Sentences with phrase «lead of the film which»

Lindsay is the female lead of the film which had actresses like Morena Baccarin and Taylor Schilling in the running for.

Not exact matches

It led a Reuters / IPSOS poll of roughly 2,400 Americans who were asked which film should win the top Oscar.

While Black Panther rode a huge wave of critical acclaim and fan excitement to the biggest opening weekend ever for the month of February (and the fifth - largest of all - time), raking in more than $ 426 million worldwide, a small number of Internet trolls still did what they could to dampen the good vibes surrounding the trailblazing film, which features Marvel's first African - American director (Ryan Coogler) and a cast led by black actors such as Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong» o. Starting last week, in the first few days of Black Panther «s highly - anticipated theatrical release, some Twitter accounts started trying to spread false accounts of attacks at screenings of the movie.

Redstone was so upset about the disappointing performance of Mission: Impossible III, which grossed almost $ 100 million less than the previous installment, he blamed Cruise and his controversial behavior leading up to the film's release for costing the studio money.

Back in 2012, a short film called Montauk from filmmaker Charlie Kessler garnered some attention at The Hamptons Film Festival for its intriguing sci - fi story about a government research lab conducting strange experiments outside of a small American town (which leads to a bunch of weird stuff happening, including a child going missing and a monster from another dimension being released).

Sir Andrew has also composed new music for a film version of Evita which, against his better judgment, starred Madonna in the lead role, and has produced his own version of Jesus Christ Superstar on stage and home video that he feels finally, at long last, captures his true vision of the piece.

«The city has always provided a sense of innovation and expressive freedom which goes hand - in - hand with the awards that celebrate leading achievements in film, video and online content.»

Silas has the lead for the Cavs, which consists of watching five games worth of film and compiling his notes into the scouting report that goes to Clifford.

During the course of the week of demonstrations in 2003, which were filmed by Swiss television, Nestlé contacted Baby Milk Action to say it was accepting the WHA Resolutions — but again it spun this as Nestlé «taking the lead», the headline in the 7th edition of its «Code Action Report», shown left.

That led to acting out her spoof of the April video, which included her prancing around her room while her husband filmed.

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Making an audience laugh in the aisles while smuggling in deep political points is not as easy as it seems, and In The Loop's outrage at the events which led to the Iraq war shine through every minute of the film's running time.

Counselors in rehab often warned me of watching films like Pulp Fiction or Requiem for a Dream, which have a reputation for glorifying drug use and could have led me to a relapse.

A research group led by Junichi Isoya, professor emeritus, University of Tsukuba and Tokuyuki Teraji, principal researcher, Optical and Electronic Materials Unit, NIMS, has successfully fabricated for the first time in the world single - photon sources of SiV (silicon vacancy) centers — one of the color centers in diamond during the growth of thin film diamond, which have high purity and crystalline quality — by introducing them at extremely low concentrations.

It was during this time, in 1993, that Keiko made animal stardom when he «played» a leading role in the hit film Free Willy, which tells the story of a boy who befriends and eventually releases a captive orca.

There are also problems with the long - term performance of implants, such as release of debris from bioactive films which can potentially lead to osteolysis and chronic inflammation.»

However, although the ultrathin films and rubber sheets used in these devices adhere and conform well to the skin, their lack of breathability is deemed unsafe for long - term use: dermatological tests show the fine, stretchable materials prevent sweating and block airflow around the skin, causing irritation and inflammation, which ultimately could lead to lasting physiological and psychological effects.

But dating the beautiful images — which featured in Werner Herzog's recent documentary film Cave of Forgotten Dreams — has led to an ugly spat between archaeologists.

«The key to the film's performance is the highly - ordered spacing of the pores, which gives it a more mechanically robust structure without impairing the refractive index,» says Xu Zhang, lead author of the paper and a Ph.D. student at NC State.

[1] For example, it has been demonstrated that blends of 2 linear triblock polymers poly (isoprene)- block - poly (styrene)- poly (2 - vinylpiridine) leads to an ordered array of rectangular - shaped cylinders with 4-fold symmetry in bulk, which could be very interesting for surface nanopatterning if prepared in the form of thin films.

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When I went to college I decided instead of majoring in theatre, why not try something similar and learn new skills, which led me to TV / film.

I am crazy enough to decide after many years of work for the same company that life is about making dreams come true - which led me to becoming a film school student at the age of 30; — RRB - This is what I am actually loo..

Despite an interesting premise and excellent cast, the film flopped, but Arquette continued to work steadily the following year, with lead roles in the black comedy Goodbye Lover; Stigmata, in which she starred opposite Gabriel Byrne as the unwitting target of a supernatural phenomenon; and Martin Scorsese's Bringing out the Dead, a film starring Arquette's then - husband Cage as a burnt - out paramedic.Following the weightiness of the creepy Stigmata and the disturbing Bringing Out the Dead, Arquette took things in a decidedly lighter direction with her next two projects.

Once the fear has passed, just in time for nap, visual and musical style are sometimes played in an immersive fashion by highlights in a directorial performance by Nicolas Winding Refn that bring some life to the film, though not as much as John Turturro's inspired lead performance, which does about as much as anything in bring the final product to the brink of decency, which is ultimately defied by the serious underdevelopment, overambition, monotonously unfocused dragging and near - punishingly dull atmospheric dryness that back a questionable drawn non-plot concept, and drive «Fear X» into mediocrity, in spite of highlights than can't quite obscure the many shortcomings.

She appeared in a string of independent films throughout the 1990s, in addition to all the aforementioned Di Cillo titles; she had the lead, opposite Anne Heche, in the acclaimed Walking and Talking (1996), written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, a role which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress.

She also posed for a well - publicized layout in Playboy which, coinciding with the film's release, certainly didn't hurt her growing popularity.While Basinger's career took off after Never Say Never Again, and she appeared in several major hits (including The Natural, 9 1/2 Weeks, and Batman, the latter of which led to a brief romance with pop star Prince), quality roles tended to elude her.

The chief problem with any post-apocalyptic film is that last act - mostly because all the interesting parts tend to stem from the events leading up to the destruction of civilization, humanity's efforts to cope with the few vestiges of once plentiful technology, and the small dramas and action sequences which reduce a group of irritable survivors to a select and more compelling few.

Both leading ladies kindly provide the film's eye candy, which is now synonymous with much of Miller's work, too.

The international success of that film led her to Hollywood where she starred in two films, neither of which significantly furthered her career.

In 1996, Arquette had lead roles in a number of films, most notably David O. Russell's Flirting With Disaster, in which she played Ben Stiller's put - upon wife.

A significant chunk of Babette's Feast is devoted to Babette's near - silent, elaborate process in the kitchen and the Puritans» silent appreciation of the food, which has given the film a reputation as the ultimate food - porn experience, both because the meal looks so succulent and because it stands in contrast to the sere, severe hour leading up to it.

The first fantasy film that Mr McClure starred in which lead to him starring in three more out of this world flicks that are all slightly similar... in visual style at least.

What human intrigue there is finds itself secured by consistently inspired performances, the highlights of which include the dashing, then - up - and - coming Jude Law as Lord Alfred «Bosie» Douglas, - a man who must choose between embracing his lover and escaping the tragic fate of this lover - and, of course, leading man Stephen Fry, whose capturing of Oscar Wilde's classic charisma, broken by a profound vulnerability which Fry captures through striking dramatic layers, molds a leading man more consistently engrossing than the film itself.

This led to a Warner Bros. contract for D'Andrea; he went on to play supporting roles in a number of the studio's films, the best of which was the sympathetic cabbie in Dark Passage (1948).

And Disney could also claim four of the year's 10 highest - grossing films worldwide, led by first - place Iron Man 3, which collected over $ 1.2 billion globally.

Issues regarding pacing and structural tightness are among the more considerable in this film, which promises to be rather extensive as a biopic, only to succumb to anything from repetitious filler, - at its worst with the forceful and recurrent insertion of a recital of Oscar Wilde's own short story «The Selfish Giant» - to meandering material whose being backed by steady directorial storytelling by Brian Gilbert leads to moderate bland spells.

All in all, the film is plenty conventional, even in a portrayal of Ancient Rome that is about as thin as a lot of the characterization, and as contrived as the melodramatics which slow down the impact of momentum almost as much as dull and draggy spells, thus making for a script whose shortcomings are challenged well enough by a powerful score, immersively beautiful visual style, solid direction, and strong lead acting for Henry Koster's «The Robe» to stand as an adequately rewarding and very intriguing study on the impact Christ had even on those who brought about his demise.

The film gives Harding partial control of her own, jaw - dropping story, from her early days in thrall to an abusive mother, to the domino - chain of associations which led to her rival Nancy Kerrigan being clubbed in the knee, when she left her Detroit practice rink in January of that Winter Olympics year.

The will of this woman to perservere is astonishing, and the film does a nice job of showing you what would have happened if she had taken the offered plea bargain - a felony record that would prohibit her from receiving any kind of government assistance; from food stamps to housing - and, having a criminal record would severly hamper her attempts at finding a job, which of course could possibly lead to child protective services taking her children.

Well, Koster's direction is far from consistently subtle, or at least graceful in its subtlety, for there are times in which thoughtfulness leads to a blandness that is among the last things a film this problematically written needs, but can not avoid, due to limp touches to the - you guessed it - writing, which I was expecting to be tighter in this ambitious epic of only about 135 minutes.

Still, the company's best 2015 releases were very good indeed, led by Carol, 2015's highest - scoring film (which picked up six of TWC's nine Oscar nominations, though it was somehow left out of the best picture competition).

Volver is an extravaganza in which Cruz has detached herself fully from her typecast roles of sexy neighbor, to a leading film actress.

Silent screen cowboy Buddy Roosevelt reached perhaps the nadir of his career with this film, in which he plays a deputy marshal trailing a gang of claim jumping murderers lead by pudgy Olin Francis.

Based on the book of the same name by Sestero and Tom Bissell, which in turn is based on the real - life events that led to the making of one of the most bizarre unintentional comedies of all time, James Franco's film is a triumphant and uproarious comedy that celebrates flawed creators and their mistaken creations.

The performances further distinguish this the portrayals of notable figures in this film, which delivers on plenty of neat cameos and supporting performances by recognizable talents who nail the recognizable figures, while leading man Alan Rickman more - or-less carries things with his trademark dry, soft - spoken charisma, which captures the mysterious madness and cleverness of Hilly Krystal.

Word - of - mouth on Reservoir Dogs began to build at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, which led to scores of glowing reviews, making the film a cult hit.

He changed the ethnicity of the lead female character in Leonard's novel from the white Jackie Burke to a black Jackie Brown which allowed him to cast Pam Grier and reference her blaxploitation films «Foxy Brown» and «Coffy» as well as, employing the use of Bobby Womack's «Across 110th Street».

I was not solely thinking about Ebert's essay (he hasn't written a review that I have seen so far), but also Tod Browning's FREAKS which even has a bit of a similar ending, Sam Fuller's Naked Kiss which has the female lead «realize» a horrific situation at the and several modern films.

Later that year, Macdonald appeared in Mike Figgis» The Loss of Sexual Innocence, playing the young girlfriend of the film's protagonist; and in Gregg Araki's Splendor, a romantic comedy in which she played the blue - haired best friend of the film's heroine.After a slew of similar supporting roles, including a memorable turn as the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Colin Firth in My Life So Far, MacDonald was given possibly her biggest break since Trainspotting when Robert Altman cast her as a lead (albeit one of many) in Gosford Park (2001).