Sentences with phrase «school of action film»

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The murder of 28 people in the 2012 shooting at a Newton, Conn. elementary school also prompted multiple movie studios to cancel premiere screenings of violent action films.

Cuomo has been adept at raising millions of dollars from interests whose businesses are impacted by Albany actions — labor unions, real estate developers, business executives, the health care industry, charter school backers, government contractors, and the film and TV companies that get tax breaks for filming in New York.

After making her film debut in That Night (1992), Heigl balanced movie work with high school, playing a small role in Steven Soderbergh's Depression - era drama King of the Hill (1993), starring as Gérard Depardieu's difficult daughter in My Father the Hero (1994), and Steven Seagal's niece in the action sequel Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995).

As the film progresses, both Thomas, and Catherine the local school teacher in a sleepy midwest community (played by Virginia Madsen) wind up opposing Gabriel's hunt for the dark soul, and therein lies the majority of the film's action.

A mix of the old and new school, «Kingsman: The Secret Service» is a lot cooler than its clunky title might imply — a hyper - stylized, gratuitously explicit action film that would make James Bond blush.

Set in the»60s, that halcyon era of political action and cultural definition evoked in Sayles» first film, this story of an ambitious Jewish high school student's affair with a dapper Italian - American petty criminal renders assimilationist concerns through the tender prism of a love story.

I should point out that one of my main criticisms of that film comes from his choice to make his high school football games too action - oriented to believe, showing feats from amateur teenage players that would rival the most exciting plays in NFL history.

The first third of Clockstoppers is an interminable high school comedy ending with a DJ showdown, the second third of the film is Zak on the run from evil corporate drones led by Michael Biehn, and the final third of the film is an infiltration of the evil corporation ending in a ludicrous action sequence and capped by a Back to the Future resolution involving a shiny new car and a nubile young lass.

The nominees are Herman Yau's bomb disposal actioner Shock Wave, which is a fun old school Hong Kong film but not really a serious contender, Wilson Yip's Paradox, which is also quite a good action film (it may be part of the SPL series) and has a better chance but probably not, and Chasing the Dragon, which I haven't seen yet but also chases that early 90s Hong Kong vibe (it's kind of a remake of 1992 Best Film winner To Be Number One).

Old School Kung Fu Fest (OSKFF) is an annual celebration of classic kung - fu films, bringing back to the big screen the rarest, wildest, and most incredible martial arts, action, and other genre cinema from the «60s, «70s, and «80s.

While I generally ignore all action, adventure, horror, thriller, and genre films these days, and I don't think I've gone to the theatre solely to drool at a hot guy on screen since high school, Jake Gyllenhaal is one of my weaknesses.

This will probably be the best escapist entertainment of the winter season, and I can wholeheartedly recommend it for those looking for a journey back to old school B - action film glory.

Gary Ross borrowed from the Paul Greengrass school of direction when filming the original — lots of shakycam and quick - cutting — but Chasing Fire director Francis Lawrence takes a different approach, allowing his camera to glide smoothly around the action so that the viewer can take it all in, and while the violence still feels overly - sanitized, at least it's comprehensible.

However, by ditching the high - concept, flimsy mystery premises of their previous films and instead providing old - school action / thriller gravitas, Serra and Neeson manage to deliver their best film yet - one that should more than suitably appease fans of the genre, and / or Neeson's career as an action star.

Success stories such as the John Wick films have hinted at a desire for old school, concept and character - driven action stories, but even those movies have been a little too knowing to truly recall the cream of that bygone era.

The Final Master Director Xu Haofeng scheduled to attend A Wing Chun master must singlehandedly take on a town full of martial - arts schools jockeying for dominance through realistic, bone - crunching hand - to - hand combat in this action - packed film from the writer of Wong Kar - wai's The Grandmaster.

The Atkins love-fest continues with «Tom Atkins: Man of Action» (20 mins., HD), wherein the actor offers a talking - head autobiography of his career from schooling through Creeps that's interspersed with key, oft - repeated lines from the film.

Director Scott Derrickson, best known for the derivative yet chilling Sinister, works in a robust old - school style that owes more to American swashbuckler films, Asian action cinema, and the Indiana Jones series than to the frenetic, cut - and - paste aesthetic of contemporary blockbusters such as Captain America: Civil War.

But then it could be argued that the hoops action is almost incidental in this fact - based story, for the title character, Richmond High School (though actually filmed at my alma mater, Long Beach Polytechnic High School, which somehow became the go - to ghetto high school filming location after I graduated) basketball coach Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson), is less concerned with how his young charges fare on the court than they do in the classroom and, ultimately, in the game of adultSchool (though actually filmed at my alma mater, Long Beach Polytechnic High School, which somehow became the go - to ghetto high school filming location after I graduated) basketball coach Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson), is less concerned with how his young charges fare on the court than they do in the classroom and, ultimately, in the game of adultSchool, which somehow became the go - to ghetto high school filming location after I graduated) basketball coach Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson), is less concerned with how his young charges fare on the court than they do in the classroom and, ultimately, in the game of adultschool filming location after I graduated) basketball coach Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson), is less concerned with how his young charges fare on the court than they do in the classroom and, ultimately, in the game of adult life.

Not In Our School, a program of Not In Our Town (NIOT), is dedicated to combat hate, bullying, and intolerance with over 70 free films and lesson plans featuring students taking action to address hate and bridge differences.

In our PBS film Not In Our Town: Class Actions, middle school students take the lead in educating their peers and their teachers in a NIOS anti-bullying initiative that reached 50,000 students following two suicides of local youth in Lancaster, California.

The programme helps people develop digital and enterprise skills for free: https://idea.org.uk iDEA would like to thank everyone involved in the production of this film from the fantastic range of iDEA Pioneer learners who agreed to take part; and the brilliant educators and inspirers who are rolling out the programme in their communities and institutions (in the order they appear in the film): • Naomi Timperley Co-founder, Tech North Advocates and Wakelet Partnerships Consultant • Melanie Powell Associate Head for Student Employability, Manchester Metropolitan University • Alison McKenzie - Folan Deputy Chief Executive of Wigan Council and Director for Customer Transformation • Jeff McCarthy Senior lecturer, Digital Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University • Jayne Sherwood Founder / Director, Joining Communities • Mark Rodaway Headteacher, Calday Grange Grammar School • Nicola Mounsey Computer Science Teacher, Calday Grange Grammar School Special thanks also to all the institutions and learners around the world who are participating in iDEA; and to Jooka who made the film to help us show iDEA in action.

Amna Aslam, 14 year old High School student from Accrington, England won the action category of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation's film competition, Faith Shorts in 2011.

Please take a few minutes to watch our short film, Power of Leaders, which features a dozen students talking about the impact their principals have had on their lives and takes us into their schools to see their work in action.

SALDF chapters raise awareness of issues affecting animals through activities such as holding events for ALDF's weeks of action, like Speak Out for Farmed Animals Week; tabling; leafleting; screening films; organizing symposia and guest speakers; and building coalitions with other law school student organizations.

Ranging from a documentary film screening, lectures, a gallery exhibition, and a presentation with local school children, students, faculty and the public took the time to remember and reflect the actions of those in the civil rights era.

The movie — well, OK it was a good, old school, action film that I selected not because of the cast or plot, but because very little green / blue screen CGI was used — was shot outside in the fictional country of Azmenistan (pronounced Arse - meany - stan) in a fictional deserted, derelict, high - rise hotel / casino.

Circle Solutions in action Watch this photo - film about Circle Solutions showing the philosophy practice and the views of teachers, students and school principals about its effectiveness.