Sentences with phrase «wire act better»

Not exact matches

A high - wire act that could crash if the actors were out of sync, but under this big top, the never - better Segel keeps everyone aloft.

Which might have all been well and good, if Gillespie had been able to pull off that tonal high - wire act he set for himself.

This all said one must remember that this is the cinemax arm of HBO, so while the acting is pretty good all around, it is by no means on the level of something like The Wire or Six Feet Under.

Pike is also attached to the Tony Gilroy - scripted High Wire Act opposite Jon Hamm, about a former U.S. diplomat who returns to service in order to save a former colleague in Beirut as well as Marc Webb's The Only Living Boy In New York opposite Miles Teller and Jeff Bridges.

She also has Scott Cooper's Hostiles opposite Christian Bale in production as well as Brad Anderson's High Wire Act opposite Jon Hamm.

In movies she acted in Cactus Flower (1969), Butterflies Are Free (1972), The Sugarland Express (1974) by Steven Spielberg, Shampoo (1975) by Hal Ashby with Warren Beatty, Foul Play (1978) with Chevy Chase, Private Benjamin (1980), Best Friends (1982) by Norman Jewison with Burt Reynolds, Swing Shift (1984) and Overboard (1987) with Kurt Russell, Bird on a Wire (1990) with Mel Gibson, Death Becomes Her (1992) with Bruce Willis and Meryl Streep, The First Wives Club (1996) with Bette Midler and Diane Keaton, Everyone Says I Love You (1996) by Woody Allen, HouseSitter (2002) with Steve Martin, The Banger Sisters (2002) with Susan Sarandon.

A gritty, intelligent, complex and well - acted series that fired on all cylinders throughout most of its five seasons, «The Wire» represents TV drama at its finest, anchored by a fantastic ensemble cast that rivals «Game of Thrones» in its sheer size and ability to squeeze great performances out of even the smallest roles.

What Blazing Saddles does do well with regard to satire is a high wire balancing act, at once taking shots at racism and government politics, as well as satirizing and sending up the Western genre and the Hollywood industry, what would become a trademark of Brooks» work (Spaceballs, anyone?)

When you have two of today's best working actors acting on a high - wire to do justice to two of the most recognisable figures of the 20th century, it's best to keep the focus solely located on them.

My best guess is that the connection inside the fan speed switch (which also acts as a master) or the A / C switch, or the wiring between them, is loose or corroded, but I haven't been able to figure out how to remove the control panel to open it up and test it without pulling off the air mix control cable for the heater, and it looks difficult to reconnect.

So I was having trouble with my 96 accord it was sputtering and Hesitant replaced plugs and wires checked my EGR it was good then suddenly out of nowhere it stalled out on me while driving and now it won't start it acts like it wants to but it won't turn over I smacked the starter a few times this is the first time its happened

A good piece of historical fiction is a taut balancing act, and Wein walks a high - wire in her latest.

Furthermore, the habitat comes with four plastic clips, as well as a clip located on the front door which acts as a latch that can lock the wire top of the cage to the pan on the bottom.

The acting is good (one of the characters, Pac, is played by Michael K. Williams — Omar from The Wire — for heaven's sake), but then, well, they're facing countless enemies packing astonishing firepower — like in any other shooter.