Sentences with phrase «from gerwig»

Sitting across from Gerwig and Ronan at The London West Hollywood, though, they bear more than a passing resemblance, especially with both dressed in high - collars — Gerwig's a polka dot dress, Ronan's a rust - colored turtleneck — and Ronan's blonde hair bundled atop her head, nearly matching the length of Gerwig's cropped cut.

The lack of female directing nominees on the circuit this year — from the Globes to the recently announced BAFTAs — has been noticeable, even though there are plenty of worthy candidates, from Gerwig to Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman) to Dee Rees (Mudbound).

The supporting performance from Gerwig is nothing to sleep on, as her own characters struggle with sex and depression is haunting it's so good.

Yet, aside from Gerwig, each woman is credited as a co-writer with a male writing partner:

This approach from Gerwig is what makes «Lady Bird» such a good movie.

What makes Lady Bird such a stand out coming of age story is that the film is grounded in reality with several authentic moments where you know watching it that it came directly from Gerwig's own life.

As with the film's earlier segments, these scenes are ably staged and benefit from Gerwig's smart, appealing performance, but they add nothing either to the story or the character.

The latest entry in the Noah Baumbach: The Greta Gerwig Years collection, this delightful, insightful little film was co-written by and again features a terrific turn from Gerwig.

People expected a lot from Gerwig's first effort as a director.

It's an assured, confident debut from Gerwig, and one that signals a stunning future for the actor and filmmaker behind the camera.

The rest of the movie is great, too, featuring an ace comic performance from Gerwig, a romantic Manhattan in color complement to the black - and - white version in Frances, and loads of quotable lines.

It's not just the dialogue that feels authentic in Lady Bird — the solo directorial debut from Gerwig, one of the most talented young directors in Hollywood.

Not exact matches

But rather than the logical path of an actress trying to get larger and larger parts, Gerwig has zigged and zagged her way through the entertainment world, from collaborating with Noah Baumbach and Ben Stiller in the indie darling

[Gerwig] gave me kind of a magical box full of references [from the era], so you know that jeans look so crappy on the guys and everyone is wearing things that were so disheveled,» laughed Napier.

The style hails from the same Pre-Fall 2018 collection as Greta Gerwig's gown.

Greta Gerwig, in the Liza Minneli role comes from a different angle - more sweetness than edgy, but her acting here is sincere.

It's not clear how autobiographical Lady Bird is — Gerwig is from Sacramento and graduated from high school around the time the film is set — but the little slice of universe she shows us feels deeply and lovingly observed.

He'll be the first to tell you that there plenty of other pilfered aspects of his past in the mix as well, ranging from Greta Gerwig's older art - school mentor to Elle Fanning's late - night confidante.

Greta Gerwig who wrote and directed «Lady Bird,» which won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, noted that «it's been such an incredible year for women in film both as actors and also writers and directors and producers and people who are really coming to the forefront to tell their stories about the world as they know it from where they are standing, and I think that the response to these projects and the support that these projects have gotten and the way that audiences are going to see them or watching them in their homes, I think all of this just makes it so much easier for the next crop of filmmakers who want to tell stories about women.»

From»80s - era classics to indie gems, Greta Gerwig's breakout hit shares some crucial DNA with a slew of other charming films.

Announced today as part of the Sundance Film Festival, we now have a first look at the film — titled «Mistress America «-- which stars Gerwig (who also co-wrote the script with Baumbach) and Lola Kirke (the sister of Jemima Kirke from «Girls «-RRB-, along with a complete plot synopsis.

Fortunately, Violet is played by indie film girl of the moment Greta Gerwig (pictured below, second from right), whose level gaze, swimmer's shoulders, and grave purposefulness help ground what could have been her character's stratospheric twee factor.

Watch above to see cameos from the likes of Bill Hader, Eddie Vedder, Maya Rudolph, Greta Gerwig, and many more.

Most recently, Gerwig co-wrote two screenplays with director Noah Baumbach («Frances Ha» and «Mistress America»), and the sense that came from those films was of visions in collision: Baumbach's pinched, insulated vision versus Gerwig's generous, expansive vision.

Jack (Jesse Eisenberg) is a young architecture student from the US, living abroad in Rome with his girlfriend Sally (Greta Gerwig).

Ronan's Christine «Lady Bird» McPherson is a work - in - progress, but she's also kind of a jerk, and Gerwig never shies away from showing the angstier, angrier side of growing up.

From writer / director Noah Baumbach and writer / star Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha — both the film, and the titular character — manages to be insightful but irreverent, warm but witty, and amusing yet empathetic in its look at the dreams and disappointments that comprise twenty - something existence.

Taking inspiration from author Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet, Gerwig is planning to make three more films set in Sacramento.

Featuring dazzling performances from an all - star cast led by Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, and Bill Hader, Rebecca Miller (The Ballad of Jack and Rose, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) delivers a brilliant genre - bending film that works on many levels.

So far, Greta Gerwig's directorial debut Lady Bird has been cleaning up on the awards circuit, earning Best Picture from the New York Film Critics Circle and several awards and nominations for stars Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf.

Lady Bird Is a Sensational Paean to Teenage Life — David Sims raves about Greta Gerwig's witty and moving new film, which features a wonderful lead performance from Saoirse Ronan.

Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning have joined the cast of 20TH Century Women, a comedy / drama from Annapurna Pictures set in Santa Barbara in 1979 written and directed by Mike Mills and based on people he knew growing up.

While Baumbach's characters have generally aged with him, from the fresh - out - of - college grads of Kicking and Screaming to the middle - aged misanthrope of Greenberg, sharing screenplay duties (and life) with Gerwig has put him in tune with younger people and their different points of view.

The fantastical movie is a world apart from «Lady Bird,» Gerwig's first solo directing credit, which stars Saoirse Ronan as a disgruntled Sacramento teen who's eager to escape her drab surroundings in 2002.

Other highlights of the festival include three Philadelphia - shot archival screenings from the late, great Jonathan Demme, including, Beloved, Neil Young Trunk Show, and Philadelphia; WWII drama Darkest Hour; Greta Gerwig's coming - of - ager Lady Bird; the much - talked - about The Florida Project; and Todd Haynes reunion with muse Julianne Moore in Wonderstruck.

Cornelia too is more fully fleshed than we have come to expect from this writer - director, the experience of making the divisively wide - eyed Frances Ha (which he co-wrote with star Greta Gerwig) apparently broadening his horizons as much as the experiences of ageing and parenting.

Pacino and Gerwig are terrific together, too, with the latter finally straying from her standard dithery persona, to galvanizing effect.

Premieres at this weekend's Telluride Film Festival include the latest from Alexander Payne, Errol Morris, Greta Gerwig, Angelina Jolie, Guillermo del Toro and more.

«Lady Bird» is a graceful, insightful, smart, hilarious and warm coming - of - age comedic drama that could only come from Greta Gerwig.

An astoundingly confident debut feature from actress - turned - director Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird chronicles an entire year in the life of its eponymous teenage protagonist in just ninety minutes, without ever feeling scant or vague.

He reconnects with an old friend from his band days (Rhys Ifans, a long way from his manic energy in Notting Hill), and circles around a stop - start romance with personal aid and professional doormat Florence (Greta Gerwig).

Matt writes: Kick off 2018 with RogerEbert.com's compilation of interview highlights from 2017, featuring several of this year's awards season frontrunners, including «Darkest Hour» star Gary Oldman and «Lady Bird» writer / director Greta Gerwig.

Lady Bird, Gerwig's directorial debut, has so far scored a perfect 100 from 169 reviews.

Greta Gerwig makes a seamless transition from actress to director with this poignant dramedy about a teenage girl (a flawless Saoirse Ronan), from the wrong side of the tracks, coming into her own as she stands on the brink of adulthood.

Now divorced, she lives with Jamie in a rambling old house with a makeshift family: boarders Abbie (Greta Gerwig), a 20 - something photographer recovering from cancer treatment, and agreeable handyman William (Billy Crudup); 17 - year - old neighbor Julie (Elle Fanning), who finds a haven in Dorothea's home — and with whom Jamie is hopelessly in love.

Fresh: Hannah (Greta Gerwig), the peroxided heroine, leaps from one hookup to the next, but is she searching for passion or just treading water?

The main music moments involve Dave Matthews Band and Alanis Morissette, while Gerwig admitted in press that she advised Timothée Chalamet (who plays Ronan's boyfriend from hell) to behave like an obnoxious Pavement fan.

Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig): A comic triumph from writer / director Greta Gerwig about the emotional roller coaster a young girl (Saoirse Ronan) navigates during her final year of Catholic High School in Sacramento, California.

Released: May 20th Cast: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader Director: Rebecca Miller (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) Why it's great: If anyone can save the rom - com, it's Greta Gerwig, whose resting screen presence of «screwball comedienne from the 1930s» lights up Miller's tale of crisscrossed lovers and maddening relationship quirks.

Steering clear of the cliched, referential signifiers usually leaning in on such pronounced periods and narrative passages, Gerwig casts a wry glance at a transitional period for a faux rebel dreamer whose moments of truth come not from her romantic attachments but her complex relationships with a best friend and an endearing but domineering mother.