Sentences with phrase «best debut films»

I would argue that this is one of the five best debut films that have been made in my lifetime.

George Washington, named the best debut film of 2000 by the New York Film Critics Circle, was shot in Winston - Salem, where Green studied filmmaking at the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Easily the best debut film of the year from freshman writer / director Ryan Coogler.

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The film will debut with its original cast, including the late Carrie Fisher, as well as introduce some new characters played by Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro and Kelly Marie Tran.

A-Lister, made with BACARDÍ Gran Reserva Maestro de Ron, a super-premium mixing rum, is a nod to the guys» next big Hollywood project in the form of Vinnie's directorial debut and is best enjoyed alongside your own entourage before you catch the film in theaters this summer.

Gores While former veep Al keeps getting buzz for his global warming film, AnInconvenient Truth (it was to debut in the United Arab Emirates this week), the49ers» former fumbler Frank (left) held on and ran for 134 yards on Sunday, upping his NFL - best total to 465 rushing yards.

As schematic as a popular entertainment needs to be yet refreshingly devoid of significant lulls in the action — for exposition, weapon reloading, lovemaking and the like — the film is fast, smart and single - minded, providing not only a satisfying bang for the ever - beleaguered moviegoing buck but memorable debuts for first - time feature director Mimi Leder and fledgling film studio DreamWorks SKG (Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen)-- as well as ringing confirmation that George Clooney is indeed a movie star.

The film feels a little less amateur than «Pusher», - a cheap debut feature for some underexperienced Dane trying to make abstract art - and it's that which brings the final product closer to decency, because many of the missteps that ruined «Pusher» feel more considerable in this superior, but still misguided effort, which has a good bit to commend, but even more to complain about as questionable «story «telling notes that ultimately send the final product crashing into mediocrity.

The Messenger is the debut film of writer and director Oren Moverman, but it's worldly wise, with two well - rounded characters.

Donat was the recipient of a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of the title character, and the film features the debut performance of a young Garson.

Robert Eggers gives us an incredible writing and directing debut with virtually no jump scares and proves that the best horror films rely on psychology over loud noises and too many special effects.

An independent film darling, Ross made her debut in STRANGER INSIDE, winning an IFP Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough and an independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performdebut in STRANGER INSIDE, winning an IFP Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough and an independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut PerformDebut Performance.

The film was one of Brad Pitt's debut features, and luckily for him he turned out to have a pretty good career.

(Oddly, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR makes for a better showing of both Doctor Strange and the Guardians than either Strange's film debut, or the Guardian's sequel did.

He made his screen debut in 1983 in the film comedy Baby It's You, and won the Venice Film Festival's Best Actor award that year for his work in Robert Altman's Streamers.

I found this to be a very enjoyable and dreamlike film, and, though it is really good, it seems even more so considering that it was the feature length debut of Sofia Coppola.

Paul Haggis, who spoke with such remarkable confidence through his screenplay for Million Dollar Baby, one of the best films of the past few years, seems to be his own worst enemy in Crash, his directorial debut.

Sarah Polley's recently released Take this Waltz 68 wasn't as beloved as her debut film, Away from Her 88, but her latest (and first documentary) earned very good reviews at screenings in Venice and Toronto.

A very impressive dramatic debut for comedian Stiller, and a well - crafted and directed film by Veloz.

The film, which was inspired by Denis» own experiences in Africa and those of working amongst the stark Southwest landscapes of Paris, Texas, proved to be a very auspicious debut, screening at Cannes that year and earning both a Golden Palm nomination and a César nomination for Best New Director.Denis followed her debut the next year with Man No Run, a documentary about Les Têtes Brulées («the Flaming Heads»), a Cameroon band on their first French tour.

Though Nashville won just a single Oscar and a single Golden Globe, each for Best Original Song (for «I'm Easy», written and performed by Carradine), it was nominated for five of the former and eleven of the latter, which even bestowed two nominations each on Tomlin and Blakley, actresses making their film debuts, while classifying the film as a drama (back when true musicals weren't so rare).

The film is the director's first effort since A Single Man, Ford's directorial debut, which led to Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Academy Award nominations for Colin Firth, as well as a Golden...

In addition, one of the organization's core values is identifying new talent and nurturing young filmmakers by awarding promising talent with «Directorial Debut» and «Breakthrough Actor» awards as well as grants to rising film students and by facilitating community outreach through the support of organizations such as The Ghetto Film School, Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, and Educational Video Center.

There are good supporting performances from Mandela's staff, to name a few: chief of staff Brenda (Adjoa Andoh, making her Hollywood debut)-- she is the closest individual to Mandela throughout the film; and security guards Jason (Tony Kgoroge) and Etienne (Julian Lewis Jones), who have different opinions on how the president should be addressed and guarded.

Political comedian Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) makes his writing and directing debut with Rosewater, a film based on the best - selling memoir by Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy.

Written and directed by comedian Jordan Peele, who is best known for his sketch comedy show, Key & Peele, Get Out is a very impressive debut film.

Screenwriter James Vanderbilt's feature directorial debut recounts the scandal that led to Dan Rather stepping down from the CBS News desk in 2004, but while Vanderbilt's script has some good ideas in it, the film is ultimately far too hagiographic for its own good, undercutting its thematic impact at nearly every turn.

Writer - director Judd Apatow follows up his smash debut film, The 40 - Year - Old Virgin with another successful comedy, Knocked Up, which may even best the out - and - out laughs quotient of his very funny previous effort.

A warning might be in order: The doc, which debuted on HBO in March, might well be the hardest film to sit through in the Sundance lineup — not because it's bad, but because it is so overwhelmingly sad.

In fact, nearly every Best Picture winner in recent memory made its debut at one of the major fall film festivals.

«Winter's Tale» is the feature film directorial debut of Academy Award - winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, who penned the 2001 Best Picture winner «A Beautiful Mind».

After a nail - biting week after its Toronto debut, Sony Pictures Classics picked up the film and the Best Actress race turned on its head.

You can view the interviews below as well as check out the film's trailer before its June 24 debut.

His narrative feature debut, Tornando a casa (Sailing Home) won the director several awards at international film festivals in 2001 and was nominated for Best First Feature at the Italian Golden Globes.

Darby O'Gill and the Little People is one of Disney's better films and this long - awaited Region 1 DVD debut does not disappoint.

The film debuted at the SXSW Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary.

Cooper's ensemble cast in 2013 far and away outdoes that of his critically more successful debut film in 2009, and is probably one of the best casts of the year.

As his English - language debut and first time working with Hollywood actors, The Lobster marks the beginning of a new chapter for Yorgos, whose previous films (My Best Friend, Kinetta, the Academy Award — nominated Dogtooth, and Alps) were each made in Greece on an extremely modest budget with a crew made up of Yorgos's friends.

First - time directing team Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (well known for their their own comedy roles in TV and film) make their debut with...

She recently bested a demigod and her debut film is currently sailing at the top of the box office charts.

«The Hunger Games» is the biggest film to open outside of the summer blockbuster season, as well as the biggest nonsequel film debut in history.

That's where MGM and Fox's PG -13-rated horror remake «Poltergeist,» the only other wide opening film, is heading as well, after debuting just behind the leaders with $ 9.3 million Friday.

The directorial debut of Macon Blair, «I don't feel at home...» announces a bold new writing - directing talent best known as an actor in such films -LSB-...]

Cirkus Columbia The fourth film from Bosnian director Danis Tanović, and his third since his debut feature No Man's Land took home the Cannes Film Festival best screenplay award in 2001 and the best

Thanks to the vagaries of film distribution and the increasing difficulties of small films and foreign language productions to get theatrical releases, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Turkish drama, which won the Best Director award at Cannes 2008, this one - week Seattle engagement at the Varsity Theatre is the film's American theatrical debut.

What You Need To Know: Jason Statham fans are spoilt for choice in 2013; the bald British bruiser has three films, starting off with Taylor Hackford «s «Parker» in the near future, with «Hummingbird,» the intriguing directorial debut from «Eastern Promises» writer Steven Knight following on later in the year (we've heard some good buzz, and it apparently stretches The Stath's acting muscles more than most).

The directorial debut of Macon Blair, «I don't feel at home...» announces a bold new writing - directing talent best known as an actor in such films as «Blue Ruin» and «Green Room.»

Guillermo del Toro's fairy tale noir «The Shape of Water» tied with Greta Gerwig's coming - of - age directorial debut «Lady Bird» for best film of the festival.

In highlighting the human element of the sport as well as the high - stakes, hair - raising reality of their exploits, debut director Richard De Aragues has crafted a film that transcends the bounds of traditional racing fans.

The film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival where its performances — especially from Janney and Robbie — were given high praise, as well as the way the movie balanced its comedic tone with the way it portrayed the facts and still grounded Harding in humanity.