Sentences with phrase «successful film directed»
Maybe it's because it was a successful film directed by a woman, right?
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The second film to be made from Woody Allen's successful stage comedy (following a 1969 feature starring Jackie Gleason), Don't Drink the Water is a made - for - television adaptation directed by and starring Allen himself.
Though Vanilla Sky's sometimes surreal trappings found the film receiving a mixed reception at the box office, the same could not be said for the following year's massively successful sci - fi chase film Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg, or of the historical epic The Last Samurai, directed by Edward Zwick.For his next film, Cruise picked a role unlike any he'd ever played; starring as a sociopathic hitman in the Michael Mann psychological thriller Collateral.
By the late»60s he graduated to directing for the big screen, and became quite successful in the late»70s and»80s for films such as «The Jerk.»
That being said, they do justice to Mr. Sorkin's fine writing and directing as the film examines this almost hidden part of society that caters to the whims, addictions and games of extraordinarily wealthy and successful men.
We've written quite a lot about the Michael Matthews directed South African western Five Fingers For Marseilles in these pages as the film went on a wide spread and successful international festival run.
Black has written and will direct The Predator, a new film in the highly successful series that started all of the way back in 1987.
Mike White wrote and will direct the film, which centers on Brad, who despite a gainful career and happy home life, finds himself obsessed with his more successful former schoolmates.
As directed by my generational contemporary Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard shows at least a superficial understanding of what makes Willis» most fiscally successful films tick: a hissable bad guy (Timothy Olyphant as cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel), armies of henchmen (and in this case, a henchwoman), and NYPD cop McClane, reluctantly drawn into bruising fistfights and games of chicken with large vehicles and machinery.
Adding excitement to the project beyond all the thinkpieces the media can run about what this means for diversity in cinema is the fact that Black Panther is written and directed by Ryan Coogler, a young filmmaker who followed his acclaimed debut Fruitvale Station with a successful studio film in the endearing Creed.
In 2014, Stephen Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Juliet Blake released The Hundred - Foot Journey as a hugely successful and much - loved film directed by Lasse Halström and starring Dame Helen Mirren and Om Puri.
David Mackenzie didn't receive a nomination for directing «Hell or High Water,» one of the most critically successful films of 2016.
One of the unsung films that played at this year's Sundance Film Festival was Elite Squad 2, the most successful Brazilian film in history, directed by Jose Padilha.
The award finishes what was a very successful festival for Irish films with The Summit being snapped up by a major US distributor Sundance Selects after its premiere at the festival and the Irish short animation Irish Folk Furniture directed by Tony Donoghue scooping the Best Animation prize at the festival.
The film, which is directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams), has been enduring a successful campaign on Indiegogo, where it currently has over 600 backers and is aiming to reach a goal of $ 150,000.
He directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974 and it has been argued that the movie is one of the most successful and influential horror films ever made.
Yes, film criticism is subjective, and in the interest of good journalism, I must report that many critics I respect are entertained by this movie, and I even believe that Perry will have a successful directing career.
George Romero (Night of the Living Dead) directed the film, and the King - Romero combination proved successful at the box office.
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.
Karina has written and directed films, taken on prominent stage roles (including in plays directed by Jacques Rivette and Ingmar Bergman), had a successful singing career, and written four novels, but, of course, she is cited most often as Jean - Luc Godard's New Wave muse and first wife.
While original Sinister director Scott Derrickson and his co-writer C. Robert Cargill have been hard at work on a script for a sequel to the massively successful 2012 film, it was unsure as to whether or not Derrickson himself would take ahold of the directing duties.
High Noon (1952) is possibly the all - time best Western film ever made - a successful box - office production by Stanley Kramer and director Fred Zinnemann (who also directed From Here to Eternity (1953) and A Man For All Seasons (1966)-RRB-.
The film was directed by Malcolm D. Lee who directed the hugely successful «The Best Man» series of films.
Take two dudes from the writing team of the «Scary Movie» franchise (successful films that have at least generated some genuine laughs spoofing horror movies) and have them write and direct a spoof on romantic comedy films.
Together, they also created the successful Insidious franchise, and Wan has gone on to direct such high - profile films as The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, and produced Annabelle and the upcoming Lights Out.
One of Japan's most successful filmmakers, Takashi Miike has directed almost one hundred films.
Ben recently completed a spectacularly epic orchestral score for the feature film Conquest 1453 directed by Faruk Aksoy, the most successful film ever in Turkey and in early 2012, the second most popular film on IMDB, beaten only by Underworld: Awakening.
Brett Ratner may lack the artistic flourishes of his predecessors, taking the film more in a straightforward thriller direction, but shows enough talent in this genre to expect that he may prove successful directing films other than buddy - flick comedies.
Although Walter Hill (Supernova, Crossroads) hasn't really directed a successful film since 48 Hrs.
So many agents in small operations with no direct facility to sell foreign rights, film / TV rights or produce anything, and yet they still represent some of this country's most successful and popular writers?
I enjoyed fifteen successful years in the Los Angeles film and TV industry, producing, directing and / or editing TV shows, industrial and corporate films, PBS and cable documentaries, and commercials.
Brambilla studied film at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, and initially worked in commercials and feature films, which resulted in him directing the successful 1993 science fiction film «Demolition Man.»
More than a decade later, with a successful film career under her belt (she wrote and directed Country Strong, Endless Love, and The Greatest), Shana found herself on the front steps of a charming 1920s Spanish bungalow in Los Angeles that was in need of a serious makeover.