Sentences with phrase «greatest actor in this film»

There are so many great actors in this film that are not used to their fullest potential.

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Actor Joel Edgerton («Warrior,» «Exodus,» «The Great Gatsby») wrote, directed and stars in the film, which is clearly reminiscent of similar thrillers like «Fear,» «Fatal Attraction» and even Michael Haneke's fantastic «Caché,» but gleefully twisted enough to distance itself from the pack.

In the case of Dumbledore, there were two actors: Michael Gambon for the latter six films and the late, great Richard Harris for the first two.

The antipornography fight gained its greatest momentum in 1975 with the appearance of «snuff» films in the U.S. Claiming to depict the actual killing and dismembering of female actors during explicitly sexual scenes, these films highlighted the link between sex and violence that frequently characterizes pornography.

He and Celestin transferred schools to escape the shadow of the case, and Parker went on to a successful career as an actor, appearing in films like The Great Debaters and Red Tails.

Actor Eddie Redmayne, who played the role of Professor Stephen Hawking in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything, attended the University Church of St Mary the Great in Cambridge for Professor Hawking's funeral.

The great outdoors recently proved entirely too great for Actor Anthony Quinn and the producer of the film that he is making in Durango, Mexico.

Heath Ledger plays the least likely priest since Sean Penn donned a collar in We're No Angels, though his acting is worse (Penn, albeit a great dramatic actor, hit an all - time low with that film).

The film's soul, however, belongs to Patinkin, a great actor who even in his most stubborn scenes never fails to instill Saul with the best intentions; a dad just looking to do right by his kids with the only handbook available to him.

There are a lot of great supporting actors in this film as well.

The great actor plays 13 roles in Manifesto, an experimental film consisting entirely of monologues on art and philosophy.

Well, there's a lot more to the plot, but I don't want to spoil the great surprises... I will say that... Emily Blunt and a wonderful young actor, Pierce Gagnon, who plays Blunt's very special son, as well as Jeff Daniels, who's an extremely interesting, bad ass gangsta, all play essential roles in this exciting, orginal film.

Rosenthal appeared in movies beginning in 1931, and he worked onscreen right up through The Big Clock in 1948, but most of his best work was concentrated in the early / mid -»40s in the films of writer / director Preston Sturges, who used the pianist / actor in various roles in his films from The Great McGinty (1940) through The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947).

This film was amazing.This film shows us a real state of our world.All: corrupt cops, good actors, great plot make this film as good as it can.The best film in 2013

Like most great comics, he also decided fairly early that he wanted to be taken «seriously» as an actor, and so he traded in «Ace Ventura» and «Dumb and Dumber» for films like «The Majestic» and «Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.»

The Cabin in the Woods WOW it was a great film the actors and actresses are great the writers the directors, producers and everyone who was involved, The film has a understanding story im not going to give it away for anyone who has not seen it.

There were some talented actors in this film, no doubt, but The Phenom was 88 minutes of talking and nothing more, what in the hell is so great about that?

Studi, a great actor who has a long career playing fearsome warriors in films like Dances With Wolves and The Last of the Mohicans, is equally stoic but is given even less character shading.

Though he has provided a strong role model and has proved that there is a place for Native American actors outside the Western genre, he considers himself neither a spokesperson for Native rights, nor a great trail blazer paving the way for other Native American actors in film and television.

Anchored with a lovely, subtle sad eyed performance by the beautiful Keri Russell and a cast of terrific comedic prodigy actors, including the great Andy Griffith in his last film appearance as the crusty diner owner.

* But thankfully Evans does a fantastic job as the Captain and all the other actors do great jobs too and don't make any of the characters too stupid or cheesy unlike how other 40s era films made in the 90s, 2000s and on have been (Red Tails anyone?)

In addition to his star turn in Unbroken, he can be seen in the great British film» 71, as well as Starred Up, in which he gives the most powerful performance by a male actor in recent memorIn addition to his star turn in Unbroken, he can be seen in the great British film» 71, as well as Starred Up, in which he gives the most powerful performance by a male actor in recent memorin Unbroken, he can be seen in the great British film» 71, as well as Starred Up, in which he gives the most powerful performance by a male actor in recent memorin the great British film» 71, as well as Starred Up, in which he gives the most powerful performance by a male actor in recent memorin which he gives the most powerful performance by a male actor in recent memorin recent memory.

There are a ton of other supporting actors in the film who provide great humor and tension to the entire production.

It marked the director's first collaboration with Grégoire Colin, a dark - eyed, arresting young actor whom Denis would also employ to great effect in both Nénette et Boni and Beau Travail.The former film, made in 1996, was another coming - of - age drama that centered on the relationship between a lovelorn young man (Colin) and his rebellious, pregnant 15 - year - old sister (Alice Houri).

With looks that allow him to either play soft - skinned pretty boys or greasy - haired white trash refuse, Sarsgaard has used his malleable features and brooding charisma to great effect in such films as Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry.A graduate of St. Louis» Washington University, where he was a co-founder of the improvisational group Mama's Pot Roast, Sarsgaard studied at the Actors» Studio in New York.

With excellent performances by the actors really making you feel even more connected with them, great diversity in planets and enviroments, and memorable moments teeming in all over the film, there's a reason

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«We just have to keep on doing good films, and if in the United States these get picked up and they get a little bit of attention, well, it's great,» said Mexican actor and director Gael Garcia Bernal.

Not many will debate against that Woody Harrelson is one of the greatest actors of his time (this year alone he has appeared in a wide variety of films and given a pair of incredible performances in War for the Planet of the Apes and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), but his portrayal of Texan Lyndon B. Johnson in the biopic about the polarizing political figure simply titled LBJ (directed by Rob Reiner of A Few Good Men fame among other widely regarded classics) is a mixed bag.

With every movie - related news story referencing James Franco of late — including rumours of his role in Sam Raimi's The Wizard Of Oz prequel Oz: The Great And Powerful, his impending directorial involvement of Cormac McCarthy's «Blood Meridian», and even a college course collated by the actor based on his work — the fact that his latest film releases in Australia this week has hardly rated a mention.

The video provides actors with a roadmap for writing, producing and performing in a short film that is eligible for submission to the Foundation's biannual showcase, which is a great way to get noticed by major studios.

Although Harrison Ford had achieved great success in blockbuster films prior to Witness, this is the film that showed that he actually was a good actor outside of the action realm.

In any case, I'm happy to see Shane Black continuing to showcase great taste in actors and I'm especially happy to see Brown continuing to land gigs in high profile filmIn any case, I'm happy to see Shane Black continuing to showcase great taste in actors and I'm especially happy to see Brown continuing to land gigs in high profile filmin actors and I'm especially happy to see Brown continuing to land gigs in high profile filmin high profile films.

In St. Vincent, he showcases why we know him as a great comedic actor but at the same time reminds us why he is worthy of some award recognition especially in the film's 3rd acIn St. Vincent, he showcases why we know him as a great comedic actor but at the same time reminds us why he is worthy of some award recognition especially in the film's 3rd acin the film's 3rd act.

«Daniel Day - Lewis would have always been counted as one of the greatest of actors, were he from the silent era, the golden age of film or even some time in cinema's distant future.

Much like the Hobbits in the Lord of the Rings films, most of the main elves are played by actors who are rather tall, but shortened thanks to a great deal of CGI work (pretty much utilizing Little Man's copy - paste head technique, only less effectively).

Book Club isn't just a romantic comedy but a film that manages to team up four of the greatest female actors of their time in the same movie.

As Howard, the great John Goodman creates one of the most chilling screen personalities in recent memory; having spent the last decade energising support parts in Argo, The Artist, Flight and Inside Llewellyn Davis, the actor gets to dominate a film with subtle, multi-tiered character work.

Even they look embarrassed about it all, but like good actors, they each pony up a great performance in a desperately awful film.

The first half of the movie is not that great, filled with way too much bad acting, including that of the lead actors, but once things get going in the end of the second and into the third acts, the film turns into a pretty decent revenge flick.

Great actors like Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard and Corey Stoll each have the talent to elevate whatever (shitty) film they may find themselves in, but as a testament to how terribly written

Ben Kinglsley, Linda Fiorentino, Greg Kinnear, all of these are highly able actors that have given great performances in other films, but none of these (and, yes, that includes the almost always flawless Kingsley) gave me anything to enjoy from here.

Released: December 1 Cast: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie Director: James Franco (The Sound and the Fury) Why it's great: There are no half - measures with Tommy Wiseau, the failed actor / secret millionaire behind the notoriously awful cult drama The Room, and there are no half - measures in The Disaster Artist, James Franco's dramatic telling of the film's bizarre backstory.

On the subject of great actors working below their pay grade: At last year's Toronto International Film Festival, Al Pacino appeared in two first - rate films that indicated he was finally starting to pay more attention to the roles he was taking.

There can surely be no greater test of an actor's ability than to carry a whole film almost single - handedly, and in Duncan Jones» auspicious debut feature

The lead actor is great in his role, but at times the film tends to falter and become a tad uninteresting.

The use of Chris Hemsworth, who has come into his own as a great, self - deprecating comedic character actor in some of his more recent movies, is also one of the film's greatest highlights, playing a extremely dumb but also extremely loveable hunk that Wiig's Erin can't get close enough to.

Only the third film that the acclaimed actor has made as a director (after 2002's Antwone Fisher and his last, 2007's The Great Debaters), Washington certainly had familiarity with August Wilson's beloved Pulitzer Prize - winning material when he decided to bring it to the big screen; the actor won a Tony Award of his own for starring in the 2010 revival of the production, to go along with the play's Tony for Best Revival (and the many that it won during its first run on stage in 1987).

Animated feature «The Croods» «Despicable Me 2» WINNER: «Frozen» «Monsters University» «The Wind Rises» Action movie «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» «Iron Man 3» WINNER: «Lone Survivor» «Rush» «Star Trek Into Darkness» Actor in an action movie Henry Cavill — «Man of Steel» Robert Downey Jr. — «Iron Man 3» Brad Pitt — «World War Z» WINNER: Mark Wahlberg — «Lone Survivor» Actress in an action movie WINNER: Sandra Bullock — «Gravity» Jennifer Lawrence — «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» Evangeline Lilly — «The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug» Gwyneth Paltrow — «Iron Man 3» Comedy WINNER: «American Hustle» «Enough Said» «The Heat» «This Is the End» «The Way Way Back» «The World's End» Actor in a comedy Christian Bale — «American Hustle» WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio — «The Wolf of Wall Street» James Gandolfini — «Enough Said» Simon Pegg — «The World's End» Sam Rockwell — «The Way Way Back» Actress in a comedy WINNER: Amy Adams — «American Hustle» Sandra Bullock — «The Heat» Greta Gerwig — «Frances Ha» Julia Louis - Dreyfus — «Enough Said» Melissa McCarthy — «The Heat» Sci - fi / horror movie «The Conjuring» WINNER: «Gravity» «Star Trek Into Darkness» «World War Z» Foreign language film WINNER: «Blue Is the Warmest Color» «The Great Beauty» «The Hunt» «The Past» «Wadjda» Documentary feature «The Act of Killing» «Blackfish» «Stories We Tell» «Tim's Vermeer» WINNER: «20 Feet from Stardom» Song «Atlas» — Coldplay — «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire» «Happy» — Pharrell Williams — «Despicable Me 2» WINNER: «Let It Go» — Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson - Lopez — «Frozen» «Ordinary Love» — U2 — «Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom» «Please Mr. Kennedy» — Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver — «Inside Llewyn Davis» «Young and Beautiful» — Lana Del Rey — «The Great Gatsby» Score WINNER: Steven Price — «Gravity» Arcade Fire — «Her» Thomas Newman — «Saving Mr. Banks» Hans Zimmer — «12 Years a Slave»

Now, in a move that should please anyone who likes to see the development of a great actor / director team, they're poised to work together again on a film called Low Life.