Sentences with phrase «studio interference»

Matthew Vaughn's First Class always had a whiff of studio interference about it when compared to the British film - maker's work on Kick - Ass.

Anomalisa was funded through kickstarter to give the filmmakers the ability to work without studio interference.

Even with studio interference, Mimic is still much darker than the average monster movie.

Due to repeated studio interference from Miramax, including the indignity of not receiving final cut, del Toro was unhappy with the film on its initial release, but he eventually released an approved Director's Cut in 2011, the version watched for this review.

4:30 am (9th)-- TCM — The Magnificent Ambersons Orson Welles» follow - up to Citizen Kane obviously isn't as great a masterpiece, but is still pretty darn good, despite studio interference.

Whedon's decision has aged better, as these movies are at their best when they emphasize the «human» part of «superhuman,» and studio interference got in the way of what otherwise remains a surprisingly idiosyncratic effort.

Despite his enormous success, Eszterhas seemingly felt slighted by the industry in which he made his living, and decided to bite the hand that fed him with Hollywood satire «An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn,» in which director Eric Idle makes a $ 200 million action movie (starring Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan and, um, Whoopi Goldberg) and tries to take his name off of it after studio interference, but is unable to because his name is actually Alan Smithee.

Apart from the occasional studio interference, most film editors are good at what they do, hence the Academy Award in that category.

A brilliant mad monk, the British Rose helmed the flat fantastic Paperhouse, and his Immortal Beloved — studio interference aside — is urgent with the breath of inspiration vital and mainlined.

First - time director David Fincher disowned the film, citing constant studio interference and actually walked out of production before editing began.

While ambitious, the rhythm is off on this limping picture, with the fingerprints of severe studio interference smudging up the movie from the start.

Strong - willed director Sam Peckinpah turned in a Western for the ages (despite much studio interference), caked with grime and dirt, tinged with frontier wildness.

Following what he felt was excessive studio interference, he distanced himself from Dune before release and later asked to have his name taken off certain edits of the film.

It's interesting to note that while the commentary begins with an unforced tone, tension creeps in, most notably as Brickman addresses how he feels the picture was marred by studio interference.

I'd also note that things seems a little choppy early on, though that reeks of studio interference — this puppy sports two additional endings.

Without studio interference, without the pressure of making something «good,» The Asylum is in the unique position of creating truly memorable films.

But even with studio interference, it's well worth seeing.1942 USA.

Five years of missed opportunities, studio interference, announced projects, withdrawn projects, frustration and heartache.

Because of the studio interference and setbacks, Paradox is overstuffed with too many ideas, conflicting tones, and cliched characters.

Disappointed with the audience's reaction, disheartened by studio interference or perhaps simply disillusioned with the whole experience, he never directed again and One - Eyed Jacks remained his only effort.

There is a good movie somewhere in The Good Dinosaur, but one theorises that studio interference and a lack of belief in their audience has led to this pretty lacklustre affair.

But Suicide Squad, for all of its entertainment value, becomes the latest casualty to studio interference and the dreaded, editing machine.

The one shining gem of the group is a phone call between Seth Rogen and Brown («The Writers Gets a Chance to Talk») that finds the pair discussing aborted story ideas and playfully bitching about studio interference.

Set to star life - long comics obsessive Nic Cage (whose own son is named Kal - El), Burton's film would have followed in the footsteps of his Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), only for the director to walk away when he became exasperated by studio interference and marketing commitments.

First of all, since Frenzy was a relatively low budget project, especially compared to the earlier critical misfire Topaz, Hitchcock was spared from any studio interference and was allowed to make a film that would be truly his own.

Talk turns eventually to studio interference, including the Greystoke move that led to Bradley being overdubbed and the lamented original ending, which makes its way back into the director's cut.

An exercise in exactly how not to condense the narrative and thematic complexities of an overlong and unwieldy novel, Lawrence Kasdan's 2002 film Dreamcatcher positively reeks of studio interference and compromise.

8:30 am — TCM — Greed Greed is one of the more extreme examples of studio interference and editing of a director's possible masterwork; I have seen neither the original 140 minute studio version nor the 240 minute restoration cut, but I keep meaning to.

I'd knock The Drop up half a letter grade were it not for its truly ruinous final scene — a last beat that stinks of studio interference, or at least of a failure of nerve on the part of the filmmakers.

Director Josh Trank even distanced himself from it Thursday in a tweet he soon - after deleted in which he alluded to studio interference: «A year ago I had a fantastic version of this,» he wrote.

(The only exception is a scene two - thirds of the way through that smacks of studio interference, in which it's impossible to tell who is where and what is happening.)

The fact that Braff funded the film through his notorious Kickstarter campaign also means no studio interference so this is the untarnished piece bolstered by full creative control.

The studio interference and poor editing are glaringly obvious, and Malekith is just totally wasted (and dumb looking).

Then, your work has to endure notes, studio interference, and test screenings, all with the purpose of making something that will satisfy audiences and potentially make some money.

It's not often you get to view a $ 100 million independent production, so this is a good chance to see what you can do with that sum of money, without studio interference.

Mark Frost (who was busy filming his own movie «Storyville» at the time and so couldn't fit this in) really should have been a part of it, because you really miss the humour of the series — most of which his hand was responsible for; too much of this thing is just crazy, crazy — but studio interference, not simply Lynch, may be to blame.

While that means that Paramount's decision to pass off some of the global distribution rights to Netflix was probably a smart call from a studio perspective, it also means that filmgoers will get to enjoy Garland's original vision unencumbered by studio interference or reshoots intended to make it more «accessible».

One of the most disappointing films of the season because of such great potential, marred by studio interference.

How much Hood is to blame is debatable — there was clearly a lot of studio interference — but it landed him in director's jail for a few years, before he returned with last year's better - received «Ender's Game.»

For the most part it's well made, but the (obvious though unproven) studio interference can only anger the die - hard cinema buff.

Great Directors on TCM: Orson Welles Hollywood's wunderkind director / writer / actor / producer always seemed to run afoul of studio interference, but he still managed to make many of the best things ever put on film.

It's even been put together essentially as an indie (ensuring an R - rating and no studio interference), although Universal came aboard to distribute once the film was up and running.