Sentences with phrase «debut of actor»

This is a biopic of Nat Turner, a slave who led a rebellion in 1830s Virginia, and is the feature debut of actor - turned - writer - director Nate Parker.

Sam Rockwell shines in the witty, tender directorial debut of actor / screenwriters Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.

We've been anxiously awaiting the results of the awards at Sundance, and now we know who won big - The Birth of a Nation, the powerful directional debut of actor Nate Parker (read my review).

In a similarly demanding role, Andrew Garfield takes on the true story of the activist and innovator Robin Cavendish in Breathe, the directorial debut of the actor Andy Serkis.

Take Bad Words, the directing debut of actor Jason Bateman.

The directorial debut of actor Brady Corbet («Funny Games») concerns a sinister 9 - year - old boy played with unsmiling aplomb by Tom Sweet.

Winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Actor (Gregory Peck), it also features the screen debut of actor Robert Duvall (as Boo Radley).

According to IMDb, Run This Town will be the feature directorial debut of actor / producer Ricky Tollman (The Strain, Big Sky).

Alex of Venice — A film that I first saw back at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, it marks the directorial debut of actor Chris Messina as well as features one of the best turns to date from actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

That is the sobering premise of New Life, a bittersweet tale of undying love marking the directorial debut of actor Drew Waters (Parkland).

In the Bedroom marks the feature directorial debut of actor Todd Field, who is perhaps best known as the piano player Nick Nightingale who tells Tom Cruise about the sex party in Eyes Wide Shut.

I'm referring to tomorrow's opening film at the Rotterdam Film Festival, «The Hungry Ghosts,» the directorial debut of actor Michael Imperioli.

BFI has debuted a trailer for a little crime thriller from the UK called The Ghoul, the feature debut of actor Gareth Tunley.

That's the superficial starting point of The Gift, the directorial debut of actor Joel Edgerton, who takes the cuckoo - in - the - nest thriller template — which became ubiquitous in the early»90s with films like Pacific Heights, Unlawful Entry, Single White Female and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle — and, by introducing psychological depth and a streak of social conscience, fashions an intriguing morality tale.

Closing out the festival will be Alex of Venice, the directorial debut of actor Chris Messina starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Don Johnson.

As shouted by a flurry of headlines, the wry, humane coming - of - age comedy Lady Bird — the solo directorial debut of actor Greta Gerwig — is no longer merely «well - regarded» or «critically acclaimed»: it is, officially, THE BEST REVIEWED FILM OF ALL TIME.

How to Be a Latin Lover is the feature directorial debut of actor - writer - comic Ken Marino.

The late Harry Dean Stanton stars in Lucky, the directorial debut of actor John Carroll Lynch, which will bow in New York and L.A. via Magnolia.

Don Jon's Addiction is the feature directorial debut of actor Joseph Gordon - Levitt, who wrote the screenplay and stars on top of directing.

The directorial debut of actor John Carroll Lynch, the film stars Stanton as an aging man slowly coming to terms with his final days.

The Birth of a Nation is the feature directorial debut of actor Nate Parker, who has been working on this project for the last seven years.

Paradise Lost marks the feature directorial and writing debut of actor Andrea di Stefano (Nine, Eat Pray Love).

A woman struggles to win back the son she lost when she divorced her husband in a gritty drama that marks the directorial debut of actor Chris Eigeman.

It's the directing debut of Edgerton, though, a smart and capable actor — not that the floor of movie history isn't littered with the well - intentioned debuts of actors - turned - filmmakers.

Wes Anderson's feature debut, an affectionate shaggy dog story of middle class kids who plan an elaborate heist of a small bookstore with the help of the local «criminal mastermind» (James Caan), also marks the debut of actors Owen Wilson (who co-wrote the film with Anderson) and Luke Wilson.

Not exact matches

That puts the Sony Pictures film on pace to swing to a $ 120 million opening, short of the record - breaking $ 151 million debut of 2007's Spider - Man 3 but according to Variety topping even the sunniest expectations for the film, which stars 21 - year - old actor Tom Holland in the title role.

Rick Perry is just a method actor gearing up to play George W Bush in the cinematic debut of The Onion.

Who: Liam James, actorWhat: «The Way, Way Back «Where: Today at Eccles at 3:30 p.m.. Most people know Liam James for his role as Mireille Enos» son on AMC's «The Killing,» but Sundance auds will see an entirely different side of the young actor in «The Way, Way Back,» a coming - of - age tale that marks the directorial debut of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the Oscar - winning scribes of «The Descendants.»

Following news that Shia LaBeouf had dropped out of his would - be Broadway debut over creative differences, the actor best known for his roles Shia Saide LaBeouf was born in Los Angeles, California, to Shayna (Saide) and Jeffrey Craig LaBeouf, and is an only child.

Kim Joo Hyuk last acting award is for best supporting actor in the movie Confidential director, his co-stars Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae Thirteen years after her debut as an actress, Kim Hyun Ju of Partner and Boys Before Flowers poses nude in the October issue of Singles to

Six hours left to a matter - of - fact end of the world, but don't expect apocalyptic activity in Last Night, a surreal, elegantly melancholy, and yet witty ensemble story — the snazzy feature directorial debut of Canadian writer - actor Don McKellar (The Red Violin) and the antidote to Y2K baloney.

Skinny, bug - eyed Steve Buscemi, the twitchy actor du jour of American independent films, makes a striking directorial feature - film debut with «Trees Lounge,» in which he also stars as a twitchy, hyperkinetic loser.

This is the character actor's debut as a writer and director, and it's a good beginning as Buscemi is able to flesh out real people in an engaging character study, of characters who are not the inventions of Hollywood.

Actor August Diehl debuted in productions in his native Germany beginning in the late»90s, and thereafter did the preponderance of his screen work in continentally produced German - language productions.

Dax Shepard, who serves as co-director, one of the several producers, writer, and star of Hit and Run, appears to be heading in the right direction for actors - turned - directors with his off - kilter debut film.

It's telling that her 2011 directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, was populated with international unknown actors and told in Bosnian and Serbo - Croatian languages, so as to embed the audience as deeply as possible into the characters» ordeals.

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.

The following year, That»70s Show made its debut on FOX television, launching the young actor into the public eye as a close friend of the Forman family.

Although Nixon's starring role on the hugely popular series may have brought her to the attention of a new audience, observers of the New York theater had been watching the actor on and off Broadway since 1980, where she had performed in productions that included David Rabe's Hurlyburly, Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, Angels in America, and Indiscretions, for which she earned a Tony nomination.Born in New York City on April 9, 1966, Nixon made her film debut in the 1980 movie Little Darlings.

With an excellent, career - topping performance by the late Harry Dean Stanton, coupled with a strong supporting ensemble, this quiet, low - key debut feature from actor - director John Carroll Lynch explores the meaning of life and the secrets to help make it fulfilling, both while we're here and as we're about to make our ultimate transition.

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore is perhaps most notable as the debut of Macon Blair as a director, who gained notoriety primarily as an actor featured prominently in the films of Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room), to which this film attempts to emulate to some degree.

British actor / comedian Ayoade (The IT Crowd) impressed with his 2011 directorial debut Submarine, a quirky coming - of - age comedy not unlike the work of Wes Anderson but different enough to stake out its own ground.

Though the San Fernando Valley native made his television debut as a commercial actor at the age of eight, it wasn't until college that Cranston truly realized his calling as an actor.

Writer / director Julia Ducournau certainly has talent and a natural way of handling her actors, but her film debut is just trying too hard.

The actor made his film debut in the Mary Steenburgen drama One Magic Christmas in 1985 and went on to do supporting work in a variety of films that included Francis Ford Coppola's Gardens of Stone (1987), Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), Coppola's Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), and She's Having a Baby (1988).

Though Boys scarcely represented Cooper's cinematic debut (he appeared in Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto a couple of years prior, among other films), it did prove a watershed, spurring the young actor on to additional film work.

The granddaughter of actor Melvyn Douglas and actress - turned - Congresswoman Helen Gahagan, Douglas was born July 25, 1965, in Massachusetts.After her film debut, the actress worked for years in relative obscurity, at one point dubbing a chilling scream for The Last Temptation of Christ.

The daughter of actor Martin Sheen and the sister of actors Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, Renee Estevez has been appearing on television and in feature films since her 1985 debut in the television movie Babies Having Babies.

Actor Jordi Mollà made his directorial debut with this satiric drama, which casts a jaundiced eye on the world of television.

The directorial debut of sitcom actor Zach Braff, many were impressed and surprised by the serious depth and eccentric writing in the script.