Sentences with phrase «only actor of color»

Zendaya (whose father is African - American) is not the only actor of color who appears in the circus, but she is more or less the only one who gets to speak, and even then it's only in the context of a budding romance with Carlyle.

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Actors: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo Director: Shawn Levy Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Number of discs: 2 Rated: PG - 13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Walt Disney Studios DVD Release Date: January 24, 2012 Run Time: 127 minutes
There is not one person of color among the nominated actors and films such as «Creed» and «Straight Outta Compton» earned nods only for their white contributors (Sylvester Stallone and the «Compton» screenwriters respectively).
Actors: Evangeline Lilly, Dominic Monaghan, Matthew Fox Format: Box set, Color, DVD - Video, Widescreen, NTSC Language: English Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number of discs: 6 Studio: Buena Vista DVD Release Date: December 9, 2008 Run Time: 604 minutes
Actors: Karra Elejalde Directors: Nacho Vigalondo Format: AC - 3, Closed - captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD - Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Language: Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Number of discs: 1 Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment DVD Release Date: March 31, 2009 Run Time: 89 minutes
Actors: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly Directors: Fred M. Wilcox Format: AC - 3, Closed - captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Number of discs: 2
The goal is not only to provide a setting to watch the first African - American superhero lead a film in the Marvel cinematic universe, but also empower children of color to partipate in the arts and help change the fact that of the the 100 highest - grossing films of 2016, roughly a quarter lacked any black characters (stemming from a lack of representation amongst directors, actors and screenwriters).
Actors: John Bluthal, Jennifer Connelly, Colin Friels, Frank Gallacher, William Hurt Format: Color, Director's Cut, DVD - Video, Widescreen, NTSC Language: English Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of discs: 1 Studio: New Line Home Video DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008 Run Time: 111 minutes
Actors: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Natalie Martinez Directors: Paul W.S. Anderson Writers: Paul W.S. Anderson, Charles B. Griffith, Ib Melchior, Robert Thom Producers: Adam Merims, Dennis E. Jones, Jeremy Bolt Format: AC - 3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD - Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of discs: 1 Studio: Universal Studios DVD Release Date: December 21, 2008 Run Time: 105 minutes
This year's list included seven actors of color, three African American writers (including the late August Wilson, who wrote the screenplay for Fences), and a Best Director nomination for Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), who becomes only the fourth black director nominated in the Oscars» history after John Singleton, Lee Daniels, and Steve McQueen.
Actors: Dennis Quaid, Paul Bettany Format: AC - 3, Closed - captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Number of discs: 1 Studio: Sony Pictures DVD Release Date: May 11, 2010 Run Time: 100 minutes Extra Features:
Get Out was the only film centering on a person of color to score a Best Picture nomination but it showed up big in the major categories, with three additional nominations: Director, Lead Actor, and Original Screenplay.
Actors: Jim Caviezel, Ian McKellen, Hayley Atwell, Ruth Wilson, Lennie James Directors: Nick Hurran Format: Widescreen, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Subtitles: English, French Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number of discs: 3 Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: March 23, 2010 Run Time: 288 minutes
Actors: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan Directors: Zack Snyder Format: AC - 3, Closed - captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD - Video, Subtitled, NTSC Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Number of discs: 1 Rating R Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007 Run Time: 116 minutes
Actors: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Thomas J. Pilutik, Salli Richardson, Paradox Pollack Directors: Francis Lawrence Format: Anamorphic, Color, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of discs: 2 Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: March 18, 2008 Run Time: 100 minutes DVD Special Features include:
According to a sweeping industry study, only 31 percent of speaking roles in movies go to women (and 29 percent to actors of color), and only 4.2 percent of women get to sit in the director's chair.
Actors: Christina Hendricks, Linda Cardellini, Matthew Gray Gubler, Anthony LaPaglia, Arnold Vosloo Directors: Sam Liu Writers: Dwayne McDuffie, Grant Morrison Producers: Alan Burnett, Bobbie Page, Bruce W. Timm, Sam Register Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC Language: English Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Number of discs: 1 Rated: PG - 13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: February 22, 2011 Run Time: 75 minutes
We are stereotyped and locked into generic roles in mainstream movies a lot of the times, and what happens is only those independent thinkers and independent filmmakers have that thinking outside the box that they want to use actors no matter who they are and give more opportunities to actors of color.
Actors: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Don Dubbins, Jason Evers Directors: Jack Smight Format: Closed - captioned, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Number of discs: 1
After an eight year period of silence following his time travelling Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning debut Primer, Shane Carruth returns to his position not only at the helm with his latest masterpiece, Upstream Color, but once again as writer, actor, cinematographer, sound designer, editor and even distributor.
Actors: Lucy Fleming, Ian McCulloch, Denis Lill, Stephen Dudley, Tanya Ronder Writers: Terry Nation Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Full Screen, NTSC Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0) Subtitles: English Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 6 Studio: BBC Warner DVD Release Date: April 27, 2010 Run Time: 1879 minutes
Actors: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale Producers: Bob Gale, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Neil Canton, Steve Starkey Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Region: 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number of discs: 6 Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Universal DVD Release Date: October 26, 2010
The field for Best Actor is pretty weak in general, but replacing Redmayne for the far superior Michael B. Jordan from crowd pleaser and surprise hit Creed would not only up the quality of the category significantly, it would also inject some much needed color into the proceedings.
Cagney's a great actor, of course, but both he and Day seemed totally lacking in energy, as did the direction by Charles Vidor — I swear there were only two camera setups through the first 30 + minutes of he film: Day on stage in a flat composition in front of musicians and a solid color backdrop with neither camera nor actors moving much at all and Day and Cagney in her dressing room arguing about something.
In fact, while most of the supporting actors are consigned to only a few scenes each, it's in these moments where the film shines the brightest; and that's quite a feat considering just how dark this movie is, both visually (the colors are so washed out that it's like watching with sunglasses on at times) and thematically.
(One additional note on Best Supporting Actress to segue into surprises: Mary J. Blige is not only the first person ever nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song in the same year, but the first actor Oscar - nominated for a film directed by a woman of color, Mudbound's Dee Rees.)
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