Sentences with phrase «directed a feature before»

So how did you know that Joe Hahn was the right guy for this project, given that he'd never directed a feature before?

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Placing real consumers and nightlife enthusiasts in the spotlight, the short film, directed by Grammy - winning director Melina Matsoukas, features a never - before - heard track from the electronic music duo, Empire of the Sun.

The critical point is that the MyBO features give participating activists tools to organize in their own communities, for instance by throwing house parties and fundraising drives, BEFORE the campaign has begun to direct volunteer activities from above.

The «1 -2-3 Meet» feature allows you to ask another user short questions to get to know each other before you have direct contact.

But he's also improbably directed 25 features and documentaries, not counting TV episodes and shorts, and I think I'm the only dummy on Earth who's sat through most of them — Child of God, The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying and almost two dozen others you've never heard of — before they've disappeared from the face of the Earth.

McTiernan went on to make over 200 television commercials before making his feature film debut by directing the fantasy horror movie Nomads (1985).

After completing the second and third films in his Pusher crime saga, and before embarking on the production of his 2008 biopic Bronson, Nicolas Winding Refn directed a feature - length episode of the British ITV television show Agatha Christie's Marple (also known as Marple) entitled «Nemesis».

We present the AWFJ EDA Award for Best Female - Directed Narrative Feature to Before The Streets, directed by Chloe Leriche.»

TCM Movie Database, < http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82394/Magnificent-Obsession/articles.html > The website also notes that, before up - and - coming new star Robert Taylor was borrowed from MGM for his first big leading role, unsuccessful overtures had been made to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., to play Bobby Merrick.Coincidentally, Taylor's first feature role was as a supporting player in Too Late for Love, aka There's Always Tomorrow (1934), based on an unpublished novel by Ursula Parrott, directed by Edward Sloman, and remade by Douglas Sirk in 1956.

Disney will continue to break glass ceilings soon after Black Panther: On March 9, the studio will open the feature adaptation of the children's classic A Wrinkle In Time, which at a $ 100M - plus budget is the first production of its scope to be directed by a woman of color, Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay (at one point before Coogler, she was in talks to potentially direct Black Panther).

Rodriguez's own «Machete» (which appears before «Planet Terror,» and can only be described as Mexploitation) works so well that a direct - to - video full - length feature has been greenlit, while the other three (appearing between the two features) are a mixed bag.

Keith Gordon, who had a popular run playing nerds in the»80s («Back to School») before directing a bunch of TV series episodes, including «Dexter,» and helming several respectable feature films, including «A Midnight Clear.»

The last FilmDistrict release before the company is folded into Focus Features next month, this remake of the Park Chan - wook's 2004 Korean cult classic (which grossed $ 700,000 initially in the U.S. with major DVD interest after) was directed by Spike Lee and released as a modest - scale wide release.

Even before Lou Howe's writing and directing feature debut Gabriel was completed, Filmmaker Magazine had already marked him as one of its New Faces Of Independent Film, in a 2013 feature on up - and - coming filmmakers worth tracking.

The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman is the feature debut of Fredrik Bond, who — before this point — has made a name for himself directing Heineken commercials.

«Smithereens» (Oct. 9 at the Music Box Theatre; www.musicboxtheatre.com) Three years before she directed Madonna in 1985's «Desperately Seeking Susan,» filmmaker Susan Seidelman's debut feature was this raucous look at a young woman in New York with a messy love life and punk rock aspirations.

Over ten years before Rob Reiner («All in the Family», This is Spinal Tap) would direct the great romantic comedy, When Harry Met Sally, he wrote this very similar piece for ABC television, which featured a very similar premise of two best friends of the opposite sex that develop feelings for one another, but are unsure whether or not they should stay friends or take it a step beyond.

Extras: «Night of Anubis,» a never - before - presented work - print edit of the film; new program featuring filmmakers Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, and Robert Rodriguez; never - before - seen 16 mm dailies reel; new piece featuring Russo about the commercial and industrial - film production company where key «Night of the Living Dead» filmmakers got their start; audio commentaries from 1994, featuring Romero, Russo, producer Karl Hardman, actor Judith O'Dea, and more; archival interviews with Romero and actors Duane Jones and Judith Ridley; new programs about the editing, the score, and directing ghouls; new interviews with Gary R. Streiner and Russel W. Streiner; trailer, radio spots, and TV spots; an essay by critic Stuart Klawans.

Lisa Cholodenko, who helmed the four - hour «Olive Kitteridge» for HBO, had last directed «The Kids Are All Right» to a Best Picture Oscar nomination, while Dee Rees won prizes from the Independent Spirit Awards and Gotham Film Awards for her debut feature «Pariah» before turning to «Bessie.»

The duo are teaming up as the voice actors in Netflix's Wendell and Wild, a stop - motion animated feature to be directed by Coraline and Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick.

Running time: 129 minutes Studio: Fox Home Entertainment 3 - Disc DVD Extras: Widescreen theatrical feature film, unrated director's cut, Wolverine theatrical trailer, Valkyrie, S. Darko, The Wrestler, Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, commentary by director George Tillman, Jr., screenwriters Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker, and editor Dirk Westervelt, commentary by with Biggie's mom Voletta Wallace, and his manager Wayne Barrow, Behind the Scenes: The Making of Notorious, I Got a Story to Tell: The Lyrics of Biggie Smalls, Notorious Thugs: Casting the Film, Biggie Boot Camp, Anatomy of a B.I.G. Performance, Party & [Expletive](never before seen footage), The B.I.G. Three - Sixty, Directing the Last Moments, It Happened Right Here, The Petersen Exit, The Shooting, The Impala, The Unfortunate Violent Act, The Window, 9 Deleted Scenes, 4 extended / alternate concerts, trailers from: Secret Life of Bees, Gospel Hill and Slumdog Millionaire, digital copy.

The narrative feature «Found Memories,» directed by Julia Marat, and the documentary «The World Before Her,» directed by Nisha Pahuja, received Special Mentions from their respective juries.

This is actually one of the first feature films made by former stuntman and second unit director Johnny Martin, who later went on to direct Vengeance: A Love Story with Nicolas Cage, and Hangman with Al Pacino, both also released this year (before this film).

It's been three years since Nicole Holofcener's lovely previous feature «Please Give» (though she's directed episodes of «Parks & Recreation» and «Enlightened» in between), and her latest — hitting TIFF before a late September release date — reunites her with Catherine Keener (who has starred in all of her films) alongside Toni Collette, Julia Louis - Dreyfus and the late James Gandolfini in the story of divorced woman (Dreyfus) who learns her new love interest (Gandolfini) is her new friend's ex-husband.

Before being selected to direct Black Panther, the director, now 31 years old, had only made two feature films: Fruitvale Station, which won accolades at Sundance in 2013, and Creed, the seventh installment in the Rocky series, which garnered rave reviews in 2015.

Its sequel, directed by John Woo, featured all of the filmmaker's trademark visual style (balletic slo - mo gunfights, pigeons flapping their wings also in slo - mo before all hell broke loose) without any of the poignancy or dramatic heft of his best Hong Kong - set films.

He made documentaries before making his feature directing debut with the resistance drama Attention!

But she looked and played the glamorous role expected of a figure skater, and was a favorite of the judges, of corporate sponsors (Decades before I, Tonya, Gillespie directed a 1993 Campbell's Soup commercial featuring Kerrigan), and of my mother.

Movies about people falling in love when one of them is dying is a particular sub-genre of romantic drama, and the latest entry into the field is Me Before You, a tearjerker adapted by Jojo Moyes from her novel of the same name, and directed by Thea Sharrock, a stage director making her feature film debut.

A Most Wanted Man (Lionsgate, Blu - ray, DVD, VOD) will stand as the final film completed by Philip Seymour Hoffman before his untimely death in February and that alone is reason enough to see the film, adapted from the post 9/11 novel by John le Carré and directed by Anton Corbijn, a music video veteran who becomes more accomplished with each feature.

The new film marks Baruchel's feature directing debut, although he's done TV (Trailer Park Boys) and short film (Edgar and Jane) before.

It's been noted that the film approaches the rhythm of Richard Linklater's Before series, but a more apt comparison might be the schizoid comedies directed by their star, Julie Delpy — the second of which, 2 Days in New York, featured Rock himself.

Also in 1996, Akerman directed what might be described as her penultimate attempt at a «commercial» feature film, the light romantic fantasy Un divan à New York (A Couch in New York), starring William Hurt and Juliette Binoche, which despite its star power sat on the shelf for a while, before opening quietly at Anthology film Archives in Manhattan in November, 1997.

Before starting a career in public relations, then launching one in directing with his first feature film, «Dear White People» — winner of the Sundance Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Talent — Simien was a Houston - based performer.

It's undoubtedly one of the marquee films competing for the Palme D'Or; featuring an intriguing cast with Tatum in the lead, Mark Ruffalo in supporting, and Steve Carell overshadowing in his first villainous role, directed by one of America's brightest emerging talents, and with an Oscar buzz that began before cameras rolled.

He has also directed a number of short films before, but as far as I know this is his feature - length debut.

Think of Police, Adjective as the direct antithesis of the generic, Hollywood crime thriller featuring such staples as gunplay, fisticuffs and that obligatory chase scene where a careening car plows through a fruit stand and sideswipes a woman with a baby carriage before flying off a cliff and exploding in a fireball.

Gavin Hood Indie Work: South African helmer Hood got his start making educational films before writing, directing and starring in his low - budget feature debut «A Reasonable Man.»

Several decades before Disney's renaissance effort, the first feature filming of the story arrived in Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête), a 1946 French movie written and directed by Jean Cocteau.

Before graduating to features with his soon - to - be-released Safety Not Guaranteed (Closing Night film at the 2012 Sydney Film Festival), director Colin Trevorrow directed the rude, funny 2002 short, Home Base.

Some 2013 Ford Focus vehicles equipped with the 2.0 L GDI (gasoline direct injection) engine and with Intelligent Access remote start feature, and built on or before 4-1-2013, may exhibit DTC P025A / U0109 / P0103 stored in the powertrain control module memory.

It also features direct gas injection and a higher compression ratio than before.

Blurb, who began as a limited print company who specialized in niche books like professional portfolios before expanding into genres like indie cookbooks and art books, announced today that it has a host of new features for authors, including free ISBN numbers, direct to Amazon distribution for print, and a new tool called BookWright that lets authors upload without having to have the expertise to submit files through Adobe's InDesign.

While of course you should thoroughly review all the features and contractual points before signing up for any self - publishing service, here are some of Kindle Direct Publishing's highlights.

As was reported in February, National Bank Direct Brokerage has been rolling out this feature in phases and with feature how hitting the front of their website, it won't be long before we start to see more about it and perhaps a response from those brokerages who still don't offer this account type to investors.

- after the remakes of Terry's Wonderland 3D and Dragon Quest Monsters 2, Yuji Horii asked the team what should be next - the choices were Caravan Heart (GBA), a professional version of Dragon Quest Monsters 2, or a brand new game - the staff made the plot together with Takeshi Uchikawa (who is currently directing Dragon Quest XI)- the suggestion was to make the theme become something catchy, which lead to a science fiction vibe - Horii said «anything's alright as long as it's interesting» - the creation of the Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light helped build Joker 3 - fan feedback from the mobile game was used, which lead to monster stats being seen - the Reactor device lets you easily see all the things that occur on the field - the team had some trouble bringing together the ridable monsters aspect of the game, but eventually worked it out - the full game starts off with monsters that players can ride on land - you'll eventually unlock sea, air, and multi-jump land rising monsters - a «Big Air ride» was teased as well - by clearing the story, features will be unlocked that further modify monsters such as abilities and changing their sizes - Stealth Boxes which can not be found without using the Reactor only contains useful items that are optional - compulsory items that are needed to be found with the Reactor are placed in non-stealth locations - accessories can strengthen monsters, but monster strength is mainly determined from raising and combining them - features more offense - related content in the form of new spells and skills - new water - type spells are included - new skills added enable more detailed adjustments in versus, adding more strategic features - one of the items that can be bought with Communication Coins has the same effect with «Key of Encounters» - this lets players recruit monsters a bit more easily they've befriended before - since Communication Coins can only be obtained from multiplayer battles, it's completely optional - people who still do StreetPass but don't want to do multiplayer battles can still get them by combining monsters - DLC monsters are planned to be added regularly post-release until around Golden Week (April 29 — May 5)- - A national tournament is also planned, with more details coming later - carryover feature from Dragon Quest Monsters 2 that comes into play after the ending - players can bring up to 10 monsters which are ranked A or below from DQM2 to DQMJ3 each day

Full Circle: Before They Were Famous (2010) is directed and edited by Brian Bayerl and features appearances by Robert Indiana, Ultra Violet, Taylor Mead, Eric Shiner, and Marie and William John Kennedy.

With our empathic cultural ethics now under greater threat than ever before, the show provides an opportunity, in featuring artists who take apart ideologies through the imagery, narrative, and placement of their work, to step into direct relations with the cultural imaginary of what it means to strive toward becoming American.

In addition to his pioneering work in painting and sculpture, Schnabel is also an award - winning filmmaker, having written and directed the feature films Basquiat (1996), Before Night Falls (2000), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse (2007) and Miral (2010).

Amongst other things, the court was told that workers had not been provided with health and safety training; fall protection equipment was not provided by the company; the injured worker was wearing dress shoes not safety footwear; the modified platform on the order picker was on an angle and did not have any features to prevent slipping; further safety concerns involving the use of order pickers were observed by the Ministry of Labour following the accident; the MOL was told that the father of a third director would direct workers to work without safety precautions; and there was evidence that an unknown person had attached a safety lanyard to the involved order picker before the Ministry of Labour arrived to investigate the accident.