Sentences with phrase «timely drama about»

Based on the harrowing experiences of Delijani, her family, and friends, Children of the Jacaranda Tree is a moving, timely drama about three generations of men and women moved by love, inspired by poetry, and motivated by dreams of justice and freedom.

Gattaca director Andrew Niccol reunites with Ethan Hawke for this timely drama about the human costs of advanced war technology.

Outstanding performances, including Roger Allam as Roy Jenkins, enliven a timely drama about the birth of the SDP

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As for The Danish Girl, his timely period drama about the first known trans person, Focus Features — the company distributing the film — has by all accounts made the surprising decision to debut the film in Venice (it's listed as making a North American premiere in Toronto).

EXCLUSIVE: Eye in the Sky — the drama about drone strikes — is so timely that distributor Bleecker Street is using President Barack Obama's speech about the new technology as the voice - over for the film's TV spot, which is debuting tonight during the Republican debate (watch it above).

Best actress in a TV series, drama Caitriona Balfe, «Outlander» (Starz) Claire Foy, «The Crown» (Netflix) Maggie Gyllenhaal, «The Deuce» (HBO) Katherine Langford, «13 Reasons Why» (Netflix) Elisabeth Moss, «The Handmaid's Tale» (Hulu) IMMEDIATE REACTION: Katherine Langford, the star of Netflix's controversial drama about teen suicide, is the surprise name here — especially against voter favorites such as Foy and Moss, the latter of whom is the likely lock to take home the prize as the lead of Hulu's terrifying (and timely) «Handmaid's Tale.»

Meanwhile, Weinstein's lone TIFF entry is «About Ray,» a timely family drama about a teen girl (Elle Fanning) who wishes to transition into becoming a About Ray,» a timely family drama about a teen girl (Elle Fanning) who wishes to transition into becoming a about a teen girl (Elle Fanning) who wishes to transition into becoming a male.

THE BANK In this timely 2001 drama from Australia about corporate shenanigans, Anthony LaPaglia steals the show as a greedy CEO who hires a mathematician to predict stock market patterns.

The man's work may be more than 50 years old, but a film about his work couldn't be timelier — partly because of that work's still - resonant lessons, and partly because writer - director Michael Almereyda has crafted a bracing, daring drama that extrapolates it into every crevice of modernity.

The Post, Steven Spielberg's timely journalism drama about the Washington Post picking up from The New York Times» posting of The Pentagon Papers, has won the first major prize of awards season, the National Board of Review's Best Film.