Sentences with phrase «acting performance in a film»

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We should not, perhaps, pay to see the performance of an actress who must get herself drunk in order to act out a sex scene with a married co-star, any more than the film industry should allow animals to be harmed in the making of a film.

Part of musical performance involves narcissism, just as some part of writing or acting or painting or sculpting or making film is deeply self - absorbed, but we don't condemn musicians or artists for daring to put their creations out in public for people to see.

A definitely disjointed film, it coasts on the competent performances of co-stars Mendelsohn and Reynolds to keep viewers invested in a controversial third act that feels like a betrayal of the genre.

Although it could use tighter editing — like most everything in this regrettably paced film — the third act reappearance of Gollum is terrific, and amplified by a go - for - broke motion - capture performance by Andy Serkis.

Hanks» solid yet stiff performance is, in the end, emblematic of everything that's wrong with Inferno, as the film's overly serious feel is completely at odds with the fun, fast - paced tone of Brown's page - turner - with, especially, the dull third act ensuring that the movie ends on as anti-climactic a note as one could envision.

Another float in the «People Acting Nasty Right There in Front of You» parade that's been marching through our theaters for the past couple of years, the film boasts several respectable performances.

The film's final act is both its best and worst, anchored by the long - gestating blow - up between the young newlyweds — naturally, it's set on the eponymous Chesil Beach — that sees both Howle and Ronan delivering show - stopping performances and Sean Bobbitt's lush cinematography combining beauty and function in with total precision.

Director Stanley Kubrick, working from a script cowritten with Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson, kicks Paths of Glory off with an admittedly less - than - engrossing stretch, as the movie boasts (or suffers from) a somewhat talky first act that doesn't contain much in the way of compelling elements - although, by that same token, it's clear that the film benefits substantially from Kubrick's stellar directorial choices and a host of above - average performances.

As the third act reels in, itâ (TM) s (Shia LeBeouf) who carriers this film all the way to the end, with a very impressive performance from him.

Unlike the vast majority of his contemporaries, however, he could truly act as well as make music, delivering superb, natural performances in films for directors like Martin Scorsese, Sam Peckinpah, and John Sayles.

Kent's film is expertly written and beautifully acted, boasting unnerving performances from not only a stellar lead in Essie Davis, but also the alarmingly spot - on young Noah Wiseman.

Both films follow a group of students (in 1980, Maureen Teefy, Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, and Barry Miller are the stand outs, in 2009, it's Kay Panabaker, Naturi Naughton, Walter Perez, and Paul Iacono) through their four years at a prestigious New York performance arts school where they learn to act, sing and dance.

Carano's screen presence evokes nothing less than»70s Pam Grier — where the effect is not that of an actor giving a natural and charismatic performance in a film, but, rather, a natural and charismatic person acting in a film.

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot is an acting showcase featuring one of the best performances of Joaquin Phoenix «s career and a supporting turn for Jonah Hill that joins his acclaimed performances in films like Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street.

Watts delivers a believable performance as a single mother determined to raise her children despite previous hardship; although her maternal success and enthusiasm is wasted in her character's involvement in the film's final act.

Since that 2013 performance, Katie has starred in Barrett's new film Glassland - acting opposite world - famous Aussie star Toni Collette (Muriel's Wedding) and Irish Hollywood newcomer Jack Raynor (Transformers); getting a taste of the profession at its highest level.

Q: Because you've done a lot of acting in the past, when directing the performances in the film did you apply what you'd learnt or valued from directors on other projects?

All three actors deliver infectious performances in this subtle, sensitive piece, and despite fierce competition from the War Horse and The Artist's pet pooch, this film's soulful Jack Russell terrier gets my vote as the year's best animal act.

The dissection of a real life legal case from every possible point of view may be the main subject from Barbet Schroeder's «Reversal of Fortune» but the heart of the film unquestionably resides in one of the most amazing acting performances in the history of cinema: Jeremy Iron's portrayal of Claus Von Bulow

Alexander Payne's Downsizing opened the Venice Film Festival and while the film itself is a polarizing, uneven story, it boasts a powerful, touching and funny performance by Hong Chau who plays an immigrant and activist who protests the Vietnamese government's acts against her small village and ends up shrunken and placed in a TV set at a Target store in...

Once the film shifts to Germany, however, the rapid - fire montages stop in favor of long, theatrical takes which emphasize the nuances of acting performances.

Instead of Howell, whose performances in films always seem to be underrated, we have two underwear models with passable acting abilities in Knighton and Bush.

Emily Blunt delivers an extraordinary performance in the lead role (rather than simply acting drunk, she plays Rachel as an alcoholic desperately trying to look sober), but it feels like she's in a different film — one that isn't marred by soapy plot turns and Taylor's messy direction.

At its core, it is a derivative film, not only because it is a remake, but it is also very similar to other films to come out in the years before it, including Alien and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but it still manages to hold its own through the fantastic action, Ennio Morricone's (The Untouchables) sparse and haunting score, and the lively acting by all of the performers, with especially memorable performances by Kurt Russell (Stargate, Tombstone) and Keith David (They Live, Final Analysis).

Interesting casting sees singer Norah Jones in her feature film debut, and while you certainly won't see anything in her performance to suggest big things in her future from an acting standpoint, she does a decent enough job in a relatively undemanding role.

Despite a fine ensemble of Oscar - friendly actors, there's no chance in Mordor it'll receive an acting nomination, and it's not exactly a secret that actors tend to vote for the film with the strongest performances.

And while they both give fine performances in that film, here the two of them are already an unbeatable double act.

Acting wise it is Alexandra Daddario as stranded daughter Blake who delivers the best performance in the film.

My Man Godfrey features brilliant performances by Carole Lombard and William Powell, and was the first film to receive Academy Award nominations in all four acting categories.

Over at USA Today, Susan Wloszczyna has come to the conclusion that, in a fairly weak year for film with a less - than - competitive Best Picture slate to show for it, the performance categories are where it's at this year: The real action this year is in the acting.

His performances were a masterclass in both restrained and unbridled passionate film acting.

Brendan Gleeson is among several acting powerhouses tipped by influential US film website Indiewire for Oscar glory for his performance in Calvary.

Boogie Nights is one of the best films of the 1990s, riddled with amazing acting performances and beautiful, more or less obvious homages to the movies which motivated Anderson to grab a camera in the first place.

What sinks the film, ultimately, is a flat storyline and a performance by Bale and his semi-adulterous love interest (Natascha McElhone, demonstrating that her inhuman remove in Solaris wasn't acting) that saps interest and disrupts rhythm.

It's a theme reflected in the film as well when Hannah takes acting classes, not just to relieve boredom but to allow her the chance to release hidden feelings through performance.

Their performances wind up becoming the saving grace of the film since their wide range and great chemistry together sells the more sincere and dramatic moments in the final act.

Starring the bandleader Paul Whiteman, then widely celebrated as the King of Jazz, the film drew from Broadway variety shows of the time to present a spectacular array of sketches, performances by such acts as the Rhythm Boys (featuring a young Bing Crosby), and orchestral numbers overseen by Whiteman himself (including a larger - than - life rendition of George Gershwin's «Rhapsody in Blue»)-- all lavishly staged by veteran theater director John Murray Anderson and beautifully shot in early Technicolor.

One of the best performances I've seen this year is delivered by Cristela Alonzo in «The Actor,» a brilliantly acted installment of Sigal Avin's essential short film series, #ThatsHarrassment.

The other Satellite winners in the film acting categories were Jessica Chastain («The Tree of Life») and Viola Davis («The Help»), the latter tabbed as a lead performance.

For that matter, if academy voters took international cinema seriously, they might have spared a thought for Beya, a Congolese woman who had never acted on - screen before giving her mesmerizing performance in «Félicité» (shortlisted as Senegal's entry for the foreign - language film Oscar).

Though never awful, Hemsworth's performance sometimes appears to be a wan tribute act riffing on performances in Mann's previous films.

For the film, she received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress — Motion Picture, and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble, and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Cast and Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer.

It is wonderfully shot with symbolism in abundance, a score by Jonny Greenwood that is as eerie as the film itself and stellar acting performances.

Reason: With his film Smashed opening last fall with a commendable performance from Winstead, it is certainly curious to see where the acting / directing duo will go next, especially with the presence of Woodley, who hasn't been seen on the silver screen since her award winning turn in The Descendants.

Add some terrible directing, highly implausible moments from both films and phoned in performances from all cast members (except 50 Cent because he can't act worth a damn anyway) and you have two of the dumbest films I wasted my time with in 2012.

Add to that some amazing performances (I love Holly Hunter in this so much), and you have a film that acts almost as medicine for all the aches and pains we've acquired in the last twelve months.

In the second part of a three - chapter conversation conducted over months via a large Google Doc, Manuela Lazic and Adam Nayman discuss acting and how film critics interpret performances.

Braff's acting is respectable as the main character, delivering a performance that's good enough for the film but not for an Oscar, though his ingenious cinematography will blow you away with a healthy mix of experimental over-processing and beautifully lit shots of a nighttime dip in the pool and a rainstorm journey through the city junkyard.

Gerwig, who has acted in numerous films, including Noah Baumbach's Greenberg and Frances Ha, Todd Solondz's Wiener - Dog and Barry Levinson's The Humbling, has crafted some interesting performances.

Emma's output has been equally abundant, and includes a new take on Goneril in a superb BBC2 production of King Lear, and a breathtaking performance as a High Court judge in the film version of Ian McEwan's The Children Act (both directed by Richard Eyre).