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The Gunman, an action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel is now out in theaters!

Reprisal is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Brian A. Miller and written by Bryce Hammons.

Snowden is a 2016 biographical spy thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald, based on the books The Snowden Files by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena.

Etheria Film Night screens an annual showcase of the best new horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, dark comedy, and thriller films directed by women for an audience including producers, managers, show runners, distributors, and genre fans.

Not exact matches

Actor Joel Edgerton («Warrior,» «Exodus,» «The Great Gatsby») wrote, directed and stars in the film, which is clearly reminiscent of similar thrillers like «Fear,» «Fatal Attraction» and even Michael Haneke's fantastic «Caché,» but gleefully twisted enough to distance itself from the pack.

The four minute broadcast is made by Hollywood director and screenwriter Paul Greengrass, who directed two films in the Bourne thriller series.

Unlike previous years, Ghana recorded a lot of new faces on the nomination list; some of whom Included new actor, Joseph Otsiman who got the nod for Best Actor In Supporting Role for his performance in the drama thriller film, The Cursed Ones directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, who was also nominated for AMAA 2016 Award For Best Director category.

Holland - born filmmaker Anton Corbijn («Control») directs this gripping and challenging character study that's filmed as a Euro - thriller.

Carpenter recently completed production on the psychological thriller THE FACTORY as the female lead opposite John Cusack in the Warner Bros. and Dark Castle Entertainment film directed by Morgan O'Neil, and produced by Joel Silver, David Gambino, and Robert Zemeckis.

Part of the film's appeal is that it's written and directed by Luc Besson, he of the smarmy eurotrash action thrillers, and so he's willing to drag the film into a murky, R - rated morality that an American blockbuster simply wouldn't be willing to go.

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.

Jackson was seen as part of the ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed film BOBBY, directed by Emilio Estevez, and starred in the psychological thriller SHUTTER for 20th Century Fox / New Regency, which was shot on location in Tokyo.

He graduated to feature - film directing at the Columbia Pictures «B» unit, then turned out several low - budget thrillers at Monogram; he also helmed Marilyn Monroe's first starring picture, 1949's Ladies of the Chorus.

French filmmaker Luc Besson (The Family, Brick Mansions) writes and directs Lucy, a loopy, high - concept science fiction thriller that, like most Besson efforts, is actually just a dumb and goofy action genre film masquerading as a smart and insightful one.

The «Mindf @ * ck» film genre has just gotten a solid new entry with «Black Swan» a psychosexual thriller starring Natalie Portman and directed by Darren Aronofsky.

Goreshter made her foray into film opposite actor Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Liam Hemsworth in the high stakes thriller feature PARANOIA, directed by Robert Luketic.

The film will be directed by Antonio Negret, who recently wrapped the Jim Caviezel thriller TRANSIT, and is written by WANTED and 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS» Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.

The money behind the movie is being supplied by one David Grovic (aka David Haring), a mysterious Bahamanian businessman whose prior film credits include the ludicrously bad John Cusack — Robert De Niro thriller The Bag Man, which Grovic directed and acted in too.

While the»80s Berlin - set «Atomic Blonde» was a violent, colorful, sexy and darkly absurdist film, Russian spy thriller «Red Sparrow,» directed by Francis Lawrence, is epic, methodical and unfortunately plodding, jettisoning thrills for a stultifying moodiness.

I've been enjoying a lot of the Trailblazing Women programming myself but since we're in the middle of Schocktober, I thought I'd set aside some time to highlight some of my favorite horror films and thrillers directed by women who have left their macabre mark on a genre that many mistakenly assume is not very female friendly.

Along with his starring role in the upcoming Craig Brewer flick, «Black Snake Moan,» the veteran actor is also set to appear in the Stephen King horror film «1408,» the Doug Liman - directed sci - fi adventure «Jumper,» the thriller «Cleaner.»

This sequel is more religious thriller than superhero film, though the directing duo of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (whose other credits include Gamer and the maligned Jonah Hex screenplay) make it look like a car commercial, with their jerky handheld digital video, odd angles, and hollow showiness.

The trade says Affleck is «in early negotiations» to direct the film, which is supposed to have touches of humor (not surprising once you learn that George Clooney and his partner, Grant Heslov, are producing the political thriller).

The first trailer has arrived online for the upcoming revenge thriller Lila & Eve starring Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez; check it out below after the official synopsis... A tense and exciting film, LILA AND EVE is directed by Charles Stone III (DRUMLINE), and tells the story of Lila (Academy Award ® Nominee Viola Davis), a -LSB-...]

DEADLINE — Hard to imagine there will be a hotter film package unveiled at Cannes next week than 355, a large - scale espionage film that Simon Kinberg will direct with an all - star international spy cast of Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing and Lupita Nyong» o. They'll play international agents in a grounded, edgy action thriller that aims to alter a male - dominated genre with a true female ensemble, in the style of spy franchises The Bourne Identity, Mission: Impossible and James Bond.

However, «The Monuments Men,» also directed by Clooney, looks tonally very different from those relatively serious - minded political thrillers, with the rather fine trailer showcasing an unusually gentle, humorous tone for a film about World War II.

What happens when horror specialist Brad Anderson (Session 9, The Machinist) directs a political thriller script by A-list writer Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, the Bourne films, Rogue One)?

Time to take a look at one of my favorite films of Sundance, the indie thriller Margin Call, written & directed by J.C. Chandor, about a 24 hour period revolving around the financial crisis - as boring as that sounds, it's actually pretty damn good.

As reported by Variety, John Wick co-director David Leitch has dropped out of filming that movie's sequel so he can solo - direct a spy thriller, leaving Chad Stahelski to co-direct John Wick 2 all by himself.

by Walter Chaw A castration / redemption picture with the most ineffectual central character in any film south of Polanski, direct - to - video thriller Malevolent casts Lou Diamond Phillips as an eternally - framed homicide detective and Kari Wuhrer as an ex-softcore goddess now reduced to acting badly in a variety of scoop - necked blouses.

The film is the latest true - story based projected directed by Bennett Miller; part psychological drama / thriller, part sports drama, Foxcatcher reads as being a hybrid of genre tropes presents in Miller's previous biographical features, Capote and Moneyball.

Dial M for Murder premiered at the Westminster Theatre in London in 1952, only for it to be made into an expert crime mystery thriller by Alfred Hitchcock two years later, while Wait Until Dark, another complex and dark play in the vein of Hitchcock's interests directed by Arthur Penn (who would helm Bonnie and Clyde the very next year), saw the light of day in early 1966 on Broadway, where it instantly attracted the attention of both the audience and Warner Brothers, determined to turn it into a feature film starring none other than Hollywood's sweetheart Audrey Hepburn in a much darker, insidious story than her filmography had ever witnessed.

Nurse 3D is a thriller / horror film directed by Doug Aarniokoski and written by David Loughery starring Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Corbin Bleu.

As everyone knows, I'm certainly not what you'd call a horror / thriller person, but I couldn't miss the opening night film for SXSW 2018, A Quiet Place, directed by John Krasinski.

Director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) produced the flick, which was helmed by Chris Gorak — who worked in the art department on films like Fight Club and Minority Report before he first tried his hand at directing with the 2006 thriller, Right at Your Door.

Robert Redford's appearance as S.H.I.E.L.D director Alexander Pierce not only brings a boost of legendary star power to Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but also provides a direct link to thrillers of old that the film recalls.

That this moody drama is the last film of James Gandolfini should not overshadow coverage of what looks like a terrific crime thriller, written by Dennis Lehane and directed by Michaël R Roskam, whose Bullhead was a very sturdy Belgian Oscar nominee a few years back.

* 1/2 / **** DVD - Image B Sound A Extras B - BD - Image B Sound A Extras B - starring Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Sam Spruell, Peter Stebbins screenplay by Christopher Kyle directed by Kathryn Bigelow by Walter Chaw The film opens with a false alarm because drills are how all cookie - cutter closed - vehicle thrillers begin.

BLADE Wesley Snipes stars as a vampire hunter who goes up against ambitious vampire Stephen Dorff in this well - filmed, meticulously directed action thriller.

John Madden (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Debt) directs the film with a brisk pace which is needed for this kind of political thriller.

He's been pondering his next job since before he put the finishing touches to Bruce Willis OAP CIA thriller Red, and now director Robert Schwentke has officially signed on the dotted to direct his next film.

In February, I wrote a post theorizing that the JJ Abrams - produced Julius Onah - directed space station set thriller God Particle might be the third film in a Cloverfield film series.

He has also completed work on BEYOND, a thriller from director Josef Rusnak also starring Jon Voight; THE GREY, a thriller directed by Joe Carnahan with Liam Neeson; and TRADE OF INNOCENTS, an independent film written and directed by Christopher Bessette, in which he stars opposite Mira Sorvino.

James Gunn has taken to Facebook to announce that the first trailer for the horror - thriller The Belko Experiment is set to arrive on November 30th, and to whet our appetites we have a brief teaser for the film, which is directed by Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) from a script by Gunn; check out the teaser here... -LSB-...]

Besides the upcoming Malick films and the final chapter of «The Hobbit» later this year, she will star in a live - action version of «Cinderella» directed by Kenneth Branagh as the wicked stepmother Lady Tremaine next year; she gets tangled up in a lesbian affair with Rooney Mara («The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo») in Carol, a thriller directed by «I'm Not There»» s Todd Haynes; and she will do a rare TV role as a real - life New Yorker cartoonist who battled cancer in HBO's «Cancer Vixen,» directed by Julie Delpy.

Denis Villeneuve, who helmed the Oscar - nominated Foreign Language film Incendies, directs this suspense thriller from an original screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski (Contraband).

That's what Aaron Eckhart will soon learn in The Expatriate, a thriller he just signed to star in directed by Philipp Stolzl (a music video director whose last feature was the 2008 film North Face) from a script by by A.E. Amel.

Gambling thriller RUNNER, RUNNER sees former Disney imp and pop pin - up - turned - pretty good actor Justin Timberlake lead the film directed by THE LINCOLN LAWYER's Brad...

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening October 24, 2008 BIG BUDGET FILMS Changeling (R for profanity, violence and disturbing content) Clint Eastwood directs this psychological thriller, set in L.A., inspired by events arising in 1928 during a real life case involving a single - mom (Angelina Jolie) whose hopes for the safe return of her kidnapped nine year - old (Gattlin Griffith) were seemingly answered but then dashed when she realized that the boy brought to her was not her son.

The great Henry Hathaway (23 Paces to Baker Street) directed this classic film noir set in New York City during World War II - The House On 92nd Street is a riveting spy thriller.