Sentences with phrase «usual role for»

Coburn's great in a larger than usual role for him, but the film's more dull than anything else.

Not exact matches

The discussion touched on all the usual culprits for the underrepresentation of women in tech industry leadership roles: discrimination in the workplace, the «pipeline problem» of too few girls studying math and science, the difficulty of balancing motherhood with the demands of a startup.

Quite often, excellent entry - level candidates with drive and grit are being overlooked, not because they lack the ability to do the job, but because they don't have the usual buzz words that recruiters look for on their «lackluster» résumés, as compared to their more accomplished peers with internships, higher GPAs, extracurricular activities, or leadership roles.

Specifically, activist shareholders and the usual media scolds are pushing for JP Morgan to strip Mr. Dimon of his chairman's role in the name of better corporate governance.

Speaking about the film recently in Los Angeles, Cera — who in this film, takes some refreshingly bold steps away from his usual one - note nerd persona — and co - writer / director Edgar Wright (who also did the zany cult classics Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) discussed the meaning of the film, the stretching Cera had to go through for the role, and the way in which the film's hyperkinetic action sequences are really just the same as the dance scenes in Grease or a Gene Kelly movie.

With Man United's win over Norwich ensuring that Arsenal still need points from our final two games to secure a Champions League place for next season, the manager must get his team selection and tactics right and with more options than usual he has a tough job on his hands, but one of those choices for me has to be Santi Cazorla in the box to box role.

Our manager is thought to be a long term admirer of the 22 - year old and according to The Mirror he might be about to make a club record offer of around # 55 million for Draxler, with the idea that he might be able to play as a centre forward for us as well as his more usual roles of wide forward or attacking midfielder.

While Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. didn't get to host the UAB Blazers like usual, it will reprise its role as the host of the Birmingham Bowl for the 10th time with a matchup between the SEC and American Athletic Conference.

And with a shorter than usual summer break for the players due to the Euro 2016 tournament next summer, tomorrow's game and the one on Sunday against the Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg have taken on a more important role than usual.

So the fact that he confirmed his interest in the young English defender Tyrone Mings, as reported by The Mirror, is fairly out of character for the Prof.. The 21 - year old is currently playing in the Championship for Ipswich Town and his usual role is as a left back, but at 6ft 3in and with his power and pace, it is thought that he could easily make the switch to central defence, which is coincidentally the weakest part of the Arsenal squad right now.

I watched on French TV, they right said Mertes statue was «Zero» and called him» my sister Teressa» I think Sanchez must be carrying an injury, he didn't look as sharp as usual Kos for me was man of the match for Arsenal and Kaboul for Spurs, he and Gibbs have heart and desire and although it was a better game for OZIL, he rarely chased back and tackled and slowed the game down Has anyone thought that Vermallen could have filled the DM role in the event of Wenger not signing a decent one?

Ayew enjoyed his freer role and demonstrated a far greater involvement and appetite for link up play than usual and even Calleri did a good job, at least in preventing Spurs building from the back.

Against QPR we very much saw the versatility of Jan Vertonghen after he started the match in his usual centre back role, before switching to left back for the second half.

Arnautović, playing as a striker rather than his usual role out on the wing, was denied the chance of a clear shot on goal by the recovering determination of Skipper Tommy Smith, who in - turn produced a necessary level on strength to win possession back for the Terriers.

This was the case as Dembele took up some good positions, but performed his usual role as an attacking side switcher, rather than playing penetrative passes for others.

On the left, Pablo Hernandez played his usual role of coming in field looking to link the play and slide in through balls for Michu to run on to.

All the usual contemporary justifications for the subject of RE in the school curriculum — its contribution to social cohesion and mutual understanding, its presentation of a range of answers to questions of meaning and purpose, and its role in the search for personal identity and values — can best be served by including humanist perspectives and non-religious students.

This is where professional communication agencies play an important role and is the usual interpretation given to the job title of medical writer, i.e., the production of manuscripts for peer - reviewed scientific journals.

Bench scientists whose proposals are accepted get to «STEP out» of their usual roles and pursue a new path for three months.

Thousands of music lovers gathered to hear artists like The Black Keys, Florence + The Machine and Frank Ocean this weekend in Chicago's Grant Park for Lollapalooza and, as usual, the fashion played just as big a role as the tunes.

The actors, Neeson included, feel more sunken into their roles than usual for Collet - Serra players, who are often skillful but very movie - ish, befitting their frequent status as a roll call of potential suspects.

Several new stills are out for the Nick Stoller - directed comedy «Neighbors» starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron in roles that are essentially the opposite of their usual personas.

With this being the second deviation from the role - playing genre, and with the usual humour also surprisingly absent, all eyes turn to AlphaDream for a new, true RPG with Mario & Luigi 4.

For Denzel Washington, «Training Day» is a rare villainous role; he doesn't look, sound or move like his usual likable characters, and certainly there's no trace of the football coach from «Remember The Titans.»

At the same «Sicario» press conference Blunt and «Sicario» director Denis Villeneuve pointed out that en route to the green light, after languishing for years in development, Blunt's role of an FBI agent was nearly rewritten as a male for the usual tired reason: to make the project more «bankable.»

He gets some fine performances, especially from Li who steps away from her usual frigidly noble roles for an infectious, bitchy turn as the film's villainess.

Deadline has word of Mike Myers joining Bohemian Rhapsody, or at least being in talks for a role in the movie, which just offered a first look at Mr. Robot star Rami Malek looking incredible and almost indistinguishable from the real Freddie Mercury in a still from the movie, which is directed X-Men and The Usual Suspects helmer Bryan Singer.

Sharon Stone is fun to watch in a frivolous role that shows off her comedic side in a good light for once, and Brooks is his usual likeable loser.

Sam Claflin forgoes his usual romantic - leading - man role for a muddy cerebral one in the trenches of this World War I drama.

Every good actor taking on a Chekhov role has felt the same desire, reaching for a performance a little closer to the bone, a little less harrumph - y and consciously theatrical than usual.

Lombard is luminous as usual, and Barrymore can chew scenery with the best of them, which is precisely what his role calls for.

When David takes an interest in Sofia Serrano (Penelope Cruz, pointlessly reprising her Ojos role), his best friend Brian Shelby's (Jason Lee, scene stealing with his usual schtick) date at a party, a jealous Julie flies off the deep end — quite literally, with David along for the ill - fated ride in her car.

And Robin is the latest role that allows Wilson to be confident, assertive and sex - positive... and then puts her through the usual humiliating moves reserved for plus - sized people in movies.

It was truly a labor of love, and much of the star - studded cast (including small roles for Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Dustin Hoffman) worked for scale (a pittance compared to the their usual paychecks).

For Jeff Daniels, the role is a departure from his usual deadpan comedy roles and straight drama.

One of the strongest parts in question is the central performance of Cate Blanchett, shedding her usual period piece garb for the role of Annie Wilson, a widowed mother of three sons in modern - day Brixton, Georgia.

Kathryn Hahn is, as usual, really good and has been overlooked for years, and she always sells her role no matter what.

There's a lovely moment where Willis, who gets the usual Murray role of the wistful sadsack, communes with a dispirited Sam over his own losses: Better for a smart kid to pursue love with reckless abandon, he agrees, but, «Even smart kids stick their finger in an electrical socket sometimes.»

A local TV news reporter (Kristen Schaal, in a better role than usual for her) smells a rat, however, and from there Brenna Graziano's screenplay veers from semi-satiric Hicksville humor to wobbly pathos along with a few digs at the pageant culture.

In the supporting categories, both Golden Globe winners from «The Fighter» were acknowledged by the academy: Christian Bale for his complete transformation as a former boxer turned drug addict (a role for which he lost 30 pounds) and Melissa Leo, as his tough - as - nails mother, a real departure from her usual persona.

The actor has relied on his usual sarcastic shtick for many of his roles, so it's nice to see him deliver a slightly different, more nuanced performance that puts his deadpan comic delivery to pitch - perfect use.

Not all of you were sold on Nefarious, a game where you are put into the shoes of an evil boss instead of playing the usual role of protagonist, but even if you didn't pledge funds for it you'll be happy to know that the game will soon become a reality.

Here we have Elektra playing her usual role as assassin - for - hire, whose latest job involved snuffing out a man, Mark (Visnjic, Practical Magic) and his precocious 13 - year - old daughter, Abby (Prout), with whom she has become acquaintances with.

Kevin Spacey is the clear winner for Best Supporting Actor of the 90s for his role in The Usual Suspects.

Bette Midler is unquestionably the film's star and, in typical fashion for the actress, carries it with ease, even if the comicly aggressive character isn't much of a stretch from her usual roles.

The participants are the usual bete noirs of teacher unions for their roles in the education reform movement — the Broad, Walton Family and W.M. Keck foundations,

The usual well - thought - out driver's position and appealing analog instruments stamp this car as thoroughly BMW and play no small role in helping to make it a machine for serious operators.

It had very nice starring roles for several of my main characters, a couple of independent parallel plots, and the usual 1 / 3 - point and 2 / 3 - point crises.

This is an exciting role which includes all the usual duties for a Veterinary Receptionist plus the added responsibility of making sure our clients receive the appropriate level of financial help from the Charity.

Franchise creator Hideo Kojima only served as a producer, with his usual director role going to Shinta Nojiri, who went on to direct the similarly non-canon Metal Gear Acid games for the PSP.