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With that said, however, this year's pickings don't look as bad as usual, with a surprising amount of action films led by big - name stars, some of which have real sleeper hit potential.

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During the course of the week of demonstrations in 2003, which were filmed by Swiss television, Nestlé contacted Baby Milk Action to say it was accepting the WHA Resolutions — but again it spun this as Nestlé «taking the lead», the headline in the 7th edition of its «Code Action Report», shown left.

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Mala, born Ray Wise to an Anglo trader and an Eskimo mother in Alaska, played leads in a number of Hollywood action films from the early»30s through the early»50s.

The chief problem with any post-apocalyptic film is that last act - mostly because all the interesting parts tend to stem from the events leading up to the destruction of civilization, humanity's efforts to cope with the few vestiges of once plentiful technology, and the small dramas and action sequences which reduce a group of irritable survivors to a select and more compelling few.

Knaggs» character, a mute seaman, narrates the film's key sections with an internal voice - over monologue that is more hissed than spoken, leading the audience down all manner of strange psychological paths around the script's action; Knaggs» seaman ultimately rescues the hero from near - certain death.

Even if the action and thriller elements fall short of the intended mark, there's never a point when the film fails to at least maintain interest, even when it becomes a bit obvious where things are going to lead.

And you're choosing to ignore all the female - centered dramas and comedies that have been SUCCESSFUL compared to budget: Lady Bird, Winter's Bone, Wild, Girls Trip, Trainwreck, Bridesmaids, Mean Girls, Clueless, Pitch Perfect, and on and on (not including the huge box office of the female - led action / sci - fi / Disney films like Frozen, Hunger Games, Gravity, Wonder Woman, etc).

Her work in the action - packed comic book adaptation lead to a part in John McTiernan's Rollerball (2002), a remake of the»70s film about the futuristic world of sports.

Director Brad Peyton competently stages most of the action, from George breaking out of his sanctuary, to a canister retrieval in Wyoming, led by scarred mercenary Burke (a briefly used Joe Manganiello), that turns awry, to the film culminating in mass destruction of Chicago as the three animals, well, rampage to get to the sonar signal at the top of the Wydens» skyscraper headquarters and Davis safely crashes a helicopter.

Rarely are female leads given anything of substance to do in action films, so I applaud Besson for writing this role for a woman.

Despite claiming that she's «got it under control» and that she «doesn't feel unhealthy,» there's always further she can go - which is why she's admitted to a treatment programme led by the controversial Dr. Beckham (Keanu Reeves), where most of the film's action takes place.

Thomas Newman is one of the leading film composers of his generation, but it was hard to imagine how Skyfall would turn out — action thrillers are not things that figure remotely prominently in his filmography.

His final film for Shaw, Come Drink With Me (66) revolutionized the industry, and gave Hong Kong not only one of its first period swordplay films shot in a new, modern style (inspired by Japanese swordplay films of the time), but also its first female action lead.

The «Girls With Guns» films featured strong female leads, usually supported by ineffective or soon - to - be-killed male counterparts, and blended martial arts action with heavy gunplay, usually supported by eye - piercing 80s fashion, heavy synth scores, and lots of explosions in empty warehouses and abandoned construction sites.

There's so much to appreciate in that film — from its portrayal of a kickass female lead character who just so happens to have a physical disability (though is never depicted as being a person who matters less because of it) to its impressive number of real - time stunts and action sequences to its feminist message.

Running at just 30 seconds long, the Scarlett Johansson led Ghost in the Shell continues to visually amaze for fans of the original films with it's near frame for frame replication until we remember that Johansson is white and the Ghost in the Shell live - action remake is an inherent example of Hollywood's worst habits of whitewashing.

It's a smaller, more intimate film than the first Cloverfield would lead you to expect, but that doesn't mean it's devoid of action.

The 23 - year - old leads the teen action franchise and also had fans in tears last year with the big - screen adaptation of John Green's popular film The Fault in Our Stars.

At the same time, the film does present a President who is able to lead because he is not beholden to his aides, political action committees, or corporations that got him elected — a common man who knows what it's like to be one of the people who needs someone at the top looking out for the little guys, like himself.

The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was featured in 2008's Oscar - winning Milk and 2013's Elysium; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Bloodline and co-starring in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the award - winning Let the Bullets Fly and Devils on the Doorstep; Forest Whitaker, recently featured in the critically - acclaimed Lee Daniels» The Butler and winner of an Academy Award for his leading role in 2006's The Last King of Scotland; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred in The Hunt and was the memorable villain from 2006's Casino Royale; Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance - capture character in Rogue One, stars in the soon - to - be-released Con Man series and Trumbo, which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently featured in Nightcrawler and starred in the BAFTA - winning film Four Lions.

The appeal of the film is manifold - its serenity as The American meticulously goes about his craft; the paucity of dialogue that heightens its few action sequences when they do occur; a superb ensemble of actors led by Clooney that also includes Violante Placido (Clara), Thekla Reuten (assassin), Johan Leysen (controller), and Paolo Bonacelli (as a local town priest); the artistic framing of the film by director Anton Corbijn both in its interiors and the long shots of the Italian settings; and simply the story's uncertainty that grips one from its very beginning.

Once the pair go MIA, all of the adults, led by the police chief (Bruce Willis), spring into action, with even the film's voice - over narrator (Bob Balaban) dropping by to lend a hand!

The film comes, in part, from the desk of Luc Besson, the French filmmaker whose crime - and - action preoccupation led to an initial burst of cinematic promise with films like La Femme Nikita and Leon: The Professional.

Midway through James Cameron's 2009 sci - fi action film «Avatar,» set on the distant planet of Pandora, lead character Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) observes, «Out there is the true world.

«Lucy» marks Johansson's top opening as the lead in a film and is one of the highest openings ever for an R - rated action movie starring a female.

''... impressive is the chemistry of the two leads... their interactions are funny, gutsy, and keep the momentum of the film going, even when it's time for a breather from the high - falutin» action pieces.»

A new trailer has arrived online for Lionsgate's upcoming action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me which sees Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon leading a cast that includes Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan, Gillian Anderson, and Hasan Minhaj; check it out below, along with three new posters... The film tells the story of Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate -LSB-...]

That approach includes focusing the spotlight on Evans» character (who leads a rebellion aboard a futuristic train that houses much of humanity in the film's wintery dystopian setting), in order to better utilize his star power as a selling point - in addition to emphasizing the movie's action beats, as accompanied by the expected dramatic musical cues in the post-Inception age of trailers.

Pegg and Frost both give brilliant performances as the film's leads and Wright once again proves that he's one of the most talented filmmakers working today, crafting some of the most inventive action sequences you'll see all year.

Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer for director Susanna Fogel's upcoming action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me which sees Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon leading a cast that includes Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan, Gillian Anderson, and Hasan Minhaj; check it out here... The film tells the story of Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), thirty - year - old -LSB-...]

Comparisons will immediately be drawn between Divergent and The Hunger Games, as both are dystopian sci - fi film series based on a trilogy of young adult novels written by women, featuring teenage female protagonists in an action - thriller scenario leading a rebellion against a corrupt and manipulative government force, while also engaging in a bit of romance on the side.

In describing what attracted him to Brad Pitt's new film, World War Z, a global action drama in which UN investigator Gerry Lane (Pitt) leads a desperate attempt to stop humanity coming to an un-dead end, director Marc Forster is clear that the universality of the threat was key.

2016 brought an eerily similar story when director Alex Proyas» $ 140 million fantasy action film Gods of Egypt - starring Gerard Butler (who barely attempted to alter his Scottish accent), Danish Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster - Waldau, and Australian Brenton Thwaites as the three male leads - opened to a domestic weekend of just $ 14 million.

Both Marx and Engels not only believed in scientific analysis based on facts but also were committed to direct action as opposed to the kindness and fraternity of some of their peers, all of which leads to the writing of the «Communist Manifesto» that is the film's culmination.

EXTRAS: The Blu - ray release contains seven featurettes covering a variety of topics, including production and creature design, filming the action sequences, as well profiles on the Wachowskis and the movie's lead characters.

Andy Armstrong, stunt coordinator for the 2011 blockbuster film «Marvel's Thor,» functions as action and stunt coordinator, while television and live show veteran Joe Stewart («The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien,» «The Magic of David Copperfield») will lead set design.

This year's exclusive sneak previews include Jack Goes Boating, the directorial debut from Philip Seymour Hoffman; Cell 211, an action - packed Spanish film; Armadillo, a new documentary that asks tough questions about the «war on terror; and Sensation, a new Irish dark comedy on sex in rural Ireland combining the talents of director Tom Hall with Domhnaill Gleeson in the lead role.

Lincoln comes up with a way to counterattack, leading to the big action sequence that dominates the last part of the film.

That's certainly the case for the protagonist in the upcoming action film, «Bound By Debt,» which marks the first leading movie role of champion martial artist, Paul Mormando.

She's worked with great directors and other great actors in big and small movies, she's been a key part of one of the biggest franchises of all - time and has even proved she can lead a summer action film by herself.

While the actions of WCKD are a part of this film, it is ultimately a side story, as is another story involving the band of rebels led by a decease - riddled Walton Goggins.

SUMMARY OF THOUGHTS: Robert Zemeckis makes a welcome return to live action films, while Denzel Washington gives a powerhouse performance in the lead.

It appears that the new live action Disney adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, directed by Bill Condon, has found its leading men for the film.

He belongs to the hardboiled, get - the - job - done leading men of action films past, but even in this time of increasingly progressive heroes remains incredibly popular for his steely, charisma - not - necessary aloofness - so popular in fact that the franchise was resurrected after Jeremy Renner nadir The Bourne Legacy for a fifth film some 14 years after the original just to bring the real Bourne back.

The first third of Clockstoppers is an interminable high school comedy ending with a DJ showdown, the second third of the film is Zak on the run from evil corporate drones led by Michael Biehn, and the final third of the film is an infiltration of the evil corporation ending in a ludicrous action sequence and capped by a Back to the Future resolution involving a shiny new car and a nubile young lass.

The film has a surprisingly fresh take on this type of covert ops government - led action thriller.

With over a hundred films in his C.V. (including silents), King remained one of the studio's leading directors for decades, and though he worked with superb cinematographers, his films consistently show a dramatic visual style that maximizes elements within a single shot, plus a knack for crafting kinetic action scenes — particularly the storming of the fortress at the end of the film.

Yeoh's leading man, Chow Yun - Fat only gets his say in the disc's token «making - of» documentary, Unleashing the Dragon, but considering it had aired on Bravo during the film's theatrical release, it's less an informational piece than a glorified infomercial, offering too shallow a look at, among other things, gravity - defying action scenes.

When: January 13th Why: It's pretty funny that a movie about counterfeiting should turn out to be an imitation itself (the Icelandic film on which its based featured the U.S. version's director, Baltasar Kormákur, in the lead role), but despite the fact that its clichéd plot seems to have been ripped off from a number of generic action thrillers just like it, «Contraband» has one thing that a lot of those films didn't — a killer ensemble cast.