Sentences with phrase «made against the actor»

A source close to Franco disputes that number, claiming that the accusations being made against the actor are «false.»

J.K. Rowling voiced her support for Johnny Depp and his casting in an upcoming sequel to «Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,» following earlier domestic abuse allegations made against the actor.

Not exact matches

If he can convince American voters that what they're beholding has as much to do with the egos of the actors as with the egregiousness of his acts, he has inoculated himself against Robert Mueller, and he shapes the movie that's made of this.

An article on Tuesday about reaction on social media to sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein quoted incorrectly from comments the HBO comedy host John Oliver made about the actor Casey Affleck.

Record - high world debt stocks make various economic actors more vulnerable, motivating greater savings as a buffer against future shocks.

The U.S. attorney for the Southern District has made a name for himself with his crusade against political corruption both in Albany and New York City, repeatedly chastising elected officials from Cuomo on down for not doing more to crack down on bad actors.

«He understands how abuse of power undermines our democracy and has made it a top priority to uphold the integrity of our government by removing bad actors, bringing corruption cases against 40 New York public officials,» she wrote of Schneiderman.

Making his declaration on Wednesday in a statement, the actor warned Nigerians against voting the All Progressives Congress, APC into power again.

In the days since actor and progressive activist Cynthia Nixon indicated she might want to run against Andrew Cuomo in a Democratic primary for New York governor, Cuomo has made a number of public appearances and taken several steps to shore up his political base.

They used the gene - editing CRISPR / Cas9 technique to sift the genomes of melanoma cells for changes that made tumors resistant to being killed by immune T cells, which are the main actors in the immune system response against infections and cancer cells.

Milch has a keen eye for his actors» untapped resources — he doesn't so much cast against physical types as he does psychological ones — and this is what makes Deadwood's expansive ensemble so continually exciting to watch.

By playing low key Johansson is able to give meaning to even the smallest gestures, something many of her broader colleagues can learn from (but which also sometimes makes her come across as slightly stoned or laggardly when playing against other actors, to be fair).

Not only does longtime supporting actor John Goodman finally get an iconic and meaty role, but the synergy of two genres working both for and against each other make this a compelling thriller.

Stewart decision to make a drama about the imprisonment of Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari — who fielded questions alongside him, as did the Mexican actor who plays him, Gael Garcia Bernal — was instigated when an appearance Bahari made in a filmed comedy sketch on «The Daily Show» was used against him when the Islamic regime accused him of being a traitor and American secret agent.

by Walter Chaw The first mistake that directors make with actors who need to get brought up sharply against the reins now and again is that they sometimes request of them to feign that which they already are.

Elgort is up against three actors playing real people — Carell as male chauvinist Bobby Riggs, Jackman as P.T. Barnum and Franco's take on Tommy Wiseau, the director of one of the worst movies ever made.

Well, FX decided to run The People v. O.J. «s Cuba Gooding Jr. in Lead against Vance, which seems like a risky idea but considering how many actors they're pushing in Supporting it makes sense.

I'll be honest, I've never embraced the idea of an actor getting recognition for this type of performance, not that I'm against the notion, I just haven't seen something that made me champion a performance....

In the midst of the mounting sexual abuse claims being made against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, actor Channing Tatum has decided to pull...

Both principal actors have a strong enough sense of their characters, even as they're pulled into increasingly harrowing places, to make the film a more successful one than Loach's last few, but it's still schematic and predictable, and it aggressively stacks the deck against Blake and Kattie in a way that makes it more effective as social activism, and less so as drama.

«Ha, Depp wants to make social commentary: Johnny Depp's team knew of alleged abuse of Amber Heard,» the younger Trump tweeted Friday, invoking the rocky end of the actor's marriage to his «Rum Diary» co-star and including a link to a Daily Mail story referencing court documents related to the actor's lawsuit against his former managers.

(How can any of these other actors, making their impressions with just a handful of scenes, compete against one of the top - billed stars of an August Wilson adaptation?)

Presented a short time after the «Star Trek Into Darkness» actor made headlines by ranting against UK politics, he later defended his actions to reporters.

Spacey has remained out of the spotlight since the first allegation from «Star Trek: Discovery» actor Anthony Rapp was made against him in October 2018.

Five women have made claims of inappropriate sexual behavior against Franco after the actor wore a pin supporting the «Time's Up» initiative for gender equality at the Golden Globes.

Harassment Epidemic Updates AV Club on Hollywood's long overdue moral reckoning New Yorker Emily Nussbaum has a terrific piece on Louis CK's comedy through the lens of recent allegations New York Times Louis CK has confessed to the claims against him «These stories are true» Medium Actor Anthony Edwards has come forward to say he was molested by a producer when he was underage Guardian Ellen Page has detailed homophobic remarks director Brett Rattner made to her during the production of X-Men: Last Stand Washington Post showing their utter depravity GOP officials are now citing the bible to justify Roy Moore's sexual assault on an underage girl.

But if the group is merely saluting the effort Scott made in excising Spacey following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the actor, then it came at the expense of Gerwig, an awards season front - runner for the lovely «Lady Bird,» the rare movie love story centered on a mother and daughter.

Paxton's other notable big screen credits included Predator 2 (making him one of only two actors alongside Lance Henriksen to go up against a Terminator, a Xenomorph and a Predator), Tombstone, Apollo 13, Twister, A Simple Plan, 2 Guns, Edge of Tomorrow and Nightcrawler.

The actor's experience playing against type as Commissioner Gordon in Chris Nolan's «Dark Knight» trilogy has apparently rubbed off on him; his Churchill never outsizes the other characters in the room and he makes Churchill's dialogue seem as considered as it probably was.

Yardie Among the actors making their directorial debuts at Sundance this year is Idris Elba, who helmed this thriller about a young Jamaican man who pursues revenge against the man who killed his brother.

Following the claims made against Franco, the New York Times cancelled an event featuring the actor that had been scheduled for yesterday.

Next up is a Screen Tests section (12:52) consisting of nine short clips of costumed and made - up actors performing against a plain cream - colored backdrop.

If everything continues to fall into place behind the scenes, then Martinez will quickly make himself more than useful in the production of Wolverine 3, and provide a score against which the film's actors will find room to perform and further develop their individual characters.

Actor James Franco has settled a copyright suit filed against him over his plans to make a Charles Bukowski biopic.Cyril Humphris claimed Franco's...

Will James Franco squeak into the best actor category after several women made allegations against him of sexual improprieties while filming sex scenes?

The actors are set against completely unconvincing green screen backdrops or walk in long helicopter shots through the snowy mountains (a tableau that will be overly familiar to anyone who's seen a fantasy epic in the last five years (the fact that most of the movie is shot in New Zealand makes the effect more apparent)-RRB-.

Neither Franco nor Colbert made mention of the 2014 incident in which Franco messaged a 17 - year - old girl on Instagram and offered to rent a hotel room for them, something which Franco confirmed at the time and which sparked much of the criticism against the actor on Sunday.

The 43 - year - old actor has filed a lawsuit against his 21 - year - old former lover - whom he dated from April this year until July - in response to the legal documents Elsie made against him in September, which saw her accuse the «Shooter» star for being violent towards her after an argument on July 3.

In light of the accusations against Franco, the New York Times canceled a planned TimesTalk event with the actor about the making of The Disaster Artist, with a spokesperson for the newspaper adding in a statement, «Given the controversy surrounding recent allegations, we're no longer comfortable proceeding in that vein.»

Ever since Warner Bros. re-confirmed earlier this month that the Pirates of the Carribean actor would star in next year's Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, there has been blowback against the film on social media due to Depp's ex-wife Amber Heard making domestic violence accusations against the actor two years ago.

Six weeks after the first public allegations were made against Spacey... Christopher Plummer found himself nominated for a Golden Globe award for best actor in a supporting role!

Digital actors and superb presentation made the franchise stand out against a cartoony - in - comparison Grand Theft Auto 3.

Imagine instead that you are placed into a glass box that's been furnished in the latest dentist's waiting room style, pitted against WWE wrestler and actor John Cena, and made to un-cork imaginary champagne bottles or milk virtual cows with 1 -2-Switch.

The Bad Faith exhibition will feature the first showing of Common Culture's new work I Dreamt I Was A Monkey — And They Made Me Wear Shoes, a multi — channel video installation featuring «ex — TV «soap» actors performing scenes of discrete social interaction» set against a backdrop of high street consumption.