Sentences with phrase «american character dramas»

Labor Day is certainly a change of shade for writer / director Jason Reitman, who previously unearthed the humor in his American character dramas, however dark their content (such as with the dark but funny soul erosion of Charlize Theron's non-matured mean girl in Young Adult).

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MacLeish's contribution, other than bringing the story into the 20th century, making a great contribution to the tiny, tiny pool of American poetic drama, and winning the 1959 Pulitzer with it, is quite a bit of additional commentary by his God and Satan characters, a pair of washed - up actors who observe the Job story being played on a stage, and occasionally take part in it.

At its core, American provides a 70s - style European character drama.

I'm a sucker for crime dramas so I watched The Bridge with high expectations.Overall I was pleased.The main characters compliment each other well and Diane Krugers character became more interesting after I learned she had aspergers, a form of autism, from a critic review.Demian Bichir was great as well and I look forward to the next few episodes.I like the Mexican / American themes crossing

Revisiting the characters of The Decline of the American Empire in his 2003 drama The Barbarian Invasions, Arcand was back on more familiar ground, and the tale of a man with terminal cancer revisiting his past took both the Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals by storm.

Despite a tough and rather bleak story, this Central American drama is bolstered by strikingly beautiful cinematography and involving characters.

This week, he trades in the orange overalls and vests of a «hot shot» firefighter for the combat fatigues of a U.S. soldier, Sergeant Adam Schumann, returning from the Iraqi War in 2007 in writer - director Jason Hall's (American Sniper) earnest, authentically told, compassionate Thank You For Your Service, another «based on a true story» throwback war - at - home drama elevated — just like last week's Only the Brave — by Teller's unfailing, unflagging commitment to bringing the inner turmoil, turbulence, and torment of his character to complex, contradictory life.

Period dramas like «Mad Men,» «Boardwalk Empire,» «Hatfields and McCoys,» «The Americans,» «Masters of Sex,» «American Horror Story» and «Downton Abbey» leaned even more heavily on character actors, with their ability to transcend time.

Director Scott Cooper («Out of the Furnace») reteams with Christian Bale for this character - driven drama about a Native American - hating Army captain who's ordered to escort a dying war chief (Wes Studi) and his family back to tribal lands.

British actor DAMIAN LEWIS» American accent is so perfect he finds it hard to drop when he's not in character for Tv drama Homeland.The star studied...

The new Danish historical romance drama, which is now playing in select American theaters, and was directed and co-written by Arcel, intriguingly explores one of the most dramatic events in Denmark's history through the eyes of the characters.

Directed by Richie Adams (Of Mind and Music), American is a character - driven drama which packs quite an emotional punch, given its duration of less than 18 minutes.

As the latest Americana - themed cinematic drama from director Clint Eastwood, American Sniper may be a familiar piece of wartime character study - but that doesn't detract from the fact that it is also one of the most thrilling and exciting examples of modern warfare put to film.

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Not so much a sequel as another stultifying character drama set in a world overrun by aliens, this 10 - years - later spinoff switches directors and genres, as first - timer Tom Green (building on experience from British TV's «Misfits» and «Blackout») helms a taxingly over-earnest war movie set in an unspecified Middle Eastern country, where American soldiers deal with insurgents while the menacing MTRs (as they're now called) lumber about in the background.