Sentences with phrase «performance as an alien»

Mica Levi's soundtrack complemented the movie extremely well, Scarlett Johansson gave an unforgettable performance as the Alien, the cinematography was beautiful, the plot was completely unique and the ending managed to be heartbreaking.

Not exact matches

Former President Jerry John Rawlings posited, «As we hold this dialogue to plot an agenda for a positive performance in 2020, we have to take due note that the re-organisation is a process that involves embracing our party's core ideals and ensuring that we are not swayed by the crass monetization of Ghanaian politics, which used to be alien to our party and which unfortunately, has contributed rather notoriously to the surfeit of negativity and divisiveness plaguing our party.»

«As we hold this dialogue to plot an agenda for a positive performance in 2020, we have to take due note that the re-organisation is a process that involves embracing our party's core ideals and ensuring that we are not swayed by the crass monetisation of Ghanaian politics which used to be alien to...

Also, while the pages devoted to dissection of classic modern films such as Performance, Alien and Full Metal Jacket make compelling reading, they defeat the utter disposability so crucial to the modern: what can't be instantly forgotten becomes an impediment to what can next be accessed and experienced.

Here's a supplementary list of ten performances: Betty Buckley, articulate as a psychotherapist, and the protean James McAvoy playing against her in Split; Harris Dickinson, implosive with self - loathing in Beach Rats; two turns by Michael Fassbender, as the smarmy villains of Song to Song and Alien: Covenant; Milla Jovovich's valedictory sprint through Resident Evil: The Final Chapter; Barry Keoghan as a teenage sprite barely veiling his hostility in The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Keanu Reeves, put through his paces again in John Wick: Chapter 2; Lady Bird's callous, precocious, and heartbreaking Saoirse Ronan; newcomer Millicent Simmonds and her silent movie acting in Wonderstruck; octagenarian Lois Smith playing her age as Marjorie of Marjorie Prime; and Adrian Titieni, slouching and gloomy as a bad dad in Graduation.

Alexander Petrov gives a suitably evil performance as the main antagonist Artyom and Rinal Mukhametov is brilliantly wide - eyed as the alien Hekon.

The plot — initially incomprehensible, but easier to figure out once it gets rolling — posits that only an alien known as Leeloo (Milla Jovovich in the film's most affecting performance) has the power to save our world from being destroyed by an approaching fireball of pure evil.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead gives a very good lead performance in a character role akin to Ellen Ripley in «Aliens», and carries the movie well as it progresses.

And Michael Stuhlbarg, who you don't expect to find here, channels a reined - in Robin Williams in his delightful performance as Griffin, a friendly alien prone to worrying about the disastrous possible futures.

Joel Edgerton does a good job as another of the American ring - ins, whilst the ubiquitous Ulrich Thomsen plays their sinister employer with aplomb in a performance that's oh - so - slightly reminiscent of Ian Holm's portrayal of Ash in Alien.

The decision came after 8 rounds of voting involving a close runoff among several top films including Guillermo del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER about the rescue of an alien creature from the clutches of cruel scientists in a cold war with the Russians, and also earned a BEST ACTRESS AWARD for Sally Hawkins as a mute cleaning lady whose sympathetic performance spoke volumes.

It shows more of Tom Hardy's performance as investigative reporter Eddie Brock, who it tracking down a story about secret experiments with some sort of black gooey alien matter, found by scientist Riz Ahmed.

This makes the charismatic performance of Serge Livrozet as Jean - Michel, who functions in the film almost as a choral figure, all the more striking — as if one of the best French character actors suddenly stumbled onto alien turf.

Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, this gorgeous science fiction film from Denis Villenueve follows linguistics professors Louise Banks (Amy Adams in a career - best performance) as she aids the military in interpreting the language of the aliens that have come to earth.

A Tony nominee for her performance in the 2004 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun, Sanaa Lathan has appeared in such movies as The Best Man, Love & Basketball, Alien vs. Predator and Steven Soderbergh's virus thriller Contagion.

Reiser has had notable performances in films such as «Diner,» «Bye Bye Love,» «The Marrying Man,» «Aliens,» «One Night At McCool's,» and «Beverly Hills Cop» (I and II).

Five - time Oscar nominee Amy Adams (American Hustle) gives the top performance of her already formidable career as top - flight linguist Louise Banks, who is recruited by a hardnosed military colonel (Forest Whitaker) to figure out how to communicate with an enigmatic alien race that has descended upon Earth.

In 2016, Mutu opened a second studio in Nairobi, and this return to her «alien mother,» as the artist has referred to it, has catalyzed a transformation in her work.4 Fresh materials and methods referencing the Kenyan landscape — such as the distinctive rust - colored clay of Nairobi's volcanic soil and a dark, coal - like paper pulp — evidence a shift in the artist's focus from primarily two - dimensional works to the earthy, the organic, and the spiritual, with an emphasis on three - dimensional forms and performance - based installations, as well as the playful and imaginative opportunities of video animation.

Throughout the project's chapters, which take shape as performances, theatrical / cartographic works, sound - and text - based installations - as - stage - sets, as well as writings and conversations, the «alien» turns into a discursive tool that allows for the setting up of alternative archives from which to read and locate corporate and state - sponsored forms of violence and their enabling legal apparatuses.

Other newly bought works on display include self - portraits by the South African photographer Zanele Muholi posing as a «Miss Lesbian» beauty queen; and John Walter's Alien Sex Club, a performance piece including tarot card readings, designed to encourage conversation about HIV.