Sentences with phrase «memorable supporting turns»

John Carradine provides one of his most memorable supporting turns as Casey, and Jane Darwell won an Oscar as the stiff - upper - lip Ma Joad.

After memorable supporting turns in high - profile movies like Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Hurt Locker, Anthony Mackie is finally set to headline his own film as track and field star Jesse Owens.

Lucky for us, the three - time Tony nominee also brought that energy to the small screen with memorable supporting turns on Netflix's «Godless» and Syfy's «Happy!

Unlike Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, he stayed mostly behind the camera, though he does have some memorable supporting turns in a few films, most notably in the Yuen Biao vehicle Righting Wrongs and as one of Hung's Eastern Condors.

Not exact matches

Later that year, Macdonald appeared in Mike Figgis» The Loss of Sexual Innocence, playing the young girlfriend of the film's protagonist; and in Gregg Araki's Splendor, a romantic comedy in which she played the blue - haired best friend of the film's heroine.After a slew of similar supporting roles, including a memorable turn as the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Colin Firth in My Life So Far, MacDonald was given possibly her biggest break since Trainspotting when Robert Altman cast her as a lead (albeit one of many) in Gosford Park (2001).

Lynskey impresses as a simple gal who's fed up with the world she lives in — note the title — and whose only drive is her instinct to set things right, while Wood adds another memorable oddball creation to his growing gallery of superb supporting turns.

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.

After winning a fair amount of critics association awards, Norton's loud, grabbing, memorable turn would probably be named the best of the year, especially when the industry's support of his film is taken into consideration.

Many familiar faces such as Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer, Kevin Hart, Romany Malco, Jerry Seinfeld, Taraji P. Henson, and Tracy Morgan turn up in roles ranging from cameos to more full - fledged supporting roles, and everyone makes sure to not waste whatever screen time they have and make memorable impressions, also in varied ways, from riotous (most notably, Cedric) to unexpectedly cutting (Union, as Andre's reality TV star fiancée).

Featuring a classic Frances McDormand turn and fabulous support from previous McDonagh cast members Harrelson and Rockwell, this sharply written dark comedy is a unique and memorable experience that's going to be a big player at the upcoming Oscar's.

Perhaps the most memorable turns come from a trio of supporting players.

But his wasn't the only memorable supporting acting turn that year.

Though he turned in memorable supporting roles in Ed Zwick's The Last Samurai and Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima, Japanese actor Hiroshi Watanabe scored his biggest role to date thanks to a brief appearance in a little - seen independent film, Big Dreams Little Tokyo.