Sentences with phrase «whose biggest film»

Soap opera veteran Larson, whose biggest film credit to date came in Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, must relish this part, one of the rare lead ones doled out to a woman of age.

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The film features a little - known cast whose biggest names are the British actors Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg.

The Big Sick was written by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon (Kumail portrays himself in the film), two halves of an interracial couple whose relationship grows more complicated when one of them goes into a coma.

Perhaps its unexpected box office success can be attributed in part to the popular reaction against an entertainment industry whose laser - like concentration is on big - budget franchise and sequel films.

The film, which cast her as a small - town girl whose best friend makes the big time by becoming a celebrated opera singer, provided McAdams with her breakout role, and she soon set her sights on Hollywood.

These performers keep you mesmerized, making the most of what they're given even when the film sinks into a swamp of whose - dick - is - bigger competitions and sports clichés about product endorsements.

Formulaic films are released every week, but it's rare that one has a $ 100 million budget, big stars whose roles are embarrassing to watch and unusual special effects that only serve to mask a predictable plot and cliche - ridden scenes.

Tomboy is one of those little big films whose simplicity and concision suggest the excess of meaning that language (cinematic or otherwise) could never account for.

This year's biggest downer — which is not to take away from the qualities of the film — «Amour» represents a change for director Michael Haneke, whose «Funny Games» is a remarkable thriller about the takeover of a household by two psychopathic youths and whose «The White Ribbon» looks at mysterious goings - on in a feudal village in Germany prior to World War I.

Produced not by McKay and Ferrell or their former collaborator Judd Apatow, The Big Short hails from Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, whose mostly prestigious 11 - year filmography includes films like 12 Years a Slave, Selma, The Departed, Moneyball, and The Tree of Life.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening November 12, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS Morning Glory (PG - 13 for profanity, sexuality and drug references) Romantic comedy about an aspiring TV producer (Rachel McAdams) whose hopes to save a struggling news program depend on her controlling the show's feuding co-anchors (Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford).

It wouldn't surprise me if that was true, because «The Legend of Tarzan» — a would - be event film that happens to be pretty uneventful — has the air of a big budget movie whose studio didn't realize its mistake until it was too late.

There is nothing conspicuously revolutionary about the «The Kids Are All Right», a sleek, smart, enormously entertaining film about a middle - aged lesbian couple (played by Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) whose teenage kids seek out the sperm donor who is their biological father (Mark Ruffalo); it has big - name actors, a sun - dappled Los Angeles setting, and the feel of a classic Hollywood comedy at its snappiest.

Writer - director Jeff Nichols, whose previous film «Shotgun Stories» also starred Shannon, has the rare ability to think big and work small.

Zootopia unfolds as a mystery procedural, as Judy and Nick traverse the varied terrains of Zootopia to crash the place of a mouse gangster modeled after Don Corleone, drop in at a DMV hilariously run by sloths (whose slow speech and movements give the film by far its biggest laughs), and uncover corruption and conspiracy.

Jon Polito, the prolific and raspy - voiced character actor whose more than 200 credits ranged from «Homicide: Life on the Street» and «Modern Family» to the Coen Brother films «Barton Fink» and «The Big Lebowski,» has died.

But if A24 could pull off the biggest surprise Best Picture win in ages with Moonlight, whose budget was just $ 4 million, we probably can't eliminate Florida for being too small, especially as critics heap greater praise on it than any other film this year.

«Dunkirk» is big and bold and «The Post» is serious and timely, but the film with the most Globe nominations, «The Shape of Water,» is gloriously imaginative filmmaking whose biggest competition might have been two films that ended up being categorized as comedies, «Get Out» and «Lady Bird.»

The biggest thud to date seems to belong to Lay the Favorite, a film whose budget IMDb estimates to be $ 26.4 million and whose box office tally from 61 theaters in its only weekend of tracking was a pitiful $ 20,998.

Then in late November, an anonymous organization calling themselves «Guardians of the Peace» subjected Sony Pictures Entertainment, whose Columbia Pictures produced the film and was soon intending to distribute it, to the biggest hacking of a corporation in history.

Look deep into the movie listings this January, past the big name awards fodder, the PT Andersons and the Rob Marshalls, the biopics and social problem films, and you'll find, in limited release, the latest picture from one of the most influential and important directors of the past 40 years, Tsui Hark, whose name remains so unknown in the US he's as likely to be identified by his personal name as his family name (for the record: he is Mr. Tsui, not Mr. Hark; pronounced «Choy — Hok»).

Based on the 12th novel in James Patterson's long - running series, the studio is clearly hoping that «Alex Cross» can reboot the film franchise that stalled out after 2001's «Along Came a Spider,» but surely there was a better option to play Cross than a man whose biggest claim to fame is dressing up like a fat black woman.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 18, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS Limitless (PG - 13 for profanity, mature themes, violence, sexuality and disturbing images) Bradley Cooper stars in this action thriller about a frustrated writer whose life is transformed after he is introduced to a top - secret, smart drug which enables him to use 100 % of his brain.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children also reunites Burton behind the camera with his Dark Shadows and Big Eyes cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, whose knack for creating glossy visuals through his film work (by utilizing soft shadows / focus shooting techniques) looks to serve Burton's upcoming film well - in particular, during those scenes that take place in the fantastical setting where Miss Peregrine and the «Peculiars» live.

Zoolander and Hansel are veritable Rip Van Winkles, but — distinguishing the film from its Austin Powers template, as well as Zoolander 2's immediate predecessor — it's the cultural innovations they encounter that are held up to ridicule, such as phones that are bigger than Zoolander's (redeeming his microscopic cellphone from the original), hipster patois (although «hashtag» has for some reason penetrated Derek's vocabulary), and a gender - neutral model (Benedict Cumberbatch) whose name, All, and uncanniness mock the trans movement at a particularly precarious moment in our history.

Woody Allen is a director whose films are either big - deal Oscar contenders or else bits of fluff that are entertaining to varying degrees.

In her feature film debut, «American Idol» sensation Jordin Sparks stars as Sparkle, a young woman whose big dreams seem almost impossible.

This is a film whose awards momentum has been huge, and is so far carrying it forward against the critical backlash which is now working against it: a cloud on its horizon no bigger than a man's hand, as they say, but maybe getting bigger.

Among the high - profile premieres this year are «Antz,» the new Dreamworks animated film; James Ivory's «A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries,» with Kris Kristofferson playing a character inspired by novelist James Jones; «Dancing at Lughnasa,» starring Meryl Streep in the film of Brian Friel's celebrated play; John Waters» «Pecker,» with Edward Furlong as a fast - food worker whose photos are embraced by the New York art world; Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh in «The Theory of Flight,» about a work - release prisoner assigned to a woman with Lou Gehrig's disease; Ben Stiller as a drug - addicted TV writer in «Permanent Midnight»; Christina Ricci in «Desert Blue,» about slim prospects for a teenager in a town of 89 people; «The Imposters,» the new film by Stanley («Big Night») Tucci, starring Tucci and Oliver Platt as cruise - ship stowaways; «Rushmore,» with Jason Schwartzmann as a prep schooler who is a lousy student but hyperactive in campus activities; Cameron Diaz in «Very Bad Things,» about a bachelor party that ends in murder; Cate Blanchett as «Elizabeth,» the story of England's 16th century monarch, and «The Judas Kiss,» with FBI agent Emma Thompson on the trail of the kidnapper of a computer genius.

Wiig is surrounded by actresses ranging from the big and brassy — like Melissa McCarthy, playing a no - nonsense bridesmaid, who has some of the film's best lines and knows how to deliver them — to Rudolph, whose reticence is a balm amid all the yelling and whooping.

Enter Gareth Edwards, whose 2010 film Monster was a low budget entry into the genre that appears to have gotten him enough good will for the folks at Legendary Pictures to put him behind the helm of a $ 160 million blockbuster relaunch of the big green guy himself.

But the big bad bosses of the film are also a disappointment, including the evil - but - conflicted black - magic witch in a good human's body, Enchantress, and the superfluous inclusion of her hulking demonic brother at her side, Incubus, whose abilities are thinly defined and whose motivations other than perhaps family loyalty are not at all dealt with.

Last year GLAAD did a big call out to Disney - owned Star Wars considering the sci - fi film franchise features «unique worlds whose advanced societies can serve as a commentary on our own.»

For the inaugural video in our new series Under the Influence, Barry Jenkins — whose sophomore feature, Moonlight, won big at last night's Gotham Awards and just garnered best director and best supporting actress from the National Board of Review — stopped by the Criterion library to share his passion for the films of Wong Kar - wai.

Mike Flanagan, whose last film Absentia was a great understated horror film, finds himself working with a bigger

Director Richard Donner may not have had a really big hit since Superman (whose sequel he had put a lot work into then been removed from), but he was about to embark on the Lethal Weapon series and my beloved Scrooged, which is slowly being recognized for the great film it is.

The biggest surprise came from Dane Cook, brilliant comedian and cameo actor extraordinaire, whose on - the - edge Floyd has been a breath of fresh air since first seeing the trailer for this film.

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.

Denis Villeneuve, whose Arrival made my list of best films in 2016, did something great with Blade Runner 2049, managing to craft a film that is not only visually and aurally stunning, but which continues to wrestle with big themes in the way its predecessor did.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening November 7, 2008 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (PG - 13 for mature themes) Holocaust drama about the 8 year - old son (Asa Butterfield) of a concentration camp commander (David Thewlis) whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy (Jack Scanlon) interned on the other side of the fence leads to devastating consequences.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 27, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS 12 Rounds (PG - 13 for intense violence) Crime thriller, set in New Orleans, about a police detective (John Cena) who finds his fiancée (Ashley Scott) kidnapped by a revenge - minded escaped - con (Aidan Gillen) whose own girlfriend had been accidentally killed during their apprehension for a multi-million dollar heist.

Enter director JJ Abrams, whose success with the popular rebooting of the «Star Trek» film series earned him the biggest prize of all — the chance to expand the «Star Wars» universe.

The Boston Globe newsroom that audiences see in the film was created by production designer Stephen H. Carter, an NYU - educated artist whose biggest challenge was finding the right building in Toronto in which to shoot.

But even better and more notable was his turn in «Ant - Man» in which he created probably the film's most memorable, endearing (and funny) character, in motormouthed «master thief» Luis, whose uniquely intricate way of telling a story is maybe the best character attribute written into any big - budget movie (so far) this year.

Quentin Tarantino's favourite film of 2013, Big Bad Wolves is an Israeli comedy - thriller about a series of brutal murders and the three men whose lives are on a collision course as a result: the father of the latest victim now out for revenge, a vigilante police detective operating outside the boundaries of law, and the main suspect in the killings - a religious studies teacher who was arrested and then released due to a police blunder....

David Naughton, whose previous work was in a successful line of TV commercials for «Dr. Pepper», has what could be considered the largest role of the film, as the big shot of the Yellow team.

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A big part of the reason why comes from the film playing more like a comical character study with a world events backdrop, letting us see the craziness that would be front page headlines through the filtered and skewed view of a man whose own political views stemmed more through favors and paybacks than through heartfelt convictions.

Sounds like a perfect job for Spanish director J.A. Bayona, whose feature debut was the horror film «The Orphanage,» but who proved he could handle big - screen disasters with the tsunami - themed «The Impossible.»

The cast of fine actors, including Gabriel Byrne (End of Days), whose choice to take on this film is the biggest head - scratcher of the film, is pretty much wasted in this glossy and superficial scare flick.