Sentences with phrase «by drama critics»

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In 2016, critics cited the Oscars» snub of Netflix's critically acclaimed drama «Beasts of No Nation» as evidence that the industry was «turned off» by Netflix's business model, which debuts films on the streaming service simultaneously with theatrical releases.

It's a lively volume with contributions by Terry Teachout (drama critic for the Wall Street Journal), Carol Iannone (editor of Academic Questions), and Asia himself (a distinguished composer and professor of composition at U of A), among others, and they all get to the heart of the problem of high culture at the present time in America.

The show was met by rave reviews from critics and fans alike and earned Matthew a Critics Choice and TCA Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series as well as an Emmy Nomicritics and fans alike and earned Matthew a Critics Choice and TCA Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series as well as an Emmy NomiCritics Choice and TCA Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series as well as an Emmy Nomination.

Critic Consensus: So rote that its star is overshadowed by his wig, The Forger offers nary a thrill nor a scintilla of suspense that couldn't be overpowered by a decent basic - cable drama.

For National Public Radio and LA Theater Works Alma performed in the radio versions of Zoot Suit and Nilo Cruz's Pultizer Prize winning play Anna in the Tropics opposite Jimmy Smits.As a 25 year member of El Teatro Campesino (ETC) founded by Luis Valdez, she has appeared in landmark ETC productions of; Zoot Suit, both the film and play (1979 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award - Best Play); Corridos, both the TV version (1987 Peabody Award) and play; I Don't Have to Show You Any Stinking Badges; and Mummified Deer (Back Stage West «Honorable Mention» for her role as Mama Chu), all written and directed by Valdez.Ms.

While season 3 lacked the previous season's breakout star (and Emmy - winner) Margo Martindale, the FX drama once again impressed critics and viewers with a terrific string of episodes revolving around a complex new villain played by Neal McDonough.

Critics Consensus: So rote that its star is overshadowed by his wig, The Forger offers nary a thrill nor a scintilla of suspense that couldn't be overpowered by a decent basic - cable drama.

Critic Consensus: Led by strong direction from Barry Levinson and outstanding work from Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack makes compelling viewing out of real - life drama.

Critics Consensus: Led by strong direction from Barry Levinson and outstanding work from Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack makes compelling viewing out of real - life drama.

Following that is a list of the best - reviewed RETURNING drama series, though note that only a handful of notable series will be re-reviewed by critics after their debut seasons.

Critic Consensus: Jeremiah Johnson's deliberate pace demands an investment from the viewer, but it's rewarded with a thoughtful drama anchored by a starring performance from Robert Redford.

Owned by Starz Media, Anchor Bay released a fairly dismal slate of films in 2011, with only drama Beautiful Boy (sort of an inferior, tamer version of We Need to Talk About Kevin) scoring favorable reviews from critics — and just barely.

Critics Consensus: An involving, if sentimental and predictable family drama elevated by J.K. Simmons» sympathetic lead performance.

Well - considered and sincerely acted, Kodachrome is a character - driven drama that has been wrongly labeled a comedy by some so - called critics.

Critics Consensus: While sluggish in spots, Resurrecting the Champ is a sports / newsroom drama elevated by high - caliber performances by Samuel Jackson, Josh Hartnet, and Alan Alda.

Critic Consensus: An involving, if sentimental and predictable family drama elevated by J.K. Simmons» sympathetic lead performance.

With the fine coming of age romantic drama Call Me By Your Name now in limited release, audiences can join critics in swooning over the revelatory work of Timothée Chalamet's as the preternaturally sophisticated but hormonally confused Elio.

Although the first season of «The Newsroom» has a good chance of picking up Emmy nominations next week, including for best drama, Sorkin's creation was picked apart by the critics.

Kaufman's Anomalisa is an intelligent, stop - motion animated drama co-directed by Duke Johnson, earning rave reviews from critics after premiering at festivals.

It turns out Zero Dark Thirty has some competition for Best Film of the Year - it's Amour's turn; Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or - winning French drama has just been awarded best picture of 2012 by the LA Film Critics.

Following a fifth season filmed entirely in Berlin, the drama series is heading to New York City for its sixth season, as revealed by Showtime Networks president David Nevins at the Television Critics Association's press tour.

«Boyhood,» Richard Linklater's acclaimed coming - of - age drama shot over a 12 - year period, was named best film of 2014 on Monday by the New York Film Critics Circle.

Finally, our critics continue their Oscar season coverage by discussing Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's historical drama about the final months of Abraham Lincoln's life and his efforts during this time to outlaw slavery through passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.

Tom Hooper, «The King's Speech» Year: 2010 Cast: Anthony Andrews, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Spall Director: Tom Hooper Distributor: Momentum Pictures Premiere history: Sept. 6, 2010 Telluride Film Festival; UK - wide release Jan. 7, 2011 Other awards won: British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Colin Firth), Best Original Screenplay; British Independent Film Awards, Best British Independent Film, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Screenplay; Critics» Choice Awards Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Original Screenplay; Golden Globe Award Best Actor Motion Picture Drama (Colin Firth); Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth) Other Oscar nominations: Best Actor Colin Firth (won), Best Director (won), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Geoffrey Rush), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Helena Bonham Carter), Original Screenplay (won), Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Set Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Mixing

Praised by audiences and critics alike, Moneyball is set to contest the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture — Drama, Best Actor — Drama (Pitt), Best Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill) and Best Screenplay (Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin), and could prove to be a big player at the Academy Awards.

The film currently is rated at 98 % by critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and The film is a modern action drama set in...

Audiard, who is best known in America for his electrifying, Oscar - nominated 2009 prison drama A Prophet, is the sort of director who never puts himself out in front of his material, and as such may be taken for granted by some critics as «just» an accomplished craftsman capable of working in a wide range of styles and genres.

The 2007 period drama about a driven, single - minded oil prospector in the southern California oil boom was chosen by critics from Total Film magazine.

Moonlight, Barry Jenkins's drama about a young gay black man in Florida, continues to pick up momentum ahead of next year's Oscars by topping the nominees for the London Critics» Circle awards.

Anyone following coverage from afar won't be surprised that Luca Guadagnino's lavish queer drama «Call Me By Your Name» topped most of the categories in our annual Sundance Critics Poll.

Hereafter (Warner), directed by Clint Eastwood, is (in the words of MSN critic Glenn Kenny) «a film of rather rare ambition... (that) attempts to create a serious drama, as opposed to a genre exercise, out of speculations concerning the afterlife and the supernatural.»

An unashamed crowd - pleaser, Masquerade should at least appeal as a costume drama and a showcase for a cast led by Byung - hun Lee, who, this critic hopes, will make a dramatic debut in American cinema someday soon.

The impact of that win on the Academy was minimal (though the film at least earned two Oscar nods it wouldn't otherwise have received), but the same can't be said of last year's choice: shrugged off by audiences and boasting no heavyweight industry names, «The Hurt Locker» became the most critic - steered Best Picture winner in Oscar history, as every major critics» group in America lined up behind the indie Iraq drama to raise its profile in the face of the threatening populist shadow cast by «Avatar.»

Manchester By The Sea, Kenneth Lonergan's magnificent Massachusetts family drama, got snatched up by Amazon for a whopping $ 10 million — money well spent, to this smitten critic's eyeBy The Sea, Kenneth Lonergan's magnificent Massachusetts family drama, got snatched up by Amazon for a whopping $ 10 million — money well spent, to this smitten critic's eyeby Amazon for a whopping $ 10 million — money well spent, to this smitten critic's eyes.

After overblown stories of walkouts by critics during its Toronto film festival debut, «Rendition» proves to have enough substance, momentum, and drama to validate its entertainment value as a politically charged thriller.

PAUL GREENGRASS» harrowing 9/11 drama UNITED 93 was named film of the year by British critics last night (08FEB07).

The surreal drama was named the best picture of 2017 by the Utah Film Critics Association, in a meeting Dec. 17, 2017.

Call Me by Your Name's Timothée Chalamet, who has already nabbed best actor wins from the L.A. Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Circle, leads the Best Actor — Drama race, going up against Daniel Day - Lewis (Phantom Thread), Tom Hanks (The Post), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), and Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, Esq.).

HOLLYWOOD, CA / Tuesday, January 21, 2014 — In an awards season marked by a neck - and - neck run for best film honors, the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association named director Steve McQueen's tragic slavery - era drama 12 Years a Slave as their annual Dorian Awards» pick for Film of the Year.

Abdellatif Kechiche's steamy lesbian drama gave Cannes audiences the vapors, but its path to the Palme was complicated by reports that the director had heinously mistreated his crew, and accusations from critics like The New York Times» Manohla Dargis that the movie «registers as more about Mr. Kechiche's desires than anything else.»

Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season Rated TV - MA Available on DVD and Blu - ray All year long critics have been proclaiming how gutsy HBO was for putting so much money behind a fantasy drama based on the famous book series by George R.R. Martin.

Scorsese was given the book by critic - turned - screenwriter Jay Cocks, who knew of the director's fondness for costume drama.

Despite being slighted by the American - centric SAG, Weaver has remained close to a lock nonetheless, having had the back of critics since the National Board of Review anointed the actress's performance in the David Michôd crime drama, and now Kunis is close to one as well what with audiences having followed the lead of tongue - agog critics by validating Darren Aronofsky's straight male fantasy.

WHY: It's a little surprising that James Gray's «The Immigrant» didn't get more attention during last year's awards season (especially from critics groups), because it's a solid period drama that, although it treads familiar ground, is elevated by the performances from its three leads.

A candid and human drama, The 400 Blows not only launched the feature career of Truffaut, a 27 - year - old who had gained notice as a film critic, but also the French New Wave, an era of cinema that is revered by many and often channeled by Wes Anderson, one of today's most acclaimed filmmakers and the active one by far most recognized by Criterion.

Manchester by the Sea's Casey Affleck, who won the best actor Critics» Choice Award on Sunday, could continue his streak after scoring a mention in the movie drama category but he will face off against British actor Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge), Denzel Washington (Fences), Joel Edgerton (Loving) and Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic).

Star War: The Last Jedi is the definitive IMAX experience (and critics can't get enough of it) you're not going to want to miss; Saoirse Ronan gives one of the best performances of the year in the comedy / drama Lady Bird; and Shape of Water and Call Me By Your Name are visually stunning period pieces that will transport you into a beautiful past filled with love, adventure, and romance.

Pictures Premiere history: Telluride Film Festival Aug. 31, 2012, wide release Oct. 12, 2012 Other awards won: British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing; Critics» Choice Awards, Best Film, Best Director; Golden Globe Awards, Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director, Motion Picture; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Other Oscar nominations: Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Best Adapted Screenplay (won), Best Film Editing (won), Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Original Score

«The King's Speech» Year: 2010 Cast: Anthony Andrews, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Spall Director: Tom Hooper Distributor: Momentum Pictures Premiere history: Sept. 6, 2010 Telluride Film Festival; UK - wide release Jan. 7, 2011 Other awards won: British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Colin Firth), Best Original Screenplay; British Independent Film Awards, Best British Independent Film, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Screenplay; Critics» Choice Awards Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Original Screenplay; Golden Globe Award Best Actor Motion Picture Drama (Colin Firth); Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth) Other Oscar nominations: Best Actor Colin Firth (won), Best Director (won), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Geoffrey Rush), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Helena Bonham Carter), Original Screenplay (won), Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Set Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Mixing

It was Clint Eastwood's riveting war drama American Sniper, which was embraced by many critics, audiences across the country and even Oscar voters, who gave the Clint Eastwood biopic six Oscar nominations.