Sentences with phrase «long time screenwriter»

A long time screenwriter, including work on his brother Tony's film The Bourne Legacy, this is Gilroy's directorial debut, bringing with it intensity and intelligence that's all too rare for films these days.

Not exact matches

The story, adapted by long - time Potter screenwriter Steve Kloves, is the most direct of the series, tasking Harry with finding and destroying Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes) remaining Horcruxes (objects containing pieces of his soul) to defeat the Dark Lord.

Though set in Chekhov's time, Mayer's approach, along with screenwriter Stephen Karam, renders this story of love and longing feels startlingly contemporary, particularly Elizabeth Moss» turn as Masha, who drowns here sorrows over unrequited love in both alcohol and a loveless marriage to a man who adores her.

Director Kyle Henry, screenwriter Carlos Treviño and a wonderfully talented ensemble cast deliver a 21st century relationship time capsule of Rogers Park and some of the people who call it home — but this tightly scripted, dialogue - driven character study is also brimming with universal truths about the long - hidden but nevertheless permanent bruises of family tragedies, the changing and sometimes numbing nature of even a truly loving long - term relationship and the slow death of knowing one's dreams are almost certainly defunct.

Subsequent Career: Providing something of a template for screenwriters who want to make the jump, Steven Zaillian has continued as a high - profile screenwriter long after his directorial debut, only occasionally dipping his toe back in directorial waters, and never with the same straightforward success of his first time out.

Michael Caine stars as Fred Ballinger, a renowned Orchestra conductor, who is vacationing at a stunning Swiss Alps spa with his daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz) and his long - time best friend, screenwriter Mick Boyd (Harvey Keitel).

Yet, for all of that, «The Wall» — penned by first - time screenwriter Dwain Worrell, whose script was well - regarded in Hollywood before it got turned into a film — feels longer than its brief 81 minutes.

Director / Screenwriter Tom Ford kicks off the film with one of the oddest opening sequences I've seen in a long time.

Neal Purvis (born 9 September 1961) is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the last four James Bond films with his long - time collaborator Robert Wade.

Jeff's subplot with his long lost love Liz is more promising and works out exactly how it would in real life, so here is a big kudos for first time screenwriter Derek Connolly for that.

Working for the first time with material developed by another screenwriter — Phyllis Nagy — he's transformed an underappreciated 1952 novel about secret longing into a universal romance.

While much of the original script remains the same, screenwriters Steven Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos, as well as long - time Disney composer Alan Menken (who also wrote for the original, along with the late Howard Ashman), sprinkle in just enough new material and character development to help it feel fresh.

Even those who berate filmmakers for constantly returning to the same old wells of inspiration with remake after reboot after sequel can't fault director and screenwriter Rowan Joffe for making another version; 64 years is a long time!

The way screenwriter Luke Davies and first - time feature film director Garth Davis («Top of the Lake») have adapted «Lion» from the page (the 2013 memoir, A Long Way Home) to the screen is nothing short of fascinating, boldly combining all the basic human emotions — love, sadness, grief, anger, joy and hope to produce one of the year's best films.

On longer time scales, of course, the inevitability of discovering an asteroid on a collision course is clear — which makes figuring out strategies for dealing with that eventuality not simply fodder for screenwriters and novelists.