Sentences with phrase «of female led films»

Not exact matches

When DreamWorks screened an early version of its 2001 film Shrek for test audiences, the female lead, Princess Fiona, made children scream in fear.

Here are just a few: Jordan Peele became the first African American to win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Get Out, and Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water won for Best Picture — a film featuring a female actor in the lead role hasn't won the category since Million Dollar Baby in 2004.

Female leads comprised 24 % of protagonists in the 100 top domestic grossing films last year — five percentage points fewer than in 2016.

Lead actress Cate Blanchett perfectly encompasses the fashion - forward female of the 50s in the film Carol.

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Other members of the case include Erin Bethea, who notably portrayed female lead Catherine Holt in the film «Fireproof,» Stephen Tobolowsky («Groundhog Day»), and John O'Hurley («Seinfeld»).

The story of a 10th century Scottish princess named Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) is the first Pixar film to have a female lead.

The charisma and comic timing of the film's female leads make up for some of the screenwriting rough patches but not enough to justify a trip to the theater.

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).

Some may disagree, but it's one of the better Bond films not just because of Craig, and a great female lead — but because it combines everything that is good about Bond in the first place without the need of just gadgets to progress what happens in the storyline.

And MY point is that the failure of SOME female - led films is often used by the industry as an excuse not to make more, even when the failure of SOME male - led films never stops them from making more.

He changed the ethnicity of the lead female character in Leonard's novel from the white Jackie Burke to a black Jackie Brown which allowed him to cast Pam Grier and reference her blaxploitation films «Foxy Brown» and «Coffy» as well as, employing the use of Bobby Womack's «Across 110th Street».

I was not solely thinking about Ebert's essay (he hasn't written a review that I have seen so far), but also Tod Browning's FREAKS which even has a bit of a similar ending, Sam Fuller's Naked Kiss which has the female lead «realize» a horrific situation at the and several modern films.

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

In 2011, she starred in the leading role of Estella in Mike Newell's film adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS followed by one of the female leads in THE RIOT CLUB.

But here's Twilight Time to revive that memory: Ms. Kelly plays the female lead in the film adaptation of the Off Broadway show The Fantasticks, a movie about a carnival and a scheme two get two «bickering» neighbors» kids married off to one another.

But the strongest of the female - led films I've screened so far at the festival is Raw (A --RRB-, Julia Ducournau's beautifully realized, symbolically rich, and disturbingly erotic meditation on primal hungers of all kinds.

In fact, eight of the ten movies I included in my top ten of the festival were led by a female performance, five of the ten films were directed by women.

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.

While sexual harrassment exposed depressing truths about the state of women in the industry, it was also a banner year for female - led films.

Previously, it was reported that Jane the Virgin «s Gina Rodriguez, Orphan Black «s Tatiana Maslany and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl «s Olivia Cooke were on the shortlist for one of the female leads in Johnson's Star Wars film, but now it appears that Mbatha - Raw is also in contention for this role.

According to THR, Lily is in talks with Disney / Marvel Studios to play the «female lead» of the film.

AWFJ, a nonprofit organization of leading female film journalists with active members in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, recognizes outstanding achievements by women filmmakers by presenting its prestigious EDA Awards at year's end and at select film festivals.

Meanwhile, Reynolds and the film's other producers are reportedly in the process of casting the film's female lead, popular Marvel mutant Domino.

ABOUT THE AWFJ and EDA AWARDS The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies.

The film includes a number of deaf actors, including the female child lead Millicent Simmonds, who said she was given a number of films to watch.

Desperate for a project that will give his reputation a jump start, Jack agrees to star in a film version of the once - popular television series Bewitched as hapless hubby Darrin Stephens, under the condition that an unknown actress be cast as the female lead so he won't be upstaged.

Volume four of Film Movement's Festival Favorites series features three films with female leads.

«The Kindergarten Teacher,» starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, will be part of a timely lineup of Sundance films with dominant female leads.

Granted, Hollywood still has a problem of creating substantive female lead roles in films it wants to release in more than nine theaters, but at least this is something of progress.

And those weren't even the only films with female leads in the top 5 of this weekend's domestic box office: Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth installment in the vampire hunter series starring Kate Beckinsale, opened at No. 4 with $ 13.1 million from 3,070 theaters.

The fact that it is a female - driven independent comedy that stars several talented and underrated actresses leads me to believe that this may be one of the most popular and best - reviewed films to come out of SXSW this year.

«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.

A pale imitation of the first film that boasts some terrible acting and even worse writing — and that doesn't even include the laughably misogynistic undertones that crop up once Katee Sackhoff's lone female character is introduced — «Riddick» doesn't really progress the overall story any further, leading one to question why another movie was necessary at all.

Plus, the GRAND CARDINAL RULE of Costume Design is to always, always bet on the films that feature a female lead or plenty of female characters, and preferably in a period setting.

They have also planned many female - led or predominantly female films via their DC property like Birds of Prey, and a couple more Harley Quinn movies along with Batgirl.

The film features a fierce group of Wakandan women, including Nakia (Academy Award ® winner Lupita Nyong» o), a War Dog and Wakandan spy; Shuri (Letitia Wright), T'Challa's little sister and tech wizard; and the Dora Milaje, the all - female Wakandan Special Forces led by Okoye (Danai Gurira).

«FIRE MAY BE SUBTLE» Three leads, two male and one female, are being cast in this short film about a woman whose psyche suffers a major break after the death of her boyfriend.

But having the year's top - grossing movie led by a female character has become downright commonplace over the past few years: The «Star Wars» prequel spin - off «Rogue One,» starring Felicity Jones the daughter of an Imperial scientist who the Rebel Alliance and leads a team determined to steal the Death Star plans, was the highest grossing film of 2016, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.

As the cinematic awards season amps up, other female - led films also are leading the way, with the like of «The Shape of Water,» «The Post,» «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» «Lady Bird» and «I, Tonya» considered strong contenders to bring home various statuettes.

Still, the box - office performance of female - led genre films will dictate whether that trend is here to stay.

Which is actually kind of shocking when you realize that the highest grossing film in two of the last three years has had a female lead.

If the apartment of the female lead in Head - On (04) looks (according to her boyfriend) like it's been hit by a chick bomb, then the title restaurant of Fatih Akin's latest film has been hit by the male equivalent.

To the shock (and horror) of fans, the first female - led MCU movie won't be a Black Widow movie, but a solo movie for Captain Marvel - and after the events of Infinity War, it's shaping up to be one of the most exciting films on Marvel Studios» upcoming slate.

Earlier this week, Elizabeth Banks criticized legendary director Stephen Spielberg for the lack of female leads in his films.

Outstanding performances from the female leads carry the film through its dizzying twists and turns, underlaid with a wicked streak of black comedy and an unexpected faith in the power of true love.

mortal, a sort of sci - fi film with shades of Logan's Run that already has offered the female lead to Amanda Seyfried.

After months of being rumored for Doctor Strange, Rachel McAdams has finally confirmed that she will be playing the female lead in the upcoming Marvel film.