Sentences with phrase «from wooden performances»

The characters are solid, the acting is a huge step up from the wooden performances that exemplified the prequels, and the setting looks like it should.

«Short Circuit «is an obvious «WarGames «ripoff in which a robot steals every scene from wooden performances by the always - too - eager - to - p lease Steve Guttenberg and the usually likable Ally Sheedy.

Not exact matches

Theo did unfortunately also put in a string of average performances (albeit often from the bench) in advance of scoring a hat - trick in the Premier League equivalent of a wooden spoon match.

The performance of David Duchovny struck this viewer as pretty wooden and left one wondering how he went from interested skeptic to heart - felt believer.

The performances, pretty much across the board, are flat and wooden with no help from the screenwriting or direction.

Nothing gels, nothing makes sense — notice that I am not even attempting a plot summary — and the wooden performances from all involved leave one profoundly unmoved when lives are threatened.

In his Hong Kong work, he usually coaxes understated performances from capable actors such as Chow Yun - Fat; Van Damme, on the other hand, isn't much of an actor, and as such his attempted «subtlety» comes off as just plain wooden.

The material from Roth's novel feels difficult to brighten, while the performances from all involved are often wooden and soap opera - like.

While Kubota's interdisciplinary work pointed to her influences from John Cage and Marcel Duchamp, in her compositions of television monitors embedded in wooden boxes and other sculptural structures, Kubota emphasized form and permanence rather than the destruction and mutability found in many Fluxus performances.

Undertaken for the company's performance of The Red Room (later known as Post Meridian) at the legendary Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Katz's contribution consisted of three enormous red panels that defined the stage, and round wooden discs capable of holding two dancers, which floated down from the top of the theater rafters.

It's not a museum, but here is a list of just some of the current offerings: an up - to - the - minute program of filmic contemplations on race by one of today's most sought - after American artists (Carrie Mae Weems); an invigorating pairing of enigmatic artists from the mid-20th century (Francis Picabia) and today (Sigmar Polke); witty, laboriously hand - carved wooden replicas of cheap plastic seating by a young South African (Cameron Platter); little - seen commercial work by an artist best known for his ruminations on photographic truth (Larry Sultan); a reinterpretation of a well - known installation - cum - performance from the 1980s (originally by Sultan and Mike Mandel); a show of serious political works by distinguished artists, pitched as an interactive project to young audiences («Rise Up!

Carpenter Department of The Air Force — Beale AFB, CA 2012 - 2016 • Trained many junior carpenters • Received performance - based bonuses and rewards • Obtained vocational training on woodwork from the Craft Club Chicago • Constructed, installed, repaired and modified wooden and metal structures • Adequately performed regular roofing repairs including asphalt, tiles, slate roll roofing, felts and shingles • Maintained safety procedures and regulations • Prepared reports of completed and pending work