Sentences with phrase «dramatic performances from»

Students construct social meanings from informal and formal productions and from dramatic performances from a variety of cultures and historical periods, and relate these to current personal, national, and international issues

Proyas is a fantastic visionary, even if he isn't too great at eliciting top notch dramatic performances from his stars.

The event will feature a visit from Santa, who will give out books to children, and musical and dramatic performances from several local groups, Oddo said.

Not exact matches

He said that while he received a scathing assessment of Comey's performance from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Monday, that memo was not a catalyst for his dramatic decision as the White House had said earlier.

Past participants - both in the U.S. and from work cultures all over the world - have experienced dramatic performance improvement in sales calls, consulting engagements, technical projects, strategy sessions and crucial business meetings.

Conversely, active investing (also referred to as «stock picking») involves the individual selection of securities by an investor or portfolio manager.The shift away from active and into passive has been dramatic, driven by both the lower cost and historically better performance of passive funds.

What happens in a crisis, or in any less dramatic problem situation involving unexpected, puzzling or discordant experiences, is this sudden shift of control of an ongoing activity to a higher level in the many - leveled hierarchy, from a semi-automatic to a more conscious performance, because the decision to be made or the problem to be solved is beyond the competence of the automatic pilot and must be referred to higher quarters.

A revered landmark and symbol of style and sophistication since its opening in 1954, Fontainebleau Miami Beach boasts 1,504 guestrooms and suites appointed with lavish amenities and iMacs; the world - renowned LIV ™ Nightclub, 12 restaurants and lounges including two restaurants from Chef Michael Mina — StripSteak and Michael Mina 74; two AAA Four Diamond signature restaurants, Scarpetta and Hakkasan; the 40,000 - square - foot Lapis spa with mineral - rich water therapies and invigorating treatments; a dramatic oceanfront pool - scape offering lush cabanas; and is home to BleauLive, the innovative concert series that combines intimate performances with memorable weekend escapes.

What is more troubling for Dortmund fans is the performances — the most convincing one was the 2 - 1 win against Hoffenheim at the end of December, which was secured by a dramatic 89th minute - winner from Liverpool transfer target Christian Pulisic.

Unless there is a dramatic improvement from this performance, they'll be playing Burnley again next season in the Championship.

Esteban Ocon hailed an «amazing» performance in a dramatic qualifying session at a wet Monza and is eyeing a podium spot from P3 on the grid.

Much of what makes the movie work so well are the moving performances from Molly Shannon and Jesse Plemons in roles that allow them both to stretch in unprecedented dramatic ways.

Sure, they may have popped up in the odd film to give a solid dramatic performance, or cameo in a comedy, but the real magic from seeing these actors on - screen just is not the same anymore.

If the Academy was able to show their admiration for one funny guy's dramatic performance, what's stopping them from welcoming Steve Carell into the group of nominated men?

It's the kind of small dramatic moment that this calm, quiet film is built on, and it allows for tender, restrained performances from Edgerton and Negga.

In the past year, Omar Sy has gone from being a French comedy writer and actor, to a star known internationally for his dramatic performance in The Intouchables.

From Bill Murray's performance as the grumpy titular character in St. Vincent; to Steve Carell's long - awaited dramatic turn in Foxcatcher; to Marion Cotillard's incredibly vulnerable performance in the Dardenne brothers» Two Days, One Night, the festival is still going strong as we approach the final days.

As Kennedy cousin (and family fixer) Joseph Gargan (from the Fitzgerald side of the family) Ed Helms gives a fine dramatic performance.

It's a breakout performance that showcases O'Connell as an true performer, from his body and physicality to the subtly of his emoting and, conversely, the gravitas of his presence in some of the movie's big dramatic moments.

The director's dramatic retelling of the NSA whistleblower's rise to infamy boasts a strong central performance from Joseph Gordon - Levitt but its attempts to pander to a multiplex crowd are misjudged

A riveting performance by Helen McCrory holds our attention even if this dramatic thriller suffers from efficient but bland direction and a script that fails to dig very far beneath the surface.

Gibson is at the top of his game here (even rivalling his dramatic turn from Signs), and the seemingly chameleonic Anton Yelchin is almost unrecognisable from his performances in Star Trek and Terminator: Salvation.

The film is also supported by the tremendous performances, not just from Nanjiani and Kazan, but from Romano and Hunter, who bring a surprising dramatic heft to the picture.

His experience is of equal dramatic weight as Ma's, and while that is certainly resulting from Abrahamson and Donoghue's presentation, it also has to be credited to Tremblay's remarkable performance.

Testimony has one great dramatic center, some bravura Steadycam sequences, effective newsreel - styled black and white cinematography, and a greater diversity of music to offset a weak script, clumsy montages, and surprisingly banal performances from supporting players (except Ronald Pickup, who also played Nietzsche in Wagner).

Overall, she had four great performances this year, including the romantic sidekick in the pulpy The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and two finely tuned dramatic turns in Testament of Youth and The Danish Girl.

The Italian filmmaker relied on borrowed works from modern classical composer John Adams to determine the ebbing dramatic tension of 2009's I Am Love, while 2015's A Bigger Splash, which centers on the relationship between a fictional rock singer and her mercurial former lover and record producer, climaxes with an electric, lip - syncing performance of the Rolling Stones's «Emotional Rescue.»

Haynes's creation at times seems a bit schizophrenic, blindly moving from surrealist promo video performances to dramatic sequences to future interviews and back to live performances.

U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Individual Performance Melanie Lynskey, «The Intervention» Craig Robinson, «Morris from America»

All of that being said, there is still some fun to be had here, as the performances from Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, and (especially) Jim Carrey are all extremely fun to watch, the action scenes are exciting and bad - ass, some of the humor really works, and a good amount of the dramatic material is effective.

It's a definitively average film with solid performances from RDJ and Robert Duvall (though I'm entirely unconvinced the latter's performance is Oscar nomination worthy) that is set on hamstringing its way to the finish line, often at the expense of its own dramatic success.

As for Coogan's performance, it's solid (and refreshing) dramatic work from the actor and he has a couple of standout scenes, but Philomena is really Dench's story.

In these Adam Sandler movies, the native New Yorker gives dozens of worthy performances, from slapstick to dramatic

It's a banal by the numbers biopic boasting a mediocre performance from Ashton Kutcher (he simply can't hit a dramatic note).

Once Forman stages his first recreation of bits from Kaufman's standup act, the film sets into cruise control, offering reenactment after reenactment of keystone events and performances in Kaufman's career (including his infamous «feud» with wrestler Jerry Lawler), with few moments of downtime in between and even less dramatic momentum to string it all together.

Hanks has become such a reliable dramatic performer over the years that a good performance from him is hardly a surprise; needless to say, there are no shocks here, and his trademark everyman quality makes him an instantly likable and relatable lead.

This choice makes the setpiece's inherent dramatic power insperable from its status as a directorial and photographic performance.

A World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for the Delightful Ensemble Performance, and How the Director Brought His Own Unique Universe into Cinema was presented to: God Help the Girl from the UK (Director & Screenwriter: Stuart Murdoch)-- This musical from Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian is about some messed up boys and girls and the music they made.

The best performance comes from an unlikely source - Christine Boisson (Commandant Dominique)- who gives a brilliantly dramatic, natural, and suitably understated performance that shines much brighter than her Hollywood Co-Stars.

Featuring two strong central performances from Biel and Mamet, Bell (Sundance Film Festival - winning Obselidia) mines the depths of sibling relationships to present a taught, well - observed dramatic thriller that makes the most of the talent involved.

Just when you thought he was starting to break out of his comedic slump with dramatic performances in movies like Funny People and Reign Over Me, he goes and stars in a movie that looks exactly like one of the parodies from Funny People.

She is undeniably a seasoned actress but her performance in this film is possibly the best dramatic performance I've seen from her because of the delivery of her character's torment and fearfulness.

He credited the push for «educator effectiveness,» including a dramatic new teacher contract that has moved away from pay - for - longevity and to pay linked to performance.

The EITP represented a dramatic departure from the existing teacher - evaluation system in Chicago and relied on the human capital that already existed in the schools to generate improvements in school performance.

Students articulate and support the meanings constructed from their and others» dramatic performances

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The impact on middle school math was particularly dramatic; the effect here amounts to half of a standard deviation, an effect large enough to move a student from the 50th to the 69th percentile in student performance in one year.

Some of the most dramatic gains in urban education have come from school districts using a «portfolio strategy»: negotiating performance agreements with some mix of traditional, charter and hybrid public schools, allowing them great autonomy, letting them handcraft their schools to fit the needs of their students, giving parents their choice of schools, replicating successful schools and replacing failing schools.

Studies confirm what we know from experience: school climate — or a student's learning environment — has a dramatic impact on student academic performance.

The Student Success Act's most dramatic components center on the bill's accountability provisions, which allow states to determine how they will judge and improve school performance with minimal interference or direction from the federal government.