Sentences with phrase «starred in films shot»

She wrote and starred in films shot around the city, which created a certain kind of recognition.

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This film, shot in black - and - white and starring French actor Jean Dujardin, was released in fewer than 2,000 theaters.

While LaBeouf was shooting the film The Peanut Butter Falcon — which also stars Zachary Gottsagen, an actor with Down syndrome, for whom the movie was written — he was arrested for being drunk and disorderly in public.

What began a few years ago as a trickle of small independent films shot in and around Kingston has of late turned into a veritable flood, including big - budget productions with real movie stars, thanks to a new tax break and efforts by local officials to woo and accommodate the industry.

Western New York has missed out on being the setting for a major motion picture, but Republican state Senator Patrick Gallivan hopes the loss of the movie «Draft Day,» starring Kevin Costner, will help push along a bill that would offer tax credits for films to be shot in New York state.

But it's good to know that I'm not alone in my horror: Director Luke Gilford has skewered the extreme ends of «wellness» in his new short film Connected, starring Pam Anderson as Jackie, a lonely spinning instructor who wants to feel more, well, connected — so she joins a wellness cult and gets wifi shot into her brain so that Jane Fonda (no, really, she does a voiceover cameo) can tell her how «limitless» she is all the time.

Woody Allen's new film, Midnight in Paris just hit theaters (which I highly recommend), and when New York Magazine asked star, Rachel McAdams, what the strangest thing she did while shooting in Paris, Rachel replied:

In 1964, Edwards introduced the bumbling Inspector Clouseau to an unsuspecting world in The Pink Panther, leading to a string of money - spinning Clouseau films starring Peter Sellers; actually, The Pink Panther was Edwards» second Clouseau movie, since A Shot in the Dark, although released after Panther, was filmed firsIn 1964, Edwards introduced the bumbling Inspector Clouseau to an unsuspecting world in The Pink Panther, leading to a string of money - spinning Clouseau films starring Peter Sellers; actually, The Pink Panther was Edwards» second Clouseau movie, since A Shot in the Dark, although released after Panther, was filmed firsin The Pink Panther, leading to a string of money - spinning Clouseau films starring Peter Sellers; actually, The Pink Panther was Edwards» second Clouseau movie, since A Shot in the Dark, although released after Panther, was filmed firsin the Dark, although released after Panther, was filmed first.

In addition to rumors of a bloated budget and unrest on the set between director Mark Forster and star Brad Pitt, the film's original release date was pushed back six months to accommodate major rewrites and additional shooting.

While in Venice, Tsai hinted that Stray Dogs, the story of an impoverished family struggling to survive in Taipei, could be his final film, so it is fitting that Lee Kang - sheng, his longtime collaborator, stars in what could be Tsai's first and last film shot on digital.

His first film role was the bumptious backwoodsman Whitey in Buster and Billie (1974), after which he paid his dues in a series of villainous bit parts: shooting down Burt Reynolds at the end of Hustle (1975); beating up Kris Kristofferson in A Star is Born (1976); and so on.

It was a risky venture, with Spielberg waiving his fees entirely, shooting a film that was over three hours long, in black and white, with relative no name stars save Neeson and Kingsley (Searching for Bobby Fischer, Sneakers).

Sheen's next major success was also a comedy, the 1991 military - film satire Hot Shots, and while box - office blockbusters tended to elude him, Sheen worked steadily over the next several years, and racked up a respectable number of box - office successes.By this time, Sheen had developed a reputation as a hard - living star who spoke his mind regardless of the consequences, but his fun - loving image began to take on a darker hue in the mid -»90s.

Good things tend to come when Michael Winterbottom works with star Steve Coogan (24 Hour Party People, Tristram Shandy, The Trip), so we're happy to see Coogan starring as infamous British pornographer, club - owner, real estate developer, multi-millionaire, and so - called «King of Soho» Paul Raymond in a dramedy that spans decades and includes scenes shot in black - and - white and color, constantly changing to match the film styles of each period.

Bob Odenkirk will play Forte's older brother, and Stacy Keach will also star in a film that Payne initially planned to shoot in black and white on a $ 13 million budget.

A portion of the film was shot in large - format IMAX, and the final draft of the script comes from Michael Arndt, best known as the guy now responsible for not screwing up Star Wars: Episode VII.

Dorsey's movie career ranges from heavy drama (WALK THE LINE), to lighthearted family comedy (JUST LIKE HEAVEN, Disney's GIRL VS. MONSTER, and the American Girl series MCKENNA SHOOTS FOR THE STARS), but her appearance in the Golden Globe ® and Academy Award ® nominated film MONEYBALL established her as a bona - fide star.

Jackson was seen as part of the ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed film BOBBY, directed by Emilio Estevez, and starred in the psychological thriller SHUTTER for 20th Century Fox / New Regency, which was shot on location in Tokyo.

Starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall, Fox's hugely popular hit was the first comedy to be shot in CinemaScope and the second film ever to use this format.

Many people, including Harlan Ellison, have claimed that the Star Child was a last - minute addition to the film — but in Agel's book, he said that one of the first images shot was of a little boy in a leotard, for consideration as the Star Child.

Inevitably, Bobby also shows up at the drive - in, hiding himself behind the huge screen and shooting down the patrons as they sit complacently in their cars, watching the latest Byron Orlock film (actually The Terror, in which Karloff also starred).

The next year he starred alongside Paul Giamatti in the film Shoot»Em Up and appeared as Sir Walter Raleigh opposite Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth I of England in the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

Lindhardt will next be seen in Neil Jordan's vampire film Byzantium and as a Shooting Stars Jury Member at the Berlin Film Festival.

A call has gone out to look for up to 500 extras to appear in Woody Allen's 2014 film, the comedy starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone, set to shoot in France in just over a month.

These were made primarily for male viewers and featured a rotating line - up of tough guy stars, though mostly shot on digital video instead of film as in the 90s.

A smaller film like Before Midnight was never going to be in with a shot for any of the main categories but its witty and intelligent script, co-written by director Richard Linklater and stars Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, should have scored an original screenplay nod.

So the review ended up being very scatter shot and covering inane details like why John Hurt was in the cellar (when he'd already appeared earlier in the film) to the point that it felt like Reed looking for boom mics in Star Trek.

Featuring George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, and others, the meta movie - making film follows a 1950s production whose star (Clooney) is kidnapped in the middle of shooting, and the studio must scramble to find a way to get him back.

Antonia was also nominated as a shooting star at the Berlin International Film Festival 2012 for her performance in the film.

Also starring in the film, which was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location in Toronto and post-produced at Screen Scene in Dublin, are Sean Bridgers, Megan Park, Joan Allen and William H Macy.

The film — which has nothing to do with the Guy Ritchie reboots starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, or the BBC series with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman — is scheduled for release next year and is currently shooting in London.

margherita is also in the thick of a problematic film shoot, in which the temperamental star (an amusing John Turturro) is struggling to even remember his lines.

His career thus far both in front and behind the camera has been diverse to say the least from exploitation flicks shot for almost nothing like the Amateur Porn Star Killer series, to a film more considered and meaningful (and genuinely haunting) like My Name Is «A» By Anonymous, and scoring a lead role in an Albert Pyun one take film called The Interrogation of Cheryl Cooper.

Johnson plays a rescue - chopper pilot who makes a dangerous journey across the state in search of his estranged daughter (Alexandra Daddario, who made her starring film debut in the Lehigh Valley - shot «Bereavement.»)

The film was shot in New York and also stars Amber Heard, Ed Harris, and Wilmer Valderrama.

A couple of new shots from Farren Blackburn's Shut In have been revealed, and by the looks of things, the storm is creating havoc and frightening circumstances for little Jacob Tremblay and Naomi Watts, who star in this intense New England based filIn have been revealed, and by the looks of things, the storm is creating havoc and frightening circumstances for little Jacob Tremblay and Naomi Watts, who star in this intense New England based filin this intense New England based film.

Shot entirely on location in and around Braddock, Pennsylvania, the film stars Christian Bale as an ex-con steel worker who seeks vengeance when his brother (Casey Affleck) disappears after getting involved...

In more recent years one such work of brilliant badness was Samurai Cop, an early 90's action film that looked like it was shot in 2 days for 2 dollars and inexplicably starred the late (great) Robert Z'DaIn more recent years one such work of brilliant badness was Samurai Cop, an early 90's action film that looked like it was shot in 2 days for 2 dollars and inexplicably starred the late (great) Robert Z'Dain 2 days for 2 dollars and inexplicably starred the late (great) Robert Z'Dar.

«Star Wars» Sequel: All six previous «Star Wars» film have shot some scenes at U.K. studios, but almost all of the production on J.J. Abrams» upcoming sequel will be done in the country, including the visual - effects work.

Strange Invaders (Twilight Time, Blu - ray)-- Part offbeat horror film, part UFO conspiracy, and part tribute to 1950s alien invasion pictures, this good - natured comic sci - fi film stars Paul Le Mat as a college professor who goes in search of his ex-wife and finds a time - warped town that shouldn't exist populated by bug - eyed monsters that shoot lasers.

Guest director Joshua Oppenheimer, whose wrenching «The Act of Killing» debuted at TFF in 2012, has put together an eclectic program that includes Werner Herzog's 1970 «Even Dwarfs Started Small» (with Herzog in attendance), Jon Bang Carlsen's intriguing and obscure «Hotel of the Stars» (1981), an hour - long Danish documentary about extras who live in a shabby apartment hotel in Hollywood; the only movie directed by Charles Laughton, 1955's exquisitely - shot «The Night of the Hunter,» starring a brilliant, terrifying Robert Mitchum, and fortuitously playing in his centenary year; «Salam Cinema,» Mohsen Makmalbaf's 1995 record of auditions by aspiring actors; a new print of Frederick Wiseman's long - banned, corrosive «Titicut Follies» (1967), filmed in a notorious Massachusetts hospital for the criminally insane; and Jacques Demy's glorious, gorgeous musical, «The Umbrellas of Cherbourg» (1967), starring the glorious, gorgeous Catherine Deneuve.

It even revealed the date — 23 January 2017, the first day of shoot and what all Iron Man, Spider - man and Star Lord had to say about the first of the last set of films in the Avengers franchise.

He also has three other films out this year - The Lobster, which was shot in Kerry, Miss Juilie in which he stars opposite Jessica Chastain, and Solace, with Anthony Hopkins.

THE DVD by Bill Chambers It's not clear from the press release whether Lovely and Amazing, which was shot in 24 fps HiDef, bypassed a celluloid intermediary in its transfer to DVD, but whatever the case, the film looks technically as lush on the format as the all - digital Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.

This Chilean film, which stars Gael Garcia Bernal (and thus has a shot at wide - release in North America), chronicles the true - story of the media campaign to unseat Pinochet in the plebiscite of 1988.

Finally, there's «Operator,» a film that shot all over Chicago last year, and now returns to the Music Box and CCFF for its Windy City premiere, complete with co-writer Sharon Greene, co - writer / director Logan Kibens and star Martin Starr (another returning guest after his CCFF appearance in 2014) in attendance.

Tom Hanks stars in the film as James Donovan, an insurance lawyer who was pushed headfirst into the frosty depths of the Cold War when he had to negotiate for the release of downed U2 spy plane pilot Gary Powers (Austin Stowell) after the airman was shot down over Russia.

While the cast is still not quite together and a domestic distributor remains to be found, Larrain should be starting to shoot the film, which will also star Peter Sarsgaard, in the next couple of months.

According to Variety, Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in Red Squad and Zander, two action films from Hannibal Classics, both of which are set to shoot in Puerto Rico later this year.

I saw more DVNR than other reviewers seem to be seeing (at least, grain is all but absent, which doesn't jibe with the picture having been shot in Super35), but fear not: Changing Lanes doesn't look anywhere near as processed as the Mountain's concurrent BD issues of the Star Trek film series.