Sentences with phrase «of major studios»

Is it more worthwhile than most of the major studio films released so far this year?

Reducing the number of major studios only enhances that concern.

The only real answer, however, is that it was an indie film that didn't have the marketing power of a major studio behind it.

We don't usually note when a studio breaks a billion dollars at the box office — most of the major studios do it on a fairly regular basis.

Rather than a production of a major studio, Dark Odyssey was part of the innovative independent film scene of the time.

The resources of a major studio could make television shows look much more expensive than they really are.

The existence and high quality of this new piece is mind - blowing, considering how little is being done for even the crown jewels of major studios nowadays.

The latter of the two unique flowers was ambitious as distributing a film without the help of a major studio's backbone was thought nearly impossible.

It's where the genre can push its boundaries without the repercussions of major studios.

That'll be a theme: Based on conversations I've had with developers at a range of major studios lately, nobody wants their game to be remembered for its loot boxes.

Gifted may be an independent film, but it still has the backing of a major studio in Fox Searchlight Pictures» parent company, so it's no surprise that the movie looks terrific on Blu - ray, its 2.40:1 picture and 5.1 DTS - HD master audio sound both meeting one's high expectations for the format in 2017.

Derek Jeter is Robin Yount with the backing of a major studio, in other words.

Secretary of State John Kerry met with the heads of major studios on Tuesday to talk about how to defeat ISIS.

This is probably one of the best stop motion animation films to come out of a major studio in quite some time — and that says a lot coming from me because I simply adore stop motion.

Samsung currently has an agreement with Warner Bros. to execute at - home authentication of titles through its players, but it hasn't worked out deals with the rest of the major studios like Wal - Mart has.

For his comeback movie since «retiring» from filmmaking in 2011, which led to a brilliant stint directing Cinemax's grisly medical drama The Knick, he worked outside of the major studio system by selling off overseas distribution rights before a second of Logan Lucky was in the can.

If you've walked out of a major studio release recently thinking, «I feel like I've seen that movie before,» it's because you have.

, and follows a Hollywood fixer in the 1950s who pulls the strings of major studios to get what they want...

GLAAD's annual Studio Responsibility Index study of the major studio films of 2017 found a significant drop in LGBTQ representation.

Bryan Godwin, CEO of Shade VFX, has overseen visual effects on a number of major studio pictures and acclaimed TV series in recent years, including True Detective, Batman vs. Superman, Pixels and American Ultra.

So skip the shitty blockbusters (Wonder Woman aside the rest of the major studios offerings are trash — THE MUMMY!!!)

«With many of the major studios having some presence in Canada, I think both the level of innovation and quality of product coming out of Canada is exceptional.»

1) Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights: The John Murdy Story John Murdy shares his journey from his first Star Wars home haunt in the «70's to Creative Director of Universal Studios HHN, the most glamorous job in the haunt industry with the budget of a major studio behind it.

Later, I spoke briefly to the head of a major studio with a Triple A title at the show - he told me he had 27 interviews to do the following day.

So far, the Canadian industry is sitting in the enviable position of having the best of both worlds: a sizable, established roster of major studios pumping out giant console - based revenue magnets like FIFA 12 and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, as well as one of the globe's most robust independent gaming scenes, tapping into the emerging mobile market.

As Jerry Brown, associate partner in PricewaterhouseCooper's consulting practice, recalls, «I saw a presentation given by one of the major studios where they pointed out that when they sold a [game] for a console they expected to collect $ 50 per consumer and that was it.

Managed by a dedicated team of TV analysts in Europe, the US and Asia, it addresses the needs of major studios, producers and distributors; broadcasters; channel providers and packagers; platform operators; technology providers; regulators; investors and financial institutions.

Only «Dunkirk» and «Get Out» earned north of $ 100 million, for instance, while the likes of «The Shape of Water,» «Three Billboards,» and «Lady Bird» all hail from indie players or the specialty divisions of major studios.

(The brightest promise of any major studio's English revamp of a Hong Kong flick is a more - than - tolerable image.)

Most of the major studios continue to dump titles on the market in anemic, practically barebones editions, believing (rightly or wrongly) that Redbox and ever - proliferating streaming platforms will account for the lion's share of their «ancillary revenue.»

Looks like this movie continues the trend of major studio comedies constantly trying to top each other when it comes to its gross - out humor; this one contains a scene in which John Cena «chugs a 40 with his asshole» during a party, only to fart it into Barinholtz's face when the police arrive.

Furthermore, in a summer filled with overblown and script - weak blockbuster fare, it's nice to see a relatively small «independent movie» (I put that in quotes because the film is from Fox Searchlight Pictures, which is, after all, a subset of a major studio), which delivers its goods without a single explosion or special effect (none visible, anyway).

Certainly, the term is not meant to just describe the economic presence of the major studios activities in a particular place; nor is meant simply the importation of Hollywood production methods and budgets.

The behind - the - scenes action of Living in Oblivion is no exception, and although we've seen many films just like it in recent years, such as Mistress and The Big Picture, Tom DiCillo's (Double Whammy, Box of Moon Light) creation distinguishes itself by being about a independent filmmaking, not greatly influenced by the dictation of a major studio or bigwig producer, but by conflicts within the filmmaker himself.

This year Disney was at the bottom of the barrel again and Paramount and Universal Pictures tied as the most inclusive of the major studios but there was a «notable drop in LGBTQ characters of color.»

It is now one of the largest co-producers and co-financiers of major studio pictures.

«Just in the last two weeks we've met with Sony, we've met with Warner Bros. — we've met with probably half of the major studios.

This work is about globally dispersed high budget film and television production, but it is not told from the perspective of the motives and strategies of the major studios.

Leaving alone the effort a true independent film has to make to stay above water in this era of faux indie excursions fronted by «dependent» arms of major studios, the sheer sexual intensity of the film will keep many at arms length sight unseen.

«And I think in terms of the major studios, that's where the business is going.»

Don't expect stellar restorations — these were not produced under the greatest conditions for preserved with the care of a major studio library — but they look just fine, with good color and strong images, and the minor moments of damage simply remind us where these films came from.

And just because you produce a surprise box - office hit with a return on investment the envy of major studios everywhere doesn't mean you should greenlight a sequel, let alone two sequels.

Some would argue that Sandler's continued creation of subpar films could be caused by the often heavy - handed control of major studios.

The Ross has become the Lincoln theater for a majority of the prestige releases, especially those released by independent companies or specialty branches of major studios, like Sony Pictures Classics and Fox Searchlight.

This can have an especially damaging effect on the earning potential of independently made films, such as those mentioned above, which do not have access to the large advertising budgets at the disposal of the major studios — studios, which, as CARA's record indicates, have received much more lenient ratings for similar content.