Sentences with phrase «of small dramas»

Today, our own Peter Sciretta sat down with Marvel Studios president and Marvel Cinematic Universe producer Kevin Feige and learned why the directors of small dramas like Half Nelson and Mississippi Grind landed this job.

There are a few surefire blockbusters on tap — like «22 Jump Street,» «How to Train Your Dragon 2» and the latest Transformers flick — but the rest of June is mostly comprised of smaller dramas that don't fit the traditional summer mold.

Not exact matches

Asked about Spotlight «s come - from - behind victory against The Revenant, one of the journalism drama's producers, Blye Pagon Faust, acknowledged the Academy had given a big win to the smaller movie.

The subtleties of language and gesture that make up a small - scale drama are far harder to translate than a meteor demolishing a skyscraper.

This one small example of a common and problematic office dynamic led Gregory to develop a general principle of drama that just about anyone could apply to their benefit.

But A24, a small independent studio founded in 2012, won the most prestigious award of the night with its best picture Oscar for «Moonlight,» a drama about a gay black youth coming to terms with his sexuality in an impoverished Miami neighborhood.

They draw into themselves the great plot of God's redemption of mankind, reflecting the overall drama of the Bible in many small subplots.

Each year, the WACC, which provides funding for communication development worldwide on behalf of churches throughout the world, is channeling less of its funds into large shortwave services and large publishing houses, and more into the development of small printing presses, the production of audiocassettes, local drama and music groups, and the use of communication forms indigeneous to the village life, such as story telling, puppets and mime.

Place beside that small drama a sermon that gives its conclusion, breaks it into points and applications and one senses the immensity of the preacher's crime against the normal currents of life.

He just happened to drop in on a congregation one Christmas Eve and, in a liminal moment, «started to see the deeper connections and more expansive framework offered by the sense of our small daily drama in relation to the higher meaning that many people call God.»

The church does not possess God, who also speaks in a «still, small voice» through the depths of my experience by day and in the drama of my dreams by night.

It is also important to recognize that this drama is not only being played in the «larger» but also (and perhaps more importantly) in the «small» local stages of history.

His first work, The Jansenists and the Expulsion of the Jesuits from France, 1757 - 1765 (1975), convincingly identified the chief actors in that drama as a small group of Jansenists in the Gallican parlements and not the anticlerical philosophes of the Enlightenment.

People who major in small - group worship often miss the music of the sanctuary as well as the liturgical drama related to the church year and the celebration of the church's festival days.

A small number of institutions, such as Guildhall school of music and drama and Thames Valley University, will have to charge upwards of # 7,700.

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But the past year has seen a repeat of the drama and turmoil of the Major years: a rancorous party split over Europe within months of victory and a slim commons majority making the government vulnerable to defeats by opposition ambushes and even small backbench rebellions.

A treasure trove of playful eccentricity, with a small dose of high drama.

Expect excitement, drama and no small amount of Montreal pride.

Together, these women navigate life in the small town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut; dealing with the town's quirky residents, work and school drama, and Lorelai's uptight parents.

Due to the small size of the space, you can really feel as though you are part of the drama.

The chief problem with any post-apocalyptic film is that last act - mostly because all the interesting parts tend to stem from the events leading up to the destruction of civilization, humanity's efforts to cope with the few vestiges of once plentiful technology, and the small dramas and action sequences which reduce a group of irritable survivors to a select and more compelling few.

A handful of scientists struggle to prevent the destruction of a small town — and possibly the entire country — in this suspense drama.

There is just a small taste of action excess early on and the rest gets surprisingly excellent mileage out of quiet introspection and drama.

Of course it would take more than a small independent film to truly set Washington apart from the pack, and many saw her performance in the 2001 romantic drama Save the Last Dance as one of the few redeeming qualities in the otherwise forgettable teen dramOf course it would take more than a small independent film to truly set Washington apart from the pack, and many saw her performance in the 2001 romantic drama Save the Last Dance as one of the few redeeming qualities in the otherwise forgettable teen dramof the few redeeming qualities in the otherwise forgettable teen drama.

Description: Traveling psychic Manfred Bernardo (François Arnaud) settles in the small Texas town of Midnight and discovers there are more to the people in town than meets the eye in this supernatural drama based on the book series by Charlaine Harris.

As a follow - up to his Oscar ® - winning The King's Speech, he could have played it safe and done another smart, funny period piece or a family drama — or any number of equally small independent films.

This comedy - drama is set in the small town of Shermer, Illinois, where his act of vandalism gets Robin Fleming thrown in jail by the two - man police force.

The aspiring actor honed his craft at the University of Western Australia before making an impression on television audiences with a role in the popular small - screen drama Sons and Daughters in the mid -»80s.

The young actor scored an equally memorable follow - up via a collaboration with director Catherine Hardwicke playing legendary daredevil skateboarder Stacy Peralta in the period drama Lords of Dogtown (2005), and enjoyed small turns in the Pierce Brosnan western Seraphim Falls and the effects - heavy sci - fi action saga Transformers.

A solid drama with just enough small bits of comedy to keep it digestable.

That Collateral — a four - part Netflix drama involving the struggles of migrants seeking asylum, the evils of human trafficking, perfidious intelligence agencies, women's sexual victimization, drug - dealers and more — succeeds in achieving a certain suspense is no small miracle, given the confusion resulting from its hugely overcrowded script.

Malkovich met with near - universal critical praise and garnered an Academy Award nomination for the neophyte feature director — as well as supporting actress Catherine Keener and writer Charlie Kaufman — though Stipe and the film itself were passed over for a Best Picture nod.Despite Single Cell's increasing prominence in the industry, Stipe continued to support C - Hundred for smaller - budgeted niche features such as writer - director Tom Gilroy's Spring Forward and McKay's coming - of - age drama Our Song, both of which were featured at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.

Georges and the eldest son, Constant (Nicolas Giraud), intermittently visit the farm on small periods of leave from battle over the years, intensifying the drama and suspense, as the audience doesn't know if it will be their last time visiting or not.

The overall aesthetic isn't flashy, but that's the point — this is exhausting, sad work involving both victims and perpetrators who led small lives that have become shockingly big — and the drama is more potent because of how plain - spoken so much of this is.

An engrossing drama about the shrewdness of the financial industry with a wonderful cast that delivers great perfomances (OK there is Demi Moore in it as well, but she has a small part) with Jeremy Irons standing out.

This is what Brooke had to say about Rampage: Solid movie, plenty of action, drama, comedy and a small amount of romance in one.

Extremely well - done, small - scale, coming - of - age drama.

Janney's talents have also been put on ample display on the small screen: in 1999, she joined the cast of the acclaimed NBC White House drama The West Wing, originating the role of tough press secretary C.J. Cregg.In addition to continuing her work on The West Wing, Janney played a supporting role in the award winning psychological drama The Hours (2002), and voiced Peach the Starfish in Pixar's wildly successful Finding Nemo (2003).

The same can be said of Colossal itself, which lives up to its title without losing sight of small - scale human drama.

A pleasingly quiet, small - scaled drama about love between strangers and siblings, solidarity between lonely Angelenos and the transformative power of kindness, Anything has much to recommend it.

Once he graduated, he began to pursue a life of his own in the industry and eventually landed in a small, highly competitive drama class at Boston University.

Williams moved into television in the late»90s, with a guest spot on the series drama In the Heat of the Night and a small role in the Schwarzenegger thriller End of Days (1999).

In 2003, Deschanel appeared in minor capacity as a receptionist in Sam Raimi's Spider - Man 2, with her role in Ghost House Pictures» 2004 frightener Boogeyman serving to prove that she was much more than just another pretty face.As the 2000's rolled on, Deschanel would prove to be an even bigger force on the small screen, playing forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance «Bones» Brennan, partner of FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz), on the popular Fox crime drama series Bones.

It's smaller and more focused than usual but Yakuza 6: The Song of Life retains the heart, charm and drama the series loves to dish out.

Fated: The Silent Oath is exactly the kind of game that VR was made for, and it's nice to finally see the technology put to work on small, intimate, emotive character drama.

St. Louis crime reporter Camille Preaker (Amy Adams) returns to her small Missouri hometown for a story about a murder of a young girl and the disappearance of another only to experience reminders of her past in this eight - part drama based on the novel by Gillian Flynn.

The performances also work for Indiewire, which notes, «It has considerable charm and no small amount of poignancy thanks to the performances,» but The Guardian can only give two out of five stars to this «wholesome drama.»

After making her film debut in That Night (1992), Heigl balanced movie work with high school, playing a small role in Steven Soderbergh's Depression - era drama King of the Hill (1993), starring as Gérard Depardieu's difficult daughter in My Father the Hero (1994), and Steven Seagal's niece in the action sequel Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995).

His plays The Chase and The Trip to Bountiful proved that his unique style of small - town drama was equally effective on the stage or screen.