Sentences with phrase «more dramatic actors»

In 2011, Seth Rogen decided to do something about it with «The Green Hornet,» and while we appreciate the effort, we would've preferred a more dramatic actor in the role.

Not exact matches

The story below may be a bit embellished to make the video more dramatic, and it's an actor in the video, but it's based on a real story of a man that kept fast food burgers in his basement to study them for breakdown.

A gender - bending role in the 1989 comedy Nobody's Perfect provided more exposure for the emerging actor, though it wasn't until his breakthrough performance in the 1991 - 1993 seasons of Life Goes On that audiences truly realized his dramatic abilities.

That alone would be reason to get excited, and Coogler makes good on the landmark project's potential by featuring a predominantly black ensemble, casting some of the best young actors around — from Chadwick Boseman (who proved his dramatic chops playing James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall in recent years) to Michael B. Jordan (even more buff, and twice as charismatic, than he appeared in the director's two previous features, «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed»)-- as well as such legends as Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett.

More importantly, Washington's efforts, alongside those of director Spike Lee, have done much to dramatically expand the range of dramatic roles given to African - American actors and actresses.The son of a Pentecostal minister and a hairdresser, Washington was born in Mount Vernon, NY, on December 28, 1954.

It was good to see her in Lost In Translation, and hopefully there will be more roles on the way, as I'm convinced that such a great comedic performer has enormous potential as a dramatic actor.

But that's not the big surprise about the film: this story of an arrogant, over-the-hill slugger (Mac) who comes out of retirement to chalk up his 3000th hit is more of a serious sports film than a knee - slapping comedy, and Mac gets a rare opportunity to showcase his true dramatic range as an actor.

No, the white characters in «Mudbound» are products of their time, and there's an honesty to that which sometimes supersedes choices that might otherwise have been more satisfying or dramatic — much as the casting favors actors whose weathered faces and strained expressions look as if they might have been lifted from Richard Avedon's «In the American West» series.

The cast all deliver capably, from the seasoned adults to the child actors, though Eric Lloyd has a little trouble pulling off an overly dramatic scene that details his personal angst, but the problem lies more with a weakness in the screenplay.

Adam Sandler is the type of comedic actor who would get an Oscar nomination for stepping out of his comedic comfort zone to do something with a little more dramatic heft to it.

Nesbitt has since appeared in several more dramatic roles; he starred alongside Liam Neeson in Five Minutes of Heaven (2009), and was one of three lead actors in the television miniseries Occupation (2009) and The Deep (2010).

Why he'd be a perfect fit: Although McGinley might not immediately come to mind when considering someone to step into Sheen's shoes, the actors have actually shared the screen before, albeit in a slightly more dramatic capacity.

But that could be the problem: for those of us who yearn for a James Bond film that recalls the more lighthearted Bond of our childhood rather than Bond's childhood trauma, an actor with Elba's dramatic chops might be a mixed blessing.

What made it even more remarkable at the time was that Kline was known almost exclusively as a dramatic actor, in films like Sophie's Choice, The Big Chill, and Cry Freedom — only people who'd seen him onstage or in The Pirates Of Penzance could have anticipated such a broadly comic turn.

Also, Murphy is more of a dramatic actor than a comedic one, and his characterâ $ ™ s background is filled in far too late.

The actor is movingly effective as he explores more dramatic territory, and proving an ability to move an audience to tears as well as laughter.

This comic actor proves that he can handle more dramatic roles with grace.

Creator / writer / director Bryan Cranston, actors Margo Martindale, Giovanni Ribisi, Marin Ireland and showrunner Graham Yost attend the Amazon Press Celebration Event of Original Dramatic Series «Sneaky Pete» on January 4, 2017 in Los... More

Creator / writer / director Bryan Cranston, actor Giovanni Ribisi, Showrunner Graham Yost, actors Margo Martindale and Marin Ireland attend the Amazon Press Celebration Event of Original Dramatic Series «Sneaky Pete» on January 4, 2017 in... More

Fanning, who's made the move from child actor to more dramatic fare, is a standout, showing Peggy Carter's poise in staring down danger and the patriarchy.

Creator / writer / director Bryan Cranston, actor Giovanni Ribisi, Showrunner Graham Yost and actress Margo Martindale attend the Amazon Press Celebration Event of Original Dramatic Series «Sneaky Pete» on January 4, 2017 in Los Angeles,... More

Jack Black shows that he can hold his own against much more experienced dramatic actors, and others like John Turturro and Ciarán Hinds excel in smaller roles.

Though «People Places Things» is tailored to Clement's strengths as an actor with well - placed moments of deadpan humor, it also gives him a chance to flex his dramatic muscle, or at the very least, showcase a different, more mature side compared to his goofier work in «Flight of the Conchords,» «What We Do in the Shadows» and «Dinner for Schmucks.»

He has proven himself to be more than adept as a dramatic actor (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Moonrise Kingdom).

But Baldwin can be just as effective, at times even more so, as a serious, dramatic actor.

The comedic actor hasn't had many opportunities to show off his dramatic acting chops until the release of Colossal, so it's a relief to see that he's more than just an SNL alumnus with a knack for making people laugh.

Gertrud renounces external eventfulness in order to cultivate internal or imaginative eventfulness» — and using the (constant - and - never - moving as a way to allow viewers to focus on acting and the body rather than on technical formalist tricks, in fact, the shots are the longest technically allowable before the invention of digital shooting) camera merely as a functional recording - device rather than as an originator of instant meaning and knowledge as in Hollywood, this film remains the best summation of the truism that a longwinded presentation of several actors merely speaking for ten - minutes - a-scene while the camera does not move and no artificial and manipulative «cinematic language» is involved, in other words, the dreaded «merely filmed non-cinematic literature and theatre,» not only has a much greater capacity to teach than any Hollywood mode of filmmaking but is more dramatic than any car chase.

In recent years, De Niro has seemed more eager to cash paychecks than anything else, so it's good to see some dramatic investment from the legendary actor.

With a more conscientious budget and featuring comedians rather than dramatic actors, can Game Night pull off a low - budget thriller played for laughs while suspending disbelief?

After appearing in a more serious dramatic role in Wes Anderson's «Rushmore,» Bill has been experiencing a film renaissance, with tons of critical praise for his work in films like «The Royal Tenenbaums» and «Lost in Translation,» which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

Now his career as a dramatic actor is little more than a footnote in the narrative of his life.

After appearing in cult classics like «Edward Scissorhands» (where he met equally eccentric director, Tim Burton) and «Ed Wood,» Johnny's talent for portraying the free spirit became the buzz of the red carpet, but he quickly proved to critics that there was even more to the rebellious actor, wowing them with dramatic roles in «What's Eating Gilbert Grape» and «Donnie Brasco» in the following years.

«Coogler makes good on the landmark project's potential by featuring a predominantly black ensemble, casting some of the best young actors around — from Chadwick Boseman (who proved his dramatic chops playing James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall in recent years) to Michael B. Jordan (even more buff, and twice as charismatic, than he appeared in the director's two previous features, «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed»)-- as well as such legends as Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett.

Unfortunately, all four lost out to more serious characters and traditionally dramatic actors.

Having Rudd in front of the camera helps the actor carry the comedic rhythms through the movie's more dramatic moments, bringing balance and relief to heavier elements like the Hope / Hank Pym reconciliation story with well - timed everyman charm that is Rudd's claim to fame.