Sentences with phrase «certain roles in film»

There are certain roles in film, TV or theatre which are seemingly impossible for an actor to leave behind.

Not exact matches

One thing's for certain, Po is the perfect role for Jack Black, who I'd argue hasn't made a good live - action film in years, but nails it when made into a CGI panda.

Certain images in the film are memorable, such as Will's lingering glance at an empty, leaf - strewn swimming pool, which may inspire your longing for an adaptation of John Cheever's The Swimmer with Hamm in the title role.

As if it's not enough that the characters are kind of unlikable in certain areas, this narrative that does little outside of simply meditate upon the questionable leads is pretty thin, and that really undercuts much momentum, to where natural shortcomings play an instrumental role in bringing the final product to mediocrity, and yet, I won't go so far as to say that this film's story concept is completely juiceless, as its portrayal of a nerdy manchild's lifestyle is pretty realistic, if not genuine, and therefore kind of intriguing.

We live in a wondrous world where a film which breaks box office records in Denmark prominently features a chronic masturbator (the inimitable Mads Mikkelsen in his least embraced role in a year in which he's been part of every worthwhile blockbuster tentpole) and a reasonable - sounding description of the logic behind certain forms of bestiality.

The film industry has recently come under fire for representing certain types of individuals on screen but not actually hiring actors who are living those realities, including the recent horror film Hush; Kate Siegel, a non-deaf actress, was cast in the role of Maddie, a deaf writer.

Ever since Alfred Hitchcock popularized the director cameo, audiences expect to see certain filmmakers pop up in small roles within their own films; from Quentin Tarantino to Spike Lee to M. Night Shyamalan, the faces of the directors are as expected as their distinct visual styles.

What can be said for certain is that the talented comedian certainly needs to be more picky with his roles going forward, because The Wedding Ringer is a lazy, slapdash comedy that relies on familiar troupes told have been told thousand times before in many a Vince Vaughn film.

As impressive as Edwards» low - budget effects are in «Monsters,» it's their performances that make the film so effective — Able was sympathetic, steely and vulnerable, while McNairy brought an unusual energy and a certain cynicism to his role, so it's no surprise that it has led to great things for the duo.

The second Jurassic World film will tie itself a little more securely to the original trilogy by bringing back Goldblum's glasses - rocking, Chaos Theory - specializing mathematician Malcolm, a role that (thanks in large part to the internet's fascination with a certain picture of him with his shirt open) helped make Goldblum an unlikely sex symbol.

Although the three lead actors are all working under serious impediments — Travolta has been equipped with a singularly ridiculous soul patch and a Boston accent that runs the gamut from non-existent to «SNL» sketch broadness, oftentimes in the same scene, Plummer has a role that all but insists on being played in the hammiest manner imaginable and Sheridan (whose previous films have included such better projects as «The Tree of Life,» «Mud» and «Joe») is playing a contrivance instead of a character — they are not without a certain innate charm, and indeed, the best scenes here are the ones in which they are simply allowed to interact and bounce off of each other in a relaxed manner before having to return to the mechanics of the increasingly forced plot.

This is Jolie's first outright comedic role (her last two films were Tomb Raider and Original Sin, both comedies in certain ways), and she isn't bad at all.

Last year alone, she won praise for roles in Woody Allen's Cafe Society, Kelly Reichardt's Certain Women, and Ang Lee's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, and directed a short film, Come Swim.

Destiny 2 has many actors and actresses returning from the previous game to produce more exceptional performances while bringing a certain charm to their respective characters including Nathan Fillion voicing Cayde - 6 Hunter Vanguard having starred as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly and Serenity, Richard Castle in Castle and surely to be the on screen Nathan Drake in the Uncharted film; Gina Torres voicing Ikora Rey and Warlock Vanguard having starred as Zoe in Firefly and Serenity and Jessica Pearson in Suits; and Claudia Black voices Tess Everis having starred as Aeryn Sun in Farscape, Sharon Montgomery in Pitch Black and videogame roles such as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted 2, 3, 4 and The Lost Legacy as well as Crysis, Mass Effect 2 and 3 and Diablo III.

It seems, in their confinement, K.E. and Meisenberg can never get away from each other, and must act out certain roles as much as the films» ubiquitous screens — phone, the LED signs of Times Square, the hotel windows and TVs — represent similar connections and their continual deferment.