Sentences with phrase «playing fictionalized»

We can see Spy Kids star Daryl Sabara playing a fictionalized version of Edgar Rice Burroughs at the beginning of the trailer (apparently the story is told as if Carter is a relative of Burroughs).

Yet «Begin Again» keeps coming down with the cutes, especially when CeeLo Green turns up playing a fictionalized version of himself, or when Knightley (who begins the film in an appealingly wary key) starts crinkling her nose in bliss, or when Gretta and Dan walk through Times Square listening to Sinatra and Stevie Wonder on her iPhone.

At its center is Forrest Whitaker playing a fictionalized version of the man who served 9 U.S. presidents as the White House butler.

Imposingly tall, with wild thinning hair, thrift - store fashion sense, and a Brooklyn accent, Coopersmith is a consistently delightful screen presence; considering that he appears to be playing a fictionalized version of himself, his quirks only lend credibility to the movie's buried central thesis about finding pleasure in the real thing.

It would be a remarkable film even without its backstory: Director Valérie Donzelli and her co-writer Jérémie Elkaïm also star, playing fictionalized versions of themselves from the moment they fall in love to the exhaustion of their years caring for their child.

Keep in mind that the following nominations don't include artists nominated for nominally playing fictionalized versions of themselves, including Aziz Ansari in «Master of None,» Issa Rae in «Insecure» or Pamela Adlon in «Better Things.»

Best Hollywood Inside Joke: Isla Fisher Playing a Fictionalized Version of Amy Adams, Nocturnal Animals Worst Hollywood Inside Joke: «Jack Ryan and Jack Reacher — tonight's going to be a total jack - off!»

(The performers all play fictionalized versions of themselves, but with a different surname.)

Rogen also stars alongside James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson, and they all play fictionalized versions of themselves as an apocalypse brings an end to the world as we know it.

Warwick Davis, best known for his role in Willow, plays a fictionalized version of himself.

Once again, Phillips plays a fictionalized version of himself: a musical comedian who mostly plays to small, unpredictable audiences in dumpy venues in unremarkable locales.

Tuesday, July 12 «Difficult People» (Hulu) Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner play fictionalized versions of themselves once again in Season 2 of this comedy about two jaded New York comedians.

GM: I play a fictionalized version of myself, but everything I say on stage is something that has actually happened, even if the timeline of my life doesn't exactly match up with my stage persona.

Charlie Kaufman has written some of the most original movies of the last decade, but «Adaptation» is probably his best thanks to an incredible (and surprisingly reserved) performance from Nicolas Cage, who plays a fictionalized version of the screenwriter as he struggles to finish the script for the very film that the audience is watching.

My Dinner With Andre, directed by Louis Malle from a script by Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, who play fictionalized versions of themselves, became the surprise indie hit of 1981 and a cult film on the art house circuit.

Gooding Jr. will play a fictionalized version of himself, Madsen will play a private detective whom the boys» parents hire to track their criminal activity, and David will play a federal agent investigating cartel activity in the area.

(2000), the breakthrough film in which Fontainhas residents (most notably Vanda Duarte) play fictionalized versions of themselves as documentary footage depicts the demolition of their neighborhood, Costa first immersed himself in the community, shooting over 150 hours of footage as a one - man crew.

Framed and interrupted by the ironic observations of two parodic «public television» commenta - tors, the dancers play fictionalized versions of themselves in a wry tale of contemporary romance, in which the dance literally and metaphorically advances the narrative.

Not exact matches

When we consider the racial or ethnic dynamics of the play, two points stand out: First, racial difference is a source of animosity, suspicion, and disdain; second, despite the animosity, suspicion, and disdain, not even Shakespeare's fictionalized Venice can be described as a racist society in the modern sense of the term.

Wakefield's best - known novel is Starting Over, a fictionalized autobiography which was made into a successful motion picture with Burt Reynolds playing Wakefield.

Wiley describes it as a «total joy» to play Detective Mathers, a no - nonsense LAPD homicide detective who is partnered with an actor (Veronica Mars» Ryan Hansen as a fictionalized version of himself) to solve crimes.

In her new play, Boy, now on stage at the Clurman Theatre in New York City, playwright Anna Ziegler presents an engrossing, fictionalized account of the Reimer case.

Jandreau is a real - life Pine Ridge rodeo rider, playing a barely fictionalized version of himself, and director Chloe Zhao (Songs My Brothers Taught Me) brings a documentarian's eye to his story, augmented with some striking photography making the most of the movie's picturesque Badlands geography.

Though largely fictionalized, this is a moving report of the defense of the Pacific Island base, with strong emphasis on the heroic gallantry of three Manrines, played by Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, and William Bendix.

I was hoping this was going to be a slightly fictionalized, fast - paced dramatization, but no, it's a boring - sorry - documentary that plays out in the»50s and»70s, ugh.

I was hoping this was going to be a slightly fictionalized, fast - paced dramatization, but no, it's a boring - sorry - documentary that plays

Paul Bettany plays Charles Darwin in «Creation,» a fictionalized account of the writing of «On the Origin of Species.»

It was just Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing somewhat fictionalized versions of themselves and having a great deal of fun.

As you can see, the play Mortimer and Wells are working on follows a fictionalized version of the show's fictionalized version of the actresses, so things are getting very meta in the show.

This evocative and quietly powerful glimpse into masculinity and Western heritage takes a docudrama approach to the story of Brady Jandreau, a young South Dakota rodeo cowboy playing a lightly fictionalized version of himself.

Now mix that trait with the overly ambitious persona of Bradley Cooper's FBI Agent and the US Attorney played by Alessandro Nivola, and you have a collision of worlds that results in a fictionalized account of the ABSCAM events of the late 70's and early 80's.

She also enlisted the actor's own family and friends, playing barely fictionalized versions of themselves to add to the authenticity.

Director Daniels and screenwriter Danny Strong, who based the movie on a Washington Post article by Wil Haygood, use this as a basis for the completely fictionalized persona of Cecil Gaines, played by Forest Whitaker.

He plays himself in director Chloé Zhao's slightly fictionalized retelling of his story.

Ewan McGregor plays Mills's fictionalized stand - in, Christopher Plummer his father, and for good measure, Mélanie Laurent plays a French actress / love interest.

Alongside Robert Greene «s «Kate Plays Christine» (which you can find below in «Best Docs»), «Christine» is the fictionalized retelling, starring a career - best Rebecca Hall and directed by Antonio Campos.

Those people are pretty much absent from this admittedly fictionalized account of Seal's life, which treats him like a charming rogue — he's played by Tom Cruise, definitely not a lookalike — with motives more honorable than outright greed and corruption.

Todd Haynes» 1999 film «Velvet Goldmine» (Miramax) reimagines the Glam rock era and the iconic influence of David Bowie through the kaleidoscopic lens of «Citizen Kane» and the fictionalized persona of rock legend and bi-sexual pop icon Brian Slade (played by Jonathan Rhys - Myers).

Gandolfini plays documentary producer Craig Gilbert in HBO's fictionalized account of the making of An American Family, widely considered to be the first docu - reality series.

«Frost / Nixon» plays a little with the timeline of the interviews and includes some fully fictionalized moments, including a pivotal late - night phone conversation between Nixon and Frost that never took place.

Brady is played by 20 - year - old Brady Jandreau, an utterly magnetic screen presence who turns out to be starring in a loosely fictionalized version of his own story.

But, as noted above, all the movie stars are playing themselves, albeit fictionalized versions of themselves.

The characters are likable and played with considerable enthusiasm, easily compensating for the fictionalized biography.

Signing with the Cleveland Indians just months after Robinson joined the Dodgers, Larry Doby became the first African American to play in the American League, and Crowe tells his story in this fictionalized biography.

Played from a 3rd - person perspective as protagonist Marcus Holloway — a young hacker from the Oakland, California — the game features an open world set in a fictionalized version of San Francisco Bay Area, an area more than twice as large as the Chicago setting from the Watch Dogs.

Set within a fictionalized version of San Francisco Bay Area, the free pc games is played from a 3rd - person perspective and its world is navigated on - foot / by vehicle.

Played from a 3rd - person perspective as protagonist Marcus Holloway — a young hacker from the Oakland, California — the pc game features an open world set in a fictionalized version of San Francisco Bay Area, an area more than twice as large as the Chicago setting from the Watch Dogs.

Set in a fictionalized Las Vegas (and its desert - and - mountains surroundings), you play as a team of roadway criminals determined set out to take down «The House» (a slightly more organized collection of criminals that run the city's casinos).

GLENN LIGON: It uses autobiographical details that can be fictionalized or distorted or played with.

Using cultural and social idiosyncrasies, Jankowski explores the contingent nature of meaning and interpretation through a constant play of fictionalized reality.