Sentences with phrase «age drama takes»
Set in 2002, Greta Gerwig's semi-autobiographical coming - of - age drama takes a simple premise — a daughter's (Ronan) tumultuous relationship with her mother (Laurie Metcalf)-- and makes it universal with rapid - fire witticisms and poignant characterisations.
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«Moonlight,» the coming of age tale of a young black boy in Miami, also won the best adapted screenplay statuette, while grief - driven independent drama «Manchester by the Sea» took home original screenplay.
Despite the obvious and massive NCAA problems behind all this drama, the NBA hasn't helped by instituting its age minimum rule and refusing to take action despite widespread agreement that it's not working.
One final caveat: If you always fall for much younger or older men and the relationships don't go well, take some time to think about whether there's something you're looking for from these partners — such as a yearning to be taken care of or a desire to escape from the reality of middle - age — that you can give yourself, without all the relationship drama.
Robert Englund began his acting training at age 12, taking drama courses at the University of Oakland, U.C.L.A., California State - Northridge, the Michigan Academy of Dramatic Arts, and the Rochester, NY, branch of R.A.D.A. Englund made his first professional appearance in a Cleveland production of Godspell.
The same can be said for 5 FLIGHTS UP, a hugely enjoyable if slight drama starring Oscar winners Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman as an aging married couple who decide to sell their walk - up Brooklyn apartment before they get too old to take the stairs.
Dory has a spark that never catches fire, leaving the bulk of its personality up to Driver and her interesting take on the often strange moods of this coming - of - age musical drama.
The debut feature from David O. Russell is a coming of age drama starring Jeremy Davies as Raymond, an intelligent young man who comes home from school to reluctantly take care of his mother.
Everything looks like a dream in this coming - of - age drama that takes viewers back to 1951.
In movies, coming - of - age has become convenient shorthand for the crush of stories about the high school crowd — sci - fi, drama, comedy, horror, take your pick.
Language: English Genre: Drama / Sport MPAA rating: PG Director: Barry Levinson Actors: Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger Plot: A middle - aged ballplayer with a checkered past rises from the depths like a Phoenix to take a losing team to the championship.
What You Need To Know: While we've faced apocalypses aplenty this year already, one thing we haven't seen so far is a coming - of - age, human drama - based take on the cinematic staple.
Outskirts Theatre Company takes the stage of the Tenth Street Theatre this month with a production of the early 2000's coming - of - age drama Bare: A Pop Opera.
However, like all Edgar, Frost and Pegg collaborations, the shackles of convention are forcefully removed as they take this ordinary and somewhat touching coming of age drama and lead it down the action / sci - fi / comedy path.
Coming - of - age drama «Moonlight» took Best Ensemble and Best Supporting Actor — Mahershala Ali.
Coming - of - age drama Call Me By Your Name took the adapted screenplay award, while Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was also named outstanding British film.
The coming - of - age drama Paper Towns took the No. 6 spot.
A Girl like Grace (Unrated) Ryan Destiny portrays the title character in this coming - of - age drama as a grieving 17 year - old who is taken under the wing of her late BFF's (Paige Hurd) street-wise big sister (Meagan Good) after the friend commits suicide.
Now comes Make - Out with Violence, which takes the bittersweet American indie coming - of - age drama and gives it a zombie twist.
Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams star in this baseball drama about an aging scout who takes his daughter on a recruiting trip.
A soul - searcher family drama, the film follows Winstead's Alex, an environmentalist attorney so preoccupied with work that her husband (Messina), feeling neglected and trapped as a stay - at - home dad, takes a sabbatical from the family, leaving Alex to take care of her aging actor dad (Johnson) and ten - year - old son (Skylar Gaertner).
OK, the script strong - arms us into surrender here and there, but more often it gently takes an elbow, exactly as Chbosky did in his previous feature, 2012's soulful and compassion - filled coming - of - age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Justin Kirk is now set to star opposite Jennifer Garner in the indie coming - of - age drama, taking over the role initially set for Moyer, who exited the pic earlier this month due to scheduling issues.
Robert Lorenz's drama follows an aged baseball scout, who takes his daughter on his last recruiting trip.
Coming - of - age drama «Call Me by Your Name» has scored six Spirit Award nominations, with «Good Time» and «Get Out» taking five each.
«Jeff Nichols takes an unexpected detour from the psychological horrors of Take Shelter with his latest film entitled Mud: a thoughtful coming - of - age drama driven by the limitless power of love — and the great lengths many of us go to find it, obtain it, and keep it.
(In English and Gaelic with subtitles) House of Boys (Unrated) Homoerotic, coming - of - age drama, set in 1984, about a rebellious, gay teen (Layke Anderson) who runs away to Amsterdam where he seduces his straight roommate (Benn Northover) into a torrid love affair that takes a tragic turn when he ends up HIV +.
And while Steve Faber and Bob Fisher's script is unusually witty, what could have been a classic goofball, belated - coming - of - age tale takes a weird turn into chick - flick drama realm that's out of sync with the frat - boy laughs.
Following the release of the first poster [take a look here], a trailer has arrived online for Luca Guadagnino's coming - of - age drama Call Me By Your Name.
Grade: B + — Jeff Nichols takes an unexpected detour from the psychological horrors of Take Shelter with his latest film entitled Mud: a thoughtful coming - of - age drama driven by the limitless power of love — and the great lengths many of us go to find it, obtain it, and keep it.
Hiko Mitsuzuka takes on the haunting and heart - wrenching coming - of - age drama «Moonlight» from writer - director Barry Jenkins.
(Chad Hartigan (Luke and Brie Are on a First Date) takes the fish out of water slash coming of age drama to new areas in Morris From America.
With high drama, Donnelly weaves a real - life murder that took place in 1906 in upstate New York into this coming - of - age story about 16 - year - old Mattie, whose father wants her to marry their handsome neighbor and forbids her to accept a college scholarship.
In this extraordinary novel, Anne Enright explores the momentous drama of everyday life; the volatile connections between people; the wry, accurate take on families, marriage, and brittle middle age.
Here again is the momentous drama of everyday life; the volatile connections between people; the wry, accurate take on families, marriage, and brittle middle age.
Take a company like BioWare: it makes great genre adventures like Dragon Age and Mass Effect but it would be fascinating to see the studio tackling a drama, something in the real - world.