Sentences with phrase «for dramatic movies»

The courtroom has been the basis for dramatic movies and television, and for good reason.

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Arguably Adam Sandler's best dramatic performance (though «Punch - Drunk Love» may have the advantage), this look at a well - off family's life through the eyes of the daughter of the Mexican housekeeper who works for them is one of the unrecognized great movies of the 2000s.

Conceived by Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, the movie is a dramatic rendering of the Gospel of Luke, and it tells the viewer that Christianity is a personal choice to accept Jesus Christ.

The «CSI Effect» has been described as being an increased expectation from jurors that forensic evidence will be presented in court that is instantaneous and unequivocal because that is how it is often presented for dramatic effect in television programs and movies.

Television can be a lifesaver during pregnancy — tuning in to a dramatic series or a gripping movie means I can tune out my pregnancy worries, aches, and pains for a few hours.

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From its first draw of blood onward, it bolts down a foreseeable slasher - movie trajectory, laying on thick the dramatic irony while constantly inventing new reasons to punish its characters for old iniquities.

But while that is his goal at first, he comes to realize something more dramatic, and that insight, a coup de théâtre if you will, has the most resonance for the movie audience.

It's telling that Paul's dramatic moment of conversion on the road to Damascus, which a different movie might have saved for the climax, is relegated to a few quick flashbacks.

The Movie: The idea of George Clooney playing a (mostly) silent assassin holed up in the Italian countryside with gorgeous European women sounds like recipe for a solid dramatic experience, so why Focus Features is marketing «The American» as some sort of action thriller when in fact it's an arty European film, will throw some moviegoers off and just outright anger others.

Pearce has also written a well - carpentered screenplay; there are some very big scenes and big moments here — sometimes too big — but he gives us a carefully crafted dramatic setup, an intriguingly curated selection of suspects for the crime and all of it building to a fascinating, finely balanced ambiguity in the movie's climactic stages.

Like many movies that turn the past into entertainment, «The Post» gently traces the arc of history, while also bending it for dramatic punch and narrative expediency.

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.

The indifferent gospel music that permeates the movie never solidifies with the dramatic might that the genre is known for...

Take Me Home Tonight is a much deeper, dramatic movie than most give it credit for.

The movie elides and truncates history for dramatic purposes and can not resist a very amusing scene in which Raleigh brings tobacco and potatoes from Virginia.

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Such humility may be devastating, but it ain't dramatic, and though we've been waiting for this moment the entire movie, the scene underscores «Loving's» single greatest weakness: It's too damn polite.

World Cinema Special Jury Prize: Dramatic for Breakout Performance: Tatiana Maslany, «ÄúGrown Up Movie Star.

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Add to that a few dramatic elements, and you have a movie that is thoroughly engaging and above all worth seeing for viewers that are skeptical about these sorts of films.

One of the best reviewed movies of this or any year, the Alfonso Cuarón - directed dramatic thriller has topped the box office for three consecutive weekends in North America as well as internationally, holding the number one spot in every major market in which it has opened.

This week's new Blu - ray releases include one of the funniest films of the year, a trio of horror movie collections for a few franchises — one classic, one unlikely, and one incredibly gory — a dramatic turn from Robert Pattinson, and more.

Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special Jean - Marc Vallee («Big Little Lies») Noah Hawley («Fargo») Ryan Murphy («Feud: Bette & Joan») Ron Howard («Genius») James Marsh («The Night Of») Steve Zaillian («The Night Of»)

It helps that Boiler Room director Younger, making his first movie for 12 years, has the advantage of being based on a less well - known true life story (at least to those not versed in boxing lore), its dramatic twists subsequently packing a bit more surprise and punch.

Bill Hader stars as the title character while also making his directorial debut on this half - hour comedy, which promises to give the former SNL star a showcase for all that dramatic range he's previously uncovered in movies like The Skeleton Twins and episodes of Documentary Now!.

With Buchanan's heists in plain sight, the movie doesn't hold its dramatic irony for long.

For those of us who fail to see the dramatic tension of a 1,000 - year - old alien in the form of a young woman talking out loud to the internal monologue of that young woman trapped in the recesses of the consciousness of her presently occupied - by - an - alien body, this movie is an oddity.

After the dramatic real - life disaster of September 11 2001 there was a lot of speculation in the media about how Hollywood would probably lay off making disaster movies like Deep Impact and Independence Day for a while.

The movie presents a strong case for dramatic changes in the way the general public looks at contact sports, especially football, and to the way the institutions in charge of those sports conduct their play.

One could say I'm reading too much into the movie, but the shift in tone during the movie's climactic mini-Apocalypse is so dramatic, you can sense the screenwriters pleading for the audience to make the political connection.

The movie was praised both for re-capturing the rugged charm of Renner's star - making work in The Hurt Locker, and for its dramatic visuals.

Granted, it would be pretty unusual for a Star Wars movie to not feature some dramatic landscapes, but — as previously established — we still don't know much about The Last Jedi.

But first, we discuss how she broke into the business despite having no encouragement from her parents at the time; why she loves to go on auditions even if the prospect of getting work is hopeless; her time in The Groundlings and how it led to having the part of Rita in the movie smash Bridesmaids (written for her by fellow Groundlings Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo); as well as taking on a real - life dramatic role in the upcoming Felt, the story of infamous Watergate «Deep Throat» Mark Felt — played, she says sensationally, by Liam Neeson.

Not only does it begin with an account of how bits of movie dialogue (from «Rio Bravo,» «His Girl Friday») have entered her life, and the lives of her friends and colleagues, but it then segues into a great quotation from Steve Roman on SCTV (playing Juan Cortez, the first Puerto Rican Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in the dramatic television series, «There's Justice for Everybody»): «It's got good actors, and that spells good acting.»

Kendrick is bringing some real dramatic chops to the role, and she seems to want this to be an R - rated movie (it's actually PG - 13 for some reason) to really cut loose.

Jennifer Aniston has been doin» quite well as a movie star in major comedies; she's had flops, but also a number of hits and even picked up a Golden Globe nomination for her dramatic performance in Cake.

But undoubtedly the most popular interview I'd do with James Horner (let alone any composer) was for On the Score in 2006 to primarily discuss his massive, tragically dramatic score to «All the King's Men» — a movie whose score was the definite highlight.

There is a shortage of surprises for viewers who have seen more than a few movies (animated or not) before, but the light and laid - back atmosphere (in spite of context that's supposed to be dramatic) yields a fair amount of laughs and a generally good time, in a breezy take on the British comedy tradition.

But Dinklage's silly cameo is a rare misstep in a movie that mostly gets it right — and isn't afraid to go for truly dramatic moments, or remind us that even superheroes can be mortal.

He is the only hero in a movie to ever feature in nothing but his pyjamas (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), and for that I shall always respect him, but I would never dream of seeing him in something as dramatic or fast - paced as Sherlock.

In his review for The Times, Kenneth Turan wrote, «A superhero movie whose characters have integrity and dramatic heft, filled with engaging exploits and credible crises all grounded in a vibrant but convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well as wicked laughs that don't depend on snark, this is the model of what an involving popular entertainment should be.

He was nominated for the Prime - time Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special; the Royal Television Society Award for Breakout Performance Behind the Scenes; and, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for his work on Bleak House, which was the Best Drama Serial winner at the British Academy Television Awards 2006.

For one, it takes almost the entire movie to introduce a lone demitasse of dramatic tension (i.e., the set - up described in the above paragraph), and then, it more or less spits it out on the floor.

The movie is so consistently pitched at the same note, indeed, that the structure robs it of possibilities for dramatic tension.

The suitably dramatic, tense, even rueful orchestral music was composed by Howard Shore, winner of multiple Grammys, Oscars and Golden Globes, and probably most familiar for his scores for the Lord of the Rings movies.

All three are at their most movie star charismatic here, with their formidable dramatic chops lending real gravitas and palpable emotional stakes as they continue their struggles and conflicts with each other and within in order to act for the greater benefit of their kind.

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In addition to A Monster Calls, current and upcoming releases from Focus include The Boxtrolls, the new family event movie from LAIKA, directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable with a voice cast that includes Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning, and Tracy Morgan; the true - life dramatic thriller Kill the Messenger, starring Jeremy Renner; the romantic drama The Theory of Everything, directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh and starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones as Stephen and Jane Hawking; Black Sea, the suspenseful adventure thriller starring Jude Law for director Kevin Macdonald; the romantic drama A Little Chaos, directed by Alan Rickman and starring Kate Winslet; Tarsem Singh's Selfless, starring Ryan Reynolds and Ben Kingsley; Leigh Whannell's Insidious: Chapter 3, the newest chapter in the terrifying horror series; Sinister 2, directed by Ciaran Foy; and Stephen Hopkins» Race, starring Jeremy Irons, Jason Sudeikis, and Stephan James as the legendary athletic superstar Jesse Owens.

If you're like most people, you probably know James Franco best as the goofy comic actor from «Pineapple Express,» «This Is the End,» «The Interview» and the like, or the intense dramatic actor who earned an Oscar nomination for «127 Hours,» played «Spider - Man's» best friend / nemesis in Sam Raimi's movies and headlined an acclaimed James Dean TV biopic after getting his start on «Freaks and Geeks.»