HBO said he «opens up about his bittersweet childhood and lifelong obsession with moviemaking, his precocious early work as a TV «wunderkind,» his rise to fame through an incredible string of blockbusters, his later forays into more
serious dramatic films, and the personal and professional relationships he's cultivated through the years.»
Not exact matches
But a
serious film such as Fences is a privilege to see, not just as a
dramatic entertainment but because it reverberates long after it ends.
But that's not the big surprise about the
film: this story of an arrogant, over-the-hill slugger (Mac) who comes out of retirement to chalk up his 3000th hit is more of a
serious sports
film than a knee - slapping comedy, and Mac gets a rare opportunity to showcase his true
dramatic range as an actor.
I had actually gone to
film school with David Gordon Green, he was my next door neighbor my freshman year at college and all the stuff he made at school was really funny, but out of school he made some pretty
serious dramatic work.
It's as though the
film never can not decide if it wants to be a
serious, thematically rich movie or a
dramatic film with some dark comedic elements.
After appearing in a more
serious dramatic role in Wes Anderson's «Rushmore,» Bill has been experiencing a
film renaissance, with tons of critical praise for his work in
films like «The Royal Tenenbaums» and «Lost in Translation,» which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Alfie Allen (Rock) has more recently turned his eye to
dramatic roles, starring in a
serious — and seriously awful — Haitian revolutionary
film he keeps referring to as «the Haitian Django.»
It is a
serious look and
dramatic look into a period of two weeks where the very fate of this not yet approved
film was in limbo.
He rounded out the 90's with the title role in George of the Jungle, a
serious dramatic role in the superb
film Gods and Monsters about the director James Whale and a flirtation he has with the Fraser character, and another supremely underrated comedy, Blast from the Past, about a man who emerges from a bomb shelter after 35 years and falls in love with Alicia Silverstone.