Sentences with phrase «times drama critic»

None has a more corroded soul than The New York Times drama critic (Lindsay Duncan, mean as a snake), who informs Thomson at a bar one evening that, come opening night, she will be destroying his efforts.

Not exact matches

It's a lively volume with contributions by Terry Teachout (drama critic for the Wall Street Journal), Carol Iannone (editor of Academic Questions), and Asia himself (a distinguished composer and professor of composition at U of A), among others, and they all get to the heart of the problem of high culture at the present time in America.

But drama critic Ben Brantley had this to say in the New York Times:

The timing of his sentencing today is interesting, of course, as Albany is currently embroiled in drama surrounding a breakaway Democratic conference that some critics have likened to the four Amigos.

Too much of the time, though, director Rod Lurie (a former film critic whose directorial credits include political dramas such as «The Contender») establishes a pace that dutifully trudges from scene to scene rather than taking time to reveal anything unexpected.

Plus, there's the searing, Hungarian concentration camp drama «Son of Saul,» a movie that took the Grand Prix prize at Cannes and will likely win a host of critics prizes leading up to the time when Oscar ballots go out.

Finally, our critics continue their Oscar season coverage by discussing Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's historical drama about the final months of Abraham Lincoln's life and his efforts during this time to outlaw slavery through passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.

The teaser trailer certainly makes the film look like an embarrassment of riches, with the entire cast seemingly having the time (and hairstyles) of their lives, and if anyone can walk the fine line between serious drama and screwball comedy, and deliver something that audiences and critics alike will love, it's Russell.

In selecting a director of photography for his haunting, elegiacal war drama, Malick chose two - time Academy Award - winning director of photography John Toll, ASC (Legends of the Fall, Braveheart), whose work on The Thin Red Line recently earned him both the New York Film Critics» and National Society of Film Critics» awards for Best Cinematography.

The 10 - episode, one - hour original drama series, premiered last November to praise from critics at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Deadline and Entertainment Weekly.

Several critics» best movies of 2017 lists also flesh out this dark, seedy twist to the drama — «perverse» is used no less than three times!

Abdellatif Kechiche's steamy lesbian drama gave Cannes audiences the vapors, but its path to the Palme was complicated by reports that the director had heinously mistreated his crew, and accusations from critics like The New York Times» Manohla Dargis that the movie «registers as more about Mr. Kechiche's desires than anything else.»

Joan has an eclectic background and has worked as a director of theatre, drama critic, newspaper editor, college professor (at Barry University and the University of Miami), and attorney (with Hunton & Williams in Richmond, Virginia, and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Miami, Florida) on her way to becoming a full - time writer.

The New York Times art critic Holland Cotter wrote that «The drama is in the subtle chemistry of complementary colors, which makes the geometry glow as if light were leaking out from behind it.»

New York Times art critic Holland Carter wrote that «The drama is in the subtle chemistry of complementary colors, which makes the geometry glow as if light were leaking out from behind it.»