fantastic rise silver fantastic rise silver known fantastic stylized fantastic rise silver superhero film based fantastic comic book sequel film fantastic film directed tim story reed richards sue storm chris evans johnny storm michael ben film series recurring protagonists julian mcmahon washington reprise roles film victor von doom masters respectively appears jones silver voicing plot follows fantastic confront silver attempt save earth film grossed million received mixed reviews critics released blu ray dvd october plot reed richards sue storm prepare wedding silver object enters earth atmosphere creating immense world general directs reed track identify movements wedding reed systems detect phenomenon approaching new_york_city suffers objects electromagnetic johnny storm pursues object discovering silver flying silver upper atmosphere drops johnny barely survives successfully flying moment later sue johnny find switched powers touching prompting reed exposure affected johnny molecular structure allowing transfers powers tracing cosmic energy reed discovers series planets alien visited destroyed reed sue abandoning lives order normal life raise family unaware johnny listening creating globe reed determines appear london team arrives late stop crater drains river_thames prevent london eye collapsing damaged movements globe bring past cosmic energy affects victor von doom freeing years metal doom traces russell offers join forces doom attacks blasting doom ice cosmic energy blast doom body doom experience deal american military forces fantastic work doom board source power reed develops pulse generator separate doom machine function keeps secret black forest confronts sue reveals merely servant destroyer worlds regrets destruction causes military opens fire allows fantastic fire pulse separating board military siberia torture information sue uses powers sneak cell informs master known people world massive cloud like cosmic entity feeds life bearing planets survive board beacon planet silver serve destroy planet device created earlier doom steals board compound killing army personnel fantastic rescue pursue doom confronting shanghai battle sue severely wounded powerless johnny combined powers entire team order battle cosmic energy empowered doom johnny succeeds breaking doom control board ben uses nearby crane knock doom harbor arrives sue appears die reed arms regains control board restoring power sue chooses defend earth flying extra boost johnny conflict results massive blast energy apparently kills johnny recovers stable molecular state touching board reed sue marry japan abbreviated ceremony receiving news venice sinking adriatic team heads italy mid credits scene silver seemingly body space eyes open board races cast production fantastic grossing million worldwide 20th century fox hired director tim story screenwriter mark frost december return superhero team sequel frost don hired write screenplay said film based trilogy makes appearance issues doom steals power said film takes inspiration ultimate marvel limited series ultimate extinction march design april hiring perform voice silver filmmakers unsure character speak film includes car larger role washington character masters june silver announced appear sequel villain hero silver created combining performance actor jones grey silver suit designed shop motion created enhanced new computer generated system designed sequel working title fantastic officially titled fantastic rise silver august filming beginning august vancouver set release date june michael thing redesigned allow takes better ventilation august actor dropped supporting role series cast rise silver cast general director story described old acquaintance reed richards major additions movie september jones confirmed portray silver addition julian mcmahon reprising role doctor doom building redesigned mcmahon starring network dramas year locations filming locations british_columbia canada black forest germany egypt london england 2nd unit los_angeles california usa new_york_city new_york usa oriental pearl tower shanghai china port british_columbia canada vancouver british_columbia canada dunes california usa russell greenland bay japan pennsylvania release promotion teaser trailer initially exclusively attached night museum released general public online december film official website theatrical trailer scheduled appear film april errors occurred tim story announced released spider man theatrical trailer finally released online april apple trailer website 20th century fox launched outdoor advertising campaign end february cast appearance cup nascar race charlotte memorial day weekend late 20th century fox struck deal franklin mint promote movie altering quarters releasing circulation altered quarters honor state california state quarters program created mint altered quarters feature silver reverse movie official website mint aware promotion notified studio franklin mint breaking law turning government issued currency private advertising federal mint indicate penalty effected home media film released october dvd versions single disc screen version disc power cosmic edition released day high definition blu ray disc film released dvd outside reception box office opening weekend film highest grossing movie box office reaching approximately million million predecessor second weekend film drop drop weekend film grossed million worldwide including million gross united_states canada budget million critical response fantastic rise silver received mixed reviews critics saying improvement predecessor rotten_tomatoes film rating based reviews critical consensus reading improvement predecessor fantastic rise silver juvenile simplistic picture little benefit special effects metacritic film score based critics indicating mixed average reviews awards nominations rise silver won awards golden trailer award best teaser poster star winning favorite female movie star kids choice award rise silver nominated additional kids choice awards film nominated awards including worst actress worst screen couple lost awards know killed cancelled sequel reboot main cast originally signed movie deal fox studios julian mcmahon signed film michael told ben relationship masters greater focus film expressed interest introducing franklin richards wished return nova tim story said interested directing fourth film writer don stated discussed sequel studio interested working fantastic characters saying loved puppet master negative zone fantastic rise silver performed box office film 20th century fox unsure series future script development march chris evans revealed pretty sure won assuming closed book august fox announced plans reboot fantastic film franchise michael green writing smith film script matthew producing release chronicle linked reboot mid july officially announced director filming started mid september produced fox film independent marvel cinematic universe fantastic released august

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer


enchanted film enchanted american musical live action animated fantasy romantic comedy film produced disney pictures new_york academy barry entertainment written bill kelly directed kevin film stars amy adams patrick james rachel susan plot focuses disney princess forced traditional animated world live action world new_york_city enchanted disney film distributed disney studios motion pictures instead pictures distribution film homage self parody disney animated features making numerous references disney past future works combination live action film making traditional animation computer generated imagery marks return traditional animation disney feature film company decision entirely computer animation composer lyricist stephen written songs previous disney films produced songs enchanted composing score animation sequences produced james animation filming live action segments took place new_york_city premiered october london film festival wide release november united_states enchanted received critically established adams leading lady earned million worldwide box office won saturn award best fantasy motion picture received nominations golden globe awards best original song nominations academy_awards plot land drawn cartoon fairy tale world talking animals happy endings evil queen fears prince edward soon find true love means position throne taken forest cottage girl named animal friends making statue prince dreamed edward queen successfully capture way prevent edward meeting girl edward hears singing true love rides find knowing wishes sets free rid edward saves time meet instantly fall love plan married following day witnessed crystal ball meets peasant runs marry edward disguised old tricks real world earth falling portal leads sewer hole new_york_city times square divorce lawyer named robert prepares propose longtime girlfriend nancy dismay morgan young daughter thinks evil robert morgan heading home confused trying enter brightly lit pink castle billboard mistaken palace robert rescues falls lets stay apartment insistence daughter morgan thinks princess wedding gown sleeps couch robert feels sorry best friend witnessed events fall portal edward short film happened embark rescue mission sends stop edward restaurant appears soup pot gives poisoned rid conversation edward unaware trying eliminate stop helping accidentally makes confused nancy think robert cheating robert decides close knowing needs help questions divorce lawyer relationship nancy decides help pair reconcile sending heart shaped flowers tickets king queen costume ball nancy great parade sings new_york know making sing dance making extremely happy spend time robert begin develop feelings edward continues look eventually finding robert apartment edward eager home finally marry insists date know conflicted feelings promises return ending date king queen ball robert nancy attending angered continued spy events makes plans come new_york_city kill failed poison twice arrives new_york learns ball robert dance couple room edward nancy sense attraction robert discover mutual attraction climax ball appears old offers poisoned apple thought leaving true love takes bite falls floor unconscious plans escape edward stops calls robert nancy realizing loved reveals plot robert realizes true love kiss force powerful break poisoned apple spell edward kiss fails wake prompts robert instead robert kisses clock strikes awakens crowd cheers furious uses moment distraction break free grasp transform giant blue dragon robert shields threatens kill evil witch takes hostage instead takes edward sword leaves high shoes follows window building help freed edward nancy successfully defeats falls building lands street disappearing blue dies falling roof robert share passionate kiss embrace edward puts shoes nancy fit perfectly finding love edward nancy depart got married happy new life follows showing edward nancy marrying running successful fashion business memories home forming happy family robert morgan best selling author earth cast amy adams princess ends having dream meeting prince reality adams announced cast role november studio looking film star role director kevin insisted casting lesser known actress actresses auditioned role adams stood look like disney princess commitment character ability escape character judging character overwhelming displays similar traits disney describes snow white traits borrowed princess aurora sleeping beauty comes princess little optimistic romantic independent true convictions course film mature maintains innocence optimism patrick robert cynical new_york_city divorce attorney believe true love happily understands daughter morgan cast disney satisfied casting adams wanted known actors film starring role series grey anatomy earned nickname described modern day prince charming today audience role challenging play straight man adams outrageous characters james prince edward athletic good hearted prince ends confused world new_york entering announced cast december time auditioning role robert cast decided pursue role prince edward fun responded character edward prince pure simple minded naive servant queen controls lack self esteem initially bidding ultimately realizes true nature rebels penchant disney films tim burton alice wonderland voice nancy robert falls love robert falls leaves edward known broadway musical roles wicked composer stephen wrote lyrics film songs rent offered role nancy role require singing said interview compliment asked hired acting talents nancy fashion designer robert girlfriend named lady went play disney princess snow queen frozen worked director chris previously directed rachel morgan morgan robert year old daughter despite father misunderstanding telling believes fairy tales believes magic exists susan queen queen edward evil hatred simply obstacle power attracted project prior involvement director screen time relatively short took weeks film scenes mannerisms characteristics powers physical features inspired classical disney villains evil queen snow white seven sleeping beauty jeff bennett kevin bennett provided voice hand drawn animated animated segment provided voice computer generated live action segment friend trouble expressing speech loses ability speak real world communicate acting jon singing close ball robert dance edward nancy fred tried eat actresses played characters disney films cameos angela soap opera character provided speaking singing voice beauty beast sam robert secretary provided speaking singing voice little voiced dolls toy story toy story pregnant woman kids provided singing voice title character sequel narrator played title character mary appearing princess diaries series queen collins production development initial script enchanted written bill kelly bought disney pictures productions reported sum september thought unsuitable disney pictures rated movie frustration kelly screenplay rewritten times film initially scheduled released rob marshall director withdrew creative differences producers director jon set direct film left soon later working disney jerry national treasure franchise adam film director bob mark hired disney rewrite script time disney considered offering role kate hudson project variety reported kevin hired director bill kelly returned project write new version script worked kelly script combine main plot enchanted idea loving homage disney heritage created visual storyboard covered story enchanted beginning end filled entire floor production building showed dick cook chairman disney studios received green light project budget million began designing world movie cast chosen play characters actors hired involved making final design movie sure animated characters look like real life counterparts filming enchanted feature length disney live action traditional animation hybrid disney framed roger rabbit traditionally animated characters interact live action environment method roger rabbit scenes live action characters share screen dimensional animated characters example live action communicating drawn cooking pot film uses aspect begins disney pictures logo enchanted shown switches smaller aspect ratio animated sequence film switches live action switches remainder cartoon sequences movie aired televised networks beginning movie minus logo opening credits shown standard definition remainder movie shown high definition live action oversaw direction live action animation sequences produced time enchanted took years complete animation took year finish live action scenes commenced filming location new_york_city summer completed animation process shot days animation film minutes running time approximately minutes animation beginning film tried single piece disney iconic imagery minutes traditional animation contrast computer generated animation tribute past disney fairy tale films sleeping beauty snow white seven disney film theatrically released america feature traditional animation movie film different terms plot previous disney film contained obvious disney films distant past old dog swiss family robinson voyage savage sam disney animation artists laid computer graphics boom late 1990s minutes animation house independent based company james animation started noted lead animator james previously worked disney animation studios bringing life memorable disney animated characters like rabbit framed roger rabbit beauty beast lion king notre dame wanted animation nostalgic wanted enchanted style team decided use art starting point hand drawn animated character cross amy adams classic disney princess caricature seeing forest girl innocent flowers hair bit animators wanted flowing hair clothes delicate prince edward team worked hardest look like actor princes kinds movies usually bland prototypes team wanted face look like susan costumes align closely live action design maintain continuity media brought costume designer early stages film production costumes aligned animated live action worlds shot live action footage amy adams animators use reference allowed physical movement character match worlds test scenes completed animators shown actors allowing animated self live action principal photography began april ended july sequence setting live action scenes filmed new_york_city shooting new_york problematic constant state new stores renovation scene new_york features emerging middle times square filmed location center square difficulties controlling crowd filming times square general pedestrians featured scene hired extras placed immediate foreground similarly crowd gathered watch james filmed scenes times square scene found challenging shoot musical number know central park minute scene took days finish changing weather allowed seven sunny days scene filmed filming hampered times patrick fans scene choreographed john worked included extras dancers scenes filmed studios provided large stages enchanted needed facility outdoor locations included brooklyn bridge apartment building curved heavily embellished ivory colored façade located corner riverside drive street residence film characters robert morgan costume design costumes film designed previously worked wedding singer haunted mansion create costumes spent year pre production working animators costume department people contracted outside costume shops los_angeles new_york_city involved project time animators designing faces bodies characters translate costumes dimensional drawings live action human proportion goal designs core bring little bit fashion humor new admitted difficult dealing iconic disney characters viewing audience long character journey real woman reflected dresses fairy tale like film progresses wedding dress beginning film directly contrasts modern gown end film wedding dress served provide contrast flat drawings image disney princess order waist look small designed extremely skirt big possible included metal holds layers altogether versions dress filming comprised yards silk fabric weighed approximately pounds experience wearing wedding dress amy adams described entire weight occasionally felt like traction unlike prince edward adapt real world james plays edward costume designed aim try lose outfit looks handsome costume included chest gave exaggerated proportions animated character posture straight collapse delighted went fashion forward susan queen decided look like runway lady wearing disney high fashion like john design appears media hand drawn animation live action computer animation sure costume terms color shape texture costume consisted leather skirt looked cape working animators incorporated parts dragon form costume cape designed look like wings layers skirt wrap like tail crown turn horns transformation dragon music film score written accomplished songwriter composer worked number disney films previously fellow composer stephen wrote lyrics songs composed previously worked songs notre dame involved film early stages film development invited resume collaboration began songwriting process searching right moments story song moment allowed found easier justify situations characters burst songs enchanted live action musicals concept allowed characters sing way completely integral plot story songs sings contain references earlier disney films song played film true love kiss written send homage style disney animated features wishing snow white seven dream wish heart makes disney sing joy loved posed challenge number reflective era snow white seven accordingly amy adams performed song style contrast broadway style later songs happy working song know pay tributes past disney songs happy working song pays lyrical homage songs whistle work snow white seven work song sugar mary making christmas nightmare christmas musical homage brothers self style middle know self parody compositions disney features specifically big production numbers sea little guest beauty beast achieve admitted push little bit terms choices words certain lyrics maintaining classic disney sensibility noted songs written disney little tongue cheek film progresses music uses contemporary styles heard adult ballad close country pop number sung voice completed songs written composed remained finished film title song enchanted duet featuring james song authorship composition deleted movie effects majority visual effects shots enchanted studio berkeley california contributed total shots shots involved virtual sets environmental effects characters performed alongside real actors animated animals happy working song sequence dragon live action portions film hollywood responsible visual effects shots primarily dealt wire reel creative studios visual effects shots involving pop book page turn transitions digital animals appear happy working song sequence real animals filmed set rats real animals captured film aided studio creating rats gave dynamic performances having carried rats hand characters talk world loses ability communicate speech real world rely heavily facial body gestures meant animators display emotions performance making appear like real team began process observing live filmed motion angle created use computer graphics software maya visual effects supervisor thomas showed animation director kevin surprised looking character reference footage enhance facial expressions gave real filming scenes appears number ways indicate physical presence occasions small stuffed wire inside placed scene situations rod small marker end laser actors cinematographer unlike dragon allowed fantasy character looking like living character classic disney villain dragon design loosely based traditional chinese dragon susan live action witch filming scene sees transformation woman dragon long pole direct extras instead laser set pieces forth addition having computer controlled lighting setup head camera synchronized film final sequence climbs building robert claws rig built hold patrick order film face movements rig approach involved robotic arm controlled different floor effects artists release film distributed disney studios motion pictures theaters united_states distributed worldwide disney studios motion pictures international territories world topped box office countries including united_kingdom italy movie released disney studios motion pictures following retirement previous pictures distribution merchandising disney originally planned add disney princess line shown toy fair doll featured packaging declaring disney princess status decided realized pay lifelong rights amy adams image marketed disney enchanted merchandise available outlets adams animated likeness merchandise led hollywood holly day parade disney hollywood studios featured disney world christmas day parade magic kingdom official disney video game based film released nintendo mobile phones addition game boy advance title enchanted prequel film rescuing magic spell home media enchanted released blu ray disc dvd disney studios home entertainment march united_states enchanted topped dvd sales chart week release united_states narrowly defeating dvd sales legend blu ray disc sales legend nearly times number blu ray disc sales enchanted dvd released united_kingdom europe april australia bonus features included dvd blu ray disc fantasy comes life scenes feature including happy working song know blast ball deleted scenes brief introductions director kevin pop adventure short pop style music video featured blu ray disc game titled files runs movie high scoring players given access videos close making true love kiss united_states certain dvds target stores contain bonus dvd minute long making documentary titled enchanted new classic comes true dvd sold certain dvds stores united_kingdom reception box office performance enchanted earned day release united_states placing placed thanksgiving day earning bring day total million film grossed million following day bringing total haul million placing ahead contenders enchanted million friday sunday period theaters location average million day thanksgiving holiday theaters location average earnings day holiday exceeded projections million ranking second highest thanksgiving opening toy story earned million day holiday enchanted film open thanksgiving frame 21st century second weekend enchanted film grossing locations theater average dropped weekend gross theaters theater average finished fourth weekend gross locations theater average enchanted earned gross united_states canada total worldwide 15th highest grossing film worldwide released critical response enchanted received positive reviews critics september movie review aggregate website rotten_tomatoes tallied film overall approval rating based reviews fresh rotten metacritic gave rating based reviews rotten_tomatoes ranked film ninth best reviewed film wide release named best family film positive reviews praised film classic disney story comedy musical numbers performance lead actress amy adams roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars describing heart winning musical comedy lightly lily pads hope covers disney willingness allow fantasy life film critics variety weekly remarked film ability cater ages weekly described film sort ages entertainment hollywood revive recent years recently hasn managed right mccarthy variety commented disney strictly animated product enchanted manner vast majority hollywood films 60s film aimed entire population damned simply aims pop culture pull today small feat enchanted broadcast film critics association choice best family film philadelphia_inquirer named 4th best film rolling_stone premiere usa_today boston_globe gave film baltimore sun gave film grade cited story relatively predictable way film story extravagant musical numbers way disney fun traditional line animated movies storyline unsure age film michael baltimore sun remarked film idea good jokes overcome uneven movie making uncertain tone usa_today stated fairly predictable fish water tale actually princess saga casting perfect takes idea renders magical amy adams garnered favorable reviews reviewers praised singing ability asserted performance compared academy_award nominated performance adams movie star mary effect career similarly film critics richard michael phillips gave film positive reviews movies emphasized effect adams performance film remarks like amy adams movie amy adams shows comic cliché work like magic agreed final sequence involving computer generated dragon film empire stated film targeted children agreed reviewers extremely game cast film best asset gave film time gave film stating film vault jokes fails find happy ending doesn feel dimensional similarly peter guardian commented film assumes eyed deeply adams performance decent thing family movie covered shrink wrap corporate disney plastic gave film accolades disney references according director kevin thousands references past future works disney enchanted serve parody giant love letter disney classics took years disney studios production film nervous tone particular worked bill kelly writer disney references plot obsession derived character needed past disney films bring disney references disney animators occasionally inserted disney character background shots example duck appears crowd little avoided characters disney films fear weakening individual enchanted characters past disney films openly seen appearances flower animation portion film disney references camera work sets costumes music dialogue obvious examples include use poisoned snow white seven true love kiss snow white sleeping beauty dick cook chairman disney studios admitted goal enchanted create new franchise character revive older ones sequel february variety reported disney pictures planned film sequel barry barry producing nelson attached write screenplay anne direct disney hoped cast members film return release early january composer asked sequel interview reply heard things don know happening honestly don know studio wants future projects work love frustrated isn moment lot stage things happening busy don need plate march interview latest film hop james asked sequel don know think clock amy adams saying going sequel getting younger play sort animated characters hopefully special love come heard things heard script talk believe script learned making film don know eggs basket july disney hired david stem david write script sequel hired anne direct film september sequel development working title


prestige film prestige mystery thriller drama film directed christopher screenplay adapted brother christopher priest world fantasy award winning novel story follows robert alfred rival stage london end 19th century obsessed creating best stage illusion engage competitive tragic results american british production features hugh robert christian alfred david_bowie stars michael andy hall film reunites actors batman begins returning cinematographer production designer film score composer david editor lee smith production pictures warner pictures film released october receiving positive reviews strong box office results received academy_award nominations best cinematography best art direction prestige films explore world stage plot early 1900s london robert hugh performs trick real transported man sold theater disguised alfred christian stage trick culmination drops trap door waiting water tank watches murder trial john cutter believes pushed water tank trap door catch kill transported man trick prison visited agent lord offers care daughter exchange secrets good faith gives copy diary begins reading flashback work jay alongside john cutter michael julia assistant wife famous trick water tank trick julia bound ropes dropped water tank escapes julia consent ties hands secure difficult knot julia fails slip knot deep seated launches solo magic career hires silent mysterious man courts eventually marries woman named sarah hall pregnant bullet catch trick destroying fingers launches magic career hiring olivia assistant cutter finale disguised bird cage act audience member ruins reputation decides steal fantastic understated trick transported man instantly travels opposite ends stage cutter olivia groom root work actor double mimicking appearance mannerisms new transported man huge success displeased ends trick hidden stage root applause obsessed finding secret sends olivia spy instead olivia act making elaborate successful leaving permanent confronts olivia confesses love giving copy diary contents coded cutter kidnap claims secret leaves america find begins affair olivia sarah increasingly disturbed emerging contradictory nature depression alcoholism committing suicide meets scientist david_bowie asks build machine built waiting finish fully diary discovers fraudulent confesses trick ordered olivia diary confronts admits building device successfully built machine capable objects distance original machine departs advising destroy machine london debuts real transported man machine electrical field appears atop balcony hall trick success backstage find secret witness drop trap door waiting water tank cutter scene arrested present found guilty sentenced death agrees lord terms writes secrets tricks visits recognizes return begs life ignores pleas hanged dies cutter learns bought machine visits destruction discovers faked death kill revenge julia cutter agrees assist machine private theater work cutter discovers numerous water tanks containing machine create clones atop balcony unbeknownst original fall trap door drowned tanks stage night ventured backstage clone disappeared crowd making appear killed stage disgusted framing adopting cutter leaves theater man enter man fatally shoots reveals realises alfred actually identity assumed twin brothers albert frederick turns living half alfred life prepare transported man trick right having separate sarah olivia dies albert leaves pick cutter workshop exchanging silent goodbye leaving cast hugh robert lord great aristocratic reading script expressed interest playing christopher discovered interested script meeting saw possessed qualities stage looking role explained wonderful understanding interaction performer live audience quality believed said great depth actor hasn explored people haven chance actor character let based portrayal 1950s era american portrays root alcoholic double new transported man christian alfred professor working class christian expressed interest playing cast previously cast batman batman begins consider contacted script said exactly right play described terrific work takes seriously suggested actors read book ignored advice michael john cutter stage engineer works previously collaborated batman begins said felt like character cutter written noted character written met describes cutter teacher father guide trying create cutter nuanced portrait altered voice posture later said michael character heart film wonderful warmth emotion draws story allows point view characters judging harshly julia assistant wife hall sarah wife hall relocate north london los_angeles order shoot film film takes place london hall said involved film olivia assistant lover said keen play role met discuss loved character praised directing methods saying loved working incredibly focused driven involved involved performance aspect david_bowie real life inventor creates device role wanted necessarily film star charismatic said david_bowie guy mind play function story small important role contacted initially turned lifelong fan flew new_york pitch role person telling possibly play accepted minutes andy alley assistant said played character belief corporation man got excited jumped ship went described character mirror image michael character big fan said enjoyable work describing earth ease funny jay older employs beginning careers jay michael trained roles brief instruction stage gave actors limited information allowing know pull scene roger solicitor working lord morgan owner theatre initially performs daniel davis judge presiding trial production julian sam producer approached christopher priest adaptation novel prestige priest impressed films following subsequently producer dean brought book attention october traveled united_kingdom films having difficulty finding united_states distributor london read priest book shared story brother walking location later featured scene cemetery development process prestige began reversal earlier collaboration pitched initial story brother road trip year later option book available purchased aaron films late busy post production asked brother help work script writing process long collaboration brothers occurring intermittently period years script emphasized magic story dramatic narrative playing visual depiction stage magic act screenplay deliberately structured elements film illusion pledge turn prestige took long time figure achieve cinematic versions literary devices drive intrigue story christopher told variety shifting points view idea journals journals stories stories finding cinematic literary devices complex film thematically faithful novel major changes plot structure adaptation process novel subplot removed modern day frame story replaced wait priest approved adaptation describing extraordinary brilliant script fascinating adaptation novel early planned direct film production batman begins accelerated following release batman begins started project negotiating october screenplay written production designer began set design process garage employing visual script consisting scale models images drawings notes christopher finished final shooting draft january began production days later january filming ended april crew searched los_angeles seventy locations resembled fin london visited colorado springs research based electric scene actual experiments conducted helped design scene invention shot parking lot mount wilson observatory influenced victorian modernist aesthetic chose locations broadway theater district downtown los_angeles film stage magic performances los_angeles theatre palace theatre los_angeles tower theatre turned portion universal lot victorian london castle colorado location built set film stage section houses machinery makes larger work preferring simply dress los_angeles locations sound stages stand colorado victorian england contrast period pieces kept quick pace production shooting handheld cameras artificial lighting scenes relying instead natural light location costume designer joan chose attractive modern victorian cinematographer captured mood soft earth tones white black colors provided background contrasts bringing actors faces foreground editing scoring mixing finished september themes rivalry dominates film obsession secrecy sacrifice fuel battle contribute fair share deadly duel disastrous results obsession beating costs great deal money cutter friendship providing collection suicide victims obsession maintaining secrecy twin leads sarah question relationship eventually resulting suicide suspects truth twins lose olivia love finally hanged copy shot struggle expressed class warfare professor working class gets hands dirty versus great accent makes appear american film critic matt claimed complex theme exemplified film chooses depict good evil theft illusion film echoes real world examples stolen tricks outside film similar rivalries include john harry dispute illusion online notes new film novel citing murder suicide disposition intensified violent acts revenge counter revenge relates general alteration events tone film significantly changing underlying themes theme competition limited script incorporates popular notion thomas directly engaged war currents rivalry electrical standards appears film parallel competition magical supremacy book serve respectively den creative says film asks far devote oneself art character according metaphor theme film critic alex refers theme meaning commitment example slow audience noticing physical strength required perform bowl trick cost maintaining illusion sacrifice true appearance freedom act naturally consciously suppressed dedication art magic film comment addresses points raised terms film technological solution suggests art sacrifice phoenix like death self meat potatoes form divide artist social central theme obsession notes supporting themes nature science magic criticizes trying ram themes story release pictures opted release date week original october october film earned million opening weekend united_states debuting grossed million including million united_states film received nominations academy_award best art direction academy_award best cinematography nomination hugo award best dramatic presentation long form starring prestige films explore world stage critical response prestige received largely positive reviews film critics rotten_tomatoes reported critics gave film positive reviews average score based sample reviews metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics film received average score based reviews usa_today described film innovative twisting turning art films past decade drew gave film glowing review saying demands repeat viewing peter rolling_stone agreeing richard guest critic scott gave film rating ign applauded performances whilst praising making complex story easily effective straightforward comic book adaptation batman begins dense sophisticated truly great performance actual talent possesses village_voice film critic tom charity listed best films philip french observer recommended film comparing rivalry main characters highly acclaimed hand dennis harvey variety criticized film felt cast roles hollywood reporter felt characters little sketches remove little personality nonetheless reviewers praised david_bowie production values cinematography simpler note levy said viewers perceive prestige complex complicated depend large degree willingness suspend disbelief hours gave film grade roger_ebert gave film stars describing revelation end fundamental flaw cheat wrote pledge prestige film having restored fails example woman produced stage unfortunately cut carter trades felt love good science fiction story tell advance gave film christopher priest wrote novel film based saw times january reaction holy shit thinking god like wish thought club included prestige best films decade list film included american cinematographer best shot film list ranking people world participated final vote work prestige rated highly film holds average rating ranking site films music film score written english musician composer david previously collaborated director christopher following following film narrative soundtrack sections pledge turn prestige track listing music composed david critics disappointed score acknowledging worked context film enjoyable described score merely functional establishing atmosphere taking reviewer interested score notion found execution extremely disappointing christopher felt perfectly fitting score completely overwhelmed film totally unnoticed times christian recommended soundtrack enjoyed work film noted expected intellect score match story film called score constructed bed simplistic string chords dull electronic song frontman played credits home media region disc home entertainment released february available dvd formats warner region dvd released march available dvd europe dvd cancelled special features minimal documentary director prestige making running roughly minutes combined art gallery trailer contribute commentary felt film primarily relied audience reaction want remove mystery story


romanian medium length romanian film directed released nominated year critique section cannes film festival completed project film stars originally film intended exercise supposed longer seven minutes end project evolved unusual length minutes film approach turned comedy teenage love reception public favorable impressed view way screenplay picture sound combine new organic way innovative unusual techniques plot suburb year old boy friends watches prostitutes night rooftop taken drivers boy falls love girls called finds needs decent sum money order approach steals father salary goes prostitutes meeting place present agrees send prostitute boy nearby pub rom singing played singer translated elvis_presley lyrics language prostitutes play telling needs car order date leave boy asks phone number writes hand sends dedication local radio station prostitute old man house listening radio song tonight sung elvis_presley clients falls love man nicknamed night spots car store accompanied woman discouraged finds way hold car plans steal father manages friends father sees starts following boys driver colleague arriving prostitutes meeting place boys find recognizes car parked block goes fact apartment girl goes minute manages sneak apartment watches talking cuts vein realizing happened frightened runs away sees leaving rush goes apartment happened goes room looks lying blood news suicide spread fast neighborhood cast lead roles played romanian actress born july known public roles played theater studio romanian small theater romanian played actor previously appearing video clip caught director attention preferred choice beginning rigorous casting took place apparently attracted showed different attitude candidates convinced director roles brother played mother played father played played played production project production film idea resulted small scale exercise university original idea belonged original story kept group boys trying steal order prostitutes initially film planned short fiction project evolving time planned later feature film california impossible film moment deciding prove useful exercise director actors screenplay rewritten filming started reduced budget collected participating film festivals older short development film received new funds modest ones actors team accepted work free filming took place near marketplace neighborhood chosen area raised difficulties related safety production benefited picturesque view rendering original music unnecessary found way movie background music order story needed low income area time place needed visually pleasant meet needs technical point view meaning large fit look plausible week looked arrived place blocks painted mayor yes term picturesque place good wanted long period time project entitled blues gave title worrying large actual direct content movie post production entire filmmaking process complex romanian movies picture stands use effects split screen use hand held filming film music sound thoroughly post processed project sound designer improve quality recordings budget allow complex equipment creative interest movie background music reduced volume following emotional evolution characters combining background music recorded intention series effects characteristic electronic music distinct moments observed film music composed imagining stealing existing recordings edited integrate movie atmosphere elvis_presley dedication suggest shift radio scene multiple layers sound radio heard car breeding butterflies reception public reception participated cannes film festival romanian films way spent end world east nominated critique section french festival received different categories public critics publishers simple spectators film east received especially young people movie tragedy stolen reaching girl heart gentle honest mistress story initiation price pay wanting find faster comes age medium length film cannes viewed hall people intensely applauded said movie mistake shocking story outskirts example old man life slick plants little garden rooftop block kid steal parents salary beloved lively prostitute children actors talent fit perfectly sound natural splendid picture big hearted played portion highest quality cinematography romanian premiere took place june international film festival display movie organized september square established purpose street public critics country received movie difficulty caused movie unusual duration allowed movie display occasions problem encountered movie sent film festivals outside romania rejected included standard categories included short fiction example brooklyn summer started production california filming took place june august interval end august film nearing completion august sound engineer new project died car accident following accident romanian public abroad offered wider attention productions including notable success year accident event commemorated country displays public meetings debates august premiere stockholm second romanian film days romanian people swedish spectators present critical reception seen journalists attempt attract attention social phenomena prostitution living conditions low income neighborhoods etc presented documentary scenes reality wanted public concentrate love story scripts involved essential story birth emotions reach lot people hearts case thing motivated subject thoughts emotions year old kid falls love interest describe social reality like prostitution example screenplay concentrate scanning problems society new element consists child emotions feels human relations characters reality romania decorative purposes people struggling present romanian dirt movies roles prostitute example role play graduation exam play directed prostitute murdering client characters looked global level thinking prostitutes big deal humans soul case subject prostitute important thing truly thinks feelings sensible person environment lives stops showing hide fact love certain client unusual thing despite life people attracted critics attention use explicit verbal visual content said kind scenes necessarily element realism movie declaring partisan explicit content film continues appreciated experimental nature camera angles montage elements treated unusual manner fiction elements screenplay hint magic realism sense important mention days film separated erotic dreams dreams differences partially removed lowering rooftop boy stands ground level girl breast shaped ufo neighbors away fictional element capacity provoking short circuits moments emotionally active touches bar neighborhood cut electricity cries near high voltage electrical box visually thought moment split screen mentioned script felt need time time impact lot funnier time kids simultaneously like moment awards nominations following list includes notable nominations awards film received


man london man london hungarian film hungarian director adaptation collaborator friend french language novel prolific belgian writer film directed editor features international ensemble cast including czech actor hungarian actors plot follows railway worker recovers containing significant money scene murder witness guilt fear discovered frustration leads household english police detective investigates disappearance money characters connected crime french german hungarian production film difficulty obstacles suicide february days shooting begin film french producer original financing film collapsed remaining producers managed secure stop gap funding allowed shoot days footage expensive sets shut legal action local expressions support european film organisations production companies government bodies new production contract signed july revised budget shooting schedule emerged rights film ceded french bank original production agreement changes film deal struck bank allow shooting resume march year later originally envisaged man london films premiere competition cannes film festival despite highly anticipated won prize french distributor blamed poor dubbing late showing press film extended shots pace dubbed shown international film festival circuit critical reception man london generally positive adamant director previous works reviewers spoke glowing terms formidable cinematography meticulous composition felt film lacked compelling characters variety reviewer commented film unlikely reconcile division viewers films find director visionary genius crashing bore plot film concerns middle aged railway lives apartment port town highly wife daughter night viewing tower port rail terminus witnesses fight combatants knocked water carries flees dark makes clandestine descent tower finds english money tells seen morning visits tavern plays chess way home stops butcher daughter works finds washing floor later window apartment notices brown watching dinner increasingly addressing arguing brown searches water dock edge success noticing overlooking later tavern police inspector london named morrison discusses brown matter stolen money morrison claims working behalf theater owner named mitchell theatre owner office safe stolen morrison proposes brown familiar mitchell office man knows capable making away money raising alarm morrison indicates mitchell cares money returned swiftly prepared offer nights theater exchange morrison mentions having visited brown wife asks tell mitchell brown leaves room slips door nearby playing chess conversation calls butcher store butcher wife brings tavern drink telling patron story brown meeting inspector revealing morrison called local police brown refuses drink buys expensive stole return home ruined chances job spent little savings family extravagant stole shift night visited morrison questions previous night events body drowned man retrieved day tavern morrison meets brown wife tells brown suspicion theft murder asks help finding repeats mitchell offer brown remains silent home tells found man seaside fear locked door ran home agitated tells tell leaves door receiving response calling brown steps inside closing door minutes later emerges breathing heavily compose locks door leaves scene presents morrison tavern asks arrest having killed brown hour ago morrison leaves dismissing inquiries brown wife husband handing way brown wife follows men emerges morrison moments later tavern morrison prepares small portion recovered money leaves widow apologizes wishes gives telling case self defense preparing leave morrison advises home forget affair camera focuses face brown wife momentarily fading white analysis according critic martha film exploration place anonymous social order personal life questions justice operate background man london perceptions point view accidental witness murder like viewer connection involved film principally concerns texture world protagonist experiences hand fog light shadow skin walls windows sounds closer broken laws involving strangers killing dock distinct crime functioning break mundane ordinary man caught crime lives characters man london phantom occurrence center mundane details lives words suggests possibility abstract plane murder committed strangers causes stir demands investigation context fitting investigation undertaken stranger man london context appearance man london brown struggle facto ordinary man moral principle linked absence desire daily grind background director novelist screenwriter collaborators making acclaimed epic man london sought adapt french language novel belgian writer novel twice adapted film previously london man harbour lance comfort william robert newton simon lead roles man london departure social realism collaborators preceding films characters social classes film focuses internal dynamics environment explained drawn adapt novel deals eternal everyday time deals cosmic realistic divine human mind contains nature man contains director films feature hungarian language eastern european setting ensemble cast film included czech hungarians shared directorial credit film editor long time collaborator production history development film problematic threats shut production lack financing ultimately return work project february film producer committed suicide reported receiving word producer death days shooting scheduled begin death led significant financial difficulties production film established production french german hungarian financing based production company provide hungarian funding project secured french german financing film loan french bank learning death bank withdrew support production postponed securing additional financing hungarian funds undertake days shooting sets built cost million french funding cross financed shoot funds frozen films controlled film executive producer jean patrick terminated contract legal action compelled production sets leave shooting location point pictures shut production film withdrew hungary expressions sympathy solidarity european film community manifested renewed assurances continued support production german partners french national film centre support film having dialogue french new french financing secured production company film hungary hungarian motion picture foundation minister culture pledged production guarantee film finished safely compromise filming schedule negotiated quarter shoot place eastern_europe fewer shooting days allotted allowed original million budget reduced available funding promises secured revised shooting schedule film producers forged new production contract july production lawyers worked clarify legal standing summer emerged deeply production company pictures pledged rights production exchange loans production legal faced lengthy court battle recover rights producers agreed settlement bankruptcy officer meantime french partners film declared scale production mutual agreement producers left project september meeting producers new french partner paul production completing film february producer issued press release documented length developments troubled production date expressed hope intent completing film duly restarted shooting march year inactivity filmmakers dedicated man london late colleague release man london premiered competition cannes film festival film showing highly anticipated slow pace prolonged shots film press fleeing like panicked cattle new_york_times won prize failure attributed film french distributor late showing poor quality dubbing proposal film open hungarian film week competition previously rejected festival board following cannes appearance film screened film festivals toronto melbourne edinburgh split vancouver new_york proved controversial new_york elements audience reacted favourably film appeared end prematurely technical fault greeted actual conclusion applause calls global sales rights film bought films dubbed french english new version north american premiere museum modern art new_york_city september united_kingdom distributor artificial eye released film theatrically december months following cannes premiere later released dvd box set films collected man london harmonies united_states film given limited release films later available video demand critical reception critical reaction man london generally praised aesthetic composed scenes criticizing slow pace lack compelling plot argued film fell short previous efforts variety rated film par inferior harmonies remarking man london end audiences hail director visionary genius crashing bore martin new_york sun allowed makes easy viewers lost beautifully bleak world lose track time complained comparison predecessors film central theme guilt film felt slight incomplete new_york_times reviewer lee described man london art stylized demanding film audience hollywood reporter complimented cinematography photography judged film tedious repetitive nearly review cannes offerings time dave drew attention meticulous cinematography signature shot length film declared dubbing hungarian festival instances cultural displacement reporting cannes guardian peter described film bizarre praised muted performance role brown wife strangely compelling reviewing film following theatrical release found dubbed dialogue affected odd score doom laden occasional humour cinematography remarking net effect unsettling absurd stunning village_voice concluded film stands example style sake pure intense style


brothers film brothers adventure fantasy film directed terry film stars matt heath exaggerated fictitious portrait brothers traveling con artists french occupied germany early 19th century brothers eventually encounter genuine fairy tale curse requires real courage instead usual supporting characters played peter february sold script metro mayer mgm hiring director script rewritten tony writers guild america refused credit work received sole credit mgm eventually dropped distributor decided finance brothers dimension films summit entertainment dimension took distribution duties film shot entirely czech_republic set tensions brothers bob harvey caused original theatrical release date delayed nearly months brothers finally released august mixed reviews million box office performance marks terry film receive rating plot matt heath arrive french occupied germany early 1800s rid town witch ghost killing ghost revealed brothers actually set fake witch trick town celebrating italian peter takes french general forces solve mystery girls small village disappearing villagers convinced supernatural beings responsible charged finding responsible soon discover work real supernatural force beautiful evil year old queen stealing young girls restore beauty jake complicated relationship jake smaller younger sensitive feels needs protect hard jake dating way childhood jake spent money medicine dying sister magic beans orders somewhat wants money jake interested fairy tales adventures jake feels doesn care believe frustrated way jake acts spontaneously making hard protect long ago king came forest build city queen experimented black magic gain eternal life plague swept land hid tower husband perished spell granted immortal life youth beauty youthful appearance exists mirror source life illusion needs drink blood young girls regain beauty reported missing queen working regain beauty aid magic axe crow creatures forest help knowing village intend destroy mirror queen girl goes missing takes failed ordered kill convincing magic forest actually caused german rebels sends stays village brothers attempt tower jake succeeds discovers queen power mirror girl named captured despite efforts save jake rides forest follows dummy smashed tower jake realizes jake needs believe assists jake climbing tower roof tower jake notices victims lie body comes takes tomb rescuing taking magic axe return village captures brothers believes french soldiers begin burning forest sympathy brothers eventually saved revealed father queen spell turns able living enchanted spike lodged chest spell broken drowned father 12th victim brothers reach tower queen ice wind puts forest fire notices escaped goes refuses kill shoots later jake enter tower falls queen spell queen takes enchanted spike father chest jake enchanted mirror tower preventing queen completing spell restore youth strength father destroys rest mirror jumping window attempting save queen tries mirror falls men killed outside survives having donned faux magic armor finds body italian curse tower falls apart jake escapes informs jake break spell kiss turn girls menace gone daughters returned villagers celebrate heart felt thanks brothers stays village joins villagers feast kisses tells welcome village brothers decide pursue new profession presumably recording fairy tales wanted criminals state queen seen flying mirror holding queen eye presumably living soul cast matt heath jake johnny choice producer bob believed commercially famous role joked kicking half way production pirates caribbean came sudden big sensation met november recommended actor director comparing intended cast opposite originally cast opposite roles petitioned characters switched wanted work years actively campaigned land role actor grew loving time way movie created weird totally convincing world elected wear prosthetic nose said distracted audiences star good looks later reasoned expensive nose job peter italian associate originally brothers eventually change heart robin williams cast role dropping father transformed mirror queen spell choice role samantha general cruel french military commander attempts burn forest kill brothers julian mirror queen beautiful evil queen experimented black magic struck plague spell giving eternal life eternal youth expected turned role scheduling conflicts richard duo eventually beheaded french soldiers roger mayor employing rid village haunting anna sister production screenplay written script february metro mayer mgm purchased script summit entertainment finance film october terry entered negotiations direct rewrote script alongside frequent collaborator tony writers guild america refused credit rewrite work received sole credit hiring production fast track target november theatrical release date budget originally projected million dimension films expensive film studio trouble financing film dropped main distributor weeks later bob dimension films production company deal mgm summit finance brothers lead distributor filming original start date april filming begin june decided shoot brothers entirely czech_republic budget constraints reasoned million movie probably cost million america majority filming required sound stages studios prague filming ended october location filming began included castle alien predator van brothers provided work hundreds local jobs contributed million czech_republic economy hired guy production designer impressed work disputed executive producers bob harvey production brothers fired cinematographer regular collaborator weeks replaced newton thomas riding studio executives explained rode got upset filming shut nearly weeks matt reflected situation situation like terry rage system try impose big visionary director like try force want creatively nuclear feud eventually settled bob blamed entire situation yellow journalism filming scheduled end october problems filming principal photography end following november tensions filmmaker producers production said retrospect film film wanted film wanted film result groups people aren working regards producing martin film gangs new_york stated said exact quote said knowing took joy filmmaking visual effects post production severely delayed disagreed final cut privilege meantime conflict lasted long time shoot feature film create visual effects awarded shots camera london based effects studio founded visual effects supervisor kent houston months filming houston said ran number major issues brothers brothers continued main problem fact number effects shots dramatically increased mainly issues arose shooting physical effects queen chamber inside tower actually built art department sets set new old sets joined central mirror piece transparent glass giving illusion single set reflected create effect originally effect shots increased post production conflict gave time work film legend different creatures required computer animation mud creature mirror queen living tree john paul headed digital visual effects unit studied animation computer generated time machine depicted nice mix human animal behaviors death mirror queen complex effect film sequence queen turns hundreds glass rendering happen volume body suddenly turns pieces glass problem eventually solved sudden advances occurred software release original theatrical release date november changed times dates moved february july november finally august executive producer bob blamed pushed release dates budgetary concerns help promote brothers minute film trailer shown cannes film festival minutes footage shown event box office brothers released united_states theaters earning opening weekend film eventually grossed united_states million internationally coming worldwide total brothers shown 62nd venice international film festival september competition golden lion lost mountain starring critical reception brothers released mixed reviews critics based reviews collected rotten_tomatoes critics enjoyed film average score comparison metacritic collected score based reviews majority critics believed sacrificed storyline favor visual design roger_ebert called film invention pattern chasing screen finding plot movie like style search purpose story care stephen hunter washington_post wrote brothers looks terrific remains essentially waiting happen mind hollow san_francisco_chronicle felt despite appealing actor role entire cast comes jake guys woods surrounded animals putting audiences sleep america peter writing rolling_stone_magazine largely enjoyed brothers explained script loses hold added flies rails images stick gene newsday called film great compound rip gothic fantasy esque dark comedy home media currently disney home video rights metro mayer holds television rights dvd release brothers december includes audio commentary making deleted scenes film released blu ray disc format october dvd blu ray released home entertainment license disney series hired adapt film television series


new year eve night new year eve twelfth episode season american comedy television series night episode originally aired nbc united_states january written directed mccarthy miller episode featured guest appearance jason lee chris reagan neighbor boyfriend kevin reagan chris new year eve game night reagan comes causing chris embarrassed hall brings unexpected date party kevin jason lee starts feel maya ashamed new year eve received positive reviews critics according nielsen_media_research new year eve drew million viewers received rating share demographic marking rise ratings previous episode christmas ranked timeslot second highest rated nbc program night office plot able find baby amy reagan suggests throw game night idea chris doesn react invite kevin chris attempts hide games reagan competitive nature tries promise won competitive makes party awkward playing rock band fight chris loses beat drums looking drumming arm reagan decide list things going stop features annoying habits want comes end thing list chris impression competitive nature asked grand marshal new year day parade makes boyfriend kevin feel like live lifestyle starts thinking ashamed especially isn invited sit parade eventually kevin confronts reveals relationship doesn wanted reminded assures relationship won end badly parade production new year eve written supervising producer marking writing credit series bob parents episode directed mccarthy miller previously worked creator emily executive producer michaels saturday night live director years episode features guest appearance jason lee kevin boyfriend appeared eighth episode night away currently set appear recurring role series lee previously worked michaels hosting episode saturday night live november time series aired timeslot season office series previously aired timeslot wednesday series switched nbc comedy series whitney media critics said goal moving series order ratings success like office reception ratings new year eve originally aired nbc united_states january episode viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast marked rise ratings previous episode christmas episode finished time slot office beaten grey anatomy received rating share cbs drama person interest received rating share demographic episode manage beat fox drama series drama series secret circle added viewers viewed episode seven days original broadcast episode received rating demographic adding rating original viewership critical reviews new year eve received positive reviews critics new_york writer praised episode avoiding sitcom territory emotional ending called series better choice follow office whitney club reviewer margaret complemented main chris plot despite criticized kevin subplot comparing storyline sex city noted plotline didn stay true characters following plotline previous episode christmas ultimately rated episode adam paste called episode perfect transition previous episodes allowed wheel completely strong duo chris reagan reacted positively scenes featuring comparing scenes early ultimately gave episode calling evans praised hall performance calling hero series reacted positively episode ability unify characters turf concluded hoped series vital network lineup hitfix reviewer alan_sepinwall called episode series strongest episodes date wrote addition jason lee gave natural reason visit reagan chris home wrote episode worked character level


stolen eagle stolen eagle series premiere british american historical drama television series rome written series creator directed michael episode aired united_states home box office hbo august bbc united_kingdom ireland november rome given budget million making largest networks spent series centered series narrative perspectives common soldiers similar shakespeare hamlet shot episode roman studio epic films ben filmed set realism authenticity emphasized depictions cosmopolitan city social classes wars come end faced triumph heels victory comes news daughter death awarded people politicians rome including great kenneth rome balance honor politics urged friend niece walker tries steer family dangerous path growing divisions power countryside unlikely allies kevin ray journey reclaim stolen standard roman legion hbo described marketing strategy largest aggressive new series media outlets estimated cost million broadcast estimated million viewers watched episode airing ireland secured estimated audience million people critical reception largely mixed reviewers writing episode suffered slow storytelling stolen eagle garnered major awards including primetime emmy award outstanding special visual effects directors guild america award outstanding directing drama series plot siege 13th legion commands men warriors fall line contrast chaotic charge roman files fight precision drunk breaks ranks charges crowd angrily orders formation hits later assembled soldiers watch condemned death conduct day king brought surrender ending year long wars niece orders son deliver horse purchased straight ensure remembers receives news daughter married friend shares power rome died daughter blood tie broken orders new wife found roman senate younger moves stripped command recalled rome answer charges office illegal sole consul present motion insisting theater night introduces daughter prospective wife warns ally late asserts means harm privately troubled rising prestige power gives orders slaves leaving trip night 13th legion eagle standard stolen avoid potentially disastrous drop morale mark orders retrieve feels mission doomed failure condemned released assist camp marcus unofficial mother lover later party hosted loss eagle unusually vulnerable men brink mutiny road camp taken captive request instructs daughter marry husband despite protests deeply love presents party offers relations takes advantage set search eagle encountering rescuing captors thanks promises rewarded discover slave eagle hiding cart kill realizing hired politically explains mission gesture theft eagle actually blessing disguise civil war inevitable needs appear likely believes soldiers verge trio returns triumph camp surprised grateful takes eagle adequate proof hostility sends head slave informs winter 13th legion italian border preparation pressing rights breaks ties takes wife pointless divorce says wants dead production conception writing stolen eagle written executive producer creator directed michael directed following episodes said era roman empire pivotal western history things hadn turned way particular point world live different decided tell story series perspectives common soldiers according ordinary soldiers mentioned book idea sort essentially took seed idea try tell big historical epic street level point view episode title reference standard roman legion symbol represents legion unity storyline detailing theft based fiction believed showed turn opportunity step ahead enemies certain characters changed traditional images instance portrayed roman historical consultant stamp thought interesting forced later role ancestry fact great great great grandfather drove king rome stamp said family history pushing direction emotions casting producers cast relatively unknown british actors series scottish actress duncan cast believed actors old classic believe said long distances american actors avoided transporting actors los_angeles rome regular basis look good budget cheap stamp described great love life mistress counts woman truly loved irish actor cast thought silly offered think honour chosen play think shit got suppose believed great long time considered series extremely lucky able cast scottish actor kevin appeared television series necessitated months filming cast lead characters said different months character way don chance explore movie theater play initially terrifying prospect got realize great opportunity described character roman old school man devoted duty religion legion ray played soldier befriends said kind thrown fate chance line start stick finding accidentally tumultuous events immense change kind niece portrayed actress walker according auditioning actresses assumed character series walker bigger life completely real read phone book kind joy villain wrote real life force good family children matter evil gets good reason walker pleased complex character found exciting play massive emotions deal interesting situations saw huge challenge huge admiration character lot people consider sort evil bad think wonderful survivor got filming series given budget million million largest hbo bbc devoted series season filmed march july locations rome set considered biggest expensive built television built epic films ben filmed production designer joseph bennett built set emphasized authenticity realism said people think rome white cold beautiful powerful distant based research don think like struck temples sculptures brightly painted rome like bigger rome noisy impossible sleep like hell think combination new_york calcutta insane wealth insane poverty pretty extreme series begins opening credits depict traditional roman myths city foundation inspiration visual effects design company explored museums read script researched roman history created opening sequence entirely house artist said production projects start good idea going look like completed project experimental right end tone pretty unlike seen lot creatively sets stage series responsible writing episode voice despite dislike task said despite version happy believed early scene cart represented real sense series depict city life said think time sense version rome pushing different version viewers rome colorful painted cosmopolitan later scene featuring younger senate proved difficult film large number italian extras speak english dvd audio commentary said scenes need great assistant directors italian extras idea whatsoever saying interested focused concentrated going real trick ensure safety actors crew attempted conceal camouflage historical authenticity roman cavalry extras playing soldiers attended boot camp guidance royal marine actors portraying learned fight weapons reportedly thousand costumes authentic period materials cotton wool silk hand dyed set originally written poor horse rider reflection romans bad horsemen according turned probably best rewrote characteristic bad difficult fake james visual effects supervisor approached series feature film observing aspect production took meticulous care detail costumes set dressing acting attention historical fact worked got feeling rome going look like seen approach wanted respect attempted seamlessly visual effects physical sets depend cgi friend told seeing pilot didn shots dozens shots episode means job marketing hbo said marketing plan series largest aggressive push new series channel broadcast episodes seven days week times day non subscribers preview episodes week september hbo implemented outdoor marketing campaign major cities produced movie style trailers preceded number films cinemas entertainment_weekly vanity_fair time published size articles series history channel broadcast nights documentaries featuring roman empire hosted collaboration kind networks david baldwin executive vice president program planning said huge series wanted opportunity seen people possible media outlets estimated entire marketing campaign cost hbo million network spent marketing series point commentators viewed success rome crucial network especially past mixed reception street july james television week wrote rome viewed network best shot adding drama schedule writing publication tom said hbo rome network painful pressure producers impact like fails truly gigantic splash reception ratings stolen eagle broadcast august united_states hbo canada movie network movie central estimated million viewers watched episode series consistent series finale feet ireland premiere broadcast bbc november according independent million viewers watched episode critical reception stolen eagle received generally mixed reviews television critics criticized slow pace mark boston herald wrote entertaining american broadcasting company abc empire rome gets uneven start terry daily_news criticized premiere writing opener like pilots introducing faces setting story turns long tedious journey said episode suffered lacking standout signature character believed flaws rome clear time given hbo winning dramas epic story worth demands slow storytelling beginning robert thought premiere shocking slow characters established maybe better meantime roger came saw concurred rome wasn built hour similarly cincinnati post bird said like hbo series rome takes going episode confused array characters intrigue hang second episode things shape hooked episode antiquity intrigue bird found positive elements episode said enhanced filmmaking including elaborate sets costumes small screen film art rarely painted realistic picture ancient rome paul english daily record wrote rome visually dazzling seductive adding turn sic undoubtedly propel major_league writing los_angeles daily_news david failed find series remarkable writing notwithstanding sex violence conventional network sword familiar hollywood staples expecting takes bbc pbs series left disappointment television pity graded episode viewers criticized graphic nudity seen pilot especially commented romans didn body shame fear sexuality think modern fascination world lack shame things portray lack shame order work accolades


hear hear second season premiere american comedy drama television series fourteenth overall episode series originally aired nbc united_states september episode sarah feels adam stolen ideas julia try talk daughter sex tries cope missing episode written jason directed lawrence featured appearances william baldwin adam boss gordon flint kelly previously appeared season returned recurring role max hear received generally positive reviews according nielsen_media_research seen average million viewers decline season premiere march plot adam peter stressed work boss gordon william baldwin feels distracted family issues sarah graham frustrated children losing shoes remarks adam desire help locate missing shoes spot new ideas work adam pitches idea gordon loves insisting adam start developing sarah learns later excited feels upset given credit nelson encouraged stand sarah confronts adam claims sacrifices sarah past asked return later adam tells gordon sarah idea night adam apologizes sarah offers company design department happily accepts potter teaching sarah drive worried stresses daughter tries convince adam teach instead refuses later lesson crashes garbage damaging mirror later argue eventually reconcile explains idea daughter dying accident meets attracted kelly helping max max trying cope missing son brown girlfriend joy new_york_city pursuing dancing career plans visit promises max boys max excitement later tells visit audition tells max grows syndrome watches realizing extent max problems later happy max therapy wife starts speak stops tells hear roof barn leaking tries fix makes worse poor skills sarah recruits sam licensed contractor help tells let believe work tries help constantly declares charge eventually loses temper impressed usually sydney savannah asks parents came uncomfortable discussing sex child julia insists telling truth topic eventually leads julia conclude wants child excitement notice conflicted idea production hear directed lawrence written jason executive directors marked appearance william baldwin set appear episodes half second season recurring role gordon flint said characters serve adam boss eventual love interest sarah wanted actor stature comedic talent baldwin previously starred drama television series dirty sexy money star peter felt past experience working helped baldwin develop quick hear included return kelly previously appeared season episodes max cultural references communicate long distance software application allows users voice calls video chat internet point attempt interrupted software preparing max talks sun chips brand potato chips lay goes far count chip individually songs featured hear including smile evil twins runs dry peter case quick canal sound older guys flying brothers takes muscle bow reception original american broadcast hear seen estimated average million viewers according nielsen_media_research million viewers half hour second half hour viewership million considered major mid episode drop received rating adults age percent viewership drop compared season premiere march despite boost expected result debuting season finale nbc america got talent episode received generally positive reviews entertainment_weekly television writer ken_tucker praised jason script felt episode gave actors adequate screen time contributing overall shape series tucker particularly praised new link formed sarah adam comic relief julia sarah said gave best acting night entertainment_weekly praised premiere drew particular attention scene sarah confronting adam stealing idea said scene shows writers actors people afraid letting awkward tension filled scene breathe kind realism illustrates strength writing acting wright cnn said loved particularly praised subplot learning drive adam response asked wife agreement ignore flaws yeah called marriage criticized baldwin character described single minded boss apparently exists island doesn people families need tend family crises hitfix television columnist alan_sepinwall felt half episode uneven mix comedy drama later mainly scenes featuring max said character feels kind pulls sepinwall praised performance max max described william baldwin character playboy boss vanderwerff club felt half little chaotic plotline obvious comedy possible felt baldwin boss character stereotypical praised later scenes like fight reaction max having child reviews hear positive writer miller felt episode including sydney inquiries babies come making roof worse trying repair miller wrote proved sophomore year immediately completely original family issues


pilot pilot series premiere lifetime series pilot ordered abc january cast following months filming began march abc declined pick pilot lifetime june ordering episodes cast selected time additional regular supporting characters added november inclusion pilot continuing series series proposed desperate episode revolves murder maid beverly_hills introduction associates shown employment surroundings upper class employers play supporting roles main character actually maid mother primary murder subject poses maid gain entrance world find clues prove son innocence pilot episode released online spanish english june television debut june episode written series creator cherry directed paul debuted rating episode episode television series leading cast roles controversial presentation stereotypical roles nonetheless critical feedback generally positive plot opening scene gives maid flora following warning think people heroic wash clothes afford polish silver awe determination succeed great country said don stop husband going deported subsequently season long story arc revolves begins flora murder flora stabbed mysterious figure rape claim accuses husband adrian tom manages drag pool lavish party falls funeral maid friends reyes agree knowledge infidelity circumstances employer daughter susan enduring emotional distress personal reasons concern comes idea son drew van return live home university southern_california campus housing order help stabilize mother eventually recognizes tries temper romantic interest fighting young son join mexico working self absorbed grant sam alexander parks page hamilton staff member latino music star matt trying convince help start music career maid successfully interviews fifth maid employee second wife taylor brown michael hires despite objections taylor background production story written series creator cherry episode directed paul filming occurred los_angeles cherry created multiple female lead dynamic similar previous success desperate job hollywood personal assistant allowing relate maid characters degree felt provided vehicle deal themes desperate different similarly themed abbey historic nature format pitched abc desperate character appeared final episode desperate finishing hat final version produced strictly abc ordered pilot based mexican son del translation home joy referred neighborhood january lead cast member cast announced february joined cast central character february february reyes added cast announced cast march described reyes joined cast february previously guest starred desperate van mother shot final season episode women death month testing supporting roles filled march brown march susan drew van march grant march tom march march filming begun beverly_hills brown considered impressed executive producer wind season guest appearance homeland announced executive producer march worked previously cherry desperate hired add perspective roles abc studios gave cherry permission start making senior offers perceived indication picked pilot picked abc united_states network schedule june lifetime picked pilot thirteen episode order network stated thrilled getting business entertainment true cherry unique story telling voice perfectly articulate lifetime strategy attracting tier original exciting projects parks added cast regular role november page hamilton matt added cast recurring roles promise promotion got picked second season november expected appear pilot episode episode marketed important milestone television history debut television leading cast days leading debut controversy surrounding concept having actresses stereotypical roles criticized huffington_post wasted opportunity executive producer countered presents modern day woman view universal themes cosmopolitan editor responded calling insulting disgrace cherry defended substantive themes deals themes racism immigration women work homes rich people goals dreams greater people work realize pilot episode released online spanish english june television debut variety platforms including lifetime video watch app episodes available lifetime weeks june premiere cast members scheduled host screenings country june miami reyes june dallas june chicago premier party held los_angeles june reception ratings episode aired june united_states debuting rating eastern time zone time slot adults viewer demographic posted rating rating client list season finale week time slot lifetime cable television shows time slot included mad men season finale care drew rating falling skies tnt rating shows ratings modest compared lifetime drama series debuts drop dead diva client list army wives ratings close million approximately viewership pilot lifetime network target demographic women ages pilot attracted higher ratings subsequent weeks reviews resembles desperate ways including having pilot revolves death according daily_news critic david states pilot presents main characters way makes intriguing contemporary issues mix comedy drama lauded saying cherry drama rises falls pretty simple test fun right stuff stanley chief television critic new_york_times described landmark rich beverly_hills employers mere real poor hispanic desperate stanley felt servant bit perspective use tongue cheek humor describing evolution maid butler roles television stanley notes depicts half lives robert usa_today felt benefited picked abc shadow desperate scheduled summer television competition weak believed storylines woven scenes episode rob owen pittsburgh post gazette described guilty pleasure owen stated original following desperate path good summer entertainment managed slip bit social satire mary los_angeles_times panned pilot describing silly version abbey acknowledged episode elements great opening murder west story crush san_francisco_chronicle critic david said pilot episode break new ground energetic funny noted time better shallow self absorbed bosses felt theme lack depth retain audience interest


away mom away mom pilot episode american animated sitcom home movies originally aired united paramount network april episode year old small discovers mother set date soccer coach lazy alcoholic john expresses outrage episode date goes terribly decide pursue relationship friends jason film new movie rogue police officer episode process actors completely improvised dialogue lines time technique animated television production certain script material provided series founder directed episode pilot utilized style animation produce entirety season original broadcast away mom received nielsen rating lowest upn received time slot episode received mixed reviews television critics particularly pertaining employment improvisation plot soccer practice year old aspiring filmmaker small shows mother self trailer upcoming film dark law crime film rogue police detective expresses indifference production breakfast morning informs plans date night soccer coach john seeks advice friend father unable advise late violin shows house date night tries scare acting son proves unsuccessful date agitated inappropriate boring subject matter drunk order entertain friend jason film scene dark law basement character french prison confronted mother played stop filming jason nose starts running demonstrates disgust soccer practice day upset mother decision date coach dating mother accusing desires engage relationship soccer players mothers driven home asks fight revenge denies request suggests mind topic playing car game eventually decides apologize behavior reconcile later decide phone end relationship decision way calling soccer game team plays poorly opposing player causes referee sitting spots engaging meaningless casual interprets possible relationship production away mom episode home movies created small episode subsequent episodes demonstrated writing style known cast completely improvised lines main cast members small jon benjamin wrote episodes contributed certain dialogue material episode marked animated television production script directed episode entire series rest season episode animated technique pioneered executive producer tom animation style consists frames looped lines stimulate character mouth movement style produce series incredibly low budget allow actors style eventually changed second season flash animation believed conventional style young characters sound like children instead adults recordings actors performances altered cast play despite having prior experience voice acting considers biggest career based decision recording sessions away mom concluded small voices benjamin plays went drink going concert according small experience contributed understanding unique dynamic characters away mom available dvd home movies complete season released november bonus feature dvd enables audio commentary track recorded small benjamin play episode generally intended humorous entertaining track details actual information episode production reception away mom originally broadcast april upn episode received nielsen rating positioning total viewership sweeps marked lowest rated telecast network aired timeslot time episode received generally mixed reviews television critics writing cincinnati john criticized use improvised dialogue uneven plot function jokes sound like people making went rob owen television critic post gazette paralleled said episode improvisation process half hour like collection scenes cohesive episode owen called hard imagine upn recently announced target audience young males having patience program entertainment value low note scenes episode closest funny gets conversely john called keeper review seattle post applauded series subtle improvised style chicago_sun-times journalist commended episode review wrote big laughs likely recognition sight gags clever sitcom form sweet ass series subtle child showing fun nose intellectual nicely plays inherent everyday modern life dennis dvd freak wrote episode sets tone develops aspirations filmmaker praised scenes occur


focus focus thirteenth episode fourth season series finale american animated sitcom home movies 52nd episode series overall originally aired united_states adult swim april episode jason decide finally film ending movie focus written small directed despite struggling knowledge cancellation start fourth season production run small noted final episode actually optimistic note series episode concludes camera breaking small believed way finally eliminate character final episode received largely positive response reviewers praising sentimental way concluding plot jason decide start screening movies focus group consists junior perry walter group members harshly criticize latest movie midst trying find flaw friends discover movie gang contemplating fight unknown adversary missing ending agree conclusion movie decide create screen potential endings focus group endings harshly criticized sit watch reel composed scenes film projects come consensus movies designed actually seen coach volunteers assemble large complicated new proves incredibly inexperienced largely incompetent performing task believes finally completed kids witness ultimately causes large explosion drive covered accidentally drops camera road run car begins tell happened ends getting drawn conversation dinner episode series concludes jason broken camera briefly shoots road picture turns static production episode written home movies creator small final episode series production run episode second series number allows distribution series small noted technique normally animated children shows home movies actually created adult audience small knew writing episode mike executive vice president adult swim responded small noted stark contrast vice president original series jones enthusiasm series small admitted keeping alive production run fourth season informed crew season conclude series explaining matter numbers matter happens going bring having informed definite end series run small decided write focus intention concluding kept mind knowledge positive happening small admit final scene episode camera breaking road actually optimistic series narrative small considers camera doesn need anymore actually start living life actual focus like episodes directed creator episode home movies season episode animated flash animation program briefly scene episode jason watch movies theirs series season utilized reception focus originally aired adult swim cable network shares channel space cartoon network april episode aired small received fans told watching episode cry episode received largely positive response reviewers numbers wrote able wrap series great way characters acted way praised showing real character development pop matters described hilarious writing dvd talk review tenth anniversary dvd jason bailey considered episode especially strong drawing series fine circle structurally thematically bailey concurred description writing send kind wonderful perfectly tone charming little digitally obsessed described themes including childhood art family calling slightly nostalgic episode considered excellent way close series writing acting probably reflection staff time final send think better way send small creation sunset