Sentences with phrase «recent hit films»

Warner Bros., the studio behind films set in the «Potter» universe, isn't the only studio to bring back recent hit films.

But when you compare unit sales of even the biggest games to a recent hit film like Avatar, games still pale in comparison.

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That can work in the Red's favor if a director wants an edgy, harsher look, as appears to have been the case for Soderbergh's recent anxiety - soaked Side Effects or Robert Zemeckis's hard - hitting Flight — both filmed with Red cameras.

The Labour leader also uses the film to hit back at those MPs who predicted he would crash and burn in the recent local elections.

The Evidence for a Recent Dating for Adam, 14,000 to 15,000 years ago Wild at Heart actress Dawn Steele has revealed how she was forced to abandon filming the new series of the hit TV drama to dash back to Britain for the

But Garland's film more closely resembles Denis Villeneuve's recent science fiction hit Arrival, another slow, airless, fascinating film pocked with moments of sudden explosive action.

Director / writer Joseph Kosinski «s story (the script is credited to Karl Gadjusek and Michael DeBruyn, with William Monahan and Michael Arndt among those who worked on the film too) cribs liberally from other more familiar sci - fi tales, including one recent cult hit which mentioning the name of would likely tip you off to the film's big secrets.

Hitting different themes while being simultaneously moving and creepy, it features Kevin Spacey at the top of his game and was a breakthrough film for director Sam Mendes, who went on to direct the two most recent Bond films, «Skyfall» and «Spectre.»

The dominance of European cinema was in part moderated by Crime Scene, an especially creative and popular program, incorporating recent award - winners such as Polisse (Maïwenn, 2011) and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011) with the Brazilian hit Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (José Padilha, 2010) and the Congolese gangster film Viva Riva!

Of course the caveat would be that not all of these films are good, and in recent years it's been true that he's had more misses than hits, but 2014 saw him deliver two films in the same year for the third time this century and one of them is the best he's given us in over half a decade.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn — Part 2, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, Snitch, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Arbitrage and Pantelion Films» breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest - grossing Spanish - language film ever in the U.S.

At first glance, The Skeleton Twins shares more than a few similarities with another recent Sundance hit, the Oscar - nominated Tamara Jenkins film The Savages.

There is much to think about and process in one viewing, as the struggle of surviving here evokes other recent hard - hitting films like Moonlight, the similarly Orlando motel - set 99 Homes, and American Honey.

While Black Panther «s Rotten Tomatoes reviews will continue to fluctuate when the film finally releases, it currently holds a higher score than recent hits like Spider - Man: Homecoming (88 percent), Wonder Woman (also at 88 percent) and Logan (90 percent).

Bridesmaids is already something of a hit, we know The Hangover Part II is going to be a monster and with the recent releases of trailers for films like 30 Minutes Or Less, Friends With Benefits, Crazy Stupid Love, Bad Teacher, The Change Up and Horrible Bosses, maybe this summer will be remembered less for its loud explosions and leotards and more for its laughs.

Yet, unlike the recent Pleasantville, this film mourns the loss of old fashioned values and shows how a blast of a different sort hit our world in the 1960's.

The film stacked the deck for success by modeling itself on a number of recent hits as it borrowed from J. J. Abrams» Star Trek, in that it was a reset of the franchise, and from The Avengers (and Fast & Furious), in that it is a team - up movie that brings together cast members from previous films.

Aasif Mandvi hits his (very odd, in fairness) role at about twice the volume and pace of anyone else, Justin Bartha barely figures, Mia Farrow is sweet enough, but doesn't make much of an impact, and Christopher Walken is interestingly restrained, adhering to normal human punctuation for the first time in recent memory, but at the same time, hiring Walken to play an average suburban dad is about like hiring Jason Statham for a film where he doesn't punch someone in the face.

«The Room» — which even inspired a recent SXSW hit about its origins, directed by and starring James Franco has attained Golden Turkey status as a film that is so bad, it's good.

Granted, people had been waiting for a new live - action Star Wars film for over a decade before The Force Awakens hit theaters and may have been a bit easier to please, but a great team has been assembled both in front of and behind the camera, and the new footage looks great, so, as of now, there's no reason to believe that Disney and Lucasfilm won't be going two for two with their recent Star Wars releases.

Adapted from the book trilogy by James Dashner, The Maze Runner is the seventh YA film to hit screens in the past twelve months and while it hasn't hit the success level of Hunger Games or even Divergent, it seems to have effectively avoided the gallows of recent DOA flops like Vampire Academy and The Mortal Instruments.

The new crop of transgender talent includes many actors making their debuts, including Mya Taylor, a star of «Tangerine,» a hit at the Sundance Film Festival scheduled to reach theaters next month, and Michelle Hendley, who as the star of the recent coming - of - age film «Boy Meets Girl» has a bold nude scene.

As Hollywood touts great wins for diversity and inclusion with recent films like «Black Panther» and «Wonder Woman» shattering box office records, a new study from GLAAD asserts that representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in 2017 films released by the major studios hit a six - year low.

Obviously, this film was never made in 3D but with the recent hit of films like «The Lion King», Disney would be stupid not to cash in.

In recent years, film translations of stage hits haven't been as prevalent as they once were.

Lupita Nyong» o has had a string of successful films under her belt, including her role as Nakia in the recent Marvel smash hit Black Panther — and now she's looking to add Trevor Noah's biopic to her ever - growing list.

At the film's recent Los Angeles press day, the cast and crew let slip a few fun facts behind the making of the sleeper hit of the Summer.

Anderson is one of the most amazing filmmakers around, but his recent films have not had the commercial success they've deserved and this is yet another gem like Inherent Vice, The Master and his last film with Lewis, the modern hit There Will Be Blood.

The American is also comparable to Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control, another recent hit man film with strong European sensibilities.

Alcon, one of the longest - running independent film finance and production companies in the world, has financed and produced, and / or co - financed / produced 33 films to date, including the recent critically acclaimed film Blade Runner 2049 from Academy Award - nominated director Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford; the Academy Award - nominated Best Picture The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock a Best Actress Oscar; The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank and directed by Chris Nolan; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; P.S. I Love You, starring Hilary Swank; the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Prisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Terrance Howard and Paul Dano; and the family hit Dolphin Tale starring Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson.

Sony Pictures scored a major hit with its recent reboot Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, with the film holding its own against Star Wars: The Last Jedi and pulling in a hefty $ 931 million at the worldwide box office.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first two installments of The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, A Madea Christmas, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Roadside Attractions» Mud and Pantelion Films» breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest - grossing Spanish - language film ever released in the U.S.

99 Homes --(read review here) There aren't many films that can hit home about recent topics like this film can.

Okay, so Ramsay is still a pretty reckless choice for a studio in need of a billion - dollar hit — and not only because the cumulative gross of her previous films is less than Daniel Craig's personal speedo budget from «Casino Royale» — but her elliptical style could play to the series» recent strengths.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Snipes delved into why his vision for the classic comic never came to fruition and how he feels about the new Marvel film, which is soon to hit theaters.

Marvel just had its most recent hit with a Doctor Strange movie, proving they can make successful films out of virtually any character from its comic - book archive.

The thing is, shortly before 2015, you could reasonably argue that Star Trek had gained the upper hand as a cultural force, thanks to J.J. Abrams's hit reboot of the film franchise coming on top of the more recent television successes.

Sadly, getting a Blu - ray copy of this title in stores won't be possible (although Amazon is doing On Demand Blu - ray copies of the film starting 10/25), continuing a recent, annoying trend in which arthouse hits are released standard - only.

Then, at the conclusion of DIFF, Fort Worth native and widely - admired actor and filmmaker Bill Paxton will be remembered and honored with a posthumous presentation of the Dallas Star Award, and Zoey Deutch, the talented star of the recent hit indie film, BEFORE I FALL, will receive the Dallas Shining Star Award during the DFS Honors event presented by the Arthur E. Benjamin Foundation at The Highland Dallas (5300 E. Mockingbird Lane).

In its Official Selection, Sitges 2013 will also be presenting eagerly - awaited films like Machete Kills, the latest from Robert Rodriguez with a star studded cast (Danny Trejo, Sofia Vergara, Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Antonio Banderas, Lady Gaga...), as well as the latest big hit on American screens, Insidious Chapter 2, the most recent film by king of horror James Wan, or Terry Gilliam's new incursion into science fiction with The Zero Theorem.

That was also the case in 2011's brother vs. brother MMA brawler Warrior, the Thai Ong Bak movies, and Takashi Miike's 2010 samurai epic, 13 Assassins — all of which rank among the most interesting action films to hit theaters in recent years.

In a crass attempt to cash in on recent name - brand hit films, it seems that producers are willing to adapt just about anything for the stage.

Its most recent reincarnation, Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book, is both a commercial hit and a relative critical success, as have been some of the films that have come before it, like Maleficent and Cinderella.

In recent movie history, we've seen our fair share of remakes, reboots, re-imaginings, and repackaging of films that have been bona fide hits.

With the recent wide release of the independent hit «Hustle & Flow» and his upcoming film «Four Brothers,» Bullz - Eye got a chance to speak with Terrence about growing up in Cleveland, his sudden success, and the future of his film career.

Hitting the screens this week... The Last Exorcism Takers Avatar: Special Edition 3D COMPLETE LIST of the most recent film reviews COMPLETE LIST of the most recent film reviews by Jeff Bayer Last week, there were five films that opened in wide release.

The last twenty - five years have been hit or miss, and nothing he's done — not even Blue Jasmine, the most emotionally resonant and honest of his recent films — has mattered the way his vintage films do.

While Levy is best known as a director of hit comedies and family films, his production company 21 Laps Entertainment has grown immensely over recent years, with a slate of film and TV projects encompassing multiple genres and collaborating with the most renowned filmmakers.

The drawback to the film is that it resembles other recent hits.

Feig's other recent films include the buddy cop comedy The Heat starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, which grossed over $ 220 million globally and the hit comedy Bridesmaids starring Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy and Jon Hamm, that grossed over $ 283 million worldwide.