Sentences with phrase «with holiday films»

These are good for your office parties, potlucks and cozy nights at home with holiday films.

Not exact matches

This movie goes the rom - com route of holiday films, with Gabrielle Union and Morris Chestnut meeting in the un-idealized circumstances of single mom and a mall - Santa love interest.

So, imagine my surprise to find that this holiday movie season has offered up not one but two Oscar - worthy, thoughtful films that deal with matters of faith in an intelligent and exciting way: Gran Torino and Doubt.

As he finally opted to break his silence following the controversial moment which landed him in hot water, Evra is on holiday but is still working hard as he was filmed pulling a car with a fella sat on top of it just for good measure.

With special features including an overview of what life as a person two inches tall would be like, to discovering all of the different bugs from the film, EPIC is the perfect gift for families to enjoy from summer to the holidays!

We have 25 talented bloggers gathered together to share with you all the wonderful crafts and recipes you can make this Christmas season, based off of some of the most beloved holiday classic films.

The 48 - year - old Anger Management star spent the holiday packing on the PDA with his new lady, adult film star Brett Rossi, on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

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Then, the following November, she could be seen with Ben Affleck in the holiday film Surviving Christmas.In 2007 Applegate finally found success on the small - screen yet again with the sitcom Samantha Who?

Daley and Goldstein, who started off as actors, have co-directed one previous feature, the 2015 holiday - road reboot «Vacation,» but the sign that they're instinctive filmmakers, with a bold sense of comedy structure, comes in the sequence they stage, with serpentine ingenuity, at the home of a crime boss (Danny Huston) who has the film's MacGuffin — a Fabergé egg — locked in his safe.

Our weekly film column returns after a holiday hiatus with brand new trailers for Wes Anderson's «Moonrise Kingdom,» the promising comedy «Friends with Kids,» and more upcoming films.

It's Thanksgiving, and we agree with IFC when they say that the very best film about the holiday is Hannah And Her Sisters.

The perfect holiday gift for romantic comedy fans of all ages, Home Again on Blu - rayTM, DVD and Digital features a bonus commentary with the director and the producer of the film, taking viewers even deeper into the heartfelt story.

Emily Watson, taking a holiday from grandstanding parts (e.g., the suffering heroines of Breaking the Waves and Hilary and Jackie), plays the title role, a ditsy security cop with one of the unlikeliest Chicago accents I've ever heard (more evidence that catering to Chicago viewers isn't a film industry priority).

Despite the title, the holiday season doesn't feature too prominently here, which explains how the film got away with opening in mid-January 2006.

Everything I've seen so far from trailers, suggests this will be a very fun and action packed family film with a lot of holiday cheer.

And with the exception of one film (Pascal Rabaté's Holidays By the Sea, which took the directing prize), that's the case here.

With so many adult - oriented films playing in wide release over the holiday weekend, it was more difficult for narrower releases to gain traction.

On the surface is a film that shimmers in sunshine and fun; the photography draws the spectator into the beauty and holiday tranquillity of Pantelleria, and the energy and quality of the performances, particularly Ralph Fiennes» hurricane of exuberance, provide a crowd to gather around the pool with and to be entertained by; a crowd who can seduce and disgust with equal measure.

For a film that is supposed to be about the holiday spirit, «The Night Before» is rife with selfish and self - centered behavior by its major protagonists who, at times, seem to be friends simply because the script says so.

Last holiday season was destined to provide Maguire with a comeback vehicle, playing the role of Nick Carraway in Baz Luhrmann's lavish new filming of The Great Gatsby.

This fall, to mark the 50th anniversary of Kermit the Frog's first appearance (on NBC's Washington, D.C. - based network WRC - TV's «Sam and Friends») and capitalize upon the holiday season, Disney is re-releasing their two Muppet films (with widescreen DVD presentations to finally appease widely - disappointed fans) and putting their recently - acquired Muppet Movie and Great Muppet Caper back onto the home video market for the first time under the Disney label.

Director Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) and screenwriter Susan Coyne (in her feature debut) adapt Les Stanford's book with a mix of fantasy and biography, never making the commitment to either that might have elevated the film beyond merely pleasant holiday distraction.

The holiday weekend got off to an early start on Wednesday when the long awaited third chapter of the phenomenally popular Twilight film series, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, debuted with $ 68.5 million in just one day of release.

Lucas and Moore's film opens with a dejected Amy (Kunis) sobbing in the middle of her messy home, telling us in voiceover that she's managed to ruin both the holiday and her family.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Sometimes we get caught up with the awards contenders of the fall and holiday film seasons, but that doesn't mean there aren't straight - up genre films we're eagerly anticipating.

Following up on the Cinema City romantic comedy Seven Years Itch, To re-teamed with producer - writer - star (not necessarily in that order) Raymond Wong Bak - Ming for an ensemble film designed for release during the Lunar New Year holiday, a week - long (more or less) celebration that is the highlight of the Hong Kong film release calendar, when all of the big, star - studded blockbusters hit theatres.

However, the level of bad taste has sunk to an all - new low in what is supposed to be a cute holiday animated feature, with some events occurring that would probably have made this an R - rated film if it didn't feature animation.

The trailers have certainly played up the violence, and the movie moved from a rather dull October spot to a highly touted Thanksgiving weekend position; an odd move considering families probably won't want to celebrate the holiday with a violent film like this, but enhances the possibility that Lee has something unique to offer.

The Georgia - filmed movie, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, put up a huge weekend on top of a huge holiday week and finishes out the year with around $ 185 million at the box office on only a $ 90 million production budget.

Set in mid-fifties Liverpool, this film offers snapshots of moments in in the life of Davies» stand - in Bud (Leigh McCormack) over one year, at school (where he is increasingly teased and bullied by bigger boys), at holiday celebrations (with neighbors singing and joking), and at the movies, where the camera lingers on his face, captivated by the screen.

The first trailer for the film begins with rock legend Marianne Lane (Swinton) and her partner Paul (Schoenaerts) enjoying their holiday, basking in the hot sun of Pantelleria.

Speaking to Deadline today, Walt Disney Studios President of Theatrical Distribution Dave Hollis stated that the studio is not concerned whatsoever with the low audience scores, and think that the conversations this film sparks will lead to good word - of - mouth for the holiday weekend next week:

With a cosy Christmas release date, Pitch Perfect 3 is clearly intended as a film to pass the time during the holidays (and have already seen Star Wars).

So leave it to the ornery Desplechin to take the stuffing out of the holiday movie with A Christmas Tale, which greets the season with the deep family dysfunction that most films are anxious to salve in time for Midnight Mass..

Set around the holidays, it stars Anna Kendrick as a young woman who, after breaking up with her boyfriend, moves in with her brother (Swanberg), his wife (Melanie Lynskey, who starred in 2012's «Hello I Must Be Going,» another Sundance film about a girl who gets dumped, goes home and grows up) and their two - year - old son.

While it may not quite make it into the Gremlins strata of holiday horror classics, its liberal use of real performers in special make - up and costumes, as well as practical effects did warm my cold heart and gave me a bit of a nostalgic glow for those films with which I grew up.

Analysts and the studio said the difference can be attributed to the first film opening on a holiday weekend, and could easily be made up with Memorial Day coming, despite the looming competition from «Solo: A Star Wars Story.»

The film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.

Doctor Strange also has the good fortune of not competing with a Hunger Games or Bond film — which normally drop in November — and will reap the benefits of the holiday movie - going season, launching just before Thanksgiving.

For some movie fans, Fall is a welcome respite from the oft - numbing assault of Summer blockbusters; for other fans it will be time spent having to endure a lot more «artsy» films and Award season hopefuls until the holiday movie season arrives with its own slew of blockbuster fare.

Thanksgiving Family Reunion is National Lampoon's attempt to give to the Thanksgiving holiday what they were able to do with Christmas Vacation, a film that can be shown every year around the same time.

These days our cinema screens are bombarded with CG kids» films every school holidays, and this September is no exception.

This December, Showtime is celebrating the holidays with a handful of top - notch films, new and old, and wrapping up some of their incredible original series.

The special is an all - new retelling of Buddy's delightfully absurd yet heartwarming story and blends the look and feel of the stop - motion animated Christmas specials of the past with the sharp sensibility of the modern - day classic holiday film.

In the clip, starring December host James Franco, the bit centers on snippets of several new holiday movies, parodying the network's obsession with churning out endless Christmas movies «all filmed during one month in Ottawa.»

I agree with you in principle, though — the holiday rush is unduly hard on too many films, not to mention audiences.

This year's holiday movie season has presented us with three very different war - based films — each a potential Oscar contender, and each with its own life lesson.

Some entries in the largely undistinguished dysfunctional - family - holiday - film subgenre — The Family Stone (also with Keaton) and Jodie Foster's Home for the Holidays, to name two — are watchable despite their forced zaniness and predictable emotional beats; the spectacle of attractive stars packed into the frame to act out universal problems (meddling parents, sibling rivalries, unfulfilled romantic and professional lives) has its charms and comforts.