Sentences with phrase «picture with good characters»

However, the drama is exasperatingly often a picture with good characters and expressive actors stuck in am admirably humanistic narrative that frequently misses the mark.

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That movie is positively bursting with creative energy, unforgettable characters, riotous comedy and genuine heart, and it was the easy favorite to win this year's best animated picture nod, if not pick up a nomination for Best Picture overbest animated picture nod, if not pick up a nomination for Best Picture opicture nod, if not pick up a nomination for Best Picture overBest Picture oPicture overall.

I am convinced that a good deal of talk about prayer is vitiated by the assumption that God is an intolerant, indeed we might say an intolerable, tyrant who must be cajoled rather than addressed; and this is tied in with a picture of his nature or character that is fundamentally unchristian or subchristian, even if many Christian thinkers have fallen victim to it.

I could easily show you these regions if I had here a picture of the brain.1 Moreover, the diminished or exaggerated associations of what this author calls the Köperfühlshäre with the other regions, accounts, according to him, for the complexion of our emotional life, and eventually decides whether one shall be a callous brute or criminal, an unbalanced sentimentalist, or a character accessible to feeling, and yet well poised.

A lower - echelon disaster thriller, in which the best character is knocked off early on and the leading man runs out of ideas with a third of the picture still to go.

Frozen — A charming Walt Disney Pictures animated film with great characters, excellent animation, charming songs and a good message.

Aside from the well - noted fact that more superior long - form drama (and comedy) can be found on television than in cinemas, the two most interesting motion picture experiences I had in 2012 were in galleries: The Clock (Christian Marclay, 2010), a staggering and hypnotic achievement of which I still have some of its 24 hours to catch up with, and two multi-screen installations by Candice Breitz: «Him» and «Her» in which many scenes from the films of Jack Nicholson (in Him) and Meryl Streep (in Her), isolate the actors from their filmic background leaving the actors to speak to and interrogate each other across space and time on many themes of character, identity, success, failure, anger and disappointment.

Combining broad comedy with believable and well - drawn characters, The Full Monty was a major box - office hit both in England and the United States and was nominated for Academy Awards as Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.

But the best I can surmise after puzzling over the picture is that the younger Gilroy came up with a compelling character and a thematic journey, then didn't bother writing a story in which to frame them.

So if its ultimate resolution doesn't do justice to the delirious absurdity of its beginning, there exists at least in the picture the idea, now out of favour, that comedy is best when it begins with character and proceeds into situation.

These are also the only best picture nominees with notable female leads, aside from Frances McDormand's character Mildred Hayes in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

And with a cast that's littered with some of the best character actors in the business, «Argo» is pretty much a shoo - in for Best Director and Best Picture nominations come awards seabest character actors in the business, «Argo» is pretty much a shoo - in for Best Director and Best Picture nominations come awards seaBest Director and Best Picture nominations come awards seaBest Picture nominations come awards season.

On the other, it doesn't for one minute escape the sad realization that this would be the second time a woman wins «Best Picture» for a film belonging to a male - centric genre, with male characters leading the narrative charge (see: Kathryn Bigalow's The Hurt Locker).

nominated for 8 Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) and Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris), the introspective mood piece follows the lead character's evolution from age 9 into adulthood, with Chiron and Kevin each being played by a trio of different actors.

... Though it would have at least meant one Best Picture nominee with a lead character of color.

It's a huge benefit to the film that he did, as these characters have a genuine interaction with each other that doesn't necessarily come off well in other animated pictures.

And it does actually sympathize and humanize these characters, keeping the picture in line with the feel - good nature of Melfi's two prior screenplays.

It's not a comedy by any definition — in fact, it's a terrific thriller with as much personality as tension — but Lester weaves some terrific character humor through the picture, notably Roy Kinnear as the hapless Social Director, trying his best to keep spirits through the ordeal.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (Grade: A): The third and final installment of Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's «Rings» trilogy (winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director) is unique in the annals of movie sequels: a Part Three that fulfills the story and themes of its predecessors with a blissful unity and satisfaction, and surpasses them in character development, emotional depth, visual splendor and every other aspect.

From the distinct character parallels — most notably those connecting the two films» respective «phantom» characters, Reynolds's mother and the titular Rebecca — to the isolated manor setting to the thematic obsession with food and control, Phantom Thread functions in many ways as a remix of Hitchcock's 1940 Best Picture winner, the director's only film to take that honor.

The picture recognizes that Matt Damon is best as an everyman with potential by presenting him as a character born at the age of thirty - three.

Even better is the return of the guttural sound of The Blaster Beam, Craig Huxley's instrument so familiar to fans of «Star Trek: The Motion Picture» and «Dreamscape,» Given that much of the action is driven by dialogue and character, It says something about Trachtenberg's confidence in McCreary's musical storytelling ability that the whole opening plays only with score with score, setting up a highly dysfunctional nuclear family, locked in by doomsday.

The story is well developed, there's plenty of character progression and the story focusses more on the bigger picture of the post-apocalyptic world and the hunt for gasoline with many new protagonists added to the mix.

I must say that this was one of the worst movies I've ever watched, «Evil Dead» was better than this mound of shit... Gareth Edwards should be banned from directing hence forth, and now I hear he's directing the new Star Wars spin - off... I'm not one to talk down to others but let's be honest, you have to be retarded to like this movie... It made absolutely no sense, the script (the most important piece to any movie) was terrible, the plot was stupid, the acting was horrible and it seemed that the actors who were chosen were acting for a different movie all together... Where was the sense of urgency, I mean there were 300 foot tall behemoths walking through buildings and all you could show us was who was going ride with the little boy on the school bus... Maybe if all the main characters died and they just let Godzilla do his thing from there on out an eyebrow could've been raised but unfortunately, there isn't one good thing to say about this movie... I'm shocked the WB handed over one their biggest names to Legendary Pictures... Let's not forget what they've done with Superman Returns... This is shameful...

Pictures and New Line Cinema will release a slate of at least 10 movies — as well as stand - alone Batman and Superman films — from 2016 through 2020 that expands this prized universe of characters: o «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,» directed by Zack Snyder (2016) o «Suicide Squad,» directed by David Ayer (2016) o «Wonder Woman,» starring Gal Gadot (2017) o «Justice League Part One,» directed by Zack Snyder, with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams reprising their roles (2017) o «The Flash,» starring Ezra Miller (2018) o «Aquaman,» starring Jason Momoa (2018) o «Shazam» (2019) o «Justice League Part Two,» directed by Zack Snyder (2019) o «Cyborg,» starring Ray Fisher (2020) o «Green Lantern» (2020) On the television front, Warner Bros..

The PPT contains multiple visual representations of these stops to help the class to engage with and picture the many characters that the hero meets as well as forming opinions upon Odysseus as a leader and hero.

She is particularly seeking middle grade novels as well as picture books with strong story arcs, a spunky central character, and warmth, humor, or quirky charm.

Leon offers a finely drawn tale that encompasses theft, blackmail, emotional violence, and murder, as well as a rich array of characters... [and] compellingly combines their workaday crime - solving with a detailed picture of a vanishing Venice.»

It's extremely important to provide them with a thorough synopsis of the story as well as any big - picture themes, character motivations and inspirations.

These eye - catching cards, emblazoned with pictures of your favorite characters, including Tinkerbelle, Nemo, Goofy, Donald Duck, Buzz, Woody, and yes, Mickey and Minnie too — are some of the best credit cards out there for anyone who spends a lot on Disney products or frequents their theme parks.

An all - new feature to the PS4 release is the character gallery which includes the character's name, a detailed biography of the character and a picture of the character with a total of 33 characters which are unlocked as the player progresses through the story, although it is an excellent feature it would have been even better if instead of a still picture; there would have been a fully 3D character model with a camera which could rotate around the character and zoom in or out, alongside some of each character's most humorous dialogue.

Well folks, it's been a very festive week so far with lovely pictures, embedded videos, and Mickey Mouse making his way onto the face of some coked out Final Fantasy XIII character.

The village will be Nintendo themed with an opportunity to get Nintendo character patterns as well as filled with Nintendo villagers as seen in the picture.

The game starts with your character, that can only be properly described as yet another cog in a gigantic totalitarian machine, trying to escape the factory he works at, which is set in a rigid communist dictatorship, complete with pictures of Marx, Lenin, and Stalin on the walls, as well as lots and lots of hammers and sickles decorating the bleak interiors of the facility.

When we asked who starred in «The Lord of the Rings,» Voice Search provided us with a picture of the top three actors, as well as their names and the names of the characters they played.