Sentences with phrase «scripters of»

Oscar - winning screenwriter Jim Rash («The Descendants») hosts Sundance Channel's series «The Writers» Room,» a chatfest with scripters of such hit TV shows as «Game of Thrones,» whose staff sits down with Rash on Monday.

One of the scripters of Circus Girl was Bradford Ropes, author of the quintessential backstage yarn 42nd Street.

This crime film, in the tradition of Bonnie and Clyde, is the directorial debut of writer John Ridley, scripter of Oliver Stone's U Turn.

He did not fare much better penning a poorly - received underwater version of ALIEN (1979) entitled LEVIATHAN (1989) and used the pseudonym Anthony Able as the scripter of the direct - to - video PROJECT: ALIEN (1990).

Everything in the new film plays exactly as it did in the film from nearly 40 years ago, with a few contemporary wrinkles thrown in by Van Sant and Joseph Stephano, scripter of the original.

Not exact matches

It's clear immediately that filmmaker Peter Berg is looking to ape the feel and tone of Paul Greengrass» work, as Deepwater Horizon boasts a documentary - like feel that's heightened by its low - key performances and general lack of context - with scripters Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand, in terms of the latter, delivering dialogue that tends to emphasize authenticity over exposition (ie much of this stuff sounds as though it was pulled directly from real - life transcripts).

All of this is presented with an unusual but assured mixture of whimsy, comedy, and melancholy by director Jason Reitman, working again with scripter Diablo Cody.

Director Francis Lawrence, along with scripter Justin Haythe, delivers a striking opening stretch detailing Dominika's fall from grace as a ballerina and her initial exploits at the aforementioned school, with the undeniably watchable atmosphere perpetuated by star Lawrence's solid work and the ongoing inclusion of compelling sequences.

It's clear, however, that Snowden begins its slow - but - steady nosedive into mediocrity as it moves into its seriously repetitive midsection, as scripters Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald shift the focus to an intense emphasis on the minutia of the protagonist's top - secret work - with the narrative's structure, past a certain point, doggedly following Snowden as he moves from one assignment to the next.

There's almost excessively little within Cabin Fever that won't seem all - too - familiar to horror fans, as scripters Randy Pearlstein and Roth have infused the narrative with just about every convention and cliche of the genre imaginable - and yet it's clear that the movie, in its early stages, fares much better than one might've anticipated.

I haven't actually looked at the history closely enough, but I can say that in the past when someone has won as many awards as Jason Reitman did — Golden Globe, WGA, Critics Choice, LA Film Critics, NBR, SEFCA, Scripter, BAFTA — it is unheard of for them to lose the Oscar.

While there is some crossover with the recent Writers Guild awards, their ineligibility clauses aren't present with the USC Scripter and we have The Theory of Everything showing up here as well as Inherent Vice, which...

Hitting theaters in September is «Rush,» which reunites director Ron Howard with his «Frost / Nixon» scripter Peter Morgan to tell the true story of the rivalry between Formula One race drivers Niki Lauda (Bruhl) and James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth.)

While there is some crossover with the recent Writers Guild awards, their ineligibility clauses aren't present with the USC Scripter and we have The Theory of Everything showing up here as well as Inherent Vice, which was snubbed by the WGA.

The USC Scripter award nominates adapted works and awards both the screenplay writer and the author of the book the script is based upon.

ACE Eddie = ACE Eddie Awards (Jan. 26, 2018) ADG = Art Directors Guild Awards (Jan. 27, 2018) AFI = American Film Institute Awards (Dec. 7, 2017) African American = African American Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 12, 2017) Alliance of Women = Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards (Jan. 9, 2018) Atlanta = Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Annie = Annie Awards (Feb. 3, 2018) ASC = American Society of Cinematographers Awards (Feb. 17, 2018) Austin = Austin Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 8, 2018) Australia = Australian Academy Awards (Jan. 5, 2018) BAFTA = BAFTA Awards (Feb. 18, 2018) Black = Black Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) Black Reel = Black Reel Awards (Feb. 22, 2018) Boston = Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Boston Online = Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 9, 2017) CAS = Cinema Audio Society Awards (Feb. 24, 2018) CDG = Costume Designers Guild Awards (Feb. 20, 2018) Chicago = Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Chicago Indie = Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 30, 2017) Columbus = Columbus Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 4, 2018) Critics» Choice = Critics» Choice Awards (Jan. 11, 2018) Critics» Choice Doc = Critics» Choice Documentary Awards (Nov. 2, 2017) Dallas - Fort Worth = Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 13, 2017) Denver = Denver Film Critics Society Awards (Jan. 16, 2018) Detroit = Detroit Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 7, 2017) DGA = Directors Guild of America Awards (Feb. 3, 2018) Dublin = Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 14, 2017) European Film = European Film Awards (Dec. 9, 2017) Florida = Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 23, 2017) Georgia = Georgia Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 12, 2018) Golden Globe = Golden Globe Awards (Jan. 7, 2018) Gotham = Gotham Independent Film Awards (Nov. 27, 2017) Grammy = Grammy Awards (Jan. 28, 2018) Hawaii = Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards (Jan. 12, 2018) HMMA = Hollywood Music in Media Awards (Nov. 17, 2017) Hollywood = Hollywood Film Awards (Nov. 5, 2017) Houston = Houston Film Critics Society Awards (Jan. 6, 2018) IDA Doc = International Documentary Association Awards (Dec. 9, 2017) Independent Spirit = Film Independent Spirit Awards (March 3, 2018) Indiana = Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) Iowa = Iowa Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 9, 2018) Las Vegas = Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) Kansas City = Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) LGBTQ = Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (a.k.a. GALECA)'s Dorian Awards (Jan. 31, 2018) London = London Film Critics Circle Awards (Jan. 28, 2018) Los Angeles = Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 3, 2017) Los Angeles Online = Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 19, 2017) Memphis Online = Memphis Online Film Critics Awards (Dec. 11, 2017) MPSE = Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards (Feb. 18, 2018) MUHS = Make - Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (Feb. 24, 2018) Music Critics = International Film Music Critics Association Awards (Feb. 22, 2018) Music Supervisors = Guild of Music Supervisors Awards (Feb. 8, 2018) NAACP = NAACP Image Awards (Jan. 15, 2018) NBR = National Board of Review (Nov. 28, 2017) Nevada = Nevada Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 22, 2017) New Mexico = New Mexico Film Critics Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) New York = New York Film Critics Circle Awards (Nov. 30, 2017) New York Online = New York Film Critics Online Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) North Carolina = North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 2, 2018) North Texas = North Texas Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) NSFC = National Society of Film Critics Awards (Jan. 6, 2018) Oklahoma = Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards (Jan. 2, 2018) Online = Online Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 28, 2017) PGA = Producers Guild of America Awards (Jan. 20, 2018) Philadelphia = Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Phoenix = Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 19, 2017) Phoenix Critic = Phoenix Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 16, 2017) SAG = Screen Actors Guild Awards (Jan. 21, 2018) San Diego = San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 11, 2017) San Francisco = San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Satellite = Satellite Awards (Feb. 11, 2018) Seattle = Seattle Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) Southeast = Southeast Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) St. Louis = St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) Toronto = Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) USC Scripter = USC Scripter Awards (Feb. 10, 2018) Utah = Utah Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) Vancouver = Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) VES = Visual Effects Society Awards (Feb. 13, 2018) Washington D.C. = Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 8, 2017) WGA = Writers Guild of America Awards (Feb. 11, 2018) Women = Women Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 22, 2017)

Things improve slightly as scripters Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs begin to stress plot developments of a decidedly soapy nature, with the salacious happenings - eg one character discovers that her aunt is actually her mom, another suspects her husband of having an affair, etc, etc - buoying the viewer's interest and ensuring that Jumping the Broom subsequently comes off as a passable (if consistently unspectacular) piece of work.

It doesn't hurt, either, that scripters David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein have packed the narrative with a number of laugh - out - loud funny gags and set pieces, with the movie's heavy emphasis on Akeem and Semmi's fish - out - of - water exploits certainly perpetuating the irresistibly comic vibe.

Molly's Game — Aaron Sorkin — Critics» Choice, Golden Globe, WGA, BAFTA Los Angeles Online, North Carolina, Alliance of Women, Austin, Columbus, Denver, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Online, Phoenix, Phoenix Critic, San Francisco, Satellite, St. Louis (Runner - up), USC Scripter, Washington D.C. 4.

Call Me by Your Name — James Ivory — Critics» Choice, WGA, BAFTA Alliance of Women, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Florida, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Oklahoma, Online, San Francisco, Southeast, USC Scripter, Austin, Australia, Chicago Indie, Columbus, Georgia, Gotham, LGBTQ, London, Los Angeles Online, New Mexico (Runner - up), North Carolina, Phoenix, Satellite, San Diego, Satellite, St. Louis (Runner - up), Washington D.C. 2.

That an average episode of The O.C. or Everwood possesses more depth than this certainly doesn't help matters, nor does the decidedly subpar dialogue by scripter James LaRosa (one character, during a vicious shark attack, exclaims, «this is freakin» nuts!»)

«Argo» added another prize to it's list of wins, with screenwriter Chris Terrio sharing the 25th Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award with the two men responsible for the source material of his script: journalist Joshuah Bearman, who wrote the article «The Great Escape» for Wired Magazine, and Antonia J. Mendez, who penned the autobiography «The Master of Disguise.»

The movie adaptation from scripter Juliette Towhidi is directed at a slow pace by James Kent, or, let's say at the kind of deliberate momentum that pays due respect to the heroic actions of several of its participants.

Cite Coney Island, as writer scripter Nick Hornby does in a screenplay based on Colm Toibin's novel, and you think of how your dad gave you a dollar in 1945, about the same amount as your friends received from their folks, an amount which gave us four hours of fun in Coney Island where Nathan's hot dogs were fifteen cents and a bag of fries the same.

The 2008 USC Scripter nominees are: «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button» «Iron Man» «The Reader» «Revolutionary Road» «Slumdog -LSB-...]

Adapted Screenplay * Tony Kushner, Lincoln: New York Film Critics, National Society of Film Critics, Boston Society of Film Critics, Broadcast Film Critics, Central Ohio Film Critics, Chicago Film Critics, San Francisco Film Critics * Chris Terrio, Argo: Los Angeles Film Critics, Austin Film Critics, Florida Film Critics, Kansas City Film Critics, San Diego Film Critics, Southeastern Film Critics, Scripter

Written by TV scripter Steve Leff, the story centers around the titular heroes accidentally being responsible for the death of an elderly neighbor when they fail to carry her groceries upstairs; when her death leads them to meet her hot granddaughters, the pair struggle to keep their part in her demise secret.

About the first hour of Stepmom has a nice hard edge, albeit somewhat overwritten by the five credited scripters, Gigi Levangie, Jessie Nelson, Steven Rogers, Karen Leigh Hopkins, and Ron Bass.

The screenplay by Four Weddings and a Funeral scripter Richard Curtis (who «devised» the Mr. Bean character with Atkinson) and Robin Driscoll does not offer much in the way of plot; the film hangs upon a very basic premise (inept, clumsy London National Art Gallery employee Bean is sent to a Los Angeles gallery as an art expert).

The USC Scripter Award goes to Aaron Sorkin, screenwriter of The Social Network and Ben Mezrich, author of The Accidental Billionaires.

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After winning the most critics» awards for Adapted Screenplay (including Critics» Choice), on top of the USC Scripter, WGA, and BAFTA Awards, it appears that James Ivory will be winning the Oscar for his outstanding screenplay for «Call Me by Your Name.»

What would result, presumably in director Gus Van Sant's view and in the opinions of scripters Matt Damon and John Krasinski who adapted Dave Eggers» story, is that the chemicals would pollute the water thereby killing the farm animals, polluting the air, and ultimately resulting in an epidemic of cancer.

Given the picture's enduring popularity, there's really no point in rehashing the plot — OK, for the uninitiated (all two of you): Ripley (series star Sigourney Weaver) heads back into space and leads a team of military grunts against the nasty extra-terrestrials — but there's always room to rehash many of the highlights: Weaver's terrific performance in the central role; the contrast between the heroic Corporal Hicks (Michael Biehn) and the cowardly Private Hudson (Bill Paxton); the escalating villainy of company man Burke (Paul Reiser); scripter Cameron's ability to keep piling on confrontations and director Cameron's ability to milk them for maximum tension; and, of course, those wonderful alien creations.

And although the movie does slow down considerably as it progresses, Felony benefits substantially from an influx of surprising plot twists throughout its midsection - as scripter Edgerton peppers the narrative with unexpected occurrences that effectively perpetuate the film's forward momentum.

Writers of six television shows and their printed source material will vie for the Scripter Award this year.

Blu - ray extras include audio commentary by directors Anthony and Joe Russo and scripters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely; a making - of piece; deleted scenes; a gag reel; and a sneak peek at the upcoming Doctor Strange.

For a movie that hinges on a soulless man developing feelings, Criminal is noticeably lacking any of its own, what with its roster of repellent characters and the chilly approach taken by director Ariel Vroman (whose previous feature, The Iceman, was similarly, uh, frosty) and scripters Douglas Cook and David Weisberg — note, as but one example, that the death of a highly sympathetic character (and played by a highly billed performer) is treated as an aside, completely ignored by the person's friends and colleagues and, by extension, the filmmakers themselves.

Extras include audio commentary by film critic Richard Schickel on East of Eden, author Douglas L. Rathgeb (The Making of Rebel Without a Cause) on Rebel Without a Cause, and filmmaker George Stevens Jr., Giant scripter Ivan Moffat and film critic Stephen Farber on Giant; four documentaries on Dean, two on Stevens and two on Giant, all generally running 60 - 90 minutes apiece; making - of featurettes, deleted scenes and screen tests for East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause; and theatrical trailers.

Since 1988, Scripter has honored the authors of printed works alongside the screenwriters who adapt their stories.

While not in the upper echelons of celluloid le Carré — The Constant Gardener and The Spy Who Came In From the Cold are still the ne plus ultra of his adaptations, if you ask me — The Russia House is nevertheless a worthwhile endeavor, benefitting from the combined talents of director Fred Schepisi (a perfectly lovely man whom I had the opportunity to meet at the 2012 RiverRun International Film Festival, there to hold a Q&A following the screening of his film The Eye of the Storm; photos and coverage here), scripter Tom Stoddard, and an exceptional cast.

Most importantly, there's no betrayal of character on the part of the scripters, as the adult monsters we first met in 2001 would logically have formed from the college critters we see here.

Titled on screen as Falstaff (Chimes at Midnight), it's a Frankenstein monster of a movie in that Welles, as scripter, pieced together bits from no less than five Shakespeare plays.

Regardless what one thinks of the movie — and the book is said to be somewhat unwieldy in its adaptability, perhaps a smartly chosen break for scripter Steve Kloves — I think Goldenberg's comments about organic restrictions is a smart one, and one that obviously informs The Order of the Phoenix.

Chaired by USC professor and past president of the Writers Guild of America, West, Howard Rodman, the 2018 Scripter selection committee selected the finalists from a field of 91 film and 28 television adaptations.

There does reach a point, however, at which the narrative becomes far too convoluted for its own good, as scripter Fenjves begins overloading the proceedings with periphery characters and subplots - with the aforementioned heist certainly ranking high on the movie's list of hopelessly uninvolving elements (ie it's just endless).

Director Jay Roach and scripter John McNamara use the life and times of screenwriter and Communist Dalton Trumbo (a superb Bryan Cranston) to showcase the evils of the Hollywood blacklist, yet they do so with plenty of humor and heart.

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Picture — Producers Guild of America Feature Film (Big Budget Comedy)-- Casting Society of America Best Ensemble — National Board of Review Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy)-- American Cinema Editors Best Editing — Los Angeles Film Critics Best Screenplay — Toronto Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay — Chicago Film Critics Best Adapted Screenplay — Florida Film Critics Circle Best Adapted Screenplay — Kansas City Film Critics Best Adapted Screenplay — Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Best Adapted Screenplay — Central Ohio Film Critics Best Adapted Screenplay — Critics» Choice Award Best Adapted Screenplay — BAFTA Awards Best Comedy Film — Phoenix Critics Circle Best Comedy Film — Critics» Choice Award Best Actor in a Comedy for Christian Bale — Critics» Choice Award 28th USC Libraries Scripter Award

But, of course, this is all just a flimsy foundation upon which director / co-writer Rick Friedberg and fellow scripters Dick Chudnow, Jason Friedberg, and Aaron Seltzer hang set pieces parodying specific films such as Pulp Fiction, True Lies, Speed, and In the Line of Fire, to name a few.

Scripters Simon Boyes and Adam Mason attempt to liven things up by sprinkling the proceedings with distinctly oddball subplots, including an assassin dying of a terminal illness, but, like everything else contained in this mess of a screenplay, such digressions wind up going absolutely nowhere (ie there's no satisfactory payoff for anything here).