Sentences with phrase «gifted actors»

I loved producing and directing full cast productions — gathering a group of gifted actors around me and working with them to bring a great book to life in this format.

Most of the laughs come from the energetic leads, and although the two aren't the most gifted actors for a romance, they do have good comedic timing.

Here are five gifted actors at the top of their games as five characters in search of what makes a family.

One of the pleasures here is to see familiar and gifted actors forming an ensemble of their own.

Funny, silly, smart, cool and a naturally gifted actor, writer and director.

Aided by a passel of gifted actors who lend their voices, the characters face age - old problems like the loss of loved ones, peer rejection, and what to have for dinner.

For his directing debut, Dustin Hoffman takes no chances, filling the screen with gifted actors who are working from an intelligent script.

Regardless of the odd turns their careers and personal lives took and the headlines they inspired, they are both very gifted actors and filmmakers and it's a relief to see them work -LSB-...]

But what led such gifted actors as Ciarán Hinds («Munich») and Thomas Kretchmann («The Pianist») to trust this script?

We feel Doris» pain simply because Field is one of the most gifted actors working, capable of being flighty and nervy and deeply sad all at the same moment.

This includes textured performances from seriously gifted actors who add...

Khan (Slumdog Millionaire, The Namesake) is a supremely gifted actor who uses his expressive eyes to suggest a haunting and brutal alternative to what we are seeing.

He prods gifted actors to hit a dominant emotion hard without obliterating the other feelings that come to the fore in future scenes.

There can be no other explanation for an obviously gifted actor to have starred in three Substitute sequels and in films alongside Joe Piscopo and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Aided by a trio of rising and exceptionally gifted actors — as well as an impressive, minimalist, production design — Garland delivers the most eye - opening, cautionary tale in quite awhile.

With The Hunger Games soon concluding, so to will the career of an extraordinarily gifted actor we lost far too soon.

Wright gifts his actors with a smart script and they all — without exception — absolutely lap it up.

«Eve's Bayou» stars gifted actors such as Samuel Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Jurnee Smollett, and Diahann Carroll.

For some, the laughter that greeted the ferocious lines of the extended Weston clan might have resulted from a glimmer of recognition; for others, it was a reminder of how gifted actors can render a terrifying family dinner in terms of liberating humor.

«Jack is a remarkably gifted actor, and we look forward to working with him in the future,» the studio said.

Surrounded by a bunch of incredibly gifted actors, Hanks looks to be telling a tale of doubt, courage and what it means to be a hero in the 21st century.

In a cast full of comedically gifted actors she outshines the best of them.

Dano's a young, extremely gifted actor who hasn't gotten the acclaim yet that he deserves.

That last is a light dig at Mr. Reynolds, a tremendously charming and gifted actor whose only apparent flaw is his willingness to appear in terrible, bad - idea - from - the - jump films like «Green Lantern» and «Turbo» and «The Amityville Horror.»

Pollack has assembled a remarkable cast led by two of the most gifted actors of their generation.

Best - case scenario: Hardy — a very gifted actor and a consistently interesting screen presence — gives two very different, but equally strong performances, bolstered by a strong sense of atmosphere and period flavor.

It places regurgitated ideas into the mouths of gifted actors, then drops them amid a kooky story that plays like an elaborate distraction from what little the film actually has to say.

Patric, an intense and gifted actor who works rarely because he only appears in films he thinks will be good, gives a haunting performance as an ex-boxer and current mental patient who drifts into the life of a sexy widow (Rachel Ward) and «Uncle Bud» (Bruce Dern), who has a plan to kidnap a local rich kid.

Just like a top - class surgeon or a gifted actor, they are people with «special talent».

This is the kind of performance that Hayek, a gifted actor, rarely gets to give, cemented through small scripted gestures; everything the audience needs to know about the relationship between her character and the unseen daughter is communicated in the way Beatriz casually goes for the girl's bedroom marijuana stash after excusing herself upstairs.

This character ends up being the most interesting among the group, and, with the gifted actor bringing him to quirky life, he ends up being the star of the show.

Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins, two gifted actors, do what they can.

Best of all, Stephen and Jane Hawking are brought to life with charm and credibility by two gifted actors, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.

«The twisted turns of the story, combined with Sofia's empathy for the characters being portrayed by these gifted actors, will keep audiences in suspense.

Director and co-writer Scott Derrickson (who previously wrote the unnecessary sequel Urban Legends: Final Cut) has been lucky enough to work with some gifted actors, especially Jennifer Carpenter (White Chicks) in the titular role.

An efficient and gifted actor, Jordan taps into the human spirit, capable and willing to bare his soul.

The gifted actor talks about his previous year, director Robert Schwentke, what it was like on the set of the sequel, and more.

One of the most gifted actors of the 20th century, Ullmann was the Swedish titan's lover, muse and frequent leading lady, and Faithless in many ways their most nakedly autobiographical collaboration.

I walked in with no particular expectations, having read almost nothing about it, and what I got was a showcase for a host of gifted actors, including Patricia Clarkson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Bruno Ganz, and Cillian Murphy.

He was a gifted actor that knew how to play the subtleties with each character.

The gifted actors play each scene with a bundle of tics and telling details that make the characters almost overpoweringly vivid.

Greta Gerwig, its most gifted actor, is now an Oscar - nominated director and screenwriter; Joe Swanberg remains prolific; the Duplass brothers have found success as producers and writers; Andrew Bujalski is still underappreciated.

Patrick Wilson is a very gifted actor (and a wonderful theatre actor) with great charisma, and he has an incredible screen presence.

Ehrenreich is a gifted actor and possesses a rakishly appealing persona, but the character's inner darkness is only hinted at, as the story line of «Solo» progresses, and the betrayals and heartbreaks he endures come into focus.

When you look at it as a whole you have a fairly decent screenplay with nice dialogue, great sets, a glossy, well - polished look; plenty of gifted actors (Chris Cooper and Elle Fanning, above, particular stand - outs) doing their thing making the most of the material, and enough going on to hold you attention throughout — but by the time you reach the end, one can't help but feel a little empty.

Rush is such a gifted actor that each time he plays this role, he brings something new to the character which also I feel offsets Depp's Sparrow who never changes.

Affleck, after all, is a gifted actor who carved a circuitous path through indies (Gerry, To Die For) and bit parts in big films (Ocean's Eleven) and won a best supporting actor nomination in 2007 for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford before derailing his career with the bold but misconceived I'm Still Here.