To see America's sweetheart go 90 minutes sans make - up and with unkempt hair is a welcome change, but the script contrivances and the choppiness of the presentation — a stream
of big name actors make single scene appearances — do nothing to help the case for Aniston.
He is going through his own Odyssey, trying to hide from locals who are apt to shoot deserters and meeting all sorts of characters (which translates to a slew
of big name actors in small roles) along the way.
Only the roster of stars used to prop up its mainstream appeal causes distraction — a stipulation of 20th Century Fox in coughing up more than half the budget was the inclusion of famous faces, and plenty
of big name actors wanted to work with Malick whether they made final cut or not.
Over the last decade Walton Goggins has shown his range is far greater than a lot
of bigger name actors.
Not exact matches
In fact, Nolan not only assembles his casts from the best
actors available in the pool
of talent from today, he has a knack for remembering venerable performers like Rutger Hauer («Batman Begins»), Tom Berenger («Inception») and Matthew Modine («The Dark Knight Rises») who have otherwise sadly fallen off
of other
big name directors» radars.
Actor Alan Cumming and PETA activists brought a sculpture
of the New York skyline rendered entirely in vegetables to City Hall, as they
named the the
Big Apple the most vegan - friendly spot in the nation.
From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Aaron Paul, many
of your favorite
actors were contestants on game shows before they hit the
big time and became household
names.
The performances
of big and small characters are so intense, that by simply saying
big name Brad Pitt gives the weakest performance will give a clear idea
of how incredible each
actor is in their role; Pauls Dano and Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Taran Killam, Alfre Woodard and more all contributing to their unique and unforgettable stories.
i only wish those thousands went to work on movies
of more substance than fighting robots... and you don't have to apologize to me, i can in fact compare «Real Steel» to «The Fast and the Frivolous» films because in essence they are one - in - the - same, simply just the flavor
of the week kind
of flicks that have no real pull behind them other than
big name actors, CGI and a promise
of action.
The subplot involving Baird Whitlock's abduction by a group
of jaded Communist screenwriters is a total bore, while many
of the
big -
name actors (like Tatum, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes) only appear in one or two scenes each.
There were
big moments Sunday at the 24th annual celebration
of actors, like Harvey Weinstein accusers Marisa Tomei and Rosanna Arquette
naming some
of the key silence breakers who lit the fuse to the movement, and
big questions about what would happen if the recently accused James Franco and Aziz Ansari won in their categories (they didn't).
Elsewhere, the cast looks impressive boasting a wealth
of former Oscar - winning and Oscar - nominated
actors and while rightful concerns have been raised on the cast being too large, almost to the point
of there being too many
big name talents involved, Nolan's expert handling
of ensembles may prove him right once again.
The list
of big -
named actors does not justify the textbook plot.
There is nothing conspicuously revolutionary about the «The Kids Are All Right», a sleek, smart, enormously entertaining film about a middle - aged lesbian couple (played by Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) whose teenage kids seek out the sperm donor who is their biological father (Mark Ruffalo); it has
big -
name actors, a sun - dappled Los Angeles setting, and the feel
of a classic Hollywood comedy at its snappiest.
You won't be going to see the extraordinary Oscar - winning performance
of a
big -
name actor; you're there to salivate in large quantities over Johnny Depp with eyeliner on, or at the very least, to humour your girlfriend while she does this as you pray for another scene with a scantily - clad Kiera Knightley.
The 30 - year - old
actor is set to helm the forthcoming film, based on the David Barclay Moore novel
of the same
name, after Endeavor Content acquired the
big screen rights to the project - and he can't wait to get started behind the camera.
Later, however, she added that she doesn't want any more
big name actors to join the cast
of «Black Panther» because «It's incredibly important to open the tent.
The young
actor, now 17 but 16 when the film was shot, is from Anaheim and has been acting since age 2, though this is by far his
biggest film and the first time he has adopted the stage
name of Revolori.
Washington is now approaching his 60th birthday and he's spent more than a quarter
of a century on the
big screen, breaking into the
big time when he won the Oscar for Best Supporting
Actor on the back
of 1989's Glory and became a household
name in the 1990s with the likes
of Malcolm X, The Pelican Brief, Philadelphia, Crimson Tide and Courage Under Fire.
Apart from capturing the fear and paranoia inherent to the material, director Phil Alden Robinson has assembled a fine cast
of big -
name stars and lesser - known character
actors.
There are no
big name actors (Aaron Paul doesn't exactly command a huge salary) and most
of the effects are pretty basic.
As a result, the clip is suddenly causing outrage, with many on social media, including
big Hollywood
names such as Jessica Chastain, Anna Kendrick and Chris Evans, condemning this rape scene, directed without one
of the
actors» consent.
May I suggest this one to the more devoted fans
of the rugged and imposing Liam Neeson and some other
big -
named actors who offer solid work.
He managed to woo
big -
name producers and then Murray (as ever, an involved and lengthy process involving endless voicemails and a dash to LAX to discuss the script with the
actor), who then helped to attract the rest
of the cast, which includes
big names like Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts and Chris O'Dowd.
Obviously the
big name actors who appear in this Coen Brothers production share some
of that enthusiasm — because they all seem to be really enjoying recreating the sort
of entertainment Hollywood was cranking out during its golden age.
Of course host Jimmy Kimmel found time for plenty of jokes about Harvey Weinstein during his opening monologue, but elsewhere, some of the industry's biggest names made their allegiances evident, from the introduction of Best Actor by Helen Mirren and Jane Fonda, Emma Stone singling out sole female Best Director nominee Greta Gerwig when announcing that award, and Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence taking the stage to announce that it was a new day before they presented the Best Actress award to McDorman
Of course host Jimmy Kimmel found time for plenty
of jokes about Harvey Weinstein during his opening monologue, but elsewhere, some of the industry's biggest names made their allegiances evident, from the introduction of Best Actor by Helen Mirren and Jane Fonda, Emma Stone singling out sole female Best Director nominee Greta Gerwig when announcing that award, and Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence taking the stage to announce that it was a new day before they presented the Best Actress award to McDorman
of jokes about Harvey Weinstein during his opening monologue, but elsewhere, some
of the industry's biggest names made their allegiances evident, from the introduction of Best Actor by Helen Mirren and Jane Fonda, Emma Stone singling out sole female Best Director nominee Greta Gerwig when announcing that award, and Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence taking the stage to announce that it was a new day before they presented the Best Actress award to McDorman
of the industry's
biggest names made their allegiances evident, from the introduction
of Best Actor by Helen Mirren and Jane Fonda, Emma Stone singling out sole female Best Director nominee Greta Gerwig when announcing that award, and Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence taking the stage to announce that it was a new day before they presented the Best Actress award to McDorman
of Best
Actor by Helen Mirren and Jane Fonda, Emma Stone singling out sole female Best Director nominee Greta Gerwig when announcing that award, and Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence taking the stage to announce that it was a new day before they presented the Best Actress award to McDormand.
For example, because this is DreamWorks» / Universal's Oscar tentpole, the running time falls safely in the «adult contemporary holiday respectable» range
of 130 - 145 minutes, and it features a
big name actor in a role that requires him to be some combination
of mentally disabled (I Am Sam, Forrest Gump, Rain Man), insane (As Good As It Gets), or that delicate combination
of the two: a genius (Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester).
The result
of having such
big -
name actors lending their voices is that everything seems just that little bit more polished.
One
of the great things about the festival and its place in the calendar is the way that it introduces a host
of new
names (and gives a leg - up to some established ones) at the start
of the new year;
actors, writers and directors who, having impressed in Park City, will go on to
big things throughout the rest
of 2013.
On the television side, which spanned 10 awards, «Justified» was a surprise winner for Best TV Drama Series, while the deliciously ribald «It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,» now entering its seventh season, was
named Best TV Comedy Series, knocking off last year's winner, «The
Big C.» Kate Winslet («Mildred Pierce») and Jason Isaacs (PBS» «Case Histories») were awarded Best Actress and Best
Actor prizes in the Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television categories, while Vanessa Williams («Desperate Housewives») and Ryan Hurst («Sons
of Anarchy») won supporting performance trophies, which span both TV movie and serial work.
When Antoine Fuqua met with MGM to begin discussions about The Magnificent Seven, the
big screen remake
of the 1960s Western by the same
name (which is based on the Japanese classic film, Seven Samurai), there weren't any major
actors attached to the movie.
Additionally, Eckhart (boasting a mustache worthy
of its own billing) offers great support as Sully's first officer, while the ensemble
of character
actors like Mike O'Malley, Chris Bauer, Ann Cusack and Jamey Sheridan lend an authenticity to the project that you wouldn't get with
bigger names.
The result, U-Turn, is a derivative, trite noir that resembles better films and better stories, with Stone trying his best to distract you from that sameness by dangling lots
of flashy things and
big name actors in small cameos resulting in a melted banana split; very colorful with no substance whatsoever.
While most
of the
big -
name supporting cast is wasted in small roles, I want to draw attention to character
actor John Benjamin Hickey, who plays Mapes» husband.
«Call Me by Your
Name» was the
big winner, taking prizes for Best Picture, Best
Actor for Timothee Chalamet, and tying Director with Guillermo del Toro for «The Shape
of Water.»
What is making the headlines today is ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, you are all aware
of the sexual accusation around Kevin Spacey, Ridley Scott decided to reshoot all the scenes
of Spacey with another
actor, Christopher Plummer who was the first choice
of the director but the studio executives wanted a
bigger name, Plummer should shoot his scenes in the comming weeks, it looks like they want to keep the december release date, and Michelle and Mark Whalberg are expected to do some reshoots, i don't think michelle began working on Venom yet, it's crazy but i think Ridley is right to cut out Spacey
of his film.
Last year the young star was
named one
of four Irish
actors on Screen International's «Stars
of Tomorrow» list which has previously predicted
big things for Emily Blunt, Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Riseborough.
Though Jeremy wasn't the most popular
actor in the business, he continued to work alongside some
of the
biggest names, including Jackie Chan, Robert DeNiro, Bill Murray and Nicolas Cage.
How he continues to lure
big -
name actors and producers to play in his exclusive little quicksand boxes
of narrative dysfunction is a mystery.
Last year Eddie Redmayne won the Academy Award for Best
Actor for his performance in James Marsh's «The Theory
of Everything,» beating out some
big names.
It was unceremoniously dumped in just 517 domestic theaters with next to no marketing push and, despite the presence
of big -
name actors, ultimately grossed under $ 8 million in 10 weeks
of release.
Character in the old - fashioned sense is distributed much more liberally to character
actors in character parts: a prison guard who performs Bach (Tim Blake Nelson), a sadistic mad - scientist surgeon with an archetypally grotesque assistant (Peter Stormare and Caroline Lagerfelt), and the
biggest scenery chewer
of all, a greenhouse scientist
named Dr. Iris Hineman (Lois Smith — the same actress, I was astonished to recall, who played a whorehouse madam's callow young assistant in East
of Eden 48 years ago), who's accorded one scene in order to give us some vital exposition.
He is a very fine dramatic
actor, though, but there's just little in The
Big White that suggests they needed someone of his stature to play such an undemanding role, other than for the commercial appeal of a big name to attach to
Big White that suggests they needed someone
of his stature to play such an undemanding role, other than for the commercial appeal
of a
big name to attach to
big name to attach to it.
Particularly notable: Finding Nemo eschews a
big -
name voice cast in favor
of talented character
actors like Albert Brooks and Allison Janney, a lesson that too many recent animated films have failed to learn.
There are no
big -
name stars in the film, but there are some familiar faces, with some
of the world's best character
actors.
Previously announced honorees include Jake Gyllenhaal for «Hollywood
Actor Award» for the film Stonger; Kate Winslet for «Hollywood Actress Award» for the film Wonder Wheel; The
Big Sick for «Hollywood Comedy Ensemble Award»; Jamie Bell for «New Hollywood
Actor Award» for his role in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool; Common, Andra Day and Diane Warren for «Hollywood Song Award» for the original song «Stand Up For Something» with music by Diane Warren, lyrics by Diane Warren and Commong and performed by Andra Day featuring Common, in the film Marshall; Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin for «Hollywood Producer Award» for the film Blade Runner 2049; Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for «Hollywood Screenwriter Award» for The Disaster Artist; Coco for «Hollywood Animation Award»; and Mudbound for «Hollywood Breakout Ensemble» Award; Sam Rockwell for «Hollywood Supporting
Actor Award» for his role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Allison Janney for «Hollywood Supporting Actress Award» for her role in I, Tonya, Mary J. Blige for «Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award» for her work in the film Mudbound; Timothée Chalamet for «Hollywood Breakout Performance
Actor Award» for his role in the film Call Me By Your
Name; and the cast
of I, Tonya including Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Paul Walter Hauser, Julianne Nicholson and Caitlin Carver for the «Hollywood Ensemble Award.»
On the other hand, in the company
of incandescent actresses such as Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand and Joan Cusack in «Friends With Money,» Aniston — ostensibly the
biggest name in the cast — faded out, becoming blurry and indistinct almost like that
actor played by Robin Williams in Woody Allen's «Deconstructing Harry.»
The performance by lead
actor Jordan Gelber is fearless, and it's the type
of acting that most
big names would be afraid to try.
Previously announced honorees include Gary Oldman for «Hollywood Career Achievement Award» highlighting his work in Darkest Hour; Adam Sandler for «Hollywood Comedy Award» for The Meyerowitz Stories; Joe Wright for «Hollywood Director Award» for Darkest Hour; Kate Winslet for «Hollywood Actress Award» for the film Wonder Wheel; Jake Gyllenhaal for «Hollywood
Actor Award» for the film Stonger; the cast
of The
Big Sick including Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano for «Hollywood Comedy Ensemble Award»; Jamie Bell for «New Hollywood
Actor Award» for Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool; musicians Diane Warren, Common and Andra Day for the original song, «Stand Up For Something» with music by Diane Warren, lyrics by Diane Warren and Common and performed by Andra Day featuring Common from the film Marshall for «Hollywood Song Award»; Blade Runner 2049 producers Andrew S. Kosove, Broderick Johnson and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin for «Hollywood Producer Award»; The Disaster Artist screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for «Hollywood Screenwriter Award»; Coco for «Hollywood Animation Award»; the cast
of Mudbound including Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Mary J. Blige, Jason Mitchell, Jason Clarke, Rob Morgan and Jonathan Banks for the «Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award»; Sam Rockwell for «Hollywood Supporting
Actor Award» for his role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Allison Janney for «Hollywood Supporting Actress Award» for her role in I, Tonya; Mary J. Blige for «Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award» for her work in the film Mudbound; Timothée Chalamet for «Hollywood Breakout Performance
Actor Award» for his role in the film Call Me By Your
Name; and the cast
of I, Tonya, including Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Paul Walter Hauser, Julianne Nicholson and Caitlin Carver for the «Hollywood Ensemble Award.»
2; Gary Oldman for «Hollywood Career Achievement Award» highlighting his work in Darkest Hour; Adam Sandler for «Hollywood Comedy Award» for The Meyerowitz Stories; Joe Wright for «Hollywood Director Award» for Darkest Hour; Kate Winslet for «Hollywood Actress Award» for the film Wonder Wheel; Jake Gyllenhaal for «Hollywood
Actor Award» for the film Stonger; the cast
of The
Big Sick including Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano for «Hollywood Comedy Ensemble Award»; Jamie Bell for «New Hollywood
Actor Award» for Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool; musicians Diane Warren, Common and Andra Day for the original song, «Stand Up For Something» with music by Diane Warren, lyrics by Diane Warren and Common and performed by Andra Day featuring Common from the film Marshall for «Hollywood Song Award»; Blade Runner 2049 producers Andrew S. Kosove, Broderick Johnson and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin for «Hollywood Producer Award»; The Disaster Artist screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for «Hollywood Screenwriter Award»; Coco for «Hollywood Animation Award»; the cast
of Mudbound including Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Mary J. Blige, Jason Mitchell, Jason Clarke, Rob Morgan and Jonathan Banks for the «Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award»; Sam Rockwell for «Hollywood Supporting
Actor Award» for his role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Allison Janney for «Hollywood Supporting Actress Award» for her role in I, Tonya; Mary J. Blige for «Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award» for her work in the film Mudbound; Timothée Chalamet for «Hollywood Breakout Performance
Actor Award» for his role in the film Call Me By Your
Name; and the cast
of I, Tonya, including Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Paul Walter Hauser, Julianne Nicholson and Caitlin Carver for the «Hollywood Ensemble Award.»