Sentences with phrase «film debut as»

Essentially, this is the overboosted, hunkered - down variant of the W12 - powered Flying Spur, a four - door that is just as comfortable making an appearance at a Hollywood film debut as it is hammering down the autobahn at triple - digit speeds.

Here, he talks about making his North American film debut as Bruce Lee in Birth of the Dragon, a biopic about the legendary martial arts icon.

The Enemy Below (Kino Classics, Blu - ray), a World War II submarine drama based on the novel of the same name by Commander D. A. Rayner, stars Robert Mitchum as Captain Murrell, the newly - appointed commander of an American Destroyer in the South Atlantic, and German star Curd Jürgens making his American film debut as Commander Von Stolberg, a German submarine commander whose mission is imperiled when the American warship gives chase.

She seemed to burst out of parts unknown in her feature - film debut as the sadistically mistreated Patsey in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, for which she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress.

William Hurt made his bold film debut as the psycho - physiologist who plays guinea pig to his own experiments; Blair Brown plays his equally brilliant wife, whose devotion is just strong enough to bring him back from the most altered state imaginable.

The trailer features a new version of «Cups,» the song that made the first movie and star Anna Kendrick famous, as well as several hilarious one - liners from Rebel Wilson, John Michael Higgins, and Elizabeth Banks (who also makes her feature film debut as director).

Having broken into show biz with TV's Seven Brides for Seven Brothers that ran during the 1982 - 83 season, River Phoenix would follow up with his feature - film debut as a somewhat bookworm - ish kid in Explorers (1985).

Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd (1957) showed how a down - home country boy (Andy Griffith in his film debut as Larry «Lonesome» Rhodes) could be transformed into a pop television show icon and political megalomaniac.

This is Richard Brooks» film debut as a director.

Shawkat's career began at the age of 11 with her feature film debut as a young Iraqi child in David O. Russell's Three Kings opposite George Clooney.

Geoffrey Roy Rush (born July 6, 1951 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia), a theater actor, received critical acclaim for his film debut as pianist David Helfgott in Shine (1996) by Scott Hicks.

· Lilla Crawford (Broadway's «Annie») makes her feature - film debut as Little Red Riding Hood, a smart and spunky girl who journeys into the woods, finding unexpected adventures along the way.

In 2012, she starred alongside Jonathan Bailey in the Disney Channel series Groove High and made her film debut as Éponine in the film version of the long - running musical Les Misérables.

Cyler is making his film debut as Earl and already feels like a nature.

Christina Ricci makes her feature film debut as Ryder's young sister.

Television and film writer Marti Noxon is making her feature film debut as a writer - director at Sundance with «To the Bone.»

Making her film debut as «Cousin Vickie» in National Lampoon's Vacation with Chevy Chase, Krakowski has also starred alongside Jude Law in Alfie, and in Pretty Persuasion with Evan Rachel Wood and James Woods.

Biel will play the estranged wife of Butler's character while Noah Lomax will make his feature film debut as Butler's son.

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.

Asian actress Lisa Lu made an auspicious American film debut as Mme Sue - Mei Hung in the 1960 war drama The Mountain Road.

In 1985 he made his film debut as a record producer in the rap comedy Krush Groove.

Within three years, he had made his film debut as a hood in John Huston's «Prizzi's Honor» (1985).

Three years later, she made her film debut as Marmee in Little Women.

Bridges made his film debut as writer / director with The Babymaker (1970).

This is Anderson's feature film debut as a director, after work on television.

Cyler swept audiences off their feet during his starring film debut as high - school filmmaker, Earl, in the bittersweet teen dramedy, ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, opposite Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, and Connie Britton, for which he received many great accolades.

Diane Venora and Gregory Hines make their respective feature film debuts as fellow investigators and Edward James Olmos is memorable as an American Indian activist who guides Finney through the lore of his people.

The film debuted as part of a shorts program on Thursday, January 19, 2017.

Not exact matches

As he and collaborator Lynn Novick prepare to debut their new 10 - part documentary film series The Vietnam War on September 17 on PBS stations nationwide, we spoke with the tireless documentarian about leadership, productivity, managing gigantic projects and how to achieve immortality through storytelling.

«Ready Player One,» director Steven Spielberg's science - fiction thriller about a grim world where people seek escape through virtual reality, opened as the top film in North American theaters, delivering the first No. 1 debut this year for Warner Bros..

In 2016, critics cited the Oscars» snub of Netflix's critically acclaimed drama «Beasts of No Nation» as evidence that the industry was «turned off» by Netflix's business model, which debuts films on the streaming service simultaneously with theatrical releases.

The film will debut with its original cast, including the late Carrie Fisher, as well as introduce some new characters played by Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro and Kelly Marie Tran.

Not to mention, next year Marvel is set to debut its first female - led film, with Brie Larson as Captain Marvel.

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.

«The Aftermath,» an independent film starring Tony Danza and the late Chris Penn, will make its local debut this Friday in Saratoga Springs, which served as a location during filming nearly a decade ago.

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Written by Being John Malkovich scribe Charlie Kaufman, Human Nature was the feature debut from acclaimed music - video director Michel Gondry and featured Arquette as a woman cursed with a coat of fur covering her body.As the decade progressed, audiences could see Arquette in projects ranging from the star - studded documentary Searching for Debra Winger to the sleeper family film Holes.

After debuting onscreen in a bit as a bellboy in Dead Heat on a Merry - Go - Round (1966), he played secondary roles, typically a cowboy, in several films of the late»60s and in such TV series as Gunsmoke, The Virginian, and Ironside.

Put her down as a filmmaker to watch, as you watch her debut film.

As schematic as a popular entertainment needs to be yet refreshingly devoid of significant lulls in the action — for exposition, weapon reloading, lovemaking and the like — the film is fast, smart and single - minded, providing not only a satisfying bang for the ever - beleaguered moviegoing buck but memorable debuts for first - time feature director Mimi Leder and fledgling film studio DreamWorks SKG (Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen)-- as well as ringing confirmation that George Clooney is indeed a movie staAs schematic as a popular entertainment needs to be yet refreshingly devoid of significant lulls in the action — for exposition, weapon reloading, lovemaking and the like — the film is fast, smart and single - minded, providing not only a satisfying bang for the ever - beleaguered moviegoing buck but memorable debuts for first - time feature director Mimi Leder and fledgling film studio DreamWorks SKG (Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen)-- as well as ringing confirmation that George Clooney is indeed a movie staas a popular entertainment needs to be yet refreshingly devoid of significant lulls in the action — for exposition, weapon reloading, lovemaking and the like — the film is fast, smart and single - minded, providing not only a satisfying bang for the ever - beleaguered moviegoing buck but memorable debuts for first - time feature director Mimi Leder and fledgling film studio DreamWorks SKG (Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen)-- as well as ringing confirmation that George Clooney is indeed a movie staas well as ringing confirmation that George Clooney is indeed a movie staas ringing confirmation that George Clooney is indeed a movie star.

Deniz Gamze Ergüven, who makes her feature debut as writer - director after a couple of short films, tells the story exclusively from the girls» point of view — both emotionally, as they have all our sympathy, and physically, as almost nothing happens that one of them could not be seeing.

The film feels a little less amateur than «Pusher», - a cheap debut feature for some underexperienced Dane trying to make abstract art - and it's that which brings the final product closer to decency, because many of the missteps that ruined «Pusher» feel more considerable in this superior, but still misguided effort, which has a good bit to commend, but even more to complain about as questionable «story «telling notes that ultimately send the final product crashing into mediocrity.

It's a very moving indie drama that, as the directorial debut of screenwriter Oren Moverman, could be the start of a very great career for him as something other than a writer.You should definitely give this film a watch.

The film is anchored by two excellent central performances; normally known for stand - up comedy, Dave Johns as the titular character delivers solid work in his film debut but it's Hayley Squires as the single mother of two who finds herself in some devastating circumstances that truly captures your heart.

Skinny, bug - eyed Steve Buscemi, the twitchy actor du jour of American independent films, makes a striking directorial feature - film debut with «Trees Lounge,» in which he also stars as a twitchy, hyperkinetic loser.

Dax Shepard, who serves as co-director, one of the several producers, writer, and star of Hit and Run, appears to be heading in the right direction for actors - turned - directors with his off - kilter debut film.

The feature debut of writer - director Aimee Lagos, the film feels overstuffed and overcooked, as if the filmmaker were trying to get too much out all in one go.

Neil LaBute's debut film was an adaptation of his own darkly comedic 1992 play, and its provocative, Mamet-esque dialogue marked the writer - director as a rising star in indie film world in the late 1990s, while also launching the career of star Aaron Eckhart, here playing one of a pair of coworkers seeking cruel revenge against women.

Michael B. Jordan, who broke out in Coogler's debut film, «Fruitvale Station,» brings scrappy, street - smart volatility to his performance as a character with whom T'Challa has a karmic connection, and Gurira steals every scene she's in as an indomitable warrior trained in the art of spearcraft.

As his debut film, filmmaker Pearce has created a layered and surprising effort.