Sentences with phrase «of idiosyncratic character»

A delicious combination of idiosyncratic character drama and increasingly violent and violently absurd comedy, this Netflix title opened the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance this year and is an assured debut for Blair, the star of Jeremy Saulnier's Blue Ruin and Green Room.

Beginning with shots of the violent evisceration of a truck — guts, fluids, and all — the film becomes a moving portrait of idiosyncratic characters and the force of community in the midst of a profusion of carefully dissected and categorized automobile detritus.

Not exact matches

Demonstrating the year's idiosyncratic character, all but two of the top five 2015 contributors and detractors were U.S. - domiciled companies.

Moreover, the idiosyncratic and fluid character of personal meaning has defied the very logic of seeking social scientific generalizations.

Jackie Brown was met with a level of disappointment when it was released; yes it had the cool ensemble cast, excellent retro soundtrack and prolific use of the «N» word, but where were the violence, idiosyncratic characters and quirky comic dialogue we were all expecting?

The film is rooted in Hollywood classicism, populated with idiosyncratic characters who have plenty of room to speak and interact in between the action / horror set pieces.

Raising Arizona has all the Coen essentials: a dark storyline about desperation for status; zany characters with sharp wit and idiosyncratic dialogue; and super stylized sets that magnify the absurdity of the world they've created.

That wonderful, unexpected entrance is the first of many idiosyncratic gestures and inflections Krieps gives her character; nearly every glance and word from Alma beguiles, puzzles.

Produced by James L. Brooks, who knows a thing or two about character - driven comedy (The Simpsons, Broadcast News), The Edge of Seventeen screams with an idiosyncratic voice at a time when so many movies just want to fall in with the popular crowd.

What happens at the end of Short Cuts isn't quite as apocalyptic as all that; nevertheless, it allows the characters to register their idiosyncratic responses to an extremely clear intimation of mortality.

Inventing characters is a lot of fun but I don't think I'm capable of creating a fictional character that could possibly be as dimensional, idiosyncratic or fully realized as the actual people I read about in the newspaper every day — which is another way of saying that when you're telling a true story, life itself has done most of the work for you.

For what we get, Waititi's idiosyncratic execution of humor is at its best through hilarious chemistry, character design, and unexpected quirks.

It's a solid little movie that operates without almost any plot, loosely constructed from the idiosyncratic side adventures of its main character.

The story of Burt Shavitz, the bearded, backwoodsy photojournalist - turned - homespun entrepreneur whose beekeeping and honey - selling business morphed into the Burt's Bees empire, «Burt's Buzz» spends its first hour as a charming character study of an idiosyncratic man who lives a ramshackle life («sort of like a high - class hobo») when he's not serving as the public face of a huge brand.

(Brolin really is growing into the second coming of Nick Nolte, with all the idiosyncratic weirdness of a character actor trapped in the body of a leading man.)

Urban is the least expressive of the actors to play Woodrow but Zahn fills Gus with a richness of character and experience and Val Kilmer brings an entertaining flamboyance to Captain Inish Scull, their idiosyncratic Yankee troop leader.

This introduces an idiosyncratic mystery and, whilst he's often depicted mingling with the villains, the character goes beyond the grain of cackling antagonists.

Populated with great character actors in a superb ensemble cast, the film sympathetically displays the believable motivations and everyday, idiosyncratic human personalities of the assembled characters, mostly two - bit criminals (one with a family) and a recently - paroled mastermind criminal (Sam Jaffe) who all dream of and long for a quick, million - dollar jewelry store robbery to provide salvation and a means of getting away for their impoverished lives.

In 2002 he released Punch - Drunk Love, starring Adam Sandler, which, as a character - driven comedy, felt like an idiosyncratic left turn; five years later, he teamed up with Daniel Day - Lewis for There Will Be Blood, a loose adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!

These films are all considerably more sprawling than the taut Phantom Thread, but you can see the seeds of this latest film (which Day - Lewis claims is his last) in the others — strange and unsettling narrative turns, idiosyncratic characters, a wicked sense of humor, and an enigmatic screenplay that rewards repeated watching.

The way he so effortlessly constructs an imaginary world of quirky characters, and a visual experience so resplendent and idiosyncratic that I wonder how he can even function in this bland, banal world that the rest of us inhabit.

: Where Jerry Goldsmith was lionized for any number of inventive, mainstream scores like «Basic Instinct,» «Total Recall» and «The Wind and the Lion,» the composer had an equal knack for embodying idiosyncratic characters for movies well below the widely accepted radar like «Under Fire,» «The Salamander» and «The Traveling Executioner.»

, and over a career of sixteen features, their output has been marked by undeniably idiosyncratic performances from a cadre of the best character actors in the world as they careen from comedy to drama to everything in between.

It's been 32 years since the Coens burst onto the scene with Blood Simple., and over a career of sixteen features, their output has been marked by undeniably idiosyncratic performances from a cadre of the best character actors in the world as they careen from comedy to drama to everything in between.

Concluding with Fay taking the fall for Henry and winding up behind bars, the story set the stage for a third character to take prominence in this idiosyncratic indie franchise — the couple's son, Ned (Liam Aiken), whose time has come to wrestle control of the messy situation.

We could have taken a more critical stance on these efforts, as have some of our colleagues in professional development (e.g., Hargreaves & Fullan, 1992), and cited their idiosyncratic,»... self - indulgent, slow, time - consuming, costly, and unpredictable» (pp. 12 — 13) character.

Not quite funky The 2010 Honda Fit's appearance is a good approximation of its overall character — it's different without being idiosyncratic, accurately preparing you for what's inside.

Its idiosyncratic characters and darkly strange worldview, however, will remind many readers of the gothic atmosphere of Joyce Carol Oates's novels.

Removing the stylized aesthetic of cartoons and offering realistic, idiosyncratic character art adds an extra jolt, forcing us to look ourselves in the ludicrous, Stone Age face.

Filled with Amy Tan's signature «idiosyncratic, sympathetic characters, haunting images, historical complexity, significant contemporary themes, and suspenseful mystery» (Los Angeles Times), Saving Fish from Drowning seduces the reader with a façade of Buddhist illusions, magician's tricks, and light comedy, even as the absurd and picaresque spiral into a gripping morality tale about the consequences of intentions - both good and bad - and about the shared responsibility that individuals must accept for the actions of others.

«Wonderland gets a reverential makeover, full of heart and its own idiosyncratic character.»

With a slew of charismatic characters that simply ooze idiosyncratic personalities, a bevy of exceptionally bombastic segments and jaw - dropping moments, and its fast and visceral dual - wielding gunplay that gives DOOM a run for its money, Wolfenstein II simply never lets up, crafting a violently addictive experience with a lot of heart.

The grace, wit, and inventiveness of his pattern - making, the lively and surprising elegance of his line, and his sensitivity to the character, the idiosyncratic humors, of light make Penn's pictures, even the slighter ones, a pleasure for our eyes.

Employing a diaristic style, the curator presents his personal curatorial alphabet with a similar transparency and the same idiosyncratic character revealed in many of his exhibitions.

With this, he creates idiosyncratic content often featuring a series of fictitious animated characters.

Yet, far from an autobiographical study, the work evokes varieties of collective cultural memory, the contrasting ways in which different inhabitants of the landscape identify with its idiosyncratic character and atmosphere.

Thomas Crow has made a similar observation: «For any artist of the first importance, the chief requirement of criticism is to match the generalizing implications of the work with its idiosyncratic and unrepeatable character....

Art Talk with Fred Stonehouse Thursday, May 17 • 6:30 pm Fred Stonehouse will talk about his idiosyncratic cast of characters that comment on the human condition and its various betrayals, wounds, and disillusions in his work.

The Transylvania - born artist's site - specific exhibition at The Aldrich showcases her skill in traditional, labor intensive, hand - crafted book - making, and will take the form of a diorama, in which a series of cut - out panels will reveal layers of a hallucinatory narrative featuring fantasy worlds and idiosyncratic characters.

Each episode is told from the point of view of a different character and follows them as they drift across Europe, Asia and North Africa, encountering a series of idiosyncratic communities.

A maroon board with white text conveys, «While we see our actions driven by ideas and goals, we also see the idiosyncratic, the vibrant and the often humorous character of The Cooper Union.

Ryan Travis Christian's idiosyncratic style of drawing densely layers graphite pencil to create graphic images featuring amorphous characters including condoms, brick houses, and Mickey Mouse.