Sentences with phrase «debuted as a screenwriter»

Rowling's debut as a screenwriter is inspired by a same - named, catalog - style textbook that is supposed to be the work of a «magizoologist» and Hogwarts alum named Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne in eccentric shy - guy mode).

She made her debut as a screenwriter and excelled in it too, leaving fans wanting more.

In 1998, Condon debuted as a screenwriter in Gods and Monsters, which won him his first Academy Award.

Heather Graham's debut as both a screenwriter and a director is a mishmash of romantic comedy, buddy movie, and feminist ideas about empowerment in relationships, through sex, and at work — with the suggestion that there's some magic at play in achieving those goals.

Not exact matches

It's a very moving indie drama that, as the directorial debut of screenwriter Oren Moverman, could be the start of a very great career for him as something other than a writer.You should definitely give this film a watch.

Debuting screenwriter David Self has altered a few plot devices as well, but the final product remains more or less faithful to Jackson's storyline.

Written by debut screenwriter Amy Fox and actress / writer Sarah Megan Thomas (Backwards), the narrative is ruthless in its revelation that women can be as ambitious and money - hungry as men, as evidenced by early allusions to Michael Douglas» iconic Gordon Gekko «Greed Is Good» mantra.

by Walter Chaw The same kind of movie as Doug Liman's Mr. and Mrs. Smith but more so, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang marks the hyphenate debut of star screenwriter Shane Black, and it's the kind of movie his Last Action Hero would have been had they aimed it at adults (and cast actors).

Screenwriter Kevin Williamson's follow - up to Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer ultimately comes off as a prototypical teen slasher that unapologetically emphasizes many of the conventions and clichés lampooned within his 1996 debut.

Molly's Game (***) Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, The Social Network) marks his directing debut with this tense crime / drama / thriller about Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), a young woman who turns a job as a personal assistant to an obnoxious young boss into a proprietor role, organizing high - stakes Hollywood poker games that make her wealthy and hounded by the FBI.

Abandon, the directorial debut of noted screenwriter Stephen Gaghan, casts Katie Holmes as Katie Burke - a frazzled college student who must deal with the return of a former love (Charlie Hunnam), as well as an alcoholic cop's (Benjamin Bratt) investigation into said boyfriend's disappearance two years earlier.

Chris Butler is a former storyboard artist on Coraline and Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride, and ParaNorman ushers in his debut as a director and screenwriter.

The results range from the sublime to the ridiculous, of course (there's no guarantee that even a great screenwriter will coincidentally come equipped with the talents to be a great director, after all), and with two others coming down the pike (Alex Garland «s «Ex-Machina «and Matthew Michael Carnahan's «Violent Talent» with Garrett Hedlund) this week sees another attempt as Geoffrey Fletcher, Oscar - winning screenwriter of «Precious» releases his directorial debut, «Violet and Daisy.»

Subsequent Career: Providing something of a template for screenwriters who want to make the jump, Steven Zaillian has continued as a high - profile screenwriter long after his directorial debut, only occasionally dipping his toe back in directorial waters, and never with the same straightforward success of his first time out.

Tony Gilroy — «Michael Clayton» As this list will show as it goes on, screenwriters can break through into successful directing careers, but truly excellent debuts from screenwriter - turned - directors are rareAs this list will show as it goes on, screenwriters can break through into successful directing careers, but truly excellent debuts from screenwriter - turned - directors are rareas it goes on, screenwriters can break through into successful directing careers, but truly excellent debuts from screenwriter - turned - directors are rarer.

With Paul Greengrass currently taking a break from the series, helming duties for Legacy have fallen the way of Tony Gilroy, who worked as a screenwriter on the previous Bourne films, and made his directorial debut with the excellent Michael Clayton in 2007.

As a final note we should also mention that we excluded a host of classic directors who may have initially started as screenwriters, but whose subsequent output as director, or writer / director, may have overshadowed their early days, like Federico Fellini (directorial debut — «Variety Lights»), Barry Levinson («Diner»), Billy Wilder («Mauvaise Graine») Lawrence Kasdan («Body Heat») and Joseph Manckiewicz («Backfire»As a final note we should also mention that we excluded a host of classic directors who may have initially started as screenwriters, but whose subsequent output as director, or writer / director, may have overshadowed their early days, like Federico Fellini (directorial debut — «Variety Lights»), Barry Levinson («Diner»), Billy Wilder («Mauvaise Graine») Lawrence Kasdan («Body Heat») and Joseph Manckiewicz («Backfire»as screenwriters, but whose subsequent output as director, or writer / director, may have overshadowed their early days, like Federico Fellini (directorial debut — «Variety Lights»), Barry Levinson («Diner»), Billy Wilder («Mauvaise Graine») Lawrence Kasdan («Body Heat») and Joseph Manckiewicz («Backfire»as director, or writer / director, may have overshadowed their early days, like Federico Fellini (directorial debut — «Variety Lights»), Barry Levinson («Diner»), Billy Wilder («Mauvaise Graine») Lawrence Kasdan («Body Heat») and Joseph Manckiewicz («Backfire»).

So we're really rather glad that Frank Miller, otherwise known in the screenwriting world for the «Robocop» sequels and for gifting other screenwriters with comic book fodder in «Elektra,» «Sin City,» «300» and his gritty take on Batman, chose «The Spirit» as his solo directorial debut (he's credited as co-director with Robert Rodriguez on «Sin City» but we believe that even less now having seen what he did when left to his own devices).

The committed star pulls off the same magic trick to even more impressive effect than usual with Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy's directorial debut after toiling away as a screenwriter on less pedigreed fare like Real Steel and Two for the Money as well as big brother Tony's most recent Bourne franchise effort.

«Ex Machina» Just when we thought M. Night Shyamalan ruined the plot twist forever, along comes the directorial debut of screenwriter Alex Garland, which not only pulls the rug out from under us over and over again (without cheating or making us lose interest) but also has interesting things to say about technology (as embodied by Alicia Vikander «s artificially intelligent robot) and mankind's diminishing capacity to control it.

But as many celebrated screenwriters are wont to do, Garland is trying his hand at directing, and is making his debut with «Ex Machina,» an ambitious futuristic psychological sci - fi thriller with romantic overtones.

The original The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo director Niels Arden Oplev makes his American debut, and Joel Wyman has certainly proven himself as a screenwriter with the 2001?

All that said, Ex Machina is easily one of the best films of the year so far and a remarkable directorial debut for Garland, who's made a name for himself as a novelist and screenwriter for some 15 years now.

It marks the directorial debut of Oscar - winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who is best known for works such as A Few Good Men, The Social Network, and Steve Jobs.

A number of movies helmed solely by men are also tackling feminist themes, as with Lelio's «Disobedience,» or Aaron Sorkin's «Molly's Game,» in which the Oscar - winning screenwriter makes his directorial debut with a poker - world drama centered on real - life competitor Molly Bloom, played by Jessica Chastain.

The Two Faces of January (above) marks a directorial debut as well, in this caseof screenwriter Hossein Amini (Drive).

TWO FACES OF JANUARY «Drive» screenwriter Hossein Amini makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of a novel by Patricia Highsmith, starring Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst as an American couple vacationing in Greece and Oscar Isaac as an impoverished tour guide.

The Cabin in the Woods is the feature directorial debut of Whedon protege Drew Goddard, screenwriter of Cloverfield and Robopocalypse, as well as work on «Buffy the Vampire Slayer», «Alias» and «Lost» for J.J. Abrams.

A cartoonist, novelist and screenwriter, Alex Garland, who's most commonly known for writing films such as The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Never Let Me Go, and Dredd, has now made his directorial debut with Ex Machina, a sci - fi cautionary tale that challenges viewers with a variety of existential questions in regards to artificial intelligence.

Screenwriter Alex Garland has worked almost exclusively in the science fiction genre (from «Sunshine,» to «Never Let Me Go,» to «Dredd»), so it comes as no surprise that his directorial debut occupies a similar space, this time focusing on the decades - old debate of artificial intelligence.

WHY: Screenwriter Alex Garland has worked almost exclusively in the science fiction genre, so it comes as no surprise that his directorial debut occupies a similar space, this time focusing on the decades - old debate of artificial intelligence.

The directorial debut of Oscar - winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, the film features compelling performances by Jessica Chastain as Bloom and Idris Elba as her lawyer.

This entertaining film marks the directorial debut for Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar - winning screenwriter of a number of hit movies (Social Network, Moneyball) who wrote this screenplay as well.

There are plenty of Stetsons on view, as you'd expect in a movie named Les Cowboys, the directing debut of screenwriter Thomas Bidegain, and they're worn by French people.

The directorial debut of 12 Years a Slave screenwriter and American Crime creator John Ridley, it stars Andre Benjamin (one half of Outkast) as music icon Jimi Hendrix.

The Lookout is perhaps most notable for the directorial debut of Scott Frank, the screenwriter for the Oscar - nominated Out of Sight, as well as other notable thrillers like Minority Report and Get Shorty.

Nightcrawler marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Dan Gilroy, and stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a man drawn into the shady world of freelance crime journalism in Los Angeles (hence its title).

Based on early reviews out of Toronto, Molly's Game fits the profile of a screenwriter's directorial debut, going light on visual flair but heavy on dialogue — gushing torrents of uber - witty, stylized dialogue delivered at breathtaking speed, as the case may be.

by Walter Chaw Editor Éva Gardos's An American Rhapsody, her first film as writer - director, is riddled with inconsistencies, lacklustre performances, and convenient platitudes that are perhaps not terribly surprising for a debut screenwriter and director, but disheartening from a veteran cutter who gained experience with the likes of Hal Ashby and Peter Bogdanovich.

As amusing as it initially is to see the ever vital actor swanning around as a sort of grizzled cross between Peter Pan and Dorian Gray, a boy / man who never really had to grow up, screenwriter Dan Fogelman's directorial debut doesn't take long to reveal itself as thoroughly cutesy, cornball stufAs amusing as it initially is to see the ever vital actor swanning around as a sort of grizzled cross between Peter Pan and Dorian Gray, a boy / man who never really had to grow up, screenwriter Dan Fogelman's directorial debut doesn't take long to reveal itself as thoroughly cutesy, cornball stufas it initially is to see the ever vital actor swanning around as a sort of grizzled cross between Peter Pan and Dorian Gray, a boy / man who never really had to grow up, screenwriter Dan Fogelman's directorial debut doesn't take long to reveal itself as thoroughly cutesy, cornball stufas a sort of grizzled cross between Peter Pan and Dorian Gray, a boy / man who never really had to grow up, screenwriter Dan Fogelman's directorial debut doesn't take long to reveal itself as thoroughly cutesy, cornball stufas thoroughly cutesy, cornball stuff.

«Wind River» In his directorial debut, «Sicario» and «Hell or High Water» screenwriter Taylor Sheridan digs deep inside the snowy desolation of a Wyoming Indian reservation and uses it as a backdrop for a murder - mystery as ice cold as its surroundings.

This sounds very much like the sort of thing adapted from a novel, and yet the fact that's actually not (debut screenwriter Albert Torres gets the credit) makes me feel as though it was written as a «statement» by a frustrated and / or unpublished novelist, and thus downgrade it accordingly.

Debuting as director in Molly's Game, the eminent screenwriter (Moneyball, etc.) uses Oliver Stone - and Martin Scorsese - style visual overload to accompany all the endless proactive talk, talk and more talk.

Best Debut as Director — New York Film Critics Online Breakout Filmmaker — Las Vegas Film Critics Best Original Screenplay — Final Draft Screenwriters Choice Awards Breakthrough Performance for Alicia Vikander (tie)-- New York Film Critics Online Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Los Angeles Film Critics Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Toronto Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Southeastern Film Critics Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Phoenix Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Chicago Film Critics Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Kansas City Film Critics Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Austin Film Critics Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress for Alicia Vikander — Central Ohio Film Critics Best Supporting Actor for Oscar Isaac — Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor for Oscar Isaac — Florida Film Critics Circle Best First Feature — Toronto Film Critics Association Best First Feature — Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Best First Film — Austin Film Critics Best Science Fiction Film — Phoenix Critics Circle Best Horror / Sci - Fi Film — Las Vegas Film Critics Best Horror / Sci - Fi / Fantasy Film — Kansas City Film Critics Best Sci - Fi / Horror Film — Critics» Choice Award

Having already established himself as a novelist with the cult classic «The Beach» and as a screenwriter by penning the likes of «28 Days Later,» «Sunshine» and adaptations of «Never Let Me Go» and «Dredd,» Alex Garland made his directorial debut with 2015's «Ex Machina,» a story set in the not - too - distant future about a programmer (Domnhall Gleeson) sent by his technological genius boss (Oscar Isaac) to administer the Turing test to a new and advanced form of artificial intelligence, a beautiful humanoid robot (Alicia Vikander).

So reads an early passage in Ian McEwan's resoundingly melancholy 2007 novel «On Chesil Beach,» set mostly in 1962, which has been respectfully adapted by McEwan, acting as screenwriter, and Dominic Cooke, a renowned English theater director making his movie debut.

Nightcrawler is the directing debut of screenwriter Dan Gilroy (The Bourne Legacy, co-written with his brother, Tony Gilroy, who also directed), and whatever I may think about the movie (and I am not as big a fan as the rest of the world), it does not feel like a first movie.

After scoring as the screenwriter of Animal House and Meatballs, Harold Ramis made his directorial debut with this hilarious comedy set at an exclusive golf course.

Thank You for Your Service is directed by filmmaker Jason Hall, making his directorial debut after working as a screenwriter / actor for years previously.

Scout Tafoya's series on overlooked or under appreciated films continues with screenwriter John Patrick Shanley's debut feature, a comedy starring Tom Hanks as a put - upon factory worker and Meg Ryan in three roles as three different muses.