Sentences with phrase «directorial effort for»

Along with The Night of the Hunter, One - Eyed Jacks might represent one of the best one - off directorial effort for an actor.

But his only directorial effort for the small screen to date is one that's never seen the light of day outside a network boardroom or two.

Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, and Ewan McGregor head an ensemble cast in a darkly comedic tale of a large Oklahoma family reunited by a funeral, the second directorial effort for noted TV and film producer Wells (The Company Men).

Little Manhattan was the first directorial effort for writer and producer Mark Levin.

Not exact matches

Bresson, along with Ozu and Dreyer, formed a trinity at the heart of Schrader's book Transcendental Style in Film, and the filmmaker has faithfully returned to them again and again, channeling them in most of his directorial efforts, working within the so - called «Tarkovsky Ring» (films made within this ring will find commercial distribution, films like those of Bresson and Roberto Rossellini, while films outside of this ring are destined for museum and festival existences).

The only reason that Play Misty for Me is a notable film is because it was Clint Eastwood's first directorial effort.

ARC also had an unimpressive 2011, though it did manage to secure positive reviews for two films, including The Way 64, Emilio Estevez's recent directorial effort (starring dad Martin Sheen).

The film is fairly tolerable as these things go: Wilder takes time off from the steamrolling plot for improvised bits with some actor buddies (including Charles Grodin and Joseph Bologna), and the project as a whole is a lot less mawkish than we've come to expect from Wilder's directorial efforts.

In interviews, particularly the oft - quoted one conducted with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., in The New Yorker, Beatty has made all too clear his ambitions for this, his first directorial effort in seventeen years (since Reds in 1981).

When: December 25th Why: After watching the trailer for Ben Stiller's latest directorial effort several times, I'm still not sure what to make of it.

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...

This 10 - disc box set from Reel DVD (literally a cardboard sleeve over a DVD case so as to take up minimal room on one's shelf) features all nine directorial efforts from Woody Allen between 1994 and 2002 is a fine one - stop shop for Allen fans and newcomers alike, perhaps made even more interesting by the fact that this was a notoriously rocky period for Allen's creative legacy.

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.

On Saturday, Franco premiered his latest directorial effort, «Child of God,» at the Venice International Film Festival, and on Sunday he was back on the red carpet there for the screening of «Palo Alto,» Gia Coppola's film in which he stars.

Screenwriter Billy Ray, after snagging his own Oscar nod in 2014 for penning Captain Philips, makes his third directorial effort here, following 2007's Breach and 2003's Shattered Glass.

But scribes Andrew Knight (who mostly works in television but also scripted Russell Crowe's directorial effort The Water Diviner in 2014) and Robert Schenkkan (who has also worked as a television writer since adapting Graham Greene's The Quiet American for Phillip Noyce) give leverage to Doss» interactions with his combative superiors (a rather kitschy but likeable Vince Vaughn fares better than a somnolent Sam Worthington), underlining his developmental difficulties with authority figures thanks to his alcoholic dad.

Now, while that film was mediocre at best, that one scene, which is satirical of the concept of the botched heist, just couldn't escape my mind while I patiently waited for the lights to dim and Ben Affleck's latest directorial effort The Town to commence.

We learned earlier this year that the Sunshine and 28 Days Later scribe was tackling an adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer's brilliantly terrifying enviro - horror novel Annihilation for his second directorial effort, with Natalie Portman starring to boot.

Jordan Peele, who has been picking up critics awards right and left in both categories, somehow missed out for his debut directorial effort.

While I do think, from a story standpoint, it's a shame that Garrigan wasn't limited to being a mere witness to the events of the Amin era, as he was portrayed more in the book, instead of a constant catalyst for Amin's rage, considering he is a fictional character, we'll just chalk up his constant missteps as dramatic license taken by the screenwriters in drawing out Amin to commit some of the most heinous acts of torture shown in film this side of a Mel Gibson directorial effort.

Coogler demonstrates a high quality of directorial efforts, especially for a first timer.

Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for George Clooney's next directorial effort, The Monuments Men.

If you thought Armando Iannucci had already mined political cynicism to its fullest with «The Thick of It» and «In the Loop», he taps a rich new seam in a second directorial effort that swaps modern - day bureaucracy for deadlier Stalinist double - dealing.

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.

Kenneth Branagh's last directorial effort JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT got a luke - warm reception earlier on this year so he's possibly hoping for greater things...

William H. Macy has assembled one hell of a cast for his new directorial effort, the R - rated comedy «Krystal»,

Besides teasing the stellar cast, there's really not much to the full theatrical poster for George Clooney's new directorial effort The Monuments Men,...

After his directorial debut, Once, we waited far too long for his sophomore effort.

Despite America's efforts to leave its clown laureate to the French, Jerry Lewis was back for one last directorial effort in which he stars as Warren Nefron, a klutz of apocalyptic proportions.

«Always Shine» (Oscilloscope) Sophia Takal's sophomore directorial effort stands as one of the year's most compelling indie thrillers, and will hit close to home for any actor who's looked on as a friend's career moves forward.

Lionsgate has unveiled a poster and trailer for RZA's latest directorial effort Love Beats Rhymes, which sees Azealia Banks leading a cast that includes Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, Lorraine Toussaint, Hana Mae Lee, John David Washington, and Common.

You wouldn't necessarily expect this to be true, but looking at (for example) his first three feature directorial efforts, which were in many ways dominated by two writers.

Yesterday we brought you the final teaser trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's sixth directorial effort and the first since his incredible Oscar - winning character study...

For the record, I in no way disapprove of the direction Jolie took on her second directorial effort, but I do believe that working in a genre beloved by the old, white male majority that dominates AMPAS» current membership is extremely advantageous.

Technically Jolie's latest directorial effort is sound but it's not a film for the average moviegoer despite the educational value it contains.

While his name is not appearing on too many of the advertisements, opting instead for citing his previous directorial efforts, and despite all of his troubles, Gibson has proven himself an incredible filmmaker who is able to deliver rousing set pieces and indelible sequences that stay with audiences long after the credits.

Ben Affleck's latest directorial effort Live By Night will arrive in theaters sooner than expected - and just in time for Oscar consideration.

Several strong directorial efforts culminated in a Best Picture Oscar for Argo in 2013 and his new job as Batman has managed to convince many a skeptic amongst comic book movie fans that this is a caped crusader with some grit.

This team also singled out Benjamin Dickey in Ethan Hawke's latest directorial effort, «BLAZE,» to receive the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Achievement in Acting.

Shot for $ 1.5 million over 30 days, Laughlin's film, while heavy on extended takes and a few awkward edits, overall looks very nice, and Elite's transfer marks the first time the film's been available with its original, evocative Technicolor - styled cinematography by Louis Horvath (who also photographed «Chandler,» and Laughlin's other directorial efforts); and in its original aspect ratio, which, in previous full screen versions, chopped Condon's second appearance as a «dead kid».

When: November 13th Why: Angelina Jolie's latest directorial effort pairs the actress with husband Brad Pitt for the first time since they appeared together in 2005's «Mr. and Mrs. Smith.»

First, he's Dominic in Francis Coppola's first directorial effort in ten years, «Youth Without Youth,» set for a limited December 2007 release (presumably to qualify for the Oscars).

The movie is the first - time directorial effort by veteran cinematographer Wally Pfister, who shows a knack for portraying technology (This material could have been exponentially more ridiculous, save for Pfister's relatively minimalist take on the locales) and implementing it in terms of visual effects.

Boasting a menacing larger - than - life turn from Pam Ferris, a rare child lead performance that doesn't require the sick bucket courtesy of Mara Wilson and a series of hilarious set - pieces, including a chocolate cake - scoffing scene enough to put you off the stuff for life, Danny DeVito's fourth directorial effort is a joy to watch from start to finish.

It's his most mature directorial effort thus far (although for sheer emotional wallop,

For example, he jokingly mentioned how the family - friendly Guardians was a logical step in his career given his previous, ultra-violent, directorial efforts.

Akiva Schaffer (part of The Lonely Island trio, who cameo) displayed his affection for the pointless non-sequitur in previous directorial effort, Hot Rod, and that predilection for absurdity is a welcome presence in The Watch.

In his sophomore directorial effort, Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking) proves he's not merely getting work based on his last name.

SPENCER: After collaborating on his masterful 2010 film Putty Hill, writer / director Matt Porterfield re-teamed with cinematographer Jeremy Saulnier (who is currently enjoying critical praise for his second directorial effort Blue Ruin) for the Baltimore - based filmmaker's latest — marvelous — movie I Used To Be Darker.

The pair also co-directed a»60s - set ad for Stella Artois, and Coppola has cast Anderson regular Bill Murray in his upcoming directorial effort, «A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III.»