Sentences with phrase «strong supporting performances in»

After Boardwalk Empire and his strong supporting performances in Not Fade Away and Kill Your Darlings, he seemed destined to one day headline a big studio picture.

Maika Monroe, who delivered a strong supporting performance in The Guest, gets top billing this time around as Jay.

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Paulo Dybala was vital in getting their attack rolling, and as the game went on more players started getting involved as well, including a surprisingly strong supporting performance from Alex Sandro on the left side of the Italians» midfield.

Support for performance - based layoffs was strong among all groups, including 75 - 20 percent among voters in households with a union member.

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Brindisi's campaign said his strong fundraising performance was an indication of his grassroots support in the eight - county district.

Clinton — who held a slim lead in polls leading up to election day — scored strong support among women, minorities and college graduates, but that wasn't enough to overcome Trump's unexpectedly strong performance.

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There's some sharply written dialogue, and a few strong performances in supporting roles.

Hanks starred in Tom Tykwer's adaptation of Eggers» A Hologram for the King last year, but here he plays a more sinister character alongside a strong supporting cast that includes Karen Gillan, John Boyega, Ellar Coltrane, and the late Bill Paxton in one of his last performances.

Kapur imbues the film with the historical import and epic sweep missing from Elizabeth, and while Blanchett's firebrand performance is the film's searing centrepiece, strong supporting work from Owen, Abbie Cornish (finally impressive after many try - hard strike - outs), Morton and, especially, Geoffrey Rush as her loyal - to - a-fault servant Francis Walsingham, bring out the shades in her deeply conflicted character.

Three of the year's strongest female performances threaten convention, the one that says females are usually cast as supporting, loving, noble characters who give of themselves in the service of the male lead.

Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, is a coming - of - age drama in which Farmiga delivers a subtle, nuanced performance completely from the gut, with equally strong and compelling supporting characters.

The supporting cast is very strong, too, so even up against such a full and filling performance as Moore's, the actors don't back down or turn in weak work.

This thin premise is better suited to a half - hour sitcom than a feature film (in fact, there's an episode of Frasier with a very similar setup), but it's strong enough to support some fun performances from a group of TV stars, along with a lot of weightless filler.

«In a Lonely Place» is a strong and insightful character study into the volitile central character, though, and the supporting characters and performances are all rich.

He gets strong support from both Harris and Reed, who give their strongest performances in years, and from Phoenix, whose sniveling Commodus maintains a spark of humanity while never being less than loathsome.

This is matched by the two leads who share an effortless and convincingly «lived - in» chemistry with one another and who are surrounded by strong supporting performances by Goldblum and Alexander.

In addition to Branagh, the supporting cast is excellent, with an especially strong performance by Cynthia Nixon in capturing the spirit of Eleanor Roosevelt, and her decisions to stand by her man despite being free to do as she pleaseIn addition to Branagh, the supporting cast is excellent, with an especially strong performance by Cynthia Nixon in capturing the spirit of Eleanor Roosevelt, and her decisions to stand by her man despite being free to do as she pleasein capturing the spirit of Eleanor Roosevelt, and her decisions to stand by her man despite being free to do as she pleases.

PATTI CAKE$ feels more fresh and original than the synopsis suggests, thanks in part to Macdonald's lead performance but also a strong supporting cast and a good script.

Superbly shot by cinematographer Roger Deakins and supported by a host of strong performances, True Grit really is a traditional western in every sense.

Perhaps trying to swerve this strong British actor field, Steve Carrell was instead put forward for the supporting actor category for his Oscar - tipped performance in Foxcatcher.

I mean, I'm not sure that Rachel's is the strongest performance in the Best Supporting Actress group but it's already been established that there's category fraud in that group to begin with, and if Rachel wants to step up to that challenge and turn it into a race, for sure I'm down.

Snub: There aren't too many supporting actress performances that scream to be recognized this year (it was a pretty weak year for strong female roles), but the first one that comes to mind is Oscar favorite Jessica Chastain for her performance in «A Most Violent Year.»

Clocking in at almost 150 minutes, there's a lot of story to tell here and the supporting cast all hand in strong performances.

Featuring a memorable lead performance from Guy Pearce and strong support from Robert Pattinson the film follows in a long tradition of Antipodean sagas involving social decay and dog - eat - dog.

Though it boasts a strong performance from the always reliable Tom Hanks and good supporting turns by Alexander Black and Sarita Choudhury, the movie is a somewhat bland and uneven character study about a middle - aged white guy getting his groove back in the Middle East.

And yet, though saddled with an almost comically inept performance from Simpson, Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous» undeniably agreeable vibe does ensure that it remains mildly watchable from start to finish - with the unusually strong supporting cast certainly playing an instrumental role in the movie's mild success.

Strong performances propel this overlong period drama, not only by the three marquee names but also from Chi McBride as Bumpy's easygoing cousin and Clarence Williams III as Schultz's morally conflicted gunman (look also for Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Queen Latifah in key supporting roles).

So the film's greater pleasures seep in around the edges of the plot: the gradual revelation of why Scudder quit the police force, the strong supporting performances (notably by Ólafur Darri Ólafson as the caretaker of a graveyard) and the relationship between Scudder and T.J., a savvy but homeless black teenager who becomes his sidekick.

The aggressively baffling atmosphere never becomes as problematic as one might've assumed, with the stellar performances - Leto is fantastic in the central role, while Diane Kruger, Sarah Polley, and Rhys Ifans offer up strong supporting work - and the consistently surprising and eye - popping visuals effectively sustaining the viewer's interest from start to finish.

A field like IFP's best actor category (which combines lead and supporting performances) is crucial, too, in a year like this, which is as lacking in strong contenders as it's ever been.

Strong supporting performances by everyone from Evan Rachel Wood as Randy's estranged daughter to several real - life Ring of Honor wrestlers who play Randy's friends and brothers - in - arms really make the movie an amazing experience from start to finish.

The support in general is very strong, with textured performances from Whitford, Schwartzman, Novak and Wilson.

«AWOL» holds attention with its strong lead performances, nicely etched support turns, and nuanced portrait of a downwardly mobile «heartland» Caucasian America too seldom portrayed in movies given the large chunk of the populace it encompasses.

Vikander and Mara would be up in the big leagues where they belong, rounding out a historically strong best actress category, and leaving space for some genuine supporting performances down here: say, Kristen Stewart for Clouds of Sils Maria, Helen Mirren for Trumbo, and yes, perhaps Vikander herself for her excellent turn in Ex Machina.

Over in the TV categories, the ceremony bid an enthusiastic hello to the new Netflix wrestling comedy GLOW, awarding it four total nods — including best ensemble for a comedy series and best stunt ensemble — while four individual actors from Big Little Lies were given individual nominations — another strong showing for HBO's hit mini-series, especially since the Screen Actors Guild does not separate supporting performances from leading ones in its TV categories.

Also, turning in incredibly strong and funny cameos / supporting performances from LeBron James, John Cena and Marv Albert (among others) is quite the feat.

A strong performance by Karl Markovics in the lead role and a talented supporting cast also make this hard - hitting and stirring drama one to see.

But Stiller is as about as strong a leading man as anyone in comedy today, and he helps keep the film afloat despite a flimsy high concept, as do good supporting performances.

Through this process, we get to know Jack's separated grandparents (Joan Allen and William H. Macy, both lending strong support) and Grandma's new boyfriend (Tom McCamus, in an understated, lovely performance).

Apart from the strong performances — that do keep the movie afloat despite from the narrative breaks in your emotional suspension of disbelief — other cinematic elements help support the movie.

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In a statement, the DfE said: «As more schools choose to convert to academy status and struggling schools become academies with the support of a strong sponsor, it is important RSCs have the right resources to build system capacity and hold schools to account for their performance.

IZZI HERNANDEZ - CRUZ is an associate consultant with Public Impact, conducting quantitative analyses of school and district performance metrics to support strong accountability and turnaround evaluation efforts in both traditional and charter schools.

Beyond improving students» performance in the classroom performance, strong student - teacher relationships provide students with a much - needed support system, someone to talk to who is not their parent, not their peer, and not a stranger.

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