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.
Not exact matches
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.