Sentences with phrase «by classic role»

Character development will be based on a deep and extensive role - playing system of our own design, but it is inspired by classic role - playing games.

Not exact matches

Tara Poseley, a former K - Mart and Gap executive, will fill the role previously occupied by Sheree Waterson, who stepped down from the post when it came to light in March that certain stock of Lululemon's classic yoga pants were see - through.

Although Bauhaus designers like Marcel Breuer (of the classic steel chair) rejected this humble role, convincing themselves of their importance in creating rational, timeless artefacts for the people, by the 1980s most designers had managed to get rid of such un-Thatcherite ideas and reverted to the simple concept of tarting things up to make them sell.

The starring role in «The Brainiac» was played by the classic Mexican actor Abel Salazar.

The game is based on the novel of the same name by award - winning author, Christopher Brookmyre, and sees the player take on the role of protagonist Heather Quinn as she negotiates a variety of levels, all of which reference classic games and genres of years gone by.

In this fresh new look at a classic story, Russell Brand reinvents the role of loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, an irresponsible charmer who has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of his lifelong nanny and best friend Hobson (Helen Mirren), to keep him out of trouble.

Working with an insanely talented crew that also includes cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto («Babel,» «Brokeback Mountain»), Affleck has made a film that features multiple locations, dozens of speaking roles, and the kind of tonal shifting that veterans routinely screw up and he's not only dodged the many potential pitfalls but made a modern classic by doing so.

Developed at Rebellion by the team responsible for the original 1999 PC classic, the all - new Aliens vs. Predator allows players to take the role of three infamous species: Colonial Marines, Predators and Aliens.

Audiences most recently saw Holliday Grainger in the pivotal role of Estella in the critically acclaimed feature adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic GREAT EXPECTATIONS, opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes, directed by Mike Newel.

Developed by Activision - owned studio Beenox, Spider - Man: Edge of Time challenges the player to take on the roles of both classic Amazing Spider - Man and Spider - Man 2099 to correct a timestream gone awry and prevent a catastrophic future brought on by the early and untimely death of Peter Parker.

Recreation of a classic 1980 tennis showdown at Wimbledon is helped by stellar acting - and gives its formerly tempestuous star Shia LaBeouf a perfect comeback role.

shrieks a freaked - out John Lithgow, who, in this anthology film based on the classic series, inherits a role originated by William Shatner, and descends into madness while watching a gremlin attempt to destroy the plane.

Real - life stuntwoman Zoe Bell (who doubled for Uma Thurman in «Kill Bill» and Lucy Lawless in «Xena: Warrior Princess») and Tracie Thoms (whose role would have been played by Pam Grier or Samuel L. Jackson in any other movie) deliver great performances throughout their half of the film, but it's Kurt Russell who walks away with «Death Proof» as Stuntman Mike, yet another excellent addition to his rogue's gallery of classic characters.

With its six stages, a ship & weapon upgrade system and an adrenaline - inducing soundtrack by A Plot Against Me, this modern take on classic space shooters mixes elements from fighting, side - scrolling, shooting and role playing games.

In one of the early teen roles that would define his hard - driving persona, Cruise contends with a football coach played by Craig T. Nelson in a classic and well - meaning but clichéd sports movie.

Based on a 1979 film starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk in the roles of put - upon father - of - the - bride and crazed father - of - the - groom, respectively, the remake doesn't have a single scene as classic as the «serpentine» gag of the first but compensates with the sort of instant familiarity afforded by veteran personalities in comfortable roles.

Legend has it that an American moneyman agreed to finance Vittorio De Sica's 1948 neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves with one stipulation — that the role of the common laborer whose meager capital is stolen be played by Cary Grant.

«Cinderella,» a live - action retelling of the classic fairy tale with Lily James in the title role, took in $ 68.9 million at North American theaters over the weekend, a result on par with the initial sum generated by Disney's smash hit «Maleficent» last year.

(1962, Robert Aldrich) Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, rivals for most of their careers, got two of their greatest roles when they were cast by director Robert Aldrich as the house - bound Hudson sisters, Blanche (Crawford) and Baby Jane (Davis)-- two ex-film-stars turned eccentric recluses — in this mesmerizing, darkly funny, sometimes - touching suspense classic.

This is also newly remastered and includes the supplements from the earlier DVD special edition: two commentary tracks (on by film historian Richard Schickel, one by film historian / screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman), the featurette «Shadows of Suspense,» an introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, and the 1973 TV - movie remake starring Richard Crenna in the MacMurray role, Samantha Eggar as the seductive Phyllis, and Lee J. Cobb as the insurance boss Keys.

After years of missing out on some major roles, Australian hunk Luke Bracey finally gets his shot at stardom with the Christmas Day release of «Point Break,» in which he takes on the role of Johnny Utah that was made famous by Keanu Reeves in Kathryn Bigelow «s original 1991 cult classic.

That film, along with his first starring role in the feature Speed a year later, have just been released by Warner Archive Classics.

Based on the near classic Autobiography of Malcolm X, this movie is a dramatized documentary of the complete life of Malcolm X. Directed and co-produced by Spike Lee, with Denzel Washington playing a marvelous lead role, this movie continues Lee's tradition of selecting themes that represent the «real» black America.

M. Cain novel with a loving fidelity, he was surprised by how much spectre of Joan Crawford in the title role of Michael Curtiz's classic noir still looms.

Inspired by the predecessor of classic Japanese role - playing game Chrono Cross, I Am Setsuna arrives on PlayStation 4 and PC this week.

Suicide Squad and Bright star Jay Hernandez is set to follow in the footsteps of Tom Selleck by taking on the role of Thomas Magnum in CBS» upcoming reboot of the classic 1980s TV drama Magnum, P.I..

Even though his adaptation sticks to the James M. Cain novel with a loving fidelity, he was surprised by how much spectre of Joan Crawford in the title role of Michael Curtiz's classic noir still looms.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role JESSICA CHASTAIN / Maya — «ZERO DARK THIRTY» (Columbia Pictures) MARION COTILLARD / Stephanie — «RUST AND BONE» (Sony Pictures Classics) JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany — «SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK» (The Weinstein Company) HELEN MIRREN / Alma Reville — «HITCHCOCK» (Fox Searchlight) NAOMI WATTS / Maria — «THE IMPOSSIBLE» (Summit Entertainment)

Mere months after her breakout role opposite Chris O'Donnell in «Circle of Friends,» Minnie Driver briefly turned up in «GoldenEye» — playing Russian gangster Valentin Zukovsky's mistress and unglamorously warbling Tammy Wynette's classic «Stand By Your Man.»

And yet the realization dawns inescapable that no matter the acres of flesh, the film is every bit as horrible as that self - serious, neo-camp sexploitation classic Original Sin (another noir based on a lesser - known, period - dependent novel — that one by Cornell Woolrich, this one by John Fante), with only the gender / race roles reversed — that watching naked Angelina Jolie writhe around with Antonio Banderas can be every bit as disturbingly sexless as Hayek and Colin Farrell doing same.

Dragon Quest 10 switches up the formula of the classic Japanese role - playing game series by turning it into a massively multiplayer game.

In the end, for anyone with any love for classic Japanese role playing games, Studio Ghibli movies, or just want a charming adventure in a wonderful colourful world, Ni No Kuni will see right by you.

Discover from Kenny Baker the challenge of acting in Star Wars while inside the body of R2D2, and learn how Anthony Daniels was drawn to the role of C - 3PO by concept art modeled closely on the robot from the silent classic Metropolis.

Directed by Pete Sohn, The Good Dinosaur flips the classic boy - and - his - pet tale on its head with an odd role reversal: the towering beast is the talkative one, his human sidekick a non-speaking, mangy, doglike traveling partner.

Transgender actress Daniela Vega stars in A Fantastic Woman and could very well make history at the Oscars by becoming the first transgender actress nominated for an acting role in the foreign language film should Sony Pictures Classics play their cards right.

Now a lonely, forgotten man approaching his fifteenth year in the old psychiatric facility, he maintains his role as a trustee by cleaning the grim prison interior, which earns him the privilege of watching and re-watching classic videos from his prized collection of memorabilia.

His appearances in film and television throughout the years were jump - started by his turn as ambitious warehouse manager Daryl Philbin in cult TV classic The Office which in turn resulted in a string of parts in Evan Goldberg comedies including Pineapple Express, This is the End and, most recently, Sausage Party as well as features on other notable comedies as Knocked Up, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and a starring role in the two Hot Tub Time Machine movies (though we wish we could forget that second one.)

A major supporting Native American role in a classic Western might even be played by a white actor.

An exemplary example of not only the courtroom drama but the murder mystery thriller sets of sub genres, Gregory Hoblit's 1996 classic Primal Fear is a movie that to this day stands the test of time thanks to an anchoring turn by the once A listing Richard Gere and the firecracker debut by the ever young Edward Norton in his freakishly good role of troubled, murder accused youth Aaron Stampler.

8:00 pm — TCM — High Noon An Oscar - winning performance by Gary Cooper and an early role for Grace Kelly in Fred Zinnemann's classic cowboy showdown drama.

Like the story, the battle system of the game has been influenced by classic Japanese Role Playing Games, but it comes with some twists that make it extremely enjoyable, albeit a bit flawed.

«Frozen River,» a Harwood Hunt Production (Sony Pictures Classics)(2 nominations) Melissa Leo - Performance by an actress in a leading role Original screenplay

June 9 at 1:00 pm program: Stage on Screen: Rimas Tuminas reimagines Alexander Pushkin's classic 19th century novel in a production referred to as «exuberant, indelible and arrestingly beautiful» by the New York Times, featuring award - winning actor Sergey Makovetskiy in the title role.

The title role in the film remake of the classic tale, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, was originall set with Willow Smith, but she outgrew...

His reputation as a European master of the macabre willing to push on - screen images of violence to the limit has been confirmed by his high profile roles as script consultant / producer on celebrated gore classics such as George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Lamberto Bava's Demons (1986), as well as the writer of Lucio Fulci's posthumously completed project The Wax Mask (1997).

The long - awaited sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 sci - fi classic, sees Harrison Ford reprise his role as replicant - hunter Rick Deckard, who in a neat twist of fate finds himself being tracked down by Ryan Gosling's newbie blade runner.

Adrienne's film career launched in 1988 with her starring role in director Hal Hartley's acclaimed The Unbelievable Truth, followed by the classic Trust two years later.

12:00 pm / 11:00 am — TCM — High Noon An Oscar - winning performance by Gary Cooper and an early role for Grace Kelly in Fred Zinnemann's classic cowboy showdown drama.

In his classic text Pedagogy of the Oppressed, philosopher and educator Paulo Freire said, «If true commitment to the people, involving the transformation of the reality by which they are oppressed, requires a theory of transforming action, this theory can not fail to assign the people a fundamental role in the transformation process.»

Fumi Hirano is a veteran voice actress with some classic roles under her belt, the most notable being Lum in Urusei Yatsura, based on the manga by Rumiko Takahashi.