Amy Huberman's lead
performance in the feature film Rewind will be judged against the performances from Television's Lead Actresses Ruth Bradley (Love / Hate), Orla Brady (Mistresses), Sarah Flood (Fair City) and Charlene McKenna (RAW).
Not exact matches
He also produced a series of Disney concerts around the world, such as «Fantasia Live
in Concert,» that
feature orchestral
performances and
film clips.
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.
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.
Despite winning critical acclaim for her
performance, it would be four years, save for a cameo
in the Coens» Raising Arizona (1987) and various small roles, before she would be
featured in another major
film production.
The actors did a fine job: Crudup, Angarano, Miller, Tye Sheridan, Thomas Mann (although Olivia Thirlby
in a small role had literally one of the worst
performances I have ever seen
in a
feature film).
The
film will
feature live
performances by the lead actors and is rumored to have a documentary feel as it tracks one week
in the life of the main character.
In his feature film Art Party, Smith builds on his 2011 protest with a mix of performance, interviews and imagined scenes, en route to the 2013 Art Party Conference, where he and other speakers championed the importance of art and its place in the education syste
In his
feature film Art Party, Smith builds on his 2011 protest with a mix of
performance, interviews and imagined scenes, en route to the 2013 Art Party Conference, where he and other speakers championed the importance of art and its place
in the education syste
in the education system.
Following several solo
performance films (including Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign Live
in 2004 and Bill Engvall: 15 Off Cool
in 2007), Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy co-starred
in the
feature comedy Delta Farce (2007), as a couple of blue - collar Joes mistaken for Army personnel.
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.
HBO Films» «Nightingale»
features David Oyelowo
in a completely solo
performance for the duration of the
film, and a new extended video shows off exactly how the «Selma» actor pulled it off.
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot is an acting showcase
featuring one of the best
performances of Joaquin Phoenix «s career and a supporting turn for Jonah Hill that joins his acclaimed
performances in films like Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Blu - ray Highlight:
In addition to an excellent six - part documentary that runs the entire gamut of production — from location shooting in Romania, to Nicolas Cage's (creepy) performance capture of the Ghost Rider, to special effects and more — the Blu - ray also includes a feature similar to Warner Bros.» Maximum Movie Mode where directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor dissect the film (sometimes pausing it to discuss certain scenes in more detail) with the help of behind - the - scenes footag
In addition to an excellent six - part documentary that runs the entire gamut of production — from location shooting
in Romania, to Nicolas Cage's (creepy) performance capture of the Ghost Rider, to special effects and more — the Blu - ray also includes a feature similar to Warner Bros.» Maximum Movie Mode where directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor dissect the film (sometimes pausing it to discuss certain scenes in more detail) with the help of behind - the - scenes footag
in Romania, to Nicolas Cage's (creepy)
performance capture of the Ghost Rider, to special effects and more — the Blu - ray also includes a
feature similar to Warner Bros.» Maximum Movie Mode where directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor dissect the
film (sometimes pausing it to discuss certain scenes
in more detail) with the help of behind - the - scenes footag
in more detail) with the help of behind - the - scenes footage.
(1) The Intouchables, an $ 11.5 million dramedy, based on a true story, that was co-written and co-directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano and has become the second highest - grossing French
film of all - time
in France and grossed more than $ 355 million internationally (more than any other French
film and, for that matter, any non-English-language
film, save for The Passion of the Christ); and (2) Rust and Bone, a fictional drama that was co-written and directed by Jacques Audiard, a best foreign language
film Oscar nominee three years ago for France's Un Prophet, and
features tour - de-force
performances from Marion Cotillard, the best actress Oscar winner five years ago, and Matthias Schonaerts, the star of last year's Belgian nominee Bullhead.
Click for showtimes and tickets — JR Byzantium Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) shows there's plenty of life left
in the undead - bloodsucker genre: His Irish - seaside horror story
features a brilliantly brooding
performance by Saoirse Ronan as an adolescent vamp, and the kind of mythic, adult - fairy - tale imagery — a mountain waterfall running crimson red — at which this incomparable
film fantasist excels.
Directed by Academy Award ® nominee Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena), this emotional
film features stunning and witty
performances from Academy Award ® winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare
In Love, Philomena), Ali Fazal (Furious 7), Eddie Izzard (Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen), Addel Akhtar (The Dictator, The Big Sick) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter franchise).
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.
This thin premise is better suited to a half - hour sitcom than a
feature film (
in fact, there's an episode of Frasier with a very similar setup), but it's strong enough to support some fun
performances from a group of TV stars, along with a lot of weightless filler.
At the core of this indelibly moving
film — Chile's entry
in the Oscar race for Best Foreign - Language
feature — is a
performance of surpassing beauty and tenderness.
Flawless may take its title from a drag queen beauty pageant that figures not - at - all - prominently
in the plot, but it best serves as a description of the terrific
performances featured in the
film.
The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role
in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was
featured in 2008's Oscar - winning Milk and 2013's Elysium; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy for his leading role
in Bloodline and co-starring
in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred
in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred
in the award - winning Let the Bullets Fly and Devils on the Doorstep; Forest Whitaker, recently
featured in the critically - acclaimed Lee Daniels» The Butler and winner of an Academy Award for his leading role
in 2006's The Last King of Scotland; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred
in The Hunt and was the memorable villain from 2006's Casino Royale; Alan Tudyk, who plays a
performance - capture character
in Rogue One, stars
in the soon - to - be-released Con Man series and Trumbo, which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently
featured in Nightcrawler and starred
in the BAFTA - winning
film Four Lions.
The music - driven
feature film combines a bold narrative and spectacular live -
performance footage of one of the most popular and influential rock bands
in history to produce a bracing, raw andvisceral cinematic experience.
The
film features a lively cast, with solid
performances by the leads, who downplay their roles
in a way that lets us appreciate the situations they're
in without resorting to oversell.
Best motion picture of the year «Amour» «Argo» «Beasts of the Southern Wild» «Django Unchained» «Les Misérables» «Life of Pi» «Lincoln» «Silver Linings Playbook» «Zero Dark Thirty»
Performance by an actor
in a leading role Bradley Cooper
in «Silver Linings Playbook» Daniel Day - Lewis
in «Lincoln» Hugh Jackman
in «Les Misérables» Joaquin Phoenix
in «The Master» Denzel Washington
in «Flight»
Performance by an actress
in a leading role Jessica Chastain
in «Zero Dark Thirty» Jennifer Lawrence
in «Silver Linings Playbook» Emmanuelle Riva
in «Amour» Quvenzhané Wallis
in «Beasts of the Southern Wild» Naomi Watts
in «The Impossible»
Performance by an actor
in a supporting role Alan Arkin
in «Argo» Robert De Niro
in «Silver Linings Playbook» Philip Seymour Hoffman
in «The Master» Tommy Lee Jones
in «Lincoln» Christoph Waltz
in «Django Unchained»
Performance by an actress
in a supporting role Amy Adams
in «The Master» Sally Field
in «Lincoln» Anne Hathaway
in «Les Misérables» Helen Hunt
in «The Sessions» Jacki Weaver
in «Silver Linings Playbook» Achievement
in directing «Amour,» Michael Haneke «Beasts of the Southern Wild,» Benh Zeitlin «Life of Pi,» Ang Lee «Lincoln,» Steven Spielberg «Silver Linings Playbook,» David O. Russell Best foreign language
film of the year «Amour,» Austria «Kon - Tiki,» Norway «No,» Chile «A Royal Affair,» Denmark «War Witch,» Canada Best animated
feature film of the year «Brave,» Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman «Frankenweenie,» Tim Burton «ParaNorman,» Sam Fell and Chris Butler «The Pirates!
The
film is due
in cinemas on December 23rd, 2011 (so not long to wait then) and
features performances from the likes of Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Carey Elwes and Daniel Mays.
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.
Funny, subtle, surprisingly heartfelt, and indisputably brilliant, it
features Gene Hackman's best
performance since Unforgiven and is one of two
films this year
in which Gwyneth Paltrow proves herself to be an actress of depth and talent (the other is Shallow Hal).
«Sully» is an admittedly compelling
film,
featuring a slow - burn
performance from Tom Hanks, yet it is an outlier
in Eastwood's oeuvre.
Otis at Monterey, with uncompressed stereo soundtracks Alternate soundtracks for all three
films featuring 5.1 surround mixes by recording engineer Eddie Kramer, presented
in DTS - HD Master Audio Two hours of
performances not included
in Monterey Pop, from the Association, Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Blues Project, Buffalo Springfield, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Byrds, Country Joe and the Fish, the Electric Flag, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Al Kooper, the Mamas and the Papas, the Steve Miller Blues Band, Moby Grape, Laura Nyro, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Simon and Garfunkel, Tiny Tim, and the Who Audio commentaries from 2002
featuring Pennebaker, festival producer Lou Adler, and music critics Charles Shaar Murray and Peter Guralnick New interviews with Adler and Pennebaker Chiefs (1968), a short
film by Richard Leacock, which played alongside Monterey Pop
in theaters Interviews from 2002 with Adler and Pennebaker and with Phil Walden, Otis Redding's manager 1987 interview with Pete Townshend on Monterey and Jimi Hendrix Audio interviews with festival producer John Phillips, festival publicist Derek Taylor, and performers Cass Elliot and David Crosby Photo - essay by Elaine Mayes Festival scrapbook Trailers and radio spots PLUS: A book
featuring essays by critics Michael Chaiken, Armond White, David Fricke, Barney Hoskyns, and Michael Lydon
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.
Saban Films has debuted an official trailer for a powerful indie
film titled The Forgiven,
featuring two riveting
performances in a tense thriller based on real events.
A throwback to the star - driven cinema of the Fifties and a reflection of our own fanatical interest
in cults of personality, the
film features transparent
performances (with the exception of Don Cheadle, each performer
in Ocean's Eleven is playing his - or herself), and the same kind of sadistic voyeurism that impels us to simultaneously deify and find fault with our favourite actors keeps our peepers glued to the screen as George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliot Gould, and Carl Reiner revolve around one another
in a loose heist intrigue intended to relieve Andy Garcia of both his millions and his girlfriend.
This wordless beginning, told
in beautifully composed shots, sets the mood for a small, quiet, polished
film that unfolds slowly but with remarkable assurance and
features a striking central
performance from Agata Trzebuchowska.
But by all accounts the
film is also something of a personal triumph for the actress who did take up the reins, Sandra Bullock, as her casting was initially greeted with jeers
in some quarters, but her
performance is now being tipped to
feature in the Best Actress Oscar race.
A Chinese star who grew up
in England (which accounts for her excellent English) and who's appeared
in almost 70
films since 1984, including most of the
features of Wong Kar - wai, Cheung is exceptionally gifted when she's doing comedy (as
in the 1989 The Iceman Cometh) and pantomime (as
in her great
performance as the silent Shanghai
film actress Ruan Ling - yu
in Stanley Kwan's 1991 masterpiece Actress).
Interesting casting sees singer Norah Jones
in her
feature film debut, and while you certainly won't see anything
in her
performance to suggest big things
in her future from an acting standpoint, she does a decent enough job
in a relatively undemanding role.
Lauren and Christopher adapted The Strange Ones into their first
feature film of the same name, starring James Freedson - Jackson and Alex Pettyfer, which world premiered to critical acclaim at the SXSW
Film Festival
in 2017, receiving the Jury Award for Best Breakthrough
Performance.
Following graduation, Rodriguez booked her first lead role
in the
feature film «Tiny Dancer,» before breaking out with her
performance as the title character
in «Filly Brown.»
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.
Directed by Bong Joon - ho (The Host), and based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, the
film is rich
in atmosphere and
features powerful
performances from some very fine actors, including Chris Evans, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris and Jamie Bell.
His career took off when he starred
in Amenábar's
feature film debut, the surprise hit THESIS (1996), followed by OPEN YOUR EYES (1997) where he played alongside Penelope Cruz and received a Goya nomination for his
performance.
My Man Godfrey
features brilliant
performances by Carole Lombard and William Powell, and was the first
film to receive Academy Award nominations
in all four acting categories.
Honorable Mentions: As usual, some good
films have to fall just outside the top 10 list including: Tommy Lee Jones «
feature - length directorial debut, «The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada ``; Christopher Nolan «s excellent,
in - between - Batman - movies cum rival magician
film, «The Prestige,» starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale; Guillermo del Toro «s fantastical fairy tale, «Pan's Labyrinth ``; Sofia Coppola «s anachronistic teen alienation set
in the 16th century, «Marie Antoinette ``; Martin Campbell «s superb rebooting of the Bond franchise with «Casino Royale ``; Martin Scorsese «s «Infernal Affairs» remake «The Departed» (which has been on TV so many bloody times, its power has worn off); Oliver Assayas ««Clean» which
featured a Cannes - winning
performance by Maggie Cheung as a struggling addict; and Park Chan - Wook «s final installment of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.»
In the
feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing
films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another
film for nine years after the middling
performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his
feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the reboot of one of the most popular
film franchises of all time to giant box - office success.
Quite possibly the most devastating
performance of the year, Lupita Nyong» o's work
in 12 Years a Slave is all the more impressive considering it's the actress» first
feature film role ever.
There was one a
film trilogy,
featuring outstanding special effects and a central
performance from Andy Serkis, that failed twice
in an Oscar category before finally taking home the prize on the third try.
All of us here on Bloody Disgusting agree that M. Night Shyamalan's Split (read our review), which
features a tour - de-force
performance from James McAvoy, is one of the filmmaker's very best
films in the last several years, so we're excited to announce that it's coming to Blu - ray just three months after dominating the box office.
This week brings the start of the New York Film Festival, and with it, three tentpole
films angling for a spot
in the awards derby: opening night selection Last Flag Flying, from Richard Linklater; centerpiece selection The Meyerowitz Stories: New and Selected, from Noah Baumbach, which already premiered at Cannes; and Wonder Wheel from Woody Allen,
featuring an already - buzzed - about lead
performance from Kate Winslet.
Very much a kitchen - sink drama — the family kitchen is the dramatic hub for much of the
film — shot
in a more or less documentary style and
featuring terrific
performances by nonprofessionals, the
film takes a no - frills dramatic approach that could be roughly located on a Cassavetes - Dardennes spectrum, and uses it to intensely revealing and moving effect.
The
film also
features one of the last
performances of Anton Yelchin — who died tragically
in a freak car accident just a month ago.