Sentences with phrase «arresting acting debuts»
The film is based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a freeman kidnapped into slavery, and Nyong» o's performance as Patsey, a young slave who's become the object of obsession for sadistic cotton plantation Master Edwin Epps, played by Michael Fassbender, is easily one of the most arresting acting debuts in recent memory.
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After years of acting in hit movies and TV series, including Juno and Arrested Development, Jason Bateman makes his directorial debut this spring with the dark comedy Bad Words.