Sentences with phrase «drama little screen»

Not exact matches

At the same time, Uchida is responsible for some of the most remarkable swordplay films of the 1950s and»60s; his five - film Musashi Miyamoto epic (not screened at MOMA), starring Kinnosuke Nakamura in the title role and Ken Takakura as his arch-nemesis Kojiro, surpasses the better - known Inagaki Samurai Trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune in terms of both drama and swordplay, yet remains little - known in the West (despite its availability on DVD in the U.S.) After the BAM retrospective (and others) in 2008, most of Uchida's films remained unscreened and undistributed in America, so with MOMA's bigger series recently ending, it's time again to encourage distributors like the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and Arrow Video to bring out more of the director's masterpieces, both for critical reconsideration and for those whom the veteran filmmaker will be a major new discovery.

With a strong Guy Pearce performance, and supporting characters that are surprisingly rounded given what little screen time they have, it's a good drama that hits upon themes of accepting one's mortality, living without fear of the inevitable, and treating those around you as if your existence on this plane were about to expire at any time.

BEST DRAMA: Nicole Kidman had arguably her best year ever, on screens both small (Big Little Lies; China Girl Top of The Lake) and big, first with Garth Davis» breakout smash Lion and then with Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled (one of 2017's great underrated works).

The drawback is that Kunis never seems to actually buy into the mythos and world that were supposed to come out of all the green screen and CGI work; Tatum, by comparison, seems to be deep into a drama that feels out of place in a big popcorn film, and his character has little humor or charm underneath the brooding, gruff attitude, campy facial prosthetics and drag - style makeup work.

The combination of Director Park's passion for this title and the huge screen presence of Florence Pugh will make for a real drama event when «Little Drummer Girl» premieres on BBC ONE.»

It's a period drama set in 1920's Paris and that alone would be enough to get me interested but mix in Frears, Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend (who admittedly looks a little bland in the trailer) and the fabulous Kathy Bates and I'm already practicing sitting correctly while mentally searching through my closet for appropriate screening attire.

But there's too little of drama to compensate for our knowledge that a Disney - branded film about a rescue effort will end with triumphant uplift: the rescue itself, once it finally arrives, gives the film a second wind, but too much screen time follows that true climax.

When it's really moving forward — or anytime Jessica Chastain is on - screen — it's a gripping family drama about an American Dream threatened, but when it lags it can feel a little too much like a thriller about a man who sells heating oil.

The Screen Actors Guild handed out three of its five film awards Sunday night to performers in the 1960s civil rights drama «The Help,» injecting a little excitement into the Oscar race.

Laura Dern («Big Little Lies»), from left, Justin Theroux («The Leftovers»), Regina King («American Crime») and Milo Ventimiglia («This Is Us») chat with the L.A. Times» Greg Braxton on the drama their series bring to the screen in these already tense times, and much more.

«Little Cinema at the Brooklyn Museum presents an immersive screening of the biographical drama BASQUIAT (Julian Schnabel, 1996), featuring live music accompaniment by Brian Kelly, dance performances by The Love Show, and interludes of video remixing by Little Cinema's founder and creative director Jay Rinsky (Chnnls).»

Little Cinema presents an immersive screening of the biographical drama Basquiat (Julian Schnabel, 1996, 108 min.)