Sentences with phrase «high drama films»

While you might enjoy watching high drama films or television shows, the word «drama» sends a message that you can be a drama queen.

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The indie studio expects the coming - of - age drama to be the highest - grossing film in its history.

Still another trend — and this one should have caught Easum's attention, given his interest in «sound tracks» — is the use of music that draws on classical idioms in the composition of musical scores for films of high drama, serious feeling or intense introspection.

The film captures the high - stakes drama of the competition — passion, sacrifice, disappointment, and joy — in the quest to become one of the KINGS OF PASTRY.

Other previous projects include NBC's medical drama TRAUMA, Millennium Films» PRIVATE VALENTINE, opposite Jessica Simpson, FAMILY GUY, and GARY UNMARRIED with Jay Mohr, Adam Sandler's SPANGLISH, Sony's LIES & ALIBIS, starring John Leguizamo, DIRTY, opposite Cuba Gooding Jr., DRAGON WARS, the highest - grossing film in South Korea's history, and the Lionsgate feature, GO FOR IT!

The low - wattage, high - concept psychological drama Man Down is too misbegotten to be rescued by Shia LaBeouf's Method lead performance; in fact, the most interesting thing about it is his masochistic commitment to the film.

Even with the presence of a rare outright misfire (Third Person, from Crash director Paul Haggis), SPC managed to boost its already - high average Metascore by a few points last year, thanks to widely praised films like Mr. Turner (the year's # 2 drama, behind Boyhood), Leviathan (2014's best - reviewed foreign - language film), and Sundance hit Whiplash.

Its higher profile films, especially the Robert Redford - starring A Walk in the Woods and also (to a lesser extent) the Sarah Silverman drama I Smile Back — were disappointments.

The film itself contains moments of high drama, though scarcely the kind that had faced, let's say, Marshal Will Kane, already retired, when he must decide whether to face the newly released thug Frank Miller in «High Noon.&rahigh drama, though scarcely the kind that had faced, let's say, Marshal Will Kane, already retired, when he must decide whether to face the newly released thug Frank Miller in «High Noon.&raHigh Noon.»

Whereas across earlier films Haneke's predilection for deceit served a high - minded, if still somewhat suspect, intellectual purpose (an interrogation of privilege and meaning in Caché, the deconstruction of genre in both versions of Funny Games, and so on), here his disingenuous approach is not only unwarranted, but is actually at odds with the tone and tenor of the drama.

The 1968 Rachel, Rachel was the outcome of Woodward's exile; she and Newman admitted it was carefully designed as a vehicle to resuscitate her career, and the ploy worked brilliantly — he directed, she starred, and together they led the film to four Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and Best Picture.The following year Woodward and Newman reunited onscreen for the auto - racing drama Winning, and again starred together in 1970s politically charged W.U.S.A., a reflection of the couple's high - profile support of liberal causes; when 1971's They Might Be Giants proved unsuccessful, Newman directed Woodward to Best Actress honors at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man - in - the - Moon Marigolds.

The film reaches a point of high drama, for sure, but when Edith Piaf's voice rises over the final minutes, the gothic climax curls into a wicked grin.

Ramin Bahrani has enjoyed the praise of critics for each of his first three films (Man Push Cart 71, Chop Shop 83, Goodbye Solo 89), so expectations were high for his latest, an Iowa farm - set drama about a family's struggles with each other and the American Dream.

After making her film debut in That Night (1992), Heigl balanced movie work with high school, playing a small role in Steven Soderbergh's Depression - era drama King of the Hill (1993), starring as Gérard Depardieu's difficult daughter in My Father the Hero (1994), and Steven Seagal's niece in the action sequel Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995).

Continuing our coverage of images from films that will be featured at January's Sundance Film Festival, we bring you images from two of the higher profile dramas that will be screened in - competition at the festival: The Ledge and Like Crazy.

Alas, my heart sank when I realized that the film I was about to see was not a remake of the 1995 forgotten Cindy Crawford - William Baldwin classic but a in fact change of pace low - key political drama from the go to high concept action film - maker of the past decade, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr & Mrs Smith) focusing on the Plame Affair, one of the key scandals in recent American political history.

(1) The Intouchables, an $ 11.5 million dramedy, based on a true story, that was co-written and co-directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano and has become the second highest - grossing French film of all - time in France and grossed more than $ 355 million internationally (more than any other French film and, for that matter, any non-English-language film, save for The Passion of the Christ); and (2) Rust and Bone, a fictional drama that was co-written and directed by Jacques Audiard, a best foreign language film Oscar nominee three years ago for France's Un Prophet, and features tour - de-force performances from Marion Cotillard, the best actress Oscar winner five years ago, and Matthias Schonaerts, the star of last year's Belgian nominee Bullhead.

The supporting cast, comprised from very different places, maintains the high caliber of drama, resulting in a film that captivates from start to finish.

Woody Harrelson barely makes an appearance and still seems like the most underutilized star in the franchise (although Stanley Tucci gets nothing more than a cameo appearance), while Donald Sutherland is the film's greatest benefit, hitting that perfect note of high drama and total commitment to the character — they were lucky to cast him in the role.

«American Sniper» was the highest - grossing film of 2014 in the United States.The biographical drama - which stars Bradley Cooper as Navy SEAL Chris...

There were moans after one critic, Cole Smithey, gave Greta Gerwig's mother - daughter drama «Lady Bird» a lukewarm review — tripping up the film's high score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Resembling a children's movie for grown - ups while reining in Del Toro's worst tendencies, its hybrid form holds clear appeal for another year when the highest - grossing films replace humans with costumed superheroes and animated creatures, our postmodern costume dramas.

Stephen Frears» directorial debut Gumshoe, a cockeyed detective film starring Albert Finney as a small - time bingo caller who plays at being a private detective for fun and ends up in the middle of a real mystery, and Arch Oboler's 1951 end - of - the - world drama Five, a low budget, high concept film he produced independently, also arrive under the «Martini Movies» imprint.

The next James Bond film will be helmed by Marc Forster, a German - born director more associated with intimate dramas than high - octane action films, it was announced yesterday.

The terror began as anticipation, thanks to the fact that Ken Lonergan's Margaret is one of my favourite films of all time, a drama with few peers that hit a high note on first impression and sustained it for six years.

Cutler's other work includes the documentary films The War Room, A Perfect Candidate, Thin, The September Issue, The World According to Dick Cheney and Listen To Me Marlon; the documentary television series American High, Freshman Diaries, The Residents and 30 Days; and the prime time drama series Nashville.

Suddenly, the minimalist love / character drama transforms into a high octane action film, replete with gruesome murder and intense action.

John Huston's 1956 film of Herman Melville's whaling drama turned epic odyssey, a classic of American literature and a staple of high school and college literature courses, remains the most famous screen version of the novel.

The two dramas were treated to similar distribution plans and each ended up grossing just over $ 50 million domestically, which 25 years ago was enough to rank a film among the year's dozen highest earners.

Ostensibly spun from the same cloth as most YA dramas, the film latches on to a generic high - school kid named Greg (Thomas Mann) who spends all of his time making parody versions of classic films (i.e. Eyes Wide Butts, The 400 Bros) with his «coworker» Earl (excellent newcomer RJ Cyler).

It's directed by talented Danish film - maker Susanne Bier, who was making high - quality Danish dramas long before they became fashionable and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2011 with In A Better World.

Kwedar's preternatural ability to blend high drama with explosive pressure cooking won him and his film the Audience Award for Narrative Competition at this year's SXSW Film Festival and, arguably more importantly, near universal praise.

(Fox is yet to film two drama pilots ordered this season, The Passage and The Beast, and the network is said to have high hopes for The Passage as a potential midseason entry.)

As much as we love a high - toned costume drama like Phantom Thread — not to mention summer's big «n» dumb blockbusters — there's nothing like a horror film to get the juices flowing.

The winners of the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced last night at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California with The Revenant pulling off a sweep of top three categories including best drama film, and The Martian hilariously picking up best comedy, while Amazon's «Mozart in the Jungle» and USA's «Mr. Robot» overcame intense competition to nab the highest television honors.

The upcoming Phantom Thread, a drama that Variety reports will focus on the high - fashion industry, will be his last; the Paul Thomas Anderson — directed film will hit theaters on Christmas Day.

Though it doesn't have the flashiness or high box office gross that Disney's more marketable live action films may have, Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken has won over a remarkable number of people with its simple but heartfelt grounded - in - reality character drama.

And lo, on Day 8 Hou Hsiao - hsien descended from on high to save the day with his long - gestating wuxia period drama The Assassin, which immediately became almost everybody's favorite Competition film (mine included), even if many professed themselves as much mystified as entranced.

Croupier (Hen's Tooth, Blu - ray, DVD), the 1998 film that helped elevate the career of Clive Owen, is a low - key drama with Owen as a would - be writer and a gambling addict in denial who takes a high paying job at a casino.

Though it's been six years since his last film, the Sam Rockwell - led high school basketball drama, «The Winning Season,» Strouse is back with his most personal movie to date.

In a year where so many films feel politically charged, What They Had is a refreshingly personal, startlingly funny, high - octane family drama.

Between his recent foray into the realm of action in (the underrated) Nerve and his upcoming performance as Greg Sestero in his brother's upcoming Tommy Wiseau - focused film, The Disaster Artist, he may simply have a hard time turning off his knack for high drama and going back to comedy.

Our Take: In our Drive Review we describe the film as a brilliant work of bloody, thrilling, high - art crime drama with some award - worthy performances.

Though it is a thriller at heart, and does have a high - speed driving subtext, the film feels more like a throwback to the music video stylized, R - rated crime dramas of the 1980s than the new Fast & the Furious over-the-top, CGI - infused modern action - thrillers.

Mel Gibson's World War II film Hacksaw Ridge, Kenneth Lonergan's family drama Manchester by the Sea, and Garth Davis's true - story travelogue Lion each received six nominations including Best Picture, a list that was rounded out with Theodore Melfi's NASA biopic Hidden Figures, Denzel Washington's August Wilson adaptation Fences, and David Mackenzie's bank - robber thriller Hell or High Water.

Other films that we admire, but didn't quite make the cut included Alison Mclean «s «Jesus» Son» featuring awesome performances by Billy Crudup and Samatha Morton as drug - addict adult - lescents in the 1970s, Stephen Daldry «s celebratory boyhood - meets - ballet drama, «Billy Elliot,» Lars Von Trier's comedic docu - like dogme film «Idioterne» («The Idiots,» made in 1998 but only released in the U.S. in 2000), Steven Soderbergh «s economic and no - nonsense «Erin Brockovich,» Stephen Frears «manchild, record store - centered love story, «High Fidelity,» Terence Davies ««The House of Mirth» featuring an excellent Gillian Anderson turn, and perhaps Neil LaBute «s best film, tellingly one he didn't write, the dreamy and odd, «Nurse Betty.»

An epic, period drama about the legendary King of Scots Robert the Bruce, the film reunites director David Mackenzie with Chris Pine following the Academy Award ® nominated «Hell or High Water.»

In films like Amores perros, 21 Grams and his miserable but brilliant 2010 drama Biutiful, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has proved himself a bold and original film - maker who's prepared to take chances, but Birdman is perhaps the most daring high - wire act he's attempted.

That last score is one of Beltrami's most innovative and impressive works, a jagged combination of traditional orchestral cues and unnerving soundscape that proved crucial to conveying both the film's drama and its intense sequences of high - stakes suspense.

In the first year that Cannes started calling their top prize the Palme d'Or, the Delbert Mann drama and romance based on a Paddy Chayefsky teleplay won the film festival's highest honor — and went on to earn four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Actor for Ernest Borgnine.