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The director, who has made his mark on films like Pearl Harbor and The Island, has hit a new low with his latest installment in the Hasbro franchise.

Not exact matches

«The Shape of Things» marks the last good film LaBute has made (for whatever reason he moves on to goofy Hollywood thrillers like «The Wicker Man» and «Lakeview Terrace» and the embarrassing «Death at a Funeral» remake - one would think those films were from a totally different human all together; my bet is he became a drug addict because no one looses such talent so quickly) but this wonderful, tricky and rewarding series of films is well worth your serious time and attention.

As it happens, the Ireland - based studio was also responsible for producing world - class Oscar nominees «The Secret of Kells» and «Song of the Sea,» and though Nora Twomey worked on both films, «The Breadwinner» marks her solo directing debut, employing a similarly bold graphic style in its telling («hand - drawn» via a program called TVPaint), augmented by colorful story - within - the - story interludes designed to look like stop - motion.

The film lacks the discipline to stay on point all the time, but Fey and director Mark S. Waters (Freaky Friday) have fun with offbeat throwaway touches, like burdening an already world - weary principal (Tim Meadows) with carpal tunnel syndrome, or making a star mathlete a «badass MC.»

In the film's instant - classic opening, Spielberg uses little dialogue as he follows Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) through what looks like a routine but also includes a tiny, crucial bit of spy - craft as he picks up a coin containing a coded message on a park bench.

In an interview Rudolph helpfully singled out an Altman film he worked on as assistant director, The Long Goodbye — a much better film, one that can accommodate in its gallery of gargoyles a tragic figure like Sterling Hayden's alcoholic novelist as well as a nightmarishly comic one like Mark Rydell's Jewish gangster.

«Before Sunset,» like the original film, ends on a question mark.

He directed Mark Ruffalo in the latter's breakout role in «You Can Count on Me,» a movie over which death hangs like a fog, but it was young Rory Culkin whose presence amplifies both Ruffalo's and co-star Laura Linney's work in that film.

I cried when one POC heroine got her moment because films like these leave their mark on entire generations — and representation matters

Paul Franklin has made his mark in cinema in the dizzying world of visual effects, having done work on the likes of a few Harry Potter films, a Bond movie, and most recently, Captain America: Civil War.

What is making the headlines today is ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, you are all aware of the sexual accusation around Kevin Spacey, Ridley Scott decided to reshoot all the scenes of Spacey with another actor, Christopher Plummer who was the first choice of the director but the studio executives wanted a bigger name, Plummer should shoot his scenes in the comming weeks, it looks like they want to keep the december release date, and Michelle and Mark Whalberg are expected to do some reshoots, i don't think michelle began working on Venom yet, it's crazy but i think Ridley is right to cut out Spacey of his film.

1) Mac McHale In a long line of wonderful secondary characters — Sallah, Marcus Brody, Henry Jones Sr., Short Round — screenwriter David Koepp, and whoever might have made their mark on the screenplay prior, manages to crank out a pointless, unbelievably benign individual who sits in the stomach of the film like a glass -LSB-...]

Nonetheless, this brilliant film, by lingering on its subjects far longer than any casual passerby would dare, enables its audience to appreciate the fact that the world would be far better off with more sensitive souls like Mark.

Jay is currently on Transparent, the smash hit series on Amazon Instant, and Mark continues to flit between television projects (The League, Togetherness) and indie films like The One I Love (TFF 2014).

When thriller - like double - crosses by Eugene, Raymond's girlfriend Claire (Angelina Jolie), and an FBI agent (Michael Massee) come into the picture, it becomes quite clear that no one involved in Playing God, much less director Andy Wilson or writer Mark Haskell Smith, has a real grasp on what exactly the film is all about.

Meanwhile, Mark Wahlberg has been with the film since the beginning, and he perpetually looks like he got lost on the way to another set.

The story of the film is generally re-told and acted out on stage in front of the audience during the sketch, with the likes of Hemsworth, Blanchett and Hiddleston — as well as Jeff Goldblum, Mark Ruffalo and and Tessa Thompson — all making appearances as their respective characters from the new film.

Sitting with the creative team behind new indie «The One I Love,» genial actor - producer - writer - director - cool - guy Mark Duplass says of his breakthrough film, «My first movie [«The Puffy Chair»] was shot on VHS - C with a dead pixel in the middle of it, and it looked and sounded like shit, but it went to Sundance because of the spirit.

The home release is similarly uneven, with a set of supplements that offer nothing to engage viewers on the real debate behind A.I. Much like the film itself, Transcendence «s arrival onto Blu - ray amounts to lost opportunity, even though we give it high marks for audio.

The film marks the directorial debut of Stephanie Laing, who's worked on shows like Veep, Eastbound and Down and Vice Principals.

After collaborating on a series of inspirational true story films in recent years like «Lone Survivor,» «Deepwater Horizon» and «Patriots Day,» filmmaker Peter Berg and actor Mark Wahlberg's fourth teaming on screen is switching tones to the kind of gritty action thriller both were more known for in their separate work.

After collaborating on a series of inspirational true story films in recent years like «Lone Survivor,» «Deepwater Horizon» and «Patriots Day,» filmmaker Peter Berg and actor Mark Wahlberg's fourth teaming on screen is switching tones to the kind of...

Together with Jack Davenport, Michael Caine and Mark Strong, this feels like a film filled with those who missed out on playing Bond.

Like Mark, the makers of the film think they can get away with it as long as they promise to do good things from here on out in atonement.

Like Wonder Woman, the Chadwick Boseman - led Black Panther marks a major milestone for superhero films, as they've typically focused on white male heroes so far.

The folks here on Welivefilm have also been split, with critics like myself, WeWatchedAMovie, Nick Iacobucci, and Scott Menzel giving the film good reviews, while critics like Chad Gleason and Mark Ellis (of The Schmoes Know) have been less favorable.

Mark's authors have gotten 6 - figure advances, been on the NY Times bestseller list, and had their work picked up for TV, stage, and feature film with companies like Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks resulting in millions of books being sold.

The focus here is on railroads at night, a visual paradigm that has produced startling combinations of darkness and light photographs that look like film noir stills, marked by sparks, stars and smoke.

- based on the first two films - New York City is attacked by the nefarious chitauri warriors - civilians are pinned beneath wreckage - Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow have to rescue them by destroying wrecked cars and other debris - these civilians are guarded by chitauri - Captain America can not only walk through flames, but he can now extinguish them with his shield - characters can also team up for special combo attacks - these moves are context - sensitive - stand on a marked area and wait for your teammate (or A.I. buddy) to walk over and press a button - Captain America uses his shield as a platform for Black Widow, and she bounces into the air and sprays bullets down - Thor rings Captain America's shield like a bell, destroying objects and enemies nearby - Captain America can reflect Iron Man's energy attack to destroy airborne chitauri - more than 100 all - new characters in the game - all - new New York City hub

Hotline Miami, like the films above, is a contemporary satire about media violence, and any video game that can make a cerebral statement that strongly will forever make it's mark on video game history.

The exhibition is completed with «Take off Your Hat», this work was created in the context of «Trio for 4 Hands» a series of long narrow strips of Japanese rice paper, pinned alongside each other, like film strips with calligraphic type ink markings on them.

Prager's focus on this dynamic can be traced to specific influences: silent films like Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times; street photographers Mark Cohen, Bruce Gilden, and Weegee; the darkness and the humor from Roy Andersson's film Songs from the Second Floor; and the well - known children's book Where's Waldo?