Sentences with phrase «movie under their belt»

Even with a number of «X-Men» movies under his belt, actor James McAvoy hasn't had his fill of sci - fi thrillers just yet.

But Eastwood, at 74 and with more than two dozen movies under his belt as a director, has made his best film, and «Million Dollar Baby» will win because it affects almost everyone who sees it, including Oscar voters, so powerfully.

The movie jumps forward in time without so much as a title card indicating as much; with just two movies under his belt, it's clear that Cianfrance is a director obsessed with what time does to relationships and his gorgeously naturalistic, assured approach to the depiction of time is part of what makes «The Place Beyond The Pines» so powerful.

Only a director with this many bad movies under his belt could take a great premise like this, fill it with an excellent cast, and then completely crap on it.

It's the first nomination in the category for everyone except Paul Thomas Anderson — surprising especially given the presence of Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Toro, both beloved filmmakers with many hit movies under their belts.

Obviously, with multiple viewings of those three movies under my belt — as well as a reading of Rings - I'm much better acquainted with Middle - earth now.

So with the experience of a past sports analogy movie under his belt, Coraci did a great job with this one.

After a few mindless action movies under his belt, you'd be forgiven for mistaking this recent Gerard Butler film as being in a similar vein.

Not exact matches

One option is Disney, which has blockbuster movie franchises like «Frozen» and «Star Wars» under its belt that resonate with younger generations, he said.

Nichols is a rising director with the fantastic indie Mud under his belt, and he also has a sci - fi movie called Midnight Special coming in 2015, so maybe executives have already seen some impressive work from that movie to give them confidence in his tackling of a big screen comic book adventure.

With only a few genuine clunkers under his belt, and no shortage of masterpieces, this list is a good way of getting into the back catalogue of the world's most successful movie director.

At 43, London - born actor Idris Elba has a wide variety of roles under his belt, like his show - stopping character in TV's The Wire and movie roles for a range of filmmakers like Ridley Scott, Danny...

Yes but if you will recall the Russo brothers had ony tv shows under their belt before making an impressive action movie.

Even the biggest names, like Robert Downey Jr and Johnny Depp, have flops under their belts in recent years, while some of the biggest movies come without an established name at all.

By the time the Han Solo movie is released, he will have 4 Star Wars scripts under his belt — no small achievement, to be sure, especially considering one of those films is easily the best Star Wars film... so far, at least.

With the first well - received DCEU movie under their utility belts, all masked heads are turned to the next DCEU offering, Justice League, opening in November.

That's right, the OG Final Girl now has another notch under her belt in terms of slasher movie output via a trip back to Haddonfield.

With so many LEGO - based movie adaptations under its belt, there was always going to be a game for The LEGO Movie when it touched down this movie adaptations under its belt, there was always going to be a game for The LEGO Movie when it touched down this Movie when it touched down this year.

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 David Gordon Green set to direct who only has comedies under his belt with Pineapple Express, Your Highness, and The Sitter he has perhaps the most to prove that he is more than just a guy who makes funny movies.

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.

Orson Welles already had the greatest film of all time under his belt (Citizen Kane), and a few years later he gave us the greatest movie entrance of all time in Carol Reed's funny, thrilling and fatalistic The Third Man.

Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black all have huge hits under their belts and putting all three of them in one movie, seems to be a guaranteed money maker.

With that under their belt, most writer - directors would attempt to get a big - name star in their next movie or go stateside and make something more commercial.

Castle was an old friend of John Carpenter and went on to be a successful director himself, now with the children's movie Dennis the Menace under his belt — a far cry from his previous position, stalking and murdering young teens.

Mike Leigh) Cast: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Roger Ashton - Griffiths With a Palme d'Or and a Best Director award already under his belt (for «Secrets and Lies» and «Naked» respectively) any new Mike Leigh movie has got to be a major contender for a Cannes competition slot (he's been there four times so far, «All or Nothing» and «Another Year» being the other two competition players).

With three movies now under his belt as director (following the underrated Wild Bill and the likeable but slightly amateurish Sunshine on Leith), Fletcher seems increasingly assured behind the camera.

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»).

Let's not forget that «50 Shades of Grey» is an Oscar nominated movie with five Razzie wins under its belt.

Focus Features» upcoming thriller Thoroughbreds may seem like it's being helmed by a long - time filmmaker with plenty of features under his belt, but it's actually the debut movie for writer / director Cory Finley.

The iconic actress has decades of perfectly timed, naturalistic punchlines under her belt, yet for years her parts have been largely reduced to limited arcs on TV shows or small, supporting roles in middling movies.

Director Coixet is also a first class filmmaker, with a near thirty - year career including movies like My Life Without Me (2003), a segment of Paris, je t» aime (2006) and Another Me (2013) under her belt, making Learning to Drive more than deserving of a place on your must - watch list.

Many of us expected intense fighting like we had seen in the movies or heard from fellow soldiers with previous deployments under their belts.

Terry McMillan has several made - into - hit - movies bestsellers under her belt, including Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

The new tracks unveiled for Just Dance 2016 include: · «Heartbeat Song» by Kelly Clarkson · «Teacher» by Nick Jonas · «Chiwawa» by Wanko Ni Mero Mero «Copacabana» by Frankie Bostello · «This Is How We Do» by Katy Perry «Drop The Mambo» by Diva Carmina «Hit The Road Jack» by Charles Percy · «These Boots Are Made For Walkin»» by The Girly Team «Irish Meadow Dance» by O'Callaghan's Orchestra · «Junto a Ti» From Disney's «Violetta» · «Kaboom Pow» by Nikki Yanofsky · «Kool Kontact» by Glorious Black Belts · «You're The One That I Want» From The Movie Grease · «The Choice Is Yours» by Darius Dante Van Dijk · «Under the Sea» From Disney's «The Little Mermaid» · «When The Rain Begins To Fall» by Sky Trucking · «You Never Can Tell» by A. Caveman & The Backseats

With a slew of movie titles under his belt, including the upcoming Justice League film, games (including Rocksteady's fantastic Batman: Arkham series), comics, and other media and retail franchises, the Bat has been covered so many times already.