Sentences with phrase «starring in films where»

The goal of moviemaking is to star in a film where your performance drives the film, and the film is either a soaring critical or commercial success, and I never had that.»

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To Cameron's credit, he's optimistic about the next films in the «Star Wars» franchise saying, «I wan na see what they're doing next, where they're taking it,» he said.

For that to happen, Star Wars will have to break through in a usually crowded December period for movies, a month where no film has broken past $ 100 million in its opening weekend.

Just wait for Summer» 17, where we'll have the Beauty and the Beast live - action film, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Toy Story 4, and another Pirates of the Caribbean in a single four - month period.

In fact the feel of the film is not dissimilar to Abrams» work on the Star Trek reboot, where familiar characters went through familiar stories to reboot a franchise in need of a kickstarIn fact the feel of the film is not dissimilar to Abrams» work on the Star Trek reboot, where familiar characters went through familiar stories to reboot a franchise in need of a kickstarin need of a kickstart.

On to the Special Effects Theater, where a film titled Men in White features two angels speaking to a forlorn girl gazing at the stars.

Bennett resides in Los Angeles, and is currently working on a new feature film, Modern Love, where he will star alongside Kate Walsh and Anthony Rapp.

Tanned, wearing expensive brogues (no socks), and fresh from a party in St Tropez where Chic's Nile Rodgers performed a private set, the former Spurs winger still looks more «film star than footballer».

The plot is rather simplistic, in where the actors appearing in a film about ancient Rome are summoned by Hollywood «fixer» Eddie Mannix to go out and find recently kidnapped main star, Baird Whitlock.

After a successful career in German silent film, where he was one of the best - paid stars of Ufa, he left Germany in 1933 with his new Jewish wife after the Na

After a successful career in German silent film, where he was one of the best - paid stars of Ufa, he left Germany in 1933 with his new Jewish wife after the Na History.

Saige's films include «Lime Salted Love,» «I Heart Huckabees» where she played Mark Wahlberg's daughter, and her starring role as Libby in the scary upcoming Warner Bros.» release «Believers.»

The international success of that film led her to Hollywood where she starred in two films, neither of which significantly furthered her career.

Cutting his losses at home (where ethnic actors like Al Pacino and, interestingly enough, Robert DeNiro were getting the plum roles), Dullea returned to Canada for a number of interesting but distinctly B - grade films (Welcome to Blood City with a pre-comeback Jack Palance) and the continent for guest starring roles in poorly - received art house productions (Pope Joan with Liv Ullmann) and the occasional thriller (as Mia Farrow's disbelieving stuffed shirt of a husband in The Haunting of Julia).

Although Nixon's starring role on the hugely popular series may have brought her to the attention of a new audience, observers of the New York theater had been watching the actor on and off Broadway since 1980, where she had performed in productions that included David Rabe's Hurlyburly, Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, Angels in America, and Indiscretions, for which she earned a Tony nomination.Born in New York City on April 9, 1966, Nixon made her film debut in the 1980 movie Little Darlings.

Following the series» demise in 1991, Helgenberger returned to television guest - star status on ER, where she had a four - episode - long recurring role, and in the miniseries The Tommyknockers.A presence on the big screen since 1989, when she made her feature - film debut in Steven Spielberg's romantic fantasy Always, Helgenberger has played a wide variety of roles in films ranging from Species (1995) to the moody The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) to Steven Soderbergh's widely acclaimed Erin Brockovich (2000).

This seems to be Kidman's «star vehicle film» where she showcases how great she is in biopics.

Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Toby Jones, who portray Charles» supporters in this film, also star together in another period piece, Amazing Grace, where they find themselves on opposite sides of the debate over England's involvement in the slave trade.

In 1999, Lucas returned to the Star Wars saga with a new approach — instead of picking up where Return of the Jedi left off, Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace would be the first of a trilogy of stories to trace what happened in the intergalactic saga before the first film begaIn 1999, Lucas returned to the Star Wars saga with a new approach — instead of picking up where Return of the Jedi left off, Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace would be the first of a trilogy of stories to trace what happened in the intergalactic saga before the first film begain the intergalactic saga before the first film began.

Maybe «The Haunting» was the film star Liam Neeson was working on when he gave that interview where he said he wanted to quit working in movies.

The company is also in production on Paul Thomas Anderson's untitled new period film starring Daniel Day - Lewis and is developing the film adaptation of Maria Semple's WHERE»D YOU GO, BERNADETTE, to be directed by Richard Linklater.

This ninth film in the series picks up where Star Wars: The Force Awakens left off.

Directed by Matt Osterman, the film stars Cleopatra Coleman, Shane Coffey, Craig muMs Grant, Fabianne Therese, Rhoda Griffis, Leo Fitzpatrick, Beth Grant, and Rhonda Johnson Dents; take a look below... «Hover takes place in the near future, where environmental strain has caused -LSB-...]

From his inspired collaborations with the prolific writer Charlie kaufman in Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, to his adapted screenplay of Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are, Jonze continues to prove himself as not only an important film - maker of his time but also a wonderful screenwriter, and his latest feature Her starring Joaquin Phoenix might just be his magnum opus.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them also stars Katherine Waterston (Steve Jobs) as Tina; Tony Award winner Dan Fogler («The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee») as Jacob; Alison Sudol (Dig, Transparent) as Tina's sister, Queenie; Ezra Miller (Trainwreck) as Credence; two - time Oscar nominee Samantha Morton (In America) as Mary Lou; Oscar winner Jon Voight (TV's «Ray Donovan») as Henry Shaw, Sr.; Ron Perlman (the «Hellboy» films) as Gnarlak; Carmen Ejogo (Selma) as Seraphina Picquery; Jenn Murray (Brooklyn) as Chastity; young newcomer Faith Wood - Blagrove as Modesty; and Colin Farrell («True Detective») as Percival Graves.

In the wake of a number of star - studded big - budget comedy features waning at the box office (read Ghostbusters), and once - upon - a-time comedy king Adam Sandler now reaching his core audience on Netflix, A Bad Moms Christmas serves as an example of how feature film economics have also changed in a climate where streaming has impacted theatergoing for mid-and-low budgeted filmIn the wake of a number of star - studded big - budget comedy features waning at the box office (read Ghostbusters), and once - upon - a-time comedy king Adam Sandler now reaching his core audience on Netflix, A Bad Moms Christmas serves as an example of how feature film economics have also changed in a climate where streaming has impacted theatergoing for mid-and-low budgeted filmin a climate where streaming has impacted theatergoing for mid-and-low budgeted films.

But this is a year where Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Kaluuya, Josh O'Connor and Florence Pugh are nominated, where Simon Farnaby and Paul King's remarkable Paddington 2 screenplay is honoured (the film deserved a Best Film / Best British Film nod too), where Saoirse Ronan is celebrated, where Jamie Bell is justly remembered for Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, and where Hugh Grant is nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a family film about a CGI bear.

Blu - ray Highlight: In addition to the old commentary with director John Carpenter and star Roddy Piper, there's also a new interview with Carpenter where he discusses the idea behind the film, casting his leads, and filming the infamous alley fight sequence.

There was also a scene released where the film's star Newt (played by Eddie Redmayne) mentions Dumbledore and the attacks in Europe, so it's only fitting a sequel would start to link those stories.

The outing will culminate that evening in a trip to Gurney's Resort, where guests will watch the film under the stars and overlooking the beach while lounging on outrageously comfortable Casper mattresses.

ET caught up with the 28 - year - old actor at the «Black Panther» premiere on Monday night, where he opened up about his Oscar nomination and starring in the new Marvel film, which hits theaters on Feb. 16.

The drama about the last chapter of a long marriage, which stars two veteran French actors (Jean - Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva) and premiered at May's Cannes Film Festival (where it won the Palme d'Or), was claimed by Austria because the Academy's rules dictate that a film's nationality is dependent not on the language that is primarily spoken in the film or the origins of the stars, but rather on the origins of the majority of the film's principal behind - the - scenes talent — the writer, director, and producer.

In a year where there were so many awful corporate productions and money - grubbing attempts to create the next Twilight or Star Wars, the year's worst genre film was... a personal, quirky passion project.

He did appear first in Knocked Up, but this film is where he not only wrote but also starred alongside a comedy powerhouse of people to back him up.

(remix) music video by Danger Mouse and Jemini; deleted scenes and alternative takes, five in total, including an alternative ending (9 min) with a less subtle conversation between Richard and Mark, but a haunting final image of Richard with Anthony; images from Anjan Sarkars graphic novel animation matched to actual dialogue from the films soundtrack (the scene where Herbie first sees the elephant); In Shanes Shoes (24 min) documentary featuring the premiere at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival, interviews with Shane Meadows about run - ins with violent gangs in his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes iin total, including an alternative ending (9 min) with a less subtle conversation between Richard and Mark, but a haunting final image of Richard with Anthony; images from Anjan Sarkars graphic novel animation matched to actual dialogue from the films soundtrack (the scene where Herbie first sees the elephant); In Shanes Shoes (24 min) documentary featuring the premiere at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival, interviews with Shane Meadows about run - ins with violent gangs in his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes iIn Shanes Shoes (24 min) documentary featuring the premiere at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival, interviews with Shane Meadows about run - ins with violent gangs in his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes iin his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes iin 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes is.

The X-men spinoff film starring everyone's favorite card - throwing Cajun has been in the works for a while and has changed hands so many times that it's been unclear as to where it is in the development process.

A lot of the film resembles those trashy fall - from - grace rock «n» roll biopics where the rock star gets lost in a whirlwind of sex and drugs, but Ulliel elevates the material by accentuating Saint Laurent's more sinister, predatory side.

Later, after Cimber calls Perkins «an actress of some standing in Hollywood» and the star of «one of the biggest films of the decade» (probably in reference to her turn in The Diary of Anne Frank), Gersh segues into a clip where Molly says, «It was on television!

At film festivals, buzz around certain films often emerges where you'd least expect it; at TIFF, for instance, one of the buzziest films has been I, Tonya, an unexpectedly great movie in which Margot Robbie stars as Tonya Harding.

As was the case with the first film, Deadpool 2 doesn't try overly hard narrative wise, this new jaunt sees Wilson in a state of depression and in a situation where he finds himself trying to protect Hunt for the Wilderpeople star Julian Dennisen's mutant teenager from time travelling super-soldier Cable but it's all an excuse to give audiences more of what they came to love in the first outing.

This is the film where Stone really established herself not only as a star but as an engaging and charismatic actress, before her profile was boosted by her casting in Marc Webb's reboot of Spider - man.

The story in the film — and this is where I really believe the film gets even less credit than it deserves — follows the short, troubled life of a small Puerto Rican newspaper, The San Juan Star.

Here's where I regurgitate my time - honored rule of thumb when it comes to films starring Robin Williams, but it proves true once again: Robin Williams in a drama = good, Robin Williams in a comedy = bad.

Among reasons cited for the underrepresentation of blacks and other minorities in starring film and TV roles is a perceived resistance to nonwhite actors in foreign markets, where distribution accounts for a growing share of revenues.

Tim Blake Nelson has now starred, or will star, in five of these films, and he admits that James Franco's relentless approach to filmmaking inspired his own pursuits on his latest, Anesthesia, which the O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Suffice to say that, despite being comprised of variations on things we've been experiencing directly (in «Star Wars» films) and indirectly (in «Star Wars» - inspired entertainment) since 1977, «The Last Jedi» still manages to maneuver in unexpected ways, starting with the decision to build a whole film around a retreat where the goal is not to win but to avoid being wiped out.

Notable examples of people of color representation in the nominations pool come in the documentary category where the black male director of «Strong Island,» Yance Ford, is the first openly trans person to have a film nominated, and in foreign - language film where «A Fantastic Woman,» starring Chilean trans actress Daniela Vega, is a possible winner.

The actress is currently on the promotional trail for her latest film Beauty and the Beast where she stars in a remake of the Disney classic along with Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens, Sir Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson.

And in November, USA Today stumbled over a headline where it declared black - starring films were «race - themed.»

Renamed PEREGRINE»S HOME FOR PECULIARS, and with a screenplay by Jane Goldman, it stars Dame Judi Dench, Samuel L. Jackson, Asa Butterfield, Terence Stamp, Rupert Everett, Ella Wahlestedt, Chris O'Dowd with Eva Green in the lead role, the film follows teenager Jacob, who follows clues that take him to a mysterious island, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children.