Sentences with phrase «stars drama group»

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Call the Midwife is a BBC period drama, but instead of starring lords and butlers it's centered on a group of midwives and nuns working in the East End of London in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Mia Kirshner, Jennifer Beals, Pam Grier, Laurel Holloman, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey and Katherine Moennig star in this intimate drama series about a group of lesbian friends struggling with romance and careers in Los Angeles.

Denzel Washington stars in and directs this inspiring drama about a college professor who challenges the entrenched racism and prejudice of the 1930's by assembling and training a first - class African - American debate team, a talented group that makes its way to a national championship against Harvard University.

This harrowing, one - hour drama series stars Michael Ealy as a federal agent deep undercover inside a group of Islamic extremist terrorists in Los Angeles, a cell led by a charismatic true believer (Oded Fehr) for whom any act of violence is moral if it serves his cause.

Featuring an all - star cast, this WW II adventure drama tells the story of a group of Allied operatives who are sent on a highly dangerous mission to destroy a Nazi installation, where long - range rockets are being developed that could tip the balance of power in favour of the German forces.

Synopsis: Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo and Tim Robbins star in this comedy - drama about a group of people who are brought together when they join a support group to overcome their sex addictions.

The target of the misfit group's ire is Adam King (Clancy Brown), a Shatner-esque actor who starred in a space show and a cop drama but now fills his ego with regular appearances at conventions like this — and his wallet with outrageous fees for autographs and pictures.

Starring Joaquin Phoenix and distributed by Amazon Studios, the drama follows the life of a troubled alcoholic who journeys from rock - bottom to an oddball AA group; it also stars Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black.

The drama stars Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve and Olivia Taylor Dudley and is based on the best - selling novels by Lev Grossman about a group of twenty - something friends who discover their magical abilities and ward off evil.

David Strathairn, Laura Mennell, and Malik Yoba star in this sci - fi drama about a group of people whose neurological disorders give them outstanding abilities.

Notably absent from the pool was any actor of color — the second year in a row that the Academy has elected an all - white group of nominees — and Todd Haynes» Carol, the acclaimed 1950s lesbian drama starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

As for my 10 Best Films of the Year, the group includes biopics, documentaries, dramas, musicals, romances, an animated fantasy and an all - star action / thriller:

The psychological drama stars James Rolleston (The Dead Lands) as one of a group of acting students who use a real - life sex scandal involving a tennis coach, as creative fuel for their end of year show.

Another actors» vehicle is Andy Serkis» well - directed drama «Breathe,» about real - life polio survivor Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield), who thanks to his clever wife («The Crown» star Claire Foy) and a group of loyal and inventive friends lived to age 64 and revolutionized the standards of what was possible for polio victims.

«My Old Lady,» the comedy - drama starring Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline and Kristen Scott Thomas, took in $ 134,000 from 11 theaters for a $ 12,800 per - screen average in its debut for Cohen Media Group.

By and large, the film feels on surer ground dealing with Eric outside the group — although there it comes much closer to the routine tropes of the prison movie, especially to such apprenticeship dramas as Jacques Audiard's A Prophet (its rise - to - power themes echoed in one character's observation, ««Starred up» means you're a leader.

While struggling with her own trauma, a woman in a chronic - pain support group (Jennifer Aniston) begins to investigate the suicide of a fellow group member (Anna Kendrick) and develops an unexpected relationship with the woman's husband (Sam Worthington), in this highly anticipated drama also starring William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman.

Colombian actress Catalina Sandino Moreno, who earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in «Maria Full of Grace,» is set to star in the historical drama «Castro's Daughter,» it was announced Saturday by Mankind Entertainment and Smokewood Entertainment Group.

Starring Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Norman Reedus, Woody Harrelson, Kate Winslet, Clifton Collins, Jr., Michael K. Williams, Luis Da Silva, Teresa Palmer and Gal Gadot, this crime drama follows a group of criminals, made up of dirty cops and ex special forces, who get involved with the Russian Mafia and are forced to complete a very difficult heist.

The Inception star will make her directorial debut with this story about a teacher who chaperones a group of drama students.

Shia LaBeouf and Sasha Lane star in Andrea Arnold's drama about a troubled teen who finds her feet among a group of travelling magazine subscription salespeople.

Stars: Matt Barr, Charlie Barnett, Christina Ochoa, Nigel Thatch, Corbin Reid, Melissa Roxburgh, W. Tré Davis Producers: Bill Haber, Kyle Jarrow Premise: Set at a U.S. Army base that houses an elite unit of helicopter pilots trained to perform clandestine international and domestic missions, the drama unfolds in the present as well as in flashbacks to a failed mission involving one of the first female pilots in the unit, ultimately uncovering layers of personal and government / military secrets, and leading to a season - long plan to rescue a group of MIA soldiers.

Instead, they would rather linger on those lengthy recreations, featuring Scarlett Johansson as the actress at the center point of the water ballet, Channing Tatum as the star hoofer who leads that group of sailors in song and dance, and a pitch - perfect Alden Ehrenreich as Hobie Doyle, the cowboy actor who performs seemingly impossible stunts and now finds himself struggling as the lead in a drama directed by the esteemed Laurence Lorenz (Ralph Fiennes).

Title: Proportional Response Author: Stefan Vucak Genre: Political Drama / Thriller Age Group: Adult (18 +) Rating: 5 stars Purchase: Amazon Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.

Title: The Inconvenient Unborn Author: David Carter Genre: Family Drama / Political Thriller Age Group: Adult Rating: 4 stars Purchase: Amazon Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.

That group has already greenlit two seasons of a morning show drama series project, executive produced by and starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon; and a reimagined «Amazing Stories» — the classic anthology from Steven Spielberg and Bryan Fuller, another «Star Trek» vet.