Sentences with phrase «with scripter»

Argo has pulled ahead with the Scripter in the general consensus and will be the winner this weekend when the Writers Guild holds its awards.

Director Francis Lawrence, along with scripter Justin Haythe, delivers a striking opening stretch detailing Dominika's fall from grace as a ballerina and her initial exploits at the aforementioned school, with the undeniably watchable atmosphere perpetuated by star Lawrence's solid work and the ongoing inclusion of compelling sequences.

All of this is presented with an unusual but assured mixture of whimsy, comedy, and melancholy by director Jason Reitman, working again with scripter Diablo Cody.

It's clear immediately that filmmaker Peter Berg is looking to ape the feel and tone of Paul Greengrass» work, as Deepwater Horizon boasts a documentary - like feel that's heightened by its low - key performances and general lack of context - with scripters Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand, in terms of the latter, delivering dialogue that tends to emphasize authenticity over exposition (ie much of this stuff sounds as though it was pulled directly from real - life transcripts).

Oscar - winning screenwriter Jim Rash («The Descendants») hosts Sundance Channel's series «The Writers» Room,» a chatfest with scripters of such hit TV shows as «Game of Thrones,» whose staff sits down with Rash on Monday.

Not exact matches

It's clear, however, that Snowden begins its slow - but - steady nosedive into mediocrity as it moves into its seriously repetitive midsection, as scripters Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald shift the focus to an intense emphasis on the minutia of the protagonist's top - secret work - with the narrative's structure, past a certain point, doggedly following Snowden as he moves from one assignment to the next.

There's almost excessively little within Cabin Fever that won't seem all - too - familiar to horror fans, as scripters Randy Pearlstein and Roth have infused the narrative with just about every convention and cliche of the genre imaginable - and yet it's clear that the movie, in its early stages, fares much better than one might've anticipated.

While there is some crossover with the recent Writers Guild awards, their ineligibility clauses aren't present with the USC Scripter and we have The Theory of Everything showing up here as well as Inherent Vice, which...

Hitting theaters in September is «Rush,» which reunites director Ron Howard with his «Frost / Nixon» scripter Peter Morgan to tell the true story of the rivalry between Formula One race drivers Niki Lauda (Bruhl) and James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth.)

While there is some crossover with the recent Writers Guild awards, their ineligibility clauses aren't present with the USC Scripter and we have The Theory of Everything showing up here as well as Inherent Vice, which was snubbed by the WGA.

Things improve slightly as scripters Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs begin to stress plot developments of a decidedly soapy nature, with the salacious happenings - eg one character discovers that her aunt is actually her mom, another suspects her husband of having an affair, etc, etc - buoying the viewer's interest and ensuring that Jumping the Broom subsequently comes off as a passable (if consistently unspectacular) piece of work.

It doesn't hurt, either, that scripters David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein have packed the narrative with a number of laugh - out - loud funny gags and set pieces, with the movie's heavy emphasis on Akeem and Semmi's fish - out - of - water exploits certainly perpetuating the irresistibly comic vibe.

«Argo» added another prize to it's list of wins, with screenwriter Chris Terrio sharing the 25th Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award with the two men responsible for the source material of his script: journalist Joshuah Bearman, who wrote the article «The Great Escape» for Wired Magazine, and Antonia J. Mendez, who penned the autobiography «The Master of Disguise.»

yeah, with Gilroy and Matthew Michael Carnahan as scripters, and McDonald directing, this should be a fun, tight, political thriller.

(Scripter Peter Straughan's résumé includes better days as with «Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy» and «The Men Who Stare at Goats»).

But at least scripters Tony Gilroy and William Blake Heron give her a character to work with, which is more than be said for other talented actors filling out the ensemble, such as Julia Stiles (merely marking time as the baddies» resident computer expert) and especially Clive Owen, who is completely wasted as a barely - seen and - heard evil operative.

Everything in the new film plays exactly as it did in the film from nearly 40 years ago, with a few contemporary wrinkles thrown in by Van Sant and Joseph Stephano, scripter of the original.

The screenplay by Four Weddings and a Funeral scripter Richard Curtis (who «devised» the Mr. Bean character with Atkinson) and Robin Driscoll does not offer much in the way of plot; the film hangs upon a very basic premise (inept, clumsy London National Art Gallery employee Bean is sent to a Los Angeles gallery as an art expert).

The team is looking to expand their numbers with more programmers and scripters to port mechanics like Dead Eye targeting, for example.

Scripter Robert Getchell's decision to employ an aggressively episodic narrative compounds the movie's interminable vibe, to be sure, and there's little doubt that Stella is rife with sequences and interludes that are either hackneyed beyond belief or hopelessly padded - out.

And although the movie does slow down considerably as it progresses, Felony benefits substantially from an influx of surprising plot twists throughout its midsection - as scripter Edgerton peppers the narrative with unexpected occurrences that effectively perpetuate the film's forward momentum.

For a movie that hinges on a soulless man developing feelings, Criminal is noticeably lacking any of its own, what with its roster of repellent characters and the chilly approach taken by director Ariel Vroman (whose previous feature, The Iceman, was similarly, uh, frosty) and scripters Douglas Cook and David Weisberg — note, as but one example, that the death of a highly sympathetic character (and played by a highly billed performer) is treated as an aside, completely ignored by the person's friends and colleagues and, by extension, the filmmakers themselves.

From there, however, Isolation morphs into a slow - moving and decidedly claustrophobic drama that boasts few elements designed to sustain the viewer's rapidly dwindling interest - as scripter Chris Bullett's refusal to offer up any real backstory for the protagonist prevents the viewer from wholeheartedly sympathizing with (or caring about) her increasingly perilous plight.

There does reach a point, however, at which the narrative becomes far too convoluted for its own good, as scripter Fenjves begins overloading the proceedings with periphery characters and subplots - with the aforementioned heist certainly ranking high on the movie's list of hopelessly uninvolving elements (ie it's just endless).

Director Jay Roach and scripter John McNamara use the life and times of screenwriter and Communist Dalton Trumbo (a superb Bryan Cranston) to showcase the evils of the Hollywood blacklist, yet they do so with plenty of humor and heart.

Scripters Simon Boyes and Adam Mason attempt to liven things up by sprinkling the proceedings with distinctly oddball subplots, including an assassin dying of a terminal illness, but, like everything else contained in this mess of a screenplay, such digressions wind up going absolutely nowhere (ie there's no satisfactory payoff for anything here).

Scripter John Hughes» sporadic reliance on elements of a decidedly less - than - fresh nature are, as a result, not as problematic as one might've feared, although, by that same token, it's not difficult to wish that certain superfluous elements had been either reduced sharply or jettisoned altogether - with the best example of this the continuing emphasis on Jack's wife's (Teri Garr's Caroline) continuing dealings with her lecherous boss (Martin Mull's Ron).

Based on the novel by Richard Bachman at a time when many (including the filmmakers) didn't know that Bachman was a pseudonym for Stephen King, this Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle is a particular kitschy piece of 80s Arnie action, with a great premise and some potent underlying themes badly handled by scripter Steven E. de Souza and especially director Paul Michael Glaser.

It's similarly scripter Josh A. Cagan's less - than - subtle handling of the material that slowly - but - surely cements the film's failure, as the movie, to an increasingly aggressive extent, adopts an afterschool - special vibe as Cagan hammers home his «it's okay to be a DUFF» message over and over (and with as little grace as one could possibly envision).

The trio of scripters also cram in one subplot too many, with its clumsy presence only there to spin the story off into another (expected) direction.

Accordingly, with all the necessary exposition and basic plot and character foundation taken care of in the first film, in X2 Singer and scripters Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris waste no time in continuing the angst - ridden lives of our genetically - mutated heroes and villains from right where the first film ended.

The last could go to BAFTA nominee «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,» Writers Guild nominee «Logan,» Critics» Choice nominee «Wonder,» dark horse contender «Wonder Woman,» or even surprise University of Southern California Scripter Awards finalist «The Lost City of Z.» There's also «Victoria & Abdul» lingering around as a possibility, just harmless enough to register with older members.

Mark Millar was then summarily bludgeoned to death with a shovel by Mark Millar Brand Comics, a brash new scripter from the mean streets of Coatbridge who didn't need no Glaswegian chaos magician to help him sell his comics to them moving picture companies!

The middleware and development giant is aiming to reduce productivity friction with its latest game engine, with one of the demos shown to Develop put together by an artist, requiring no technical input, who was also able to use the scripter to make a game.

The team is looking to expand their numbers with more programmers and scripters to port mechanics like Dead Eye targeting, for example.