Sentences with phrase «feature as a director»

With Unbroken, her second feature as a director, she turns the undeniably inspiring true story of Louie Zamperini into an oddly old - fashioned drama.

It's clear that Russell Crowe has poured his heart and soul into the historical romance The Water Diviner, his first feature as a director.

Angelina Jolie's second feature as director is another film expected to be an awards contender.

Angelina Jolie's second feature as a director, following her under - the - radar 2011 Bosnian drama In the Land of Blood and Honey, is a beautifully shot, well - acted, and worthy - to - a-fault Second World War survivor story that only intermittently achieves the kind of emotional impact for which it aims.

Zach Braff premieres his second feature as a director, Wish I Was Here, at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival a decade after his debut Garden State.Zach...

The director and producer discusses his debut feature as a director, James White, starring Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon, for Borderline Films (Martha Marcy May Marlene, Southcliffe, Simon Killer).

But what lifts this studio comedy, Stiller's fifth feature as director, is its sincere ambivalence about fulfillment in the age of iPhones and image saturation.

This is Alex Garland's second feature as director, following Ex Machina, and his grasp of tone is already excellent.

He finds room across his sprawling yet intimate canvas for winks to prior masters and their work, too, as in a quick glance at a neon sign above a storefront near the movie palace named «Laughton,» which indicates a key visual influence, Charles Laughton's only feature as director, the memorably wicked and watery «Night of the Hunter» (1955).

For his first narrative feature as director, Luna takes an offbeat look at parenthood through the eyes of an unusual child.

Mascots (Grade: C), Christopher Guest's first mockumentary since A Mighty Wind (and first feature as a director in over...

Making her second feature as a director after Then She Found Me in 2007, Hunt takes a page from Woody Allen in Jackie's Manhattan - centric hyper - neuroses and knee - jerk contempt for the West Coast.

Following up that 1994 movie, his second feature as director, was no easy task.

Zhang's five features as a director — all made after he worked as a still photographer, then served as cinematographer on One and Eight (1982), Yellow Earth (1983), The Big Parade (1985), and Old Well (1987), in which he was also the lead actor — are the three features already mentioned, Red Sorghum (1987), and a period action thriller with political overtones about an airplane hijacking known as Code Name Puma or Code Name Cougar (1987), which has rarely been imported (and which colleagues have assured me isn't very good).

Anomalisa is Charlie Kaufman's second feature as director (following 2008's Synecdoche, New York) and seventh as a writer.

In John Krasinski's second feature as a director, no sooner have we met Hollar family matriarch Sally (Margo Martindale), her perpetually verklempt husband, Donald (Richard Jenkins), and Ron (Sharlto Copley), the grown son living in their basement, than Sally collapses and is diagnosed with an advanced brain tumor.

London - based AMP International is handling sales on her debut feature as a director.

Starring Garrett Hedlund (On the Road) and Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), and written and directed by William Monahan (Oscar - winning screenwriter of The Departed, with one previous feature as a director — London Boulevard — under his belt), the film is a showcase for ostensibly fine talent wasted in the service of self - indulgence.

He wrote School of Rock and Orange County before creating HBO's Enlightened, and Brad's Status stands as only his second theatrically released feature as a director after 2007's Year of the Dog.

His six theatrically released features as director have grossed a grand total of $ 18.7 million at the domestic box office,

Paddy Considine's second feature as director is powered by a clutch of big, bold and unabashedly emotional performances.

Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris & Mark Bishop penned the film, Dickerson's third feature as director.

With a penchant for the aptly titled, his second feature as director is...

His next feature as director was Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, a unique blend of romance, comedy, action, and fantasy which he produced and co-wrote with Michael Bacall.

The director and producer discusses his debut feature as a director, James White, starring Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon, for...

Hallström's fifth feature as director really earned him a place on the world cinema map.

This is Franco's 18th feature as a director, and after years of hacking out unwatchable biopics and literary adaptations (including this year's In Dubious Battle), he has matured into completely anonymous, tone - deaf semi-competence.

This is his 18th feature as a director, and his most mainstream effort to date; after years of hacking unwatchable literary adaptations out of the American canon (John Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle was the most recent victim), he has matured into mediocrity.

Waititi's fourth feature as director, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, drew near - universal acclaim from critics upon its release in New Zealand at the end of March.

This week's home video releases include a Bruce Willis action flick, a new entry to the «Saw» franchise and Drew Barrymore's first feature as a director, but it's a documentary about late pop star Michael Jackson that leads the pack in terms of both quality and stature.

Her next feature as a director was 2007's August Rush, a musical drama based in New York City (where Sheridan went to college).

Bateman's previous feature as director and star, 2013's «Bad Words,» was a more straightforward comedy, albeit one rife with a dry, acerbic sensibility.

Wonder Wheel review: Justin Timberlake and Kate Winslet lead the cast of Woody Allen's 49th feature as director.

Trumbull's second feature as a director, Brainstorm, was all but orphaned by MGM and his directorial efforts since have been outside the Hollywood system, including short films in his own high - definition Showscan process (a large - frame film format that runs at 60 frames a second) and Back to the Future... The Ride,» a multi-media mix of film, sound, and simulator ride.

That's why many began looking out for Live By Night, a venture that sees him prominently being featured as a director, screenwriter and actor.

Her first feature as director, The Birthday Trip, premiered at the 1991 Berlin International Film Festival, and her second feature, On Our Own, won the Grand Prize at the Montreal World Film Festival.

Simone is Andrew Niccol's second feature as a director (Gattaca) and third as screenwriter (Gattaca and The Truman Show), and for someone so new to the industry, he has made quite a terrific impression on many in terms of his talents.

In his fifth feature as a director, Clooney — in what should could been his most serious picture — loses the dramatic prowess that marked previous efforts like Good Night, and Good Luck and The Ides of March, two serious features about serious topics.

While Landis is a prolific screenwriter (he's sold far more screenplays than he's seen produced), the An American Werewolf in London remake would be his sophomore feature as a director, following last year's Me Him Her.

That unstoppable box office titan of Hong Kong cinema's wired filmmaking flair is evident as ever in his ninth feature as director, t...

Not exact matches

You might know Johnson as Nick Miller in «New Girl,» and also for his role in «Jurassic World» director Colin Trevorrow's first feature «Safety Not Guaranteed.»

Brenda Chapman, an animation writer - director with a storied career (Disney's The Lion King, DreamWorks» The Prince of Egypt), made headlines three years ago when she penned a New York Times op - ed addressing her painful experience being removed as the first female feature film director for Pixar's Brave, a mother - daughter fairytale she created, and replaced by a male colleague.

A sequel is in the works, but it will not feature the original's biggest star, Will Smith, because, as director Roland Emmerich said, «he's too expensive.»

While Black Panther rode a huge wave of critical acclaim and fan excitement to the biggest opening weekend ever for the month of February (and the fifth - largest of all - time), raking in more than $ 426 million worldwide, a small number of Internet trolls still did what they could to dampen the good vibes surrounding the trailblazing film, which features Marvel's first African - American director (Ryan Coogler) and a cast led by black actors such as Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong» o. Starting last week, in the first few days of Black Panther «s highly - anticipated theatrical release, some Twitter accounts started trying to spread false accounts of attacks at screenings of the movie.

The day included half a dozen panels featuring journalists, researchers and technologists, as well as two keynote conversations, both moderated by Tow Center director Emily Bell.

Set mostly in the fictional African nation of Wakanda, the film boasts a director and primary star who are both African - American men (director Ryan Coogler and actor Chadwick Boseman), while the cast also features numerous other notable black stars, such as Oscar winners Lupita Nyong» o and Forest Whitaker as well as Angela Bassett and Michael B. Jordan.

The car, described by Faraday Future director Hong Bae as the «smartest car you'll ever drive,» does not have keys as it will be unlocked by facial recognition, and also comes with a driverless valet feature to have the vehicle park itself.

She has also been the featured and keynote speaker at conferences and forums of directors, CEOs, and investors, as well as an invited panelist at directors» conferences.

Economic Value Management has been selected as a Featured Book Recommendation or «Recommended Read» by numerous publications including, among others, Harvard Business School's HBS Working Knowledge, CEO Refresher, Directors Monthly, Global CEO, The Corporate Board, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Valuation Issues, On Philanthropy, Accounting Today, Cost Management, and The Journal of Accounting and Finance.

What is clear is that INM has not yet announced his replacement as senior independent director, and now features only two independent directors on a board of eight.