Sentences with phrase «world as a movie star»

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On a visit to the DreamWorks studio, which produced animated films such as Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Mr Obama said Hollywood was a «bright spot» in the US economy and that movies such as Star Wars were a tool for American diplomacy around the world.

The movies are a spinoff of the Harry Potter novels and films, and stars Eddie Redmayne as a man named Newt Scamander, who unleashes all types of magical mischief into the world, 70 years before the story of Harry Potter begins.

Gervais will write, direct, and star in the movie, which will follow a documentary crew as they catch up with Brent years after his tenure as the world's worst boss at Wernham Hogg Paper.

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Astronomers using a world - wide collection of radio telescopes, including the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), have made a dramatic «movie» of a voracious, superdense neutron star repeatedly spitting out subatomic particles at nearly the speed of light into two narrow jets as it pulls material from a companion star.

With movie stars such as Hugh Jackman or The Rock being idols for a number of people all over the world, it seems as if people are swapping the TV remote for a set of dumbbells but unfortunately are just not seeing the results that they were hoping for.

Lindsay Lohan stars as the legendary dame Elizabeth Taylor alongside Grant Bowler as celebrated actor Richard Burton in the Lifetime Original Movie Liz & Dick, making its world premiere Sunday, November 25, at 9 pm ET on Lifetime.

Iconic, iconoclastic and worn by rock stars and movie stars the world over, no other brand is as far reaching as Ray - Ban.

One of the problems «World War Z» has faced all along is that it looks like a high - concept zombie - apocalypse movie (adapted from Max Brooks» novel, told as a series of first - person accounts) but it's really something we don't see that often these days, an old - fashioned Hollywood star picture.

By the 1920s, Chaplin had emerged as the first larger - than - life movie star and director, if not the most recognizable person in the world.

Based on Humphrey Cobb's antiwar novel, this classic war movie starred Kirk Douglas as a French colonel in World War I who defends three doomed soldiers about to be executed for their alleged cowardice in a battle lost by an incompetent and morally bankrupt general (Adolphe Menjou).

Although it's refreshing to see a major studio take a gamble on a modestly budgeted film targeted towards adults (even if it stars one of the most bankable actors in the world), when that movie is as passively mediocre as «Focus,» you can understand why other studios have been afraid to pull the trigger.

The original movie, which starred Pratt as an ordinary minifigure who discovers he's the only one who can help the resistance stop a businessman from reshaping the LEGO worlds into his own vision, grossed $ 469.1 million worldwide.

Director Ridley Scott found himself in similar waters with his latest movie, «All the Money in the World,» as sexual assault allegations began to stack up against star Kevin Spacey.

With 42 star Boseman on board as T'Challa, Feig says Black Panther will first turn up in Captain America 3, while his solo movie will introduce the nation of Wakanda to the rest of the world with the expected, exciting consequences (i.e. lengthy discussions of trade regulations).

It was, and still is, a virtually universal sentiment among movie lovers across the world, and the film stands as a shining star in the Coen's ever - expanding oeuvre.

It seems unlikely there has ever been a more dull leading man in so many disappointing movies as in the case of Hayden Christensen — Lucas et al have a lot to answer for in foisting him upon the world in their dreadful Star Wars: Episodes II & III.

As the titular fish out of water in the family - friendly sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air, Will Smith was undeniably charming, but his presence didn't exactly scream out «future biggest movie star in the world».

The fantastical movie is a world apart from «Lady Bird,» Gerwig's first solo directing credit, which stars Saoirse Ronan as a disgruntled Sacramento teen who's eager to escape her drab surroundings in 2002.

Here's two exciting new movie stills from the upcoming film «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World» by director Edgar Wright and is written by Michael Bacall starring Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers, and Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells.

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Stephen Frears» directorial debut Gumshoe, a cockeyed detective film starring Albert Finney as a small - time bingo caller who plays at being a private detective for fun and ends up in the middle of a real mystery, and Arch Oboler's 1951 end - of - the - world drama Five, a low budget, high concept film he produced independently, also arrive under the «Martini Movies» imprint.

Loosely based on real events, «Heavenly Creatures» follows two teenage girls, Juliet (Kate Winslet) and Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), as they meet, fall in friend - love, obsess over male movie stars, build up an increasingly ornate fantasy world and, ultimately, plan and execute a murder.

This time he also throws in a nostalgic look at Hollywood by name - dropping some famous stars of the era, but he's just as quick to flash his lack of respect for the movie industry and seems to compare it to the world of east coast gangsters (such as Bobby's brother played by Corey Stoll).

Hayato Ichihara stars in Miike's return to hardcore genre filmmaking in what's being billed as the world's first yakuza vampire movie.

It starred Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and Bryan Cranston, as well as the classic Japanese movie reptile, who was tasked with saving the world from two other monsters.

Although Dillon was already an established star by the time he made this film, having also appeared in such movies as «Over the Edge,» «My Bodyguard» and the S.E. Hinton adaptation «Tex,» «Rumble Fish» was perhaps the first that really showed off his considerable strengths as an actor in the way that he captures all the furtive, headlong energy and emotional turmoil of Rusty as he struggles to find his place in the world without simply giving audiences the James Dean impression that others might have supplied.

Masters of the Web — Hollywood Writer / Producer Roberto Orci (Star Trek 2, Cowboys & Aliens, Transformers, Star Trek, Alias, Mission Impossible 3) and writer / director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs the World) moderate and AMC Theatres Blog Editor John Campea (AMCTheatres.com/network/scriptscreen) hosts a panel of the most popular movie website personalities as they come together to discuss how new media has influenced moviemaking and marketing, what it takes to run a popular site, and much more in a panel discussion and Q&A session.

Action man Dwayne Johnson isn't slowing down any time soon as it has been revealed that the world's biggest movie star has added another...

She's sweet and he's lowdown in Woody Allen's new movie starring Sean Penn as the world's second greatest jazz guitarist and Samantha Morton as a mute laundress who has the misfortune to cross his path.

with Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo, Jason Bateman's directorial debut, «Bad Words,» «A Promise» starring Rebecca Hall, Atom Egoyan's «The Devil's Knot» with Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth, the Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis - lead «You Are Here» by «Mad Men» creator Matthew Weiner, «In Secret» formerly known as «Therese» starring Oscar Isaac and Elizabeth Olsen, «Adult World» with John Cusack and Emma Roberts and Guillaume Canet «s 70's crime movie «Blood Ties,» featuring the ensemble of Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, Marion Cotillard, Lili Taylor, James Cann and many more.

Once again starring Ryan Reynolds as the title character, Deadpool 2 approached its opening weekend with the weight of the world on its shoulders, following the massive debut of the first Deadpool movie in 2016.

But Chazelle pulls off something so tricky it feels like magic: He makes these touchstones his own, with Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling providing a cocktail of movie - star glamour and real - world regret as two aspiring entertainers (one jazzman, one actress) falling in love and finding their voices.

When «ID» came - out 20 years ago, Will Smith was establishing himself as «The World's Biggest Movie Star», a career move the two - time Oscar nominee recently admitted he now regrets making.

Check out the first image from Ridley Scott's biblical epic Exodus, starring Christian Bale as moses here at Movie Review World.

Sharon McGowan Jack Reynor has landed a role in another Hollywood blockbuster as it has been revealed he's lined up to star in a new World War II movie.

This solo spin - off movie in the DC Universe is set during World War I stars Gal Gadot (from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) as the Amazonian princess - warrior Diana who becomes Wonder Woman.

Indonesian action star Yayan Ruhian (The Raid, The Raid 2) and Hayato Ichihara star in Miike's return to hardcore genre filmmaking in what's being billed as the world's first yakuza vampire movie.

In a World... (R for profanity and sexual references) Lake Bell wrote, directed and stars in this dysfunctional family comedy as an aspiring voiceover artist attempting to follow in the footsteps of her movie trailer legend father (Fred Melamed), despite the fact that the field is dominated by stentorian - throated males.

; the World Premiere of Chanya Button's debut feature BURN BURN BURN starring Downton Abbey's Laura Carmichael, which takes the road trip buddy movie on its own smart, female - centric spin; Ali F. Mostafa's FROM A TO B, a «dramedy» following three estranged childhood companions who embark on a road trip to commemorate the fifth anniversary of a friend's death and offers a new perspective on life in the Gulf and Middle East; Paul Weitz's GRANDMA, a supremely enjoyable «road movie» starring Lily Tomlin as the gloriously profane septuagenarian whose curt words and emotional armour can't quite mask her broken heart; Bao Nguyen's Saturday Night Live documentary LIVE FROM NEW YORK!

Why it Could Succeed: One of the biggest female movie stars in the world, Angelina Jolie can disappear from the movie scene for a long period of time and come back with as much salivating support from fans as when she left.

One of the yearly showpiece events for the movie business, the festival traditionally attracts a host of Hollywood stars, as well as producers and directors from various parts of the world.

Starring Brad Pitt and directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Stranger Than Fiction, Quantum of Solace), this World War Z movie follows U.N. special agent Gerry Lane as he travels a devastated world infected by «zombies.&rWorld War Z movie follows U.N. special agent Gerry Lane as he travels a devastated world infected by «zombies.&rworld infected by «zombies.»

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Nick Kroll («Kroll Show «-RRB- stars as Jake, who when the movie opens is on top of the world, about to launch a major new tech device (similar to Google glass), when a manufacturer of one of the crucial parts pulls out of the deal.

Anchored by an all - star cast and based on real events, the movie is a look at two seemingly different worlds, in which nothing is as simple as black or white.

This Canadian actress once starred in such extreme indie movies as The Center of the World and Kissed.

Matt Johnson writes, stars and directs as a young boy who retreats into the fantasy world of film, starring in the movies that run constantly in his head as a means to escape the constant torment and bullying inflicted on him by his peers.

In a World... sees Bell taking the lead as a vocal coach, struggling to prove her talents as a movie trailer voiceover performer to an industry dominated by males, including her discouraging father (Fred Melamed) and cocky rising star Gustav (Ken Marino).

Chris Pratt is one of Hollywood's busiest actors these days with starring roles in three major franchises: as Peter Quill in Marvel's «Guardians of the Galaxy,» the voice of Emmet Brickowski in «The LEGO Movie,» and most recently, Owen in «Jurassic World,» the fourth film in the Jurassic Park series.