Sentences with phrase «it a peculiar performance»

by Walter Chaw Delightfully, extravagantly bizarre, Robert Bierman's Vampire's Kiss houses arguably Nicolas Cage's most peculiar performance in the service of a piece the contemporary in every way of Oliver Stone's Wall Street and the precursor, in every way, to Mary Harron's American Psycho.

Lapping the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), the 3.4 - mile racing circuit outside Austin that has hosted three Formula 1 races and is America's only F1 track, is a fitting start to a farewell voyage for such a peculiar performance car.

Not exact matches

The clergy have in this regard a special and peculiar privilege, for in the performance of this office they represent Christ; but at the same time they have an awesome responsibility.

But when Tommy does finally unleash his special brand of drama upon the crowd, the utterly bizarre yet oddly confidant performance hilariously subverts all the build - up that came before, playfully offering a perfect introduction to this singularly peculiar man.

Her mother, LaVona Golden, is abusive, emotionally and physically, and excuses her abuse as a kind of encouragement of her daughter, who showed talent on the ice from a very young age; Allison Janney's (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Girl on the Train) outrageous performance is funny only in the audacity of Golden's horribleness.

While the script never gels into anything worthy of the peculiar premise, Harold is still worth seeing for Breslin's marvelously weird performance.

He had a very good reason; in Cronenberg's unforgettable medical drama «Dead Ringers» (1988), he gave a stunning performance, or a pair of stunning performances, as the peculiar but prodigious twin gynecologists who are threatened by real emotions and then plunged into the self - destructive chaos where the only exit for them may be becoming one again, as they were conceived at first in their mother's womb.

Some of it works, some does not, yet, and this is the most peculiar part, there are some really wonderful performances set adrift in the mayhem.

On the complete opposite end of the performance spectrum, the always - hilarious Keegan - Michael Key is absolutely fantastic as a peculiar baseball card collector named Procter, and appears to be having the time of his life in the role.

FIRST PLACE / NARRATIVE The Peculiar Abilities of Mr. Mahler, Paul Philipp, director FIRST PLACE / ANIMATION Negative Space, Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata, co-directors FIRST PLACE / NONFICTION Breaking the Cycle, Josephine Jackson & Vincent Augusto, co-directors FIRST PLACE / EXPERIMENTAL Gray Umbrella, Mohammad Poustindouz, director STUDENT AWARD It's Just a Gun, Brian Robau, director TEXAS AWARD Bodies of Water, David Lykes Keenan, director Jury Prize — Guan Xi, Dora Wu, director Jury Prize — The Driver is Red, Randall Christopher, director Jury Prize — The Modern Lives, Bill Plympton, director Performance Award — Michael Laskin, A Real Adventure Cinematography Award — Wasteland, Jakub Michnikowski, director Honorable Mention, Narrative — Counterfeit Kunkoo, Reema Sengupta, director Honorable Mention, Narrative — Mrs McCutcheon, John Sheedy, director Honorable Mention, Narrative — Hope Dies Last, Ben Price, director Honorable Mention, Narrative — Passion Gap, Matt Portman & Jason Donald, co-directors Honorable Mention, Narrative — Seven, James Morgan, director Honorable Mention, Nonfiction — Hunger for Truth: The Rhea Clyman Story, Andrew Tkach, director Honorable Mention, Nonfiction — Uncle Jessie White - Portrait of a Delta Blues Man in Detroit, Stashu Kybartas, director Honorable Mention, Experimental — Strangers, Eve Duhamel, director Honorable Mention, Student Film — The Chocolate Soldier, Jackson Smith, director Honorable Mention, Texas — Underneath, Christopher Grissom, director Honorable Mention, Texas — Aberration, Andy Pollack, director

Here he tells the story of this remarkable car / Auto - biography: Colin Crabbe — Matthew Bell hears from Colin Crabbe about his life and career as an adventurous hunter of historic cars from the four corners of the globe / One hundred years of cussed motoring — In the centenary year of Leslie Hounsfield's singular design, Gerry Michelmore explains the peculiar joys of the two - stroke Trojan / Moretti 750 — Its enticing looks have always threatened to outshine its performance, but the tiny Moretti is now getting the recognition it deserves, explains Karl Ludvigsen / The Paris - Ostend race of 1899 — Nick Jonckheere tells the story of the gruelling long - distance road race, and the plucky Brits who took on all comers / Invicta's Baby — The 12/45 was meant as Invicta's saviour, but only a handful were sold.

Like Eve Essex and Stuart Sherman, mentioned in my other posts, Brooklyn - based artist Bibi Calderaro has a peculiar relationship to performance and audience.

Peculiar or presumptuous inquiries such as these can quickly undermine an otherwise solid interview performance.