Sentences with phrase «struck by the performance»

I was struck by her performance in this little clip I saw while flipping through channels.

Mr. Maldin said he was also struck by the performance of the Mercedes turbocharged engine — «a four - cylinder, which I swore I'd never have in a car.»

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The view in designing and using OSUs was that they struck a balance between stock options and RSUs; they are performance - based and present significant upside potential for superior stock price performance while sharing some attributes of traditional RSUs by offering some value to the recipient, even if the stock price declines over the three - year measurement period.

We had one good performance against a Villa side struck by a virus that still almost opened the score if it wasn't for Szczesny — and after they went down they were sitting in their own half waiting on a counter attack.

what a great performance by the french strike i hope he can continue with this superb form of is....

Banned by Tomás from being broadcast on television, there are, nevertheless, films of the performance that offer various keyholes into this forbidden garden, particularly the end, the pardon, images as striking and startling as anything I have seen.

Arsenal picked up a good 3 points at home, it was easy, almost too easy, a match that finished 2 - 0 could and perhaps should have finished 3,4,5 but for a very good performance from Jack Butland, and the wastefulness of our attackers, Walcott should have struck twice before he scored, Sanchez probably should have got one, and I feel Ozil should have done better when put through by Cazorla.

I fret about our injuries but then am always struck these days by the quality of the front 5 we always put on the park these days even with a horrendous injury list — worth remembering the Newcastle performance came with Ozil, Walcott, Arteta, Wilshere and Ramsey injured, Podolski not starting and with Rosicky, Campbell, Gnabry not even on the bench.

A new threat has emerged as well from the spuds, highlighted by a strong performance from the bench and a stunning long range strike in the closing minutes to win their game against Anderlecht.

The next player who tries to put us under pressure by withholding performances or even going on strike will not get a pass and will instead sit in the stands.

Kerschowski's early strike, misjudged by keeper Stina Lykke Petersen, had seemed likely to herald a dominant performance by Germany, but they failed to capitalise on a hesitant start by their opponents.

Add to this a similar strike from Jesse Lingard and a lively performance by all and sundry, things look to be clicking for Mourinho's United at last.

On a terribly cold evening at the Motspur Park training ground, Jody Morris» youngsters kicked off knowing that closest title rivals Arsenal had reduced their advantage at the summit of the Southern section to just three points with a 5 - 1 win over Brighton earlier in the day, but a resolute performance was capped by Brown's opportunistic 67th - minute strike and ensured the Blues go into their Youth Cup clash against Fulham in confident mood.

They chose the high - performance, ultra-conformable Controltac Graphic Film IJ380 by 3M, printed with striking graphics for the perfect finish.

With just a few hours to go before President - elect Donald Trump take office, New York's Working Families Party is using what it anticipates will be «wholesale attacks on working people» by the incoming administration and its allies to highlight the plight of several hundred striking workers at Momentive Performance Materials, a chemical plant in Waterford.

The state has recently sacked about 22, 000 primary school teachers over poor performance, generating protest and strike by the Nigeria Union of Teachers.

«I was struck by her academic performance and commitment to studying neurodegenerative diseases at both the molecular and physiological levels.»

In her talk, I was especially struck by how well the GPI team has continued to monitor and improve the performance of the instrument, throughout the GPIES campaign.

They ate an average of 64 grams of protein daily while maintaining their athletic endeavors, and improving their performance by a striking 35 percent.

What human intrigue there is finds itself secured by consistently inspired performances, the highlights of which include the dashing, then - up - and - coming Jude Law as Lord Alfred «Bosie» Douglas, - a man who must choose between embracing his lover and escaping the tragic fate of this lover - and, of course, leading man Stephen Fry, whose capturing of Oscar Wilde's classic charisma, broken by a profound vulnerability which Fry captures through striking dramatic layers, molds a leading man more consistently engrossing than the film itself.

Cara Delevigne's performance isn't great by itself; she is visually striking, but doesn't have the deep - rooted charisma needed to wade through the special effects which grow as the film rolls on.

Like Ex Machina, it's a study of ordinary people trying to make sense of an extraordinary situation, driven by thoughtful performances and stark, striking images.

It's an exceedingly thin premise that's employed to sometimes striking yet often underwhelming effect by Kubrick, with the picture suffering from a decidedly amateurish feel that's compounded by less - than - accomplished performances and an ongoing emphasis on overwrought, unconvincing dialogue and narrative.

The result is a work that — like a whole sub-species of French films of the recent decades — fetishizes its own hyper - naturalistic visual style and performances (all but one by non-actors) while offering no original or striking insights into the world it portrays.

When I look at this list I am mostly struck by how many of these movies are led by strong female performances, with Julie Delpy as Celine topping the list.

Walking away from Helen Hunt's Ride, I found myself struck more by the film's performances than its story.

Plus it also boasts a striking breakout performance by Mackenzie Davis as the daughter overlooked and outshone by Jones» bright, mature, cello - playing student who unlocks a dormant musical desire and passion in Pearce's father character.

Or rather a striking central performance from Agata Trzebuchowska's face, because it is her watchful, dark - eyed, unblemished visage, usually framed by a plain gray wimple that is perhaps the film's most evocative recurring image, even amongst so much truly remarkable cinematography (from neophyte cinematographer Lucasz Zal).

Heightened by striking performances from the mostly inexperienced cast, and an impressive sense of aesthetic from Tsangari that warrants comparison to the works of Sofia Coppola, the contemplative and quietly compelling film mirrors the protagonists path from the curious to the creative.

I had of course seen Harry Dean before having the desire to act, but when I saw those two performances in 1984, Repo Man and Paris, Texas, I was struck by his great ability to transform from the inside.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford This ambitious, richly rendered look at an American legend and his demise is an overly mutated mixture of voice - over narration, striking imagery and fascinating performance.

David Oyelowo is magnificent as MLK, giving a career - best performance as a man driven but still prone to self - doubt while there's hardly a false note struck by any of the supporting players, Tim Roth in particular delivering a memorable turn as Alabama's governor George Wallace.

struck a chord with our SYFY audience and disrupted the TV landscape with its unique storytelling and outrageous performances led by Christopher Meloni,» said Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment.

Newman's performance is deceptively stoic, his impassivity striking the correct tenor for the time, for his body of work to that point, and for the genre - perverting precedent set by Leone while predicting to a degree the darkness of Sam Peckinpah (as reflected in this exchange between Audra and a bandit she recognizes: «What are you doing here?»

Aside from the vulnerable performance of voice actor Charlie Tahan, the commendably encouraging parents (played by Catherine O'Hara and Martin Short), and the adorably awkward next - door neighbor Elsa (Winona Ryder), the most striking character is that of Sparky himself.

Other striking male performances were provided by: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Alec Baldwin and Anthony Anderson in The Departed; Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber and Toby Jones in The Painted Veil; Wim Willaert in When the Sea Rises; Leslie Phillips and Richard Griffiths in Venus; Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Inside Man; Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase and Shido Nakamura in Letters from Iwo Jima; Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Alan Arkin and Paul Dano in Little Miss Sunshine; Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Rufus Sewell in The Illusionist; Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Noah Emmerich, Gregg Edelman and Ty Simpkins in Little Children; Keanu Reeves, Christopher Plummer and Dylan Walsh in The Lake House; Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena and Stephen Dorff in World Trade Center; Tim Blake Nelson, Pat Corley, Jeffrey Donovan, Stacy Keach and Scott Wilson in Come Early Morning; Ryan Gosling and Anthony Mackie in Half Nelson; Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, and Danny Huston in Marie Antoinette; Matt Damon, Michael Gambon, Alec Baldwin, William Hurt, Billy Crudup, Robert De Niro, Keir Dullea, Timothy Hutton, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Ivanir and Joe Pesci in The Good Shepherd; Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones and Ben Foster in X-Men: The Last Stand; Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Simon Abkarian, Sebastien Foucan, Jesper Christensen and Tobias Menzies in Casino Royale; Ebru Ceylan and Mehmet Eryilmaz in Climates; Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck and Bob Hoskins in Hollywoodland; Jamie Foxx, Danny Glover, Keith Robinson and Hinton Battle in Dreamgirls; Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Trevor Fehrman, Kevin Smith and Jason Lee in Clerks II; Justin Kirk and Jamie Harrold in Flannel Pajamas; Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker and Adrian Grenier in The Devil Wears Prada; Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman and Tom Hulce in Stranger Than Fiction; Samuel L. Jackson, Curtis Jackson, Chad Michael Murray, Sam Jones III and Brian Presley in Home of the Brave; Harris Yulin, Ty Burrell and Boris McGiver in Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus; Max Minghella, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Ethan Suplee, Joel David Moore and Nick Swardson in Art School Confidential; Joseph Cross, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes and Alec Baldwin in Running with Scissors; Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Ciarán Hinds, Justin Theroux, Barry Shabaka Henley, Luis Tosar and John Ortiz in Miami Vice; Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam and Tim McMullan in The Queen; Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Anthony Mackie, Marlon Sherman and Clarke Peters in Freedomland; Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Linus Roache, Alex Rocco, Ron Silver and Raul Esparza in Find Me Guilty; Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley in Lucky Number Slevin; Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Chris Klein, Shohreh Aghdashloo, John Cho, Tony Yalda, Sam Golzari and Willem Dafoe in American Dreamz; Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson and Rory Cochrane in A Scanner Darkly; Adam Beach, Ryan A. Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, John Benjamin Hickey, Jon Slattery, Barry Pepper, Jamie Bell, Paul Walker and Robert Patrick in Flags of Our Fathers; Chow Yun - Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower; Sergi López, Doug Jones, Álex Angulo and Federico Luppi in Pan's Labyrinth; Bill Nighy in Notes on a Scandal.

«Submarine» I liked with reservations — it's a sweet - natured teen romance with a delicate sense of heartbreak and some striking visual flourishes, plus terrific performances by the young leads and Sally Hawkins, but it dawdles in the middle stretch, wants for big laughs, and wears its Wes Anderson - isms a little too plainly on its sleeve.

The film largely consists of old women reflecting on the good and bad parts of their anonymous singing careers, material complemented by looks at the striking, hopeful Hill, who rehearsed singing with Jackson for his unrealized final concert tour and then gained notice for a performance at his memorial service.

Upon seeing the finished film recently, Bridges was struck by the realistic nuances in Day - Lewis» performance.

Vaughn makes the most out of the gang, keeping displays of power and training montages in constant rotation, boosted by impressive special effects and competent performances, producing an atmosphere of varied personalities and striking powers, padding the widescreen space with a host of testy mutants learning to control themselves on the eve of war.

While Ben Affleck (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Pearl Harbor) does an adequate job as the corruptible attorney, it's really Jackson (Formula 51, Unbreakable) and a very good supporting cast that gives the film a solid acting foundation to be almost believable, with especially good performances by Sydney Pollack (Random Hearts) as the experienced, seasoned partner in the firm and Kim Staunton (Holy Man) as Jackson's wife.

3:45 am (30th)-- IFC — The Piano I often find Jane Campion films overly pretentious, but this one strikes the right chord, with Holly Hunter as a mute woman in an arranged marriage who finds love with one of her husbands» hired hands — but stealing the show is her young daughter, an Oscar - winning performance by Anna Paquin.

Yet even more striking are the voices that speak the lines: with his leisurely growl, somewhere between trail - grizzled and post-nap, Bridges sounds as if he's talking through his collar, in a vocal performance that's entertaining no matter what he's saying, whether or not we understand it, and well complemented by the actor's pose of laid - back appraisal.

When three striving young Edinburgh roommates happen into a questionable cash windfall and run afoul of brutal gangsters and nosy coppers, the real marvel is that we're buffaloed into caring by some forthright performances and by Boyle's visually striking helmsmanship.

As far as sheer entertainment goes, Struck By Lightning was a downright blast, but Caroline and Jackie was easily the most striking of the week thanks to incredibly honest performances from stars Marguerite Moreau and Bitsie Tulloch.

According to the New York Post, actress Natalie Mendoza, who plays the villainous Archane, was struck by a rope during the first preview performance.

Despite boasting spirited supporting performances all around, including a maniacally villainous turn from Jason Momoa, who suggests Jack Sparrow crossed with the Undertaker, Wolves is probably too dark and unsexy to strike gold with the Twilight set, too schizophrenic to please genre purists, too goofy with its werewolf simulation effects to appeal to SFX geeks, and too bloated with ridiculous excesses to get by the unsheathed swords of fanboy culture unscathed.

But somehow, the Danish madman repackaged those elements into something that felt incredibly fresh, with a brace of fine performances (Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks proving particular highlights), grotesque violence and a fairy - tale romanticism melding with one of the most striking looking and sounding movies of the last few years, one that's set to be ripped off by filmmakers and commercials for years to come.

Morgan is saved by the remarkable and unsurprisingly effective supporting performance by Toby Jones; though even he has to take second billing, as Paul Giamatti steals the show with an indelible cameo that makes for the most striking, compelling sequence within this feature.

The simple but striking illustration, created by sifting through a mountain of data on student mobility and performance, shows what actually occurred to students from a real Chicago school.