Sentences with phrase «performance in a film about»

«Draft Day» (2014)-- Boseman gave a memorable supporting performance in a film about the inner workings of another sport: football, as player Vontae Mack.

His performance in this film about a blocked performer is gloriously unblocked — a valentine to vanity.

Not exact matches

Soderbergh was very open about feeling that he had lost the plot with those films, but they're still highly fascinating documents of a frustrating moment in global politics, featuring a stellar performance by Benicio Del Toro.

There can be something sweet and even radiant about Sonia's hopefulness (as in Brooke Smith's lovely performance in Louis Malle's film Vanya on 42nd Street); but there is certainly something deeply sad about her resignation to incomprehension, to the failure of understanding, on this side of the grave.

The strange thing for me about recent insipid performances and disastrous results is that I am calm before the Spurs game.This does not mean in the slightest that I am confident but it has now reached the point where it can't get much worse.If we were still in with a realistic chance of winning the league -LCB- not un-reasonable expectations of wins against Blackburn, Sunderland, West Brom and Liverpool would have had us ahead of Man Utd -RCB- I would have at best been hiding behind the settee or at worse avoiding the game totally and watching a crap film until 10 0 / clock.

This film feels much more about destiny and fate than it does about choice, and that comes through in Yeoh's performance.

In an earlier blog post about Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster movie, Interstellar, I lauded the film for its ambition, its visuals and the strong performances of its cast.

a great music film this is the words which i can say about Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids great work by Jonathan demme and great performance bt Justin Timberlake is this movie a history is counted they show the people the history not just the concert i love how jonathan direct this and i love the edition i love how justin timberlake is humble and lovely funny smart with everybody i'm more in love with him.this deserves an emmy and a grammy for best music film at grammys 2018 everybody should watch this movie is amazing congrats justin timberlake netflix and jonathan demme great music film truly amazing maybe we have this film in dvd soon i will love if its happen i» ll love some extras yes i will.

Once the fear has passed, just in time for nap, visual and musical style are sometimes played in an immersive fashion by highlights in a directorial performance by Nicolas Winding Refn that bring some life to the film, though not as much as John Turturro's inspired lead performance, which does about as much as anything in bring the final product to the brink of decency, which is ultimately defied by the serious underdevelopment, overambition, monotonously unfocused dragging and near - punishingly dull atmospheric dryness that back a questionable drawn non-plot concept, and drive «Fear X» into mediocrity, in spite of highlights than can't quite obscure the many shortcomings.

Preaching to the Choir seeds adequately in the very fertile genre of black films about redemption, but don't expect performances on the level of last year's Diary of a Mad Black Woman or The Preacher's Wife.

The low - wattage, high - concept psychological drama Man Down is too misbegotten to be rescued by Shia LaBeouf's Method lead performance; in fact, the most interesting thing about it is his masochistic commitment to the film.

Fish - out - of - water stories can become tiresome very quickly if they're not anchored itoeither a witty script or good performances, but at the very least., most films which go down this route at least make an effort to emphasise the differences in culture, even if it's just a passing, off - hand comment about how fast people move or the fact that there's no phone signal.

Two performances in Game Night stood out to me, which is an accomplishment, since everyone in the film gave memorable and entertaining performances from Magnussen's look of child - like wonder when he was right about something everyone else doubted to Horgan's quick wit and ability to quickly and naturally go from moments of honest laughter to moments of unforgettable deadpan.

In this film Wilson is played by Steve Buscemi, and, while I think Ulrich Tukur was fine as Rabe, I think Buscemi gives a better performance, and that the film should have been more about him.

I figured I was in for another formula fight film, but, in spite of an awesome performance from Jackson, the film isn't really about the ex boxer at all.

Not surprisingly, Carrey's manic performance is the best thing about the film, where his rubber - faced talents are put to their best usage in distinguishing the difference between the mild - mannered Charlie and completely impish Hank.

In effect, the entire film is a flashback from that crucial moment of performance — because that scene, dramatizing Chubbuck's suicide, is the raison d'être of Greene's film about Chubbuck.

After that, the best things about «Sexy Beast» are delicious performances, amusing plot twists, and an enjoyable hearkening back to good old caper films (with just a touch of redeeming social value thrown in).

Of the world premieres, the major gets for Toronto include Freeheld, Peter Sollett's LGBT drama starring Julianne Moore and Ellen Page; Stonewall, Roland Emmerich's drama about the birth of the gay rights movement; Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van, which is rumored to feature an awards - worthy performance from Maggie Smith; Jay Roach's film Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston as the famed Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted in the 1940s; Terence Davies's anticipated follow - up to The Deep Blue Sea, Sunset Song; Charlie Kaufman's first stop - motion film, Anomalisa; and Eye in the Sky, Gavin Hood's thriller about piloted aircraft warfare, starring Aaron Paul and Helen Mirren.

Not many will debate against that Woody Harrelson is one of the greatest actors of his time (this year alone he has appeared in a wide variety of films and given a pair of incredible performances in War for the Planet of the Apes and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), but his portrayal of Texan Lyndon B. Johnson in the biopic about the polarizing political figure simply titled LBJ (directed by Rob Reiner of A Few Good Men fame among other widely regarded classics) is a mixed bag.

Gershon is the only reason to watch the film, her performance courageous mainly in that it's an actress playing her age in a business that's actually more ruthless about aging than the music industry.

It's a story I know backward and forward, as does just about everyone, so there was no reason to anticipate that I'd find myself so invested in the proceedings, but Branagh delivered a lovely film that looked gorgeous, had a strong script from Chris Weitz, and featured a wonderful cast, starting with Lily James as Cinderella and including top - notch performances from Cate Blanchett, Stellan Skarsgård, Richard Madden, Hayley Atwell, Ben Chaplin, Rob Brydon, Derek Jacobi, and Helena Bonham Carter as Cinderella's Fairy Godmother.

«Toast» enjoys what is likely the best comic performance of veteran British actress Helena Bonham Carter in the role of Joan Potter, a cleaning woman who becomes the second wife of Nigel's dad, played by Ken Stott, and stepmother of nine - year old Slater who morphs suddenly about two - thirds into the film as the older Nigel Slater, played by Freddie Highmore.

All the Money in the World A first - rate thriller from Ridley Scott, about the Getty kidnapping in 1973, the film is highlighted by terrific performances from Michelle Williams as the victimâ $ ™ s mother and Christopher Plummer (a last - minute re-shot substitution for Kevin Spacey) as the tightwad billionaire, J. Paul Getty.

He also talks about Bales performance and the challenge of shooting the film in Spain.

Even they look embarrassed about it all, but like good actors, they each pony up a great performance in a desperately awful film.

Small indie flicks about estranged relatives coming together via deception on behalf of one of the parties which ultimately results in a long - delayed reconciliation has become of the most basic formulas for non-studio films, which makes sense considering you could film one in the living room of a small house and produce an Oscar - winner if the script and performances are strong enough.

Besides, as the film suggests it through the cast's performance, the most beautiful thing about patriotism is to sacrifice ourself for a noble cause even if it means being in front of difficult choices.

Joan probably remains the most opaque character in the film — The Squid and the Whale is in part about the children's re-discovering of their mother after all — but Linney puts in a heartfelt performance every bit as good as the one we witnessed in You Can Count on Me.

He makes copious comments about Phoenix's performance and the way in which the film mirrors Cash's life.

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.

Interviewing rising star Sarah Snook about her film - stealing performance in Not Suitable For Children (5 Jul 2012).

Riveting performances from Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams anchor the excellent «Disobedience,» a film about love and grief set in a community of Orthodox Jews in London.

Which is a shame, because in a year where she delivered four strong performances (also including «Your Sister's Sister,» «Salmon Fishing In the Yemen,» «The Five - Year Engagement «-RRB-, «Looper» was Emily Blunt «s finest hour, and in a film full of pleasures small and large, the actress might have been the best thing about iin a year where she delivered four strong performances (also including «Your Sister's Sister,» «Salmon Fishing In the Yemen,» «The Five - Year Engagement «-RRB-, «Looper» was Emily Blunt «s finest hour, and in a film full of pleasures small and large, the actress might have been the best thing about iIn the Yemen,» «The Five - Year Engagement «-RRB-, «Looper» was Emily Blunt «s finest hour, and in a film full of pleasures small and large, the actress might have been the best thing about iin a film full of pleasures small and large, the actress might have been the best thing about it.

Radiating warmth and humility, Friend's superb performance is the only element that moves with Victoria in this otherwise petrified, disinterested film — and by far the youngest thing about it.

Every year I hope for a documentary about a writer of impact, both artistically and politically, a film in which stock footage is laid under a vocal performance of the author's prose, rendered by some great and richly - timbred actor.

Both visually lush (Woodley's shot entirely on HiDef 24p DV), both about cinema in a way that my favourite films are, and both featuring excellent performances from Pitt, what distinguishes Rhinoceros Eyes from The Dreamers is a naïveté about the enduring power of film that enchants.

This is one of the best performances of 2017, presuming it comes out this year, in a film that I think a lot of people will be talking about.

Nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance as figure skater Tonya Harding in «I, Tonya,» Margot Robbie talks to The Times about the movie and the female - driven films of 2017.

General audiences won't get the chance to see Hong Chau's breakthrough performance in Alexander Payne's «Downsizing» until the film is released on Dec. 22, but film festival viewers have already been raving about her heartfelt comedic turn.

The performances ring true, the focus is sharp and clear, and the themes are more compelling than just about anything found in the films of last year.

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.

Denzel Washington, «Roman J. Israel, Esq.» — Surprise Proving yet again how much the Globes care about star power, Washington was nominated for his performance in «Roman J. Israel, Esq,» despite mixed reviews for the film.

They chat about classic films and performances they admire (from To Kill a Mockingbird to Casino), their past experiences in film and television, and working with each other.

In sum: Loved the look of the film, hated the 3 - D, thought some of the performances clunky and felt that way about the dialogue, too.

As the film heads into awards season following a summer release, talk will presumably build about which of the women leads the film, but any such debate should be nipped in the bud: Moore and Bening are as democratic a partnership as the characters they play, each performance informing the other to an equal extent as they intricately map out their roles in the parenting game.

Let's just say they involve a karaoke performance, nudity, a very hairy embrace, and finally, a from - the - heart statement about how we could and should live our lives, which in almost any other film would seem like treacle, but here is thoroughly earned and provokes the tears that lay beneath the laughter all along.

Other notable films featuring Weisz are Enemy at the Gates, About a Boy, Constantine, The Fountain and The Constant Gardener, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

It was a great choice in my opinion as Sutherland's performances in the first two films have been the most interesting thing about the YA adaptations.

What I loved about this film was that besides the performances, I loved the way it was shot with long and in what seems like unedited takes.