Sentences with phrase «in bit roles»

Lane apart, the film has many other good actors turning up in bit roles, including Sizemore as Felt's FBI competitor Ben Sullivan, Tony Goldwyn as his friend and colleague Miller, and Bruce Greenwood as Time correspondent Sandy Smith.

John Cusack had appeared in bit roles in teen comedies like Sixteen Candles and had anchored a couple of romantic comedies like Better off Dead and One Crazy Summer before 1989's Say Anything..., but it was his turn as love - struck aspiring kickboxer Lloyd Dobler that cemented him as a star.

The star - studded supporting cast of mostly respected actors in bit roles includes Kathy Bates, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh («Grey's Anatomy»), Gary Cole, Nat Faxon («The Way, Way Back») and Dan Aykroyd and Allison Janney as Tammy's parents.

Richard Attenborough: an escaped lunatic in A Bridge Too Far (1977) John Carpenter: his longest cameo appearance was as Bennett in The Fog (1980) Terry Gilliam: directed himself in bit roles in Jabberwocky (1977), Brazil (1985), and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988); he also directed himself as a member of the Monty Python troupe in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), and The Meaning of Life (1983) Ron Howard: small cameo roles in Night Shift (1982), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), and A Beautiful Mind (2001) Lawrence Kasdan: Devo's (River Phoenix) lawyer in I Love You To Death (1990) Elia Kazan: Mortuary Assistant in Panic in the Streets (1950) Stephen King: in his lone directorial effort Maximum Overdrive (1986) Spike Lee: cameos (and some larger roles) in many of his own films, including: She's Got ta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo» Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Crooklyn (1994), Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), Summer of Sam (1999), and 3 A.M. (2001) Terrence Malick: an unexpected visitor at door, with blueprints, in Badlands (1973)- credited as «Caller at Rich Man's House» Robert Redford: the Narrator in A River Runs Through It (1992) Rob Reiner: a helicopter pilot in Misery (1990) M. Night Shyamalan: Dr. Hill at the hospital in The Sixth Sense (1999), a Stadium drug dealer in Unbreakable (2000), deadly driver Ray Reddy in Signs (2002), and Guard at Desk in The Village (2004) Steven Soderbergh: small cameo roles in Schizopolis (1996), Ocean's Eleven (2001) Oliver Stone: an officer with a phone in his hand in a US base's bunker when it is blown up by a suicide bomber in Platoon (1986)

To DuVernay's credit, she manages to make almost every moment as riveting as the last, and a big part of that success falls on the casting, even those in bit roles.

In 1935 he began appearing in bit roles in Westerns onscreen; by the early»40s Rogers had succeeded Gene Autry as «King of the Cowboys.»

His career continued well into the sound era but mainly in bit roles.

Yet another misfire came from wasting Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) in a bit role as a school security officer.

Not exact matches

In addition to devoting an inordinate amount of time to all things Trump, the media has also spent quite a bit of time hand - wringing over the media's role in amplifying his message to the masseIn addition to devoting an inordinate amount of time to all things Trump, the media has also spent quite a bit of time hand - wringing over the media's role in amplifying his message to the massein amplifying his message to the masses.

Shadow Cities, a location - based massively multiplayer online role - playing game, can be «a bit of a mouthful» to describe, Ville Vesterinen, CEO of Grey Area, the Finnish company that created the game, told an Amsterdam audience in January.

A bit thrown by suddenly being shifted into the role of interviewee, I awkwardly began, «Well, uh, I love to kayak, hike with my family, read, coach my kids in sports...» «No,» Pedro said, «What do you do for fun?

In Scaramucci's first appearance in front of the White House press corps in his new role last week, he said he and Priebus «are a little bit like brothers, where we rough each other up once in a while, which is totally normal for brothers.&raquIn Scaramucci's first appearance in front of the White House press corps in his new role last week, he said he and Priebus «are a little bit like brothers, where we rough each other up once in a while, which is totally normal for brothers.&raquin front of the White House press corps in his new role last week, he said he and Priebus «are a little bit like brothers, where we rough each other up once in a while, which is totally normal for brothers.&raquin his new role last week, he said he and Priebus «are a little bit like brothers, where we rough each other up once in a while, which is totally normal for brothers.&raquin a while, which is totally normal for brothers.»

Leadership WA: Tell us a little bit about your background and how you came to play so many different leadership roles in the state and in the nation?

But arguably the most anticipated bit of casting is Joe Pesci, who has only had two credits to his name this century: A cameo in De Niro's 2006 CIA drama «The Good Shepherd» and a lead role in Taylor Hackford's 2010 flop «Love Ranch.»

«You get to a new position, you work really hard and you earn people who are willing to support you, because they see how hard you're working and they're willing to extend a bit of their personal capital to say, «Yes, I know so - and - so is going to do a great job in this new role.»»

Apart from the occasional sound - bite on military spending, the Iraq war, and missile defence, Canada's role in the world was not part of the mainstream election debate.

But I think if we were going to try to simplify this so that it makes a little bit of sense for people I think one of the main reasons that we can talk about why this might be happening comes down to central banks around the globe are playing a major role in the buying and selling of financial assets and an extreme degree.

The creation of the new private firm reflects a continued ascension — and perhaps a bit of an escape — for Gilmartin, who has played a major role in developing such properties as Barclays Center and Pacific Park, formerly known as Atlantic Yards.

But the changes are taking place and while I am a bit suspect of the BOJ's role with QE, I am more hopeful about the change in corporate culture.

Speaking after the election of Diane James, the former UKIP leader said he would support her in her new role but had «done his bit.»

But frankly, all the pastors ought to be doing in the first place is being a servant and a slave to others — that's what a pastor is anyway, at least what sketchy little bits of «pastor» roles can be made out in the NT, as it's scarcely mentioned — not necessarily standing up there and teaching everyone two or three times a week, running the show, and acting like some kind of CEO.

«in a bit of cosmic irony — it (injustices we have perpetrated on LGBT people,» often carried out in the name of Christ») played a significant role in galvanizing social momentum toward acceptance of gay marriage.»

In all cases in which faculty are formally charged with certain responsibilities and have specified authority and power in the school's polity, there is a good bit of difference regarding the relative roles of tenured and nontenured facultIn all cases in which faculty are formally charged with certain responsibilities and have specified authority and power in the school's polity, there is a good bit of difference regarding the relative roles of tenured and nontenured facultin which faculty are formally charged with certain responsibilities and have specified authority and power in the school's polity, there is a good bit of difference regarding the relative roles of tenured and nontenured facultin the school's polity, there is a good bit of difference regarding the relative roles of tenured and nontenured faculty.

After two stints in subordinate roles in church and quite a bit more in sales, he remarked that churches can operate in funny ways compared to business.

He objected that he had only acknowledged that, since the role of deaconesses in the early Church was a bit unclear, it would be good to clarify it.

Rubin skillfully examines the role of the popularizer and shows us how the population explosion crowd is willing to interfere in the most intimate of human relations, he goes a bit too far when he depicts the Club of Rome's call for global planning as totalitarian.

One of the thngis this has made me think about a bit is the role of «delight» in God's relationship with us.

Bit players in the movie of his life, in which he has the starring role.

He was a bit surprised by this and, as he prodded, found what they really wanted was to be in ministry, but because they had seen so few women in those roles, they thought they had to essentially «marry in» to pastoral ministry.

The subtitle is a bit misleading — it's not really about «homemaking» or «women's work» (both phrases can make me a bit nervous)-- it's really for men and women and it's about knowing the role — and the holiness — of the daily work in our lives.

Adrian is a UK church blogger, who has been posting about gender roles quite a bit in the past week.

It depends a bit on one's role and status in the hamlet.

I would love to see more savoury recipes with avocados, only because I know how well they can be used as substitutes in desserts, but the only savoury recipe I know is guacamole and when avocados are cut into slices or bits and put as toppings on soup or sandwiches, but I'd love to get to know more savoury meals where avocados play the main role.

And although I couldn't really taste any of the pomegranate, nor could I really see any of the cream cheese (except for the little bit stuck between two pretzel pieces, shown in the photo), those ingredients must have some role in making them delicious.

Recently I was having a bit of a disagreement with someone particularly stubborn about the role of fat in cooking.

Every bite of turkey is an excellent source of high quality protein, a nutrient that is key for overall good health; it plays an important role in building, maintaining and repairing your body every day.

There are an abundance of different applications of seeds, many of which are quite popular; however, these versatile bits play innumerable roles in baking, cooking, and the culinary world as a whole.

There is a bit of a debate about the role of animal protein in diet, mostly about the studies that only show associations of protein and disease and not hard evidence of causality.

Quality bread crumbs play an important role in delivering the perfect bite, appearance and flavor to appetizers or center of the plate products.

Beginning with snacks & bites, items such as Avocado Toast ($ 8) and Ahi Tuna & Hamachi Poppers ($ 19) will be added to the menu, in addition to choices such as the Salmon Tartare ($ 17) and Duck Spring Roles ($ 13).

But compared to the elite teams we are a bit suspect in the CF role as far as goals are concerned.

I do appreciate the stress that the Jazz's offense places on him (which is why seeing Zach Lowe pick Snyder as his COY — in spite of what seems to be a «here, rook... jack 20 + shots and save our ass» approach to offense — is a bit laughable), and I have MUCH respect for how Mitchell has taken that role on.

He is best in a bit part role.

Man City have Belgium international captain Vincent Kompany doing his bit also, and has had the armband at his club since 2011, while Man United have current England captain Wayne Rooney in the role, where he is regularly seen playing with his heart on his sleeve.

The Spanish under - 19 international had to make do with bit part roles in his first two seasons at the Reebok Stadium but has become a regular under new manager Dougie Freedman.

They were claimed to have raised his asking price to in excess of # 50 Million, while the star was added to their playing squad, and they now have two top options available to play in the sole striker role, although neither is expected to be happy playing a bit - part role.

According to Don Balon, he's hopeful that he can cut a deal with former club Madrid over Morata, who is currently unhappy at the Bernabeu in his bit - part role behind Karim Benzema.

The 31 - year - old has played a bit - part role under Jose Mourinho in recent months, and in turn it has led to speculation over his future.

He continued: «I feel sometimes I play in both of those roles for Spurs, and I see little bits that they had in my game.

Further, the Italian tactician did add that ultimately the decision will be down to Batshuayi as to whether he wants to stay or leave, as he'll surely have one eye on making the Belgium squad for the World Cup in Russia this summer and it's debatable as to whether playing a bit - part role at Chelsea will help him do that.