There aren't very many romantic comedies where viewers can actually identify with
the roles seen on screen.
Not exact matches
Nevertheless, I
see them all
on opening night — the action sequences are increasingly impressive, the cast is one of the most multicultural
on the silver
screen, and, to my personal delight, food plays a pivotal
role.
Quite whether this will lead to future
roles remains to be
seen, but it will certainly be a thrill to
see the silky Italian tactician
on the big
screen.
While most of us enjoy
seeing the little baby
on the
screen, ultrasounds play a huge
role in
screening for birth defects.
It's also a treat to
see an older generation of great African - American actors get a decent
role on screen; Angela Bassett (pictured above with Letitia Wright) and Forest Whitaker acquit themselves well.
The glee we sometimes
see in actors who break is
on -
screen only behind the 110 % commitment these actors have in their
roles.
I loved Copley's performance in D - 9, and considering it was his first major
role on screen, I can't wait to
see him try something else.
He continues to be
seen on television and
on the big
screen in a variety of projects including an episode of Battlestar Galactica (2006), the film Changeling (2008) with Angelina Jolie, recurring
roles in the series 24 (2009) and The Listener (2009), and in the miniseries The Borgias (2011) as a 15th - century cardinal.
Seriously, I must confess that Carrell and Fey can be likable people
on screen and yet I often watch The Office in spite of Carrell's character, not because of it, and the best thing I could say about Fey's character is that I have yet to
see her play a
role that was really bad but then I have yet to
see her play a
role that really wants to make me
see her play another
role.
Starring Serkis in the
role of Baloo, alongside Rohan Chand as Mowgli, Christian Bale as Bagheera, Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, and Cate Blanchett as Kaa, the film looks to be a darker take
on Rudyard Kipling's book than we've ever
seen on screen before.
Not only is it fun to
see the aged star in a
role where he can genuinely kick ass, the veteran's
on -
screen presence helps buoy some of the performances from his colleagues.
His next appearance
on film was
on the small
screen, in an uncredited
role in the first - season Adventures of Superman episode «Czar of the Underworld», first
seen in 1953.
Recently
seen on screen as porn actor Harry Reems in LOVELACE alongside Amanda Seyfried he's also contuined to star
on the small
screen with recurring
roles in TV series» Burning Love, The League and Showtime's House of Lies.
Following her Oscar - winning performance in 12 Years a Slave — and subsequent red carpet domination — Nyong» o's legions of fans will relish the chance to finally
see her face
on the big
screen again (apart from a bit
role in 2014's Non-Stop).
Will Sasso and Catherine O'Heara show up in supporting
roles, giving the audience familiar faces to
see and they do a terrific job with their time
on -
screen.
And Olympia Dukakis (rarely
seen on screen since her Oscar - winning performance in «Moonstruck») is memorable as Bob's Aunt Vicky, who gets to play a small, but important
role in undercover charade.
Tumblr, pay attention: Sebastian Stan, who made everyone lose their damn minds in The Winter Soldier and then leveraged his popularity to secure
roles in exactly one weird - sounding indie sports comedy, is finally going to be in another (non-Marvel) movie that you'll actually be able to
see on the big
screen.
My point, is that for a younger generation, the only opportunity to have
seen any portrayal of Marshall
on the big
screen, would have been the small
role in «The People vs. Larry Flynt» (1996).
This has been
on my must -
see list ever since it was announced, and that excitement has only grown with each new reveal, from the casting of Chris Pratt in the lead
role, to landing Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper to voice the movie's CGI characters, to the strong buzz emerging from early
screenings that have pegged it as one of the studio's best films to date.
This was not an easy
role to play, and every single time we
see her
on screen, she's walking a razor's edge that any other actress without complete conviction would have failed utterly and completely.
Not content with reprising the
roles of Clark and Ellen Griswold in the upcoming Vacation sequel / reboot, it seems we could be
seeing Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reuniting
on the small
screen too.
While Warlock's arrival has yet to be foreshadowed
on screen beyond a brief glimpse of a cocoon in GotGv2 that resembled his comic book chrysalis, the minds behind the MCU's continuity have discussed him, so there's a chance we'll
see him play a
role in Thanos» eventual defeat.
Lately, Rebhorn had been
seen most prominently
on the small
screen as Claire Danes» father
on the Showtime drama series «Homeland,» not to mention a recurring
role on the USA series «White Collar.»
While Latifah, long the film's shepherd, has expressed gratitude at the opportunity to grow as an actress before officially taking
on the
role, it's hard to imagine — given the destinations of «Candelabra» and «Normal Heart» — that a film unwilling to shy away from its black female protagonist's bisexuality would have ever
seen the light of day
on the big
screen.
She's already filmed her next five
roles: as previously discussed she'll play the showy small
role of James Brown's mom in Get
On Up (August, 2014); she's excellent as a college professor in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Pts 1 and 2 (release date still TBA but I saw it at TIFF); she's in Michael Mann's thriller Cyber (January, 2015) with Chris Hemsworth as the headliner and supposedly her role is large there as an FBI agent; She'll headline Shonda Rhimes TV series «How To Get Away With Murder» and if it gets picked up past the pilot, don't expect to see her on your movie screens for awhile; The other leading role is Lila & Eve (she plays Lila) but her co-star is... (wait for it)... Jennifer Lope
On Up (August, 2014); she's excellent as a college professor in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby Pts 1 and 2 (release date still TBA but I
saw it at TIFF); she's in Michael Mann's thriller Cyber (January, 2015) with Chris Hemsworth as the headliner and supposedly her
role is large there as an FBI agent; She'll headline Shonda Rhimes TV series «How To Get Away With Murder» and if it gets picked up past the pilot, don't expect to
see her
on your movie screens for awhile; The other leading role is Lila & Eve (she plays Lila) but her co-star is... (wait for it)... Jennifer Lope
on your movie
screens for awhile; The other leading
role is Lila & Eve (she plays Lila) but her co-star is... (wait for it)... Jennifer Lopez?
The BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy - nominated actor, who wowed
on stage performing Harold Pinter, wooed
on screen with Evita and blew minds open in Brazil, has never been afraid to ham it up for a supporting
role in an action franchise (
see Pirates of the Caribbean).
Shawkat was recently
seen on the small screen guest - starring on the Emmy nominated Drunk History, IFC's Portlandia, Comedy Central's Broad City and in a recurring role on HBO's Getting O
on the small
screen guest - starring
on the Emmy nominated Drunk History, IFC's Portlandia, Comedy Central's Broad City and in a recurring role on HBO's Getting O
on the Emmy nominated Drunk History, IFC's Portlandia, Comedy Central's Broad City and in a recurring
role on HBO's Getting O
on HBO's Getting
OnOn.
It seems that in 2015 you won't be able to turn around and not
see Vikander in one of her starring
roles on screen this year, she has EIGHT films.
Stiller, Vaughn, Hill and Ayoade all play to form - you've
seen them play these
roles before, what makes this film kind of work is
seeing these comedy personas
on screen together.
You can
see this quality
on screen in a lot of Owen Wilson's
roles — in the half - kidding, half - serious way he finds out just how far he can push people.
In this exclusive, uncut interview, Sheen talks about the female focus of Far From The Madding Crowd, the need for balance and complexity in women's
roles in movies and a living female icon he'd like to
see portrayed
on screen.
Schwarzenegger himself gives his best post-political performance to date in a surprisingly dark
role, that will undoubtedly remind audiences why they love Arnie and how great it is to
see the Governator back
on the big
screen for the long haul.
Reitman says the discomfort in
seeing women playing unpalatable
roles might just come from not having
seen as many stories about women
on -
screen.
Keating spoke with nostalgia towards his new
role: «It's been a true honour to help bring Postman Pat's singing voice to life,» he said, adding «I grew up watching Pat and all the great characters in Greendale so I can't wait to take my kids along to
see them all
on the big
screen,» via Metro.
As for the portrayals, Teller (who, incidentally, looks nothing like a real boxer), Eckhart and Hinds are fine and mostly believable in their
roles (especially the first two), but this author can not help but speculate that this real - life struggle and redemption story could have been told much better with some genuine emotion instead of the mediocre tale we
see on the
screen.
First up is Light Source & Imagery's 22 - minute «The Making of Norbit», in which Eddie Murphy walks the knife's edge of self - awareness («When I put
on these makeups, I get to go to some whole other place... that I couldn't go with [my real face]
on»), Thandie Newton hails the movie as a palate cleanser to a string of demanding
roles / films (to think Jonathan Demme remade Charade for her when all he had to do was put Eddie Murphy in a fat - suit), and we
see nifty demonstrations of how the split -
screens were accomplished; turns out that much of the time Murphy is only playing Rasputia from the neck up, a good - natured obese woman filling in for the body.
Red Sparrow stars Jennifer Lawrence in the lead
role and the trailer of the film was just released and we can not wait to
see this one
on the silver
screen.
While Murphy had acted in small
roles on television and in film, this was the first time he had taken charge
on the big
screen — and been
seen by American audiences.
Josh Brolin has been cast in the
role and although we have yet to truly
see any footage of the character in action, we can't wait to
see Brolin and Reynolds clash together
on -
screen.
I know I am being vague
on purpose, but this
role explores a particular set of circumstances that I haven't
seen portrayed in such detail
on screen.
So much film criticism focuses
on directors that we sometimes forget what draws most people to the
screen: the prospect of
seeing an actor connect with a
role and really live it.
Listen in as the hosts discuss what plot lines (if any) they'd like to
see on the big
screen, and should possibly play some of these iconic
roles.
Its
roles as reader and video player take priority and may
see few consider using it for the web as much as they would an iPad, where the interface and
screen size are much more focused
on general use.
However, it would be amazing to
see Machine Games producing a unique take
on split -
screen multiplayer in which the second player takes
on the
role of the Nazi villains attempting to kill B.J. and destroy the group of resistance fighters in the same gameplay direction as the Wolfstone 3D arcade cabinet situated within the U-Boat.
I can only wonder what new features will be available
on the 3DS and Wii U. I expect to
see the HD - ness of the Wii U and second
screen to play a huge
role in its gamplay.
After
seeing someone like Kevin Spacey in a such a
role a few years back, every time I
saw Harrington's likeness
on screen, I couldn't be bothered to care.
John Akomfrah's video installation «Vertigo Sea», a three -
screen film, first
seen at the 56th Venice Biennale, is a sensual, poetic and cohesive meditation
on man's relationship with the sea and exploration of its
role in the history of slavery, migration, and conflict.