Sentences with phrase «less drama as»

Less drama as possible.

Not exact matches

Asked about the trend of media companies becoming less inclined to license TV shows to Netflix — for example, Hulu won exclusive rights to NBC's «This Is Us» — Sarandos called out as an example teen drama «Riverdale» on The CW, which saw its ratings for season two increase 400 % versus the first season.

What is it like to believe the Universe is less than 10,000 years old and was designed and created entirely as a stage for a little drama between humanity, Satan and God?

Each year, the WACC, which provides funding for communication development worldwide on behalf of churches throughout the world, is channeling less of its funds into large shortwave services and large publishing houses, and more into the development of small printing presses, the production of audiocassettes, local drama and music groups, and the use of communication forms indigeneous to the village life, such as story telling, puppets and mime.

But the history of our time is no less the stage upon which the drama of salvation is played out than was the history of the fifth century B.C. or the first century A.D. Accordingly, the Christian does not doubt that God is moving with power in the world today — the world of African nationalism, thermonuclear politics, metropolitan planning, and space exploration, The Christian's problem is rather to discover when, where, and how God is moving with such decisiveness as to create a crisis of decision for the church and to summon it and its resources into the struggle.

But it still nails some of the less - than - savory realities of life as a server at a top New York City restaurant, from the wine snobbery to the palpitation - inducing kitchen drama.

Both the Bulls and Blazers shot less than 40 percent, but the game still had all of the drama of a regular season contest as it took an extra frame to decide the winner.

Tim Duncan, who can achieve a Kobe of his own next season, came this far in San Antonio with just as many rings and much less drama, and without a single losing year or missed postseason.

The North Coast Section (De La Salle) and Central Coast Sections (Gilroy) have considerably less drama, as only a natural disaster could thwart inevitable section titles.

she likes the picture as do I. I could care less about the drama over it or any of the «hidden meanings» people find or make up.

Arts, sport, music and drama are often viewed as fun extra-curricular activities for children but are given less importance compared with core subjects such as English, science, or mathematics.

That means more fat and calories, less chewing, quicker eating, little attention paid and as a consequence — much more of a chance that you'll eventually be significantly overweight or obese — all because of that regular soap, hospital drama, DVD or criminal series you just can't live without.

It's clear virtually from the get - go that filmmaker Todd Phillips is looking to transform this true - life tale into a Martin Scorsese - like crime drama, as evidenced by War Dogs» less - than - subtle visuals and almost paint - by - numbers rise - and - fall structure.

Less interesting as a boxing movie and more so as a dysfunctional family drama.

Like Ceylan — like many a fine director — Coixet has made her film less as a drama than as the traversal of a state of mind, a mood.

This could have gone horribly awry if left in less capable hands, but writer - director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) still retains his title as the master of searing, and often hard - to - watch relationship dramas.

Room, a drama about a woman and her son held hostage in a garden shed, is reckoned by many as an Oscars frontrunner; the Baftas appear less keen.

Less than an hour ago came the first preview for Bill Condon's Wikileaks drama «The Fifth Estate» starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange.

Although it's still a gangster film, as it gets going it relies more and more on the family drama and less and less on he actual ins and outs of the business.

We've seen variations on this before but acclaimed film - maker Cate Shortland, who gained plaudits for less genre - influenced dramas such as Somersault and Lore, manages to combine artful direction with seat - edge suspense, elevating the material to something quite special.

The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991) In the face of grotesque sequels, lesser prequels and numerous parodies, The Silence of the Lambs still stands as a cinematic work of art among crime dramas.

Hungary has picked harrowing Holocaust drama Son of Saul as its nomination for the 2016 best foreign language film Oscar, less than three weeks after it won the runner - up Grand Prix prize at the Cannes film festival.

Both principal actors have a strong enough sense of their characters, even as they're pulled into increasingly harrowing places, to make the film a more successful one than Loach's last few, but it's still schematic and predictable, and it aggressively stacks the deck against Blake and Kattie in a way that makes it more effective as social activism, and less so as drama.

Despite starring Will Ferrell (as well as Rebecca Hall and Stephen Root), the flick is much less of a comedy, and much more of a drama with some comedic moments.

Lorraine Toussaint — «Orange is the New Black» Sure, we know Toussaint's been around for a long time already and has never been less than a strong presence, whether in films like «The Soloist» or Ava Du Vernay's «Middle of Nowhere» or in any of her many TV appearances, notably as co-lead with Annie Potts in the 1950s - set interracial friendship drama «Any Day Now.»

Only four years after the disastrous 1492: Conquest of Paradise (a film that would have destroyed a lesser director's career), Ridley Scott was back in nautical territory with White Squall, a semi-successful, fact - based survival / courtroom drama that featured a sizable collection of up - and - coming actors, including Scott Wolf, Ryan Phillippe, Jeremy Sisto, Eric Michael Cole, Balthazar Getty, and Ethan Embry (among others), and a creditable turn by Jeff Bridges as the ill - fated leader of a sailing trip threatened by the «white squall» (a sudden, violent windstorm) of the title.

It opens with the Rav (respected British actor Anton Lesser, primarily known for his Royal Shakespeare Company work and Game of Thrones) imparting the lesson about humanity's unique ability to make moral choices that serves as the drama's key note.

In the end, A Most Violent Year is not the next great mob movie it's been advertised as; it's a thoughtful character drama with a solid cast - no more, no less.

This second Kick - Ass is now directed by Jeff Wadlow (who made the mixed martial - arts drama Never Back Down), with Vaughn and Goldman credited as producers; it delivers less in the way of boot - buttock contact.

Dazzlingly well made and perhaps deliberately less fanciful than the previous entries, this one is played in a mode closer to palpable life - or - death drama than any of the others and is quite effective as such.

Maybe it's because this movie takes its bike messenger street drama completely seriously or maybe it's because none of its ideas (from bizarre staredowns to unclear stock market trading scenes) really pays off, but this emerges as one of the more embarrassing and less lovable pieces of»80s cinema.

It's a tiny but telling example of how keen director Lisa Cholodenko is to shed the conventions and clichés of modern Hollywood drama, and of the many subtle strands of realism she brings to a project whose storyline a lesser filmmaker would have played as melodrama.

He's appeared in everything from Big - budget Hollywood productions (he was solid as Jack Nicholson's second - in - command in Scorsese's The Departed) to lesser - known independent features (Face was a sturdy, if somewhat forgettable crime drama).

Manglehorn is along the same lines as Green's most recent films, a low - key character driven drama, but from the looks of the trailer it may be less successful than his last two efforts.

As the ratio of laughs to drama shift in the later half, matters grow admittedly grave and the film less fun but the final product — like any family that sticks together — is well worth the emotional tumult along the way.

A typically ineffective drama from Asghar Farhadi, The Salesman follows couple Emad (Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti) as a structural problem forces them to hastily track down a new apartment in which to live - with problems ensuing as the former owner of said apartment's less - than - savory lifestyle eventually comes back to haunt Emad and Rana.

Sean Penn's fifth film as director, a romantic drama starring Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem, would likely be worth checking out even if it wasn't for the voyeuristic thrill of seeing Penn and Theron on the red carpet less than a year after their relationship broke up.

But if the drama had been as edgy as the choreography, if the lead performances had matched Moreno's fierce concentration, if the gangs had been more dangerous and less like bad - boy Archies and Jugheads, if the ending had delivered on the pathos and tragedy of the original, there's no telling what might have resulted.

Jennifer Merin: This coming of age drama stars Danielle Macdonald in her breakthrough performance as a genuinely gifted teenage girl who is pushed around by her abusive and abused alcoholic mom and bullied by her less - than - inspired peers — all of whom are unaware of her huge and unexpected talent for rapping.

By that measure, the macabre drama has less riding on it, even as author Harris has chosen to wrap up its literary version, to the chagrin of some fans.

A little less lighthearted is Sidney Lumet's Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, a lacerating drama that begins as a heist gone wrong and turns into a devastating family melodrama.

And while it becomes far less comical as it moves inexorably towards its somber, come - to - Jesus conclusion, what it loses in laughs it gains in profoundly moving drama and emotional texture (one serious scene between Gleeson and his daughter Reilly is as poignant and heartrending as anything you've ever witnessed in a black comedy).

Of his three movies that preceded the 1957 World War I drama, one exists exclusively in bootlegs (Fear and Desire), one remains only slightly less obscure (Killer's Kiss), and one is regarded as the first taste of the director's brilliance but only by those who have sought it out (The Killing).

Less a straightforward horror film than a heartbreaking psycho - thriller, Rumley has frequently cited the films of Nicolas Roeg as an inspiration and that influence is felt both in its shrewdly executed aesthetic strategies and the near stifling intensity of its central, unfolding drama.

There are now 1,700 fewer drama teachers than in 2010, 1,200 fewer art and design teachers, and 38,000 less hours provided for art, drama and music as a result.

Choice of 3 assessment tasks for teacher to choose from Lesson 15 - Performance and Evaluation (evaluation can take the form of an extended activity to be completed in a separate lesson) Ideal for less experienced teachers and non-subject specialists as well as more experienced drama teachers.

However, Marcos is confident that the GT2 is a unique proposition: slightly more supple, easier to drive both at low speeds and when extending the bulletproof Chevy V8, as much about low - end torque as high - rev drama, and less outrageous in its smooth, sophisticated suit.

Less drama and more fun is indeed a compelling new formula, one that pictures M3 and M4, for better or worse, as old - school tools.

Jane Austen is Chosen to be the Face of the Ten - Pound Note: As much as I was amused and yet appalled at finding out there's a statue of Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy in London's Serpentine Lake as a publicity stunt to promote a British drama television channel, I'm a little less disturbed to see that Austen will be on the ten - pound note approximately in 201As much as I was amused and yet appalled at finding out there's a statue of Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy in London's Serpentine Lake as a publicity stunt to promote a British drama television channel, I'm a little less disturbed to see that Austen will be on the ten - pound note approximately in 201as I was amused and yet appalled at finding out there's a statue of Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy in London's Serpentine Lake as a publicity stunt to promote a British drama television channel, I'm a little less disturbed to see that Austen will be on the ten - pound note approximately in 201as a publicity stunt to promote a British drama television channel, I'm a little less disturbed to see that Austen will be on the ten - pound note approximately in 2017.

Although containing less drama and fewer characters, Graham Swift's Mothering Sunday could form the basis for a superb Masterpiece Theatre production, as it deftly parses the lines of class and gender among the English tweed - and - tennis set in the wake of World War I.