Sentences with phrase «war drama as»

Jack O'Connell (Starred Up) leads this war drama as a young British soldier, left in a daze when his unit accidentally abandons him on the hectic...

Jack O'Connell (Starred Up) leads this war drama as a young British soldier, left in a daze when his unit accidentally abandons him on the hectic streets of Belfast at the height of the Troubles.

Not exact matches

Bucky and Cap haven't really been able to hang out as friends without any superhero drama since World War II, so it's been a while.

UBER — SOFTBANK: Uber's dialing down the drama as its warring board members agreed to a deal that allows a multibillion - dollar investment by SoftBank Group to proceed.

As the Cold War was rooted in a conflict of ideologies and visions, so it was a drama unfolding in narrative form, and nobody could equal John Paul as a master of the dramatic artAs the Cold War was rooted in a conflict of ideologies and visions, so it was a drama unfolding in narrative form, and nobody could equal John Paul as a master of the dramatic artas a master of the dramatic arts.

As the drama develops the jury, with Athena decisive vote, decides to reject vengeance, and thus avoids a civil war, and corrects what is evil in their society.

The faith - group programs, representing Protestant, Catholics, and Jews, have consistently provided documentaries, dramas, and discussions which dealt with issues almost never touched by commercial broadcasting: the economic factors behind nuclear armaments; the issues behind draft evasion (during the Vietnam War); the real causes of worldwide starvation; and the problems of people who are ignored almost completely by the media, such as the aging who can not live on their pensions, unwed mothers, farm workers who have no homes, undocumented aliens whom we wish to employ but not pay, and refugees we are sending back to certain death in their own countries.

In Shakespeare's poems, the creative power and the intellectual energy wrestle as in a war embrace... At length, in the drama they were reconciled, and fought each with its shield before the breast of the other.

There is nothing to compare with it in Egyptian or Babylonian literature, and in Greek literature, even a great anti-war drama, such as Euripides» «Trojan Women» — first performed in 415 B.C. — issues in no such positive demand for war's elimination as the Hebrews reached centuries before.

«True Grit» may be last novel of the War of Northern Aggression and must be seen as such to understand the ingenious nuance written into this superb drama.

The huge gallery surrounding the 18th green in the late afternoon shadows applauded these two survivors of so much Masters drama as if they were heroes returning from foreign wars.

As well as the great events of war and economic crises, and the quieter drama of constitutional change, this era has been studded with democratic protests of every sorAs well as the great events of war and economic crises, and the quieter drama of constitutional change, this era has been studded with democratic protests of every soras the great events of war and economic crises, and the quieter drama of constitutional change, this era has been studded with democratic protests of every sort.

One program, «Inside Einstein's Mind,» succeeded not only because it dealt in a convincing way with the complexities of theoretical physics, but also because it revealed a very human drama as Einstein raced to complete his general theory of relativity in 1915, even as the world seemed to be falling apart during World War I as was his marriage.

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.

Completing his law studies after World War One service, Brackett turned to writing magazine articles and novels; this led to a stint as drama critic for The New Yorker.

Formulaic, cheesy with its fluff and histrionics, - to the point of superficializing a sense of narrative weight, and inconsistent with its tone, pacing and overall structure, this film falls as a pretty forgettable war drama, flavored up by the decent visual style, worthy subject matter, lively direction and endearing performances which secure Jesse Hibbs» «To Hell and Back» as an almost thoroughly entertaining and sometimes effective, if ultimately underwhelming account of Audie Murphy's struggles as a farm boy - turned - military man.

Christian Bale delivers a bravura performance as an unhinged Gulf War veteran leading his boyhood best friend (Freddy Rodriguez) astray during a drug - fueled foray into the seedier side of Los Angeles in this gritty drama.

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro returns to the phantasmagorical cinema that defined such early fare as Cronos and The Devil's Backbone with this haunting fantasy - drama set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and detailing the strange journeys of an imaginative young girl who may be the mythical princess of an underground kingdom.

In 1987, he starred as anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom alongside Kevin Kline, and though the film itself alienated some critics (Pauline Kael called it «dumbfounding»), Washington's powerful performance earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.Two years later, Washington netted another Best Supporting Actor nod — and won the award — for his turn as an embittered yet courageous runaway slave in the Civil War drama Glory.

On one side, there's the administration of Richard Nixon, whose own voice provides the stakes of the drama as he phones various officials looking for a way to silence reports about a classified document that could change the country's perspective on the war in the Vietnam.

He returned to the Oscar race in 2014 playing the title role in Clint Eastwood's 21st century war drama American Sniper, for which he also was nominated for Best Picture, having served as a producer on the film.

Davis, meanwhile, plays Nona, one of the school's few remaining conscientious members of staff, a ground - down teacher who still wants to take pride in her role as an educator, which in the reductive world of this movie makes her the teaching drama equivalent of the «Good German» in an old - school war movie.

Angelina Jolie's second feature as a director, following her under - the - radar 2011 Bosnian drama In the Land of Blood and Honey, is a beautifully shot, well - acted, and worthy - to - a-fault Second World War survivor story that only intermittently achieves the kind of emotional impact for which it aims.

Asian actress Lisa Lu made an auspicious American film debut as Mme Sue - Mei Hung in the 1960 war drama The Mountain Road.

Littered with low points — lame comedy, dubious history, fumbling drama and a love story so inept as to make a pacifist long for war.

A solid piece of storytelling that doesn't pander, skips the usual POW stereotypes and allows the film to work reasonably well as an epic of war, a survival story, a prison thriller, a murder mystery and a courtroom drama.

In television, Sutherland won both Emmy and Golden Globe awards as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the HBO film Citizen X, and he won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Clark Clifford, advisor to President Lyndon B. Johnson, in the HBO historical drama Path to War.

The White Countess A war drama set in 1936 Shanghai with Natasha Richardson as a Russian countess and Ralph Fiennes as a blind ex-diplomat.

Now Hulu is hoping to tease the drama out of that national doubt with «11.22.63,» a nine - part time - travel epic executive produced by «Star Wars» director J.J. Abrams and starring James Franco as Jake Epping, a writing teacher who goes back to the early 1960s to stop Oswald and change the course of history.

Ehrenreich has a role in war drama The Yellow Birds and will be seen in Warren Beatty's as - yet - untitled new Howard Hughes film.

In the new comedy - drama War Dogs, Jonah Hill and Miles Teller play childhood friends who meet up again in their late 20s and go into business as arms dealers.

Following their work as award - winning commercial and music video directors, Rønning and Sandberg directed the World War II action drama «Max Manus: Man of War» before taking on «Kon - Tiki.»

The World War I drama Wings, which would become the first winner of the Best Picture Oscar, is clearly cut from the same cloth and not quite as effectively.

Language: English Genre: Drama / Biography MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Ron Howard Actors: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany Plot: A genius mathematician takes a job as a code breaker during the cold war where he recluses himself to those around him, including his wife.

There were, as usual, movies about fractious racial divisions, including «Mudbound,» Dee Rees» symphonic, superbly acted drama about two Mississippi families — one white, one black — struggling to survive in the shadow of World War II.

Language: English Genre: Biography / Drama MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Steven Spielberg Actors: Daniel Day - Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones Plot: Steven Spielberg's long - in - the - work biography of the sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, as he presides over nation, and family, during the Civil War.

The World War II drama Churchill is set for release in the UK next Friday, June 16th, and thanks to Lionsgate UK we've got an exclusive clip from the film, which features Brian Cox as the legendary British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Miranda Richardson as his wife Clementine.

And sure enough, what begins as a clarion call settles into a somewhat familiar period costume drama spiced up now and again with racy sequences nonetheless sobered by the memory of the delirious hedonism of that opening, wherein we get Dracula's backstory as a hero of a holy war, repulsing Muslim invaders in Romania, turning to blasphemy when the vengeful Turks fool his wife Elisabeta (Winona Ryder) into believing that her beloved has died on the battlefield, and gleefully chewing artificial scenery with toothy relish.

In the tradition of the platoon drama, they represent different types — the young Student, the hearty Bavarian, the protective Lieutenant, and the married man Karl (the only one to be called by name)-- and have bonded as friends under fire, but the film chronicles the way the war grinds them up and leaves them dead or broken.

As a crippled war vet in Oliver Stone's Vietnam drama, Cruise turns from a starry - eyed, clean - cut soldier to a vocal, harried Vietnam protestor.

As FX's gripping, magnificent Cold War drama The Americans jumps into its fourth season Wednesday night with its usual hypertension, its makers are always quick to remind us that their show is first and foremost about a marriage.

Considering how that film was not exactly a commercial success, this may not sound like a big deal to many of you but as someone who believes that bleak and bruising comedy - drama to be one of the great unsung movies of the decade — the kind of film that the great Billy Wilder might have made once upon a time — I went into the screening with the kind of over-the-top sense of anticipation that many felt as they walked into «Avengers: Infinity War.»

• «War for the Planet of the Apes,» directed by Matt Reeves, which expands the science - fiction franchise to an emotionally resonant war drama, as the reclusive ape leader Caesar (Andy Serkis) faces off against an enigmatic human colonel (Woody HarrelsoWar for the Planet of the Apes,» directed by Matt Reeves, which expands the science - fiction franchise to an emotionally resonant war drama, as the reclusive ape leader Caesar (Andy Serkis) faces off against an enigmatic human colonel (Woody Harrelsowar drama, as the reclusive ape leader Caesar (Andy Serkis) faces off against an enigmatic human colonel (Woody Harrelson).

The studio is pushing this high - quality World War II drama as a summer blockbuster, and only after that goal has been met will they pursue Oscar ambitions.

In addition, The Weinstein Company's Oscar hopeful, the Alfonso Gomez - Rejon - directed period drama The Current War, will serve as the fest's Centerpiece Film.

Mel Gibson's bloody World War II drama «Hacksaw Ridge» scored with critics and audiences in Venice, who praised Andrew Garfield's performance as a Pacifist medic trying to save his fellow soldiers on the battlefield; he landed Critics Choice, Golden Globe SAG, and BAFTA nominations.

Even the company's grown - up divisions, like Touchstone Pictures, rarely vied for that honor, until the field was widened and Touchstone began distributing live - action DreamWorks productions such as the Steven Spielberg dramas War Horse and Lincoln.

An edgy sense of realism makes this back - from - war drama surprisingly engaging, even though it's never as original as we hope it will be.

As I was walking into the movie theater to watch The Monuments Men, I asked my friend who was with me a question that had been plaguing me about the movie since I first saw the advertisements: Is this movie supposed to be a comedy, a drama, a war movie, or something in between?

Claire Denis resolutely refuses to make simple movies, so this intense drama set during a civil war in central Africa feels somewhat elusive as it concentrates on emotions rather than plotting.