Sentences with phrase «screen roles from»

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The lack of emphasis on a single religion does not stop Disney from taking up a catechizing role, Pinsky notes, «In the Western world in particular, the number of hours children spend receiving moral instruction in houses of worship is dwarfed by the amount of time spent sitting in front of screens large and small, learning values from Disney movies,» Disney's evangelistic entrepreneurship has been extraordinarily successful.

With Liverpool utilising similar tactics to the Arsenal and Hoffenheim fixtures, Firmino's role was to screen passes from the centre - backs, and block passing lanes into and from Fernandinho too.

Sean Goss: Signed from Exeter City in 2012, Goss has been called «the next Michael Carrick» due to his natural inclination to sit deep in a holding role soaking up passes and screening his defence.

The role of now regular surveillance, screening and monitoring processes as recorded by the Health Protection Agency has also contributed greatly to a significant reduction in key infection rates of MRSA bacteraemia, a 75 per cent reduction since 2003/04, when more patients were dying from what are largely avoidable infections.

«The three contestants were last Friday disqualified by the screening panel headed by Gen. A.B Mamman from contesting the PDP primaries for National Assembly aspirants for their alleged roles in the political crisis in Ogun State.

«However, we hope these findings reassure clinicians and the public that that there is little question about the effectiveness of mammography screening, which should continue to play a very important role in our efforts to prevent deaths from breast cancer.»

In the most recent publication from the Lu Laboratory in Scientific Reports, various compounds were screened for their effect on NMNAT2 levels — a protein we previously identified for its protective role in Alzheimer's disease.

That movie took a long time to get off the ground and before she ever appeared as Nova, Harrison served as a stand - in in the role of Dr. Zira (the part ultimately played by Kim Hunter) in the screen tests and extensive make - up tests through which the project evolved, even participating in a test for Edward G. Robinson in the role of Dr. Zaius (Robinson was forced to withdraw from the project because of a heart condition that prevented him from working under the heavy make - up and in the high altitude location where much of the film was to be made).

Back on the small screen, a recurring role as a pregnant mother suffering from amnesia following an intense ferry accident in Grey's Anatomy found Reaser anchoring one of the show's most memorable storylines.

Freeman invests the role of Somerset with a gentle yet firm dignity and strength that radiate from the screen from the beginning of the film, and Freeman never falters.

From the perfected subtleties he has portrayed in supporting roles, to his command of the screen as a star, Sutherland has covered abundant ground.

In 1996, he found critical acclaim when he transferred his role as a pyromaniac in Cosi from stage to screen.

Soon turning up in everything from Sex and the City to ER to appearing alongside Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001), Stewart began to work steadily while drifting between small and large screen roles.

The first few years of his career following the departure from the show were somewhat lackluster, but Smits eventually landed the role of Senator Bail Organa in the second and third Star Wars prequels, a move that would permanently cement him in film history in the minds of at least one very large fanbase.In addition to his work with the Star Wars franchise, Smits also made an inevitable return to the small - screen mid-decade with a prominent role on NBC's The West Wing during the show's 2004 - 2005 season.

Meeker switched from stage to screen in the silent era, playing leading roles in such important features as Four Sons (1928).

Even this was an offbeat lead role and unfortunately, as a result of a lawsuit, The Ghost Ship (and with it Knaggs» most interesting and fully realized screen performance) was withdrawn from distribution soon after release in 1944 and suppressed for 50 years, until the mid -»90s.

Once away from the Disney orbit, Munro radically altered her screen image with a string of sexy, fallen - woman roles; her final film assignment was as the fading alcoholic pop star in Sebastian (1968).

After being cast as Lorene Rogers in a TV remake of From Here to Eternity (a role she reprised in a subsequent series based upon the film), Basinger finally made her way to the big screen in the low - budget drama Hard Country.

An asset as a thesp for two decades now, from youthful leads («The Faculty,» «The Slaughter Rule») to more recent character roles on big screen («Argo») and small («Heroes,» «American Horror Story»), DuVall demonstrates a deft hand guiding her cast here.

A captivating force on both large and small screens, Katherine Moennig stands apart from her peers with a dedication to bold and groundbreaking roles.

I was a fan and I'm really disappointed IMO it's lost it's way hugely in season four, the lead roles have turned from having strong screen

Taking a step back from leading roles, the actor then poked fun at the movie industry with a cameo in director Kevin Smith's satire Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back before playing a supporting part opposite Christina Ricci in the big - screen adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's memoir, Prozac Nation.

Following the series» demise in 1991, Helgenberger returned to television guest - star status on ER, where she had a four - episode - long recurring role, and in the miniseries The Tommyknockers.A presence on the big screen since 1989, when she made her feature - film debut in Steven Spielberg's romantic fantasy Always, Helgenberger has played a wide variety of roles in films ranging from Species (1995) to the moody The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) to Steven Soderbergh's widely acclaimed Erin Brockovich (2000).

As his role in the latter film showed, Johnson is not afraid to push the edges of his screen personality, but he wisely — from a commercial standpoint — always falls back to his more conventional archetype.

After the war, his film parts multiplied, and he was very busy on the screen during the 1950s, in productions as different as Anthony Asquith's The Importance of Being Earnest and Tony Richardson's Look Back in Anger, and playing every kind of character role from coroners (in Cast a Dark Shadow) to British admirals (in Sink the Bismarck!)

In subsequent years, the thespian played Willoughby in John Alexander's U.K. television miniseries Sense and Sensibility (2008), adapted from the novel by Jane Austen; cut against type as an imprisoned white - collar criminal in the Wyatt Brothers» thriller The Escapist (2008); and essayed a supporting role as Sky, Sophie's (Amanda Seyfried) fiancé, in Phyllida Lloyd's big - screen ABBA musical Mamma Mia!

He began earning better roles in the mid - to late»40s, mostly villainous, and went on to become one of the busiest supporting players on television in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in small - screen Western fare ranging from Gene Autry to Lancer.

Staking claim on her fame with her role in the comedy - horror spoof Scary Movie, Regina Hall has frequented the big screen in roles that far from betrayed her age.

Upon his return from military service, Damone resumed his film career, enjoying featured or co-starring roles in major musical productions like Hit the Deck (1955) and the screen adaptation of Kismet (1955).

From there, no role was too small for the respected talent, ranging from the small screen again in Lovejoy and the cult Sharpe series to big screen efforts as diverse as David Fincher's Alien 3 and Aussie comedy Strange BedfellFrom there, no role was too small for the respected talent, ranging from the small screen again in Lovejoy and the cult Sharpe series to big screen efforts as diverse as David Fincher's Alien 3 and Aussie comedy Strange Bedfellfrom the small screen again in Lovejoy and the cult Sharpe series to big screen efforts as diverse as David Fincher's Alien 3 and Aussie comedy Strange Bedfellows.

So thank you, to everyone who has played a role in helping take this from an idea in Veronica Roth's head to a movie on the big screen.

The film, also titled Youth in Revolt, is adapted from the book by screen writer Gustin Nash who made a minor splash last year with Charlie Bartlett (our review), directed by Miguel Arteta and stars Michael Cera in the title role of Nick.

Jackman has done a wonderful job in the role, widening the character's popularity from a comicbook fans to the general cinema - going public: It is only well - earned audience affection that allowed him to survive the execrable X-Men Origins: Wolverine, as idiotic a film as has ever had the misfortune to be screened publicly.

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.

No, he's not hitting on older actresses this time, but instead debuting the look of his next role, that of Ig from the big - screen adaptation Joe Hill's supernatural thriller Horns.

Washington is accompanied on screen by Viola Davis, who also won a Tony for that 2010 revival of the play, and got one of her first major roles in film from her director in Antwone Fisher, years before her cinematic breakout with her Oscar - nominated role in Doubt.

Every role seems to have been faxed in from a different movie, and the actors are on such various planes of emotional intensity that sometimes you can catch them, right there on the screen, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Rickman was already a succesful actor on stage in the 1980's, but rose to prominence with unforgettable on screen roles like Hans Gruber in the original Die Hard, the Metatron in Dogma, Alexander Dane in Galaxy Quest and of course Snape from the Harry Potter series.

Returning from The Avengers are Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders who both do well in their roles once again, Sam Jackson getting more screen time than most of his other appearances.

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).

They are both Oscar winning acting titans having played the greatest roles from the stage to the screen.

After the twin relative disappointments of «The Crucible» and «The Boxer,» Day - Lewis disappeared from the screen for five years, taking up cobbling in Florence and starting a family with Miller while turning down roles ranging from Aragorn in «The Lord of the Rings» to the Fiennes» brothers roles in «The English Patient» and «Shakespeare in Love.»

Instead, the latest effort from the actor turned filmmaker (with Farewell his last notable on - screen role) is content to recreate Lawrence Kasdan's hit, from the tragedy that brings the group together to the expected cathartic ending.

Early Hollywood portrayals of African - Americans in stereotypical roles are a source of anger and embarrassment decades after those images disappeared from the screen.

The Rock does show good screen presence, and definitely fits the role of the sergeant well, but he isn't really on screen as much as you might think from the billing, and he also isn't the most interesting character of the film.

Even in his quieter moments free from dialogue, Chambers fills the screen with a quiet tenderness, bringing true authenticity to the role.

The story of Moses has been adapted for the screen many times before, from live - action epics like The Ten Commandments to DreamWorks» animated tale The Prince of Egypt, but Scott's film seems to be part of a recent push for Biblical and / or religious themed epics in Hollywood; another upcoming title is Ben - Hur, which will star Jack Huston in the title role.

Foy («Breathe») is not only quite good in this role, she also displays a wider range of emotions and therefore talent than most big screen audiences have seen from her.

The suspenseful tale of five friends who share an apartment for their extramarital affairs hits screens this weekend starring Kark Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet and Matthias Scoenaerts reprising his role from the original.

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.