* It must be noted that, at no point during the actual film does anyone call Devereaux «The November Man»; it's only name - dropped at the very end by the film's villain, a sad - looking Bill Smitrovich, visibly thankful to have such a big
part in a studio film despite half his dialogue being clumsily misogynistic cracks like «Show me your tits»).
Not exact matches
This morning, Marvel, IMAX and Joe and Anthony Russo revealed that the
studio's two -
part «The Avengers: Infinity War» will be shot «
in their entirety» using IMAX cameras, a first for the
film industry.
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.
Perhaps the most shocking statistic of the study was
in the analysis of the speaking
parts that appeared
in 2014
studio films and live - action scripted TV shows from the 2014 — 15 season.
And the
studio scored its biggest - ever year at the box office, thanks
in part to Lee Daniels» The Butler, the fifth TWC
film to date to pass $ 100 million.
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.
«Marvel and Edgar Wright jointly announced today that the
studio and director have
parted ways on Ant - Man due to differences
in their vision of the
film,» a statement issued by the
studio read.
** Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (the
studio drama was
filmed in part in North Carolina).
Indeed, the
studio have already set the movie for a May 2014 release for «Belle,»
in part to try and replicate the impressive success of «Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,» and
in part because there are internal worries that between McQueen's
film and TWC's «Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom» and «Fruitvale Station,» there are too many
films with black leads for «Belle» to get traction (We'd argue there's room for them all, but you can see the logic, given the Academy's tastes).
While 2083 might be a bit of an exaggeration, Marvel's Phase 3
film slate does take the
studio through to 2019's Avengers: Infinity War
Part 2 and Inhumans, but with no Ant - Man sequel
in sight.
Still,
part of the reason why The Big Heat looms large even
in the incomparably rich spectrum of cinema that is
film noir is its recognizability as a
studio re-creation (specifically, mid-Fifties Columbia, as Man Hunt represents early - Forties Fox craftsmanship at its highest).
The Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director said he and the
studio parted ways «due to differences
in their vision of the
film.»
The laid - bare poignancy and touching immediacy of these
films are exactly the kind of thing that is too often jettisoned by
studio pictures; they're
part of what makes indie
film great, and connection with those common themes are, let's hope, a trend that we'll continue to see
in independent
film this year.
The Oscar - nominee (for Alexander Payne's «Sideways») returns to the multiplex after a
part in the hit religious
film «Heaven Is for Real» from last year, while having previous appeared
in a mix of indie and
studio projects that range from «George of the Jungle» to «Lucky Them» and even «Spider - Man 3.»
That achievement
in part reflects Fox's weak box office performance post-Avatar (which earned enough money
in 2010 for Fox to still rank third among
studios for the year), but the public's reception of the
film is still remarkable and unusual.
To aid
film producers and directors
in identifying dubbing
studios that have superior equipment, acoustics, and competence, Dolby has established a Premier Studio Certification program
in many
parts of the world.
6:30 am — TCM — Roberta Apparently the
studio still didn't trust Fred and Ginger to carry a
film; this time they're second leads behind Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott, but at least Dunne and Scott are decent actors and Roberta has a fair bit of charm outside of Astaire and Rogers, due
in no small
part to a solid score by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach.
2:00 am (11th)-- TCM — Roberta Apparently the
studio still didn't trust Fred and Ginger to carry a
film after their debut pairing as second leads
in Flying Down to Rio; this time they're second leads behind Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott, but at least Dunne and Scott are decent actors and Roberta has a fair bit of charm outside of Astaire and Rogers, due
in no small
part to a solid score by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach.
Overall, Valiant is for the most
part charming enough, while never approaching cinematic excellence that the ambitious design (the country's first CGI
film, a World War II setting, and a low budget) might have suggested and other
studios (like Pixar) might have achieved with the same elements
in place.
It was originally created back
in 1932 as
part of the
studio's monster
film series.
Prior to Marvel Studios» announcement today that the Black Order would be
in the
film, chief Kevin Feige said
part of the reason the
studio decided to move the release date of Black Panther up was because of how important the events of the
film were to Infinity War.
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.
As allegations about Kevin Spacey's history of sexual assault and predation began to mount, Scott took the unprecedented step of recasting his
part and reshooting key portions of the
film; ironically, that meant giving the role of tycoon J. Paul Getty to Scott's first choice, Christopher Plummer, who had been passed over by the
studio in favor of the more «bankable» Spacey.
Now that Marvel's Ant - Man has wrapped principal photography and is
in the post-production
part of its journey, the
studio appears to be getting all of its ducks
in order
in regard to introducing the
film to the general public.
This is the third high profile
film from Writer / Director M. Night Shyamalan, and one with both high expectations, plus a likely need on the
part of Shyamalan to prove himself capable to stretching out
in new directions - but likely also tempered by the
studio's desire to bank on what has already proved successful with this insightful talent.
Not a lot
in the way of newly featured stuff this week — most of the new ones are
part of TCM's Moguls & Movie Stars History of Hollywood series, which moves into the dawn of the
studio era this week, with 1910s
films from Thomas Ince, D.W. Griffith, Cecil B. DeMille, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and Mary Pickford.
«These
films played a big
part in helping some
studios stay afloat during some very difficult economic times,» Boyd said.
Rose did have a
part in Jason Momoa «s attempt at rebooting Conan The Barbarian, it was thought that
film doing poorly contributed to the
studio putting Sonja into development limbo
Graduating from daytime television and bit
parts in forgotten
studio movies, Moore had impressed
in back - to - back independent
films, Robert Altman's «Short Cuts» and Louis Malle's «Vanya on 42nd Street.»
Well, yes — the 1.33:1 aspect ratio is
part and parcel of the
film's admittedly confused M.O., which makes Steven Soderbergh the first director to have framed a
studio picture for Academy projection
in decades.
For its
part, and
in order to circumvent restrictions
in China that permit the screening of only 34 foreign
films annually, Hollywood has embarked on major co-productions with Chinese
studios.
Part of an international touring exhibition that changes from venue to venue, Papagaio (Portuguese for parrot) is both a compendium of
films and an immersive installation that takes us from the artists»
studio to Lisbon zoo, from a voodoo ceremony
in the Gulf of Guinea to outer space — or at least a photographic version of it.
Part road trip, part diary of the pieces of their days, the film is improvisational and handheld, both in the camerawork and in the sense of an almost trembling tenderness on view as Tiravanija makes his rounds of their studios, kitchens, backyards, and habitual ca
Part road trip,
part diary of the pieces of their days, the film is improvisational and handheld, both in the camerawork and in the sense of an almost trembling tenderness on view as Tiravanija makes his rounds of their studios, kitchens, backyards, and habitual ca
part diary of the pieces of their days, the
film is improvisational and handheld, both
in the camerawork and
in the sense of an almost trembling tenderness on view as Tiravanija makes his rounds of their
studios, kitchens, backyards, and habitual cafés.