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The film is anchored by two excellent central performances; normally known for stand - up comedy, Dave Johns as the titular character delivers solid work in his film debut but it's Hayley Squires as the single mother of two who finds herself in some devastating circumstances that truly captures your heart.

An independent film darling, Ross made her debut in STRANGER INSIDE, winning an IFP Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough and an independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performdebut in STRANGER INSIDE, winning an IFP Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough and an independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut PerformDebut Performance.

Michael B. Jordan, who broke out in Coogler's debut film, «Fruitvale Station,» brings scrappy, street - smart volatility to his performance as a character with whom T'Challa has a karmic connection, and Gurira steals every scene she's in as an indomitable warrior trained in the art of spearcraft.

Despite compromises imposed upon German director Wim Wenders (in his American debut), it's still worth seeing this stylish film due to Forrest's performance in the lead.

A performance in an episode of Four Star Playhouse caught the attention of Fox production chief Buddy Adler, who quickly snapped her up with a long - term contract.Woodward made her film debut in the 1955 Western Count Three and Pray.

«' Thumper» is a movie so real, so authentic in its direction and performances, we were floored this was Jordan's directorial debut,» Paul Davidson, The Orchard's EVP of film and television, said in a statement.

The film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival where its performances — especially from Janney and Robbie — were given high praise, as well as the way the movie balanced its comedic tone with the way it portrayed the facts and still grounded Harding in humanity.

Ingrid Goes West will make you think twice when you next log into post the latest photo of yourself on whatever social media platform you frequent and thanks to standout performances from its two lead actresses, Spicer's impressive debut film overcomes some highly implausible plot developments to become a memorable and in many ways important musing on our growing dependency to be connected to an often fanciful online world.

Kaluuya, who is hotly anticipated to be nominated for his first ever Oscar for his performance in Get Out, saw his director Jordan Peele win Best Directorial Debut for the satirical horror, which was also named among NBR's top 10 films of the year.

Michael and Marion is a match made in heaven and it's clear why their performances have received almost universal raves since the film debuted at Cannes last month.

Saban Films has debuted an official trailer for a powerful indie film titled The Forgiven, featuring two riveting performances in a tense thriller based on real events.

But his career definitely got tripped up by his directorial debut «London Boulevard,» a film in the would - be mold of the classic British gangster films from the «60s and early «70s like «Get Carter,» Nicolas Roeg's «Performance,» and even Antonioni's «Blow Up.»

Interesting casting sees singer Norah Jones in her feature film debut, and while you certainly won't see anything in her performance to suggest big things in her future from an acting standpoint, she does a decent enough job in a relatively undemanding role.

His career took off when he starred in Amenábar's feature film debut, the surprise hit THESIS (1996), followed by OPEN YOUR EYES (1997) where he played alongside Penelope Cruz and received a Goya nomination for his performance.

In his debut film performance, Irvine does a nice job playing Albert, who mostly has to react to whatever the horse is doing.

Honorable Mentions: As usual, some good films have to fall just outside the top 10 list including: Tommy Lee Jones «feature - length directorial debut, «The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada ``; Christopher Nolan «s excellent, in - between - Batman - movies cum rival magician film, «The Prestige,» starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale; Guillermo del Toro «s fantastical fairy tale, «Pan's Labyrinth ``; Sofia Coppola «s anachronistic teen alienation set in the 16th century, «Marie Antoinette ``; Martin Campbell «s superb rebooting of the Bond franchise with «Casino Royale ``; Martin Scorsese «s «Infernal Affairs» remake «The Departed» (which has been on TV so many bloody times, its power has worn off); Oliver Assayas ««Clean» which featured a Cannes - winning performance by Maggie Cheung as a struggling addict; and Park Chan - Wook «s final installment of his vengeance trilogy, the beautifully haunting, «Lady Vengeance.»

In the feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another film for nine years after the middling performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the reboot of one of the most popular film franchises of all time to giant box - office success.

Serkis's performance as lead ape Caesar has been widely praised since the first film in this reboot debuted in 2011, but the effects team — among them Joe Letteri, a three - time winner for Rings — has lost out to Hugo and Interstellar.

It's also worth watching for the fine performances by Forsythe and Gwenn, while also notable for the debut of Shirley MacLaine in films — and yes, that's a young Jerry «Leave It to Beaver» Mathers as the young boy.

Christmas makes his feature film debut and feels so embedded in the character it never feels like a performance.

Over the course of a couple of phone chats — one interrupted by a dead cell phone battery — one can hear the earnest joy in her voice, usually followed by that laughter, when talking about her journey from M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, her feature film debut, to the massive success of Jurassic World despite her character's penchant for running in heels from dinosaurs and, most recently, her 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award - nominated performance in an episode of Netflix's Black Mirror.

«Victor Levin makes a formidable debut as a feature director and draws out impeccable performances from his entire cast in this film,» said Jonathan Sehring, president of Sundance Selects / IFC Films.

In the 1960s, his feature film debut, he plays the haunted and pale Boo Radley in To Kill A Mocking Bird; in the 1970s he immortalized his love for the smell of napalm in the morning as a general who like to surf and plays Wagner when going into battle; in the 1980s he plays a quiet, down - on - his - luck country singer who does odd jobs for room and board while trying to put his life back together; and in the 1990s his turn as the bombastic Apostle E.F. might just be the best single performance of that decadIn the 1960s, his feature film debut, he plays the haunted and pale Boo Radley in To Kill A Mocking Bird; in the 1970s he immortalized his love for the smell of napalm in the morning as a general who like to surf and plays Wagner when going into battle; in the 1980s he plays a quiet, down - on - his - luck country singer who does odd jobs for room and board while trying to put his life back together; and in the 1990s his turn as the bombastic Apostle E.F. might just be the best single performance of that decadin To Kill A Mocking Bird; in the 1970s he immortalized his love for the smell of napalm in the morning as a general who like to surf and plays Wagner when going into battle; in the 1980s he plays a quiet, down - on - his - luck country singer who does odd jobs for room and board while trying to put his life back together; and in the 1990s his turn as the bombastic Apostle E.F. might just be the best single performance of that decadin the 1970s he immortalized his love for the smell of napalm in the morning as a general who like to surf and plays Wagner when going into battle; in the 1980s he plays a quiet, down - on - his - luck country singer who does odd jobs for room and board while trying to put his life back together; and in the 1990s his turn as the bombastic Apostle E.F. might just be the best single performance of that decadin the morning as a general who like to surf and plays Wagner when going into battle; in the 1980s he plays a quiet, down - on - his - luck country singer who does odd jobs for room and board while trying to put his life back together; and in the 1990s his turn as the bombastic Apostle E.F. might just be the best single performance of that decadin the 1980s he plays a quiet, down - on - his - luck country singer who does odd jobs for room and board while trying to put his life back together; and in the 1990s his turn as the bombastic Apostle E.F. might just be the best single performance of that decadin the 1990s his turn as the bombastic Apostle E.F. might just be the best single performance of that decade.

It's a magnificent performance (especially given that it was Blakley's debut) in a film filled with small yet vibrant character sketches.

Among the other fiction films to look for in theaters or on VOD: John Michael McDonagh's Calvary, in which Brendan Gleeson gives a beautifully modulated performance as a dedicated priest who is no match for the disillusionment of his parishioners and the rage of another inhabitant of his Irish seaside village, determined to take revenge against the priesthood for the sexual abuse he suffered as a child; the desultory God Help the Girl, the debut feature by Stuart Murdoch (of Belle and Sebastian), all the more charming for its refusal to sell its musical numbers; Tim Sutton's delicate, impressionistic Memphis, a blues tone poem that trails contemporary recording artist Willis Earl Beal, playing a character close to himself who's looking for inspiration in a legendary city that's as much mirage as actuality; and two horror films, Jennifer Kent's uncanny, driving psychodrama The Babadook, with a remarkable performance by child actor Noah Wiseman, and Ana Lily Amirpour's less sustained A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, which nonetheless generates some powerful political metaphors.

Cube made his feature film debut in 1991 in Boyz n the Hood, and proceeded to parlay his critically - acclaimed performance into an enviable career.

Director Lee draws outstanding performances from his cast: Danny Aiello (as Sal, the Pizzeria owner), Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Richard Edson, his sister Joie Lee and Rosie Perez (in her film debut), as well as Roger Guenveur Smith and Samuel L. Jackson.

Here's our box office report for the weekend of October 28th, 2011 featuring the performances of debut films «Puss In Boots» and «In Time» — as well as updates on the rest of the box office top ten.

Johansson made her film debut in the 1994 film North and was subsequently nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in 1996's Manny & Lo.

You know Sundance has thrown its weight behind a film when it debuts on the huge screen in the Eccles Theatre, but this year many of these selections were thin or safe, among them Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship, which is ill - served by a one - note performance by Kate Beckinsale and has the larger problem of its lack of clarity about whether it's satirizing Jane Austen novels or their film adaptations.

Like in Jacob Tremblay's powerful debut performance in Lenny Abrahamson's Room (2015), Auggie's first - person narration emerges as the centrality of the film, and Chbosky recognises how Tremblay's soft - toned, yet childish higher - pitched intonation tugs the heartstrings.

The actor, who has built a career starring in musical adaptations of iconic films (Saturday Night Fever, The Wedding Singer, Legally Blonde and Rocky), was preparing for the Broadway debut of the production following a successful London run that earned him a Laurence Olivier Award when he inexplicably tore his ACL during a preview performance on April 14, just three days before the show's official opening.

The story of a little six year old girl who lives at a run - down motel with her on - the - brink mother in the shadow of Disney World in Orlando, Florida, The Florida Project features one of the most incredible child performances I've ever seen from Brooklynn Prince, as well as a fantastic debut role from non-actress Bria Vinaite as the mother / daughter pair that form the film's heart.

Also on hand is Derek Jacobi as Cassio; though he declaims more loudly than necessary in his screen debut, his vigorous performance is otherwise spot - on (the film was also Michael Gambon's screen debut, but good luck spotting him in a walk - on).

I think Black Panther and Spider - Man we're outstanding in their MCU debuts and their strong performances should leave many movie goers excited about their upcoming solo films.

Scream queen, Rose McGowan may be best known for her performances in films such as GRINDHOUSE, SCREAM and supernatural TV show Charmed, but she's just unveiled her directorial debut at Sundance 2014 with short feature, DAWN.

The film is based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a freeman kidnapped into slavery, and Nyong» o's performance as Patsey, a young slave who's become the object of obsession for sadistic cotton plantation Master Edwin Epps, played by Michael Fassbender, is easily one of the most arresting acting debuts in recent memory.

The film as a whole is an admirable and enjoyable one, highlighted by superb performances, in particular those of Delroy Lindo (as Homer's superior at the orchard) and, in a surprisingly strong debut, R&B chanteuse Erykah Badu (as Lindo's daughter).

Ovilia d'Abo, in her debut film performance, is fetching as the young princess with an eye for Conan, one of the only men she's ever laid eyes on in her virginal lifetime.

If the fresh faced Robertson seems familiar, you may have caught her in an equally adept performance in Jon Kasdan's 2012 debut, The First Time, a film that suffered greatly for trying too hard to remain nonchalant and genuine.

She received a whole whack of attention for True Grit, her debut feature film performance, culminating in a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Academy Awards, one of the youngest ever actresses to be nominated.

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) debuted at the Cannes Film Festival back in May, and Adam Sander received some of the best reviews ever, with some critics even saying that the film marked the finest performance of his career.

Though the film has received fairly mixed reviews since its UK debut, Law's unhinged performance looks like reason enough to catch this in theaters.

Wiggins made his feature - film debut with his notable performance in Kat Candler's Hellion, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014.

12 Angry Men — Sidney Lumet's classic film debut about a jury's deliberations in a murder case has a terrific, all - star cast, featuring great performances from Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, along with character actors Martn Balsam, E. G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Jack Warden and Ed Begley.

Dickson Leach's film debut is a solid one — a simple story which relies on its two central performances from Kendrick and Troughton, both of who deliver in spades (excuse the terrible pun).

He also overshadows some of the film's finer and more surprising features, namely the terrific debut performance by «Talk Soup»'s Greg Kinnear as a romantic lead and Ormond in another fine role, although the last commercial one in her career.

Kerry made her feature film debut in Our Song in 2000, and has since co-starred in Fantastic Four and its sequel Rise of the Silver Surfer, I Think I Love My Wife, Little Man, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, She Hate Me, Against the Ropes, The Human Stain, and Save the Last Dance for which she received a Teen Choice Award for Best Breakout Performance.

There's something very Lenny in Of Mice & Men in Vince's performance, and while Byrne tones down the gore quotient from his debut film, it only serves to punctuate the moments of violence with that much more emphasis.

Elizabeth Olsen delivers a magnificent performance in her debut feature film.