Sentences with phrase «major film talents»
It's true that Being John Malkovich may have announced the arrival of two major film talents with Jonze and Kaufman, but Adaptation leaves that debut in the dust and reaches for true greatness.
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THR finds the film to be «one of the most emotionally realistic disaster movies in recent memory — and certainly one of the most frightening,» and the AV Club's Noel Murray writes, «The Impossible confirms that Bayona is a major talent, with a skill for shooting and constructing sequences that build tension masterfully.»
Then again, Day - Lewis is a three - time Oscar winner for Best Actor, Anderson is a major talent, and the last time he and Day - Lewis worked together, on There Will Be Blood, it resulted in one of the most acclaimed films of the decade.
That Affleck handles this section with such deft, light footing while creating a larger film that is nerve - rattlingly tense is a major testament to his burgeoning talent as a director.
To the present writer, Arkadin is clearly the better film, but The Stranger is nonetheless, at the very least, a fascinating curio, and if it's a minor film (if...), then it's the sort of minor film that only a really major talent could make, and an excellent example of what the Cahiers du Cinéma critics meant about the failures of the great being better films than the best work of lesser talents.
The film was major flop, quite a surprise given the talent at work here, including screenwriter Carole Eastman (under the psuednym Adrian Joyce, which she also used on The Shooting) and production designer Richard Sylbert, who gives the west coast settings a low - rent, sun - baked handsomeness.
Netflix has just gained some major talent for its post-apocalyptic thriller How It Ends, with Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker joining David M. Rosenthal's film.
As the film unfolds, it becomes clear that Josh Brolin's Llewelyn Moss may seem smart, but is just smart enough to outrun the trouble dogging his trail, a minor league talent in a major league showdown.
Without her character and talent, this film could have spun off into a major mess.
We'll admit, we curse Hollywood's lack of imagination when it comes to the films they greenlight, but when it comes to picking untested talent for major projects, they're obviously unafraid to play it risky.
The film's tonal range is formidable enough to suggest that this director may be a major talent who's now emerging from relative obscurity, thanks to the Berlin prize and subsequent attention at festivals in Toronto and New York.
Major talent on both sides of the camera is squandered in search of producing a film that's so aggressively annoying that it is painful to sit through.
Major films already in the mix for 2014 include Lenny Abrahamson's Frank, starring Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Fassbender, and Calvary, starring Brendan Gleeson, both of which will have their World Premiere at Sundance in January, showcasing Irish talent on the world stage.
A graphically violent (it had to be trimmed eight times before receiving an R rating) but tremendously exciting and entertaining film, it marks the American arrival of a major filmmaking talent... with a bang.
Featuring major talent both in front of and behind the camera - including Ruth E Carter, the costume designer on the Oscar - winning film Moonlight - it's going to be something truly special.
It's difficult to say whether we should be pleased it's watchable rather than wondering why it isn't better, but considering the talent involved here, anything less than a good film is probably worthy of considering a major disappointment.
All of the major talent clocks in with their personal observations about making the film, including writer Elmore Leonard.
The film also has some major talent behind the scenes as well.
It will be a major disservice if she doesn't emerge from this film as a breakout talent.
HEADLINERS Big names, big talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film events with some major and rising names in cinema.
Michael Fassbender announced himself as a major new talent in McQueen's film.
Sangailės vasara (The Summer of Sangailė, Alanté Kavaïté, 2015) Lithuania's first queer film is a delight; director Kavaïté's additional credit as co-writer of Évolution marks her as a major talent to keep an eye on over coming years.
The film's amazing cast of talent is just the icing at the top that makes the finished product so much sweeter, but the scripted dialogue is some of the best ever in the history of film and ultimately serves as the story's major building block of greatness.
When an indie stalwart and major talent like Linklater can be treated so indifferently by an indie division, what does that say about the current state of independent film and about Sundance, whose identity is synonymous with it?
Nobody should be surprised by the film's narrative density, nor its audacious structural ellipses, but Kaufman's exquisite imagery, and his deft handling of the year's most dazzling ensemble, betray the arrival of a major directorial talent.
Over in San Diego we've seen the release of a number of concept posters showing off some of the film's major talents, as well as a still showing off Black Widow's transportation of choice, a brand new electric motorcycle.
A recent PETA investigation into Birds and Animals Unlimited, a major supplier of «animal talent,» including to A Dog's Purpose, as well as popular film and TV productions like Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and Pirates of the Caribbean, uncovered horrific conditions and overt neglect of animals in their care.
With the talents and technology being used by major film studios, game developers are looking to blend game design with the art of film - making.
Over the fivemonth exhibition period, General Rehearsal will offer the public curated selections of painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, mixed - media, film, video and performance, including rare, iconic and major works of art alongside pieces from lesser - known, emerging talents from all over the world; new commissions and specially written scripts to narrate the presentations.
His clients include major film and television studios, national and global entertainment and sports companies, production and post-production companies, television and radio stations, magazines and other publications, computer technology companies, online content and software providers, and talent, as well as insurers and manufacturers.