Sentences with phrase «much drama since»

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The story, written by Will Smith and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, puts a lot of pressure on the younger Smith who spends most of his time alone on screen, since much of the drama takes place in two separate locations (the injured dad is in the downed ship and the son is on the surface of the dangerous planet).

Though I suppose we shouldn't be surprised since the prequels to Star Wars were pretty much disastrous, we were hoping for a solid war drama with great aerial action sequences.

Beyond his extensive Rolodex — he's Walt's grandnephew and son of former Walt Disney Company executive Roy — Disney hasn't advanced much as a director since his abysmal 2000 monastery drama A Question Of Faith, but he keeps the pot boiling under a true story that, at a minimum, succeeds in stoking righteous liberal outrage.

You won't find much subtlety in the solid period - piece drama «Marshall,» but you will find plenty of crowd - pleasing courtroom theatrics, some wonderful performances from the main players — and yes, all sorts of reminders of how far we've come in terms of race relations since the early 1940s, and how very, very far we still have to go.

Since Deeds isn't a period costume drama, one wouldn't think much about its clothes, which actually makes this program more compelling than one might expect.

«Junebug» has received much praise since its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, and I don't understand a bit of it.A returning - home drama centered on a artsy newlywed couple (Alessandro Nivola and Embeth Davidtz) from...

«Dear White People»: Justin Simien's debut film sputters and sizzles with energy, making for comedy that says something and drama that finds the humor in human fallibility; it's been a long time since a debut by an American writer - director showed so much coordination between its ambitions and execution.

Great Directors on TCM: Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese has been a leading American director since the 1970s, when he burst on the New Hollywood scene with gritty urban dramas like Mean Streets and Taxi Driver — and he's stayed on top pretty much ever since, and shows no signs of slowing down.

And since Tumblr seems to have an eye for drama, of course they made the «battle» seem much more violent than it really was.

Since academic year 2009/2010 when the LTAA Grant Program began, $ 182,166.00 has been awarded to a range of programs including JROTC fine arts, CSI, academic decathlon, robotics, sports teams, drama, classroom technology, lab equipment, music, and much more!

The Huffington Post reports: «At the Venice Film Festival premiere of To the Wonder — Terrence Malick «s second film to debut in the last 16 months, but only sixth since 1973 — audience members reportedly booed the romantic drama, much to the consternation of some critics in attendance.