Sentences with phrase «emotional performances by»

It was supposed to allow for truly emotional performances by the digital actors.

Christine, centered on a riveting and at times unbearably emotional performance by Rebecca Hall, attempts to give a three - dimensional and respectful - yet - honest portrait of a complex woman.

The movie wastes one sincere, quietly emotional performance by Max Deacon as the boy who thinks his last moments will come in that collapsed plant.

Not exact matches

There is strong evidence that emotional intelligence is predictive of individual performance; we found that 47 % of the variation in performance is predicted by variation in EQ.

A recent study by University of Toronto Scarborough and Rotman School of Management professors Julie McCarthy and John Trougakos, along with Bonnie Cheng from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, found that high levels of emotional exhaustion that come from workplace anxiety can directly lead to lower job performance.

A former aide to a California legislator sued the state Senate on Thursday, alleging it failed to accommodate her emotional disabilities following what she said was a sexual assault by an Assembly staff member, and instead wrongly fired her for «pre-textual minor» work performance issues.

In Quintilian's teaching, the voice and body are shaped by the emotional values of the piece in performance.

The FA Cup semi-final in 1964 at Hillsborough, the FA Cup victory at Old Trafford when Di Canio was not put off by Barthez, the Tevez goal in the final game that staved off relegation, a 4 - 2 victory in 1977 which also kept us up, the great performance from Miklosko which denied them a league title, and of course, perhaps the greatest of all, and certainly the most emotional, the last game at Upton Park, are all examples of superb memories of matches against them.

We all know how important regular exercise is for our physical, mental and emotional health, but strenuous anaerobic exercises have been reported to enhance the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS); which in turn can contribute to both the initiation and progression of muscle fibre injury as well as impaired muscle performance.4 Green Tea Extract (GTE) however has been clinically proven to prevent oxidative stress induced by high - intensity training and subsequent muscle breakdown — once again thanks to its EGCG content.5

And, we'll tie together the previous levels by connecting how inflammation related to the previous system discussions - poor digestion, immune dysfunction, hormonal dysregulation, genetic snps, and environmental toxin exposures (including emotional toxins)- contribute to an increased risk of chronic rehab challenges, including chronic joint pain, poor surgical or injury recovery, obesity, memory loss or dementia, diabetes, or even poor sports performance.

The celebration returned to Royal Albert Hall on Monday night with Naomi Campbell's emotional tribute to Azzedine Alaïa, as well as a performance by Rita Ora in homage to Fashion Icon recipient Donatella Versace.

Under Shawn Levy's direction, the story never misses a beat, with fully - committed performances by Jackman, Evangeline Lilly (as the woman who's always believed in him), and fresh - faced young Goyo, who bears a strong resemblance to Ricky Schroder and has the same ability to win you over at emotional moments, even if you're trying to resist.

Only Williams makes any real emotional connection: I'm not sure I'd call his performance good, but there's something fascinating about seeing the man once heralded as «the black Clark Gable» three decades removed from heartthrob status, heavy and sullen - looking, weighed down by the burdens of time and age.

By far the best aspects of the movie are the performances by Bale, Studi, Pike — her character is rescued early in the trek and becomes an emotional lifeline to Blocker and he to her — and the many familiar faces peppering the proceedingBy far the best aspects of the movie are the performances by Bale, Studi, Pike — her character is rescued early in the trek and becomes an emotional lifeline to Blocker and he to her — and the many familiar faces peppering the proceedingby Bale, Studi, Pike — her character is rescued early in the trek and becomes an emotional lifeline to Blocker and he to her — and the many familiar faces peppering the proceedings.

The performances aren't routine, and neither is the score by Ex Machina composers Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, adding an emotional complexity with its mix of heartland guitar, spooky AF strings, and submerged - sounding synths.

There are plenty of talented components to this cast, and most every one of them has his or her time to shine, even such much too briefly present forces as episodes 1's Martin Sheen - who nails both Irish - American accent and depth of the good - hearted slaver who comes to find flaws in the traditions he has had to follow - and episode 3's Richard Jenkin, who effectively despicable in his audacious portrayal of a despicable radical racist who is as willing to die as he is to kill to preserve his questionable sense of order - and plenty of other people in between, from the compelling Dennis Haysbert to the charming Danny Glover, so you know that it's saying something to proclaim that leading lady Halle Berry is this series» strongest performance, delivering on powerful layers and emotional range in her engrossing portrayal of a mulatto who is trapped in society by her mixed race, and will face many unbearable hardships that will test her innocence and humanity.

The fight scenes are impressive, the straight - acting scenes less so: though he was capable of delivering a good performance, Steele often as not ran the emotional gamut from A to B. Arizona Gunfighter was one of several Steele westerns produced by A.W. Hackel for Republic release.

That kind of emotional centre is key to the success of Crowe's films, and it works beautifully here, aided immeasurably by a wonderful performance by then - newcomer Renee Zellweger, as well as a spot - on effort from Cruise and a deliciously over-the-top innings from Cuba Gooding Jr..

Directed by Academy Award ® nominee Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena), this emotional film features stunning and witty performances from Academy Award ® winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare In Love, Philomena), Ali Fazal (Furious 7), Eddie Izzard (Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen), Addel Akhtar (The Dictator, The Big Sick) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter franchise).

Natalie Portman has hinted at being a versatile actress, willing to go deep to access the emotional soil for a part, but never has she committed this fully and completely, giving herself over as actors sometimes do — Robert DeNiro is Raging Bull, Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice, Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Names Desire, Charlize Theron in Monster, Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose, Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy (Tootsie, Rain Man, etc.) These are those rare occasions when the actor is eclipsed by the character, the performance that then reaches something more than likable, believable; it becomes moving art.

Casey Affleck delivers a performance of such private, inarticulate heartbreak it rivals Heath Ledger's iconic turn in Brokeback Mountain, throwing up emotional walls that keep getting knocked down by a world that stubbornly refuses to stop spinning.»

All of which is reflected in Nicholson's phenomenal central performance, for Bobby is himself a kind of actor, playing at being ugly, mean and self - sufficient in a doomed effort to disguise his absolute emotional emptiness, feeling himself exposed layer by layer as the film approaches its devastating climax.

Mary J. Blige's inclusion in awards season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and dramatic rendering?

Unlike those films, the main character in Indignation, Marcus Messner (a tightly - wound performance by Logan Lerman, «Fury») tragically misunderstands the emotional conflicts of everyone else.

He is played by Richard Jenkins, and there's just enough emotional honesty in the performance to barely overcome the discomfort inherent to the script's use of the character.

Despite being surrounded by a cast of acting luminaries like Sigourney Weaver, Adrien Brody, William Hurt and Joaquin Phoenix, the 23 - year - old steals the limelight with a powerful performance that also provides this tale of a small, isolated hamlet who live in fear of the outside world with its emotional core.

But for all the heartbreak that pumps through it, Kenneth Lonergan's ambitious third feature isn't some miserable slog: Anchored by a career - best performance from Affleck, who achieves the herculean feat of making emotional unavailability compelling, Manchester By The Sea is often as flat - out funny as it is wrenchinby a career - best performance from Affleck, who achieves the herculean feat of making emotional unavailability compelling, Manchester By The Sea is often as flat - out funny as it is wrenchinBy The Sea is often as flat - out funny as it is wrenching.

Though the narrative requires much more from the viewer than one would like, I can applaud the artistic and emotional value beset by the writer / director along with outstanding performances from newcomer Hunter McCracken, Brad Pitt, and Jessica Chastain.

Trust's script, by Andy Bellin and Robert Festinger, pulls no punches and director Schwimmer elicits uniformly excellent performances from his cast, but even as we follow the emotional heart of the story — and realize that rape may not be the worst thing that's happened to Annie.

Morgan and Bernal embrace that bare - bones approach with physical performances that carry a surprising emotional weight; Bernal's panicked face, desperate to avoid death, is immediately engaging, while Morgan swaggers about like John Wayne in an anti-western, accompanied by a vicious dog.

Mary J. Blige's inclusion in award season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've ever expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and dramatic rendering?

«The film's uplifting spirit, accompanied by killer performances encapsulates life's twisted emotional journey.

Boldly centered around the physical / emotional landscape of a widowed mother in her 70s (an elegant performance by veteran actress Lv Zhong), Red Amnesia is a ghost story of sorts, in which the return of repressed Chinese history asserts itself with a melancholic vengeance.

Bolstered by Emma Stone's gracefully layered performance, the film's emotional connection comes from King's dueling inner conflicts: the responsibility of carrying the women's game forward and her growing attraction to the tour hairdresser (an excellent Andrea Riseborough).

Paddy Considine's second feature as director is powered by a clutch of big, bold and unabashedly emotional performances.

Its title referring to multiple elements of its tale, it's a portrait of hubris, ambition and insanity, led by a collection of excellent performances that root the action in a complex sense of emotional and psychological upheaval and disintegration.

This witty and knotty comic portrait of a dysfunctional New York family unpacks the emotional baggage of three adult siblings played by Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler and Elizabeth Marvel — the kids of a New York sculptor, Harold (Dustin Hoffman, in a shuffling self - possessed performance).

Thanks to a tight script by John Lee Hancock and Eastwood's always steady direction, «A Perfect World» is an emotional roller coaster with Costner giving one of his best performances.

That tidy psychological construct is reinforced by fine performances from the Swedish - born Icelandic actor Sverrir Gudnason, whose brooding affect captures the machine - like precision and emotional containment that defined Borg's behavior on (and mostly off) the court, and from Stellan Skarsgard as Borg's long - suffering coach, Lennart Bergelin.

Rounding out the remainder of this Oylmpian ensemble is the always authentic Margo Martindale as Violet's salt - of - the - earth but nonetheless hostile sister Mattie Fae, her stunted, unloved son «Little Charles» heartbreakingly played by Benedict Cumberbatch whose slightly askew features seem evidence of the emotional battering he's taken, and finally Oscar winner Chris Cooper, as Mattie Fae's husband Charles, the moral center of this family and this drama, who balances his performance with equal parts heart and soul, laced with sly humor, tenderness, and unsparing truth telling when nothing else will do.

For «Wonder Wheel,» he turns in a deeply emotional performance as a man coming to terms with the shortcomings of his own life as he struggles to please and provide for his wife (Kate Winslet) and protect his daughter (Juno Temple) by another woman.

Anchored by a moving, assured performance by Franco, 127 Hours is one of the many emotional extremes of the year.

Uninspired visually and thematically as the attempts at action sequences just look silly and the emotional element is ruined by poor performance.

The poet, played through most of the film by Cynthia Nixon (in a stunning performance of intelligence, wit, and emotional honesty), is wracked with personal and existential doubts, fears, and insecurities.

Overall, Running With Scissors is a mess, but one that's made watchable by its Oscar - worthy performances and the emotional heft of its mother - son storyline.

The movie is guilty of the worst of comic book sins, fridging a woman for a male protagonist's emotional growth, but then it tries to make up for that by introducing Domino (Zazie Beetz in a breakout performance), the most successful of Wade's X-Force recruits.

It's not only in performances that the film feels stuck between genres; discounting a handful of choice scenes, by the film's end we're left with many unexplored emotional avenues that serve only to reinforce the film's stuntedness in that regard.3

Now, in this Berlin Silver Bear winner from Mia Hansen - Løve — writer - director of such intimate films as Father of My Children and Goodbye First Love — Huppert delivers a note - perfect warm and wry performance as a philosophy teacher whose life is defined by ideas rather than circumstance, a woman of substance — intellectual, emotional, financial — who faces unexpected constraints and freedoms when the assumed certainties of her domestic life unravel.

Whatever depth may be absent from this bigger picture is well made up by the layers of emotional strain faced by the film's heroine and the performance of Charlize Theron.

It may not have the emotional resonance of a Pixar movie, but with its playful premise, endearing performances and outstanding score by Alexandre Desplat, «Pets» is fun, family -(and animal --RRB- friendly fare.