Sentences with phrase «actors than writers»

People are also more aware of actors than writers, which may be why actors get so much negative coverage.

Not exact matches

In 2015, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis commissioned actor - writer Dael Orlandersmith — a warm - hearted and gregarious performer whose work I've been watching since her appearance here on «Milly's Orchid Show» more than 20 years ago — to work on...

You might say that scientists are not ordinary, any more than serious actors or writers are.

I'm surrounded by incredible business women (actors, writers, designers, artists, producers, etc.) who are extremely accomplished and have significantly more notoriety than I do.

Multi-lingual American, voice actor, writer, two Masters degrees, world traveler to more than forty countries, toned and in shape, seeks slim, intelligent, well - read, independent lady for future adventures.

Tim Robbins ranks among contemporary cinema's most acclaimed and provocative voices; a multifaceted talent, he has proved so adept at wearing the various hats of actor, writer, and director that no less a figure than the legendary filmmaker Robert Altman declared him the second coming of Orson Welles.

I thought Jon was good, but he probably is a btter writer than an actor, although he played his part well.

With director Hytner and writer Bennett reuniting, it's also interesting to note that more than a dozen actors from The History Boys make appearances here.

Pirates of the Caribbean is the first film ever released under the Walt Disney Pictures brand to receive higher than a PG rating (the film is rated PG - 13), and the team assembled to make the film is a virtual Who's who of hot properties: Director Gore Verbinski had a huge hit last year with the spook fest The Ring, Writers Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott were the writing team behind Shrek, Actor Johnny Depp is so extremely selective in his roles no one would ever imagine he'd do a Disney film, Orlando Bloom is fresh off the Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Geoffrey Rush has at least one Academy Award under his belt, and Keira Knightley has become a hot property after her performance in the run away indie hit Bend It Like Beckham.

Corbet clearly wants to be more than just an actor... and has the skills and vision to make a name for himself as a filmmaker; he has an ear for dialogue, unique artistic vision and technical skills proving he has the making of a great writer - director.

Writer, Director, Actor, and Producer Seth MacFarlane's latest flick A Million Ways To Die In The West is more of a vanity piece than an actual movie.

Writers and directors Jim Rash and Nat Faxon have managed to obtain a group of wildly talented actors who manage to hold the film afloat but decided to play it safe and deliver us the expected beats rather than attempting something new.

In one sense, writers had it easier than actors or directors because they could keep working by hiding behind pseudonyms.

Everyone else, from the writers to the directors to the actors seems to be more than a little lost.

Watching the flirtatious dance and often awkward exploratory stage of what was once called the rituals of courting offers a writer, actor and director infinitely more possibilities than what we associate with the years of deep connection labeled as love.

Who better to tell Wiseau's story than director / writer / producer / artist / Columbia professor / actor James Franco?

I wouldn't expect any less from the director of «Final Destination 5» and the writer of «Step Up All In,» but it's hard not to feel bad for the actors involved, especially Richard Armitage, because he deserves better than this kind of SyFy summer schlock.

He works on so many movies in so many different capacities — actor, producer, director, writer — that this year's triumphs seem less a culmination than a byproduct.

«Eddie Murphy has had a spectacular career as a comedian, actor, writer, producer and director, spanning more than 35 years,» said dick clark productions CEO Allen Shapiro.

With that premise to work with let's hope the actor / writer / director / producer and his alter - ego can scare - up a few more laughs than they do here.

Historically, academy voters have often preferred the non-auteur directors, perhaps because these filmmakers seem to be more collaborative, working closely with writers, actors and other crew members rather than running a one - man show.

Zach Braff's Sundance surprise, «Garden State,» may not be that significant for Generation Y, but it comes pretty damn close with director / writer / actor Braff's keen eye for filmmaking and a simple, truth - be-told story that's more realistic than any other Hollywood joint.

Executive Producer Chris Carter and writer Glen Morgan felt it was vital for Brad Dourif to play the part, though the actor wanted more than what the show's budget allowed.

Of the many thrills that come from interviewing creative people — variously, unknown, ascendant and at the top of their game — there's also the under - discussed flipside: talking with, 1) vapid young «actors» (line - reciters is more like it) who have neither a sense of film history nor an appreciation for their occupational good fortune and, 2) perfectly genial writers and directors who are nonetheless so relentlessly on script — occasionally reciting entire career - checking passages verbatim from press notes no doubt spit - polished into significance by some friendly faction in the dark wings — that you realize they actually have less summary insight or thoughts about several months or years of their own work than you do after 90 to 120 minutes with it.

Though that's less about age of everyone involved — all the stars, not to mention the creative duo of Showalter and writer / director David Wain, have become only sharper and funnier as their careers have risen — than about the challenge of shifting from a 97 - minute film to collections of eight half - hour episodes, and of managing the schedules of its more - famous actors.

With his debut feature, writer - director - actor Duchovny misses a lot more than he hits.

Sterritt **** Two friends, a recently divorced writer and a marriage - bound actor, spend a weekend together in rural California, running into more complications and conundrums of the heart than they ever expected.

Director Doug Liman, and Writer Gary Spinelli come out swinging with this stylish look - back on the late 70's and early 80's proving that sometimes life is stranger than fiction and that Tom Cruise, when given well crafted material, is still a solid actor of bravdic male characters.

«Get Out» is Peele's big - screen directorial debut, but he's been honing his skills as an actor, writer, director and producer for more than a dozen years.

Rebecca Murray has reviewed Hollywood movies and interviewed actors, writers, directors, and producers for more than a decade for About.com and now helms the popular online movie site ShowbizJunkies.com.

The kid actors are fine but asked to be little more than slapstick variations on the same old same old: the myopic one, the morbidly obese one, the one destined for bigger things, and the future writer.

We asked the experts — more than 70 stand - up comedians, actors and writer and directors who make a living tickling our funny bones.

In a country that values the ballroom dancing talents of washed - up actors, writers were less than afterthoughts.

«Packed with vintage stills, footage, and movie clips, this moving tribute to Harper Lee and her beloved novel includes interviews with more than 25 actors, celebrities, writers, and close friends.

This book has done more than just impress the publishing market; it has also popped out curious questions that keep the mind wondering what exactly was the thought - process of script writers, actors and directors behind the iconic movie, Star Trek.

Now, thanks to a cast of more than two dozen actors and eight writers, we can watch ten terminal vignettes in the new Los Angeles - based play, «Airport Encounters.»

Hear from writer / director David Cage and lead actors Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe on the intricacies of the set design, and how performance capture for a video game is so different than a traditional movie shoot.

In fact, according to a recent report by the University of Southern California's Stevens Institute for Innovation, «there are more artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians living and working in Los Angeles than any other city at any time in the history of civilization.»

Or was it, as Scanlan said, akin to a work of theater, in which writer, director and actor collaborate on something greater than the sum of its parts?