Sentences with phrase «eccentric characters in»

«They both depict eccentric characters in a complex narrative, yet Alexander Klingspor's fantastical dramatic scenes where bodies stretch and writhe in theatrical environments exhibit an extreme contrast to Margo Selski's calculated diorama-esque compositions presenting the figures frozen, posing while the viewer dissects the roles each character plays within the narrative.»

It's just a pity that they aren't given more to do, as Uprising is at its best when leaning into the bizarre, and who better to shepherd us into that territory than the most eccentric characters in the franchise?

Of all the star - studded names wearing great costumes and playing eccentric characters in Wes Anderson «s «The Grand Budapest Hotel «-- Ralph Fiennes, Edward Norton, Mathieu Amalric, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Lea Seydoux, Jeff Goldblum, Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson — one of the main faces leading the movie is someone who you probably haven't heard of: Tony Revolori.

They're reminiscent at times of the psychologically detailed or richly eccentric characters in an old - style British thriller by Alfred Hitchcock.

Kline, who won his Oscar playing a similarly eccentric character in A Fish Called Wanda, proves once again that the quirkiest of the quirky roles are for him.

Despite the fact that he's first seen in the company of a six - foot - plus transvestite, for once Downey's character is not the most eccentric character in a major Hollywood film.

Not exact matches

Jackson's character in particular was overbearingly eccentric, beating viewers over the head with his abrasively loud and dramatic performance that tried way too hard to be cool.

At right, the eccentric tycoon character Peter Gregory in HBO's Silicon Valley is thought to be based on Thiel.

In the case of an eccentric atheist dictator such as Kim Jong - Il, Hitchens argued that his personality cult was as religious in character as any fanatical secIn the case of an eccentric atheist dictator such as Kim Jong - Il, Hitchens argued that his personality cult was as religious in character as any fanatical secin character as any fanatical sect.

Still, by starting with the frankly stated premise that the problem is the flawed human character in a mysterious universe, Miller was able to highlight the universal aspects of even so eccentric an experience as that of the Puritans.

Tony's eccentric, but there's lots of colorful characters out there in the real world.

Psychologist Hans - Peter Erb and biologist Susanne Gebert explore the forces at work in forging character in «Embrace Your Inner Eccentric.»

It also differs from most mystery books in that the main characters are not dashing gumshoes, inquisitive eccentrics, or cynical cops.

The revelation came to this eccentric character on a drive in northern California.

This slice of quirky life story about a classy, unattainable suit in a store window, is one classy movie as well, ennobling its host of eccentric and tragic, yet determined and struggling, vividly realized characters.

His films are sublime, rich in character, funny, eccentric, and unforgettable.

In the Season 1 finale, series host David Steinberg interviews icons of improvisation: Robin Williams, whose wildly manic standup comedy style was greatly influenced by his mentor Jonathan Winters, off - the - cuff creator of delightfully eccentric characters.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

Scorsese guiltily indulges often in superfluous side stories and eccentric character introduction, and yet it's hard to fault him — it is all the more fun for it.

He flings paint on the frame like it's going out of style and this time he does it not just with whimsy but with whimsy in character as we follow a plane of eccentric characters going through a weird shared moment as they all are currently on drugs and probably about to die as the plane can not land and is running low on gas.

Balancing all the unsavory characters: an eccentric aging writer (M. Emmet Walsh), Father James» devoted old Labrador retriever, his feisty altar boy and a Frenchwoman who remains devout after she loses her husband in a car crash.

So no great surprise here that The Lincoln Lawyer turns out to be superior piece of crime storytelling with some characters clearly designed for recurring roles (in other novels and perhaps other films should this one do well) while others are designated for showy guest appearances as larger - than - life evildoers or tough - guy eccentrics.

Still, there's an admirable willingness to try anything in these early roles, from his malevolent drifter in Nicolas Roeg's «Track 29» to his eccentric side - character turned protagonist in Tom Stoppard's flop adaptation of his own «Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.»

Speaking of characters, the story's self - loving and eccentric villain, played by the charmingly buffoonish Hugh Grant, is just another highlight of the picture, while Brendan Gleeson shines as the no - nonsense Chef Knuckles who Paddington befriends in prison, with their friendship blossoming through their shared love of marmalade.

With the help of Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman), Harold discovers he's the main character in a novel - in - progress and that the voice belongs to Karen Eiffel (Emma Thompson), an eccentric author famous for killing her main characters in creative ways.

On its margins, at least, the film proves conceptually adventurous: Almereyda (Hamlet, Nadja) includes eccentric / surreal touches like a literal elephant in the room, a monochromatic expression of Milgram's domestic life, and scenes of Sarsgaard breaking the fourth wall to tell his character's story.

There have been similar films about young men traveling home to find themselves of late, perhaps most successfully in a similarly themed vehicle, Garden State, but Buscemi's knack for drawing out well - rounded eccentric characters that are believable allows Jim to work more often than not.

Swinton is perhaps underused in a role that barely sees her speak; her character always retains a sense of mystery and is aloof, making her rock star persona - hinted to be eccentric in the vein of David Bowie - slightly implausible.

Matthew Weiner's new Amazon anthology The Romanoffs continues to pile in talent to fill out its world of eccentric characters, linked only by the fact that they all think they're descended from the deposed Russian royal family.

It's based on a 70's French movie with Alain Delon but it's very British in its content and in its eccentric characters.

In fact it's amazing Efron and Jackman are as watchable as they are, considering the film daren't paint either of their characters are anything more complex than earnest eccentrics just trying to spread some happiness around.

The BAFTA award winning teen drama sensation Skins took Britain by storm in 2007 with its controversial story lines and relatable and eccentric characters...

The characters of these films had more in common with the genially goofy, wisecracking eccentrics of Bringing up Baby and You Can't Take It with You (both 1938) than they did with real - life studio folk.

The actor is in talks to play Jeb, «eccentric uncle» to Saoirse Ronan «s character Melanie.

Performance Greta Gerwig, Damsels In Distress Whit Stillman's characters have always been a little eccentric, but in his»80s - style campus comedy Damsels In Distress, the heroines are downright zany, and possibly mentally ilIn Distress Whit Stillman's characters have always been a little eccentric, but in his»80s - style campus comedy Damsels In Distress, the heroines are downright zany, and possibly mentally ilin his»80s - style campus comedy Damsels In Distress, the heroines are downright zany, and possibly mentally ilIn Distress, the heroines are downright zany, and possibly mentally ill.

Reminiscent of the mostly improv feel that would become a trademark of Woody Allen, it's a refreshing comedy that gets most of its laughs through eccentric characters stuck in funny situations.

All the glitter and gloss in the world could be applied to the final product and it still wouldn't make «RocknRolla» as appealing as its eccentric cast of characters does.

It's playful with its storytelling in honour of Godard (chapter headings, characters talking to the camera, eccentric edits and colour briefly switching to monochrome negative all pay homage).

One of American cinema's finest character actors, Dern, whose career took off in the Seventies, proved too eccentric, too unconventional to work as a mainstream leading man in commercial fare, but here he's wonderfully worthy of this auspicious lineage.

In his works, Hartley expertly blends intelligent, ironic humor with dramatic incident, gripping his eccentric, usually obsessed, but always very passionate characters with deep philosophical quandaries.

Franco — who plays the eccentric European filmmaker Wiseau in The Disaster Artist — revealed that in order to get into character as Wiseau he had to sit through hours of pre-production each day, with the end result shocking most people who turned up on set.

However, it does take place in snow country, it has a dark and offbeat sense of humor, and at its heart, it's a crime thriller full of eccentric characters all trying to get away with something.

The searching, restless quality of his films and his characters, the desperate desire for love, is a core human quality, which Wong's characters simply express in more eccentric and dramatic ways than most, and Wong matches their inventive romantic gyrations with an equally exaggerated, expressive style.

Generating some laughs through its eccentric characters played by Keith, Landau and Pleasence, the amiable western spoof never caught fire and stumbled along in a clumsy way until it became almost unbearable.

The straight adventure doesn't glow like Pixar's emotionally meaty movies, but with eccentric characters and a scrappy heart — courtesy of NewsRadio - era Kids in the Hall alum Dave Foley — the movie has a taken - for - granted kid's movie quality: fun.

Now that we have that my disclaimer and the premise of the way, I can just tell you that the movie, Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events is a wildly mixed bag, imaginative in appearance, but a bit of a mess underneath, whisking us from one set of eccentric characters to another and paying only the barest amount of attention to any of them.

Nat is an eccentric character on the written page (he plans his journey west based around IHOPs he and Flynn can hit up for free «birthday» breakfasts), so Walken's casting in some ways might seem kind of yawningly uninspired — a bit too on - the - nose.

More like a Guy Ritchie movie than a Tarantino one, the boys then indulge themselves in a series of wandering conversations, throwing crass jokes around, and having chance encounters with eccentric characters — all of which turned up knowing each other and eventually come to a head with a final chase / shootout.

Franco directed and stars as The Room's eccentric writer - director - star Tommy Wiseau, and he stayed in character as Wiseau the entire time they were shooting.

Buckley brings depth and complexity to her portrayal of an emotionally troubled yet fiercely independent loner fighting society's expectations, and Pearce's eccentric screenplay crafts some intriguing character dynamics that steer the unsettling story in unexpected directions.