Sentences with phrase «films under his belt»

Sherman Alexie is a beloved and highly acclaimed author — arrogant, bold and funny, with 26 award - winning books and films under his belt.

He got that first film under his belt, and back then it played to audiences well.

Both were disgruntled with how the film industry warps creative energy, but it was Taylor, with 25 films under her belt, who wanted to taste a piece of what Stone had.

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I am pretty sure his comedy prowess will improve once he has gotten a few more funny films under his belt.

With only three films under their belt, Jared and Jerusha Hess leave a mark with every one.

Fox and His Friends, Fassbinder's twenty - second feature, made when he was twenty - nine — a time of life when most filmmakers would be lucky to have half a film under their belts — is amusing, sometimes even hilarious, in its single - minded trudge toward dissolution.

The Bond series already had two films under its belt by the time 007 matched wits with Gert Fröbe's precious - metal obsessive, but the third time was the charm.

With two feature films under his belt (the good «Fruitvale Station» and the even better «Creed») Ryan Coogler has shown himself to be an astute director with a fresh cinematic perspective.

Peter Strickland's Berberian Sound Studio marks his second feature film and while he may not have many films under his belt just yet, his latest effort proves that he's going to be a force in the industry in the very near future.

With only three feature films under his belt, Norwegian helmer Joachim Trier is quickly establishing himself as a world class filmmaker with his thoughtful, mature and emotionally resonating cinema.

With thirty - one independent feature films under her belt, Andrea Sperling has been one of the most prolific producers of the past two decades.

With just one film under his belt, Krasinski might not have been the most obvious choice, but the actor had so connected with the material that Strouse felt confident that he was the right person to finally bring the project to fruition.

Leigh had a few small films under her belt by the age of 20 but it took a central role in Amy Heckerling and Cameron Crowe's acutely observed 1982 high - school comedy to put her on the map.

Scott has four films under her belt for the year: First Light, from writer - director Jason Stone (This Is the End); Spare Room; Beautiful Boy, with Steve Carell; and Small Town Crime, opposite Octavia Spencer.

«A Fantastic Woman» (Chile) U.S. distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Synopsis: With seven feature length films under his belt, Chilean director Sebastián Leilo finally got major international awards attention with «A Fantastic Woman,» the first of his works to be nominated for an Oscar.

McFarr's also got a few other prolific films under his belt, having performed stunts for Captain America: Civil War, Furious 7, and the Hunger Games movies series.

And with her first coveted nod for the annual celebration of film under her belt, Allison Janney, 58, has now admitted exclusively to MailOnline that she has is wracked with «nerves» due to her desire to win and not let people down.

2010's «Passione» barely cracked $ 255K and suffice to say most audience didn't even realize it came out, let alone know that Turturro has four feature - length films under his belt.

Not that Kenan isn't a capable director because I'm sure he is, he just doesn't have enough films under his belt to truly get a sense of what kind of movie this is going to be, and that kind of scares me.

In fact, Liman already has several notable action films under his belt.

I am surprised to say that I beat that number with 119 new films under my belt in 2013, 81 of which were 2013 releases.

«I don't think I could've done it years ago, if I hadn't had a few more indie films under my belt.

Pyscho - Pass is a popularly and critically acclaimed cyberpunk anime with two seasons and a film under its belt.

Messina shows major promise as a director, and with a couple more films under his belt could be great.

Lupita Nyong» o has had a string of successful films under her belt, including her role as Nakia in the recent Marvel smash hit Black Panther — and now she's looking to add Trevor Noah's biopic to her ever - growing list.

With one film under their belt, the cast seems much more comfortable in their roles.

Snyder has some impressive films under his belt, give the guy a chance to prove he can pull it off again.

It's a surprising choice of director, too, simply because Foy only has one other feature film under his belt, Citadel.

Director Raja Gosnell is no stranger to this much - maligned genre, with two live - action «Scooby Doo» films under his belt, as well as «Beverly Hills Chihuahua» (cutely referenced when a white chihuahua laments that «nobody makes talking - animal movies anymore»).

Best known for her roles in Inglourious Basterds and the French drama Don't Worry, I'm Fine, Mélanie Laurent is also a talented director, with three feature films under her belt.

With an award winning short - film under his belt looking for a topic for his first feature film as a director when he discovered the over-sugaring of the population and THAT SUGAR FILM was on its way.

Director Todd Haynes has another stunning film under his belt.

Interestingly, Robert De Niro didn't make the list - the wealth of great films under his belt having apparently not been tarnished by a recent slew of atrocious ones.

Todd Haynes has another stunning film under his belt.

With just three major theatrical films under his belt director David Lowery certainly knows how to keep audiences,...

With just three major theatrical films under his belt director David Lowery certainly knows how to keep audiences, and critics, enthralled.

Given the number of great films under its belt, sequels are understandable, as both audiences and the filmmakers get the opportunity to see memorable characters again, while also likely creating a project that will be more successful at the box office than original films.

Pyscho - Pass is a popularly and critically acclaimed cyberpunk anime with two seasons and a film under its belt.

Aside from being Hollywood royalty with dozens of films under her belt, Jamie is the author of 10 children's books, an avid collector of photography, and perhaps less publicly known, a photographer of 30 years.

Not exact matches

Considering the film is deep into production, it isn't a big surprise that they brought in a seasoned pro like Howard, with tons of blockbuster experience under his belt.

I approached my good friend and filmmaker Micaela O'Herlihy who has an impressive resume of experimental films and gallery showings under her belt.

Connie Nielsen has a long list of notable projects under her belt including «Gladiator,» the «Nymphomaniac» films, «Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,» and «The Good Wife,» where she plays Ramona Lytton, Peter Florrick's (Chris Noth) private attorney.

The film is also written and directed by Cameron Crowe, who has a rom - com or two under his belt.

Pirates of the Caribbean is the first film ever released under the Walt Disney Pictures brand to receive higher than a PG rating (the film is rated PG - 13), and the team assembled to make the film is a virtual Who's who of hot properties: Director Gore Verbinski had a huge hit last year with the spook fest The Ring, Writers Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott were the writing team behind Shrek, Actor Johnny Depp is so extremely selective in his roles no one would ever imagine he'd do a Disney film, Orlando Bloom is fresh off the Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Geoffrey Rush has at least one Academy Award under his belt, and Keira Knightley has become a hot property after her performance in the run away indie hit Bend It Like Beckham.

It's not hard to pinpoint where the difference in quality between the two Vacation films comes from; although they have a solid comedy hit under their collective belt (Horrible Bosses), writer / directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein just don't compare to the team of Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters, Caddy Shack) and John Hughes (Ferris Buller, Breakfast Club) working in their heyday.

The film really gets started when the boys, now mature men with some age and life experience under their belts, return to Mississippi as psychologically damaged war veterans and slog their way through the challenges of civilian life in a postwar Deep South ruled by bigotry and ignorance.

Goldman's credits include the upcoming Kingsman, as well as plenty of successful work in adapting comics for film, with Kick - Ass, X-Men: First Class, and X-Men: Days of Future Past under her belt.

It's interesting that Marvel seems to be eyeing so many people without hefty superhero film credits already under their belts.

With five Oscars under its belt, legions of devoted fans including those prone to dressing up and singing along, and having taken so much box - office cash that it is in the top 10 highest - grossing films of all time, The Sound of Music is comfortably, and indisputably, a resounding hit.