Sentences with phrase «of lead actor»

One of Amazon's best - known shows from Mozart's era, Transparent, has both lost its original prominence and is shifting focus after the departure of its lead actor over sexual harassment allegations.

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke recently offered up the name of another lead actor on the show to play a young Luke Skywalker.

«It's his heart, man,» said an elated Kaluuya, who got the news of his lead actor nomination, a career first for the 28 - year - old Brit, when calls and messages began rolling in Tuesday morning.

BEST DIRECTOR Rolf de Heer's sublimely understated direction of his lead actor and friend in Charlie's Country is superb, but the Best Original Screenplay award may be where his contribution is honoured.

Cloaked in personal tragedy and painfully unfortunate timing, Lucky is certain to be remembered for its coincidence with the passing of its lead actor, rather than for its own...... Read more «Brian Thompson reviews «Lucky» for The Young Folks»

Another based - on - reality movie musical, Purple Rain took its inspiration from the rise to fame of its lead actor, Prince.

This time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him What You Need To Know: Director Terry Gilliam's had it rough in the last decade with a mangled release («The Brothers Grimm»), a forgotten release («Tideland») and a compromised release due to the death of a lead actor (Heath Ledger In «The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus»).

They also had the right to approve the casting of the lead actor.

by Matthew Pejkovic Julia Leigh talks about her directorial debut Sleeping Beauty, the vulnerability of slumber and the courageous performance of her lead actor, Emily Browning.

Nonetheless, there may be a way for Fiennes to avoid the high difficulty of a Lead Actor nomination.

The marketing of AMC's new drama, «Low Winter Sun,» revolves around a moody black - and - white photo of lead actor Mark Strong and the show's tagline: «Good Man.

Golden Globes voters are clearly being forced into a shakeup of the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series race.

Australian comedies for the festival include Ali's Wedding; based on the real - life experience of lead actor Osamah Sami's ill - fated arranged marriage, this absurd and poignant tale about a family in multicultural Australia stars Don Hany with direction by Jeffrey Walker (Jack Irish).

The same would hold true of a Lead Actor bid for Boseman — though James Brown is an enormously compelling real - life figure whose life is replete with the material that wins actors awards, the Best Actor race more than any other acting category is closely tied to the Best Picture race, and Boseman will likely struggle against competitors in stronger films overall.

Despite the unpromising pulp origins of the film's hero and the acting resume of its lead actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, director John Milius grounded his pre-Sumerian fantasy in a level of reality sorely lacking in most other fantasy films (even Barbarian's inauspicious sequel Conan the Destroyer).

Fan ascended to star billing as Breeze Loo (a riff on Bruce Lee) in Finishing the Game (2007)-- a martial arts - themed comedy about director Robert Clouse's attempts to polish off the actioner The Game of Death following the death of lead actor Lee.

Universal would likely have fared much better this year had it not been forced to delay the release of Fast & Furious 7 following the death of lead actor Paul Walker last fall.

Jaga Pee was one of the leading actors and made a tremendous contribution to the Ghanaian movie industry until an unfortunate situation took him to prison in 1996.

A charming, if predictable, story which succeeds primarily on the deft, and often subtle, comic performances of the lead actors.

All of the lead actors were exactly what was needed: Chris Pine, soft on the eyes, action hero, an average Joe in for more than he bargained for, but a soldier first and foremost; Keira Knightley, the pretty innocent who tags along, and then is

Eddie is nominated in the category of Leading Actor for his role as Lili Elbe in «The Danish Girl «at the EE British Academy Film Awards.

The first half of the movie is not that great, filled with way too much bad acting, including that of the lead actors, but once things get going in the end of the second and into the third acts, the film turns into a pretty decent revenge flick.

Jeff Who Lives at Home does focus on the comedic improv strengths of the lead actors, but still feels like a more scripted story about a guy who finally understands destiny, but is still a stoner.

The project is still untitled, but she's managed to secure Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld) and Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) as two of her lead actors, and the idea of those two co-starring in a movie is almost enough to convince me to see it sight unseen.

It turns out that Yim Ho — the gifted director of Homecoming (1984), which I reviewed favorably when it showed at Facets Multimedia in late 1987 — started shooting King of Chess in Taipei around that time, from a script that he wrote with Tony Leung, one of his lead actors.

In just his third film as a director, Cooper has proven capable at getting the best out of lead actors.

The first thing that strikes you about «Blue Ruin» is it's odd choice of a leading actor.

«All Hands on Deck: The Cast» (11:40) pours praise onto each of the leading actors, who speak highly of their cast mates, their advisors, and the real - life veterans who join in the fun.

The characters in Hero are understood not simply in terms of the single film they're in, but in relation to the whole history of martial arts films (and perhaps just as significantly for that film, in relation to the careers of its lead actors, Jet Li, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung).

I also make the comparisons to Blazing Saddles because of the lead actors» on screen chemistry and interactions.

With Crimson Peak, del Toro's given each of his trio of leading actors a substantial gift.

Bring out the superlatives to describe the prizeworthy performances of the lead actors, who instill their roles with fire, feeling and flashing humor.

To celebrate Marvel's Black Panther, an artist recreated the posters with little kids as the faces of the lead actors.

All of the lead actors are terrific in their performances.

It kicks off with some genius mock movie advertisements for each of the lead actors, shown before even the production logos, to trick the audience into thinking they are real for a small moment in time.

Now, Charlie Hunnam, one of the lead actors in the original film, has confirmed that he won't be appearing in «Pacific Rim 2.»

All of the lead actors turn in strong work, but the standout is Olivia Wilde who gives one of the best performances of her career.

The omnipresence of Orlando's tourism industry and parade of smiley gift shop facades make for striking visual juxtaposition but add very little to the story, a fraudulence that unwittingly underlines the relative shortcomings of the lead actors.

All of the lead actors turn in noble efforts, including Hunt, who looks too haggard to be playing late - thirties even if she's hardly older than that.

Now You See Me plays a little like Ocean's Eleven without Steven Soderbergh and a great cast of supporting character actors instead of lead actors doing an ensemble.

To celebrate the release of Luca Guadagnino's A Bigger Splash, we're publishing a new feature on three of the lead actors of the film every day from May 16 — 19, and we'll finish the week off with a review of the film.

In spite of its lead actors» commendably rewarding performances, Smashed's drama is just as contrived as it is believably humane.

The posters show four of the lead actors «smashing» through waves.

Sitting down to talk with writer / director Jason Headley as well as two of the lead actors, Matt Jones and...

Pulled through all of this wreckage is a fine cast of leading actors, namely Bale, who never ceases to amaze in whatever role he appears in, as well as a small group of familiar faces with one or two speaking lines each, including Christopher Plummer, David Thewlis and Noah Taylor.

It doesn't speak highly of a comedy when one of its lead actors declining to do much actual comic shtick counts as a respite.

For all his antics and temper tantrums he's sometimes prone to throw, Russell Crowe is undeniably one of the leading actors of his generation.

This will include a cover page design, cast list with biographies of the leading actors, a design for set and costumes and a letter from the director.

Jake Reese is one of the lead actors on a genre TV show (think «Supernatural,» «The Vampire Diaries,» etc.), but he's not a spoiled Hollywood he - man.

If the scholar is asked to talk about and clarify a play, he might learn and describe the connection among a major plot or might consider the quality flaw of the leading actor in the play by marking out how it is exposed through the acts of the play.