Sentences with phrase «over performances in film»

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James» physical presence and dedication to a truthful performance has given him the pleasure of appearing in over 50 feature films, in numerous television projects (both episodic and long form), and on the New York stage.

For over a decade, sold out audiences have enjoyed Rocky Horror - like participation consisting of hilarious traditions such as screen - shouting, football playing, throwing spoons at the screen, rooting on the shockingly long establishing pans of San Francisco, and generally laughing hysterically at the film's clunky pseudo-Tennessee Williams dialogue, confused performances, and bizarre plot twists, like the mother - in - law character whose breast cancer ought to play like it matters a great deal, but really comes off as a non-sequitur.

Far too often, Douglas indulges his preference for the superficial over the substantive: The plentiful performance footage — shot in overproduced, music - video fashion — overwhelms the film, as do White's purplish, faux - poetic musings.

Recently, she hosted the third season of «Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner» for the Si TV Network.New York Newsday raved over her performance in the indie hit «Woman Thou Art Loosed» calling her portrayal of an ex-con recovering addict «Haunting «Six Page Pictorial in the new Las Vegas National Magazine «Player» released Jan 2006Studied Shakespeare at «The Actors Circle Theatre» in Los Angeles and received a standing ovation for her portrayal of «Miss Alma» in Tennesee William's «Summer and Smoke «Running Scared, the film she had a supporting lead in with Paul Walker, is the Top Ten DVD Rental of the month.

With excellent performances by the actors really making you feel even more connected with them, great diversity in planets and enviroments, and memorable moments teeming in all over the film, there's a reason

That losing streak is almost certain to be ended in February, this film and this year being the obvious vessels to recognize not just a fearless, committed, and physical performance full of snot and beard but a body of work over the past quarter - century seemingly unrivaled by any other actor.

Based on the Woody Allen film from 1994, it ran for over 100 performances on Broadway in 2014.

Most of the performances are over the top and the inconsistencies in character development make the story hard to follow and the characters difficult to connect to, sadly this film boasts itself as a fable, indicating a moral lesson, but there are no such lessons to be had at the end of this film, if you can make it there.

While the total overseas performance of «Black Panther» is still yet to be determined, with Russia, Japan, and China getting the film in the coming weeks, a domestic total of over $ 600 million is all but likely as the film expected to knock it off the No. 1 spot on the charts, fellow Disney release «A Wrinkle In Time,» doesn't come out until March in the coming weeks, a domestic total of over $ 600 million is all but likely as the film expected to knock it off the No. 1 spot on the charts, fellow Disney release «A Wrinkle In Time,» doesn't come out until March In Time,» doesn't come out until March 9.

The twist - filled storyline, which digs up nasty secrets all over the show and offers a satisfying range of suspicious suspects and a truly disgusting killer, remains gripping, and the excellent, understated lead performances don't harp on the racial angle in that embarassing fashion which makes so many Socialy Significant films instantly dated.

While Philip Seymore Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall, and Julianne Moore have been rather busy in films over the last year, they have constantly given great performances (I don't care what everyone says, Julianne Moore was incredible in Magnolia).

A Single Man Tom Ford's adaptation of the Christopher Isherwood novel, about a gay man grieving over the death of his lover, is a bleak, intelligent film that serves as a showcase for what may be Colin Firth's finest film performance, the ultimate elucidation of the character he has been playing, in one form or another, for years: The man who feels too much to allow himself to show it.

Masterminds was originally set to release in August of last year, but those plans fell through due to a bankruptcy within the film's distributor, although honestly the fact that the movie is now releasing in the month of September a little over a year later might actually benefit its box office performance, as the movie actually co-stars 3/4 of the Ghostbusters reboot (Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones).

«Fast Five» (2011) 77 percent: Sleek, loud, and over the top, this film proudly embraces its brainless action thrills and injects new life into the franchise, thanks in part to a typically charismatic performance from Diesel.

It's an ugly film full of ugly messages and featuring a performance from Macchio so irritating that the goodwill left over from the The Karate Kid is gone in a finger - snap.

Natalie Wood in «Miracle on 34th Street» (1947): I have seen this film over 50 times and I have yet to see a false note in her performance.

by Walter Chaw I have a theory about Treat Williams: I believe that he, after being passed over for an Oscar for his magnificent performance in the 1981 Sidney Lumet film Prince of the City, has been on a vicious retributive rampage against the American viewing public.

Over at USA Today, Susan Wloszczyna has come to the conclusion that, in a fairly weak year for film with a less - than - competitive Best Picture slate to show for it, the performance categories are where it's at this year: The real action this year is in the acting.

Driven by their bold, assured performances, the film washes over you like the Miami waves depicted in it; you could freeze practically any frame of «Moonlight» and catch a moment of gripping honesty.

Franco's ubiquity as an actor, screenwriter, and director over the last decade has resulted in an almost endless stream of bored, indifferent performances, often to the detriment if not of Franco's seemingly unstoppable career, then whatever film he happened to appear in that particular month.

Oprah Winfrey, for one, has drawn strong marks for her performance in the film, and she seems like a pretty solid bet to land her second Oscar nomination in over two decades.

What You Need to Know: Director Alex Gibney («Taxi to the Dark Side») originally set out to direct a documentary about Armstrong's comeback in 2009, but for various reasons abandoned the film to tell this story of Armstrong's battle over cheating allegations and eventual admittance to using performance - enhancing substances.

Cooper has the ability to find good lead actors to keep his films afloat (Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart, Christian Bale in Out of the Furnace, Depp and Edgerton here), but that seems to be all that concerns him, leaving little left over to sustain anything beyond the force of its central performance.

McConaughey's performance at the center of this thought - provoking drama is the film's greatest asset, as he transforms himself not only into an unlikeable (defiantly, but not uncommonly, homophobic) character in Woodroof, but also has dropped a great deal of weight (a little over three dozen lbs.)

Over the course of a couple of phone chats — one interrupted by a dead cell phone battery — one can hear the earnest joy in her voice, usually followed by that laughter, when talking about her journey from M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, her feature film debut, to the massive success of Jurassic World despite her character's penchant for running in heels from dinosaurs and, most recently, her 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award - nominated performance in an episode of Netflix's Black Mirror.

When it came to making the film, Landesman goes on to say that he made a point to shoot a lot of close - ups of Neeson's eyes, as a large part of Neeson's performance relies on the actor silently turning things over in his head.

I always thought Ben Foster rocked in «Alpha Dog» — stpuid film, but he knew it and went over the top to make it work, Jon Voight did tha same in «Anaconda» — knew what they were doing was junk but thought, «what the fuck» let's ramp it up and have some fun — both gave wildly entertaining performances.

One of the many triptychs seen this year, the film unfolds over three chapters that shift perspectives between petty thief Sook - hee (Tae - ri Kim) and her would - be con Lady Hideko (Min - hee Kim, in a masterfully modulated performance).

In the second part of a three - chapter conversation conducted over months via a large Google Doc, Manuela Lazic and Adam Nayman discuss acting and how film critics interpret performances.

Talking Heads invited the director Jonathan Demme to film them in performance over three nights in December 1983 at...

The following year, box office performances seemed to suggest that animation would always be Disney's predominant forte; a trio of dramatically affecting and darker than usual live action productions (Return to Oz, The Journey of Natty Gann and One Magic Christmas) earned no more than $ 14 million individually, the second and third Touchstone releases (Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend and My Science Project) did not make great dents in the charts, and summer animated release The Black Cauldron, the top - grossing new film with over $ 21 million, was clearly

Daniel Day - Lewis channels John Huston (whose Noah Cross in Chinatown is a clear template both as a character and a voice) in a literally volcanic performance that slowly builds to an eruption in the film's closing sequences that either sends the film over the top into masterpiece territory or destroys the whole drama of the picture, depending on the viewer.

The two distinctions have shared four winners over the last decade, including last year when Casey Affleck took home both awards for his performance in «Manchester by the Sea»; for 2013, when Matthew McConaughey won both awards for «Dallas Buyers Club»; 2011, Jean Dujardin for «The Artist» (the film won both top prizes too); and for 2009, when Jeff Bridges won both for «Crazy Heart.»

The «Atlanta» star turns in a terrific performance as a man wrongfully imprisoned for over 20 years, but the film itself falls flat.

Over the past few years Day has become a breakout comedy star, giving memorable performances in his TV show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and films such as The Lego Movie and Pacific Rim.

In a very competitive year there are bound to be films or performances that either for one reason or another, get passed over by voters.

Continuing the year of the vet, earlier we saw strong performances that could attract voters» attention from a past winner, 70 - year - old Helen Mirren, in Woman In Gold (a film The Weinstein Company has already started campaigning for its star); and 72 - year - old Blythe Danner getting a full - bodied leading role in the hit adult indie I'll See You In My Dreams which has grossed over $ 7 million so far for new distributor Bleecker Street, which will probably be encouraged to launch an Oscar campaign on her behalin Woman In Gold (a film The Weinstein Company has already started campaigning for its star); and 72 - year - old Blythe Danner getting a full - bodied leading role in the hit adult indie I'll See You In My Dreams which has grossed over $ 7 million so far for new distributor Bleecker Street, which will probably be encouraged to launch an Oscar campaign on her behalIn Gold (a film The Weinstein Company has already started campaigning for its star); and 72 - year - old Blythe Danner getting a full - bodied leading role in the hit adult indie I'll See You In My Dreams which has grossed over $ 7 million so far for new distributor Bleecker Street, which will probably be encouraged to launch an Oscar campaign on her behalin the hit adult indie I'll See You In My Dreams which has grossed over $ 7 million so far for new distributor Bleecker Street, which will probably be encouraged to launch an Oscar campaign on her behalIn My Dreams which has grossed over $ 7 million so far for new distributor Bleecker Street, which will probably be encouraged to launch an Oscar campaign on her behalf.

The real perfortmance in «Rain Man» was that of Tom Cruise, who we watched evolve over the course of the film, and of course the best performance of that year was Gene Hackman as the tough investigator in «Mississippi Burning.»

In his early work Wyler already showed a tendency to hop from genre to genre, presiding over John Barrymore's most controlled film performance, in the taut legal drama Counsellor at Law (1933), and an early comedy script from Preston Sturges, The Good Fairy (1935In his early work Wyler already showed a tendency to hop from genre to genre, presiding over John Barrymore's most controlled film performance, in the taut legal drama Counsellor at Law (1933), and an early comedy script from Preston Sturges, The Good Fairy (1935in the taut legal drama Counsellor at Law (1933), and an early comedy script from Preston Sturges, The Good Fairy (1935).

But since the film took over the night let's tackle it anyway, and with a real good fight if you ask me - Woody Harrelson gives in my opinion the film's best performance as the cancer - stricken Chief Willoughby.

I know how ridiculous that sounds, but I was somewhat pleasantly surprised by the first film, which Sam Taylor - Johnson, Kelly Marcel, and Dakota Johnson (in a sly, genuinely funny performance) conspired to turn into a coming - of - sexual - age story in which a young woman took control over her body and her sexual desires in the face of men who would have be something other than what she is.

In this excerpt from our special edition's commentary track, writer - director Green and actor Paul Schneider discuss the earthy beauty that fourteen - year - old Candace Evanofski brings to the film as Nasia, the narrator, the movie's particular brand of voice - over, and the authenticity of the young actors» performances.

I know people are going to rave about the performances in this film, but honestly they all felt forced to me and the Boston accents were a bit over the top.

All those fine performances he gave to David Lynch over the years, here in this indie film Lucky, he gets to act along side Lync and get the rare starring role!

With an impressive career in over 60 feature films, Julianne Moore (Oscar winner for her performance in last year's Still Alice as a woman diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers disease), can be seen in the upcoming releases of «The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2» and Lionsgate's «Freeheld».

Kathy Bates has justly won praise for her funny, ballsy performance as Mulroney's uninhibited mother, but her character is more in line with the more obvious humor that rules over this section of the film.

Thanks to her consistently stellar performances in indie films over the years, Larson has a string of indies lined up through next year, but is also in talks to lead the epic genre film Kong: Skull Island.

Considering that it was shot in just over a fortnight with a novice writer / director at the helm makes Whiplash all the more amazing an achievement, proving yet again that throwing all the money in the world at a project counts for little or nothing if the writing and performances aren't up to scratch and this film oozes quality from the off.

Moreover, the extreme conditions the actor famously endured over the course of the film — long stretches in snow and icy water, the consumption of some visibly repulsive substances — somewhat obviate the need for performance: One doesn't exactly need to act freezing and miserable when one is, in fact, freezing and miserable.

The film ends with an embittered, but still smiling, Marilyn declaring to her none too bright acting students, after her own particularly over the top performance, that she's comfortable in her own skin.