And while he's best known for his laidback hipster
performances in films like The Kids Are All Right, Mark Ruffalo emerged as a tireless, serious activist against fracking — especially in his home state of New York.
As my fondest memories of Greer include here iconic comedic
performances in films like Jawbreaker and 13 Going on 30 as well as her TV show Miss Guided, which left us far too soon, seeing her pull the reigns on what comes so naturally to her and amp up the drama wasn't just a nice surprise, but a notably successful effort, too.
Saoirse Ronan has had a distinguished career already, with notable
performances in films like Atonement and Brooklyn.
Actress Audrey Tautou and designer Gabrielle «Coco» Chanel are both international symbols of modern French femininity — Chanel as the trend - setting couturier who liberated 20th century women with the simplicity and ease of her clothing, and Tautou as the single most recognizable French actress in the world, thanks to her captivating
performances in films like 2001's Oscar - nominated Amelie and a little 2006 thriller called «The Da Vinci Code.
Anyone who's been paying attention to the actor's work for the last decade or so has witnessed an extraordinary variety of complex, empathetic
performances in films like «Enemy,» «Brokeback Mountain,» «Zodiac,» «End of Watch,» «Source Code,» «Prisoners,» and last year's creepy, riveting «Nightcrawler.»
After a handful of unmemorable
performances in films like Knowing and Adam, Byrne is finally opting to stick with a genre that works quite well for her — comedy.
Iconic film roles include a wide variety of films ranging from his Oscar - winning performance in Good Will Hunting to other notable
performances in films like The World According to Garp, Moscow on the Hudson, Jakob the Liar, Hook, Patch Adams, Desconstructing Harry, Insomnia, One Hour Photo, The Final Cut, Man of the Year, August Rush, Flubber, Toys and Jumanji.
Boseman, who broke out as an actor with
his performances in films like 42 and Get on Up, delivers a strong performance (and even a respectable fictional African accent) in Civil War as T'Challa, a member of Wakanda's royal family whose plot thread is fairly integral to the movie.
While he's been doing fine work for years, 2016 seems destined to go down as the year he really broke out, between his Marvel villain turn and his highly praised
performances in films like Moonlight.
Though he used to be somewhat of a punch line, known more for his shirtless roles in flaky rom - coms than his promising earlier work, recently McConaughey has been repairing his reputation with a string of outstanding
performances in films like «Killer Joe,» «Magic Mike» and «Mud.»
In the years since her breakthrough in Late Marriage (2001), also an Israeli Oscar submission, and the first Viviane installment, Ronit has become the face of Israeli cinema having delivered brilliant
performances in films like The Band's Visit and Or.
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.
Not exact matches
George suffered from not being
filmed every week
like the stares of today, but his week
in week out
performance make him at the very least 2 or 3 of the very greatest players ever.
A definitely disjointed
film, it coasts on the competent
performances of co-stars Mendelsohn and Reynolds to keep viewers invested
in a controversial third act that feels
like a betrayal of the genre.
David Starsky is just the sort of uptight, anal retentive stick -
in - the - mud that Stiller's has a lot of success with
in films like Meet the Parents and Along Came Polly - while Wilson's Ken Hutchinson is reminiscent of virtually every character
in the actor's repertoire (with few exceptions, including his rare dramatic
performance in The Minus Man).
The wrestler is the most overrated
film of the year.I think the
film is bored and I don't
like the Rourke's
performance.I think Rouke's
performance in The Wrestler is worst than Eastwood's performace
in Gran torino, Josh Brolin's
performance in Milk, Frank
Drawing inspiration from such pivotal usage of practical effects
in films like E.T., The Empire Strikes Back, and The Thing, the team intends on building a practical robot puppet for the young actor playing Wei to interact with and get better
performances from.
Although it could use tighter editing —
like most everything
in this regrettably paced
film — the third act reappearance of Gollum is terrific, and amplified by a go - for - broke motion - capture
performance by Andy Serkis.
But once you get past that element of Kidd's screenplay (based on the novel by Helen Schulman), there's certainly a lot here worth embracing - particularly Linney's
performance, which is incredibly strong (though not entirely surprising, given how effective she's been
in films like You Can Count On Me and Mystic River).
The wrestler is the most overrated
film of the year.I think the
film is bored and I don't
like the Rourke's
performance.I think Rouke's
performance in The Wrestler is worst than Eastwood's performace
in Gran torino, Josh Brolin's
performance in Milk, Frank Langella's
performance in Frost / Nixon, Richard Jenkins»
performance in the visitor or Benicio del Toro's
performance in Che.
Could Hanks, who remarkably hasn't been nominated since 2000's Cast Away (a race he ludicrously lost to Gladiator's Russell Crowe), end his drought as he couldn't with acclaimed
performances in esteemed
films like Captain Phillips and Sully?
Much
like last year and the year before, this year's Movie Studio Report Card evaluates both the box office
performance and overall
film quality of the six major studios (and many indie distributors)
in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of 2011.
The Beijing - raised, London - and Mount Holyoke — educated filmmaker shares with the American Honey helmer an interest
in young people at the margins, a knack for eliciting fantastic
performances from amateur or under - the - radar actors, and what
film critic April Wolfe described to me as a «dream -
like realism.»
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.
It doesn't try to show some drastic change, but it does attempt to convince others that change can indeed happen, it also never puts blame on one person, because obviously with marriage it is a joint effort, there will be trials and on other occasions it simply won't work, but time and commitment can change that, rarely can a simple
film like this address so much
in such limited issues, but sharp, often improvisational dialogue and strong
performances create a very real and insightful piece that underplays everything for maximum effect, which works.
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.
Moss» striking
performance led many viewers to question where she had been all these years;
like many other fledgling Hollywood actresses, she had done time as a model and an actress
in second - rate
films while waiting for her big break.Born
in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 21, 1967, Moss decided that she wanted to be an actress at an early age.
Unlike the vast majority of his contemporaries, however, he could truly act as well as make music, delivering superb, natural
performances in films for directors
like Martin Scorsese, Sam Peckinpah, and John Sayles.
The Guardian really doesn't
like Quaid's
performance in this «tragi - melodramatic soap opera,» but enjoys what Efron brings to the
film.
I am inclined to
like Swinton and Fiennes, and their
performances were indeed fine
in this
film, but the
film offers little else.
The standout
performance of the
film, however, goes to Dr. Ken Jeong, who has previously only played bit parts
in Judd Apatow productions
like Knocked Up, Step Brothers and Pineapple Express.
Harrison Ford has remarked that The Mosquito Coast is his personal favorite entry
in his filmography, and though that does surprise given how many great
films he's been a part of, it definitely isn't quite
like any of his other
films in terms of his
performance.
Ryan Gosling doesn't really stand out
like he has
in previous
performances in a personal favorite of mine, Drive, and one of the most overlooked
films of 2011, The Ides Of March, but that's more fault to the thin character he's been given to play.
I»LL TAKE YOU THERE is recommended for people who
like black comedies, off - beat indie
films, or are just curious to see Ally Sheedy
in a good
performance again.
This
film, and his
performance, have regained much of the momentum they lost early
in Oscar season and now seem
like strong threats all around.
Some of the jokes were spot on, guest appearances from the
likes of David Cross and Flula slayed me, the final
performance at the international competition had me
in tears but the rest of the
film was as flat as TV I watched it on.
Still it feels more
like an impersonation than
performance, perhaps because the real Snowden is used so often
in the
film.
Stoll gives a solid
performance, even if his villain role is a bit generic, feeling more
like Obadiah Stane from the original Iron Man
film, complete with a prolonged climax
in which supercharged hero and supercharged villain fight it out
in their respective techno suits.
In the same way a child playing with dolls is apt to exaggerate movements and voices to animate soulless toys, so do the
performances and tableau of the
film feel embellished and dream -
like.
In many ways this recalls something
like Adrian Lyne's exceptional 1990 post-Vietnam PTSD horror
film Jacob's Ladder, but minus the cerebral depths (some dalliances with Camus, no less) and haunting emotional
performances.
Like «Get Out,» the
film thumped racism — and sexism — giving Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson great supporting
performances in the process.
At least the movie gets a solid
performance out of Asano, a well - known face
in American and Japanese cinema for his work
in films like the Thor franchise and Ichi the Killer.
Bello's
performance is both naked and nuanced... An eerie, sometimes vague
film in which the hidden emotions break through
like sudden geysers of flame, searing all involved.
Pirates of the Caribbean is the first
film ever released under the Walt Disney Pictures brand to receive higher than a PG rating (the
film is rated PG - 13), and the team assembled to make the
film is a virtual Who's who of hot properties: Director Gore Verbinski had a huge hit last year with the spook fest The Ring, Writers Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott were the writing team behind Shrek, Actor Johnny Depp is so extremely selective
in his roles no one would ever imagine he'd do a Disney
film, Orlando Bloom is fresh off the Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Geoffrey Rush has at least one Academy Award under his belt, and Keira Knightley has become a hot property after her
performance in the run away indie hit Bend It
Like Beckham.
Even they look embarrassed about it all, but
like good actors, they each pony up a great
performance in a desperately awful
film.
At least the movie gets a solid
performance out of Asano, a well - known face
in American and Japanese cinema for his work
in films like the
I
like John Slattery a lot and wish he worked more, and I didn't have a problem with him playing Howard when they first introduced him
in the Iron Man
films, but Dominic Cooper's
performance as Howard has been outstanding, and his importance within the Peggy Carter storyline and the rivalry between Tony and Steve comes from Cooper's Howard, not Slattery's.
I happened to have
liked Angela's Ashes, but I saw no use of Carlyle
in the
film, Bob Hoskins would have given a much better
performance.
More importantly, his overacted and self - effacing
performance suggests an understanding that his
films are now viewed largely through a lens of irony, by audiences who find unintended humor
in films like Timecop and Double Impact.
Movies
like Leon: The Professional and even Jason Bourne echo throughout the
film's exhausting proceedings, but whereas those
films had a certain edge
in their approach, not to mention solid action set pieces and, most important of all, expressive
performances, The Hunter's Prayer serves to be a shoddily - executed version
in comparison.