Sentences with phrase «play by the cast»

SNL's version of the governor, played by cast member Fred Armisen, also refers to using cocaine and says he became governor of New York due to a «sex scandal I was miraculously not at the center of.»

Altman's skill as a director shows, setting up amiable scenes that are funny and well - played by his cast of likeable actors.

Not exact matches

At times feeling like a stage play, «The Post» is fueled by the performances of its incredible cast — including Tracy Letts, Carrie Coon, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Alison Brie, and David Cross — but often the scenes drag on too long.

Vulture, or Adrian Toomes, played by a very well - cast Michael Keaton — who probably got this role for appearing as another man with wings in «Birdman» — is one of the rare villains in the MCU that has a personal vendetta against the superheroes who doesn't feel like a desperate tie - in.

In the article, the MSM propagandist states such things as: 2017 has seen, according to his one time Goldman Sachs source, a «dramatic crash in [physical gold coin] demand,» that interest in gold coins is linked to «political conservatism, or anarcho - libertarianism» and «end of the world right wing sentiments,» that gold has been implicated in a «conspiracy to commit money laundering,» that gold is «financed by people in the narcotics trade,» that it comes from «illegal mines and drug dealers in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,» that «the federal authorities assume the NTR Metals [case] represented only a fraction of illegally sourced and financed gold,» that therefore the US attorney is broadly investigating the gold industry, that gold is «produced by exploited workers,» that «crude [gold] extraction techniques create serious and lasting environmental damage,» that gold plays an important part in «tax evasion,» that it is related to American gun sales, which the author abhors; that «drug dealers [use] gold imports as a way of laundering their proceeds,» and that «they came to realize that illegal gold [is] an intrinsically better business» than drug dealing; to name but a few of the aspersions cast against gold in the short article.

In the future, blockchain tools could serve as a foundational infrastructure for casting, tracking, and counting votes — potentially eliminating the need for recounts by taking voter fraud and foul play off the table.

And a group of kids playing a Harry Potter cast a magic spell (by proxy) on Anne Frank, and it had the exact same effect.

She was cast as Helen Keller, opposite her teacher — and «miracle worker» — Annie Sullivan, portrayed by Anne Bancroft in William Gibson's play of the same name.

The dream falls apart when his film's Hatuey, played by locally cast Daniel, becomes the fugitive ringleader of protests against the privatization of Bolivia's water.

The film will debut with its original cast, including the late Carrie Fisher, as well as introduce some new characters played by Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro and Kelly Marie Tran.

That may sound like a gimmick, but Paterson is far more than that, thanks to its marvelous cast and Jarmusch's refusal to play by Hollywood's rules.

I made a walnut - studded red pesto sauce by casting sun - dried tomatoes in the role basil typically plays.

Plus, the game is played by 21 other people besides the QB at any given time, and the Bucs in my opinion have a much stronger supporting cast.

From star receiver A.J. Green to rising tight end Tyler Eifert to big - play receiver Marvin Jones and several others, Dalton is surrounded by a vigorous cast, a group from which every week a different star can emerge.

Cast as the foil in Boston College's first Atlantic Coast Conference game, Florida State was mauled for much of the game and outgained by 124 yards, but rallied with a long drive, a blocked punt and a six - play goal - line stand to remain unbeaten.

Chelsea played wonderful football in their 5 - 0 rout of Swansea on Saturday Jose Mourinho has cast aside the functional style of his first spell The manager now has his team playing spectacular football The defensive rigour of Mourinho's old teams remains in evidence But going forward they are a much more exciting proposition It's been a strange weekend: Jose Mourinho put out a team that got a great away win by playing some terrific football, reminiscent of Arsenal circa 2004.»

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It's actually super easy to listen to, either by: 1) pushing the play button on web pages that include a podcast player, or 2) via an app such as the Podcasts app (for iPhone and iPad) or Stitcher, Podcast Addict, or Pocket Casts (for Android devices).

They each have their own club where they can make new friends, play games, do activities or just hang out and be themselves while being supervised by Disney Cast members.

The cast is superb: Malkovich as the analyst Cox shows a true flair for comedy, Clooney is on top form here as the sleaze whose life intersects with Litzke almost by accident and Brad Pitt, playing a much younger man than his true age, is brilliantly idiotic and brainless.

There were times when I worried that the script was being played out by a cast of caricatures.

Darwin's wife, Emma, is played by Jennifer Connelly (Bettany's real - life wife), who is likewise on familiar ground: she was once cast as the spouse of another scientific genius, mathematician John Nash, in A Beautiful Mind.

Will Beuche sees it this way: «I won't call abduction a spiritual experience, but by its very nature it casts you into reflection about your existence... you feel you're behind the scenes of a theater, of an incredible play... this play we're all in.»

Unique is dismayed by the publicity and pressure, but after a pep talk from Kurt and Mercedes, performs and wins the MVP award at Nationals competition, though Vocal Adrenaline comes in second to New Directions.Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel) had originally auditioned to play Artie Abrams.The sixth and final season's main cast was reduced to nine: Colfer, Criss, Lynch, Mc Hale, Michele, Morrison and Overstreet continued from the previous season, Riley returned to the main cast, and Dot - Marie Jones as football coach Shannon Beiste was promoted to it.

When Kenyans cast their ballots to pick the president, the roles played by ethnicity and tribalism are likely to be decisive.

There's also a cosmic injustice to casting Peter Capaldi, who lit up the screen with beautiful vitriol in In the Loop and «The Thick of It,» as a stock doctor that could have been played by any old man in a sweater.

Cast: Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Marc Umbers, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Wilkinson, Milena Vukotic, Roger Hammond, John Standing Director: Mike Barker Screenplay: Howard Himelstein (based on the play, «Lady Windermere's Fan», by Oscar Wilde) Review published June 30, 2006

Top - billed in a cast short on star power but long on believability, Clooney plays Thomas Devoe, a committed but rule - bending Lieutenant Colonel in the Special Forces branch of the Marine Corps first seen being grilled by a Senate panel for sending a Ford Explorer to the daughter of an enemy contact.

Described by one prominent critic as Revenge of the Nerds with an increased fart quotient and added projectile vomiting, this dumb - dumb frat comedy cast Heder, Spade and Schneider as a trio of losers who form a baseball team to thwart a bunch of elementary - school bullies; Heder played a booger - eating dork with an unhealthy degree of maternal attachment.

No, he's not a great thespian — and given the stellar nature of the film's supporting cast, he threatens to look worse by comparison — but I think Affleck plays Mendez in a more than competent manner.

In fact, the supporting cast is a lot more interesting, namely Bates and Bradshaw, who play off one another brilliantly, and the quirky Zooey Deschanel (as Paula's roommate Kit) and Bartha, who's unlikely onscreen relationship is by far the funniest part of the film.

SPECIAL FEATURES The commentary track, which features director John Milius and Schwarzenegger, is a hoot: They spend most of it alternating between a sort of masturbatory reverie -LRB-» That's a great shot»), play - by - play commentary -LRB-» Here's the scene with the giant snake»), and filmmaking insight (in casting Conan's adversaries, Milius made sure that they were all bigger than Arnold, so that viewers wouldn't see his victory as a foregone conclusion).

Nevertheless this sufficiently faithful adaptation should please most fans of the book, and is a promising start to the new trilogy when it rests on the shoulders of its strong cast by playing to their strengths and accentuating the once again stunning production design and Howard Shore's damn near perfect score.

The doomed are played by a hip cast of north - of - the - border insiders, including Sarah Polley, Callum Keith Rennie, Genevieve Bujold, scene - stealer Sandra Oh (HBO's Arli $ $), and the king of Toronto cool himself, director David Cronenberg, who employed McKellar, Rennie, and Polley in eXistenZ and who plays a gas company employee spending his last hours on the phone assuring customers that service won't be interrupted.

On merit, Frasier seems more likely to succeed, largely thanks to a strong supporting cast, headed by the man who plays the father, John Mahoney.

That alone would be reason to get excited, and Coogler makes good on the landmark project's potential by featuring a predominantly black ensemble, casting some of the best young actors around — from Chadwick Boseman (who proved his dramatic chops playing James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall in recent years) to Michael B. Jordan (even more buff, and twice as charismatic, than he appeared in the director's two previous features, «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed»)-- as well as such legends as Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett.

Reeves does a nice job of distancing himself from The Matrix trilogy by playing Constantine as an exceedingly grizzled figure (smart choice, given that the man can literally see demons), while the supporting cast is peppered with a host of familiar faces (Peter Stormare even pops up as Satan, delivering a flamboyant performance that's easily the highlight of the film).

Kaling and co-creator Grandy use plot as a display case for consistently funny writing, sweet and credible performances by the ensemble cast and most of all, the exceptional skills of J.J. Totah, who plays Priya and Vince's proudly out son, Michael.

Bryan Cranston's Walter remains one of the best - played characters on television, and he's surrounded by a strong cast that, knowingly or unknowingly, plays off his desperation.

The recreations of key scenes from that kitsch classic are shot with stunningly tacky verisimilitude and played to the scrappy hilt by an up - for - anything cast, including Zac Efron, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson and Jacki Weaver.

The director finds himself stymied by weak source material — Jean - Luc Lagarce's 1990 play about a young man who returns home to tell his family he's dying — and only intermittently well served by his starry French cast.

Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams strike comic gold — or at least silver plate — as a hyper - competitive game - crazy couple whose suburban couples gaming party goes way off the rails when an equally competitive globe - trotting / high rolling brother to the husband (Kyle Chandler, cast against type) comes home, initiates a murder / kidnapping mystery game that is in turn hijacked by real hoodlums who play for keeps.

Producer / creator Barry Kemp felt that the actor would be the wrong choice for the part (and eventually handed it to Tom Poston instead), but also felt so impressed by Van Dyke's talents that he both cast the actor in a guest - starring role on a season - one episode of that series (he played a flustered travel agent named Roy Herzog), and promised Van Dyke a more substantial recurring assignment on a sitcom.

Del is played with a wondrous lack of affectation by Steve Buscemi; honestly, the guy is so often cast as «quirky dude» that it's a joy to see him just sit back and act.

Very much a character study, with most of the focus mostly on Bjorn Borg (played by Sverrir Gudnason)-- notably, the film was titled Borg in Sweden — and his meticulous, robotlike preparation pitted against the wild - child spirit of John McEnroe, who was seemingly perfectly stunt cast with real - life powder keg Shia LaBeouf.

Despite what critics and some audiences who may have inconsistencies or confusions or improbabilities, but there is one perfect thing at it's center, and that is the character of Celie, played with riveting and emotional fire by Whoopi Goldberg in her first ever theatrical role that consisted of its predominately African - American cast that also included Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Laurence Fishburne, and Adolph Caesar.

Directed by Emmy - winning director Tom Hooper, he played President John Adams in a cast that also included award - winning actors Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, David Morse, and Stephen Dillane.

And while Farrell is admittedly quite good as the smooth, charismatic Jerry, Yelchin is simply unable to become the compelling protagonist that the narrative clearly requires - with the actor's less - than - engrossing performance matched by an underwhelmingly bland supporting cast (eg Toni Collette, playing Charley's concerned mother, is hopelessly wasted here).

Directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, «The Post» canters along with crisp pacing and straightforward, unfussy clarity, its two icons - playing - icons bolstered by a superb cast of supporting players.

The screenplay is actually quite credibly conceived and executed with a fair amount of humour which is accentuated by the playing of the cast.