Sentences with phrase «several films directed»
Tither - Kaplan, who has starred in several films directed by Franco, told the LA Times that the actor - director had engaged in an «abuse of power» on the set of his films, alleging that during one sex scene Franco removed protective plastic guards covering the genitalia of female actors while simulating oral sex with them.
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Now he is trying to get a PhD in English from Yale while writing, directing and acting in several films.
Jeremy Wiles, who directed a film series that helps men break free from porn, had the opportunity to interview several brain experts in the making of the Conquer Series.
Valletta's roles — given the actress» off - camera motherhood and intermittent magazine work — accumulated slowly over the next several years (in films such as the Nicolas Cage holiday vehicle The Family Man and the Danny DeVito - directed black comedy Duplex); as a result, Valletta only ascended gradually to top billing.
All of this made me read the film less through the lens of its story (adapted from a 2013 novel of the same name) or its direction (by Francis Lawrence, who directed Jennifer Lawrence through several Hunger Games films), and more through the lens of its star.
He graduated to feature - film directing at the Columbia Pictures «B» unit, then turned out several low - budget thrillers at Monogram; he also helmed Marilyn Monroe's first starring picture, 1949's Ladies of the Chorus.
The following year, Schaffner directed the film he personally considered his finest: The Best Man (1964), which won several awards (but not the Oscar it deserved).
Whereas Ang Lee's film was beautiful and tentative, with several detours into subplots, Francis Lee's film is far grittier and more direct.
At the moment a direct movie adaptation of the comic can't be made by any film studio due to rights issues; several major characters who appear in the comic (including Hawkeye and the Incredible Hulk) are part of Marvel's Avengers film franchise, and therefore aren't available to be used as part of the X-Men movie franchise.
All that said, how many times have we come here with pessimism, only to watch giant deals for films like the $ 10 million Netflix paid for Mudbound last year, or the whopping price Paramount paid for the Chris Rock - directed Top Five several Toronto fests ago?
With several years having passed since the last feature film, someone has decided to dust off the cobwebs and give Paul W.S. Anderson a shot at directing the famous plot.
Before taking up film directing, he exhibited his paintings in a number of one - man and group shows, made numerous music videos (for, amongst others, Zucchero, Stéphane Eicher, Princesse Erika) and worked for several record companies (Virgin, EMI, Sony, Polygram).
Keith Gordon, who had a popular run playing nerds in the»80s («Back to School») before directing a bunch of TV series episodes, including «Dexter,» and helming several respectable feature films, including «A Midnight Clear.»
Written and directed by Canadian actor / filmmaker Don McKellar, the film hops between several loosely interlocked stories, exploring how different people chose to spend their last night.
David Mamet ---- «House of Games «If it feels like some of the writers on this list kind of lucked into direction having written a film (or several) that became a mainstream success thereafter, there are a few others whose writerly voice was already so established that the idea of having them direct a straightforward genre film is kind of inconceivable (see also: Charlie Kaufman).
His last film was 2016's A Cure for Wellness, and he has been attached to direct several upcoming films including a Clue remake, an adaptation the William Monahan novel Light House: A Trifle, and a Steven Carrell - led film titled Butterfly.
This third film, The Bourne Ultimatum, directed again by Paul Greengrass and welcoming several key players (Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Damon, screenwriter Tony Gilroy, DP Oliver Wood) back into the fold, ties both strings together: Bourne inhabiting his potential as something of an unparalleled killing machine while, simultaneously, becoming more human in his machine - like purposefulness.
Trapero directs with a high level of energy, employing pop songs (including several Kinks» numbers) to provide rueful commentary and making sure we never mistake the film for some sort of black - hearted family satire by rubbing our noses in the brutality of Arquímedes» methods.
«The Voices» is directed by Oscar nominated Iranian filmmaker Marjane Satrapi («Persepolis») and marks the acting debut of producer Adi Shankar, best known for executive producing action flicks «The Grey» and «Dredd,» as well as several «bootleg» Marvel short films.
Fraser, who last directed The Dead Lands, is once more teaming up with writer Glenn Standring, and they have several former SAS members acting as consultants while filming takes place this summer.
A projected ten - day domestic total of approximately $ 425 million and an overseas total of $ 325 million by Feb. 25 («Black Panther» has already made $ 184 million internationally) would put the total for the Ryan Coogler - directed move at roughly $ 750 million after 13 days in theaters, starting on Feb. 13, when the film opened in several overseas markets.
After Franco won Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for the film at the 75th Golden Globes Sunday, several women accused him of sexual misconduct on Twitter, including a cryptic tweet by Ally Sheedy, who appeared in a 2014 Off Broadway production that Franco directed.
January 8, 2013 Frankenweenie Rated PG for thematic elements, scary images and action Available on DVD, Blu - ray and Blu - ray 3D This year saw several horror - based animated films including Hotel Transylvania and ParaNorman but the one that was most impressive was the Tim Burton directed stop - motion animated movie based on one of Burton's early short films.
Paul McGuigan, who directed films like Lucky Number Slevin and Push as well as the pilot episode of Scandal and several episodes of BBC's Sherlock, tweeted yesterday that he also directed the first two episodes of Luke Cage.
The film is being directed by Bob Peterson, who served as co-director on Up, in addition to voicing several memorable characters such as Roz in Monsters, Inc. and Dug in Up.
Yet I do quite like several of the films he's directed, such as the ones below.
Some speculated, since it's a trendy thing to do on several other young people's franchises, and the fact that Lawrence himself was a replacement for Gary Ross (who directed «Hunger Games»), that Lionsgate might continue to shake things up and bring in a new director for each film in the highly - successful movie series.
He directed Up and Monsters Inc., and worked on the story or screenplay on the three films he directed, as well as Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Wall - E, the upcoming Toy Story 4, and several short films.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Parker, an actor who has directed several short films and been part of the ensemble casts of films including The Great Debaters, The Secret Life Of Bees, Red Tails and Ain't Them Bodies Saints.
The «Entourage» star has directed several projects including television episodes and the 2016 film «Dear Eleanor.»
The original 1988 film was directed by Jon Landis and featured Murphy in several hilarious roles.
Swedish filmmaker Jesper Ganslandt, who directed Blondie, The Ape, and several other films I confess I'm not at all familiar with, helms Beast of Burden, and in addition to Radcliffe, the cast features Pablo Schreiber, Grace Gummer, and Renee Willett.
There have been several TV versions of his plays (A Cheery Soul, 1966; Big Toys, 1980; The Ham Funeral, 1990); Jim Sharman made a moderately interesting film of the novella, The Night the Prowler (1978), for which White wrote his own screenplay; and there was talk of a film version of Voss, to be directed by Joseph Losey from a screenplay by David Mercer, that never came to anything.
Michael Showalter has helped deconstruct the romantic comedy genre several times now, in films like The Baxter (which he directed) and They Came Together (which he co-wrote).
Reportedly, Eastwood played a major hand in directing several scenes in the film, although not credited.
A number of films over the past several years that were directed by women were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, a category which allows for more nominees.
It has been directed and written by Alex Ross Perry («The Color Wheel», «Impolex»), and has already landed several awards at a handful of other film festivals such as Locarno International and Philadelphia Film Festival.
The film feels like it has has several directors, or writers - in - the - moment: Arman, Benjamin, and Arman's love interest Amélie (Maud Wyler) each regularly recount experiences direct to camera or in voiceover.
(Although future horror legend William Castle directed several 3 - D films in the»50s, none of them were horror.)
One of his breakthrough roles came as a gay member of a porno film crew in «Boogie Nights,» one of several movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson that he would eventually appear in.
As we noted previously, it's been awhile since we've seen anything from Eduardo Rodriguez, who directed several genre films from The...
It's been awhile since we've seen anything from Eduardo Rodriguez, who directed several genre films from The Messengers to Curandero, Stash...
Director Jaume Collet - Serra, who directed Neeson in several films before, throws our hero this time around on a train, where a mysterious woman (Vera Farmiga) asks him to do a «small task» in return for money.
Several films supported by the Feature Film Program premiered earlier this year at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, including Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award - winner The Birth of a Nation, written and directed by Nate Parker, and winner of the Directing Prize, Swiss Army Man, co-written and co-directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as DANIELS.
Born in Ushguli, Georgia, Mariam Bakacho Khatchvani directed the short film Dinola, which was nominated for a European Film Award and screened at several international film festivals including Clermont - Ferrand and Hong Kong.
Rickman also worked behind the scenes, directing several plays and the films «The Winter Guest» and «A Little Chaos,» both of which he also wrote.
Several decades before Disney's renaissance effort, the first feature filming of the story arrived in Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête), a 1946 French movie written and directed by Jean Cocteau.
Both reprise their roles in the movie adaptation, along with several others from the original cast, and the film is directed by Washington.
The film is directed by Brian Percival, who also helmed several episodes of «Downton Abbey.»
He and his brother Jay first gained recognition in the early 2000's for writing, directing and producing several acclaimed independent and studio films, including The Puffy Chair, Cyrus, and Jeff, Who Lives at Home.