Sentences with phrase «war drama»
A "war drama" refers to a type of story or genre in cinema or literature that focuses on events during a war. It often portrays the experiences, struggles, and emotions of the characters involved in the war, highlighting the challenges, sacrifices, and conflicts that arise during such times. Full definition
But this is not an epic war drama: it's a character piece in a domestic setting.
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That was the big question I kept asking as I watched the latest episode of this gritty alien - invasion war drama.
An edgy sense of realism makes this back - from - war drama surprisingly engaging, even though it's never as original as we hope it will be.
If not, the film can simply exist as a smartly and elegantly tailored war drama — not about the personnel, per se, but the policy.
He followed that up with a well - received part in 2001's Last Orders and parlayed his success into a supporting role in Anthony Minghella's 2003 star - studded Civil War drama Cold Mountain.
This week's home video releases are anchored by a Cold War drama starring Ed Harris and a mainstream comedy featuring Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi and Jim Carrey.
The cast of war drama Sand Castle has swelled this week with news from Deadline that Henry Cavill and Luke Evans have joined Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Apocalypse) in the film.
Deadline is reporting that Woody Harrelson and James Marsden have signed on to appear in Shock and Awe, an Iraq war drama from director Rob Reiner, which reteams the filmmaker with his LBJ screenwriter Joey Hartstone.
A Korean war drama with — yes, you didn't guess it — Liam Neeson.
«Mercy Street» (PBS): The Civil War drama starring osh Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gary Cole and Cherry Jones follows two nurses on opposing sides of the battle lines.
Hardy's career started out with him appearing in war dramas such as the HBO and BBC miniseries Band of Brothers.
This past Christmas Day, Unbroken - an Angelina Jolie - directed Second World War drama in which he appeared - topped the US box office.
And Sofia Coppola snagged Best Director at Cannes for her gorgeous, female - centric revisiting of Clint Eastwood pic «The Beguiled,» a gothic Civil War drama about a wounded soldier and the women who take him in.
Idris Elba and newcomer Abraham Attah star in the critically acclaimed war drama from Cary Fukunaga and Netflix.
The class will officially be led by Scott Rice, but will feature a behind - the - scenes look at McConaughey and Ross» most recent collaboration, «Free State of Jones»; McConaughey stars in the Civil War drama as an outlaw Confederate soldier, opposite Gugu Mbatha - Raw («Beyond the Lights»), Mahershala Ali («House of Cards»), and Keri Russell («The Americans»).
The decade that began with him winning a Best Original Screenplay for Patton had just ended with his Vietnam War drama Apocalypse Now overcoming virtually every conceivable filmmaking obstacle (including a heart attack, lead role recasting, and typhoon)
Culver City, CA (2/13/12)-- From Academy Award ® winner Angelina Jolie (Best Supporting Actress, Girl, Interrupted, 1999) comes the acclaimed war drama IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY, available March 27th on Blu - ray ™ + DVD Combo Pack from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
A bit of service journalism ahead: Don't go into Red Sparrow expecting an action - packed Cold War drama like last year's Atomic Blonde, or the kind of humanistic spy thriller so well executed on television in FX's The Americans.
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Clint Eastwood's real - life Iraq war drama American Sniper has earned the director a nomination at the Directors Guild America awards.
Got to hand it to Paramount for their timing on this one, as the studio has released a new extended TV spot for Robert Zemeckis» Allied, the upcoming romantic war drama starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard.
ComingSoon reports that Nicholas Hoult, Henry Cavill, and Luke Evans have all signed on for the upcoming Iraq war drama Sand Castle.
The Miles Teller - led war drama Thank You for Your Service opened with just $ 3.7 million, while George Clooney - directed Suburbicon tanked, earning $ 2.8 million in wide release.
Good Deed Entertainment VP of Acquisitions and Distribution Kristin Harris covered the P&I screening of British war drama, Journey's End at last year's Toronto Film Festival where it premiered.
Last year the award, which is voted for by the public, went to Jack O'Connell, who appeared in Angelina Jolie's second world war drama Unbroken.
After a summer release that broke IMAX screening records and saw a box office gross of over $ 500m worldwide, Christopher Nolan's war drama Dunkirk became somewhat underrated with critics and awards prognosticators.
Ahead of its release on Friday, STX Entertainment has released a five minute preview from director Gary Ross» upcoming Civil War drama Free State of Jones which features Matthew McConaughey and Jacob Lofland; watch it below after the official synopsis... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Free State of Jones Set during the Civil War, The Free State of -LSB-...]
The White Countess A war drama set in 1936 Shanghai with Natasha Richardson as a Russian countess and Ralph Fiennes as a blind ex-diplomat.
The 58th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, runs from October 8 to 19, with B rad Pitt's new Second World War drama Fury bringing down the curtain on the final day.
Two titles in their third weekends were in a tie for seventh at $ 4.7 million — Warner Bros.» Afghan war drama «12 Strong» at 2,418 venues and STXfilms» «Den of Thieves» at 2,112 sites.
The first, 2013's Afghanistan war drama Lone Survivor, resonated with moviegoers and picked up a couple of sound Oscar nominations.
Based on the best - selling novel by Leon Uris, Exodus stars screen greats Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint in a lengthy three and a half hour historical war drama about the founding of Israel.
Strong word is Joe Wright has emerged as a front - runner and has an established relationship with Focus and Universal having directed period dramas PRIDE & PREJUDICE, ANNA KARENINA, as well as romantic war drama ATONEMENT and action - thriller HANNA.
Emily Blunt gets a tough lesson in Mexican - US politics in this visceral drugs war drama from Denis Villeneuve.
The real - life war drama took in an estimated $ 38.8 million from 2,876 locations — doubling its studio's pre-release projection of $ 19 million.
Gary Oldman was nominated as best actor for his turn as Churchill in second world war drama Darkest Hour, as was Denzel Washington for his performance as a civil rights lawyer in Roman J Israel Esq., while The Shape of Water's Sally Hawkins received a best actress nomination for her appearance as a mute cleaner in the fantasy drama.
The other Oscar hopefuls include David O.Russell's American Hustle and Peter Berg's war drama Lone Survivor.
Released late last year, Gary Oldman's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was a Cold War drama based on a novel by the genre's master, John Le Carre.
Just over halfway through Ang Lee's masterful Civil War drama Ride with the Devil, the small group of men at the story's center, young, Southern - sympathizing Bushwhackers fighting in divided Missouri, meet up with other ragtag bands of rebels.
And even as she has lost some visibility, Winstead has diversified, working in a combination of television, music and significant indies, from the recent PBS Civil War drama Mercy Street (in which she is fine but unremarkable) to a role in the already infamous «Daniel Radcliffe plays a farting corpse movie» Swiss Army Man.
The H.F.P.A. is a strange and unpredictable institution, so they could do something wacky in this category, like, say, giving the prize to Mel Gibson's harrowing, gore - spewing war drama Hacksaw Ridge.
This tough slab of Israeli realism comes from the director of much - praised 2009 war drama Lebanon.
Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, the filmmaking team behind the Oscar - winning war drama The Hurt Locker and the tremendous post-9 / 11 procedural Zero Dark Thirty, are looking to possibly turn the...
In coming weeks, the two theatres will present John Ford's atmospheric Eugene O'Neill adaptation The Long Voyage Home, with cinematography by Gregg Toland and Swedish accent by John Wayne, Anthony Mann's apocalyptic Korean War drama Men in War, J.L. Anderson's Spring Night, Summer Night, Adolphe Menjou in the fast - paced pre-Code comedy Bachelor's Affairs and Erich von Stroheim in The Crime of Dr. Crespi.
Good Deed Entertainment opened British war drama Journey's End in New York and Los Angeles Friday.
Epic war drama featuring a star - studded ensemble cast including Sean Penn and Nick Nolte.
Peirce directed Hilary Swank to an Oscar winning performance in her heartbreaking true story BOYS DO N'T CRY and last helmed war drama STOP LOSS that starred Ryan Phillipe and Abbie Cornish.
A slow - building and unlikely blockbuster (the biggest film of 84 - year - old director Clint Eastwood's career), this electrifying PTSD war drama became a political football for its questionable handling of the real - life Chris Kyle.