Sentences with phrase «age drama which»

The Amazon drama is described as a high - concept thriller and coming - of - age drama which follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off - book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.

An honest, affection - hooking, coming - of - age drama which proves that there is life beyond Hogwarts for Emma Watson.

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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.

This is a volume which does not simply enrich our understanding of Newman; it also brings a human note to the larger religious and political dramas of Victorian England and thus to the background of this, our present age.

Add to this that your parents are probably aging and you might be dealing with health issues or more family drama which equal STRESS.

Most notable were his roles in The Bay Boy — a 1930s coming - of - age story set in Nova Scotia — for which he won a Genie Award in 1984, and the Rob Reiner drama Stand by Me (1986) in which he played a scene - stealing bully.

Toni's no wandering naif in a fairy tale: She's an eager recruit, which means «The Fits» has more in common with boot camp dramas than most coming - of - age flicks.

Malkovich met with near - universal critical praise and garnered an Academy Award nomination for the neophyte feature director — as well as supporting actress Catherine Keener and writer Charlie Kaufman — though Stipe and the film itself were passed over for a Best Picture nod.Despite Single Cell's increasing prominence in the industry, Stipe continued to support C - Hundred for smaller - budgeted niche features such as writer - director Tom Gilroy's Spring Forward and McKay's coming - of - age drama Our Song, both of which were featured at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.

At the age of 12, Robbins joined the Theater for the New City, remaining a member for the next seven years; he also joined his high - school drama club, an experience which afforded him his first opportunities to direct for the stage.

8 Mile is a gritty and gripping drama which has generally aged well and remains one of the highlights of Eminem's career.

Teller is currently on the press circuit in America with co-star Shailene Woodley to promote James Ponsoldt's coming - of - age drama THE SPECTACULAR NOW which has been winning rave reviews since it premiered at Sundance in January and walked away with the Special Jury Prize for the two young actors.

Other film front - runners include the coming - of - age story «Boyhood» and World War II code - cracking drama «The Imitation Game,» which have five nominations each, including best picture (drama).

Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, is a coming - of - age drama in which Farmiga delivers a subtle, nuanced performance completely from the gut, with equally strong and compelling supporting characters.

Naming Number Two (PG for smoking, sensuality, mature themes, mild epithets, and brief violence) Set in the Fiji islands, this intergenerational drama stars Ruby Dee as an aging, widowed matriarch who has summoned her dispersed relatives together for a family reunion and a traditional feast during which she plans to pick her successor.

The BBC has announced the cast for its upcoming BBC One drama Press from director Tom Vaughan (Victoria), which is revolves around competing London newspapers and explores the turbulent media landscape of the 24 - hour news cycle and the digital age.

A major subplot in which Darrel pressures his daughter into a series of underground cage fights feels glaringly contrived (and wildly unnecessary) in the context of a no - holds - barred coming - of - age drama that doesn't really need to cheat.

It highlights «Love, Simon,» the gay coming - of - age teen romantic drama from Fox, as a positive sign, as well as the Oscar win for Chile's «A Fantastic Woman,» which stars trans actress Daniela Vega as a trans character, released by Sony Classics.

Nat Wolff and model Cara Delevinge will star in the coming - of - age drama, which is being directed by Jake Schreier.

Xiu Xiu, which is rather broadly accessible for a coming - of - age drama about a teenage girl who is relocated to remotest China as part of a Communist initiative, was seen as a Miramax telling of its story.

The film is handsomely mounted and Lewin uses an interesting cinematic device to great effect: he cuts to full color when the new portrait is first unveiled and when the aged, diseased image of Dorian is revealed after his descent into depravity, which provides a visual shock to the black and white drama and enhances to horror of the grotesque mutation of the painting.

As impressive as Ruffalo is, though, the real star of this coming - of - age drama might be Forbes» autobiographical script, which is as compellingly specific as it is wise and thoughtful about class, race, family and parental sacrifice.

Tying for second place (with five nominations apiece) were two definite dramas: Boyhood, Richard Linklater's coming - of - age tale filmed over 12 years, and The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Bletchley Park codebreaker Alan Turing.

His 2013 drama «Gloria,» which starred Paulina Garcia in as another unorthodox female lead — in this case, a middle - aged divorcee who finds new love — followed a similar trajectory to «A Fantastic Woman»: Both movies premiered to great acclaim at the Berlin International Film Festival and landed rave reviews.

That left Boyhood, Richard Linklater's audacious 12 - years - in - the - making coming - of - age epic, trailing with just six nominations, the same as Clint Eastwood's Iraq war drama American Sniper, which has recently picked up momentum.

Other high - profile titles screening at the festival, which opens Friday, include «Ginger and Rosa,» filmmaker Sally Potter's coming - of - age drama with Elle Fanning; «Midnight's Children,» director Deepa Mehta's adaptation of the novel by Salman Rushdie, who wrote the screenplay; and «Frances Ha,» a black - and - white look at a young dancer directed by «The Squid...

Saoirse has been nominated for a string of awards for her role in coming - of - age drama, which tells the story of a strong - willed 17 - year - old girl (Saoirse) who maintains a turbulent bond with her mother Marion (Laurie Metcalf).

Over the past forty - plus years, the British filmmaker has put together one of the most diverse and innovative filmographies you can imagine — from her early experimental work, to her fourth - wall - breaking classic of gender fluidity, Orlando (1992), to the minimalist dance - romance The Tango Lesson (1997), in which she played herself, to the Cold War coming - of - age drama Ginger & Rosa (2012).

Cherry (Unrated) Romance drama about the dysfunctional love triangle which develops when an Ivy League freshman (Kyle Gallner) falls for a classmate (Laura Allen) twice his age only to have her 14 year - old daughter (Brittany Robertson) develop a crush on him.

Happiness Runs (Unrated) Coming - of - age drama about a neglected kid (Mark L. Young) raised on a polygamous hippie commune in Malibu who becomes wise enough to start looking for another path than his parents» one which was marked by promiscuity, drugs and a slavish devotion to an exploitative guru (Rutger Hauer).

Now comes Make - Out with Violence, which takes the bittersweet American indie coming - of - age drama and gives it a zombie twist.

In this week's DVD column Glenn looks at an indie film which mixes coming - of - age drama with zombies.

Sony Picture Classics has already purchased this film, which gives you some idea just how much they liked this coming - of - age drama.

Bright Star (PG for mature themes, sensuality, smoking and mild epithets) Oscar - winner Jane Campion (for The Piano) wrote and directed this 19th Century costume drama about the three - year romance of poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and his neighbor Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) which ended prematurely when he contracted tuberculosis and died at the age of 25.

Other notable films that will screen at TIFF include Tom Ford «s «Nocturnal Animals,» with Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams; «Whiplash» director Damien Chazelle «s musical «La La Land,» with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone; Peter Berg «s «Deepwater Horizon,» a true - life drama about the oil spill, starring Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell; Werner Herzog «s «Salt and Fire,» a drama in which Michael Shannon and Gael Garcia Bernal face ecological disaster in South America; Ewan McGregor «s Philip Roth adaptation «American Pastoral,» the actor's directorial debut; Denis Villeneuve «s sci - fi drama «Arrival,» formerly titled «Story of Your Life,» with Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner; Juan Antonio Bayona «s «A Monster Calls»; «Denial,» Mick Jackson's drama starring Rachel Weisz as a historian sued by a Holocaust denier; Irish director Jim Sheridan «s «The Secret Scripture,» with Vanessa Redgrave and Rooney Mara playing two different ages of a woman who keeps a diary of her time in a mental hospital; and «Mascots,» Christopher Guest «s comedy about the world of sports mascots.

He also received glowing reviews for his performance in MISS STEVENS which premiered at SXSW in 2016, as well as the coming - of - age drama HOT SUMMER NIGHTS, which opened at the Austin festival this summer.

Robinson was one of the stars in the coming - of - age drama Kings of Summer, released by CBS Films and once known as Toy's House, which told of three boys building a house in the woods.

It's clear, too, that Remember works as a periodically affecting drama and look at the rigors of aging, while the surprising third act ensures that the movie ends on an exceedingly positive note - which ultimately does secure the picture's place as a top - notch thriller from a director one might've been inclined to simply write off.

Matt Marshall reviews «Patti Cake $,» the coming - of - age rap drama starring Danielle Macdonald, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Logan Lerman stars in the coming - of - age drama, which is based on the novel by Philip Roth about the son of a kosher butcher who leaves his sheltered family life in New Jersey to attend college in Ohio, where he clashes with the dean (Tracy Letts) and falls for a classmate (Sarah Gadon).

Since The Last Detail, Ponicsan has written a dozen more novels, one of which he adapted into a screenplay (Cinderella Liberty); meanwhile, his screenwriting credits branch out from military dramas into coming - of - age stories (Vision Quest), high - school dramas (School Ties, co-written by Dick Wolf), and political thrillers (Sydney Pollack's Random Hearts).

Rounding out the best picture category were the romantic drama «Call Me by Your Name,» the Winston Churchill biopic «Darkest Hour,» the coming - of - age dramedy «Lady Bird,» the period romance «Phantom Thread,» the Pentagon Papers drama «The Post» and the smash hybrid of horror and social satire «Get Out,» which picked up four nominations overall, including writing and directing nods for Jordan Peele and a lead actor nomination for Daniel Kaluuya.

The film marks a change in direction for DeMonaco, and is described as a period coming - of - age family drama which -LSB-...]

A new UK trailer has debuted for Greg Berlanti's coming - of - age comedy drama Love, Simon which stars Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Jorge Lendeborg, Miles Heizer, Keiynan Lonsdale, Logan Miller, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, and Tony Hale; watch it here... Everyone deserves a great love story.

Along with Stranger Things, Levy and 21 Laps» other recent productions include the critically acclaimed coming - of - age drama THE SPECTACULAR NOW starring Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller as well as the Fox comedy WHY HIM starring James Franco and Bryan Cranston, which has earned over $ 115 million to date.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS An American Affair (R for profanity and sexuality) Coming - of - age drama, set in 1963 against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis, about the forbidden relationship which blossoms between a lonely 13 year - old (Cameron Bright) and the stunningly - beautiful divorcee (Gretchen Mol) who moves in next - door.

Ergüven directed the 2015 coming - of - age drama Mustangs, which was a favorite at Cannes and nominated for a best - foreign - language film Oscar.

The whole school and invited guests enjoyed a street party in the new courtyard, which links the main teaching building to the drama studio block at the school, for girls aged four to 11 and boys aged three to four.

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I couldn't help but think of Mad Men - the drama series based on the golden age of Madison Avenue advertising firms — in which the show's main character, Don Draper, says, «Change is neither good or bad.