This week, the Film Society of Lincoln Center — as part of the program Rendez - vous with French Cinema — presents the North American premiere of MES PROVINCIALES / A PARIS EDUCATION, Jean - Paul Civeyrac's epic
of young film students discovering the capital.
There's a wave
of young film - makers brought up on the 70s and 80s blockbusters that changed the Hollywood system who are trying their darnedest to replicate them.
Not exact matches
The
film, directed by Barry Jenkins and based upon the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney, follows Chiron, a
young African - American boy coming
of age in Miami, navigating his family, both found and biological, and his sexuality.
The
film has not only put a long deserved spotlight on the team
of African - American women who literally charted the course that would eventually put man on the moon, but it has also inspired many
young women to pursue interests in STEM.
In addition to The Last Jedi and the as - yet - untitled Episode IX in the Star Wars saga, the franchise will also yield another spinoff
film slated for 2018, featuring a
younger version
of the franchise's Han Solo character.
«There's been a steady stream
of James Bond
films, which keeps the general public very aware
of that particular franchise,» says
Young.
Of course, an even younger Zuckerberg was the subject of a major Hollywood film called The Social Networ
Of course, an even
younger Zuckerberg was the subject
of a major Hollywood film called The Social Networ
of a major Hollywood
film called The Social Network.
She recalls her father sending her a pouch
of Peruvian blue opals while he was
filming the movie when she was a
young girl.
For years he held private screenings
of the movie (it's also been shown at a few
film festivals), and there was even a moment when he and Stern thought
of remaking it with Hopper directing once more and a
younger actor in the lead.
The fourth child and
younger son
of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch went to Harvard to study
film and history after graduating in 1991 from Horace Mann, an elite New York City private prep school.
Seeing a severed hand as one
of the opening shots
of a
film meant for families probably would have been a difficult conversation to have with children too
young to recall 1980's «Empire Strikes Back.»
PROVIDING more than 100
of Perth's
young journalism and
film and television students with a break in their chosen vocations has been the highlight
of Russell Goodrick's career with his production company, MRG International.The company, which produc...
The opening
of «The Last Crusade,» which portrays a
young Indiana Jones (played by the late River Phoenix), plays like a standalone short
film.
Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both
film adaptations
of bestselling
young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic
young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).
Last month, Ms. Powell Jobs and Mr. Guggenheim traveled to Washington with several
young immigrants and their families who were featured in the
film; the purpose
of the trip was to screen the documentary for a group
of lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
The item got passed around from site to site, and a consensus began to form: The desperate not - quite - It Girl was Gretchen Mol, whose movie roles were starting to dry up; the new target was Blake Lively, beginning to transition from TV to
film; and in the center
of it all, between two beautiful
young women whose careers he held in the palm
of his hands, was Harvey Weinstein.
Under the terms
of the agreement, said to be worth $ 1 billion to Disney, McDonald's paid $ 100 million in royalties and conducted 11 promotions a year for Disney
films, videos and TV shows, with seven aimed specifically toward the
young Happy Meal consumers.
Although the
films Alibaba Pictures Group has invested in like So
Young (by actress - turned director Zhao Wei, who is also a major shareholder
of the company) and Tiny Times (by popular writer Guo Jingming) have recorded remarkable box - office revenues, the company has yet to turn a profit, with a net loss
of HK$ 443.54 million for the first half
of last year.
This DVD contains five short
films that are full
of thought - provoking questions for white, middle class,
young professionals.
And Micah Watson (
of Union in Jackson, TN) used THE UNDERGROUND MAN together with the psychologically penetrating recent
films YOUNG ADULT and UP IN THE AIR to illuminate the phenomenon
of (obsessional) AMERICAN NIHILISM.
Winter's Bone is the highlight
of Netflix's independent
films section, telling the story
of a
young woman from the Ozarks
of America who must find her meth - cooking father to avoid eviction after dad skips bail, leaving the family on the brink
of homelessness.
All the statistics about attendees indicate that horror
films are still solid date movies» and, in an American society where an ever - increasing percentage
of young men and women are staying unmarried longer and having children later, the appeal
of thrills that entertain without forcing one to think too hard is expanded to a larger market.
Groups
of young friends who go to see some
of the more death - focused horror
films in vogue
of late will routinely take bets on which stock character will face a grisly end soonest, as when viewing the Final Destination series» a
film series that is, essentially, the apex
of the set - piece disaster horror movie as orchestrated by MacGyver.
I pretty much had to be dragged to a movie advertised as about the making
of Mary Poppins — a
film I was never
young enough to enjoy.
In this
film, we are introduced to three industrial lubricant salesman: Larry (played byKevin Spacey), a brash, but honest veteran
of sales; Phil (played by Danny Devito), Larry's friend and a seasoned, yet life - weary salesman; and Bob (played by PeterFacinelli), a
young evangelical Christian who, as a rookie in sales, joins the twoveterans at a trade show.
So, while books,
films and lectures could be used in confirmation class, they should only supplement the main task
of putting
young Christians in close proximity with older Christians — «mentors» who invite these
younger Christians to look over their shoulders as they both attempt to live as Christians.
White plays a supporting role in the
film as one
of the hip
young moms in the trio out for the night.
Here's a list
of films for
young girls — movies that show strong female characters with the kind
of energy, intelligence, wit, and initiative our daughters hope to develop themselves.
But beyond a look at how church officials covered up the abuse
of dozens
of young boys by priests, the
film is about dedication to the reporting process itself.
Just like
young Scorsese in the streets
of Little Italy, his
films don't lead viewers to judgment or glorification
of the imperfect players on screen.
The industry, said Jack Valenti, head
of the MPAA, would police itself by voluntarily designating certain
films as inappropriate for children and
younger teen - agers and then instructing theater managers to enforce the classification.
Edward Donnerstein
of the Center for Communication Research at the University
of Wisconsin reported on
young men who were exposed to «slasher»
films (I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Toolbox Murders).
Edward Donnerstein
of the Center for Communication Research at the University
of Wisconsin reported on
young men who were exposed to «slasher»
films (I
He is a sampling
of their programs: systematic study
of Dorothy Baruch New Ways in Discipline, (New York: McGraw - Hill Book Company, 1949) a mental health
film entitled «Angry Boy,» a talk by a pediatrician, a trip with their children to a zoo, a talk by the minister on «Handling a Child's Fear
of Death,» an a panel
of members on «Sex Education
of Young Children.»
I was fed a steady diet
of his
films as I grew up — most notably, The Silver Streak,
Young Frankenstein,...
You've probably seen the trailer for the
film adaptation
of William Paul
Young's wildly popular novel The Shack recently going around the internet.
It is thrilling to see how inspired
young audiences were by the spectacular technology in the
film, so it's fitting that we show our appreciation by helping advance STEM programs for youth, especially in underserved areas
of the country, to give them the knowledge and tools to build the future they want.
If you look at some TV
film of some
of the events, you'll see
young people talking together, or dozing off, or trying to find shade from the sun, or drinking water, or walking off in search
of some necessity.
Oh, this is totally random, but have you ever seen the
film «Lilies», which won four Genie Awards in 1996, about the two
young men
of Roberval, Quebec who fall in love in 1912 — and the poignant tale
of how their love is undone by jealousy?
Founded in 1998 by the creators
of the Academy Award - winning short
film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ
young people (ages 13 - 24).
A video surfaced
of a
young fan meeting her hero — actress Gal Gadot — at the event, where she tearfully explained how much the
film meant to her.
The
film — which is based on a novel by William Paul
Young — tells the story
of a grieving father who meets God in the form
of three individuals who represent members
of the trinity.
The
film Nothing But a Man (1964), invites us to come into the private world
of a
young black worker who tries to make a home for his family in a world that is hostile to his hope.
You've probably seen the trailer for the upcoming
film adaptation
of William Paul
Young's wildly popular novel The Shack recently going around the internet.
Taking cues from
films like School
of Rock and Rushmore, the
film is about
young misfits trying to find themselves through music in the midst
of difficult home lives, bullies and heartbreak.
The 14 - year - old has raised over $ 20,000 in hopes
of sending hundreds
of young girls to see the upcoming sci - fi
film A Wrinkle in Time because «representation matters,» she says.
The trailer for the
film adaptation
of William Paul
Young's novel The Shack has been released.
The
film's world had been plunged into the deepest darkness
of winter, families were torn apart, evil was sneering and shameless, everything was falling apart and when the
young woman dies, it looks like all is lost.
Here are four influential examples
of 2013
films for children and
young people which fail it.
When we look at children's
films, which help to shape the ideas, ideologies and value systems
of literally billions
of young minds, we find utter Bechdel carnage.