Sentences with phrase «feature acting debut»

The first look the overwhelming majority of us had at Sharlto Copley was when the South African made his feature acting debut as the lead of Neill Blomkamp's District 9.

Emmanuelle Riva made her feature acting debut in 1959's Hiroshima, mon amour and was also featured in Kieslowski's Three Colors (Blue).

Her first feature, The Loveless, was a biker gang movie featuring the acting debut of Willem Dafoe.

Not exact matches

The TV exposure led to acting roles for Jimmy, as a regular on Daniel Boone, and in feature films, including his debut in the James Bond flick Diamonds are Forever.

Joss Stone is something of a newcomer to acting; while THE TUDORS is her first major role, she made her screen debut in the feature ERAGON.

Martin Ritt's impressive feature directing debut is a socially conscious drama, about union corruption, interracial integration, and moral integrity, well acted by John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier.

Easily one of the greatest launch titles in gaming history, the first new console Zelda game since 2011's Skyward Sword (and the first Zelda game to debut in HD) introduces new features like a massive open - world Hyrule, nonlinear gameplay (go anywhere and solve challenges — or goof off — in any order), and some voice acting.

After flexing his acting muscles on television in Saturday Night Live, That»70s Show (in which he played his own father), and The Net, Johnson made his feature debut with his role as the dreaded Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns (2001).

A handsome and talented young actor who cut his thespian chops on - stage, young Will Rothhaar was bitten by the acting bug early in life, making his feature debut at the age of nine in the gross - out kings Farrelly brothers» homage to the sleazy side of bowling, Kingpin (1996).

A feature writing and directing debut for Francis Lee, God's Own Country invites comparison to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, in that it tells the story of two young farm hands who become attracted to one another and act on that attraction while in a remote section of land, away from prying eyes.

The One I Love is cleverly written by Justin Lader and directed with budget - minded skill by Charlie McDowell (son of actor Malcolm, and step - son to Ted Danson, who makes a small acting appearance), both of whom are making their feature film debuts.

Set aesthetics aside, Boneta makes his first feature film debut as Drew and proves he's not just a very pretty face; he's got the acting and singing credentials to go with it.

Green's feature debut is an expansion of his 2015 short Stop, but the film is told through differing views: the bystander who filmed the act, a black police officer, and a high - school baseball phenom inspired to take a stand.

Writer / director Michael Pearce's feature film debut is exceedingly well acted by a cast virtually unknown in the U.S., but not in the U.K.

Interesting casting sees singer Norah Jones in her feature film debut, and while you certainly won't see anything in her performance to suggest big things in her future from an acting standpoint, she does a decent enough job in a relatively undemanding role.

Despite these relatively minor flaws, Romeo Must Die does feature some very impressive acting, including terrific debut performances by R&B singer Aaliyah and rapper DMX (Belly).

This is the feature debut of Vaughn Stein, who's acted as an AD on everything from Harry Potter movies to last year's smash live - action Beauty and the Beast adaptation, and the cast on this thing is totally wacko.

He made his feature directorial debut with Man Up a few years ago, after plenty of acting working previously.

In the meantime, Blauvelt had started acting as DoP on shorts, and made his feature film debut in 2010 with Kelly Reichardt «s «Meek's Cutoff.»

The first movie featured Nick Castle, Jamie Lee Curtis in her acting debut as the girl he stalks after escaping from a psychiatric hospital, and Donald Pleasence as Dr. Loomis, desperately trying to track down his patient.

Meanwhile Ang Lee's Life of Pi, which got financed to the tune of $ 120 million and grossed over $ 600 million worldwide, was the feature film acting debut of «Suraj so - and - so.»

Rich, methodical, engrossing, and expertly acted, That Evening Sun makes for a fine feature debut for writer / director Scott Teems and a perfect showcase for Hal Holbrook's enduring talents.

They include Jack Plotnick, an actor and acting coach making his feature directorial debut.

Besedka Johnson, who made her acting debut in the film and is featured extensively in the bonus features, died last month at the age of 87, adding a further, bittersweet note.

After spending a decade acting in film and TV projects, writer / director Scott Cooper made his feature film debut in 2009 with Crazy Heart.

The newcomer on his entry into acting, shooting on location in Iceland, and Angad Aulakh's debut feature Autumn Lights.

He made his feature film acting debut in 2017 with the war drama film The Man with the Iron Heart.

Chuck Hayward's (Netflix's series Dear White People) irreverent script is all about embracing your inner loser as the ultimate winner, making Emmy - nominated Jennifer Arnold's (A Small Act) fiction feature directorial debut a willfully offensive adult comedy with no manners and tons of heart.

Yahoo Movies has debuted four first look images for Eli Roth's upcoming remake of the 1974 revenge thriller Death Wish featuring Bruce Willis and Vincent D'Onofrio; check them out here... «A mild - mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.»

In addition to his celebrated acting both on stage and on screen, Hoffman made his directorial debut with the feature film Quartet, based on Ronald Harwood's stage play.

In the world cinema field, interesting to see Brit actor Paddy Considine scoring a directing award for his debut feature «Tyrannosaur,» a relationship study that also scored an acting prize for stars Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman (best known to Anglophiles for her wonderful work in the sitcom «Peep Show»).

His feature debut was in Boy Eats Girl (2005) and in 2006, he acted alongside his father again in the Irish film Studs.

Of the three identically - mixed 5.1 Dolby Digital listening options, the original Japanese - language track is the preferred choice, as it is wont to be: Not only are the Japanese voice actors for the most part professionals (the English dub features Peter Boyle and Elliott Gould in their voice - acting debuts; they're professionals but not professional voice actors, if you know what I mean), but there's also a good deal of retro - dubbing in foreign language productions that necessitates a «working backwards» from the mouth movements, sometimes requiring — how do we say this — «creative» word substitutions.

The cast are uniformly excellent and it is a credit to feature film debut directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris that they have taken such a diverse ensemble of actors and seamlessly blended their acting styles together.

Expertly constructed and strongly acted — the two sadistic villains are truly skin - crawling and their prey authentic and sympathetic — Damien Power's feature debut is at times excruciatingly cruel, yet always positively stunning.

Ryan Coogler's impressive feature debut offers a powerful and superbly acted account of the tragic death of 22 - year - old Oscar Grant.

Sheila Roberts: «Filmmaker Stephanie Di Giusto's fascinating feature debut about pioneering Belle Epoque dancer Loie Fuller explores Fuller's creative passion for acting and modern dance, her technological innovation and contributions to modernist performance, and her complex relationship with protégé Isadora Duncan.

Highly anticipated, regionally at least, the debut feature from Matt McCormick, Some Days Are Better Than Others, is sure to get a warm welcome, aided by credible acting performances from notorious musicians in the indie sector.

His feature - length debut revolves around a Brooklyn street hustler who captures an illegal act of police violence on his cell phone and contends with a chain of events that ensue as a result.

Known for his acting chops in Art School Confidential, The Social Network and more recently, a stint on «The Handmaid's Tale,» Max Minghella got into the vocation of filmmaking with Teen Spirit — a feature film debut he also wrote and which becomes one of several 2018 projects for American independent swiss army knife actress Elle Fanning.

A supremely acted and crafted piece of work from debut feature director Thomas Napper and writer Johnny Harris, who also leads the cast.

Rounding out the cast is a group of newcomers in Fionn Whitehead, Jack Lowden and Aneurin Barnard, led by One Direction's Harry Styles making his feature film acting debut.

But director Josh Trank's debut feature doesn't run into any of those problems, and it's exactly because the script and acting are so good that he's able to utilize the low - budget gimmick to his benefit, delivering a fresh take on found - footage and superhero movies in the process.

Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the dynamic sister act behind luxury fashion label Rodarte, are diving headfirst into the filmmaking world with their hypnotic - looking debut feature, Woodshock.

Yan is an up - and - coming filmmaker whose feature directorial debut «Dead Pigs» — about «A bumbling pig farmer, a feisty salon owner, a sensitive busboy, an expat architect and a disenchanted rich girl converge and collide as thousands of dead pigs float down the river towards a rapidly - modernizing Shanghai» — earned strong reviews and won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting at Sundance.

- Deadpool, director Tim Miller working on the film - teaming with Blur Studio collaborator Jeff Fowler - Fowler will make his feature directorial debut - Neal H. Moritz (Fast and Furious franchise) is producin - Miller will act as an executive producer - film will be a CG - animated / live - action family film - Patrick Casey and Josh Miller, creators of Golan the Insatiable, are writing the script - Miller: «Jeff is an incredible director with strong story instincts.

Easily one of the greatest launch titles in gaming history, the first new console Zelda game since 2011's Skyward Sword (and the first Zelda game to debut in HD) introduces new features like a massive open - world Hyrule, nonlinear gameplay (go anywhere and solve challenges — or goof off — in any order), and some voice acting.

Pace School of Performing Arts acting alumna Nabiyah Be makes her film debut in «Black Panther» featured in «Pleasantville Daily Voice»