Sentences with phrase «feature directing debut for»

«Lucky» is the feature directing debut for actor John Carroll Lynch, himself a longtime character actor recognizable from roles in movies such as «Fargo,» «Zodiac» and «Shutter Island.»

Strikingly mounted, lighted, shot and scored, this tense, decidedly arty film marks a bravura feature directing debut for young American actor Brady Corbet («Melancholia,» «Martha Marcy May Marlene»).

Poirier is set to make his feature directing debut for Paramount with his script, Bong Hits 4 Jesus.

The characters aren't flat, the film isn't dull, it's vibrant and flashy and entertaining and a rather remarkable feature directing debut for Gordon - Levitt, better than I was expecting.

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Phyllida Lloyd makes her feature film directorial debut an uneven one; she's a leading British theatre director who is noted for her work in opera and directed the original stage production.

As directed by Rupert Goold — a British theater veteran making his feature debut — it's deliberately paced, with much more talk than action, which seems appropriate for the material but might frustrate fans of its stars.

The overwhelming English sadness of Ian McEwan's novella On Chesil Beach has been transferred to the movie screen, adapted by the author and directed with scrupulous sensitivity and care by Dominic Cooke, known for his stage work and making his feature film debut here.

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.

Sacha Baron Cohen's longtime writing partner, Dan Mazer, tries to balance his flair for shock - humor and his desire to make a realistic romantic comedy in his feature - directing debut.

Thanks to his remarkable directing debut with 2011's Sound of My Voice, Zal Batmanglij quickly found himself in a deal where the cash was frotned for his second project — and no other than Fox Searchlight was the one putting a cash down on his sophomore feature — this is rarely how things work in the indie biz these days.

For Paul Reubens, it would mark the big screen debut of his character Pee - Wee Herman; for Tim Burton, it would mark his feature film directing debut; while for Danny Elfman, it would mark the creation of his first Hollywood film scoFor Paul Reubens, it would mark the big screen debut of his character Pee - Wee Herman; for Tim Burton, it would mark his feature film directing debut; while for Danny Elfman, it would mark the creation of his first Hollywood film scofor Tim Burton, it would mark his feature film directing debut; while for Danny Elfman, it would mark the creation of his first Hollywood film scofor Danny Elfman, it would mark the creation of his first Hollywood film score.

Gehenna is directed by Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Katagiri, an FX legend working for years at Spectral Motion and Stan Winston Studios, now making his feature directorial debut after a few short films previously.

Weinstein executives have been a fan of Hoult's since Tom Ford «s directing debut, «A Single Man,» and are looking for other projects to feature him, the insider added.

Nominated for the Palme d'Or, Bugsy Malone is the feature debut of director Alan Parker who would go on to direct Evita, Pink Floyd The Wall and Fame.

Written and directed by debut feature filmmaker, Arran Shearing, Forgotten Man follows Carl, a homeless man struggling to get by on the streets of London until he began working with a theatre company in East London for the homeless.

At Sundance, writer - director Robert Eggers won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Directing Award for his debut feature about a Puritan family in 1630s New England who leave their community to start their own farm on the edge of a forest.

«Ingrid Goes West» directed by Matt Spicer: Director Matt Spicer's feature debut, in which the titular Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza) trades a mental hospital stay for the Hollywood Hills in a scheme to force a friendship with a popular Insta - influencer (Elizabeth Olsen) she's obsessed with, is elevated by understated performances.

«Get Out» directed by Jordan Peele: For white viewers, this debut feature from «Key & Peele» star Jordan Peele offers a glimpse at how the other half lives; for everyone else, it's more of a documentary in body horror movie drFor white viewers, this debut feature from «Key & Peele» star Jordan Peele offers a glimpse at how the other half lives; for everyone else, it's more of a documentary in body horror movie drfor everyone else, it's more of a documentary in body horror movie drag.

Magnolia Pictures has debuted an official trailer for the horror anthology titled XX, featuring four different horror segments directed by four badass women.

For his feature - directing debut, Jim Loach (son of Ken) tackles a big story with topical relevance and emotional undercurrents.

Midnighters is directed by up - and - coming filmmaker Julius Ramsay, a veteran from the TV world making his feature directorial debut after work on «The Walking Dead» and as an editor for «Battlestar Galactica» and «Flashforward».

For directing newcomer Theodore Melfi, this was the first obstacle he needed to overcome in order to create his debut feature, a charming little dramedy titled St. Vincent.

EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Quick has been set to adapt Sorta Like A Rock Star, his 2010 young adult novel that is now near a deal to be set up at Netflix as the feature film directing debut for Bryce Dallas Howard.

Focus Features has debuted the trailer for The Beguiled directed by Sofia Coppola and we have it for you below!

The idea for 355 came from Chastain, and she pitched it to him while they worked on that superhero film on which Kinberg made his feature directing debut.

The Escape of Prisoner 614 is both written and directed by writer / filmmaker Zach Golden, making his feature directorial debut after working as a writer for «Gigi Does It» on TV.

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.

In the feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another film for nine years after the middling performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the reboot of one of the most popular film franchises of all time to giant box - office success.

When you're Rob Marshall and only have two other feature films on your directing resume, it takes some guts to embark on a project like Nine, even if you did manage to win a Best Picture Oscar for your directorial debut Chicago (an award that many film critics strongly disagree with, incidentally).

For the first 70 minutes, Adam MacDonald's feature directing debut is a keenly observed relationship study about a fractious couple spending time in the woods.

But after premiering a short at the festival last year, and directing two episodes of the excellent «Children's Hospital,» she's back in Park City for her feature debut, which delves into the competitive world of voiceover artists.

The actress Zoe Lister - Jones (best known for her work in sitcoms like New Girl and Life in Pieces) wrote and directed this debut feature, in which she stars alongside Adam Pally as a husband - wife duo who form a band to try and work out their issues with each other.

Just this evening at the San Diego Comic - Con I caught up with Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (review) helmer Troy Nixey, who made his feature - length directing debut with the film, a remake of the 1973 made - for - TV movie of the same name about a family that discovers murderous tiny creatures living in the basement of their new home.

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.»

And Jordan Peele of «Get Out» is only the fifth African - American director to be nominated in history, as well as the third filmmaker to be nominated for writing, directing, and best picture for a feature directorial debut.

Joanna Hogg, the woman who directed Tom Hiddleston in his feature film debut, is helming «The Souvenir: Part One,» which will be executive produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert Pattinson, a recent snub for «Good Time.»

Making her feature film writing and directing debut, Cherien Dabis has used her family's experiences of hostility during the Gulf War as Palestinian / Jordanian Americans as inspiration for Amreeka (the Arabic name for America).

Emmy Award winner Cary Fukunaga made his feature film writing and directing debut with the acclaimed film Sin Nombre for Focus Features, for which he won the directing award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

The production company has hired Steven S. DeKnight to make his feature directing debut after creating the show «Spartacus» and working on other TV shows prior, including recently executive producing and writing for Marvel's «Daredevil» on Netflix.

Best Film: A Most Violent Year Best Director: Clint Eastwood — American Sniper Best Actor (TIE): Oscar Isaac — A Most Violent Year; Michael Keaton — Birdman Best Actress: Julianne Moore — Still Alice Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton — Birdman Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain — A Most Violent Year Best Original Screenplay: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller — The Lego Movie Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson — Inherent Vice Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon 2 Breakthrough Performance: Jack O'Connell — Starred Up & Unbroken Best Directorial Debut: Gillian Robespierre — Obvious Child Best Foreign Language Film: Wild Tales Best Documentary: Life Itself William K. Everson Film History Award: Scott Eyman Best Ensemble: Fury Spotlight Award: Chris Rock for writing, directing, and starring in — Top Five NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Rosewater NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Selma

Social Animals is both written and directed by filmmaker Theresa Bennett, a casting producer / consultant for TV making her feature directorial debut with this movie.

Making her feature film writing and directing debut, Cherien Dabis has used her family's experiences of hostility during the Gulf War as Palestinian / Jordanian Americans as inspiration for

For her feature directing debut, Black Swan actor Natalie Portman has shepherded through a sombrely reverential adaptation of Amos Oz's 2002 memoir, A Tale of Love and Darkness, a study of the founding of the state of Israel refracted through Oz's troubled family life.

In an exclusive interview, the multi-talented RZA talked about the genesis of the project, what appealed to him about his character, how he prepared for the role, his collaboration with Delamarre on his feature directorial debut, working with Belle and the late Walker and what they brought to the film, his bold line of dialogue, what he learned about himself while making the movie, how Walker inspired him, his role in the upcoming martial arts sequel «The Protector 2» with Tony Jaa directed by Prachya Pinkaew, and his new Fox Network TV series, «Gang Related,» that premieres May 22nd.

Douro, Faina Fluvial was followed by more documentary shorts, from 1932 to 1941, until he made his feature debut with the aforementioned Aniki - Bóbó in 1942, an allegorical tale shot in a spare, direct manner, with a cast composed for the most part of children.

Terminal is both written and directed by filmmaker Vaughn Stein, making his feature directorial debut after working for over a decade as an assistant director in Hollywood.

Born Guilty is both written and directed by filmmaker Max Heller, a former editor for «The Daily Show» making his feature directorial debut.

The film marks the feature debut of commercials director Jonathan Hopkins who has previously directed campaigns for McDonalds, Sony and eBay.

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»).

The film, which is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, marks the feature debut for the helmer, with Robinson also penning the screenplay.