Sentences with phrase «of directorial efforts»

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Coogler demonstrates a high quality of directorial efforts, especially for a first timer.

Bresson, along with Ozu and Dreyer, formed a trinity at the heart of Schrader's book Transcendental Style in Film, and the filmmaker has faithfully returned to them again and again, channeling them in most of his directorial efforts, working within the so - called «Tarkovsky Ring» (films made within this ring will find commercial distribution, films like those of Bresson and Roberto Rossellini, while films outside of this ring are destined for museum and festival existences).

Speaking of showstoppers, James Franco, whose eclectic year included an unusual and well - regarded turn in Spring Breakers and the release of his directorial effort Sal (a meditation on Rebel Without A Cause star Sal Mineo's final day), was GALECA's choice for Wilde Artist of the Year.

Not exact matches

The absolute in spy classics, and Carol Reed's best directorial effort, «The Third Man» remains one of the most interesting and politically driven films of all times.

In his previous directorial effort The Town, he made leaps and bounds in terms of actor - friendly technique.

One of his best - known directorial efforts was Sherlock Holmes (1922), which, at Parker's personal recommendation, starred John Barrymore as the Great Detective.

Not up to the standard of Victor Nunez's previous directorial efforts.

Probably best - known due to his photography of U2 — he shot the cover to The Joshua Tree and many other noted images — Corbijn's only prior big - screen directorial effort was 2007's Control.

So, yes, I walked into «Annihilation,» Garland's second directorial effort (screenplay also by him) with a good amount of anticipation and a little trepidation.

Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, and Ewan McGregor head an ensemble cast in a darkly comedic tale of a large Oklahoma family reunited by a funeral, the second directorial effort for noted TV and film producer Wells (The Company Men).

The film does a great job at capturing the cold, evil nature of Ian Mckellen's character (who is well cast and gives a great performance) But considering that this is a film directed by Bryan Singer, you know right from the start that this isn't his strongest directorial effort.

Expectations are high considering the success of Affleck's previous directorial efforts, The Town 74 and Gone Baby Gone 72.

With precious few exceptions, Franco's directorial efforts reek of ambition that outstretches purpose, and seem engineered through sheer force of maniacal will.

The fact that Franco took more than two weekends worth of time to put together his latest directorial effort helps give the whole endeavor a much more professional polish as compared to his previous works.

When the game is through, highlights in the script, acting and charm behind slightly intriguing subject matter are enough to bring the final product to the brink of decency, but this effort is far from that threshold, as underdeveloped, unlikable characters, aimlessly unfocused dragging and a cold directorial atmosphere behind a paper - thin story concept leave «Zero Charisma» to slip into mediocrity as a forgettable, under - inspired misfire.

Anderson wrote the film with Roman Coppola, who hopes to have his own directorial effort, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, out this year as well.

In his latest directorial effort, Kevin Macdonald teams up again with The Last King of Scotland screenwriter Jeremy Brock to bring Rosemary Sutcliff's historical fiction series Eagle of the Ninth to the big screen.

This disappointing remake of DeMille's 1938 blockbuster was helmed by his son in law, actor Anthony Quinn, in his only directorial effort.

In 1996, Huston made her directorial debut with Bastard out of Carolina, a praised adaptation of Dorothy Allison's novel of the same name, and followed that up with another behind - the - camera effort, Agnes Browne, in 1999.

When: December 25th Why: After watching the trailer for Ben Stiller's latest directorial effort several times, I'm still not sure what to make of it.

Following his other 2017 effort, the sex comedy bomb of The Layover, William H. Macy is better than Krystal, as proven by his own distinguished acting resume and 2014 directorial debut and festival favorite Rudderless.

I'm guessing that Ben Affleck also agrees with my list as his latest directorial effort, «Live by Night,» samples a little bit of all of them.

But his only directorial effort for the small screen to date is one that's never seen the light of day outside a network boardroom or two.

Whatever pretense of retirement Steven Soderbergh has been maintaining these past few years finally, officially collapses with Logan Lucky, his first theatrical directorial effort since 2013's Side Effects.

Self - Medicated (R for sexuality, profanity, and drug abuse) Monty Lapica makes his scriptwriting, directorial and acting debut in this drama about a mother's (Diane Verona) desperate efforts to save her drug - addicted, 17 year - old son whose life has been spiraling out of control since the death of his father.

«Take This Waltz» Exhilarating, depressing, melancholy and frustrating, Sarah Polley's sophomore directorial effort, «Take This Waltz,» attempts to say much about the meaning of love, lust, relationships, marriage, and the complicated choices often made therein.

Angelina Jolie's fourth directorial effort, First They Killed My Father, has the unique distinction of being Cambodia's entry into the Academy's Foreign Language Film competition this year, giving Jolie — who holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Cambodia — an unusual position in this year's race.

Foster has been a regular presence at Cannes throughout the decades and presented her last directorial effort — the bleak comedy «The Beaver,» starring Mel Gibson — in an out - of - competition slot in 2011.

Jodie Foster's directorial efforts have been uneven, but this has all the hallmarks of a winning and timely satire.

WHY IT MIGHT NOT SUCCEED: Of Clooney's previous five directorial efforts, only one was a «Best Picture» nominee («Good Night, and Good Luck»).

On Saturday, Franco premiered his latest directorial effort, «Child of God,» at the Venice International Film Festival, and on Sunday he was back on the red carpet there for the screening of «Palo Alto,» Gia Coppola's film in which he stars.

Don't be fooled by the glossy, bourgeois look and feel of the opening moments; Hunt's second directorial effort is winning, warm, smart and tough

«If Beale Street Could Talk» «Moonlight» director Barry Jenkins is bringing James Baldwin to the big screen; his next directorial effort will be an adaptation of the prolific writer's novel of the same name, which follows a young pregnant woman from Harlem as she fights to prove her fiancé's innocence in a crime he didn't commit.

Spielberg multitasks in his directorial efforts, honoring one of the greatest figures in history with admiration and pride, without delivering overkill.

There are plenty of others who got their disown on, including the many Alan Smithee credits and also Kiefer Sutherland's directorial effort «Woman Wanted» and horror sequel «Hellraiser: Bloodline.»

When it comes to his latest directorial effort, an adaptation of cartoonist John Callahan «s memoir Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, the movie is undoubtedly remarkable, but it's due to the performances Van Sant pulls from his actors rather than the film as a whole.

Though he's worked with the masters, often having long - spanning partnerships with the likes of John Williams and Janusz Kaminski, his directorial efforts are presented with the lens of one solitary vision.

A fine piece of genre film making, The Town is Ben Affleck's follow - up directorial effort to Gone, Baby, Gone.

Similarly, Jolie's second directorial effort, the true - story W.W. II survival tale Unbroken, lacks any real point of view.

Do - it - all star Stanley Tucci first conceived of his latest directorial effort 10 years ago.

One of his most accomplished early directorial efforts is SO LONG AT THE FAIR (1950) starring a very young Jean Simmons and Dirk Bogarde.

David: Do - it - all star Stanley Tucci first conceived of his latest directorial effort 10 years ago.

It's not just the prosaic approach the mythically outsized hallmarks of Americana that makes A.J. Edwards's first directorial effort feel like a Malick movie.

THE PLEDGE Sean Penn's third directorial effort is, like his first two, about parental anxiety, but the film is really a study in violence, and it preys on our cinematic conditioning: The very thing we dread becomes the very thing we anticipate — another way of saying «look forward to.»

The studio (Paramount) wanted some major changes to be done in what was his first directorial effort, trying to curb some of the nastiness that Helgeland had given to his main character.

Now, while that film was mediocre at best, that one scene, which is satirical of the concept of the botched heist, just couldn't escape my mind while I patiently waited for the lights to dim and Ben Affleck's latest directorial effort The Town to commence.

We learned earlier this year that the Sunshine and 28 Days Later scribe was tackling an adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer's brilliantly terrifying enviro - horror novel Annihilation for his second directorial effort, with Natalie Portman starring to boot.

Clooney's third directorial effort was more of a lightweight effort.

Ben Stiller's latest directorial effort offers the balmy reassurance of a «Hang in There, Kitty» poster.