among the most purely satisfying entertainments in Toronto.

Meanwhile, Blade Runner 2049 and Dunkirk are also among the most celebrated movies with eight nominations a piece, ahead of I, Tonya with five nominations, Call Me by Your Name and Phantom Thread with four, and Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, Lady Bird and Paddington 2 all with three.

Chan's got an almost inexhaustible supply of goodwill among action fans, but Tucker's star has cooled considerably since the last «Rush Hour,» and even when these movies were hot, they were still, at heart, a poor man's «Lethal Weapon.»

«Star Wars: The Last Jedi» hasn't been mentioned much in this year's awards season, but it's among the nominees for AARP The Magazine's 17th annual Movies for Grownups Awards.

When: September 25th Why: There has been an unusual number of gambling addiction movies released in the past few years, but «Mississippi Grind,» which earned positive reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival, has the potential to stand out among the rest thanks to its two stars.

The movie is based on a play by Tracy Letts; Meryl Streep and Benedict Cumberbatch star among other great names.

The nominees were announced by Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, actor Chris Pine and directors Alfonso Cuaron (who took the best director award last year for Gravity) and JJ Abrams, whose Star Wars film is among the most anticipated movies of the year.

That's the official Warner Brothers synopsis for the movie The Losers, which stars among others, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans and Jason Patric.

The 1948 film remains a hugely popular watch among the Monster Kid crowd and horror movie aficionados, primarily because it prominently features not only Frankenstein's Monster (played by Glenn Strange, not Boris Karloff as many mistakenly believe), but Dracula (Bela Lugosi, returning to the role that made him famous one last time) and The Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr. also returning for one more growl in arguably his most famous role, though he was a versatile horror star playing The Mummy, Frankenstein's Monster, and Dracula too!)

With screen legends Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in the starring roles, the movie was a hit upon release, garnered four Oscar nominations, and often ranks highly among the most beloved romantic films of all time.

In the normally boring world of movie producers, she's an intriguing star among them.

Among the hotly - tipped movies that have been confirmed this morning are David Cronenberg «s inside - Hollywood tale «Maps To The Stars» starring Mia Wasikowska, Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Olivia Williams and Robert Pattinson, «The Rover,» «Animal Kingdom» helmer David Michod «s apocalyptic follow - up, also starring Pattinson along with Guy Pearce and Scoot McNairy (which is a Midnight Screening rather than in - competition as expected), Olivier Assayas» «Sils Maria,» with Juliette Binoche, Chloe Moretz and Kristen Stewart, and the Dardennes ««Two Days One Night» starring Marion Cotillard.

The Emoji Movie was dead on arrival in theaters in 2017, and remains among the more perplexing and hated movies of the year, despite the star power of Stewart and comedic actors T.J. Miller, James Corden, Maya Rudolph, Jennifer Coolidge and Steven Wright.

The producer is Judd Apatow, whose hit comedies (The 40 - Year - Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pineapple Express) trade heavily in the «bromance» among their male characters; the cowriter and star is Kristen Wiig, whose brilliant character work on Saturday Night Live and endless scene - stealing in movies (Ghost Town, Adventureland, Whip It) have finally won her the big - screen vehicle she deserves.

Not every character is as vapid as she is, and though horror movies are rarely about the performances, «Prom Night» is lucky enough to have some decent actors among the ranks, including star Brittany Snow, Jason Porter («Friday Night Lights»), Idris Elba («The Wire») and James Ransone.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High Where: Red Vic Movie House, 1727 Haight St., 415-668-3994 When: June 9 Why: Amy Heckerling's cynical slice of high - school life, adapted for the screen by first - time scriptwriter Cameron Crowe, is far from the contemporary classic its fans allege it to be, but it does feature a solid cast of future stars — among them, Sean Penn, Eric Stoltz, Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Nicolas Cage and Jennifer Jason Leigh — and one character, Penn's Jeff Spicoli, who would become a stoner icon for the ages.

The movie world lost a true great when Bill Paxton suddenly passed away in early 2017, and while he'll be remembered as a legend among character actors, he also directed (and stars in) this this dark, fascinating, and wonderfully twisted occult thriller.

Among arrivals for the «Promised Land» premiere in New York were the movie's stars Matt Damon with his wife Luciana Barroso, Scoot McNairy with his...

Indeed, the film is no longer about the monsters, who had been the stars of the first movie, but about the humans who live among them.

She was a major movie star in the»30s, playing opposite Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Ronald Colman, among others.

Zero Dark Thirty 2012, 157 minutes, R / Director: Kathryn Bigelow / Writer: Mark Boal / Stars: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, Edgar Ramirez, James Gandolfini, Chris Pratt Buy It: Blu - ray Combo • DVD • Instant Video The search for Osama bin Laden seemed as appropriate as any story for director Kathryn Bigelow and producer - screenwriter Mark Boal to tackle after their little Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker held on to win the Best Picture Oscar, defeating among other movies the behemothic blockbuster directed by Bigelow's ex-husband James Cameron.

This is the type of movie Hollywood doesn't make anymore: a star - driven, high - concept and midish - sized budget ($ 55 million) vehicle that doesn't placate to the lowest common denominator among audiences.

Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry and Gina Rodriguez are among the stars who will lend their voices to the manger movie The Star for Sony Pictures Animation.

While Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is arguably the most popular of the original - cast movies among the masses (at least based on its box office), STII is the most revered among Trekkies.

Anderson's Resident Evil movies, starring partner Milla Jovovich, are among the most successful gaming films; he was also behind Mortal Kombat, Dead or Alive and science fiction efforts like Event Horizon.

Among the list of stars that showed up to plug their upcoming movies were Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sun Kang and Gina Carano, (Fast & Furious 6), Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, and Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness), Adam Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade and Salma Hayek (Grown Ups 2), Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer (The Lone Ranger), Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy («The Heat»); Morgan Freeman and Isla Fisher («Now You See Me»); Liam Hemsworth and Elizabeth Banks («The Hunger Games: Catching Fire»); Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld and Asa Butterfield («Ender's Game»); Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig («The Secret Life of Walter Mitty»); and many more.