Sentences with phrase «acclaimed debut with»

McCarthy has followed his highly acclaimed debut with two more praised dramedies as writer / director, 2008's The Visitor (which surprised some when it earned long - underappreciated Richard Jenkins a Best Actor Oscar nomination) and last year's universally approved Win Win.

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In 2016, critics cited the Oscars» snub of Netflix's critically acclaimed drama «Beasts of No Nation» as evidence that the industry was «turned off» by Netflix's business model, which debuts films on the streaming service simultaneously with theatrical releases.
The latest example debuts on Saturday, June 11, at 9 pm EST, with the premiere episode of director Ezra Edelman's O.J.: Made in America, a five - part, 7.5 hour documentary series produced by ESPN Films, the sports network's production company that is behind the acclaimed series of 30 for 30 sports documentary films.
Along with some hits from their debut, Boys & Girls, the Shakes blasted through their acclaimed follow - up Sound & Color without letting up on the energy level for the entire set.
Las Vegas (August 13, 2015)-- Lago by Julian Serrano, the highly acclaimed Italian small plates concept that debuted in April at Bellagio Resort & Casino, will introduce lunch and brunch experiences to be enjoyed with unparalleled views of the iconic Fountains of Bellagio.
However, with persistent support from his mother and David Moyes, Barkley made a tremendous recovery and the England International made his Premier League debut at a tender age of 17, where he would acclaim praise of many football pundits.
New Exhibit at Old Sturbridge Village Debuts October 19 (STURBRIDGE, MA)-- September 27, 2013: This fall Old Sturbridge Village celebrates the life of acclaimed Massachusetts cabinetmaker Nathan Lombard (1777 - 1847) with a new exhibit, Delightfully Designed — The Furniture and Life of Nathan Lombard, on display October 19, 2013 through May 4, 2014.
Since gaining mainstream acclaim with his debut Makye in 2009, the tongue - twisting rapper has quickly gone on to achieve many high profile feats such as being ranked among top African rappers by such prominent outfits as MTV Base and Guardian UK.
Relocating to New York, Simons is now tasked with leading the creative vision at the iconic American brand, where his debut collection for the label received critical acclaim.
Written by Being John Malkovich scribe Charlie Kaufman, Human Nature was the feature debut from acclaimed music - video director Michel Gondry and featured Arquette as a woman cursed with a coat of fur covering her body.As the decade progressed, audiences could see Arquette in projects ranging from the star - studded documentary Searching for Debra Winger to the sleeper family film Holes.
The highly anticipated debut feature from acclaimed author Charlie McDowell, THE ONE I LOVE is an original tale that continues to showcase McDowell's keen observations of human relationships with a distinct and comedic voice.
Two years later, he could be seen in another high - profile, politically tinged thriller, this time opposite Denzel Washington in director Jonathan Demme's remake of The Manchurian Candidate.In 2005 he made his directorial and screenwriting debut with Everything Is Illuminated, and appeared in the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe - winning HBO movie Lackawanna Blues, a life - affirming film about a selfless black woman (played by S. Epatha Merkerson) in 1950s segregated New York who provides a home and a guiding hand to the youths who come to live at her boarding house.
Another director looking to follow up an acclaimed drama (in this case, the Oscar - nominated Incendies), Canada's Denis Villeneuve will make his English - language debut with a Taken-esque thriller about a carpenter who takes the law into his own hands after police are unable to locate his kidnapped daughter.
When he was barely an adolescent, the young actor made his Broadway debut opposite Judd Hirsch in the acclaimed play Conversations With My Father and landed a recurring role on the short - lived sitcom Drexell's Class around the same time.
This documentary features Egyptian - American comedian Ahmed Ahmed, in his directorial debut, along with a host of critically acclaimed international stand - up comedians.
Directed by Nash Edgerton, who made his feature length directorial debut with the acclaimed Australian thriller The Square, Gringo also stars Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron, Yul Vazquez, Thandie Newton, and Sharlto Copley.
Debuting onscreen with a small role in Dirty Little Billy (1972), Nolte was 34 when he finally got his break in the acclaimed television miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976).
The universal acclaim this album is receiving can only be justified in light of the fact that professional critics often miss the boat on debut LPs and don't want to be caught with their pants down on the follow - up.
It's only Ryan Coogler's third feature — and an ambitious leap from his impressive 2013 debut, Fruitvale Station, and his critically acclaimed Rocky franchise entry, Creed (2015)-- but Black Panther is executed with the confidence of a far more experienced filmmaker.
Following a string of acclaimed short films, commercials and video work, Venezuelan director Carl Zitelmann makes his feature debut with The Lake Vampire - the true life tale of a true life vampire, namely serial killer Zacarias Ortega known for...
Zhao follows up on her debut film, the critically acclaimed «Songs My Brothers Taught Me» (2015), with this production that features three members of the Jandreau family playing their fictional selves.
Adding excitement to the project beyond all the thinkpieces the media can run about what this means for diversity in cinema is the fact that Black Panther is written and directed by Ryan Coogler, a young filmmaker who followed his acclaimed debut Fruitvale Station with a successful studio film in the endearing Creed.
Up - and - coming filmmaker Trey Edward Shults follows his acclaimed debut film Krisha with It Comes At Night, a psychological horror thriller centering on a teenage boy (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) as he faces mounting terrors — both external and internal — in the aftermath of an unnamed apocalypse.
Nintendo has had a stellar year so far, with the debut of their new Switch console, as well as more than one critically acclaimed game, and no they can add another feather to their cap.
Not to be confused with Samuel L. Jackson's other snake movie, «Black Snake Moan» is the sophomore effort from writer / director Craig Brewer, whose debut film «Hustle & Flow» (another movie about a Southern musician battling his inner demons) earned the director critical acclaim in 2005 as one of the generation's most promising young talents.
Debut director Yann Demange has quite a bit to juggle with there but the script by Gregory Burke (who wrote the acclaimed play Black Watch) is as tight as a Lambeg drum and we have the outstanding presence of O'Connell to hold everything together.
Barber previously worked with Lonergan on his acclaimed debut feature, «You Can Count On Me,» and she has provided music for films such as «Mansfield Park,» «Hysterical Blindness,» «A Price Above Rubies,» and «When Night Is Falling.»
He followed with his acclaimed directing debut on «Gone Baby Gone.»
In 2013, he made his directorial debut with the critically - acclaimed adaptation of the script, «Fruitvale Station,» which won both the Grand jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
The first trailer for Gilroy's anticipated follow - up to his acclaimed directorial debut Nightcrawler has dropped, and it has Washington setting the bar for Oscar - buzzy performances as the titular idealistic lawyer who becomes disillusioned with the practice.
Throwing a solid Hollywood cast into a surreal arthouse satire, acclaimed Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth) makes his English - language debut with a bang.
Kim Jee - Woon, meanwhile, is the acclaimed director behind «The Good, the Bad, the Weird,» «A Tale of Two Sisters» and «A Bittersweet Life» who recently made his English - language debut with the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle «The Last Stand.»
Initially unable to secure complete funding, the project was temporarily shelved, but would thankfully go on to film nearly a year later (meanwhile, screenwriter Eskil Vogt enjoyed his own festival tour with his acclaimed directorial debut, Blind, which premiered at Sundance 2014 and picked up a Screenwriting award).
The British director made his feature debut in 2012 with the critically acclaimed doc The Imposter, about a Spanish man, Frédéric Bourdin, who claimed to be a missing Texas teenager, boldly deceiving the family and authorities.
Polley follows up her acclaimed and Oscar - nominated debut, Away from Her (2006), with a simply honest portrayal of a woman's struggle to fill the gaps in her seemingly happy marriage.
Martin McDonagh's debut feature In Bruges toured the festival circuit in 2008 to great acclaim, with its blackly comic hitman in hiding premise and pitch perfect cast of Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes making it a certified hit.
Ta - Nehisi Coates — one of the biggest names in journalism as a national correspondent for The Atlantic, and a National Book Award winner for «Between the World and Me» — will make his comic book - writing debut with a new «Black Panther» ongoing, illustrated by acclaimed industry veteran Brian Stelfreeze.
From his attention - grabbing debut with «Reservoir Dogs» (1992), a deviously clever heist film where the heist is never seen and the drama is all in the conversation and the ingenious structure, to his acclaimed «Inglourious Basterds» (2009), his thrilling rewrite of World War II history as a magnificent movie fantasy, Tarantino has gone his own way, snatching up ideas strewn through decades of film history and hundreds of genre movies like a magpie, rethinking them completely, and weaving them into entirely new stories that unfold at a leisurely pace so he can enjoy every word and gesture along the journey.
Academy Award ® Winner Angelina Jolie Makes Her Acclaimed Filmmaking Debut with the 2012 Golden Globe ® Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film — IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY
Contemporary artist Laurie Simmons makes her directorial debut with this quirky and acclaimed dramedy.
Rivera makes her TV debut on Season 2 of John Ridley's acclaimed anthology series, and talks about her dream collaboration with Gina Rodriguez and working with Lili Taylor.
This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze — Barrel blast into a critically acclaimed Donkey Kong adventure as this beloved franchise makes its Nintendo Switch debut with a (banana) bunch of new features.
Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze — Barrel blast into a critically acclaimed Donkey Kong adventure as this beloved franchise makes its Nintendo Switch debut with a (banana) bunch of new features.
His debut, the Green - produced Shotgun Stories, marked the start of a creative collaboration with actor Michael Shannon, who would go on to star in Nichols» breakthrough film, the acclaimed Take Shelter, and has appeared in all of his films since.
He has supplemented his full slate of contractually obligated Marvel Cinematic Universe appearances with an array of films, including the romantic comedy Before We Go, which marked his directing debut, and Bong Joon Ho's acclaimed Snowpiercer.
Fancher, who, by the way, is the screenwriter of the acclaimed classic, Blade Runner, makes an outstanding directorial debut with this nuanced and captivating examination of the vagaries of life and the random nature of fortune.
A24 Films marks Friday the 13th with the debut of a new poster and website for Robert Eggers» acclaimed period - horror film.
The second is «Portugal,» an adventurous love story with comic elements, which marks the feature debut of acclaimed actor and stage director Lauri Lagle.
Finally following up his acclaimed 2006 debut Reprise, director Joachim Trier returns with a beautiful and uplifting film about drug addiction, depression and existential angst.
Andrea Arnold takes a confident step forward with the follow - up to her acclaimed debut Red Road.
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