Sentences with phrase «promised in those old film»

Not exact matches

With Emile Hirsch already locked in to play the Blue Brothers star, Steve Conrad in the writer / directors chair, Judy Belushi - Pisano (as she is now known) and Belushi's old friend and colleague Dan Aykroyd involved as producers the film is certainly gaining promise.

The existence of God becomes a major concern for the film's protagonist, 10 - year - old Catholic school student Joshua Beal (newcomer Joseph Cross, in a promising debut) after his beloved grandfather (Robert Loggia) dies of bone marrow cancer.

The buzz on the film (which premieres on Sunday at the London Film Festival) has been solid in advance, and Thompson (who like Streep, has two Oscars) has her most promising role in years as «Mary Poppins» author P.L. Travers, which combines the always awards - friendly elements of a tragic backstory and a sharp - tongued old lady (of which Thompson is the third in contention, after Streep and Dench).

A zippy bike - chase through London early - on generates some promise for the film, but by the time we're deep in the jungle, it's very much the same - old, same - old.

He shows the ability to carry a film, as promised by his supporting turns in The Rookie, Old School, and the television show Reaper.

It would give fans ease knowing that many of the old players were still involved, and hopefully trust in the new team that they're promising to deliver something that lives up to the original films.

Like all Telluride festivals, this one had great moments, as when 92 - year - old John Alton recalled discovering Maurice Chevalier in a Paris nightclub and filming him in a screen test, only to have MGM turn him down (Paramount saw more promise in the performer).

As promised, Infinity War drastically shook up the MCU, and right as that seismic impact is dying down, we now have this opportunity to revisit a film that's not old at all, yet feels a bit different in Infinity War's wake.

In the 65th annual Golden Globes, Atonement fought off strong competition from violent thrillers American Gangster, Eastern Promises and No Country for Old Men, legal drama Michael Clayton, historical saga There Will Be Blood and Oprah Winfrey - produced feelgood film The Great Debaters, for the best film award.

Three years after landing her first major acting role in Martha Coolidge's Valley Girl, the then 23 - year - old was named Most Promising New Star at the ShoWest film convention (no less!)

A 10 - year - old boy «discovered» playing at an aging Kissimmee motel and cast in the film «The Florida Project» has been promised a full four - year scholarship to Rollins College — the youngest recipient in college history.

Initially, «Spectre» holds great promise as a Bond film in the old - fashioned mode.

This warning - cum - promise, delivered by 16 - year - old Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) in the voiceover monologue that opens The Fault in Our Stars, is the first and most telling moment of self - sabotage in Josh Boone's faintly wry but mostly cloying film.