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Howard is determined to clear his name, and get out of the media spotlight as a denying gay man, especially as his marriage to Emily Montgomery (Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Joan Cusack) is on the way.
When a car mysteriously hits the lead, Betty is thrust into the spotlight.
Seems like she's been out of the spotlight a bit too long.
Cassavetes is always a joy to watch, and even more so with Gena Rowlands sharing the spotlight.
Other movies that he has been in other actors have been in the spotlight but this movie and Rudy really showcase him because he is the main character in both.
The movie really didn't spotlight on anyone, we didn't know anything about the main people who survived except Ringwald's character was a whiney actress, the guy was on the set when the people died and Raffy wanted to be a director like her mother.
The other dancers all are mostly aging women who look like men in drag and realize their time in the spotlight is short-lived.
As was sometimes the case in the books-come-to-life series, the spotlight is thrown on punning signs which could have worked just as well in a non-animated medium.
Straight vanilla sex, masturbation, lesbianism, S&M, bestiality, incest, and a few other sexual proliferation's all get their time in the spotlight here.
Having first achieved fame with Drunken Master, Jackie Chan was thrust into the spotlight once more with 1983's Project A, a hugely enjoyable pirate flick which re-established him as a major star.
Since the release of "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", claims and counter-claims of just how Episode's II and III will eventuate has taken the spotlight off the 'original' Star Wars films, making them part of a cohesive whole, rather than segregating the older and new films into separate trilogies.
Paul Reiser steps away from the standup comedy spotlight to write a warmly humorous and gently tender story about family - what we see and what we don't see, what we expect and what surprises us.
I believe the minimal sound design and cheap camera is a conscious decision rather than bad film making, I'd defend this, the film isn't any worse as a result, and it puts the spotlight on the cast, some of whom are really good (Kate Hardie- think that's her name, as the sarcastic drunk is spot-on) the one exception being David Baddiel, who should never be allowed to appear in serious stuff!! It's light, and we don't go for this kind of anatomising-of-relationship crap in this country, but if you don't have any real friends to go to a party with than you could do worse than to sit in and watch this.
I am in my fifties and have a lot of friends in the music business...who are now still trying to become adults....no more fans,groupies,money etc...and they are having such a hard time adjusting to a regular life...as they see the new bands etc getting the spotlight...it is almost like they have to begin anew...this film is a testament to what a lot of the old rockers from the 70's and 80's are going through now....and that's where I find the film sad and depressing.BUT it portrays the life of an old rock star-abandoned and lost-in a believable way.The young girl who arrives at his decrepit home reminds me of Hollis maclaren (Outrageous)...and she is one lady in a film you will cheer for.
Well James Cameron decided to make a movie out of it but star two fictional characters to be in the spotlight instead of the ship.
The movie lets Steve Carell have a chance to shine after stealing the spotlight from both Jim Carrey in "Bruce Almighty" and Will Ferrell "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgendy" in their movies.
Jon Voight seems to be the character thats on the spotlight the most, the unfortunate circumstances that seem to find him at every corner really mold and caste him into a different man at the end (his character transition was excellent).
The last half hour of the movie is devoted to Bernson's character losing it completely and the spotlight falls on a young actress called Virginya Keehne.
Like his meditation on violence Unforgiven, Flags takes a closer look at heroism where soldiers by chance get into the spotlight of the war-propaganda-machine.
The subtitles could be a bit better for the Non-Punjabi viewer, and i think a little more spotlight should have been put on how and why the religious fundamentalist gathered such momentum in a nation leaning more towards Moderate rule after Bhutto's regime.
He was in the spotlight from 1985 to 1989 - performing in many championships , demonstration videos , music videos and even stunt work on a particular movie.(
I'm a fan of what the Fest manages to achieve in terms of shining the spotlight on low to medium budget "indie" horror, but I'm sure that other fans who have seen a lot of these films will agree that your mileage may vary in terms of quality.
Simon MacCorkindale portrays a Brit photographer who likes the media spotlight, but courageously offers to be "live bait"(..and is in the film's best sequence as the shark chows down on him with the camera recording this inside the mouth, really a remarkable effect)as a distraction for Quaid to complete the welding task without harm.
Although the spotlight is on Adam Sandler, Jack Nickolson is the real star.
While Nickolson steals most of the spotlight as far as funny lines, Sandler is actually the more serious character in this movie.
This is one of the first films that put women in the spotlight as true war heroes, and in the front lines.
This film was well written, had outstanding acting, mature subject matter for the time period, and was an historical achievement for putting courageous women in the spotlight.
We are also quite a while from other Bette Midler films of the 80s and as a result FTB has a stronger solo spotlight.
He and his two brothers (his two sisters declined the spotlight) seem to have been just a skosh away from becoming serial rapists or worse--yet it didn't happen.
However, 'The Aristo-Cat' pays less attention to the normal conventions of plot and instead throws the spotlight on the tremendous nervous breakdown of Pussy the cat.
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