Sentences with phrase «top film acting»

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I don't know how much of a delay «Top Chef» has between filming and broadcast, so even if they took up the school lunch challenge, Congress might have already acted * — Agweek says that Sen. Lincoln (D - AR) hopes to hold a markup session in the Senate Agriculture Committee on March 26 (via Slow Food USA) and it is not inconceivable that the new legislation could pass quickly.

When the electrodes and the active layer are printed as thin films on top of each other, defects in one layer will act as points of attack for the next layer to be printed.

Despite scattered favorable notices, most critics despised the picture (Roger Ebert remarked, «Here is a film so dreary and conventional that it took an act of will to keep me in the theater»), but it soared at the box and became one of the top grossers for several weekends.

The film assumes that what we want to see is Ana find her inner dom, and top Christian in one way or another, and it plays around with this notion in a few first - act bits where Ana takes the driver's seat in Christian's souped - up Audi, and intimidates a hot architect who is a little too touchy with her husband.

«John Q» is a manipulative thriller, but unlike most such films, it has a worthwhile social policy point to make and some top - notch acting talent to help put the point across.

Throw in Myrna Loy and you have a very fun movie with 3 actors at the top of their game.The film is about a test pilot (Gable) and his trusty mechanic (Tracy) who meet a girl (Loy) and how the strain of a test pilot's life affects them all.The film is a little long, but the action is well done.The acting is the main reason to watch this film, and if your are a fan of the big three, then you will have a good time.

The acting is top - notch, as is the assured direction by Frank Oz (Bowfinger, In & Out), making this one of the better films of 2001.

However, where the first film surprised us with how far it was willing to go, showing such envelope pushing acts like a boy screwing a pie, a boy down a beer with semen in it, and another with uncontrollable defecation, we know they are going to try to top these moments with the sequel.

Wright has been acting since 2011 on UK shows like «Top Boy,» «Doctor Who» and «Humans» and in films such as «The Commuter» and «Urban Hymn,» which led to a BAFTA nomination in the most promising newcomer category.

With a groundbreaking style, glorious visuals, top - drawer acting, and just flat - out balls, Sin City is a film well worth seeing if you have a strong stomach.

Steven Spielberg's newspaper drama «The Post» was named the year's best film by the National Board of Review, which also lavished its top acting honors on the film's stars, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.

Something to note; of Daniel Day - Lewis's five Oscar nominations (and three wins) all have come from top 5 films with Best Picture, Director and Screenplay nominations and three with a supporting acting nomination as well.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening February 24, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS Act of Valor (R for torture, profanity and graphic violence) Action adventure about an elite team of Navy SEALS who embark on a top secret mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA Agent only to uncover an imminent terrorist plot against America.

Directed by Jane Campion — known for powerful»90s film «The Piano» — this isn't your typical police procedural; it's a seriously smart mystery, with top drawer acting (it also stars Peter Mullan and Holly Hunter) and an unexpected feminist undercurrent.

On the Oscars front the film continues to rank high on the Gold Rush Gang and Forum Oscar Poll Results, consistently placing in the top 3 and this first trailer will only bolster its chances of being a major player this season for the film, Lee and possible acting nominations for Steve Martin, Kristen Stewart as well as newcomer Alwyn.

However, because the acting was top - notch in this film, «The Hero» still deserves a good review, and I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys quality actors playing realistic characters.

That may not get you interested in the film, but Reeves certainly has some style behind the camera, even if his acting in the film seems to be a little over the top.

In our conversation he talks about why he likes working on stage and screen projects with the film's writer - director Martin McDonagh as well as several other top - flight helmers he has acted for in the past including George Clooney — with whom he says he grew close to over the course of two years he spent with him on Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind in which Rockwell played Chuck Barris, the game show host who claimed he was a CIA agent.

Answering our call was Annette Bening, who plays former Hollywood leading lady Gloria Grahame romantically linked to a much younger man in her final years in «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool»; Jessica Chastain, who plays real - life poker entrepreneur Molly Bloom targeted by the FBI in «Molly's Game»; Diane Kruger, who won the Cannes film festival's top acting prize for her portrayal of a woman whose husband and child have been killed by terrorists in «In the Fade»; Margot Robbie, who stars as disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in the quirky «I, Tonya»; Saoirse Ronan, as a Sacramento teen looking for her place in the world in «Lady Bird»; and Kate Winslet, who stars in Woody Allen's 1950s Coney Island drama «Wonder Wheel.»

The film is impeccably made in his trademark style of long takes, elliptical editing, sardonic detachment, and top - notch acting.

It is impeccably filmed and the acting is top notch, with Robert Mitchum's deep voice adding even more menace to his preacher character.

Overall this is a very well constructed film with some top notch wrting, acting and directing.

Kate Winslet and Jake Gyllenhaal took the top honours of acting at the star - studded event as Hollywood Actress Award and Hollywood Actor Award respectively, while veteran actor Gary Oldman took the Hollywood Career Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry.

But in reviewing the 945 top - grossing films since 1950, the researchers behind the report for the American Academy of Pediatrics did identify several PG - 13 titles that had a noticeably higher level of violent acts per hour than other similarly rated movies.

«Murder, My Sweet» is a superb flick and a defining work of the film noir genre, thanks to Edward Dmytryk's directorial flair, top - notch acting and a terrific John Paxton script (based on Raymond Chandler's novel «Farewell, My Lovely»).

Spoiler alert for the first film, which saw Firth's master spy seemingly met his grisly end at the top of the third act.

Topping it off with a strong cast, excellent acting, competent direction, a lush visual palette and a good sense of scale, Catching Fire is the spectacle film of the year.

Unfortunately, what suspense the film manages to generate over the course of its first two acts dissipates in the final third, once Winchester goes from being quietly atmospheric to loud and over the top.

The film will build to a third - act climax which recreates Petit's «artistic crime of the century» in which he and his co-conspirators snuck to the top of the World Trade Center in 1974 in order to make his famous attempt at crossing between the two towers.

Though the film is fairly low - key for a potential awards contender, «Spotlight» relies on some top - notch acting and writing to recount the fascinating true story about a group of journalists who lifted the lid on a massive child molestation scandal within the Boston archdiocese that changed the way we looked at the Catholic Church forever.

On most levels this is among Ms Bigelow's finest films with its narrative skills, breadth of vision, top - class cinematography — all backed by some terrific acting from an accomplished cast.

The film ends with an embittered, but still smiling, Marilyn declaring to her none too bright acting students, after her own particularly over the top performance, that she's comfortable in her own skin.

CANNES, France — The hypnotic Thai film «Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives» won the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival, while Academy Award winners Juliette Binoche and Javier Bardem earned acting honors.

As usual, he stocks his films with top acting talent, including Eckhart (in a sweet mustache) as co-pilot Jeff Skiles and Linney as Sully's wife, Lorraine.

On the other hand, if you are like me... a fan of complex story lines and multi-faceted characters, amazing cinematography and editing, top level acting and crackling dialogue, this is the can't miss film of the year.

His touching, effortless performance — his first screen role since suffering a stroke — is the reason why Miramax is giving the film a one - week awards qualifying engagement, and indeed it is great to see the former Spartacus back where he belongs; his acting skills are in tip - top shape even if his body isn't.

In fact, if the bookies have called it right, we could see exactly the same winners of the six top awards: Boyhood and Richard Linklater for best film and director, Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore for acting, JK Simmons and Patricia Arquette for supporting.

The film opens with one of the punk kids, Freddy (Thom Mathews), trying to clean up his act by getting a job at a warehouse where they store biomedical supplies and a few top secret military canisters that happen to contain the zombies from Night of the Living Dead.

From the well - established Judith Light, Forest Whitaker, and Carol Burnett, to breakouts Sterling K. Brown, Abbi Jacobson, and Naomie Harris, some of the year's biggest film, television, and theater talents have offered our readers their top acting tips.

The acting is superb, the camera work is top notch and the lack of soundtrack compliments the tension in the film superbly.

In the final minutes of the film, Hanks lets loose in an absolutely devastating couple of scenes of raw emotion, the best acting in his career to top off his greatest performance.

Platoon is laughably bad, with horrible acting, narration, dialouge and over use of its score.This film fails at every level, every character is an over the top, cardboard cutout.Every white southerner is a drunken, racist, maniac.Every black soldier is a drug addict or coward, or both.When scenes make you laugh, when its intended to be moving?That's a problem.Full metal jacket is much MUCH more powerful and original.It has a black comedy / horro / thriller / element that has allowed this film to age so beautifully.Platoon's plot, is devoid of any tension.Once one of the 3 main characters die, we KNOW what's going to happen, and it DOES!

If you love great dramatic acting and over the top horror satire, then this is the perfect film.

The film even has a few good ideas of its own, which give the film a stronger female presence than any other iteration of the franchise on top of that — Marian (Alyssa Milano) is the head of a rad vigilante group called the Power Corps (because no one could think of a more nineties name, apparently) and the Lees are trained by Satori Imada (Julia Nickson), who acts as the orphans» badass mother figure (despite the actress being barely ten years older than the guys, but she gets a token grey streak in her hair to «establish» her wisdom).

Keynote speakers include former Navy SEAL Rorke Denver, who starred in the 2012 hit film «Act of Valor;» bestselling author, entrepreneur and former chief evangelist for Apple Guy Kawasaki; top - rated business author Daniel Pink; and internationally recognized graffiti artist, film maker and author Erik Wahl.