Sentences with phrase «choice of the actors»

I have been a fan of the director for a while and his choice of actors over stars was a wise one.

Story is better, fantastic choice of actors and their good performance made this movie better than it should be..

The choice of actors influenced me very little knowing what they're capable of.

When asked whether Sony had ever imposed any decision, such as the choice of actors, on Quantic Dream, David Cage replied that was never the case.

Wan's choice of actors also adds a level of class.

Speaking of likely unreliable casting rumors, the live - action Akira remake has reportedly narrowed down its choice of actors for the two lead roles of Tetsuo and Kaneda, and yeah... I'd go ahead and set your teeth to gnash, as the rumored names include Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield, and James McAvoy for Tetsuo, with Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake, and Joaquin Phoenix the supposed contenders for Kaneda.

Rowling added: «I accept that there will be those who are not satisfied with our choice of actor in the title role.

Slow, not terribly interested in lore or internal logic, and fatally hamstrung by the choice of actors like Billy Crystal and a zombified Emily Mortimer to voice its American dub, it's a regression for Miyazaki from his last two films (Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away) in almost every sense, starting with his decision to have a lonely young woman as the central character in place of the prepubescent little girls front and centre in most of his masterpieces (the last two films, Kiki's Delivery Service, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and My Neighbor Totoro) and ending with a gross simplification of his usually complex themes of confidence and actualization into a colourless, flavourless drone about the hard - to - dispute badness of war.

Lee's choice of actors is a complete success.

Batman, as a costumed vigilante, is relegated to a few cool quips and most of his better scenes are done outside the suit, Affleck spending time proving that he wasn't a bad choice of actor for the much - loved DC role.

Each character is complimented well by High Moons choice of actor to play them, with Optimus sounding suitably heroic and Megatron sounding like the gruff bastard that he is.

Not exact matches

Their top choices for creating a better environment for women didn't include pressure from LPs or the blacklisting of bad actors.

Tom Hanks, the only actor in the movie that I recognized, and supposedly the star of the movie, filled the role of God who believed in the innocence of the the convicted prisoner, but could do little about it, because of the choice of the evil unbelieving people.

An actor needs no memory of a past, since he can always adopt a new past at will; an individualist wants no past, since having a past would limit his choice of new roles in the present.

Porn actors are portrayed rather like unemployed corporate workers, their choice of career unquestioned, their difficulties blamed on the system in which they work rather than on any internal emptiness.

What emerges from the book is a sense of the intense difficulty of negotiating successful exit strategies and the extent to which the choices available to international actors are frequently suboptimal.

My book looks at the choices and behaviour of state actors — that is, those responsible for deciding and enacting a state's foreign policy.

Some of the credit for his amazing fitness levels goes to the actor's choice to follow a paleo lifestyle.

YAHOO FINANCE — Nov 12th — TRUE today announced that actors Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz are this year's top choices for a Thanksgiving Day date... More than 79 % of singles feel that a few months of dating a person is all that is needed before bringing them home to meet the family.

Then this new website, founded by a former actor, might be for you (well, if you live in Denmark, that Choice of Love provide free dating.

The actors don't have a great deal to work with, or much room for manoeuvre, but some of the choices are still sublime.

Hopper's choice to have the actors singing during filming, rather than lip - synching to a pre-recorded soundtrack, gives such impact to the performances — even with his overuse of certain other filming choices — creates such a complete world that even with its flaws, Les Miz had me in the palm of its metaphoric hand throughout.

Comic actor Dana Carvey led a near - monastic existence while growing up in Montana, not out of choice but because the truly popular kids were bigger and better - looking.

There are few actors like him and although some of his choices work better than others, this is one that I'm sure he'd rather forget.

Producer / creator Barry Kemp felt that the actor would be the wrong choice for the part (and eventually handed it to Tom Poston instead), but also felt so impressed by Van Dyke's talents that he both cast the actor in a guest - starring role on a season - one episode of that series (he played a flustered travel agent named Roy Herzog), and promised Van Dyke a more substantial recurring assignment on a sitcom.

The actors are incredible, the story is engaging and the choice to edit the film as if it is one shot is genius and perfectly suits the theme of the movie.

Coldly dismissive of any long - term romantic future but brattishly insistent on sex («I just got in from Brazil and felt like banging you,» he leers), Vincent is the least palatable of Isabelle's wrong choices; on the flipside, a dreamy married actor (Nicolas Duvauchelle) is cagey when it comes to carnal knowledge but finds in Isabelle an emotional sounding - board.

Johnny Depp is one of those actors who has consistantly made brave choices throughout his career.

Even if the casting choices in portraying some of iconic talents in Kenney's orbit are occasionally questionable — a detail the film gleefully acknowledges — there's something delightful about watching actors known for comedy now try to capture the sound or energy of the performers who inspired them.

** out of **** «The Tree» is a perfect example of a movie that has all the necessary materials - an appealing set - up that promises emotional resonance and overwhelming warmth, a strong starring performance from a well - respected actor / actress, and an almost outlandish sense of care for the setting of choice.

The much - discussed choice to record the actors singing live, instead of laying track over in post, pays off handsomely; the musical numbers are urgent and natural, not the warmed - over, hokey, slick stuff of Nine or Rock of Ages.

Braff plays Aidan (a strange name choice, perhaps, considering the film's focus on his Jewish roots), an out - of - work actor whose wife, Sarah (Kate Hudson), is barely supporting the whole family with her dreary dead - end job, and whose children, Grace (Joey King) and Tucker (Pierce Gagnon), are about to be booted from their yeshiva for non-payment.

Either of those would have been great choices for the title character, but Fox decided to go with another great actor in James McAvoy.

SANTA MONICA, CA — DECEMBER 11: (L - R) Writer Larry Karaszewski, actor Courtney B. Vance, producer Nina Jacobson, writer / producer Ryan Murphy, actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown, writer Scott Alexander and actor John Travolta, winners of Best Movie / Miniseries for «The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story», pose in the press room during The 22nd Annual Critics» Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on December 11, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.

Brolin's choice may come as somewhat of a surprise, given that most actors tend to prefer on - set, practical roles such as that of Cable as opposed to largely green - screen, CGI / motion capture work that requires little time actually on - set.

Each actor is always typecast and plays it «safe» when it comes to making choices in their movies, but this film is a complete role reversal and shows what they are capable of doing.

The ensemble is a disappointment, though some truly hardcore horror fans will like a few of the casing choices, such as B - movie scream queen Barbara Crampton (Body Double, Re-Animator) as the mother, schlock writer / director / actor Larry Fessenden (Habit, The Last Winter) as one of the first victims, and director Ti West (Drinking Buddies, Silver Bullets) as one of the significant others.

Judging by the finished product, these actors must have firmly believed in Guthe and his sklls, as every one of them provides some choice performances, with especially strong turns by a simmering Alec Baldwin, a deliciously deranged Carrie - Anne Moss, and an enjoyably wicked manipulator role for not - so - newcomer Nikki Reed.

The cover story, «Grade B — But Choice,» is devoted to an obscure 1934 musical called «Young and Beautiful,» featuring «budding starlets, grade - A character actors, grade - B musical numbers, a pair of vaudevillians, a look behind the scenes of Hollywood, bogus appearances by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton and a script by Dore Schary» [later famous as a producer of films such as «Crossfire,» «Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House,» «They Live By Night» and «The Red Badge of Courage»].

News that Harris wasn't the first choice of producers isn't helping dull the impression that the popular actor might be in over his head.

The 77 - year - old actor was seen having a cheeky glance at his wife's ample front as they walked the red carpet at the Critic's Choice Awards on Thursday, ahead of Patrick presenting at the show.

However, him becoming a double Critics Choice Award nominee (Best Actor and Best Actor in an Action Movie) is not out of the question.

He bagged the Best Actor in a Comedy and Entertainer of The Year awards at last night's Critics Choice Awards.

Even the casting choice of Tom Hanks, an actor who inspires immediate trust and reverence, is sluggishly realized by ignoring all of Hanks's best assets that create that kind of audience response.

Backstage cover star Eddie Redmayne won best lead actor for his performance as the ALS - inflicted Stephen Hawking in «The Theory of Everything» with the obvious choice, J.K. Simmons («Whiplash»), taking best supporting.

She is an extraordinarily versatile, talented and generous actor whose career is notable for its courageous choices and for the breadth, depth and quality of her many demanding and commanding roles.

ACE Eddie = ACE Eddie Awards (Jan. 26, 2018) ADG = Art Directors Guild Awards (Jan. 27, 2018) AFI = American Film Institute Awards (Dec. 7, 2017) African American = African American Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 12, 2017) Alliance of Women = Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards (Jan. 9, 2018) Atlanta = Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Annie = Annie Awards (Feb. 3, 2018) ASC = American Society of Cinematographers Awards (Feb. 17, 2018) Austin = Austin Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 8, 2018) Australia = Australian Academy Awards (Jan. 5, 2018) BAFTA = BAFTA Awards (Feb. 18, 2018) Black = Black Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) Black Reel = Black Reel Awards (Feb. 22, 2018) Boston = Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Boston Online = Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 9, 2017) CAS = Cinema Audio Society Awards (Feb. 24, 2018) CDG = Costume Designers Guild Awards (Feb. 20, 2018) Chicago = Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Chicago Indie = Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 30, 2017) Columbus = Columbus Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 4, 2018) Critics» Choice = Critics» Choice Awards (Jan. 11, 2018) Critics» Choice Doc = Critics» Choice Documentary Awards (Nov. 2, 2017) Dallas - Fort Worth = Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 13, 2017) Denver = Denver Film Critics Society Awards (Jan. 16, 2018) Detroit = Detroit Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 7, 2017) DGA = Directors Guild of America Awards (Feb. 3, 2018) Dublin = Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 14, 2017) European Film = European Film Awards (Dec. 9, 2017) Florida = Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 23, 2017) Georgia = Georgia Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 12, 2018) Golden Globe = Golden Globe Awards (Jan. 7, 2018) Gotham = Gotham Independent Film Awards (Nov. 27, 2017) Grammy = Grammy Awards (Jan. 28, 2018) Hawaii = Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards (Jan. 12, 2018) HMMA = Hollywood Music in Media Awards (Nov. 17, 2017) Hollywood = Hollywood Film Awards (Nov. 5, 2017) Houston = Houston Film Critics Society Awards (Jan. 6, 2018) IDA Doc = International Documentary Association Awards (Dec. 9, 2017) Independent Spirit = Film Independent Spirit Awards (March 3, 2018) Indiana = Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) Iowa = Iowa Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 9, 2018) Las Vegas = Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) Kansas City = Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) LGBTQ = Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (a.k.a. GALECA)'s Dorian Awards (Jan. 31, 2018) London = London Film Critics Circle Awards (Jan. 28, 2018) Los Angeles = Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 3, 2017) Los Angeles Online = Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 19, 2017) Memphis Online = Memphis Online Film Critics Awards (Dec. 11, 2017) MPSE = Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards (Feb. 18, 2018) MUHS = Make - Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (Feb. 24, 2018) Music Critics = International Film Music Critics Association Awards (Feb. 22, 2018) Music Supervisors = Guild of Music Supervisors Awards (Feb. 8, 2018) NAACP = NAACP Image Awards (Jan. 15, 2018) NBR = National Board of Review (Nov. 28, 2017) Nevada = Nevada Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 22, 2017) New Mexico = New Mexico Film Critics Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) New York = New York Film Critics Circle Awards (Nov. 30, 2017) New York Online = New York Film Critics Online Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) North Carolina = North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards (Jan. 2, 2018) North Texas = North Texas Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) NSFC = National Society of Film Critics Awards (Jan. 6, 2018) Oklahoma = Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards (Jan. 2, 2018) Online = Online Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 28, 2017) PGA = Producers Guild of America Awards (Jan. 20, 2018) Philadelphia = Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Phoenix = Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 19, 2017) Phoenix Critic = Phoenix Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 16, 2017) SAG = Screen Actors Guild Awards (Jan. 21, 2018) San Diego = San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 11, 2017) San Francisco = San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) Satellite = Satellite Awards (Feb. 11, 2018) Seattle = Seattle Film Critics Society Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) Southeast = Southeast Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) St. Louis = St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) Toronto = Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 10, 2017) USC Scripter = USC Scripter Awards (Feb. 10, 2018) Utah = Utah Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 17, 2017) Vancouver = Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 18, 2017) VES = Visual Effects Society Awards (Feb. 13, 2018) Washington D.C. = Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards (Dec. 8, 2017) WGA = Writers Guild of America Awards (Feb. 11, 2018) Women = Women Film Critics Circle Awards (Dec. 22, 2017)

It has a modern - day 400 Blows feel to it and the little girl, played by newcomer Brooklyn Prince (winner of the Critics Choice Award for young actor) pulls off the role magically.

Matthew's book offers promises of authenticity, but what comes through in Justin Laythe's script and the casting choices — there are no recognizably Russian actors on screen and bad accents abound — is just a hollow caricature of Russia, wrapped up in a plot that's both overly convoluted and dull.

Kal Penn gets to do the wacky thing for most of the movie and even though he's visibly an extremely capable actor, it's a good choice.