Sentences with phrase «saw big budget films»

So Paramount, in the wake of a disappointing 2017 that saw big budget films like Transformers: The Last Knight and Ghost in the Shell underperform while the studio's would - be Oscar hopefuls Suburbicon and Downsizing were DOA at awards season, is looking to make some changes in 2018 and selling God Particle off to Netflix may be a cushy deal.

It's a shame that the movie won't do well, but gosh it's wonderful to see a big budget film with the courage of its convictions.

Not exact matches

But in a year that's seen a slew of big budget releases and star - powered projects from some of Hollywood's most notable filmmakers (Martin Scorsese, Kenneth Lonergan, Mel Gibson) it was a $ 5 million film with no major superstar names that brought home the night's biggest award.

Even if it may feel a bit overlong, this fantastic sequel is perhaps even more thrilling than the first film, this time investing more in the action and first - rate special effects with a bigger budget to create something epic - and it is always awesome to see Schwarzenegger as the big hero.

Lister - Jones, who is currently seen on CBS» «Life in Pieces,» said that this film marked a return to her indie roots after getting a peak into the big - budget Hollywood studio system.

It's also a testament to Sheridan's writing that there's no romantic subplot squeezed in, bringing a dynamic you don't normally see in bigger budget films.

All in all, I'd rather see this kind of film than some bland, big - budget Hollywood product about the maturation process any day.

By far the best sci - fi film I've seen yet this year, and proof that international films make for more interesting dynamics, Snowpiercer is easily the original action film a summer full of big budget explosions needs.

In place of story is a non-stop cavalcade of wire - fu fight scenes rife with CG effects, which impress when compared to those of the original, but in the world of action, offer little we've seen before in better films with bigger budgets.

In a year made of horror films that have delivered more unintentional laughter than genuine scares, As Above, So Below fits the bill as exactly the kind of low - budget, lower - quality flick you'd see released on the big screen for the Labor Day weekend.

Those who are entirely unacquainted with the film are encouraged to see this big - budget sci - fi flick which holds a significant place in Disney history.

I would be cheating my own rules for this annual exercise if I were to crown Howards End as my film of the year - I have in fact seen it many, many times before and loved it for a long time (although never before was I able to enjoy the finesse of its narrative structure, and admire its sumptuous mise - en - scene and art direction - actually delivered on a shoestring budget - on a big screen).

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening September 23, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS Abduction (PG - 13 for sexuality, teen partying, intense violence and brief profanity) John Singleton directs this action thriller about a teenager (Taylor Lautner) who ends up on the run from a team of hit men when he tries to determine his true identity after seeing his baby photo on a missing persons website.

He doesn't always make big - budget studio films, but his work should be seen and recognized.

But I guess that is why I am not a producer of big budget films, because apparently there was something there that absolutely needed to be seen again.

But I guess that is why I am not a producer of big budget films, because apparently there was something there that absolutely needed to be seen...

These elements are typically found in smaller independent films but are incredibly rare to see in bigger budget films released by a major studio.

Director DJ Caruso reveals he only had a year to do pre-production, filming, and editing on the young adult alien movie, which is the shortest turnaround he has ever seen for a relatively big budget movie.

It's not a film that needs to be seen on the big screen, but Life of the Party is more light - hearted and jovial than most other movies playing in theaters right now (independent and big - budget films alike) and should please the steadfast members of McCarthy's fanbase.

It's strange to see a big - budget sci - fi movie aimed explicitly at a family audience, and the film plays like how - to survival tactics TV, only on a massively overblown scale.

Partly because it marks the return of the great Taiwanese helmer Hou Hsiao - Hsien for the first time in seven years, and partly because it sees him working on a bigger scope and scale than ever before: the film's a big - budget (relatively speaking) wuxia picture.

«Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)» is one of the most thrilling films I've ever seen — which is pretty amazing, since it's not a big - budget, action - packed, superhero blockbuster.

Video game tie - ins for big budget films are often seen as a quick way to cash in on the hype and tend to lead to games which aren't up to standard.

Check out the original BioShock cinematic trailer - which gives an indication of the kind of scale and drama we could see in an r - rated, big budget, BioShock film (viewer discretion is advised):

His films have been marked as failures before ever seeing the light of day, but they are forced to face this ridicule publicly, as orphans in a sea of big - budget films that depend on the star power of the names associated with them.