Sentences with phrase «major film performances»

«Moonstruck» was also the final major film performance for character actor Vincent Gardenia, nominated for an Oscar as the philandering, gently pompous Cosmo Castorini.

Not exact matches

Despite winning critical acclaim for her performance, it would be four years, save for a cameo in the Coens» Raising Arizona (1987) and various small roles, before she would be featured in another major film production.

«Just Go with It» has major problems with its lack of wit and exhausted repeated jokes, but thankfully, Aniston's performance is able to boost up the comedy in the film; adding to an amount that ranks higher than many other films that try the same formula of comedy as of this film With Sandler's and Aniston's connection being believable, «Just Go with It» manages to hit the mark for several adults and teens to enjoy.

Much like last year and the year before, this year's Movie Studio Report Card evaluates both the box office performance and overall film quality of the six major studios (and many indie distributors) in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of 2011.

For the fourth straight year, we have examined both the box office performance and overall film quality of the six major studios (and many indie distributors) in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of the past year.

For the sixth straight year, we have examined both the box office performance and overall film quality of the six - ish major studios and a few dozen of the larger «indie» distributors in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of the past year.

For the seventh straight year, we have analyzed both the box office performance and overall film quality of the seven - ish major studios and a few dozen of the larger «indie» distributors in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of the past year.

This socially conscious Western represents a major comeback for blacklisted writer - director Polonsky, who identifies with the film's message and gets strong performances from Redford as the sheriff and Robert Blake as the hunted man.

Her performance is not that of an actress in a star's role, but that of an actress creating a character that happens to be major within the film.

Of the world premieres, the major gets for Toronto include Freeheld, Peter Sollett's LGBT drama starring Julianne Moore and Ellen Page; Stonewall, Roland Emmerich's drama about the birth of the gay rights movement; Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van, which is rumored to feature an awards - worthy performance from Maggie Smith; Jay Roach's film Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston as the famed Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted in the 1940s; Terence Davies's anticipated follow - up to The Deep Blue Sea, Sunset Song; Charlie Kaufman's first stop - motion film, Anomalisa; and Eye in the Sky, Gavin Hood's thriller about piloted aircraft warfare, starring Aaron Paul and Helen Mirren.

Major highlights making their world premieres include Shawn Levy's all - star ensemble drama «This Is Where I Leave You,» starring Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman and Tina Fey; Michael R. Roskam's «The Drop,» which features James Gandolfini's final performance; Liv Ullman's film adaptation of the famed play «Miss Julie,» starring Jessica Chastain; David Gordon Green's latest indie drama «Manglehorn,» featuring Al Pacino; the musical «The Last 5 Years,» starring Anna Kendrick; Noah Baumbach's latest «While We're Young,» starring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts and Amanda Seyfried; and Jason Reitman's «Men, Women & Children,» starring Adam Sandler.

The Japanese film industry has been a robust and prolific one since before World War II, and its five major studios (six until 1960) operated very much along the lines of the classical Hollywood studio model, elevating filmmakers based on their prior box office performance and critical regard, and assigning top projects to them accordingly.

Noted CBS Films Sunday, reporting the film's grosses: «As has been the case all along the film is playing broadly in terms of geography and theater type but a major factor in its strong performance this weekend is the tiny drop (just 14 %) in the holdover theaters.

Under this header, I've singled out performances or films that I feel deserve consideration, but that are currently not a major part of the conversation.

But unless this film gets major distribution by some place like Focus Features, Turner's extremely worthy Oscar - bait - y performance may go unseen.

* The problem wasn't their fine performances, but the fact those were a few of the handful of major roles for actors of color in prestige - ish films this year (and you can argue «Straight Outta» never really found that prestige clout).

He also singled out Sandler's performance, which is damn fine return to «Punch - Drunk Love» and «Funny People» form, and a major diversion from all those other Netflix films the comedian has been churning out lately.

Matthew McConaughey may have become a star as a leading man in major - studio films like «A Time to Kill» and «The Wedding Planner,» but in the last few years the laid - back Texan has reinvented and revived his career with a string of sparkling performances in low - budget indies: Richard Linklater «s «Bernie,» Steven Soderbergh's «Magic Mike,» William Friedkin «s «Killer Joe,» Jeff Nichols» «Mud» and now Jean - Marc Vallee's «Dallas Buyers Club,» which has made McConaughey a strong favorite to land a Best Actor nomination.

The film is absolutely one of the best of the year and features powerful performances by the whole cast, especially Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, and Lupita Nyong» O, and it will be a major player in this year's awards race.

Felicity Jones, «The Theory of Everything» Loved the film, loved the performance especially for her 1st major leading role and she was wonderful..

The Prince Theater is a performance venue for live arts and major Philadelphia film events.

It's been a busy year for global action star Liam Neeson who delivers a riveting performance in his new suspense thriller, «A Walk Among the Tombstones,» his fifth major film to hit theaters in 2014.

The Black Reel Awards is the major fundraiser for the Foundation for the Augmentation of African - Americans in Film (FAAAF) and annually spotlights Black cinematic excellence in films and performances in theatrical, independent, television and world cinema films.

It isn't the performances, however, that are the major problem with the film.

Black Panther doesn't quite have an actor who fits that profile (Forest Whitaker comes closest, but his role within the film is probably too minor, while Lupita Nyong» o's role might be too quiet to attract Academy voters), but it does have an up - and - coming movie star, in a major supporting role, who gives the kind of flashy - but - deep performance that actors love.

Malin Akerman gives one of the worst performances I can think of in a major studio film in the last twenty years.

McDormand's performance is a huge reason why Three Billboard's is one of the year's must see films and one of recent times best reviewed features, but McDonagh's film is also noteworthy for its supporting turns from Woody Harrelson as police chief William Willoughby, who cops the major brunt of Hayes public call outs, while Sam Rockwell is the best he's been since Moon as loose cannon police officer Dixon.

The NYFF Retrospective showcases 24 of his finest performances and spans 50 years, from his first major role in The Story of G.I. Joe, which earned him an Academy Award nomination, to his late - career appearances in films by Martin Scorsese and Jim Jarmusch, with all but two screening on celluloid.

After collecting trophies for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series and Best Television Series (both in the Musical or Comedy categories), the triple threat was met with questions from the press about his other major project — playing young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars anthology film.

It should be noted that Mamoru Oshii, director of the original films, stood by the decision to cast Johansson and praised her performance as the Major.

He is a decent actor who delivers great performances in films no one sees and mediocre work in major films.

His first major job at long form film was 2002's creepy genre picture One Hour Photo, wherein he squeeze one of the best performances out of Robin Williams» long and illustrious career.

At times, a film will come in boasting (or relying on) a major weapon to entertain audiences: For Avatar, it was the state - of - the - art 3D; most recently, The Help leaned on the brilliant performances by the ensemble cast.

The film has great intentions, and great performances, and tells a story that reminds us how recently our nation still promoted segregation, yet it ultimately doesn't quite do full justice to the bravery and struggle of Jackie Robinson, the first African - American baseball player to join the Major League.

I'll discuss the film in more detail soon, but I'm happy to report that the early festival hype is thoroughly justified — it's a startlingly severe but compassionate character study broken open by a tremendous pair of lead performances that merit major awards consideration.

Miller gets to play the flashy role of a flamboyantly gay character inhabiting a time period where this was not a popular thing (the film appears to take place in Pittsburgh sometime in the 80's, though a specific time is never hammered down), and handles it well, but it's Watson in particular who needed a grand performance in his first major role of her post Potter career.

It's the sort of performance movies exist to present, a career - defining turn at 21 for an actor with a white hot future (his other major role of 2017 is in Lady Bird, giving him the distinction of starring in quite possibly the two most celebrated films of the year).

Immensely entertaining, impeccably structured and featuring excellent performances from its entire cast, «American Hustle» is one of the year's absolute best films and a serious contender for every major award.

The promise of «a new kind of festival for a new age of making» by co-founder, supporter and Lancashire - born designer, Wayne Hemingway, was fulfilled with 30,000 people taking part in over 100 making experiences, encountering 57 invited makers, spanning food, technology, major manufacturing, engineering and crafts, alongside indoor and outdoor markets, street performance, art installations, film screenings, celebrity cookery demonstrations and the opportunity to experience making with some of Pennine, Lancashire and the UK's most significant manufacturers.

The works on display include Dean's 16 mm films of influential figures such as her major six - screen installation with Merce Cunningham in Merce Cunningham performs STILLNESS... (six performances, six films)(2008), alongside her film of Claes Oldenburg in Manhattan Mouse Museum (2011) and her film diptych of Julie Mehretu GDGDA (2011), all previously unseen in the UK, as well as Mario Merz (2002), Michael Hamburger (2007), Cy Twombly in Edwin Parker (2011), and David Hockney in Portraits (2016).

With faculty support, students have won numerous accolades for theater and music performances, design awards, presented scholarly papers at major conferences and screened their films at film festivals.

«Tunga: 1977 - 1997», a survey of the last twenty years of the artist's work, included video, film, performance, drawing, sculpture, and three major installations.

Over the fivemonth exhibition period, General Rehearsal will offer the public curated selections of painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, mixed - media, film, video and performance, including rare, iconic and major works of art alongside pieces from lesser - known, emerging talents from all over the world; new commissions and specially written scripts to narrate the presentations.

Its status became further complicated by the fact that when Beuys travelled to New York in 1974 for his major performance I Like America and America Likes Me, US audiences already knew his work through Sturtevant's film and recreations of his sculptures.

The Bauhaus: Art as Life public programme also brings to London a host of workshops, talks, films and performances as well as a major Creative Learning initiative for the Bauhaus exhibition, the Art School Lab, an intensive two - week summer school held at the Barbican and led by leading practitioners from all artistic backgrounds.

This major exhibition will explore the optimism, ideals and aspirations of the late 1960s, expressed through some of the greatest music and performances of the 20th century alongside fashion, film, design and political activism.

Joe Sola (b. 1966), whose video works and performances have been presented at major museums internationally, debuts A short film about looking (2010) alongside the earlier work St. Henry Composition (2001).

Thanks to our colleagues across the city and the spirit of collaboration, we are able to offer something for everyone from major exhibitions, artist performances, music and film.

SB14 will feature exhibitions by curators Zoe Butt, Omar Kholeif and Claire Tancons, bringing together a range of experiences and works — including major commissions, large - scale public installations, performances and films to explore how contemporary life, enabled by rapid technological change, has created a seemingly inescapable «echo chamber» of information, complex personal networks and shifting narratives that are physical, spiritual and virtual.

The Back Door features a series of sculptural interventions, installations, and performances, including the first complete showing of Creed's films and video works and a major new commission for the Armory's drill hall.»