Not exact matches
I think Shannon's one of the best
actors working today, but I
gave this a pass when it was on
theaters.
Among the other fiction films to look for in
theaters or on VOD: John Michael McDonagh's Calvary, in which Brendan Gleeson
gives a beautifully modulated performance as a dedicated priest who is no match for the disillusionment of his parishioners and the rage of another inhabitant of his Irish seaside village, determined to take revenge against the priesthood for the sexual abuse he suffered as a child; the desultory God Help the Girl, the debut feature by Stuart Murdoch (of Belle and Sebastian), all the more charming for its refusal to sell its musical numbers; Tim Sutton's delicate, impressionistic Memphis, a blues tone poem that trails contemporary recording artist Willis Earl Beal, playing a character close to himself who's looking for inspiration in a legendary city that's as much mirage as actuality; and two horror films, Jennifer Kent's uncanny, driving psychodrama The Babadook, with a remarkable performance by child
actor Noah Wiseman, and Ana Lily Amirpour's less sustained A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, which nonetheless generates some powerful political metaphors.
Definitely not something to rush out and see in
theaters, but if you're a fan of the
actors (or love even the slightest taste of crime drama genre) then
give it a chance on home viewing.
Seeing the three of them and other respected
actors like Molina, Dean Norris, and Michael Kelly assembled here in a movie unspooling in
theaters just before Thanksgiving
gives Secret the illusion of being an awards season contender.
It's always exciting for us to
give these fans a taste of what we're bringing to
theaters in such a direct way, connecting them with the talented
actors and filmmakers who work so hard to make everyone's movie - going experience a memorable one.»
Language: English Genre: Musical / Romance MPAA rating: NR Director: Charles Walters
Actors: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers Plot: Jane Falbury runs a New England farm and,
giving her actress friend Abigail a hand - allows her troupe to use her barn as a
theater.
The
theater director sees it from the
actors» perspective, telling the father, «Your expression becomes material here to which the
actors give body and form, voice and gesture... [I] f it should manage to hold up on stage, the merit, you can believe me, belongs entirely to my
actors.»
During the Q&A, M. Night Shyamalan talked about how he wanted
theater - trained
actors, that's why he was thrilled to land McAvoy for this role that
gives him an opportunity to sink his teeth into some meaty scenes.
It helped, too, that the initiative
gave 2,000
actors in 77
theater companies employment, and that Gioia was able to fund the Shakespeare project without taking any funds away from existing
theater grant categories.