Sentences with phrase «number of movies like»

At first I wasn't going to write anything about last weekend's «disappointing» domestic grosses for «M: I: III» (or, as Stephen Colbert pronounces it, «Miiii»), because, well, who really cares about the box - office numbers of movies like «Miiii» (or Celebs Who Act Out)?

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There are doubtlessly a growing number of people like me — certainly the continually rising sales figures for digital music, movies and books is evidence of that.

While the top 20 most downloaded films included some prestigious movies like 12 Years a Slave (at number 10) and Gravity (at number four), the majority of the most pirated flicks were largely big blockbuster franchises, adapted from books — Divergent, Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — superhero sequels and reboots like Godzilla and Robocop, although Excipio was unclear as to how many of the more than 29 million illegal downloads were for the»87 original.

100,000: The number of new places to buy an alcoholic beverage in the U.S. that have been added since 2007, according to Nielsen, which notes the expansion of drinking outlets in places like dart clubs, movie theaters, and social ping pong establishments.

Give your kids an incentive to read like rewarding them with an ice cream or pizza night or movie night if they read a certain number of books.

Abeiku has featured in a number of movies such as landlord and TV series like «Chorkor Trotro.»

A number of studies have used functional MRI to see what our brain looks like as we recall pleasant memories, watch scary movies or listen to sad music.

When a movie star of stature attends a Louis Vuitton event like the Monogram celebration in N.Y.C., she doesn't wear just anything by the designer — she has them whip up something especially for her (like this stunning long - sleeve number).

Hi everyone my name is Lydia everyone calls me Lily I'm a type of girl who is very sweet honest respectful loyal caring person I do like going to the movies going to the beach taking long walks like to have nice conversatis if you're interested ask for my number or email me?

I like taking long walks... catching a movie... and of course making my son happy and my number one priority..

Based on our city's census data, our high number of Starbucks coffee shops, and the fact that there seems to be a lot of cheesy romcom movies and TV shows set here set in our city than any other place on Earth, huge publications like Forbes magazine and Marie Claire have been frequently ranking the Seattle adult dating scene as the center of the singles universe..

I like a number of interests... concerts, books, video games, love love horror movies... im pretty relaxed and i love to laugh.

The site was featured in a number of popular movies like Must Love Dogs and appear on talk TV shows like Dr. Phil and Live with Regis and Kelly.

no flirting, no movie - dinner or bad and which international site is number # 1 in the world of online sex Would you like to meet dogging mums?

1)» Network Wide Access» to the other 260 + sites within Passions Network, opening up access to millions more member profiles (instead of restricting yourself to the profiles on Movies Passions) 2) Audio / Video chat 3) Surfing Incognito 4) Hiding one's profile from search engines and non-logged in members 5) Seeing «LIKES» first, before reciprocating 6) Having an unlimited number of members in your «WHO VIEWED ME» area (Non-upgraded members have a limit on how long members are displayed) 7) Enjoying member photos 300 % larger within the WHO VIEWED ME section of your site profile pages

Patriarshy Dom Tours, a Russian - American Cultural Center in Moscow, is operating as a full service travel agency, consistently enlarging the number of It sounded like a scene from a Cold War spy movie: Donald Trump Jr. was in a helicopter flying low on the outskirts of Russia's capital city.

Feels like an uninspired, by - the - numbers sci - fi B - movie of a game with high production values.

Sloppy writing gives savvy movie - cum - music fans the impression that this demographically challenged film doesn't know the difference between Nashville and Austin, or in other words, the schism which divides contemporary country music into its inimical sides: mainstream and alternative, just like rock, or any number of musical genres.

The subsequent film, Like Water for Chocolate (1993), ended up as one of the most profitable foreign movies ever exhibited in America and won a number of international awards as well as multiple Silver Ariels, Mexico's equivalent of the Oscar.

If you're a filmmaker and you can't turn $ 20 million into $ 80 million domestic, you're just not going to get the opportunities of those who can... and a movie like this is not gonna get anywhere * close * to those numbers unless women go and see it in equal numbers to the men who go to see a «Neighbors»... or at least a «Sideways».

In an era of movies dominated by remakes, reboots and generic by - the - numbers filmmaking, it is so refreshing to see a movie like, «The Fits.»

Despite huge hits like the final Harry Potter film (2011's highest - grossing title) and, to a lesser extent, the second Hangover movie, Warner Bros. also experienced a surprisingly large number of flops last year.

Meanwhile, the movie brews a fine tension between the limits of parental largesse and Chris's own independence, while a disquieting number of black servants look on like wide - eyed zombies.

Scene by scene, the movie is a bit uneven, but it's never long before it presents a moment of genuine glee, whether it be Mannix's presentation of the Hail, Caesar script to a group of religious luminaries for review («The Bible, of course, is terrific,» Mannix allows, sounding for an instant like Donald Trump); a marvelous exchange in which Fiennes's director tries to get through to his out - of - his - depth new star (respond to her «importuning,» he advises, with a «mirthless chuckle»); or an extended, gloriously homoerotic Tatum tap - dance number entitled «No Dames.»

Unlike a lot of time travel movies like Back to the Future, where the main character is warned against changing the future, it's Wolverine's number one priority to do so.

The let's - get - the - band - back - together plotline feels like a pretense for dance numbers, and so it is, but Gregory Jacobs» movie is anything but lazy; it's essentially a story about a crew of professionals who re-learn to love what they do by finding space for personal expression within their daily (bump»n') grind.

Here's a partial list of movie budgets, based on publicly released information — obviously, these numbers aren't entirely ironclad, and they disagree with other sources, like Box Office Mojo.

Batman v Superman might already sound like a decent number of superheroes for a single movie just in the title alone, but add in Wonder Woman and then all the other DC characters who are supposed to appear to set up Justice League, and you're going to run into some logistical issues.

Much like «Wonder Woman» a year ago, «Black Panther» reinvigorates its genre in a number of ways and the two movies share similarities.

The Greatest Showman has really memorable and catchy musical numbers, and its cast of stars like Hugh Jackman really make the movie all the better.

Like the Muppet movies, this one delivers a number of celebrity cameos.

It may seem like this summer has been full of disappointing movies, but that has not stopped audiences from helping it beat last year's numbers.

Rather than tell the story in a straightforward fashion, the movie is set in a theater, where sets and backdrops are flown in as scenes shift and characters often move to choreography that feels like it's out of a musical number.

Not every weekend will bring in INFINITY WAR numbers, so how does Tinseltown reckon the failure of such a well - made movie like PADDINGTON 2?

The film ultimately plays like a Disney film that utilizes an inordinate number of «F - words», and it even reminds a bit of the Paul Giamatti movie Win Win.

There's a lot of information given about the movie's creation and development (many abandoned concepts are discussed), though there are a number of interesting detours too (on subjects like autobiography titles and great food combinations).

Based on the number of faithfully recreated moments in the «Starsky & Hutch» movie, he must know that the show with its casual brutality and sardonic, back - alley fascism was derived from slap - happy action comedy - dramas like Richard Rush's 1974 «Freebie and the Bean» and, more specifically, Peter Hyams's 1974 «Busting.»

Then there was the Jack Black cameo during his opening number, where Black groused that too many movies are made of comic book adaptations and the like.

Have to admit, while I'll be disappointed to see people like RDJ leave, the sheer number of quality characters Marvel have (specially as they start to get some like Daredevil back) means they make movies forever.

In fact, aside from an obvious bent towards some teen centric movies, this more or less resembles what a number of precursors with a mainstream tilt look like.

The movie set - pieces are stunning - the Gene Kelly-esque musical number «No Dames» (with Channing Tatum tap - dancing away admirably) in particular is a total delight and easily as good as anything from the best 50s musicals - but the rest of the film feels like an excuse to film these short love - letters to classic Hollywood.

Daggers, however, is director Zhang Yimou's follow - up to the callowly beautiful Hero and, like that movie and a number of others (Ashes of Time, Bride with the White Hair, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Kill Bill, Zatoichi, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, and, in a way, Goodbye Dragon Inn), it belongs to a martial arts / art - house genre of films by hip young directors upgrading genres they loved as teenagers - «martial arts plus.»

We know very little about Luke other than that he comes from a rough background and doesn't like to play by the rules; by the end of the movie, alienation seems to be his actual goal rather than a result of his circumstances, and despite the number of times (too many) that Rosenberg positions him in Christ - like poses of agony, we're not sure exactly which of our sins he's dying for.

Crisis number two, the veritable Macguffin - like plot of the movie hits quickly.

The «manic pixie» archetype has also materialized in a number of classic movies as well, with the original line - up including Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's, Marilyn Monroe's Sugar from Some Like It Hot, and even Ruth Gordon's eighty - year old Maude from Harold and Maude.

Rampaging is, after all, the number one thing that Rampage has going for it — exposition and set - up aren't exactly the draw of a movie like this.

Fifteen or 20 movies may not seem like a lot when compared to the number of crime films produced in the United States, but it's amazingly high considering that England makes only about 200 films annually.

It's also a musical, like the original Muppet Movie from 1979, so fans of song - and dance numbers, some inspired and some forgettable, should find many things to smile about.

It has produced some of the most beloved movies of all time in blockbusters like Ghostbusters and Back to the Future as well as a number of well - regarded near - classics like Galaxy Quest and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

This movie, which plays like 1970s drive - in fodder, is also almost wholly derivative, borrowing from any number of underdog sports pictures and campus raunchfests.