Sentences with phrase «second film garnered»

Not exact matches

The second film's success was perhaps even more staggering than the first: The Godfather, Pt. 2 garnered six more Oscars, including a win for Coppola in the Best Director category; Robert DeNiro won his first Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor field; and the movie itself became the first and only sequel ever to win Best Picture honors.Next, Coppola began adapting the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, transferring its story to the heart of the Cambodian jungle at the height of the conflict in Vietnam.

It was for his portrayal of an embittered DJ in another of Egoyan's films, Exotica (1994), that Koteas garnered his second Genie nomination; following this critical success, he began to appear in an increasing number of high profile productions.Koteas was subsequently featured to great effect as the creepy Vaughan in David Cronenberg's controversial Crash (1996), and he invested his brief but pivotal role as Holly Hunter's mystery man in the acclaimed Living out Loud (1998) with memorable charisma.

The film debuted Friday against xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, a Vin Diesel - starring action flick that garnered $ 20 million for second place at the domestic box office.

The two hit a sweet spot with 2013's Frances Ha, garnering quite a bit of praise and even claiming the fourth spot on our list of the decade's best films (so far), so expectations are high for their second collaboration, Mistress America.

The film has garnered rave reviews since its opening weekend last weekend which saw it open on teh second highest screen average after Hollywood flick Gone Girl.

The second adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize - winning novel about a populist - leaning stump - thumper modeled after Huey Long, the film garnered attention first for its sterling cast and Tiffany pedigree, then for its sudden disappearance from last year's Oscar slate, only to appear now, without fanfare (save a gala screening at last week's TIFF), in the middle of what's traditionally a dumping ground for dead weight.

According to the academy voting rules, if any one film failed to garner 50 percent of the vote on round one, the best picture nominee with the fewest number - one votes was eliminated and its votes were shifted to the film ranking second on each ballot.

The second installment of Peter Jackson's trilogy is garnering generally positive reviews from critics, who deem the film an improvement over the first and praise Benedict Cumberbatch's captivating voice - and motion - capture performance as the titular dragon.

In 2010, it first feature film, The Secret of Kells, was nominated for an Academy Award and in 2015 Tomm Moore's follow up feature, Song of the Sea, garnered Moore a second Oscar nomination and a first nomination for Producer Paul Young.

The film Phyllis by Zina Saro - Wiwa, takes its premise from Nollywood, the second largest film industry in the world, that has garnered much attention on the African and global stage.