Sentences with phrase «such as movie stars»

Celebrity public figures who do not necessarily hold a position in public office, such as movie stars or professional athletes, must also usually prove the «actual malice» element in their defamation cases.

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On a visit to the DreamWorks studio, which produced animated films such as Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Mr Obama said Hollywood was a «bright spot» in the US economy and that movies such as Star Wars were a tool for American diplomacy around the world.

Some of today's biggest movies, such as «Star Wars: The Force Awakens,» have premiered here.

She has starred in hit movies such as The Wedding Planner, made a highly successful run as a judge on American Idol, and had several hit albums.

The company has done well with several of its movie franchises, such as Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar and Shrek, but it doesn't have anything that really compares to the Star Wars library or the Marvel franchise (although Shrek has pulled in about $ 3.5 billion since the original movie in 2001).

Still, the inclusion of dramatic actors such as Cruise and Kidman on the overpaid list does lend credence to the fact that paying an actor large amounts of money to star in a movie is pretty risky, if not foolish.

Zuckerberg and his cohort have taken to employing tactics normally used by high - profile celebrities and movie stars, such as «purchasing houses through trusts or corporate entities so that the owners» names are not on public deeds,» in an effort to keep their identities secret while they construct megamansions throughout the Bay Area and Palo Alto in California.

As a result, Nevada has become a haven for celebrities, movie stars and other highly visible individuals (such as big company CEOs) who seek anonymity when conducting their business and investment activitieAs a result, Nevada has become a haven for celebrities, movie stars and other highly visible individuals (such as big company CEOs) who seek anonymity when conducting their business and investment activitieas big company CEOs) who seek anonymity when conducting their business and investment activities.

In 1982, Steven Spielberg was already the star director of such blockbuster fare as «Jaws» and «Raiders of the Lost Ark.» But when «E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial» was unleashed upon the masses that summer, he became a bona fide cultural phenomenon, the rare director who can get mainstream movie fans into theaters simply because his name is on the poster.

Designed by William J. Dodd, whose portfolio included such landmark buildings as the Los Angeles Herald - Examiner and The Pacific Center, this once private home sheltered famed New York attorney Samuel Untermyer as well as silent screen star Marion Davies, remembered as much for her 30 year affair with William Randolph Hearst as her movie roles and business savvy.

James Cromwell, star of the movie «Babe,» and television shows such as «American Horror Story» and «24,» was among 18 others arrested during a protest against an energy company near Seneca Lake.

COMING at us: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, James Franco in the charming A-list movie «Lovelace,» which is about charming Z - list Linda Lovelace, star of such porno jobs as «Deep Throat.»

Those included PG - 13 movies such as «G.I. Joe: Retaliation» (2013), «Fast & Furious 6» (2013), «Divergent» (2014), «Mission Impossible — Rogue Nation» (2015), and «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» (2015), as well as R - rated movies such as «Lone Survivor» (2014), «The Equalizer» (2014), and «American Sniper» (2015).

As well as producing Oscar - nominated visual effects for the movie, Thorne and the effects team also unearthed some unexpected physics, such as that an observer close to a rapidly spinning black hole would see more than a dozen images of individual stars just outside one edge of the black hole's «shadow.&raquAs well as producing Oscar - nominated visual effects for the movie, Thorne and the effects team also unearthed some unexpected physics, such as that an observer close to a rapidly spinning black hole would see more than a dozen images of individual stars just outside one edge of the black hole's «shadow.&raquas producing Oscar - nominated visual effects for the movie, Thorne and the effects team also unearthed some unexpected physics, such as that an observer close to a rapidly spinning black hole would see more than a dozen images of individual stars just outside one edge of the black hole's «shadow.&raquas that an observer close to a rapidly spinning black hole would see more than a dozen images of individual stars just outside one edge of the black hole's «shadow.»

«Secondly, don't believe everything that you read about movie stars because some of the women who've had kids in their late 40s, such as film stars, have used donor eggs, but they don't tell you that in the article because it's their own private business,» warns Prof Ledger.

With movie stars such as Hugh Jackman or The Rock being idols for a number of people all over the world, it seems as if people are swapping the TV remote for a set of dumbbells but unfortunately are just not seeing the results that they were hoping for.

The 15 year - old fashion maven who starred in movies such as «We Bought a Zoo» and «Super 8» has shown maturity in her airport style.

I am 56 but young at heart, have various interest such as beach walking, under the stars, dancing, enjoy quite time at home in front of TV with a good movie that could b either a drama, romance, true life, fictional and comedy but will watch SOME men's action movies depends how I feel, enjoy...

Fuelled by Hollywood movies such as «You've Got Mail» starring Tom Hanks, online personals quickly established themselves as regular Internet activity with none of the stigma that used to be associated with newspaper personals.

After getting her break on UK TV on The Darling Buds Of May, the Welsh actress headed to Hollywood and starred in films such as Traffic, Entrapment, The Online shopping from a great selection at Movies & TV Store.

In recent years Ben has starred in such hit movies as Mystery Men (1999), Keeping the Faith (2000) and Meet the Parents (2000).

Steele was popular in England during the time this film was released, and the movie is mainly a showcase for its star's musical talents, with songs including the title tune and others such as Little White Bull.

These movies and a few others show that Whoopi was a serious actress when she did «The Color Purple», and «Ghost», and we really lost her when she started playing second hand characters such as nuns («Sister Act» sequels), and playing off the radar «Star Trek» characters not to mention we totally lost her when she went from acting into the daytime talk show circuit of garbage.

Many handsome leading men lose their seductive confidence as they grow older, but Bachchan is such a industry - defining star that he can do (and often has done) whatever he wants, whether it's scowling pensively throughout a trilogy of «Godfather» - esque gangster films («Sarkar,» «Sarkar Raj» and «Sarkar 3») or playing a Cyrano de Bergerac - like bum who lends his commanding baritone voice to a struggling young movie star whose natural voice isn't sexy enough («Shamitabh»).

Bruce moved to Los Angeles after this and starred in several lower - budget movies, such as «Moontrap» and «Maniac Cop».

After this project folded, Montgomery returned to dramatic roles with a vengeance, spending the next two decades starring as abused, beleaguered women in such TV movies as A Case of Rape (1974) and The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975).

He has starred in various movies such as The Wood, Never Die Alone, Sunset Park, and Coach Carter.

The film Creation, which some people take to refer to both the creation of the Origins book and the creation / evolution controversy, stars Paul Bettany, who is best known for his roles in popular movies such as «The Da Vinci Code,» «Master and Commander,» and «A Beautiful Mind» (in which he won the London Film Critics» Award for Best British Actor).

He went on to guest - star stints on such TV series as The Edge of Night and Spencer: For Hire before entering movies, where he scored with the critics for his portrayal of an idealistic, gung - ho Vietnam enlistee in Francis Ford Coppola's Gardens of Stone (1987).

When movies like this star white dudes such as Liam Neeson or Russell Crowe, they open on 3,000 screens.

After the cancellation of Bionic Woman in 1978, Lindsay kept her star shining brightly such made - for - TV movies as The Incredible Journey of Dr. Meg Laurel (1979), Callie and Son (1981), I Want to Live (1983), Convicted (1986), The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Dedrickson Story (1989), and I Want to Keep My Daughter (1995).

The movie — starring Saoirse Ronan (the jealous little girl from «Atonement») as the kick - ass title heroine Hanna, Eric Bana as her action - mentor dad Erik, and Cate Blanchett as Marissa, the vicious C.I.A. agent villainess — is such a departure from what Wright has done before that it's hard not to be impressed.

For reference, movie hits such as Star Wars and Gone in the Wind harvested in more than 3 billion USD.

Wahlberg will reprise his role as struggling inventor Cade Yeager in the movie and the star recently revealed he was on such a strict diet ahead of filming the «Transformers» movie he spent many an evening watching his family eat.

The star of daft movies such as Starsky & Hutch, Wedding Crashers and his latest, You, Me and Dupree, he has an on - and off - screen image that mixes laissez - faire with lady - killer, slacker with Southern good ol' boy.

david j. moore chats with filmmaker Jonathan Mostow... Filmmaker Jonathan Mostow has been making some incredibly entertaining films since his early days, directing such made - for TV movies as Flight of Black Eagle, but it was his film Breakdown, starring Kurt Russell and J.T. Walsh that really put him on the map.

If an appearance in a spoof movie can be used as as measure of impending career annihilation, the stars of Meet the Spartans had better start applying for waiting gigs in coffee shops — actors such as Kevin Sorbo and Diedrich Bader may not grace our screens again if this abysmal piece of «filmmaking» is anything to go by.

I love movies from that period, such as The War Lord starring Charlton Heston, which I saw as a kid.

It remains to be seen if these films will be Solo sequels or other Star Wars anthology films such as a Boba Fett movie that has been in gestation for years.

Director Kevin Chu was like the head coach leading out his Most Valuable Players (MVPs) to court, and explained that the idea for Kung Fu Dunk was actually established some 13 years back when filming martial arts movies such as Shaolin Popey (Shao Lin Xiao Zhi, starring Jimmy Lin), when he thought about whether martial arts could be combined with a ball game like basketball.

Best TV movie or limited series «Big Little Lies» (HBO) «Fargo» (FX) «Feud: Bette and Joan» (FX) «The Sinner» (USA) «Top of the Lake: China Girl» (Sundance) IMMEDIATE REACTION: Similar to the Emmys, «Big Little Lies» is the front - runner, but it faces some big competition from «Feud» and «Fargo» — although «Big Little Lies» has the edge with its sheer amount of star power, such as Kidman and Witherspoon.

Highlights include numerous promos for then - forthcoming Paramount movies such as Monkey Business (1931), starring «the Four Marx Brothers,» as Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo were then billed.

Having a legitimate star such as Joseph Gordon - Levitt attached to the project could be the last push needed for a Fraggle Rock movie to finally get made.

American actor Bradley Cooper who has starred in movies such as «The Hangover» and «American Sniper» was photographed as he attended an unveiling of his portrait at Sardi's restaurant in New York City, New York, United States - Wednesday 6th May 2015 (18 Pictures)

This time he also throws in a nostalgic look at Hollywood by name - dropping some famous stars of the era, but he's just as quick to flash his lack of respect for the movie industry and seems to compare it to the world of east coast gangsters (such as Bobby's brother played by Corey Stoll).

Although Dillon was already an established star by the time he made this film, having also appeared in such movies as «Over the Edge,» «My Bodyguard» and the S.E. Hinton adaptation «Tex,» «Rumble Fish» was perhaps the first that really showed off his considerable strengths as an actor in the way that he captures all the furtive, headlong energy and emotional turmoil of Rusty as he struggles to find his place in the world without simply giving audiences the James Dean impression that others might have supplied.

I suppose I could choose the great movies that have made me laugh the most — the first that come to mind, such as: a Keaton («Sherlock, Jr.» or «Steamboat Bill, Jr.»), a Fields («It's A Gift» or «The Bank Dick»), a Marx Bros. («Animal Crackers» or «Duck Soup»), a Sturges («The Lady Eve» or «Miracle of Morgan's Creek»), and, let's say, a classic comedy (preferably starring Cary Grant or Barbara Stanwyck or Jean Arthur, and written and / or directed by Ernst Lubitsch or Howard Hawks or Billy Wilder or Mitchell Leisen, like «Trouble in Paradise» or «Heaven Can Wait» (1943) or «Bringing Up Baby» or «His Girl Friday» or «The Major and the Minor» or «Some Like It Hot» or «Easy Living» or «Ball of Fire»...).

I really enjoyed the movie star references that were made such as the similarity in appearance between Lynn Bracken and the actual 1950s movie star, Veronica Lake.

The artist has been known to craft his own takes on the modern Star Wars movies, such as this lovely Force Awakens poster.

Charity competitions around big movies have become very popular of late, with people including Robert Downey Jr. and the Star Trek Beyond crew offering incentives such as set visits and premiere invites to those who donate.