Sentences with phrase «leading dramatic film»

Not exact matches

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 film is about Jonathan's life, and what led these two dramatic story arcs to intersect on that fateful day.

A dramatic script at AFI, however, led to a prestigious Chesterfield fellowship award - overseen by Steven Spielberg - and was made into a feature film starring Kevin Bacon and Evan Rachel Wood.

After smaller roles in Paul Thomas Anderson's earlier films, he became a dramatic lead and then a skilled comedian, giving us all great difficulty when trying to define exactly what he is.

With such a farfetched plot already in place, this is the sort of film that could have easily degenerated into a muddled farce with a one - note stand - up comic as the lead, but with a good comedic and dramatic actor like Kline at the forefront, he is able to keep the tone of the comedy and drama appropriate to each scene.

That approach includes focusing the spotlight on Evans» character (who leads a rebellion aboard a futuristic train that houses much of humanity in the film's wintery dystopian setting), in order to better utilize his star power as a selling point - in addition to emphasizing the movie's action beats, as accompanied by the expected dramatic musical cues in the post-Inception age of trailers.

And both Spencer and Jenkins are delightful and exhibit fantastic comedic and dramatic timing, which is necessary to create compelling scenes when the film's two leads don't speak.

But the filmmakers adhere too prominently to the tropes of the sports genre, all leading up to the big, dramatic encounter at the end, whereas tonally it felt the film may have benefited from avoiding such an approach — for while a necessity Billie Jean King took place in the match, the entire endeavour was more about putting Bobby Riggs in his place rather than to prove herself as an athlete.

The film then takes a surprisingly undramatic dramatic turn leading to tense and suspenseful scenes that lack the necessary suspense and tension.

The complexity of the screenplay by Seth Grossman really starts to build after the first thirty minutes of the film and steps out of the calm, leading into something very dramatic and emotional, which surprised me.

As the film's lead, Claes Bang's Christian tightly rides the line of black comedic brilliance and weirdly constructed dramatic actor.

With over a hundred films in his C.V. (including silents), King remained one of the studio's leading directors for decades, and though he worked with superb cinematographers, his films consistently show a dramatic visual style that maximizes elements within a single shot, plus a knack for crafting kinetic action scenes — particularly the storming of the fortress at the end of the film.

Golden Globes, «Argo» won for best dramatic film and best director Ben Affleck, while the musical «Les Miserables» took home three Golden Globes — for best musical or comedy, lead actor for Hugh Jackman and supporting actress for Anne Hathaway.

Despite the bad aftertaste left by the early 2000s, Angelina Jolie - led films, the reboot has already attached several award - winning dramatic actors to its cast, including Alicia Vikander as Croft, Walton Goggins as the film's mysterious villain, and Into the Badland's Daniel Wu as an ally of Croft's.

All the household changes give the film an episodic quality that leads to a certain start - and - stop dramatic momentum.

From impressive physicality in Marvel's Avengers universe to solid dramatic chops in a film like Rush, Hemsworth is a great leading man in the right role - but here he seems miscast (because most hackers have NFL physiques), off - balance (what accent are we going for?)

For the Dargons, the wounds of that initial disappearance run deep, driving a wedge between husband and wife that ultimately leads to a dramatic unraveling in the film's second half — one that brings a fascinating degree of complexity to Nixon's role, as she tries desperate measures to break through to her long - lost little girl.

After the opening credits sequence, the film opens to the events leading up to that dramatic confrontation, where we find another surprise; the woman in the prologue is Ethan Hunt's fiancée, a doctor named Lindsey Ferris (Monaghan, North Country).

As I write, the leading contenders for the Palme d'Or are said to be «The Motorcycle Diaries» from Brazil and «Comme Une Image» («Look at Me») from France, although there are supporters for «2046» (2005) by China's Wong Kar - Wai, a film I found maddening in its mannered repetition of a few worn stylistic and dramatic strategies.

Exploring the dramatic implications of Gabriel's case study in the way that Awakenings or Lorenzo's Oil did may well have led to a more compelling and memorable film.

Meanwhile, Todd McCarthy of the Hollywood Reporter wrote of the film, «Intense emotional currents and the jagged feelings of volatile actors are turned loose to raucous dramatic and darkly comedic effect in one of the most sustained examples of visually fluid tour de force cinema anyone's ever seen... An exemplary cast, led by Michael Keaton... fully meets the considerable demands placed upon it by director Alejandro G. Inarritu... The film's exhilarating originality, black comedy and tone that is at once empathetic and acidic will surely strike a strong chord with audiences looking for something fresh.»

Having propped up an array of other people's films, this is perhaps his first dramatic lead role since 2004's Dead Man's Shoes, and a salutary reminder that he is one of our finest, most versatile talents.

«Blue Ruin»: A startling, impressive throwback of a film, a revenge - thriller that counters every expected cliché with dramatic invention, gorgeously threatening cinematography, stunning silences and directorial savvy — plus Macon Blair in a breakout lead performance as an unlikely avenger.

This leads to the film's major dramatic setpiece, an extended hostage situation where Silviu has taken a young social worker with who he has developed a connection.

Other ongoing programs include a free printmaking workshop that provides artists and amateurs 10 weeks of instruction in basic printmaking techniques; an educational services program offering tours and discussions, led by local work - study students, for school, college and community groups visiting the museum; and poetry readings, film programs, music, dance and dramatic presentations, lectures, workshops and slide discussions on Afro - American art.

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