Sentences with phrase «debut effort of»

Fortunately, we were on smooth parkways soon enough, headed for Connecticut, where we were once again able to appreciate the McLaren's smooth side; its immensely capable road - holding; its mighty, sweet - sounding, small - bore twin - turbo V - 8; and all the road - pounding possibility 641 horsepower can offer, plus 24 mpg and an interior that has visibly eked its way up from the slightly déclassé debut effort of the 12C.

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European aerospace giant Airbus is debuting its on - demand helicopter booking platform, Voom, in Mexico City on Thursday in an effort to drum up demand for choppers among well - heeled urban commuters sick of spending hours in traffic.

Last June, the internet giant debuted its Made with Code campaign in an effort to get young women excited about computer science — a field that less than one percent of high school girls think of as part of their future.

If you personally have issues with the speed of change, imagine what companies contend with: To keep up and stay relevant, they have to adapt their branding, marketing and sales efforts at a pace at least as fast as that of the new techologies» debuts.

Perhaps a refresh of the Echo speaker line where Alexa debuted, given what promises to be even more fiery competition in the connected speaker market, what with the arrival later this year of Apple's HomePod with Siri, and of course Google's efforts to improve its rival Google Home speaker, which features the Google Assistant.

Uncomfortable, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Albums chart, was an effort to pushback against «an inauthentic sense of cleanliness» and safety affiliated with Christianity, he explained at the Catalyst conference in Atlanta this fall.

The biggest surprise of the match against the Troubadours, though, may have been the team - leading 13 - kill effort turned in by sophomore Brigid Bell in her varsity debut.

Bale has been nothing short of a major success since making his # 86m move to the Spanish capital, bagging 22 goals in his debut season, including efforts in both the Copa del Rey and Champions League finals.

The striker shrugged off two recovering Terriers defenders before seeing his effort find the back of the net via a cruel deflection which sealed a win on his managerial debut for Sam Allardyce.

Ibrahimovic has already made a place for himself in the hearts of Manchester United faithfuls as he scored his first United goal with an acrobatic effort not even four minutes into his debut and he was delighted to get his first goal on Swedish soil.

In an effort to improve the quality of foods served in its schools, CPS debuted new breakfast and lunch menus in the 2010 - 2011 school year that exceed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) HealthierUS School Challenge Gold standards, distinguishing...

In an effort to improve the quality of foods served in its schools, CPS debuted new breakfast and lunch menus in the 2010 - 2011 school year that exceed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) HealthierUS School Challenge Gold standards, distinguishing... Read More

«The environmental cost of free two - day shipping» debuted today and it features transportation researchers at UC Davis and UC Riverside discussing how online shoppers can reduce their environmental footprint with minimal effort.

This study is the scientific debut for Carnegie's Spectranomics project, a field and laboratory - based effort to determine the relationship between function and biological diversity of plant species in tropical forests.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology debuted the blue paisley ribbon in 2012 as a symbol to unify thyroid awareness efforts.

Both Redken and Pureology have recently debuted light, leave - in creams that are said to mimic the effects of blow drying without the effort.

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.

In 2011, Stone, Parker and Avenue Q creator Robert Lopez debuted the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, which followed two naive Mormon missionaries on a trip to Uganda, where their efforts to share their religion are repeatedly sidelined by a ruthless warlord, famine, disease, and poverty.

If this were a debut EP or a collection of b - sides and outtakes, the effort would be understandable, but this is a full length LP from Arcade Fire and it took them nearly four years to create it.

In 1996, Huston made her directorial debut with Bastard out of Carolina, a praised adaptation of Dorothy Allison's novel of the same name, and followed that up with another behind - the - camera effort, Agnes Browne, in 1999.

Following his other 2017 effort, the sex comedy bomb of The Layover, William H. Macy is better than Krystal, as proven by his own distinguished acting resume and 2014 directorial debut and festival favorite Rudderless.

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.

With a sizeable spate of accolades to his name for his debut effort El Bola and sophomore feature November (including two Goyas, a European Film and Cinema Writers Circle award, and recognition from the

Self - Medicated (R for sexuality, profanity, and drug abuse) Monty Lapica makes his scriptwriting, directorial and acting debut in this drama about a mother's (Diane Verona) desperate efforts to save her drug - addicted, 17 year - old son whose life has been spiraling out of control since the death of his father.

Norwegian helmer Joachim Trier burst on to the scene with his 2006 feature debut Reprise and while he has had a tendency to keep audiences waiting a bit since then - sophomore effort Oslo, August 31st arrived five years later and third effort Louder Than Bombs four years after that - he has firmly established himself as one of the premiere talents on the arthouse circuit.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Much like «Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,» which marks the feature - film debut of animator Brad Bird, we're predominantly interested in next year's «John Carter» because it's the first live - action effort from Andrew Stanton, the genius brain behind Pixar's masterpieces «Finding Nemo» and «WALL - E.»

Two things are missing in this debut directing effort from writer Steve Conrad - a sufficient number of jokes and anybody worth rooting for.

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.

Entertainment One has debuted the official trailer for David Brent: Life on the Road, which sees writer - director Ricky Gervais reprising his role from The Office as we catch up with everyone's favourite «chilled - out entertainer» as sets out on tour in an effort to fulfill his dream of rock stardom.

Emerging director JC Chandor's debut, Margin Call, was a wordy chamber piece featuring an all - star cast, but for his second effort, All is Lost, he takes a refreshingly approach, shrinking his cast to a sole lead (the legendary Robert Redford) and giving him a mere three lines of dialog.

If you were looking for economy of scale, this debut effort by the mono - monikered writer - director Kogonada had no equal.

Released in 2003 and director Len Wiseman's feature film debut, the film casts Kate Beckinsale as Selene, a vampire who, in an effort to save her race, partners with a human who is of valuable interest to the vampires» enemy, the Lycans.

Following her debut feature Nora's Will, Mexican director Mariana Chenillo presents her sophomore effort Paraiso (Paradise) a love story that defies physical appearances and has plenty of heart.

Written and directed by Stacie Passon in an auspicious directing debut effort, and produced by Rose Troche, CONCUSSION is a poignant sexual examination of Abby (Robin Weigert in a star making breakout turn), a forty something married wealthy, lesbian housewife who, after suffering a blow to the head from getting smacked by her son's baseball — walks around every corner of her suburban life to confront a mounting desire for something else.

Honorable Mentions: Some of the other debuts, sophomore efforts and general step - changes that impressed us this year include: Yuval Adler's Venice 2013 title «Bethlehem ``; E.L. Katz's pitch black, gross - out «Cheap Thrills ``; Eliza Hittman's lovely, heartfelt «It Felt Like Love ``; Anthony Chen's shockingly underseen «Ilo Ilo»; Charlie MacDowell's Sundance favorite «The One I Love»; Tim Sutton's lyrical, abstract «Memphis»; David Wnendt's transgressively icky «Wetlands»; Leigh Janiak's horror debut «Honeymoon»; terrific Israeli film «Policeman» by Nadav Lapid that finally got a release this year; Hong Khao's lovely «Lilting»; Daniel Patrick Carbone's wonderful «Hide Your Smiling Faces»; and Scott Cohen's debut film «Red Knot» with Olivia Thirlby also marks him out as one to watch.

Martin McDonagh (pictured above), the award winning Irish playwright behind The Pillowman and the Oscar winning shot film Six Shooter, made his feature film debut in 2008 with In Bruges, an extraordinarily black dramedy about two hit - men (played by Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell, the latter of whom picked up a Golden Globe for his efforts) on vacation in the medieval Belgian town of Bruges.

Return to Waterloo marks the cinematic debut of writer / director Ray Davies and, with the exception of a few subsequent documentaries, it's his only filmmaking effort.

Sundance London: The Intervention review: Debut feature director Clea DuVall throws in a solid effort with this comedy drama, one of the highlights from...

This niche is populated solely by Miranda July's sophomore effort The Future, with unseen kitty Paw Paw (except for the appendages referenced) relating the experience of waiting for new owners Sophie (July, best known for debut effort Me And You And Everyone We Know) and Jason (Hamish Linklater, Fantastic Four) to take him home from the veterinary hospital.

These young adult movies have seen some impressive names step behind the director chair but Maze Runner finds itself as the feature debut of visual effects artist Wes Ball and there's no doubting the fact that this feels like a first - time effort of someone who can't bring the energy required to keep a film's pulse moving.

Lady Bird, the debut directorial effort from indie darling Greta Gerwig, is instantly a top - five film of 2017.

Anyone who feared that the writer's directorial debut would abandon the cerebral, doughty fare of his previously - penned Sunshine, Never Let Me Go and roughly 15 minutes of 2011's Dredd need not have worried — more than any of Garland's previous efforts, Ex Machina weighs the heavier side of science fiction and what it means to be human.

Decidedly more serious and bleak than his debut effort, the well - received The Guard, John Michael McDonagh treads in a whole new direction, though remaining in the lavish playground of his native Ireland.

Ficarra and Requa, who built a strong, foul - mouthed reputation for themselves following the writing of Bad Santa (2003) and their directorial debut and strongest effort to date, I Love You Philip Morris (2009), have lost none of their penchant for authentically inclined adult interactions (despite their cuckoo rom - com fantasy Crazy, Stupid, Love., 2011).

In addition to that, while there were set photos featuring Ebony Maw tackling Doctor Strange in an effort to snatch the Eye of Agamotto aka the Time Stone, Tom Vaughan - Lawlor who plays the character via motion capture has yet to debut his final look for the film.

A terrifically solid and sturdy effort across the board, «Bluebird» is the real deal and a true package of strong collaborators coalescing to make a wonderful debut film.

But those in the know have been keeping tabs on Nichols since his breakout sophomore effort, the provocative apocalypse tale Take Shelter, and over these three films (also including his debut, Shotgun Stories, and the moderately successful and excellent Mud), he has established himself as a strong Southern voice on the independent scene, the sort of director who makes you sit up and take notice whenever he announces a new project.

Her follow - up effort came in 2012's Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, which marked both her directing debut and her first produced original screenplay.

It's a fitting sophomore effort from writer - director Trey Edward Shults, whose devastating debut feature, Krisha, chronicled one very stressful day in the life of a recovering addict and grandmother visiting her estranged family.

A24 purchased the film, which stars Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne, ahead of the festival, and judging by its first trailer, a conscious effort is being made to position Ari Aster's feature - length directorial debut as less miminalist in the horror department than both The Witch and It Comes at Night.