Sentences with phrase «part in a film directed»

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Johnson left the film in part due to James and even admitted that if she could do it all again, she'd never direct the movie in the first place.

The Motion Picture Production Code, introduced by the major studios in 1930, was a direct progenitor of the Comics Code, while the modern film - rating system and the Parental Advisory labels created by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1985 are all part of the same bloodline.

After five years of Jeannie, Hagman took a few film and TV - movie parts, co-starred with Donna Mills on the 1971 sitcom The Good Life, co-starred with Lauren Bacall in the TV rendition of the Broadway musical Applesauce, acted and directed in the low - grade horror spoof Beware!

Langella made his film debut in 1970 with a supporting role in Diary of a Mad Housewife, and later that same year, scored a larger part in The Twelve Chairs, written and directed by Mel Brooks.

In contrast to part 1, which was a ponderous exercise in stage - setting and dramatic incipience, this film, directed by David Yates and adapted by Steve Kloves, is a climax worthy of the terIn contrast to part 1, which was a ponderous exercise in stage - setting and dramatic incipience, this film, directed by David Yates and adapted by Steve Kloves, is a climax worthy of the terin stage - setting and dramatic incipience, this film, directed by David Yates and adapted by Steve Kloves, is a climax worthy of the term.

Jackson was seen as part of the ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed film BOBBY, directed by Emilio Estevez, and starred in the psychological thriller SHUTTER for 20th Century Fox / New Regency, which was shot on location in Tokyo.

In addition, she played small parts in two films directed by Gina Prince - Bythewood, the drama Love and Basketball, and the TV movie Disappearing Acts, featuring Sanaa Lathan and Wesley SnipeIn addition, she played small parts in two films directed by Gina Prince - Bythewood, the drama Love and Basketball, and the TV movie Disappearing Acts, featuring Sanaa Lathan and Wesley Snipein two films directed by Gina Prince - Bythewood, the drama Love and Basketball, and the TV movie Disappearing Acts, featuring Sanaa Lathan and Wesley Snipes.

Both Gent and production designer Nelson Lowry dismissed the flak Anderson took from some quarters of the media for directing parts of the film by correspondence, sending instructions and feedback from his Paris home while the animators worked in London.

Of course, he does this in the same bravura directing style of his past films, and with the rapid - fire comedy he and co - writer / star Simon Pegg brought to the first two parts of «The Cornetto Trilogy», Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

At the moment a direct movie adaptation of the comic can't be made by any film studio due to rights issues; several major characters who appear in the comic (including Hawkeye and the Incredible Hulk) are part of Marvel's Avengers film franchise, and therefore aren't available to be used as part of the X-Men movie franchise.

Written and directed by actress Adrienne Shelly, who also has a bit part in this film, I»LL TAKE YOU THERE is an offbeat black comedy that has many bits and pieces that make it worth watching, but as a whole isn't quite substantial enough to remember long afterwards.

Ready Player One is a novel which loves»80s pop culture, and as you're probably aware, Steven Spielberg is a big part of»80s (and»70s, and»90s, and» 00s) pop culture — so when it was announced that he would direct the adaptation of Ready Player One, which takes place in a virtual reality simulation called the OASIS, the question as to whether he would reference his own films was brought to light.

Saw creator James Wan directs in fine fashion, relying less on gimmicks that have been part of his prior films, though there are still a handful of standard cheap scares that do seem out of place in this more psychological terror - driven story.

Rich: The «films directed by women» part of your prompt is sadly irrelevant this year — unless Phyllida Lloyd developed serious directing chops between Mamma Mia and The Iron Lady, or the Academy suddenly takes a shine to the amazing Kelly Reichardt, no films directed by women will really be in the conversation.

There are minor quibbles — particularly with the use of music in certain parts of the film (though you'll never guess that one of the most touching moments is soundtracked to Katy Perry, go figure)-- but by the picture's twisty finale, in which Audiard navigates a late - stage twist with ease and emotion, you know you are in the hands of a master who is directing with the confidence and command that few possess.

Shrek director Andrew Adamson is back (though he will not direct the third part, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, instead handing over to Michael Apted) and so is his favourite composer, Harry Gregson - Williams, whose score for the first film was quite pleasant in places but left little impression.

Obviously, it's not as if Kaufman did a complete overhaul, so don't expect Po to be kung fu fighting villains within his memories, only to realize that those memories are just part of an elaborate play being directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman (or maybe in this case Dustin Hoffman, since he voices a character in these films) which features himself directing a sequel to Kung Fu Panda.

Amusingly, Chinatown's screenwriter, Robert Towne, has said that he wrote part of his 1974 film classic in an apartment he had borrowed from Curtis Hanson - the man who directed and, with Brian Helgeland, wrote L.A. Confidential.

The internet was overjoyed back in late January when it was announced that Emma Watson will star in the Disney film, directed by Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2), as Belle.

In directing «The Space Between Us,» Peter Chelsom, who takes an acting part in the film as the voice of a robot, is on a similar wavelength by dealing with the space between one young man from Mars and one young woman from EartIn directing «The Space Between Us,» Peter Chelsom, who takes an acting part in the film as the voice of a robot, is on a similar wavelength by dealing with the space between one young man from Mars and one young woman from Eartin the film as the voice of a robot, is on a similar wavelength by dealing with the space between one young man from Mars and one young woman from Earth.

Ronan, who is no stranger to the awards circuit after starring in films like 2015's Brooklyn and 2007's Atonement, is earning praise for her latest role in Lady Bird, while Chalamet, who acts alongside Ronan in the Greta Gerwig - directed film, has been the subject of awards buzz for his part in Call Me by Your Name.

He began his work in the film industry by directing the film The Noah's Ark Principle as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister.

An actor with parts in The English Patient and Run Lola Run, he had transitioned into directing but hadn't made a film since 2009's Sometime in August, which failed to gain a U.S. theatrical release.

They are mixed in part because it is easily the best work in Adam Sandler's (Little Nicky, Big Daddy) not - too - varied career, but the film as a whole, while undeniably brilliantly directed, is my least favorite among Paul Thomas Anderson's films.

The film is the latest true - story based projected directed by Bennett Miller; part psychological drama / thriller, part sports drama, Foxcatcher reads as being a hybrid of genre tropes presents in Miller's previous biographical features, Capote and Moneyball.

In the years since his passing, however, there has been a gradual reappraisal of Demy's cinematic legacy, spurred on in no small part by the efforts of Varda, who has helped to keep the flame alive by supervising restorations and reissues of his films as well as directing both «Jacquot de Nantes,» a 1991 biopic focused on his early years, and the 1995 documentary «The World of Jacques Demy.&raquIn the years since his passing, however, there has been a gradual reappraisal of Demy's cinematic legacy, spurred on in no small part by the efforts of Varda, who has helped to keep the flame alive by supervising restorations and reissues of his films as well as directing both «Jacquot de Nantes,» a 1991 biopic focused on his early years, and the 1995 documentary «The World of Jacques Demy.&raquin no small part by the efforts of Varda, who has helped to keep the flame alive by supervising restorations and reissues of his films as well as directing both «Jacquot de Nantes,» a 1991 biopic focused on his early years, and the 1995 documentary «The World of Jacques Demy.»

Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms will lose control once more in «The Hangover Part III,» the third and final film in the R - rated comedy trilogy written and directed by Todd Phillips.

This film, written and directed by Peter Landesman and based in part on a 2009 magazine article, portrays Omalu as a cheerful, quietly religious man who, as a Nigerian - born immigrant, believes strongly in the American Dream, and believes that doing the right thing is part of that whole trip.

Women in Cinema: With the highest opening of 2014 and the fifteenth highest opening of all time, at the domestic box office, Mockingjay Part 1, which grossed nearly $ 122 million in its opening weekend, might inaccurately give the impression that female films (starring, written by or directed by) are making progress at the box office.

A Brooklyn crime drama with this cast, directed by Roskam and written by Lehane in his first feature screenplay (he's written some for HBO shows The Wire and Boardwalk Empire) should have been an event film for me, but The Drop ultimately remains a little too undercooked and over-familiar to amount to more than the sum of its parts.

«Sadly, the proportion of women directing in television drama is not much better than in feature films at around 13 % in the UK and this is part of the problem.

Connor Williams has had small parts in films such as Don Verdean which stars the incredibly talented Sam Rockwell and Unicorn Store which was directed and stars Academy Award winner Brie Larson.

Joanna Hogg, the woman who directed Tom Hiddleston in his feature film debut, is helming «The Souvenir: Part One,» which will be executive produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert Pattinson, a recent snub for «Good Time.»

At a roundtable interview, DeWitt discussed her research for the role, how playing a real - life person informed her approach to the character, what it was like meeting the real Sue Webb, what she enjoyed most about working with Renner, what she learned about journalists and their determination to get to the truth of their story, her new film «Men, Women & Children» directed by Jason Reitman, and her upcoming projects: Joe Swanberg's «Digging for Fire,» Sam Raimi's remake of «Poltergeist» with Sam Rockwell, and a small part in the TV mini-series «Olive Kitteridge.»

More recently he directed the acclaimed rap battle indie film Bodied, but at one point, Kahn was in the running to director Justice League Dark, and he recently revealed some of the concept art that was part of his pitch.

It's strange, because if I'd have gone through a scenario in my head where I was doing quite possibly any American film, let alone one directed by Paul — because I'm less known there than I am [in the U.K.]-- I certainly would have created a scenario where I was doing multiple self - tapes, auditioning 12 times, meeting him eight times, and hopefully getting the part after eight months.

Acknowledging that his own left - wing political agenda informed part of the film's narrative, Liman, whose father was an interrogator in the Iran - Contra trial, praises the perqs of studio filmmaking (while toning down the anti-Universal sentiments he expressed to the media last year), illustrates the importance of directing a French crew in their native tongue, laughs at how coveted the «f» word was by the actors (the film was allowed only one because of the PG - 13 rating), and so on.

Michael Pena is also confirmed to return as fan favorite motor - mouth Luis, joining returning director Peyton Reed, who famously stepped in to direct the first film after a parting of ways between original director Edgar Wright and Marvel Studios.

The film, directed by Josh Trank, stars Kate Mara and Miles Teller as part of a crew of young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways.

«Frank or Francis» pivots around a vain filmmaker (Steve Carell) who represents half the title (he writes, directs and plays every part in his opus, «You»), a bitter, but sharp online film commenter (Jack Black), as well as a failed comedian with a resume of unflattering fat - baiting time - wasters, including «Fat Dad» (playing against type, it's Nicolas Cage).

Yates also added that a great part of Fantastic Beasts, in contrast to the four Harry Potter films he directed, is that no one «quite has ownership» of the story «in terms of having a relationship with the material.»

(Luc Londe courtesy Sundance Institute) Cory McAbee directs and stars in Deep Astronomy and the Romantic Sciences, a film - and - stage presentation that will be part of the New Frontier Films and Performances program of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

Coming eleven years after Toy Story 2 drew comparisons to The Godfather Part II in quality, earning universal acclaim despite originating as a direct - to - video project, Toy Story 3 raised seemingly insurmountable expectations, having to endure comparison to two of the most beloved films of the late 20th century and ones that represented childhood bliss for millions.

«A huge part of the success of Dredd is in fact due to Alex Garland and what a lot of people don't realize is that Alex Garland actually directed that movie... I just hope when people think of Alex Garland's filmography that Dredd is the first film that he made before Ex Machina.

But while Creevy struggles with the basics of suspense — often indulging in the same hacky, buzz - killing slow motion shots as he did in Welcome To The Punch — his direction of the film's modestly conceived action sequences is serviceable: a relentless foot chase through the winding streets and picturesque houses of a medieval town; an escape from a Hagen - owned warehouse that's directed in part as a Children Of Men - style long take; and the centerpiece, a head - spinning, car - wrecking pursuit down the Autobahn.

A recipient of the 2014 Kresge Arts Fellowship and former Junior Media Fellow at the United Nations University, she received her MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University and has directed numerous award - winning short films, including her latest, American Prophet, set in 1968 Detroit and due to be released in December as part of a feature - length film.

The scenes of their slow burns and eventual snap are the best written, best directed parts of the film and are genuinely enjoyable in that cathartic, glad - it's - not - me sort of way.

Quentin Tarantino «s The Hateful Eight, premiering in theaters on December 25th, is the director's eighth feature film (which is some shady math, because he's either counting Kill Bill as one film or not counting Death Proof at all, and then there's the whole matter of his part in directing Four Rooms, but hey, the trailer says what the trailer says).

Part of this accessibility can be attributed to Sorrentino's decision, as primarily an Italian - language director, to direct the film in English (a feat which he attempted once prior with his overlooked 2011 output, This Must Be the Place).

He directed Wind River (August 4), which looks like it's taking the «Jeremy Renner in a wintry cabin» section of The Bourne Legacy (the best part of that movie) and turning it into its own feature film.