Sentences with phrase «well cast among»

John Lynch and Hugh O'Connor were also well cast among the band of brothers who as the journey progressed seemed to have a growing sense of fear and foreboding.

There's good casting among the kids, and it's good to see some easily recognized names among them like Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly), Hilary Duff (Agent Cody Banks), and Tom Welling (TV's «Smallville»).

Not exact matches

Fans will be happy to see a bunch of cameos from some popular TV stars — Hannibal Burress, Martin Starr (Gilfoyle on «Silicon Valley»), and Michael Mando (Nacho on «Better Call Saul») are among the star - studded cast which also includes Marisa Tomei and Zendaya.

Chick - fil - A, which was said to have the most delicious food, as well as the highest satisfaction score among a cast of restaurants, including KFC, Boston Market, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and others.

That means a great deal of turnover among the cast of characters inhabiting the great estates that frame this history, but their pathologies and indulgences have so much in common, they may as well be related.

And He said: «The Man is like a wise fisherman who cast his net into the sea, he drew it up from the sea full of small fish; among them he found a large (and) good fish, that wise fisherman, he threw all the small fish down into the sea, he chose the large fish without regret.

It is salutary to remember that in the course of Christian history those who have been most adamant in proclaiming the reality of the Last Judgment have displayed rather too much assurance that they themselves would be among the ones to hear «Well done, good and faithful servant», while their enemies would be among those to be cast into outer darkness.

Thus his being numbered among the transgressors, as well as his refreshment with a drink (or perhaps it was an attempt to benumb his senses, Mark 15:23), the casting of lots for his garments, and also the mockery of those who passed by — all these details are understood as evidence of the will of God.

Foodservice operators, dealers and consultants cast their votes for the best of the best among foodservice equipment and supplies manufacturers.

Williams is a perennial All - Star for good reason: he's among the most prolific scorers among point guards, and could probably average 12 assists per game with the right supporting cast.

Votes were cast for two finalists — the Village of Baldwinsville in Onondaga County (judged the best tasting water among ground - water drinking sources) and the City of New Rochelle in Westchester County (judged the best tasting water among surface - source water systems) with New Rochelle winning the final tally by just three votes.

I can imagine that it would be very fascinating news which I believe would be hailed and well - received among people of African descent all over the world if our Government is minded to announce Ghana's willingness to offer Right of Abode Status to the Black Panther cast and crew who are of African descent in recognition of the honour done Ghana and the African people.

Despite an ensemble cast that ranks among the best on TV playing characters who are usually colorful and quirky and fun, the ponderous repetitiveness of what the series does with them is all - too - frequently mechanical.

Initially the story of a pro sports scout might not lend itself to intriguing fare, but it all works, and all credit should go to Cameron's vision and the quality cast around him, especially in Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. for going all out in their respective performances, which rank among their best work to date.

Luckily, to combat this issue, the more vital pieces of information are highlighted well in the dialogue, and most importantly, they are delivered by a stellar cast including Dennis Quaid («The Words»), Topher Grace («Interstellar»), Elisabeth Moss («Get Him to the Greek») and Bruce Greenwood («Wildlike») among others.

I've had my doubts about Machete, but with the stellar supporting cast of Cheech Marin, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez among others, paired with Seagal's bad - ass moves with the swords and Trejo's good one - liners, I think Sylvester Stallone might just have a rival here for the best over the top action movie of the year.

On a whole the film was well cast — there's really not a weak link among the background players portrayed by Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Mary J. Blige, Malin Akerman and Catherine Zeta Jones.

Among the strong but woefully underused supporting cast are William H. Macy as Mick's best friend, a private investigator; Bryan Cranston as a homicide detective whose screen time looks suspiciously truncated; and Michael Pena as a former client of Mick's whose case will become crucial later on.

Though he'd built up a strong reputation among critics and cineastes in the 1960s with darker character work in films like Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) and the daring masterpiece Victim (1961), he was best known to the public as Simon Sparrow, the heartthrob comic lead in Doctor in the House (1954) and four subsequent sequels.

A smart cast (including Bradley Whitford, who has several films among the year's best) helped Peele deliver those a-ha moments along with the laughs, the tears and the tart message.

We had a nice rapport and trust among all of us, and with the new cast members as well, like Dane [DeHaan] and Jamie [Foxx].

Leading to one of the most satisfyingly - earned endings in Hollywood film history and with every single actor from the leads to the supporting cast (William Sadler, Clancy Brown, and Bob Gunton among them) on not just career - best but definitive form, «Shawshank» is simply a masterclass in classic Hollywood storytelling, on every conceivable level.

As card - carrying members of the Cuarón fan club («Y Tu Mama Tambien» was a blistering revitalization of his career; «Prisoner of Azkaban «was the best Harry Potter film by a country mile; and «Children of Men» is one of the finest films of its decade), we've been following the tortuous progress of «Gravity» for what feels like forever, as Cuarón had a bitch of a time financing this 3D - shot, effects - driven film, and suffered several casting knock backs as A-listers signed on and then off the project (Robert Downey Jr., Angelina Jolie, among others).

Northern Playlist contributor Nikola Grozdanovic saw both parts, and found it «a remarkably well made relationship film,» using a «Rashomon «- like conceit cunningly across a «multi-layered, organically paced, delicate and quite often hilarious screenplay,» with a «perfect ensemble cast» led by Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, with Isabelle Huppert, Ciaran Hinds, Bill Hader, Viola Davis, William Hurt and Jess Weixler among those in support.

I mention this because, however well done Pillars of the Earth might be [I've not read it], the television miniseries [Starz, Friday, 10 / 9C] is an overstuffed, frequently ponderous work that is most notable for its amazing cast — Ian McShane [Lovejoy, Deadwood], Donald Sutherland [Dirty Sexy Money, Salem's Lot], Rufus Sewell [Dark City, The Illusionist], Gordon Pinsent [Away From Her], Tony Curran [Underworld: Evolution, Doctor Who] and Allison Pill [The Book of Daniel, In Treatment] among them.

This seductive, snazzy musical set in 1920s Chicago garnered an Oscar for Best Picture, among 5 other awards, and features an all - star cast who step up to the plate to sing and dance their hearts out.

The cast includes Hannibal Buress, Anders Holm, Tim Heidecker, as well as funk legend George Clinton, among others.

Regardless of how much big - screen work they've done before, they make up one of the best ensemble casts of the year, but standing first among them is Tessa Thompson, who gives a revelatory performance that in a just world would be a serious awards contender.

Corman gets a good cast of venerable characters, among them Frank Silvera, Joseph Campanella, Richard Bakalyan, Harold J. Stone, Joe Turkel, John Agar, Reed Hadley, Alex Rocco, and Leo Gordon, and adds in a few of his favorites, including Bruce Dern in a sympathetic role as an earnest mechanic just trying to support his family and unbilled appearances by Dick Miller and Jack Nicholson.

Star Danielle MacDonald has appeared in The New York Times, People, and Elle among others, and the cast appeared on Good Morning America this week to support the opening.

To recap, he joins Bill Murray, Jude Law and Ralph Fiennes in the cast with Edward Norton, Jeff Goldblum, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe and Owen Wilson among those rumored / expected to take part as well.

WHY: «Game of Thrones» is one of the best dramas on television, boasting rich storytelling, great writing and a massive ensemble cast with nary a weak link among them.

And he's quietly had a strong 2012, standing out in «The Grey» even among a cast with several contenders for this list (Dallas Roberts, James Badge Dale), stealing scenes in «Lay the Favorite,» impressing in the otherwise skippable «Disconnect» and, giving something of a masterclass in one scene of «End of Watch» (his drunken melancholy at the wedding is one of the best bits of acting we've seen all year).

Among the series» other featured cast members are Malik Yoba, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers, and Kaitlin Doubleday, as well as newcomers Bryshere Gray and Grace Gealey.

Combine all that with a great cast - one that includes Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, and (of course) Michael Caine, among others - and there seems to be a pretty good chance that Interstellar will prove to be a true modern sci - fi classic.

Doris Kenyon, Montagu Love and June Collyer are among the fine supporting cast and it sure plays better than many of the phony period pieces (TV and theatrical) were suffering through of late.

Though not every subplot (and with this many characters to juggle, there are quite a few) works as well as others, the chemistry among the core cast remains intact, and that's a major reason for its success.

So, yes, even though Lady Bird and Get Out are both among the year's best - reviewed films, in addition to being among the most profitable and would be likely frontrunners regardless, the current «cake and eat it too» cultural moment make them both cast - iron locks.

Among the best of the group are two full - length audio commentaries (featuring Braff, co-star Natalie Portman and crew members) that discuss the film's production and a 26 - minute «Making - Of featurette that follows the cast and crew through the day - to - day process of shooting.

Standout performer: Dafoe has never been better; the veteran actor's weary, deeply invested Bobby fits perfectly among the cast of first - timers and non-actors.

After seeing «Cast Away» I knew one fact: Tom Hanks had just given an astonishing performance, among the best ever, and seemed a shoo - in for his third Oscar.

From the brief footage we can see, there's a post =» Django» looseness to Leonardo DiCaprio «s starring performance that makes it seem like he's having much more fun than his angsty earlier roles for the director, and the rest of the cast, including Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Jon Benrthal, Margot Robbie, Cristin Milioti and especially a clearly show - stealing Matthew McConaughey look to be good value too (there's more to come too; Jean Dujardin, Jon Favreau, Rob Reiner, Spike Jonze, Jake Hoffman, Shea Whigham and Joanna Lumley are among those set to appear, though they're not in the trailer).

If there is a perceptible weakness to the film that may prevent it from ranking among Payne's best in the minds of many viewers, it comes primarily in the casting choices, as some of these actors are quite limited in their range, and when scenes call for poignant delivery, their performances can only meet them halfway.

M.V.P.: Among a wondrous cast, including J. Smith Cameron as Lisa's mother, John Gallagher Jr. as her hapless prospective beau, Kieran Culkin as a manipulative, callous rival, Rosemarie De Witt as the prickly, paranoid wife of Mark Ruffalo's character, Stephen Adly Guirgis as a long - suffering cop, Michael Ealy as a smart - as - a-whip attorney and Lonergan himself as Lisa's hen - pecked absentee father, it's the great Allison Janney (also the best thing in «The Help «-RRB- who lingers in a one - scene cameo as the victim of the bus accident which sets the plot in motion.

Again, the quieter moments were among the more memorable, thanks to the stalwart cast (including terrific new additions Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon - Levitt and, best of all, Anne Hathaway), the drama packs more of an emotional punch than ever before.

And if the prospect of those four battling it out wasn't enough, how about a supporting cast that also brings names like Anthony Mackie, Nick Nolte, Michael Pena, Robert Patrick, «The Killing «star Mireille Enos, Sullivan Stapleton, Frank Grillo and Giovanni Ribisi among many others, together as well.

Alas, the tonally awkward ending of the film puts a lesser supporting cast on the screen too much, introducing subplots involving unrest among refugees that don't shake out well with the rest of it, causing the storytelling to become less than satisfying for these characters given the steady simmer of the dramatic build - up without these elements.

He's aided by one of the year's best ensemble casts, led by the extraordinary Sally Hawkins, who turns in a wordless performance that is among the year's best on - screen achievements.

Some of the casting was overly literal, yet Tim Roth's and Wenders» unaffected readings of excerpts dealing with England and Germany respectively are among the best.

It easily ranks as one of the best looking games on the Nintendo 3DS whether that be in its art direction or animation, and the voice cast, which stars Kaiji Tang (Pikachu), Khoi Dao (Tim), and Kira Buckland (Emilia) among others, have recorded faultless performances that really help to bring the whole adventure to life.