Sentences with phrase «magnificent performances of»

The pupils of Rossall School produced two magnificent performances of the Royal Shakespeare Company's recent adaptation of the novel.

You can also chart the change through the magnificent performance of Theron, who appears to be regaining her sense of self and placement in the family.

Not exact matches

I recently had the pleasure of watching a stage production of CS Lewis» Screwtape Letters featuring a magnificent solo performance by actor and director Max Mclean as the titular devil of the play.

Nolan Roux opened the scoring on 14 minutes when Sofiane Boufal — who delivered a magnificent performance — turned Tiago Ilori inside out before sending a delicious cross onto the head of the towering centre forward.

The eyes are clearly and obviously not the irrefutable means of assessing a player's performance (Scholes: Ozil poor Nicholas: Ozil magnificent).

But cesc is on a different plane, he sees the game unlike most other players I've watched, his passing accuracy as well as vision is magnificent and tbh if he had come back and showed the desire he had before he left I'm sure most fans would have preferred that to some of the more disinterested performances ozil gives.

After his magnificent performance in Los Angeles (18 - for - 23 for 279 yards and two touchdowns), gimpy old Kevin Hogan has a reasonable chance of not only leading his team back to the Pac - 12 title game, but winning his third conference title.

The last of our half - and - halfers came in 1994, as the brilliant Hristo Stoichkov capped off a pretty impressive season with Barcelona — a league title and a run to the final of the European Cup — with a series of magnificent performances in Bulgaria's run to fourth place in the USA World Cup.

It was a performance of such heroism and tenacity that even stoic coach James Wade looked pleased, or at least slightly less grumpy, with the team's magnificent efforts.

A magnificent team performance saw reigning European champions Real Madrid put to the sword in devastating fashion at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening, as we booked our place in the knockout stages of the Champions League with two games to spare.

Arsenal put in a massive performance at the intimidating arena of Borussia Dortmund, the magnificent Westfalenstadion, to come away impressively with all 3 points, and all but one foot in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Only a few games have hung around my mind with that sort of impact: Brazil v Netherlands, 1998 World Cup Semi Final, Ronaldinho's Clasico in 2005, and Barcelona v United 2011 (for the performance of Andres Iniesta who was magnificent without breaking a trot or a sweat or even once striking a ball in anger).

After the euphoria of our magnificent second half performance against Palace last week, we head to the North - East to face what I believe to be one of the most uninteresting teams in the Premier League, Middlesbrough.

He took a lot of stick after the weekend [the loss to Manchester United] but I thought his all - round performance was magnificent, the only thing that was missing was a finish and that came [against Bournemouth].

Yet, were it not for a few moments of madness, we would likely be here, hailing a magnificent performance from Liverpool, once again.

Spurs fans in a record Premier League crowd of 80,827 were treated to a magnificent performance against Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday.

Casillas had been Spain's undisputed number one goalkeeper for years, even when he had been dropped at Real Madrid, but a series of subpar performances over the past couple of years, combined with the magnificent last few seasons David de Gea has had, meant that Del Bosque could not ignore the fact that 35 year old was no longer the best goalkeeper in the squad.

This could be the perfect platform for the veteran stopper to deliver a string of solid performances and shut all his critics up with some monstrous displays of magnificent mania.

He's had a few man of the match performances this season, namely at the Velodrome at Marseille where he was magnificent as well as at Stamford Bridge, against Chelsea, where despite conceding 3 goals, Koscielny was one of the key performers who helped Arsenal overcome a late Chelsea revival.

But i was impressed with some of its character work and David Carradine «s magnificent performance which made the film.

There are trade - offs to this method, however, and while Hooper's version of «Les Misérables» is magnificent in many ways — strengthened by all - in performances from Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, and Samantha Barks — it often feels curiously small in scale.

A spectacular piece of virtuoso cinema that impresses not only for its remarkable technical achievement (Lubezki reached heavens with that jaw - dropping «forged» long - take), but also for being an incredibly well - constructed (and hilarious) character study with Michael Keaton in a magnificent career - defining performance.

Winstead has had a bit of an odd trajectory in her career, going from thin supporting parts in big dumb studio movies to a huge indie breakout with her magnificent performance in Smashed a few years ago that she unfortunately didn't really capitalize on afterwards, but here she gets the best of both worlds by developing a kickass character we can root for in a thrilling genre piece that also has some depth to her.

The first version of many versions of the Gaston Leroux novel is still considered the definitive, thanks to Chaney's committed performance (right down to enduring painful make - up that he himself designed to give him a death's head look and a horrifying rictus grin) and magnificent sets for the grand Paris Opera and the underground labyrinth of tunnels and canals and secret rooms.

Probably the best line of the night came from Leonardo DiCaprio who, upon winning Best Actor referenced the irony of winning in the comedy category for his magnificent performance in Wolf of Wall Street.

The Retrospective is a splendid opportunity to be challenged by Jordan's consistently bracing insight into the best and worst of ourselves, to savour his bitter humour, admire his visionary craft, and thrill to some magnificent performances.

She's moving, miffed, and magnificent in Love is Strange, giving a pitch - perfect supporting performance, in the purest sense of the term.

by Walter Chaw I have a theory about Treat Williams: I believe that he, after being passed over for an Oscar for his magnificent performance in the 1981 Sidney Lumet film Prince of the City, has been on a vicious retributive rampage against the American viewing public.

Not only is Relativity Media, the studio that is distributing «Season of the Witch,» promising all these elements in the new supernatural action film, but it's also claiming the movie throws in magnificent stunts and memorable performances that will leave audiences downright frightened.

Profane and violent as well as eccentric and dynamic, The Guard marks the marriage of measured characters and magnificent performances, all buoyed by McDonagh's biting wit.

See Black Mass for the mesmerising Depp performance, and magnificent support from the rest of this A-list cast.

The Magnificent Ambersons radio performance comes from the super-rare Criterion CAV Laserdisc, courtesy of The Mercury Theatre on the Air [MP3].

Starring Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring 2), Eddie Marsan (The World's End), Jessica Biel (Hitchcock), Haley Bennett (The Magnificent Seven) and Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men), the movie features fine performances, high production value, and a production design that plunges us effectively both into the late»50s era of the story and the murky world of the characters» fragile psyches.

«Offers the frustrating experience of watching two magnificent actors give utterly real performances in a cloying dramedy that embraces all the worst aspects of the One Last Trip sub-genre» — Norm Wilner, NOW Magazine

Above all, the performance of Christensen is magnificent.

The three - time Oscar winner has made bad movies watchable and has consistently turned in one magnificent performance after another in more than her fair share of great movies.

David Oyelowo is magnificent as MLK, giving a career - best performance as a man driven but still prone to self - doubt while there's hardly a false note struck by any of the supporting players, Tim Roth in particular delivering a memorable turn as Alabama's governor George Wallace.

In collaboration with the Parisian agency les bons faiseurs, La Semaine chose the image which better reflects this 50 +5 edition: the magnificent actress Jessica Chastain in a scene from Take Shelter, second feature film by Jeff Nichols where her performance in one of her first leading roles was particularly remarked.

He was robbed of an Oscar a few years previously for his magnificent turn in «Dead Man Walking» but here gives a similiar emotive and heart wrenching performance and thoroughly deserved his 1st Oscar this time around.

The magnificent Cicely Tyson gives a performance for the ages in director Michael Wilson's impeccable Broadway revival of Horton Foote's 1953 masterwork «The Trip to Bountiful.»

Recently we've been looking back at the remarkable career of Denzel Washington, star of our latest cover film The Magnificent Seven, and coincidentally Clark has picked out Washington's performance in Spike Lee's Malcolm X as his favourite by a black actor.

Peter Saarsgard (The Magnificent Seven, 2016) also has a notable performance as Robert Kennedy, the attorney general who's dealing with the shocking death of his brother while helping console his sister - in - law and somehow maintaining professionalism.

(The real standout performance, however, comes courtesy of Jumpy, the magnificent collie who stars as Hawke's dog.)

The new trailer for Foxcatcher shows a bit more about the tense relationship between Channing Tatum and Steve Carell, and gives you a pretty idea of how dark Carell goes with this magnificent, disturbing performance.

Anchored by magnificent lead performances from Miranda Otto and Glória Pires, Reaching for the Moon is an intimate snapshot of the search for inspiration, wherever and however you find it.

McConaughey's performance, even when he's wearing a shirt (one of «two things that protect him,» he says throughout the film), is nothing short of magnificent.

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Also starring John C. Reilly sporting an epic beard and Katie Holmes in her first movie in years, the movie has plenty of talent surrounding it and early word is that Kline has another magnificent; y quirky performance to tack onto his resume.

It's one of the season's most thrilling hours, thanks in large part to a unique structure and magnificent, boisterous performances from Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis.

As for Morgan, I have no idea what the heck he is doing but I absolutely adored every single solitary second of his performance, the actor sauntering through the picture with a take - no - prisoners, I - don't - give - a-single-WTF-what-anyone-else-thinks attitude that's ridiculously magnificent.