Sentences with phrase «one's solo directorial debut»

It's a remarkable solo directorial debut from Greta Gerwig.

John Carpenter's solo directorial debut reworks Howard Hawks» Rio Bravo as a low budget gang flick by way of a horror film.

Years spent co-writing movies with Baumbach has clearly paved the way for her fully - formed solo directorial debut, Lady Bird.

You might know her best as the star of beloved films Mistress America and Frances Ha (both of which she also co-wrote), but Gerwig is now making a name for herself as a director with her incredible solo directorial debut, Lady Bird.

Allen Hughes's solo directorial debut evokes Chinatown and makes New York look ravishing, writes Philip French

Jenkins ducked out of this year's A24 soiree a bit early to catch a screening, but staying behind at the same Italian spot was Greta Gerwig, whose solo directorial debut, the autobiographical Lady Bird, emerged as one of the best - received movies of the festival.

Greta Gerwig has described her charming solo directorial debut, Lady Bird, as a «love letter» to her hometown of Sacramento, and it's not hard to see why.

Joan Didion is from Sacramento, and so is Greta Gerwig — the idiosyncratic star releasing her excellent solo directorial debut, Lady Bird, this weekend.

Straight outta the Telluride Film Festival and bound for this week's Toronto Film Festival, Greta Gerwig's already acclaimed solo directorial debut «Lady Bird» debuted its first trailer Tuesday.

Actress Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut centers on Christine «Lady Bird» McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a Sacramento high school senior who dismisses her home town as the «Midwest of California.»

And don't miss Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut Lady Bird, which has been quietly expanding into more theatres.

Solo directorial debuts from established film stars tend to be greeted with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.

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.

In his hands, the film — his solo directorial debut — is a befuddling wreck of disparate tones and styles, with broad slapstick one minute, arch-ironic dialogue the next, and supposedly thrilling action scenes after that.

That list includes Greta Gerwig, of course, who made her solo directorial debut by directing Ronan in «Lady Bird.»

Known for hard - hitting screenplays for Submarino and The Hunt which he co-wrote with director Thomas Vinterberg, and for the popular Danish TV drama Borgen, Tobias Lindholm's solo directorial debut is perhaps as remarkable in the script department as his previous work, but the film itself — like the ship it depicts — sometimes goes adrift.

Also appearing this year in Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut, Lady Bird, Smith plays the titular Marjorie, a woman living in a time when people can create holographic projections of their late family members.

What has it been like to experience her success with Lady Bird, her solo directorial debut?

Vancouver, B.C. (December 15, 2017)-- Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut Lady Bird leads all films in the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's international section with five nominations.

This week Gerwig brought her solo directorial debut Lady Bird to the festival which has had a remarkable number of films by and about about women this year.

For her solo directorial debut, Greta Gerwig delves deep into the emotional complications of mother - daughter relationship.

This week Gerwig brought her solo directorial debut Lady Bird to the festival...

With Near Dark, the great Kathryn Bigelow (K - 19: The Widowmaker) made her solo directorial debut, and managed to emphasize the relationships between the characters while using the gory showstoppers as support (it's violence simultaneously at its most beautiful and horrific).

Showing the «nurturing, mothering side» in all its complexity is what actor - turned - director Greta Gerwig does in her solo directorial debut Lady Bird (in UK cinemas 23 February), a movie in which a mother lobs molotov cocktails of the emotional variety.

Greta Gerwig knew using Dave Matthews Band's 1996 classic «Crash Into Me» in her solo directorial debut «Lady Bird» was so important that she hand wrote a letter to Matthews asking if she had his permission to use the track.

Gerwig, who wrote the original screenplay and makes her solo directorial debut, appears to be looking back at her own youth.

Lee Unkrich made his solo directorial debut with «Toy Story 3,» for which he won the Academy Award ® for Best Animated Feature in 2011.

Making her solo directorial debut (she shares a credit with Joe Swanberg on 2008's Nights And Weekends), Gerwig sets Lady Bird in her hometown of Sacramento, and in 2002, when she was around the same age as her protagonist / proxy, 17 - year - old Christine «Lady Bird» McPherson (Saoirse Ronan).

TThe epigraph that Greta Gerwig chose to open her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird, a semiautobiographical coming - of - age film set in her native Sacramento circa 2002, is a quote from her literary hero Joan Didion: «Anybody who talks about California hedonism has never spent a Christmas in Sacramento.»

As shouted by a flurry of headlines, the wry, humane coming - of - age comedy Lady Bird — the solo directorial debut of actor Greta Gerwig — is no longer merely «well - regarded» or «critically acclaimed»: it is, officially, THE BEST REVIEWED FILM OF ALL TIME.

In her solo directorial debut Lady Bird, mumblecore pioneer Greta Gerwig delivers a coming - of - age story that soars above its peers.

Gerwig will direct from her own script, and it marks her solo directorial debut (in 2008, she co-directed the relationship drama Nights And Weekends with Joe Swanberg).

Here's Ryan on Lady Bird: A24 continues their remarkable streak of films that played at the New York Film Festival and focus on young people with Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut Lady Bird.

Lady Bird is Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut; it follows the titular Lady (née Christine)'s struggles over the course of her senior year of high school.

EW gave the film an A - grade, with Leah Greenblatt writing, «The loosely autobiographical Lady Bird is actress - writer Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut, and it feels like the fullest realization yet of her already - patented brand of gangly bittersweet whimsy.»

Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut «Lady Bird» has been gathering buzz after its world premiere at last weekend's Telluride Film Festival.

Saoirse Ronan has cast a spell on festival audiences as the title teen in this coming - of - age drama, the solo directorial debut from Greta Gerwig.

The solo directorial debut from Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird follows high school senior Christine McPherson — or «Lady Bird» as she goes by — as she navigates a turbulent 12 months before leaving home for college.

«This year's opening night belongs to Lady Bird, the solo directorial debut of actress Greta Gerwig.

Lady Bird — which played this week at the New York Film Festival — is the solo directorial debut for Greta Gerwig (she co-directed 2008's Night's and Weekends) and it's an utter delight.

Lady Bird is Gerwig's solo directorial debut, and it became one of the most well - reviewed films of the year following its debut at the Telluride Film Festival in September and a triumphant festival circuit that included the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.

Her solo directorial debut Lady Bird (2017) became the best reviewed movie in Rotten Tomatoes history while passing last year's Best Picture winner Moonlight (2016) to become A24's highest grossing film.

Lets get this out of the way: As the awards season gathers pace, Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut Lady Bird is in severe danger of being overhyped.

Just a few hours after receiving a standing ovation for one of his short film programs, Jenkins took the stage at the Chuck Jones Cinema for the world premiere of «Lady Bird,» the coming - of - age comedy that marks the solo directorial debut of veteran actress Greta Gerwig.

It's a semi-biographical comedy that marks the solo directorial debut of Greta Gerwig, the gifted star and co-writer of «Frances Ha.»

Marking her solo directorial debut, Katheryn Bigelow didn't initially set out to make a horror film.

The loosely autobiographical Lady Bird is actress - writer Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut, and it feels like the fullest realization yet of her already - patented brand of gangly bittersweet whimsy.