Sentences with phrase «dramatic roles given»

More importantly, Washington's efforts, alongside those of director Spike Lee, have done much to dramatically expand the range of dramatic roles given to African - American actors and actresses.The son of a Pentecostal minister and a hairdresser, Washington was born in Mount Vernon, NY, on December 28, 1954.

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If this is so, then the role of Tertullian in preserving, through redaction, [22] the dramatic, movingly vivid account of the martyrdom of a recently baptised young woman, the Roman citizen, Perpetua, in the amphitheatre of Carthage in about the year 203, ought to give us clues to the understanding of his attitude towards women as members of the church as opposed to women as martyrs.

Let me give you a dramatic hypothetical — If Ozil was shunted into a Full Back role, I could understand his inability to be a very effective FB... the mistakes — missed tackles, etc... but he would still be expected to TRY to track / mark out the wingers, still TRY to tackle, still TRY to bomb forward and make the crosses.

Given the well - established role of steroid hormones in breast cancer etiology for postmenopausal women, these findings may have important health implications» Tumor growth from these hormone imbalances is also evident «A dramatic increase in estrogen - dependent malignant diseases, such as ovarian, corpus uteri, breast, testicular and prostate cancers has been recognized.

A true showcase for Aniston's incredible - yet rarely seen - talent for dramatic roles, given how she brings so much weight to a safe drama that never takes risks and prefers the easy way with clichés, dreams and silly hallucinations that would befit more a movie made for TV.

As for dramatic roles, in addition to «Stranger Than Fiction», he gives an admirably restrained performance in Adam Rapp's «Winter Passing».

After smaller roles in Paul Thomas Anderson's earlier films, he became a dramatic lead and then a skilled comedian, giving us all great difficulty when trying to define exactly what he is.

The sprawling story tests Slate's dramatic chops (while feeding the former SNL star plenty of comedy gold), delivers newcomer Quinn a breakout role, and gives Robespierre the chance to whisk us around New York City with the cool of Woody Allen or Hal Ashby.

No details were given for Billy Bob Thornton's role in Warner Bros.» political dramatic comedy Our Brand Is Crisis.

By all accounts, this new project represents something of a turn for Cohen, giving him what's likely to be his first dramatic leading role.

She quickly moved on to more dramatic roles in films like «Any Given Sunday,» «Vanilla Sky» and «Gangs of New York» before starring as one of the three super-spy bombshells in «Charlie's Angels» and its sequel, «Full Throttle.»

Emily Blunt (Dan in Real Life, The Devil Wears Prada), despite a commendable dramatic performance and convincing American accent, seems a bit miscast as Rose's carefree (and careless) goth / punk sister, Norah, not feeling edgy enough to give off that vibe of a tatted, spunky mess of a person the role is written to be.

Cyrus didn't break box office records or earn Hill Oscar buzz, but it did give him a crucial foothold in the dramatic world that would help him land the role of a lifetime.

Why you shouldn't miss it: America's sweetheart and Academy Award winning actress Julia Roberts has been absent from the Cineplex for far too long, and this new film gives her the means to shine in a role that is both comedic and dramatic.

Stephan James (in his first starring role following appearances in «Selma» and «When the Game Stands Tall») gives a breakout performance as Owens, who attended The Ohio State University in the early 1930s and became a champion under demanding coach Larry Snyder (a rare «dramatic» role for «SNL» vet Jason Sudeikis).

Also, I do think Chris Pratt can play a serious dramatic role, but in a movie like this, where it is very self - serious most of the time, and doesn't give his character much to do, let Chris Pratt make jokes, and release some of the forced tension.

Let's hope the next time Silverman lands a meaty dramatic role — and she surely will — it will be attached to a stronger movie with a screenplay that adds more context and gives more texture to its characters.

The film's cult has largely sprung up around the depiction of Doc Holliday, which — though sentimentalized and painted in broad dramatic flourishes — gives Kilmer what's easily one of his juiciest screen roles.

It was Christina Choe's dramatic - competition entry, however, that gave her the meatiest role: a New Jersey woman who believes she may be the long - lost abductee daughter of a well - to - do couple (J. Smith - Cameron and Steve Buscemi).

Although the material in Mr. Church wasn't really worthy of it, Eddie Murphy gave a solid performance in his first dramatic lead role, bringing nuance to his portrayal of an alcoholic cook who helps out a sick mother and her teenage daughter.

The female co-stars, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway, limited as they are by small roles, both manage to steal scenes at times, with Williams particularly given the opportunity to bring true dramatic tension to her turn as Ennis» long - suffering wife.

Whereas most of Happy Together consists of Liu - fai and Ho - ping's dance of devotion and rejection, most of In the Mood for Love is given over to Mr. Chow and Mrs. Su's dance of longing and fear, interestingly refracted through an odd dramatic device: each one playacts the role of the other's spouse, in order to understand the affair, or possibly (intentionally?

Method actors, such as Daniel Day - Lewis and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, replicate the life circumstances of their roles so as to give their performances dramatic strength.