Sentences with phrase «eccentric characters who»

-- 13 eccentric characters who each have a unique story and reasons for kicking the crap out of each other.

Norton's eye for the bizarre, amazing, and beautiful inhabitants of the oceans, and the eccentric characters who work, study, and live by the shore make his book a wonder - filled experience.

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Jeffery illustrates the history of MI6 with examples of some of the eccentric and louche characters who were either permanent or occasional members, but the real value of this history is to see the problem of how MI6 fitted into the established diplomatic and military hierarchies, the struggle to maintain a budget and the essential first and last principle of any secret service: that it is secret.

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.

Summary: Highly entertaining documentary about the life of eccentric underground artist Robert Crumb, who created famous cartoon characters such as «Fritz the Cat» and the «Keep on Truckin» Man».

But of course, it's Depp who steals the show once again, proving that he's at his best playing eccentric characters like Tonto, and it doesn't take a genius to realize that the oddball Comanche is the juicier of the two lead roles.

Stillman does however feel an affinity with Wes Anderson, director of The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, who is similarly drawn to well - off, eccentric, articulate characters and deadpan wit.

A wonderfully eccentric character beautifully portrayed by Meryl Streep who manages to sing badly very, very well.

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.

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.

Doris is an eccentric character to say the least, almost like what the typical Manic Pixie Dream Girl would look like four decades later when it stops being cute and starts being a little sad, but Showalter and Field make sure that her quirks are a part of who she is, rather than being the things that define her.

Focusing on an aspiring musician who stumbles upon an eccentric pop band with an unpronounceable name (they call themselves The Soronprfbs), this oddball comedy does its best to distance itself from an audience looking to make connections with key characters.

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.

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.

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.

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?

«Colourful supporting characters help keep the pot boiling: a flirty health - care pro (Katherine Waterston); an eccentric FBI agent (Hilary Swank); a pompous prison warden (Dwight Yoakam); and the Logans» sister (Riley Keough), a hairdresser who loves to split hairs» — PH

Among the eccentric secondary characters of film history, few are as puzzling as Leon Vitali, the English actor who...

The title character in Ed Wood is a lovable dreamer who manages to suck other daffy eccentrics into his dreams.

Like Lansdale novels and good noir, the series is populated with eccentric characters, ranging from the war protester who blew off half his face with a homemade bomb to the psychotic killers who are downright terrifying.

The aviator / film - producer depicted here by Beatty (who is twenty - years older than the character he's playing) is a past his prime, germaphobe whose eccentric behaviour leads many to want to have him committed.

It's an ensemble piece with no true main character, although the closest is Lionel Barrymore as «Grandpa» Vanderhof, an eccentric old coot who oversees a motley houseful of family members and drop - in visitors.

The new character is a rather eccentric traveler known as Sylvia, who made it his mission to make people smile.

Along the way they go through the checklist of indie road movie conventions: meet eccentric characters (including a guy who communicates solely through text messaging), get sidelined by random distractions and argue over Colton's ill - advised idea of smuggling a brick of cocaine (ingeniously concealed in the glove box).

Without saying too much, let's just say that Segel clearly has a problem with popular European men, as this is another eccentric chum with an accent who «challenges» Segel's likable character.

But this is not to say that Chungking Express is a downer — it is quite funny in a touching way, from the eccentric characters and the light yet deep touch provided by the actors, especially Wang, who perfectly captures the awkwardness and insecurity of someone in love.

Keith's interactions make for hit - and - miss low - key drama, as he has passing interactions with characters who are either one - dimensional, (his cheery grandparents, a woman later who wants drugs from him) or refreshingly eccentric, like a drug ring guru dude named Mom, who espouses Bible quotes and other philosophical statements in one of the movie's rare unforgettable scenes.

Their search for the horcruxes leads to the eccentric wizard Xenophilius Lovegood (Rhys Ifans, as yet another character whose name satirizes the English tradition of obvious metaphorical surnames) who relates to them the rather ominous story of three knights, who collectively attempted to cheat death.

The film is still enjoyable at times, and the eccentric characters have an appeal which keeps your interest, but Altman tries to go from first gear to fifth in one move for his finale, and anyone who has ever driven knows that going from first to fifth is a sure way to go nowhere fast.

Mad Hop appears, the Other World's «greatest detective,» who Ben engages to help his search; Mad Hop is as eccentric as his name, sometimes reminding me of another Mad character from Lewis Carroll whose bungling, frustration, and even wisdom add to the magic circus.

A famous author receives a mysterious letter from a man who is a struggling writer but also turns out to be a taxidermist, an eccentric and fascinating character who does not kill animals but preserves them as they lived, with skill and dedication — among them a howler monkey named Virgil and a donkey named Beatrice.

For years, I lived upstairs from an eccentric Village character who existed on a steady diet of martinis and cigarettes.

It is about a quirky and eccentric boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power.

The first in a series, The Spellman Files tells the story of Isabelle Spellman, a tough - talking 28 - year - old (described by another character as «Dirty Harry meets Nancy Drew») who works for her eccentric family's P.I. business.

Set on his familiar, flamboyant Florida turf, Skinny Dip is filled with delightfully eccentric and eccentrically screwed - up characters, including Skink, ex-governor-turned-ecological-avenger of the endangered Everglades; Chaz, a real sleaze who abets the endangerment of the Everglades, then tries to kill his gorgeous...

They are owned by the eccentric cigar - loving Ranald Macdonald, who is descended from Highland aristocrats and has a reputation for being «a bit of a character».

She was an eccentric character, who fit in perfectly with the extravagant, elegant surroundings of the Langham.

Characters such as a cocky Zora prince, eccentric travelling merchants, including the loud mouthed merchant Beedle who has appeared in previous entries such as Wind Waker and Skyward Sword.

The supporting characters who help the Deputy fight back are also pretty interesting, offering different takes of rebel fighters, country folk, and other eccentric individuals who make the mission to take down Eden's Gate that much more engaging.

The new character is a rather eccentric traveler known as Sylvia, who made it his mission to make people smile.

One that includes a heavy roster of bizarre and eccentric characters, but it's Monkey D Luffy who is the star here.

The show presents the eccentric collections of Harry Squires, a Bridgehampton character who preserved bits of local wildlife, memorabilia of shipwrecks, Native American artifacts and more.

Ourhouse features a cast of misfit characters enacting the decline of an eccentric British family as they are confronted by «The Object» - an unexpected manifestation who invades their country manor.

«Michael arrived just at the point where the art world was becoming the art market,» recalls Fischl, who knew the couple well and calls Werner «a wonderfully eccentric character, with very strong and confident opinions.»

The list of prominent bicyclists in film history includes misfit teens (Napoleon Dynamite), eccentric Einstein - like scientists (the license-less Jeff Goldblum character in Independence Day, in which the bike is, admittedly, shown as a pretty decent way to escape Manhattan), vaguely countercultural types (Mark Wahlberg's character in I Heart Huckabees, or Carl Bernstein in All the President's Men) perpetual man - children (Pee - Wee's Big Adventure), and people who otherwise refuse to grow up or are out of touch with real life and the working world.

The character of Ty Webb is an independently wealthy eccentric who golfs at his inherited country club with little regard for rules, decorum and, apparently, his own performance.

He stripped out the opulent decor for a more paired back look, which may be a surprise to fans who know the young actor's somewhat eccentric character.