Sentences with phrase «arc of»

While you prefer to see Niccol writing his own stories instead of trying to find the next Twilight, the arc of his career suggests he will soon be forced to take whatever he can get.

Each of the play's many extended family members is crucial to the arc of the narrative, their secrets and lies and blind spots all converging into one operatically messy family story, yet when translated to the language of film, their individual presences greatly damage time and space.

Rango follows the arc of many classic Westerns, and speaks strongly to principles of self - respect and inner heroism.

Cake follows the formulaic arc of catharsis and healing too closely to be considered a major film, but its careful balance of humor and anguish, its sense of mirthless drollery, isn't something you see every day.

The duo's friendship and eventual falling - out, which Domscheit - Berg recounted in the 2011 book Inside WikiLeaks, makes up the dramatic arc of Bill Condon's stylistically aggressive, empty - headed political thriller.

There's also the Twin Towers: a place where you can battle the 4 Black Riders, character that originally appeared in the second story arc of the Monster Hunter Stories anime series.

Fortunately, the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice, and a rabid fandom is forming around the love story between 1950s New York housewife Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett) and sullen department store clerk Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara).

Let's be clear, though, Selma is a narrative feature — not a documentary — and it is told from a very specific point - of - view, the POV of an African - American woman too young to have been alive in 1965, but old enough to know how important that year was in the «arc of the moral universe.»

However, the ending is forced and disappointingly safe, as the arc of the story plays - out exactly as expected.

Granted, a number of characters died, but none of them played an important role in this arc of the story.

Wisely, DuVernay and screenwriter Paul Webb don't compensate by covering the entire arc of King's life.

I suppose that, since the arc of the story is itself auxiliary to what comes later — most pertinently the events of A New Hope — the lack of personality or the subtly romantic textures we've become so accustomed to over the years is almost intentional.

On the flipside, the arc of Zac Efron's character, which generally sees him wishing he were valued by his peers (things don't go so well with his buddies), showcases all of the women around him viewing him as a sexpot only useful for his body.

Meanwhile, the fest's first date - to - last straw arc of power - coupling will do nicely, thanks.

he gets the most complex arc of the film, and as I said in my full review, it's a performance that reminds you just how fantastic of an actor Del Toro is.

Last week's episode, «The King,» was certainly funny, but it felt weirdly isolated from the overall arc of the season.

Even those of us who did not like the character arc of Sam Rockwell's character in Three Billboards loved Frances McDormand's performance as the vengeful mother, both pitiful and inspiring, looking for justice for her raped and murdered daughter.

Spacek movingly portrays Carrie's arc of growing self confidence as the prom approaches through a strengthening physicality; she stands taller and begins to look people in the eye.

Set in Brooklyn, the arc of this uneven offering retraces the trademark, unlikely - buddy blueprint wherein the protagonists are called on the carpet back at the precinct following a badly botched stakeout.

It's not very hard to anticipate the arc of this Christian - oriented message movie which tends to telegraph most of its punches.

Set after the events of The Last Jedi, the latest arc of Poe Dameron picks up with the remnants of the Resistance aboard the Millennium Falcon sharing stories to help fill in gaps here and there during the events of The Force Awakens.

When the original Rocky debuted in 1976, it was a surprising and rousing success, chronicling the arc of a humble neighborhood guy as his boxing career unexpectedly takes off when he catches the eye of the champion who's looking for something new to revitalize his career.

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By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, April 3, unless otherwise noted: Ballers: The Complete Third Season (Blu - ray + digital) Details: 2017, HBO Home Entertainment Rated: TV - MA, language, sexual content The lowdown: The 10 - episode season three arc of this popular HBO series focuses on Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne Johnson) and his colleagues -LSB-...]

Pike really stands out as she has arguably the most important character arc of the film.

But there's also a softness to the dramatic arc of the film, which doesn't so much march forward as waft along, with rather low stakes and all - too - easy resolutions.

I don't want to give away too much of the story except to say that the arc of the story is deepened by the supporting characters, two of whom are acclaimed actors Joan Allen and William H. Macy.

And the arc of the movie, in which Luke is indoctrinated into an all - male world of regimentation, brutality, and the following of orders that can seem bafflingly pointless, marks it as one of the earliest American studio films to function as a sustained Vietnam War allegory.

He's been watching Oliver on the ladder picking apricots and observes how the curve of his ass resembles the sensual arc of the fruit.

Such is the dramatic arc of Morning Glory, a new film starring Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton and Rachel McAdams.

The result is that the overriding arc of Cox's life is a dreadful slog, with only hiccups of funny bits that occasionally burst forth through the monotony.

Individual elements are ambitious, even praiseworthy, but the narrative arc of this comedy - drama about Hawaiian legends, the privatization of space, and a hunky guy with commitment issues falls apart almost as soon as the whirl - a-gig ride begins.

With «First Reformed,» his artistic resurrection is complete, and the arc of his formidable, erratic career snaps curiously into focus.

«Skeeter» (Emma Stone) is a supporting character in the arc of a story told by «Abileen» (Viola Davis).

In addition, Crackle will SUPERSIZE the commercial by packaging it with a story - arc of unique content that will be threaded together across all 10 episodes.

I enjoyed The Fighter to some degree, and appreciated the fine performances that Russell was able to get from his actors — especially Christian Bale — but the narrative arc of the film felt a little flat, perhaps because the central character, played by Mark Wahlberg, was so passive.

Though the arc of her character is almost nonsensical, the actress does demand a high level of attention when she is on screen.

His struggles with inadequacy and fear have been a major part of the story arc of Marvel's movies, and from the apocalyptic look of the Soul World - colored parts of the trailer, it could be that Thanos has used the Soul Stone to create a personal version of hell for Stark.

Granik filmed «Leave No Trace» chronologically and it allows McKenzie to very subtly capture the arc of the character, primarily through body language.

Bergman's screenplay charts the arc of self - inflicted destruction — the forward march into inevitability — but it's Ullman who finds the nuance, the gestures and micro-sparks of emotional connection and withdrawal that lead inexorably to tragedy.

Tancharoen revealed Paxton's character will join «in a very surprising way» when he starts his character arc of at least four episodes starting in late - February or early - March.

During our wide - ranging interview they talked about how the new season compares to the first, what the atmosphere was like on set, how much they knew about the arc of season 2 when filming began, what it's like to work with a new director almost every episode, and much more.

Instead, the film ends up following the familiar rom - com arc of having Nancy desperately search for Mr. Right and endure all sorts of obstacles, self - inflicted or otherwise, on her way to finding The One.

I wonder whether he lost the nerve to surf the edge of the zeitgeist, leaving the low arc of our collective tendency towards self - destruction to its own shrinking concentric hells.

The underused Skurge waddles in his arc of a guilt - stricken traitor, who gains agency too late, but the emotional impact needs a lot more than brief shots over faces of desperate, helpless Asgardians.

he was shown to have stolen a giant golden statue of her from Mario in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, and appeared to have a crush on her in the Mario & Wario arc of Super Mario Adventures comic, seeing as he tried to outdo Mario and buy Peach's prize item, a Samus Doll, for her birthday.

Black Butterflies (Unrated) bittersweet biopic, set in South Africa in the Sixties, recounting the ill - fated arc of a defiant, anti-Apartheid poet (Carice van Houten) who found herself at odds with her father (Rutger Hauer) serving as the racist regime's Minister of Censorship.

The central narrative arc of the story is the revenge tale, and Amsterdam's attempts to get close enough to Bill to kill him.

Given the arc of the fact - based film, which climaxes with John's murder of Dave (the motive could be jealousy, mania, or both), the scene practically encapsulates the plot, not to mention the inevitable shattering of Mark and John's connection.

One sitting, 90 minutes to two - and - a-half hours of what the emotional arc of it needs to be and the events that need to happen.