Sentences with phrase «for dog actors»

The Oscars are this Sunday, but we're surprised that in its 90 years, the Academy has never instated a Best Pup Performance category for dog actors.

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With dogged determination, the producers continued onward with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), at which point fans finally flocked to the series, rallying behind the film's crisp space battles and the melodramatic tête - à - tête between Shatner and Ricardo Montalban.Shatner had to wrestle with his advancing age and the deaths of several characters in Star Trek II and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), but by Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), the actor got to indulge in his more whimsical side, which has since characterized his career.

And while there's clearly a lot of riffing going on, 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live writer Paula Pell's script provides a trampoline of wordplay for the actors to bounce off of, packed with smart, amusing details like a dog named Polenta and semi-comatose sales associate Brayla.

And if We're No Angels and Mistress deserve their place as footnotes on the actor's CV, his work for John McNaughton (Mad Dog, Glory) and Barry Levinson (Wag the Dog, What Just Happened) remains perfectly respectable.

If us Brits already knew how good O'Connell can be from Skins, Starred Up and» 71, then the film's breakout actor is Takamasa Ishihara (otherwise known by his rock star moniker Miyavi); he stars as the compellingly cruel prison guard Mutsushiro «The Bird» Watanabe who targets the dogged and defiant Louis for particular punishment, often spun as twisted favour.

«Language of a Broken Heart» is exactly the movie that one expects it to be — a frustrating quality for some, perhaps, but smooth medicine for those who trust and like writer - actors» puppy dog tales that unfold loosely in the vein of the work of Edward Burns.

Mike White — «Year of the Dog» Maybe one of the purest expressions of «screenwriter - turned - director» (though he's also an actor given to appearing in character roles in some of his films) Mike White had, in years leading to 2007, carved out quite a distinctive place for himself as an indie screenwriter dealing more in low - key human dramedy than some of the more bombastic Shane Black - types, or more mainstream Steve Zaillian - types on our list.

Michael Madsen, the American actor still best known for his turn as Vic Vega aka Mr Blonde in Quentin Tarantino's «Reservoir Dogs», is...

Affleck won the lead actor Oscar in February for «Manchester by the Sea,» but his awards season appearances were dogged by questions over two sexual harassment suits that were filed against him by two women in 2010 in civil court.

For the dog roles, Anderson not only got top talent, but found actors with voices that are particularly identifiable, such as Edward Norton, Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum and Scarlett Johansson.

Elsewhere, Greek film «Miss Violence» also proved popular, taking both the Silver Lion and the Best Actor prize for Themis Panou, while Tsai Ming - Liang «s «Stray Dogs» won the Grand Jury Prize, Elena Cotta took Best Actress for «Via Castellana Bandiera» (which we unfortunately didn't see), Tye Sheridan was awarded Best Young Actor for David Gordon Green «s «Joe,» Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope picked up Best Screenplay for «Philomena,» and Philip Groning «s «The Police Officer's Wife» won a Special Jury Prize.

Martin McDonagh (In Bruges) wrote and directed Seven Psychopaths which reunites him with actor Colin Farrell who plays a screenwriter struggling for inspiration for his script, which just so happens to be called Seven Psychopaths, who gets drawn into the dog kidnapping schemes of his oddball friends (played by Sam Rockwell & Christopher Walken).

Cast: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy Program: Special Presentations Headline: Let's Get It On Scott's Take: The Sessions is the type of earnest Sundance programmer that gets praised at cinema's peril — which is to say, it's sensitively wrought, offers complex, generously accommodating roles for its actors, and is about as visually compelling as a dog's behind.

For Best Actor, it would be nice to see the award go to Andrew Garfield in Under the Silver Lake, as his manic energy and stoned confusion is in more rhythmic lockstep with the irreverent shaddy - dog narrative of the film than David Robert Mitchell's direction.

Lead Actor in a Comedy features Jonah Hill for «War Dogs».

German actor Daniel Bruehl and his partner Felicitas Rombold pose on the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the 68th Berlinale film festival with the premiere of «Isle of Dogs» on February 15, 2018 at the Berlinale Palace in... More

It also seems an odd choice for everyone to speak Japanese except the dogs who not only all speak English but are also all portrayed by white actors.

Really, if you're going to have a duo of dog - nappers in your movie, and you can afford Sam Rockwell (as a struggling actor) and Chris Walken (as Chris Walken, more or less), you spring for it.

Director David Robert Mitchell's follow - up to his breakout movie, the creepily elegant horror film «It Follows,» is something of a change of pace: When a young man (Garfield) befriends a mysterious neighbor at his Los Angeles apartment complex (Keough), and she disappears the next day, he sets off on a surreal search for her through a La - La Land populated, in the words of the film's publicity material, by «dog killers, aspiring actors, glitter - pop groups, nightlife personalities, «it» girls, memorabilia hoarders, masked seductresses, homeless gurus, reclusive songwriters, sex workers, wealthy socialites, topless neighbors and the shadowy billionaires floating above (and underneath) it all.»

Those who have seen Matteo Garrone's Dogman have expressed no surprise whatsoever that Marcello Donte has won the best actor award for his lead performance as a dog groomer who faces up to a bullying former boxer in a desolate Italian coastal town.

The film tells the story of a young boy searching for his dog in Japan and features many of the usual actors seen in Anderson's films.

Though the supporting cast doesn't have much to do — save for Ana de Armas, who's slowly becoming an actress to watch between her work here and in last week's «War Dogs» — it's filled with veteran actors like Blades, Turturro, Ellen Barkin and Reg E. Cathey (as flamboyant boxing promoter Don King) who know how to make the most of their limited screen time.

Jennifer Lawrence and Brie Larson continued the fierce awards race contest by both taking home lead actress prizes for Joy (Musical or Comedy) and Room (Drama), while Sly Stallone unexpectedly proved there's life in the old dog yet with a Best Supporting Actor win for Creed.

A plot twist involving veteran actors James Woods (the remake of «Straw Dogs «-RRB- and Richard Jenkins («Jack Reacher «-RRB-, as well as any number of shootings, killings, explosions, tank and helicopter attacks, plane crashes, beatings and the wounding of a conservative Glenn Beck - type TV host and other fun events round out this two - plus hour feast for dimwits.

Cross shared tales of making a crowd out of a few extras, his delight in bringing his dog to work, and what happens to an actor who has to scream at the top of his lungs for six hours straight.

A washed - up actor turned dog - food pitchman with the dashing name of Phoenix Buchanan also wants the book to explore its hidden secrets for his own nefarious purposes.

No, the moment that Snow Dogs crossed a line for me was when Cuba Gooding Jr., an Oscar - winning African - American actor (one of, what, six?)

During a panel for Wag the Dog, John Oliver tore into Dustin Hoffman about the allegations surrounding the A-list actor.

Accompanying her in the cast are Victor Allan Miller (Harry Shearer), a veteran theater actor most famous for hot dog ads, Callie Webb (Parker Posey), a former standup comedienne, Brian Chubb (Christopher Moynihan), Callie's boyfriend, and Debbie Gilchrist (Rachael Harris), an insufferably Method actress who plays the lover of the Pischer daughter.

From what I've gathered, Rick is a wealthy dissatisfied actor, the top dog for comedy dreck, who himself is a bit of a sad clown character.

Michael Madsen, the American actor best known for his role as «Mr White» in Reservoir Dogs, has been arrested for child cruelty after an alleged...

A 1997 advertisement campaign for the then - introduced Nissan Frontier featured actor Dale Ishimoto portraying Katayama with a Jack Russell Terrier, stating «Dogs Love Trucks!»

For example, maybe you are a dog lover, a farmer, an actor, a healer, a sportsperson, a fitness fanatic, a great cook, an inventor or maybe even a frustrated writer of fiction, to name but a few.

The experiment was played out in three different scenarios: One with the first actor offering help to the dog's struggling owner, the second with the same actor refusing to help the owner and the third with the actor responding neutrally to the owner's plea for help.

To highlight the resolution, Congressman Hastings met Little Ricky, a dog who was rescued from Yulin by HSI and was named in honor of actor and comedian Ricky Gervais for his support of HSI's #EndYulin campaign.

«A Dog's Purpose Controversy: American Humane Association Guidelines for Animal Actors», People Magazine, January 20, 2017

Actor Linda Blair is best known for her role in the The Exorcist, but she now devotes her time to rescuing pitbulls and other unwanted dogs.

One of the first projects for actor Josh Duhamel's production company, Dakotakid Media, is a Web series that follows homeless dogs as they travel thousands of miles for a...

An eye - catching advertising poster featuring Korean - American actor Daniel Henney recently launched on the Seoul subway, and next the charity will invite Seoul's citizens to experience the grim reality of dog farm life for themselves by trying out their iDog virtual reality experience.

Although, I have witnessed more unusual emotional support animals, including a horse that sets hoof in nursing homes as part of the Actors and Others for Animals pet assisted therapy team (through which my dog, Cardiff, occasionally «works»).

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Most dogs recorded for living long periods of time were working animals - active herding dogs, movie stars / actors, or involved in other types of mental and physical stimulation.

British actor Derek Martin, who entertained television viewers for 11 years as cab driver Charlie Slater on the long - running drama EastEnders, recently offered a a four - pawed passenger from the largest dog welfare charity in the United Kingdom a ride to a forever home, which she will share with the star.

Not only is he an actor, Spokesdog for Animal Advocacy, Bocker is also a certified therapy dog who is also well known for his numerous tv commercial cameos and modeling and just recently has become an Author ~ the book Chasing Bocker's Tale.

«Dogs with Jobs» profiles 21 working dogs: guide dogs for the blind, snake - catchers, termite - finders, lost pet - locators, plus an actor and a retired greyhoDogs with Jobs» profiles 21 working dogs: guide dogs for the blind, snake - catchers, termite - finders, lost pet - locators, plus an actor and a retired greyhodogs: guide dogs for the blind, snake - catchers, termite - finders, lost pet - locators, plus an actor and a retired greyhodogs for the blind, snake - catchers, termite - finders, lost pet - locators, plus an actor and a retired greyhound.

Listen to a fun reading with actor Taye Diggs for Alpo's new book» Real Dogs Eat Meat», Learn about the updates of one New York City's favorite animal rescue groups, meet a veterinarian who believes in the combination of traditional medicine with holistic, and check a hydrotherapy center for dog rehabilitation... all in this new episode of Vida Doggie.

If you dread it, your dog will too, so learn how to be a good actor until you succeed in believing it can be a loving experience for you both.

In 1929 the popular Rin Tin Tin, who starred in 28 Hollywood films received the highest volume of votes for the Best Actor Oscar, but it was thought to give the accolade to a dog would undermine the credibility of the Academy.

In addition, she has trained animal actors, written for The Clicker Journal and the Seattle Times, consulted with Guide Dogs for the Blind and with Susquehanna Service Dogs, served as a subject - matter expert for the Delta Society's «Service Dog Education System» and taught at the Instructor Training Courses hosted by Dogs of Course.

As we left the show, I noticed that there was a designated potty spot for service dogs near the Universal Animal Actor's Show exit.