Sentences with phrase «several hit films»

Dick is a critically acclaimed author whose works have been adapted into several hit films, including «Total Recall,» «Minority Report» and «A Scanner Darkly» and Amazon's «The Man in the High Castle,» according to Techspot.

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Apparently, this tart was created by a Polish pâtissier, at the times when Roger Vadim started to make a film...» And God created woman...» in St Tropez, starring who was at the time an unknown girl called Brigitte... The film crew loved this tart so much that they asked the pâtissier to make one (or several) every day... The film was a hit, the unknown girl became a world sex - symbol.....

Part of the performance leap required for a commercial version could be covered by new generations of more efficient lasers already hitting the market, but the film still needs to be several times more sensitive.

She also posed for a well - publicized layout in Playboy which, coinciding with the film's release, certainly didn't hurt her growing popularity.While Basinger's career took off after Never Say Never Again, and she appeared in several major hits (including The Natural, 9 1/2 Weeks, and Batman, the latter of which led to a brief romance with pop star Prince), quality roles tended to elude her.

Dax Shepard, who serves as co-director, one of the several producers, writer, and star of Hit and Run, appears to be heading in the right direction for actors - turned - directors with his off - kilter debut film.

«Just Go with It» has major problems with its lack of wit and exhausted repeated jokes, but thankfully, Aniston's performance is able to boost up the comedy in the film; adding to an amount that ranks higher than many other films that try the same formula of comedy as of this film With Sandler's and Aniston's connection being believable, «Just Go with It» manages to hit the mark for several adults and teens to enjoy.

Also starring Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver, the film netted several 2007 Genie Award nominations, but only won one: Best Supporting Actress, which went to Moss.2007 also gave Moss her first taste of financial success since the Matrix films with the surprise - hit thriller Disturbia, a thinly - veiled teenage retread of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Rear Window.

Throughout the film there are several cinematic camera tricks, which hit the mark about half the time (and are annoying the other half), and overall the performances of the cast are good, though I thought that the cheerleader's portrayal was a bit uneven, perhaps due to the script that had her alternatevely playing hot and cold.

He did several suspense films, including Johnny Allegro and Dangerous Profession, but it was his work on The Window that earned Tetzlaff a permanent place in the memories of filmgoers — a dark, chilling, and suspenseful thriller, based on the fable of the boy - who - cried - wolf, this film, about a young boy (Bobby Driscoll) known for telling tall tales, who witnesses a murder in his tenement building and can't get anyone to believe him, was an instant hit.

For every movie featuring an Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor, Alice or Katniss Everdeen, Asian film industries managed to produce several dozen more entertaining, hard - hitting action flicks featuring strong female characters portrayed by butt - kicking heroines, many of them real - life martial arts champions or physically gifted dancers or performers.

It's just a matter of time, however, before the propulsive atmosphere takes a palpable hit, as Koepp, on several occasions, literally rewinds the clock to explore the circumstances that brought each of the characters to this point (eg we see exactly why Bobby desperately needs that package), with this device, intriguing as it may be, wreaking havoc on the film's momentum and highlighting the less - than - substantial nature of the storyline.

Hiss if you must, but be warned: Brosnan will kill you, and not very softly, with his songs in «Mamma Mia,» the film version of the wildly popular stage show constructed around all of ABBA's hits from the Seventies, plus several songs that did not become hits, for reasons that become fathomable as you watch.

Next, we turn our discussion towards our most anticipated TIFF 2014 films which include Noah Baumbach's While We're Young, critical Cannes hit Force Majeure, the absurd looking Goodnight Mommy, and several other Toronto bound films.

Critics at the time had little caring for disco and pop, Olivia Newton - John, roller skates, or ELO (who contribute several hit songs to the soundtrack), so it's no wonder this film was destined to be a critical DOA.

In the film that earned Woody a late - career box - office hit, Owen Wilson vacations in Paris with his fiancée (Rachel McAdams) and her parents; over several nights, he accidentally travels back to the 1920s and falls in love with the mysterious Adriana (Marion Cotillard).

The film hinges on one singular car accident that has a ripple effect in several people's lives, illuminated by three separate stories populated by an array of impressive Mexican actors (including Gael Garcia Bernal), with the the seemingly - contradictory story of a sympathetic hit man being the most moving of the bunch.

«Jumanji» has proven a surprise hit for Sony, with this weekend marking the third in a row that the film has topped the box office despite strong challenges from Fox's «The Post» and several other openers.

After The Lego Movie had hit big with audiences and at the Box Office, I knew that Warner Brothers would not only greenlight the sequel but develop several spin - off films as well.

Most of the film achieves this aim if only by travelling a completely predictable path; however, there are several out of place jokes hitting beyond the family realm that kids won't understand and are inappropriate for the target audience.

The film reunites Eastwood with several of his longtime collaborators, who most recently worked with the director on the worldwide hit «American Sniper»: director of photography Tom Stern and production designer James J. Murakami, who were both Oscar - nominated for their work on «The Changeling»; costume designer Deborah Hopper; and editor Blu Murray.

After floundering around Hollywood and New York for several years, the 24 - year - old suddenly emerged as a full - fledged movie star in a film that proved to be a major box office hit.

I enjoyed the film more than you; like ninvoid, my dog died several year ago, so some parts of the movie did hit pretty close to home for me.

The win was only the latest in a banner season for the songwriters, who met at the University of Michigan, have written several scores both on and off Broadway, and won an Oscar for their contributions to the score of the hit film La La Land.

The movie included several hits from the 80s, as director James Gunn had earlier pointed out in an interview that he needed the old, forgotten classics of the past in the film, as Chris Pratt's character, Peter Quill, belonged to the same era.

HollywoodNews.com: Several members of the main cast for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 will be making television appearances to promote the release of the seventh film, which hits theaters this Friday.

Hearing they're working on a sequel makes sense not only because the film is expected to be a big hit, but because the film's star, Ryan Reynolds, recently talked about several potential follow - ups.

THE BAD: some horribly trite jokes liberally lifted from The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy and other older and oft - used sources, film - flubs galore (the girl who falls into bed under the covers, several darts hitting a car when only one flew out the window, the monster's position changing while on the table, etc.), the Inspector Kemp (Mars, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) and Frau Blucher (Leachman, The Last Picture Show) characters, and Madeleine Kahn's (High Anxiety, History of the World Part I) singing.

In the film that earned Woody a late - career box - office hit, Owen Wilson vacations in Paris with his fiancée (Rachel McAdams) and her parents; over several nights, he accidentally travels back to the 1920s.

But as it turned out, it was also arguably the best movie of the festival, proving to be a favorite of several staff members either in Park City or in other places in the world (the film's already hit theaters in the U.K. and elsewhere).

After contributing to several anthology films, including the V / H / S films and The ABCs of Death, director Adam Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett return to their first feature since 2011's You're Next, (a film that finally hit theaters to warm reception in 2013) with The Guest.

The film starts with a prologue, in which we learn that in 2019, our beloved planet Earth has been hit by a series of catastrophic weather conditions, which resulted in the complete destruction of several cities.

The filming location for several Hollywood hits, it's also the setting of Beth Wiseman's new novel, The House That Love Built, which goes on sale today and was reviewed in our April issue.

Even if a Mario film deal does go through, an actual movie wouldn't be guaranteed to hit theaters any time soon; the WSJ suggests it «wouldn't come out for several years.»

We will be showcasing several show - exclusive vinyl variants including an extremely limited «Black Pumpkin» vinyl variant for the The Addams Family «Original Music from the Addams Family» 50th Anniversary Edition LP, a «Brains & Guts» vinyl variant for the best - selling The Walking Dead «Original Soundtrack Vol.1» LP, a «Highland Mists» vinyl variant for the Outlander «Original Television Soundtrack Vol.1» Double LP, three colored vinyl variants for the Book of Life «Original Motion Picture Soundtrack» based on key characters from the hit animated film, as well as a very limited set of five 18» x 24» hand - screened art prints by artist Andrew Barr, inspired by everyone's favorite breakfast cereal characters and entitled «Cereal Chillers».