Sentences with phrase «in a film like»

That's why there are phrases in the film like «SQL injections and malware» and «zero day exploit codes» and «snarfing the hardware ID» — the latter phrase, said Fitzgerald, came right from Edward Snowden himself.

At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, a teen drama called Thumbsucker allows Keanu Reeves to satirize his heavy, philosophical reputation formed in films like The Matrix.

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.

It's a familiar feeling to film buffs who have seen many versions of the shock - twist ending in films like Fight Club...

She appeared in films like Wild and Obvious Child and did a multi-season arc on Girls, but the most prominent role she took in the past few decades has been on Transparent for the past three years.

In addition to serving as and undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, Johnson helped develop technology that aided the 3 - D glasses used in films like «Avatar.»

After seeing this in films like Lethal Weapon I would've thought script writers would use decent researchers to depict the issue correctly but hell, it's good television!

The next leader of the state's sprawling public university system is an engineer and inventor who, in addition to serving as and undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, helped develop technology that aided the 3 - D glasses used in films like «Avatar.»

The piece is being directed by Dutchess County resident, actress and filmmaker Mary Stuart Masterson, known for roles in films like Fried Green Tomatoes and Benny & Joon.

The actress Cameron Diaz probably doesn't need any introduction — you already know her from the way she lit up the screen in films like Gangs of New York, and There's Something About Mary.

With her retro - chic style and girl - next - door vibe, the indie sweetheart has charmed more than just her romantic co-stars in films like (500) Days of Summer and Elf.

Daniel Craig is a very well - known British actor, but it wasn't until his early breakout roles in films like Layer Cake and Road to Perdition that he ever made it on the radar of American film watchers.

It's here than Wan excels, a sign of his fantastic character work to come in films like Insidious and The Conjuring, with his work both fantastically calculated and seemingly chaotic.

Scarlett Johansson is an American film actress known for her work in films like Lost in Translation, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Hitchcock.

His shtick can get a bit old in films like GULLIVER»S TRAVELS, but in KUNG FU PANDA?

Agee would continue appearing on screen in films like Super, and found success for a number of years as a writer on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

You can feel the Middle Eastern country's impending wave of frustration, corruption, and paranoia simmering underneath every scene in the film like white noise in the background.

There's no place for mawkishness in a film like this; such elements might have worked had the movie claimed to be a realistic portrayal of young adults, but when you have a character as outrageous as Stifler, that's clearly not the case.

He went on to play wisecracking leading roles in such «B «s as Night of Terror (1933), The Nut Farm (1935) and The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1935); the critics paid no heed to these minor efforts, though they always showered Ford with praise for his supporting roles in films like John Ford's The Informer (1935) and Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943).

David Starsky is just the sort of uptight, anal retentive stick - in - the - mud that Stiller's has a lot of success with in films like Meet the Parents and Along Came Polly - while Wilson's Ken Hutchinson is reminiscent of virtually every character in the actor's repertoire (with few exceptions, including his rare dramatic performance in The Minus Man).

Moodysson's teen protagonists are more complex than both the high school stereotypes (the nerd, the jock, the beauty queen) in films like «American Pie» and the self - absorbed philosophers on «Dawson's Creek.»

For one, throughout the whole film I had a hard time empathizing with any of the characters - which is absolutely crucial in a film like this.

A team effort with longtime friend Romano would result in the straight - to - video comedy Grilled in 2006, with subsequent voice work in the animated family comedies Monster House and Barnyard arriving in theaters later that same year.James would maintain his position as a go - to guy for family friendly comedy over the coming years, appearing in films like I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Grown Ups, and Zookeeper and providing a voice in Hotel Transylvania.

In a film like this, that's not only expected, it's entirely okay.

That's not to say that leading man Steve Martin isn't good - he's as wacky and occasionally funny as he's been in recent years - but given how effective he used to be in films like Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Parenthood, that he's essentially become another Eddie Murphy is certainly a disappointment.

Her film work consisted of sizeable supporting roles in films like 3:10 to Yuma (1957), Kings Go Forth (1958), and Pollyanna (1960), playing preacher Karl Malden's wife in the latter film.

Drawing inspiration from such pivotal usage of practical effects in films like E.T., The Empire Strikes Back, and The Thing, the team intends on building a practical robot puppet for the young actor playing Wei to interact with and get better performances from.

The sights of blowing up cars and breaking skyscrapers doesn't look dizzying as it did in films like The Avengers or Man Of Steel.

There's no reason the imaginative freedom that animation allows shouldn't be unleashed on adult themes, especially when graphic novels have entered the literary mainstream and when CGI has blurred the line between live action and animation in films like «300.»

During this close - minded time period in American cinema, she was showcased for her «exotic» qualities in films like Pagan Love Song, Latin Lovers, and The Fabulous Señorita.

But once you get past that element of Kidd's screenplay (based on the novel by Helen Schulman), there's certainly a lot here worth embracing - particularly Linney's performance, which is incredibly strong (though not entirely surprising, given how effective she's been in films like You Can Count On Me and Mystic River).

Since their notable appearance in a song and dance routine with actor Dick Van Dyck in the 1964 film Mary Poppins, these little black and white creatures have scored numerous screen roles in films like Madagascar, Cat's Don't Dance, Surf's Up, Happy Feet and this fall's sequel Happy Feet Two.

«The Rock» is great like he always is in films like this, and the ending chase scene brings the goods, with a terrific supporting turn from Jon Bernthal as one of his workers who decides to help him out not knowing what he is getting himself into.

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.

Sudeikis, in particular, shines in this unusually dramatic role and exhibits a depth he touched on in films like «Sleeping with Other People» and «Colossal» but that he really gets to live in here.

The portly, leprechaunish O'Malley essayed on - camera character parts in films like Witness for the Prosecution (1957) and Mary Poppins (1965).

Helgenberger would continue to appear in films like In Good Company and Mr. Brooks, and found particular success with the starring role of Catherine Willows on the long running proceedural CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

The series opened her up to a wider audience, and de Rossi would continue to act in films like The Invisibles and Cursed.After the 2002 demise of Ally McBeal, de Rossi wasted little time in attaching herself to another edgy and successful project.

She also continued to do a fair amount of film work, appearing in films like Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994), The Grass Harp (1995), and Hoodlum (1997).

In the decades to come, Paymer would remain an ever - present force on screen, appearing in films like In Good Company, Drag Me to Hell, Bad Teacher, and Redbelt, as well as TV shows like Line of Fire and The Good Wife.

He would go on to appear in films like Robin Hood, Stolen, and on the series Magic City.

It would seem foolish to complain about shallow characterization in a film like this, though in my opinion it should have either actually developed compelling human characters or dwelt less on them.

Following secondary to miniscule parts in films like Sleep With Me, Amateur, and Mixed Nuts (all 1994), Posey had her breakthrough role as the titular heroine of Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Party Girl in 1995.

I argued that her roles in films like The Fifth Element, Stone and even her minuscule part in Zoolander

Taylor is absolutely mesmerizing, as admirers of her indie work in films like «I Shot Andy Warhol» already know.

He played supporting roles in films like The Hucksters (1946), The Tanks are Coming (1951), and Kronos (1957), and directed the 1959 Tommy Noonan / Pete Marshall vehicle The Rookies.

Povinelli sometimes performed stunts, in films like Van Helsing and Employee of the Month, but largely stuck to acting, earning particular attention for the role of Walter in the 2011 period drama Water for Elephants.

He chalked up quite a few eccentric characterizations in films like Dead Heat on a Merry - Go - Round (1966) and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Over the next several years, Koteas would prove to be a consistent force on screen, appearing in films like Shooter, Shutter Island, and Let Me In, as well as the series Combat Hospital.

I was also very surprised at who bought it and when, and in a film like this, sometimes who gets killed is the best part.