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updates the vampire genre with a well conceived twist on the unusual, aided by Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston's wonderful performances as well as his own dry humor and magnificent eye for visuals.

Swank and Freeman both turn out wonderful performances as well and Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor awards for both actors wouldn't be surprising.

Actresses like Anne Revere and Spring Byington made careers out of wonderful performances as mothers, and I have included some of their best.

Emperor of the North Pole is a terrific film that is entertaining from start to finish, and there are plenty of wonderful performances as well by its cast.

There's fun to be had in spotting Udo Kier, Ken Foree, and Brad Dourif in cameo roles (meanwhile, Zombie's standard company returns, his wife Sheri Moon turning in a wonderful performance as our bogeyman's stripper mommy), but it's distracting as well, almost too much like a rib - chucker (think The Howling — and sure enough, there's Dee Wallace as the adoptive mother of hero girl Laurie (Scout Taylor - Compton, also attached to an upcoming April Fool's Day remake)-RRB- that only ever really worked when John Landis gave it a shot with An American Werewolf in London.

Frank Langella gives a wonderful performance as Frank, an aging thief, who gets a second life with the help of his robot.

It's gorgeously animated, incredibly funny, the songs are fantastic, and Johnson gives a wonderful performance as a dashing demigod.

But The Big Lebowski isn't about plot, it's about the individual pieces of the film, The Dude's bathrobe, John Turturro's wonderful performance as Jesus Quintana, and the way the White Russians gleam on screen.

Effectively mixes parental and political themes into a horror setting, with Narges Rashidi giving a wonderful performance as a beleaguered mother in 1980s Tehran dealing with not only wartime but also a young, fragile daughter — and the possibility of an otherworldly presence.

At the film's core is Fabrice Luchini's wonderful performance as a man who is obsessed with the woman next door whom he associates with his favorite fictional character, Emma Bovary.»

Abbott actually gives a wonderful performance as Kim's local «fixer», Fahim, but it doesn't matter because the casting completely derails WTF.

Michael Caine, always interesting to watch, gave a wonderful performance as a sleazy performance manager in «Little Voice,» so creepy you could all but smell the booze and sweat on him.

Similarly, Sheen gives a wonderful performance as David Frost, in spite of being somewhat of a support act to Langella's bravura turn.

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It reminded it yet again, as does your wonderful cartoon, that much of what we think as Christian theology is really just a gospel based on performance, good works, being a good person, etc...

And this in spite of the fact that I do not by any means doubt that you have completely understood and assented to the newest philosophy, which like the modern age generally seems to suffer from a curious distraction, confusing promise with performance, the superscription with the execution; for what age and what philosophy was ever so wonderful and wonderfully great as our own — in superscriptions!

Arsenal Almunia 7 — Had little to do, but what he did do he did well Sagna 7 — Lost the ball a couple of times but reliable as ever Gallas 9 — Excellent game, this season will be an important one for the Frenchman and this was a great way to start it Clichy 7 — Didn't put a foot wrong Fabregas 9 — Wonderful performance capped with a brace (Ramsey) 7 — The Welsh Cesc is coming along nicely Vermaelen 9 — An assured debut that left me forgetting about the absence of Kolo Denilson 8 — Top notch display Song Billong 8 — Solid and measured Arshavin 8 — Kept going from the 1st to the final minute Van Persie 8 — No goals, but two assists and a hand in an other (Eduardo) 7 — Lethal finisher showed what he is all about in his cameo Bendtner 8 — Really impressed me and is continuing to improve every game (Eboue) 7 — Helped close out the game.

It was another wonderful away performance from the Clarets with as fine a goal as you are ever likely to see.

Despite rumours of around # 90million being offered, Lemar has remained in France, even enjoying a wonderful performance for Les Bleus as the transfer window wound shut.

If indeed the motive of the trip is true, the Arsenal scouts would surely have been impressed with Belotti's performance as he recovered from a missed penalty to grab a wonderful brace and earn Torino a point in an exciting 2 - 2 draw.

The team performance at Upton Park was hugely impressive as the Blues looked solid from front to back and played some wonderful football.

Swinton better be the first choice on everyone's lips when the name of Oscar rolls about, because I doubt I'll see a performance more elegant and wonderful as hers this year.

jessica lange is wonderful as always and ed harris is fine also but the real gem performance is ann wedgeworth as the mother

As an affirmation that Anne Hathaway's wonderful performance in Rachel Getting Married may mark a new career direction, it fails.

That kind of emotional centre is key to the success of Crowe's films, and it works beautifully here, aided immeasurably by a wonderful performance by then - newcomer Renee Zellweger, as well as a spot - on effort from Cruise and a deliciously over-the-top innings from Cuba Gooding Jr..

, beautiful stunt work, wonderful performances from the cast and a story that may not be as emotionally compelling, still has the ability to feel logical (in this world of absurdity) and unquestionably entertaining.

It's a story I know backward and forward, as does just about everyone, so there was no reason to anticipate that I'd find myself so invested in the proceedings, but Branagh delivered a lovely film that looked gorgeous, had a strong script from Chris Weitz, and featured a wonderful cast, starting with Lily James as Cinderella and including top - notch performances from Cate Blanchett, Stellan Skarsgård, Richard Madden, Hayley Atwell, Ben Chaplin, Rob Brydon, Derek Jacobi, and Helena Bonham Carter as Cinderella's Fairy Godmother.

It should be noted that Wiig is as wonderful as usual, but what stands out is how unexpected heartbreaking her performance is.

The two leads are wonderful, especially Ronan, but there are also some cherishable supporting performances, notably from Anne - Marie Duff as Edward's artist mother, brain - damaged since being clonked on the head by the open door of a moving train.

But it is newcomer; Alex Neustaedter that really makes his mark as our central character in a wonderful breakout performance.

The combination of it being his directorial debut, his performance (which was a killer and, as you noted, filmed VERY quickly), the unpredictability and the strength of the supporting cast, not to mention the fact it has an interesting commentary on the nature of perception of who has a «perfect life» all added to a wonderful experience for me.

The casting also deserves great credit... Laura Linney as the defense attorney Erin Bruner gives a wonderful performance in which her she begins to question her own beliefs as she delves deeper into the case.

The actor is going through his own personal renaissance — in the last five years executing wonderful performances in the likes of Rampart, The Edge Of Seventeen, the still as - yet - unreleased LBJ and his TV turn with True Detective.

Among those is a lovely Emilia Clarke, who serves as both a first love and big problem for Han, a dandy Donald Glover, slyly forming a wary alliance with Solo on his own, and a wonderful Linda Hunt, whose voice performance as Lady Proxima is so much fun, I want her to get her own movie.

style parody, it hits with some well - written gags and solid performances from Martin, the wonderful Kathleen Turner, David Warner and a vulnerable vocal turn by Sissy Spacek as the brain.

Best supporting actress: Here's where Scarlett Johansson will be honored for the wrong performance: The academy will nominate her for «Lost in Translation,» where she was indeed wonderful as the young newlywed who becomes Bill Murray's late - night soul mate, instead of «The Girl With a Pearl Earring,» where with only a handful of spoken words, she tells us everything we need to know about a young woman who could have achieved anything, if only she had been born in a different time and place.

And now comes Split, a remarkably weird and wonderful exercise in psychological terror featuring a virtuoso performance by Scottish actor James McAvoy (X-Men) as a deranged killer named Kevin who is at turns terrifying, grotesque, pitiful, lovable, brilliant, confident, pathetic, happy, sad, mad, and glad.

The performance she gets from Saoirse Ronan, playing roughly a teenage version of her director, is every bit as nuanced and appealing as the acting work Gerwig's has turned in herself — including her part in last year's wonderful 20th Century Women, which did for Santa Barbara something rather like what this one does for Sacramento.

We've got much more piss your pants one liners and forth wall breaking tomfoolery from Wade, it's sweet sensitive and extremely emotional in parts (not since the finale of T2 have I sobbed so much), the OTT action and gore makes a hatchet fight in a Butcher shop look clean in comparison with moments to make hardcore Gore - Geeks give a huge hooray, the cringe worthy «oh no he didn't» moments are rife, there's a touching subplot about what it really means to be Family and also we are treated to an array of colorful supporting characters including an excellent turn from Josh Brolin as futuristic super soldier «Cable», a wonderful performance from upcoming young talented star Julian Dennison (hunt for the wilder people), the obligatory Hugh Jackman cameo and a mega hard Super Villain who makes his previous onscreen incarnation seem like Vinny Jones in a giant penis suit... Oh wait!

... however the most wonderful performance here comes not from 12 year old Ruby Barnhill as Sophie but Mark Rylance as the titular Big Friendly Giant.

While this Oscar - winning film might have garnered more attention for the performances of Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin, Jones is quietly and reliably rather wonderful as the craggy yet not cliched lawman nearing the end of his career.

All the same, Jordan's performance builds belief and sympathy, and Spencer, as Oscar's worried and principled mother, is simply wonderful.

Browning's rich performance keeps Naomi from coming off like a plot device; longtime Beastie Boy Horovitz is a wonderful surprise as the antsy Nick, whose fatherly affect transforms into something more pestering in a way that seems organic (and pathetic), rather than one - dimensionally monstrous.

Anne Hathaway in «Rachel Getting Married» — A wonderful performance by Anne Hathaway, who is showing a lot of promise as of late in an otherwise awful film.

Laurie Metcalf Winning Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Allison Janney is wonderful in I, Tonya, and her transformative turn as Tonya Harding's abusive stage mom is the flashier choice in this category.

Jamie Foxx is wonderful as Ray Charles in «Ray,» evoking the man's complexities and perfectly capturing his distinctive body language, but Foxx will win not only because of his performance but because of his speech when he won the Golden Globe.

There are other wonderful performances in the movie, most notably James Franco and Emile Hirsch, and as always, Josh Brolin (who should have been nominated for his excellent work as Bush in W.).

Don't Count»Em Out: Tatiana Maslany is wonderful in Stronger, but I'm going to give that film's edge to two - time Oscar nominee Miranda Richardson, who gives a heartbreaking and beautiful performance as Jeff Bauman's overbearing but big - hearted mother.

Maybe, but aside from an always wonderful performance from Hugh Jackman as Logan / The Wolverine, he wasn't in the spotlight this time around.

Filled with patriotic images of what the nation's capital city used to look like, with wonderful performances by a young Jimmy Stewart as Mr. Smith, Jean Arthur as his cynical assistant and Claude Rains as his corrupt mentor.