Sentences with phrase «major screen role»

John's first major screen role was actually not a comedy, but the biopic «Kinsey.»

Originally adapted in 1955 by Elia Kazan (grandfather of Zoe Kazan), it featured James Dean in his first major screen role.

Her first major screen role was in the 1959 film «Hiroshima Mon Amour,» which was written by Duras and directed by Alain Resnais.

An empowerment anthem designed to showcase the struggles of the circus «Oddities,» it's sung in the film by Letty, the Bearded Lady (played by Keala Settle in her first major screen role after numerous Broadway stints).

In her first major screen role, Daniela Vega, who plays Marina Vidal, the beleaguered central character in Chilean director Sebastián Lelio's A Fantastic Woman, elevates even the most mundane action — petting a dog, lifting an arm to activate a motion - sensor hallway light — into a gesture of minor majesty.

In 1958, he landed his first major screen role, playing a small - town Brando wannabe in Rally Round the Flag Boys.

Not exact matches

Joss Stone is something of a newcomer to acting; while THE TUDORS is her first major role, she made her screen debut in the feature ERAGON.

After having his first major Broadway success with A Shot in the Dark, Matthau began working on the screen, usually in small supporting roles that cast him as thugs, villains, and louts in such films as The Kentuckian (1955) and King Creole (1958).

After stage work, Freeman began taking bit roles in major - studio features in 1948, seldom getting screen credit but always making a positive impression.

Hammer landed two of his first major roles at polar opposite ends of the dramatic spectrum: one playing the young Christian evangelical minister Billy Graham in actor - turned - director Robby Benson's chronicle of Graham's early life, Billy: The Early Years (2008), and another playing the son of Satan on the small screen fantasy adventure series Reaper.

Upon his return from military service, Damone resumed his film career, enjoying featured or co-starring roles in major musical productions like Hit the Deck (1955) and the screen adaptation of Kismet (1955).

At the same time, Uchida is responsible for some of the most remarkable swordplay films of the 1950s and»60s; his five - film Musashi Miyamoto epic (not screened at MOMA), starring Kinnosuke Nakamura in the title role and Ken Takakura as his arch-nemesis Kojiro, surpasses the better - known Inagaki Samurai Trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune in terms of both drama and swordplay, yet remains little - known in the West (despite its availability on DVD in the U.S.) After the BAM retrospective (and others) in 2008, most of Uchida's films remained unscreened and undistributed in America, so with MOMA's bigger series recently ending, it's time again to encourage distributors like the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and Arrow Video to bring out more of the director's masterpieces, both for critical reconsideration and for those whom the veteran filmmaker will be a major new discovery.

I loved Copley's performance in D - 9, and considering it was his first major role on screen, I can't wait to see him try something else.

Washington is accompanied on screen by Viola Davis, who also won a Tony for that 2010 revival of the play, and got one of her first major roles in film from her director in Antwone Fisher, years before her cinematic breakout with her Oscar - nominated role in Doubt.

Not only is the biracial Irish actress tearing up the small screen as the badass Tulip in AMC's «Preacher,» but her first major role on the big screen earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination.

While black on - screen superheroes have existed before — Blade, Hancock and Storm, to name a few — there never has been a major motion picture that highlighted the beauty of the African continent while also featuring so many black women in prominent and heroic roles.

The film is a major threat for the Cast Ensemble award at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild awards, with supporting players like Mahershala Ali (charming as ever), Jim Parsons (playing an against - type), Kirsten Dunst (feverishly addictive in her mean woman role), and Glen Powell (playing the late John Glenn) all crucial to the film's inevitable success.

Legendary stand - up comedian, actor and rapper Katt Williams has enjoyed an impressive career seeded with thousands of stage shows in sold - out arenas, a laundry list of starring roles on the small screen and memorable performances in major box office hits.

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.

While the legacy of Han Solo clearly plays a major role in the events of The Last Jedi, the scoundrel with a heart of gold never got a proper on - screen send - off.

After making his big screen debut in a small role in John Sayles» Baby It's You, he quickly became one of the most in - demand young actors of his generation, with major roles in Robert Altman's Streamers, Alan Parker's Birdie, and Gillian Armstrong's Mrs. Soffel, before landing the leading role in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.

Now she's set for her most stellar period yet with leading roles in two major BBC series: Peter Moffat's military period piece The Last Post, which startson Sunday on BBC1, and an upcoming adaptation of The Woman in White, as well as a much - praised big - screen turn in an atmospheric crime thriller, Beast, which will screen at the London Film Festival's First Feature Competitionin October.

While the 12 time Grammy winner doesn't get a lot of screen time — she's goes off on tour shortly after Woodard arrives — Gunnar makes some major headway, first accepting Woodard, then accepting another dog who's intended to serve as a role model for him.

Before this role, Gary founded and served as President of PeopleWise, one of the first national pre-employment screening companies in the United States, providing online databases and automated background - screening services to Fortune 1000 employers, government agencies and major staffing firms.

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