Sentences with phrase «into feature film director»

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To forestall such questions, and distract us from the film's core emptiness, director Paul McGuigan (Gangster No. 1, Wicker Park) and his crew very nearly art - direct everything into the dirt: The wallpaper in ordinary apartment buildings is a catalogue of optical illusions, and one fleeting overhead shot of a parking lot features an array of vehicles so expertly color - coordinated they could be photoshopped into a Kelly - Moore spread.

Writer / director Dylan Kidd got a chance to make his script for Roger Dodger into a feature film when he boldly approached Campbell Scott in a café in Greenwich Village and made his pitch.

The film reps a new career high for director Dee Rees, whose remarkable 2011 debut feature Pariah is a semi-autobiographical deep dive into a black girl's struggles with coming out.

If you like commentaries, director Guillermo del Toro provides detailed insight into the film that is still entertaining to listen to, and the rest of bonus features go into even more detail on how the film was put together.

In 2001, Probst made the transition into feature films as the director of Finder's Fee — a drama concerning a man who finds a wallet with a winning lottery ticket.

Coming off the success of the horror film It Follows, writer - director David Robert Mitchell shifts into noir with his latest feature, but the results appear to be much less favorable.

Writer / director Ira Sachs, who made his first feature film, «The Delta,» about 15 years ago (which I haven't seen), brings to life the story of two well - educated Manhattanites who have an anonymous sexual encounter that grows into a 10 - year relationship.

The perfect holiday gift for romantic comedy fans of all ages, Home Again on Blu - rayTM, DVD and Digital features a bonus commentary with the director and the producer of the film, taking viewers even deeper into the heartfelt story.

The film is shot primarily by camera operator Lukasz Zal, making his feature debut; he took over shortly into the shooting from the director's usual DP Ryszard Lenczewski, who stepped out partly because of illness.

As the film's star once again tramples across a vast expanse of land — albeit in rather different circumstances to The Hobbit trilogy — first - time feature director duo Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke turn a zombie pandemic into a musing on parental love, environmental destruction and the nation's cultural disharmonies.

As directed by Steven Bernstein, a veteran director of photography who makes his feature film debut here, «Decoding Annie Parker» frequently dangles on the precipice of falling into Lifetime Original Movie territory.

So Bulletproof Monk, directed by a music video and commercial director like a feature - length music video or commercial, falls into the category of film where Asians sell Gremlins to white people as opposed to the Adam Sandler / Happy Madison category of film, where Asians are screeching waiters and nail - salon owners.

For Sully, director Clint Eastwood and writer Todd Komarnicki have to stretch that out into a 95 - minute feature film.

Aside from a THX Optimizer test, the first disc features a commentary track from director Bigelow that begins promisingly enough with a tidbit about the six - month growing process of a stunt mosquito to insure its lack of contaminants but quickly devolves into long silences, plot regurgitation, and a mock - philosophical musing on the film.

Writer - director Sara Colangelo expands her 2010 short film Little Accidents into her first full - length feature, which recently received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay.

Darkest Hour on Blu - ray ™ and DVD comes with a feature commentary from Director Joe Wright and two exclusive behind - the - scenes featurettes that show Oldman's extraordinary transformation into Churchill and gives an inside look at the making of this incredible film.

Four years prior, director / writer Jonathan Parker and co-screenwriter Catherine DiNapoli adapted a classic work, Herman Melville's «Bartleby the Scrivener», and made it into a feature film set in the present day.

In 2009, director Duncan Jones gave gaggles of geeks flaming nerdboners with his debut feature «Moon,» a film that dragged science fiction kicking and screaming back into the -LSB-...]

In writer - director Dan Turner's third feature film, following Experiment and Stormhouse, Thomas plays Clayton Murdoch, a young man who seeks to distance himself from the gangster past of his father (David Harewood) by channelling his aggression and anger into boxing.

The first official image has arrived online from Life on the Road, the upcoming feature film from writer - director Ricky Gervais, which sees him reprising his role as David Brent from The Office... Set some 15 years after The Office, Life on the Road sees David Brent delving into his pension to head out on tour -LSB-...]

An extensive selection of work from across the world is presented including the World Premieres of William English's HEATED GLOVES and THE HOST, in which director Miranda Pennell delves deeper into her past and her late parents» involvement with the Anglo Iranian Oil Company (BP); Ben Rivers» THE SKY TREMBLES AND THE EARTH IS AFRAID AND THE TWO EYES ARE NOT BROTHERS, the feature element of Ben's current Artangel installation at BBC White City; EVENT FOR A STAGE by Tacita Dean, a filmed presentation of her live theatrical happening in collaboration with actor Stephen Dillane at the 2014 Sydney Biennial; the European Premiere of Omer Fast's REMAINDER, a London - set thriller adapted from Tom McCarthy's acclaimed novel of the same name; the European Premiere of INVENTION which highlights the possibilities of camera movement and the development of artistic apparatus and Kevin Jerome Everson's PARK LANES, set in an American bowling alley over the course of a day.

The film that follows is one of the stranger viewing experiences of Fantasia 2016, as director Craig Anderson, jumping into feature filmmaking from a career of Australian TV comedy, delivers on the insane promise of his story solely by dint of failing to deliver a coherent movie.

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A feature - length commentary track by director Asghar Farhadi proves to be the disc's most essential contribution, offering often oblique but always interesting insight into the development and production of the film.

It can't be «Baywatch» if there's no David Hasselhoff, so kudos to Paramount Pictures and director Seth Gordon for roping the big guy into appearing in the upcoming feature film version of the classic»90s TV hit.

Two other Turkish films from noted auteurs were in the retrospective section: Semih Kaplanoglu's Süt (Milk, 2008), a rich story of a young man's quest to become a poet, done with sharp social observation by the director, but degenerating into hazy symbolism by the end, a device that also marred the director's next film, Mal (Honey, 2010); and Kasaba (Small Town, 1997) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the director's debut feature, already displaying his steady hand and broad compassion.

The feature films nominated for Best Film this year are «Frank» which gives an insight into the weird and wonderful world of the enigmatic musician; the gritty urban family drama of «Glassland»; the raw, moving and honest «I Used to Live Here»; the feel good true - life story of «Noble»; the poignant and sensitive exploration of mental health in «Patrick's Day», and the beautiful Irish animated fantasy «Song of the Sea»; Three of the Best Films also get nominations for Best Director; Lenny Abrahamson for «Frank»; Gerard Barrett «Glassland» and Terry McMahon for «Patrick's Day», with John Carney also in that category for the musical drama «Begin Again».

In the latest episode of my new Deadline video series Behind The Lens, in which I explore the art and style of directors in one - on - one conversations, I talk to a relative newcomer to helming, Stephen Chbosky whose third feature film, Wonder, has turned into an out - of - the - b0x hit for Lionsgate since it opened in November, so far grossing well over $ 100 million domestically and going strong.

Director Lav Diaz's slow, patient approach opens the film up in a way that lets viewers feel every small detail of the world Diaz creates, teleporting them into characters» lives in ways a more traditional narrative feature couldn't do.

The Eyes of My Mother, directed by music - video prodigy Nicolas Pesce, who carves his name indelibly into the psyche with one of the most memorable horror films in recent memory; and Under the Shadow, from first - time feature film director and MIFF guest, Babak Anvari.

An older title brought back into circulation is All Day's expanded DVD release of Ganja and Hess (1983), which features an overly appreciative commentary with the director, co-star, cinematographer, and the film's composer, Sam Waymon, bubbling about a seminal work by independent black filmmakers that's either a lost masterpiece, or an indulgent, narrative mess to some.

Making the move into creating feature films is an impossible feat for almost any director, but Neill, 30, has proved himself the exception.

A sequel to 2015's Ant - Man, director Peyton Reed's film features not only Lilly stepping into her new role as the Wasp, but also newcomer Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne.

SHAUN OF THE DEAD — 2004, Focus Features, 99 min, UK / France / USA, Dir: Edgar Wright Director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg cowrote this funny and bloody film, which breathed new life into both the zombie and romantic comedy genres.

Exclusive to the Blu - ray 3D and Blu - ray are explosive special features, including a Directors» Expanded Video Commentary and The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, a six - part documentary that goes behind - the - scenes into how the film was made.

As with yesterday's post, here again we have a short - form work that was eventually expanded on and turned into a feature - length film by the director of the original.

In his much celebrated feature debut «Hedwig and the Angry Inch,» the actor / director pealed his own creation from the stage and molded it into a cinematic experience that became one of the most accomplished films of 2001.

Short film director David Brooks will make his feature directorial debut when the film goes into production this Fall.

Beasts of No Nation, Netflix's first foray into original feature film making, made a huge impact this morning landing nominations in Best Feature, Best Director (Cary Fukunaga), Best Male Lead (Abraham Attah), Best Supporting Male (Idris Elba) and Best Cinematofeature film making, made a huge impact this morning landing nominations in Best Feature, Best Director (Cary Fukunaga), Best Male Lead (Abraham Attah), Best Supporting Male (Idris Elba) and Best CinematoFeature, Best Director (Cary Fukunaga), Best Male Lead (Abraham Attah), Best Supporting Male (Idris Elba) and Best Cinematography.

What You Need To Know: David Chase «s first major production since the infamous finale of his HBO show «The Sopranos» in 2007 and his first venture into the world of feature films sees the acclaimed writer / director tackle a subject dear to his heart that was one of the strengths of his long - running, critically acclaimed show: rock «n» roll music.

With Control and now The American Corbijn has not only proven his success in making the transition into feature films but asserted himself as one of the most talented directors working today.

The real - life account of the tragic fate of Northup and the appalling conditions he and millions of other slaves were forced to endure has been turned into a feature - length epic by British director Steve McQueen, who leads a largely British cast in the film that is being heralded by critics as a must - see film.

A feature - length audio commentary track with director Sonoda and producer Sean Buckley gives plenty of amusing and interesting insight into the film's brisk, 11 - day shoot, with anecdotes about Jones raiding the deep storage of his nearby parents» garage to help complement the movie's domestic clutter, and co-editor Aden Bahadori working just offscreen during filming.

I had interviewed the stars and the director Sean Baker (of Tangerine fame) earlier in the day, where I nerded out HARD and told every A24 rep I saw that they were my all - time favourite studio in the game right now (I was really into New Line in elementary school and tried to see EVERY Focus Features film in high school.

Movies about people falling in love when one of them is dying is a particular sub-genre of romantic drama, and the latest entry into the field is Me Before You, a tearjerker adapted by Jojo Moyes from her novel of the same name, and directed by Thea Sharrock, a stage director making her feature film debut.

But director Bernardo Ruiz never manages to weave the multiple narratives into a complex but cohesive big picture as Steven Soderbergh did with the 2000 feature film «Traffic.»

The Guilt Trip, Last Vegas) debuts his first foray into comedy as feature film director.

I caught up with writer - director Lauren Wolkstein for a quick chat recently to talk about the challenges of adapting a short story into a feature - length film and how she managed to maintain the mystery and thrill of the original short.

The Shape of Water, Universal's Get Out and Lady Bird were joined on the Best Picture list by Sony Classics» Call Me By Your Name; Focus Features» Darkest Hour, home to Best Actor frontrunner Gary Oldman, nommed today; Warner Bros» Dunkirk, with Christopher Nolan's stunning war movie scoring eight noms; Focus» Phantom Thread, with Daniel Day - Lewis back in the Actor race; Fox's The Post, along with it the 21st nomination for Meryl Streep (though not for director Stephen Spielberg); and Searchlight's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, probably the other frontrunner coming into today noms and which had seven nominations, with Martin McDonagh nominated for writing but not directing, and the film's big three — Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell — all nominated.

That knowledge makes the already graceful cinematic language of Lynne Ramsay's film adaptation (the Scottish director's third feature, and her first in a regrettable period of nine years) all the more remarkable: altering not a jot of narrative detail, Ramsay and co-writer Rory Kinnear have ingeniously hollowed out Shriver's wordy text into a largely tacit, imagistic memory collage that substitutes sound and vision for dialogue as extensively as possible.