Sentences with phrase «promising filmmaker»

This visionary director has emerged as one of the most promising filmmakers we have today.

She has gone from one of our more promising filmmakers to one who has completely fulfilled that promise with just this singular, fantastic film.

Being able to attend film festivals, one is prone to see several feature film debuts by promising filmmakers.

The once promising filmmaker behind the chilling smash hit, «The Sixth Sense,» and its beautifully somber and superior follow - up, «Unbreakable,» hasn't connected with audiences for a long time now.

Yorgos Lanthimos has distanced himself from the mere notion of promising filmmakers and made «The Killing of a Sacred Deer,» a movie so strikingly perceptive that it moves him into the company of greater, more assured voices in the medium.

While there are maybe two moments of genuinely clever humor, Storytelling is the work of a previously promising filmmaker who, having no new ideas, has morphed into a sniggering schoolboy intent upon being mean.

MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER Damien Chazelle, Whiplash Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler Jennifer Kent, The Babadook Jeremy Saulnier, Blue Ruin Justin Simien, Dear White People

The Austin Film Society, founded by «Boyhood» director Richard Linklater, continues its tradition of rewarding promising filmmakers based in the Lone Star State.

An assured sophomore feature from a very promising filmmaker, Creevy proves himself here to be an adept director — just maybe not the finest writer.

MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER Lake Bell — In A World Ryan Coogler — Fruitvale Station Destin Cretton — Short Term 12 Joseph Gordon - Levitt — Don Jon Joshua Oppenheimer — The Act of Killing

9: The Gift: Another directorial debut, The Gift firmly establishes Joel Edgerton as not only a fantastic actor but also a thoroughly promising filmmaker.

MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER Alex Garland, Ex Machina Marielle Heller, Diary of a Teenage Girl Josh Mond, James White Laszlo Nemes, Son of Saul Bill Pohlad, Love & Mercy

In a world where promising filmmakers fall into the easy resolutions of Hollywood genres, that may well be the case.

And little indie Blue Valentine sees its director, Derek Cianfrance, finally getting some recognition as Most Promising Filmmaker.

Jolie is a promising filmmaker, and the financial success of Unbroken should provide her with more opportunities to direct.

There's enough talent on display, from a promising filmmaker to a breakout cast, to make Little Accidents a modest watch, but its paper - thin characters, awkward romantic subplot, and predictable conclusion reduce the overall effectiveness of the film — a shame, because it's the type of small independent film you want to root for.

2011, the year of actress Brit Marling, also introduced the world of cinema to two promising filmmakers: «The Sound Of My Voice» director Zal Batmanglij and «Another Earth» filmmaker Mike Cahill.

James Franco may or may not be a promising filmmaker, but he's not afraid of failure.

Between George Washington and Snow Angels, David Gordon Green established himself as one of the most promising filmmakers the indie scene had to offer.

He still has plenty to offer multiplex audiences, but it's immensely pleasing to see him return to the sort of intimate storytelling that marked him as a promising filmmaker over a decade ago, and which marks him again as one today.

Ultimately, what makes Chandor such a promising filmmaker, according to Canfield, is his appreciation for good actors.

The film, which went into the ceremony with six nominations, was the big winner of the evening with four awards in total, including Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan and Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf, as well as Gerwig herself for Most Promising Filmmaker.

Avengers: Age of Ultron: It's not surprising that Avengers: Age of Ultron is terrible; Marvel's track record is almost absurdly poor, while director Joss Whedon, once a promising filmmaker, doubles down on the terrible action and general bloat that defined his first Avengers outing.

So, we know that Cruise (or at least his production company) has an eye for promising filmmakers (and surprisingly, foreign genre filmmakers).