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Home Again contains promising elements from a debut directorial effort from Hallie Meyers - Shyer.

The strained marriage of an artistic couple is at the heart of By the Sea, the new directorial effort from Angelina Jolie Pitt.

The dramatic thriller is the third directorial effort from Billy Ray, who previously wrote and helmed Shattered Glass and Breach but is best known for penning the screenplays for films like The Hunger Games and Captain Phillips.

We also review the next directorial effort from Angelina Jolie in FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER.

This is the second directorial effort from Taylor Sheridan, but the barely released 2011 genre film Vile was made before he became Wunderkind Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, the Oscar - nominated scribe behind Sicario and Hell or High Water.

Not only is it the second directorial effort from Ex Machina filmmaker Alex Garland, it's based on a novel by Jeff Vandermeer that is as haunting as it is compelling — and boy is it compelling.

Transcendence marks the first directorial effort from producer Christopher Nolan's favorite cinematographer Wally Pfister (The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises), and if it proves anything, it's that a man with an eye for how to shoot a scene doesn't always equate to excellence in how to set up a story, or to get quality performances from his actors.

This is definitely a more enjoyable directorial effort from Ann Fletcher than «The Proposal,» which I did enjoy quite a bit.

Robert Kojder chats with Mercury in Retrograde stars Najarra Townsend and Alana Arenas... Mercury in Retrograde is the second directorial effort from Chicago - based filmmaker Michael Glover Smith and reaches profound messages on relationships; this is aesthetically pleasing, strongly written and directed, superb work with an outstanding ensemble.

Starring Leslie Mann (Knocked Up), the film marks the second directorial effort from Lucas and Moore after 21 & Over, and is based on an original screenplay from the duo.

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

An impressive debut directorial effort from Aaron Sorkin that should lead to multiple awards nods this coming season.

Nostalgic fans of this movie should appreciate Buena Vista's fine DVD treatment, but everyone else is encouraged to avoid this first and probably worst directorial effort from the subsequently accomplished Ron Howard.

UNBROKEN Director: Angelina Jolie Starring: Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson, Finn Wittrock, Jai Courtney, Garrett Hedlund The latest directorial effort from Angelina Jolie has come with sky - high expectations.

Yuen is the famous martial arts choreographer of such films as «The Matrix,» «Kung Fu Hustle,» and «Kill Bill,» but according to Weinstein it was a viewing with Quentin Tarantino of Yuen's directorial effort from 1993, «Iron Monkey» that initiated their relationship.

The second directorial effort from Academy award - winning actor Sidney Poitier, this romantic drama is about widowed American doctor Matt Younger (Poitier) who travels to London with his daughter, Stefanie (Yvette Curtis).

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.

UPDATE: The festival website has a list of out - of - competition selections, which include two directorial efforts from the Brothers Affleck: Ben's «The Town» and Casey's Joaquin Phoenix doc «I'm Still Here.»

It is also one of the best directorial efforts from Rob Reiner, who reunited with Morgan Freeman again after «The Bucket List».

The set gives us 4 directorial efforts from Fessenden — No Telling, Habit, Wendigo, and The Last Winter.

And Andrew Parker with five must - see performances and directorial efforts from the pioneering filmmaker

Not exact matches

The film does a great job at capturing the cold, evil nature of Ian Mckellen's character (who is well cast and gives a great performance) But considering that this is a film directed by Bryan Singer, you know right from the start that this isn't his strongest directorial effort.

When the game is through, highlights in the script, acting and charm behind slightly intriguing subject matter are enough to bring the final product to the brink of decency, but this effort is far from that threshold, as underdeveloped, unlikable characters, aimlessly unfocused dragging and a cold directorial atmosphere behind a paper - thin story concept leave «Zero Charisma» to slip into mediocrity as a forgettable, under - inspired misfire.

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.

«If Beale Street Could Talk» «Moonlight» director Barry Jenkins is bringing James Baldwin to the big screen; his next directorial effort will be an adaptation of the prolific writer's novel of the same name, which follows a young pregnant woman from Harlem as she fights to prove her fiancé's innocence in a crime he didn't commit.

Speaking with Craig Gillespie earlier today after viewing some footage from his latest directorial effort Fright Night 3D, the Lars and...

When it comes to his latest directorial effort, an adaptation of cartoonist John Callahan «s memoir Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, the movie is undoubtedly remarkable, but it's due to the performances Van Sant pulls from his actors rather than the film as a whole.

Boasting thoughtful compositions by Janusz Kaminski, the director's only cinematographer of the past twenty years, and yet another familiarly moving (and Oscar - nominated) score by John Williams, War Horse is a fine movie from a man whose directorial efforts have almost never been less than satisfactory.

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.

Briefly: The Monuments Men — The first official image from George Clooney's latest directorial effort highlights the swell ensemble cast of the WWII heist movie, featuring Clooney, Matt Damon,...

It is quite possible his most recent comments are either taken out of context or he's backtracking to squeeze more pressure from Warner Bros, which all but dumped his last directorial effort, Live By Night.

We don't want to give the impression that the film is purely a comedy, it's far from it, dealing with the great Catholic Church scandal of the Magdalene Sisters who were forced into near - slave labor and separated from their children (Peter Mullan dealt with similar stories in his underrated directorial effort «The Magdalene Sisters «-RRB-.

Fresh off the successes of his recent films Dallas Buyers Club and Wild, Jean - Marc Vallée's next directorial effort, Demolition, looks like more character - driven brilliance from the filmmaker.

(Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which Kaufman adapted from Chuck Barris's autobiography, was the first directorial effort of actor George Clooney.)

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.

A lighthearted play with spy movies, erotica, and storytelling from 1967, Trans - Europ - Express is the director's second directorial effort and his most popular success and audience - friendly production.

BE: This is your first directorial effort in eight years, and most Pixar movies, by my estimate, take anywhere from three to five years to put together.

The sophomore film from Houston born director Trey Edward Shults whose directorial effort Krisha won both the audience and grand jury prize at SXSW in 2015 (but mainstream audiences never heard of).

But George Clooney's latest directorial effort already looks like a player from the trailer alone.

In 1980 Sayles» first directorial effort «Return of the Secaucus 7» earned the Best Screenplay award from the Los Angeles Film Critics, as well as an Oscar nomination for original screenplay.

It's a setting grubbily familiar from the cinematic likes of Mystic River and The Departed, as well as Ben Affleck's own directorial debut Gone Baby Gone; now it plays host to his sophomore effort The Town, a heist drama with a heart.

I know I like Joseph Gordon - Levitt and I know I heard a lot of great things from Sundance, but I really didn't expect his first directorial effort to look this good.

The only mention of Leonard Nimoy in the opening credits comes from his debut directorial effort, and every effort had been made in keeping the ultimate fate of Spock under wraps to the movie - going public.

In his sophomore directorial effort, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Casey Affleck stars as an outlaw who, after escaping from prison, is trying to make his way back to the love of his life, Rooney Mara, the Bonnie to his Clyde.

Focus Features has unveiled three images from Joel Edgerton's latest directorial effort Boy Erased featuring Edgerton, Lucas Hedges, Troye Sivan, Nicole Kidman, and Russell Crowe.