Sentences with phrase «classic character actors»

After more than 50 years as an actor — years that have included 80 - plus movies, dozens of TV shows, Oscar and Emmy nominations and a reputation as one of the classic character actors of his generation — Bruce Dern didn't exactly think that his career was over.

Doing his best impression of a classic character actor in the Gabby Hayes mold, a scraggly - bearded Bill Pullman stars as the title character, a lifelong Old West sidekick who finds himself on his own after his legendary compadre (Peter Fonda) is killed by cattle rustlers.

Not exact matches

In the classic movie Groundhog Day, the main character — played famously by actor and comedian Bill Murray — finds he is trapped in a time loop, repeating the same day over and over again.

In the 1970s, Alvy Moore turned producer, teaming with another busy character actor, L.Q. Jones, to turn out the low - budget chiller Brotherhood of Satan (1971) and the cult classic A Boy and His Dog (1975).

There's much joy in seeing classic cartoon characters like Donald Duck, Betty Boop and Dumbo in frame with the human actors, and the effects required over a year of labor - intensive post-production work by animators and Industrial Light & Magic.

In case you live under a rock, earlier this week The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood opened it's doors and in classic Hollywood style there was a star - studded event that included a handful of Harry Potter actors who depicted fan favorite characters.

With a terrific cast of character actors, a tense dynamic between Takakura and, well, everyone else in the movie, and Ishii's trademark no - nonsense direction, Abashiri Prison is a B - movie genre classic that heralded even better things to come in the series.

It features actors who showed up in the third cycle of Star Wars films that began in 2015 with «The Force Awakens,» in which classic characters like Han Solo, Chewbacca and Leia were mixed in with new ones played by Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and John Boyega.

From outstanding writing to beautiful cinematography and all of the inbetween of characters and their actors, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri is nothing short of classic Americana cinema that is worthy of notice and heaps of praise.

And sometimes you can have good actors and a rich genre to draw upon with classic characters and still not get the job done.

Oldman's a classic Oscar choice — a respected veteran actor who goes through a physical transformation to play an iconic character.

Their parts were reportedly written for other actors (Eli Wallach had been meant to reprise his classic turn as the Mexican bandit), but once you settle in to their personas, you forget they're acting and can accept the two well - known stars as the characters they are meant to be.

It'll be interesting to see how some of the actors tackle some of horror's most classic characters and to see if they try to bring something new to the table.

The rest are of the supplements are just grace notes: a relaxed interview with actor Rod Taylor, a tribute to «The Original Inglorious Bastards» with director Enzo Castellari and actor Bo Svenson (who both make cameo's in QT's film), a mock - featurette on «The Making of Nation's Pride» (with the performers all in character — Eli Roth has a blast playing the sneering autocratic German auteur of this «lost» classic of Nazi propaganda cinema) and montages showing the playfulness of QT and his cast and crew on the set.

Director David O. Russell allowed his actors to take liberties with their characters, and the result is some classic comedy moments in the midst of heartbreak and drama.

«Donnie Darko» (2001) Perhaps one of Gyllenhaal's most notable roles, the actor stars as the titular character in this cult classic about a troubled teenager with disturbing visions

Starting with his breakthrough role in the timeless classic «The Graduate» to his highly praised turn in his upcoming film, «The Meyerowitz Stories,» Dustin's wide range of roles — often portraying antiheroes or the marginalized — and the creative choices he has embodied in these complex characters, has firmly placed him amongst the most compelling actors to have graced the screen,» said Joana Vicente, Executive Director of IFP and the Made in NY Media Center.

The «Control» actor will portray Mr. Darcy opposite James as heroine Elizabeth Bennett and Bella Heathcote as one of her sisters in the movie, which is based on Seth Grahame - Smith's novel mash - up of Jane Austin's classic 19th century drama which sees the romantic exploits of the lead characters disrupted when they are faced with an army of the «sorry stricken».

The character was made legend by Jeff Bridges in the Coen Brothers classic flick, The Big Lebowski, but the Irish actor gave him a run for his money during the event in Montreal this weekend.

Actor Robert Downey Jr has been roped in to play the title role in upcoming film «The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle», which is based on the classic character who can talk to animals.

You might not know Davis's name, but you probably recognize her — she's a classic «That Guy / Gal» character actor who has been in a bunch of stuff over the years, but never really broken into the celebrity mainstream.

DC Cab is a movie that, from all outward appearances, looks like it could be a fun, lowbrow comedy that, with the diverse group of character actors, should deliver some classic moments of hilarity.

In short, it's a classic «B» movie — not in the sense of lobster men from Mars or sorority row slashers, but in the way it combines familiar character actors and familiar story elements to produce a sufficiently satisfying, if not especially memorable, film perfect for whiling away a rainy afternoon.

12 Angry Men — Sidney Lumet's classic film debut about a jury's deliberations in a murder case has a terrific, all - star cast, featuring great performances from Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, along with character actors Martn Balsam, E. G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Jack Warden and Ed Begley.

Michael Stuhlbarg, «Call Me by Your Name» (Sony Pictures Classics) The year is full of tender performances from lauded character actors; Willem Dafoe defies type as a kindly motel manager in «The Florida Project,» while Richard Jenkins gives «The Shape Of Water» some of its tragic warmth.

Did those actors influence how you wanted to portray classic, but reserved toughness with this character?

New weapons and improved gameplay make this version a jaw - dropping title, and the same actors return to voice their classic characters.