Sentences with phrase «take filmed entertainment»

Show Dogs seems like an easy target for critics who take filmed entertainment too seriously.

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Pamon is now taking on the role of chief operating officer of Beyoncé's management company, Parkwood Entertainment, which encompasses artist management, production, tours, film, television, and apparel.
Business Insider's Henry Blodget and Sara Silverstein discuss Alibaba CEO Jack Ma's latest foray into entertainment, which involves a kung - fu short film, where he takes on eight attackers using his tai chi skills.
«We've watched this happen to director Lexi Alexander and screenwriter Julie Bush when they published their respective exposes on sexism in the film business,» they added, referring to blog posts by Alexander and Bush that risked backlash (and blacklisting) by taking the entertainment industry to task.
C.K. has agreed to take back the film, and unlike many of the others caught up in the wave of accusations, he might be best poised to return to the entertainment fold without a studio or network middleman.
Since then, the films have been taken seriously and, while not equaling the brilliance of Azkaban, for the most part, they have still been amazing works of entertainment.
While those who enjoyed the Brooks book will likely be chagrined at seeing little of what they enjoyed show up on the big screen, taking World War Z on its own terms as a Hollywood blockbuster, there's still enough entertainment value to be had for those who are OK with the fact that the film doesn't represent the book.
This documentary takes a look at the phenomenon of crossdressing in film - an idea that consistently evokes strong reactions from audiences, and makes for bankable entertainment.
Taken purely as entertainment, Jeff Nichols» film Midnight Special is a smart, tersely constructed sci - fi adventure in the vein of classics such as E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
wait for video unless you need a film to take the family for wholesome entertainment.
Ed Howard: In all of his films, Todd Haynes takes elements of gaudy tabloid culture and warps them to his own purposes, because he sees — in the lurid stories about sexuality and decadence and violence that we like to tell ourselves, in the celebrity gossip rags and TV news and hyped - up movies — deeper truths about identity, gender, politics, entertainment and sexuality.
While Christopher Nolan has enlisted a number of A-list stars for his upcoming World War II epic Dunkirk, 19 - year - old newcomer Fionn Whitehead (Him) is set to take on the lead role in his feature film debut, and Entertainment Weekly has released a new image of his character, the young British soldier Collins; check it out here... -LSB-...]
Emmerich told Entertainment Weekly that the films will take place 20 years after the original, which could mean a timely 2016 release and also ample time to change those silly titles.
Entertainment Weekly «s Leah Greenblatt offers one of the more positive takes on the film, saying that for all its flaws, Tomb Raider is «pretty good fun»:
The entertainment industry is changing, and while Netflix has been applauded as a disruptor in the television industry, it's taken longer for the streaming platform to be appreciated as a film studio.
Give an Oscar to every old - guard critic who was able to successfully pretend that they'd EVER looked at Entertainment Weekly outside of a dentist's office in the last decade); but I'm really perplexed to see the first one to really take off come from Movie Mezzanine — which I'm a fan of for much the same reason I became a fan of much of the TGWTG crew (and their other affiliates): fresh voices in film criticism coming in from outside the old guard print - media stronghold.
Going for seriousness only makes the film all the more funnier, albeit unintentionally, because the only entertainment that's left for us is to laugh at all of the amazing coincidences and guess what predictably boneheaded turn the story takes from scene to scene.
Take home Chappaquiddick and explore the process of recreating history on film through candid interviews with the filmmakers and cast in two featurettes exclusive to the home entertainment release.
Post-Review Note: If you're wondering why The Muppets Take Manhattan and Muppets From Space are left out of this 50th Anniversary group, it is because Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has retained rights to those two films, which were produced by TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures, respectively.
Though I feel that Transcendence was a missed opportunity for Pfister, I still took away something from this film, and it's certainly a lot deeper and thought provoking than 99 % of the popcorn entertainment that arrives in theaters each week.
Gender - swapped reboots have become something of a * thing * in the entertainment industry, with recent / upcoming takes on films like Ghostbusters, Ocean's Eleven...
That's according to Entertainment Weekly, which notes that the film has taken in $ 745 million worldwide since its early - February debut.
There isn't much to recommend Wasabi except for the offbeat mix of over-the-top humor and overly stylized action, and taken as a pure entertainment kind of film, it'll please most audiences who like French action - comedies.
From Jonathan Mostow, the director of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Breakdown, and written for the screen by John Brancato & Michael Ferris (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation), The Hunter's Prayer home entertainment release includes three behind - the - scenes featurettes taking an in - depth look at the making of the film.
Finally, LD Entertainment's inspirational film «The Miracle Season» took $ 4.1 million from 1,707 screens, putting it in 11th place.
Sadly, the film is, glaringly, not actually about anything and Baumbach decided to scrap it, but after he fell out with the producer, Shoreline Entertainment put it out against his wishes (he then took his name off the film and used the pseudonym Ernie Fusco).
Lakeshore Entertainment wants to make it clear that though James» character is taking over as the central character, this film is NOT a reboot and is «an expansion of the existing universe.»
It's easy these days to take for granted the influence that Pixar has had on storytelling for animated films in particular and child - friendly entertainment in general.
Despite whispers of a sequel ever since the release of the first movie, it's taken twenty years for the follow - up to the blockbuster alien invasion flick Independence Day to become a reality, and during an anniversary screening of the film, director Roland Emmerich has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about why we've waited so long -LSB-...]
It really does take you out of the film and makes you wonder how much of this is really true and how much is made up for entertainment.
Bear in mind, the comparisons to Burton's Alice in Wonderland aren't meant as a condemnation on their own; after all, despite the thrashing that film continues to take from people, it has entertainment value to offer.
At a recent press open house at Marvel's LA offices, the director took some time out of his schedule to show reporters some of the upcoming film's storyboards and production art, as reported by Entertainment Weekly.
The probability of something like the movie's course of events actually taking place, however, is quickly debunked by NASA astronaut David Scott in a brief «conversation» featurette with him; however, he's just as quick to defend the film's flights of factual fancy in the name of old - fashioned entertainment.
A street artist taking inspiration from the Oscar - nominated film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is taking aim at the entertainment industry just days before the Academy Awards.
Like its patients, the film lacks energy, which could be considered a compliment, I guess, since Brea makes no attempt at charisma but is content to allow its viewers to take the doc seriously and not as a form of entertainment.
According to a statement released today from Universal Orlando's director of creative development for entertainment Michael Aiello, the new 2016 maze will actually be a sequel to their 2014 Halloween maze that took fans through the Myers House and many of the events of the first Halloween film in 1978, as fans this year will find themselves trying to survive inside Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, the primary setting for Halloween II.
«The Finest Hours» has a strong cast and takes on a very traditional form of entertainment, and while the CGI is impressive and the quiet romance between the film's couple sweet, the drama just doesn't strike the right amount of inspiration or thrills.
In choosing which films to release, Cohen and company must take into account the painstaking film restoration process (100 hours and three months were spent on «Intolerance,» Lanza said) as well as such marketing considerations as what Cohen called «a strong entertainment quotient.»
Edward Noeltner's Cinema Management Group took Blue Fox Entertainment's Havenhurst to the EFM in Berlin where we landed the film's haunting...
Other critics, like Entertainment Weekly and USA Today were quick to note that while the film is undeniably fun, it doesn't always take itself seriously enough.
Earlier this month we brought you the music video for «Lady Gypsy» [watch it here], and now Entertainment One has released four character posters for Ricky Gervais» new film David Brent: Life on the Road; take a look below... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for David Brent: Life of on the Road DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON -LSB-...]
STX Entertainment's horror film «The Bye Bye Man» overperformed this weekend and took in an estimated $ 13.38 million, with it on track to gross $ 15 million over the four - day holiday weekend.
That, of course, was no doing of Allen's decorated little film, but its most formidable rival, George Lucas» Star Wars, which took populist entertainment and visually wondrous science fiction to new heights.
This is forgettable January entertainment, but not bad in the scheme of films Neeson usually turns out this time of year including, as I say in my video review above, all three Taken movies, Run All Night and others he gets the big paycheck for.
The festival took place from May 5 - 9 in Bentonville, Arkansas, and was the first and only film competition in the world to offer guaranteed theatrical, television, digital and retail home entertainment distribution for its winners.
All talent must have legal eligibility to work in the entertainment industry in the state of Georgia, where filming is taking place.
While the television and film industries have long relied on screenings and focus groups to provide feedback about the likes and dislikes in those forms of entertainment, participants are generally aware that they are taking part in a study.
When Nick Osborne, film producer of such movies as Summit Entertainment's hit Remember Me which starred Robert Pattinson, investigated the traditional route to publication for his title Refuge, he found that the options before him weren't taking his book where he wanted it to go and decided to put the skills that helped him become a successful film producer to use.
If you're intending to take your tablet on a plane for some in - flight movie entertainment, then you won't get more than two sub-two hour films out of HTC's device.
A statement from Take Two reads: «We believe this marks the fastest that any entertainment property, including video games and feature films, has reach this significant milestone.»
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