Sentences with phrase «who made her feature film»

Taron Egerton, who made his feature film starring debut in Kingsman: The Secret Service, portrays Eddie the Eagle, and Hugh Jackman plays a ski jumping expert from Lake Placid who helps Eddie train for the Calgary Olympics.

While «Parks and Recreation» scribe Katie Dippold, who made her feature film directorial writing debut with «The Heat,» deserves credit for creating two fearless and liberating female lead protagonists, there are several stereotypes the movie regularly used to elicit laughs.

As directed by Steven Bernstein, a veteran director of photography who makes his feature film debut here, «Decoding Annie Parker» frequently dangles on the precipice of falling into Lifetime Original Movie territory.

Nyong» o (who made her feature film debut with this movie, never mind being a first - time nominee) snagged the Screen Actors Guild prize, but Lawrence did win the Golden Globe and British Academy of Film and Television Arts prize.

In the midst of all this violence and language is the young Dafne Keen, who makes her feature film debut on Logan.

The screenplay for «Elvis & Nixon» was written by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal and «Saw» actor Cary Elwes, who made his feature film writing debut on the comedy.

Hittman does nab a fascinating lead (out of England because few upcoming American male actors would take on, and shed off, a role this revealing) out of Dickinson, who makes his feature film debut.

«Get Hard» was screened at the SXSW Film Festival, and Etan Cohen (the writer of «Tropic Thunder» and «Men in Black 3», who makes his feature film directorial debut here) was blasted in a Q&A for all of the racist and homophobic jokes, stereotypes and profiling in the film.

Not exact matches

In short, says Brooks, they wanted to make sure they didn't get another Days of Thunder, the much - reviled (at least in racing circles) 1990 Tom Cruise film, which featured, among other cinematic inventions, scenes of Robert Duvall as a good - ol» - boy team owner who assembles stock cars in a barn.

The 2010 blockbuster kids» movie, Toy Story 3, is the third feature - length film in the Toy Story series and kids who see this movie get a glimpse of all of the toys that will make it to the Toy Best Seller List.

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Deniz Gamze Ergüven, who makes her feature debut as writer - director after a couple of short films, tells the story exclusively from the girls» point of view — both emotionally, as they have all our sympathy, and physically, as almost nothing happens that one of them could not be seeing.

Phyllida Lloyd makes her feature film directorial debut an uneven one; she's a leading British theatre director who is noted for her work in opera and directed the original stage production.

The third of John Woo's American - made feature films, Face / Off stars John Travolta as Sean Archer, an FBI agent obsessed with capturing Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage), a criminal genius who years before killed Archer's son while trying to assassinate the agent.

Remarkably, it comes from a screenwriter who had never had a feature film produced and a director who had never made one in English.

«Seeking a Friend for the End of the World's screenwriter, Lorene Scafaria, who also made her feature film directorial debut with the romantic dramedy, perfectly captured the essence of people needing to find comfort in each other during dire circumstances with Dodge and Penny.

In 1998, she made her feature - film debut in Tango, in which she played an aspiring dancer who becomes entangled in a romance with a film director.

Poorly written and directed, the film features a bland performance by all the leads, except for Nick Nolte and Beatrice Dalle, who are the only two who make an impression.

While Emmy - winning Survivor producer and host Jeff Probst (born November 4th, 1962) has occasionally taken a seat besides Kelly Ripa on Live with Regis and Kelly and even directed his own award - winning feature film, chances are that when all is said and done, the role he'll be best remembered for is that of the firm but fair host who snuffed out more than his share of torches on the popular competitive reality show that made him a household name.

In 2001, Probst made the transition into feature films as the director of Finder's Fee — a drama concerning a man who finds a wallet with a winning lottery ticket.

The film represents an interesting start for Colangelo, who is making her feature debut.

Writer / director Ira Sachs, who made his first feature film, «The Delta,» about 15 years ago (which I haven't seen), brings to life the story of two well - educated Manhattanites who have an anonymous sexual encounter that grows into a 10 - year relationship.

Since the 2013 film «Drinking Buddies,» Swanberg has been working with Hollywood actors — indeed, with stars — and his new feature, «Digging for Fire,» made on a likely scant budget, has a cast that any director could envy, including Jake Johnson (who co-wrote the film with Swanberg), Rosemary DeWitt, Brie Larson, Anna Kendrick, Orlando Bloom, Mike Birbiglia, Judith Light, Sam Elliott, Jane Adams, Ron Livingston, Melanie Lynskey, and Jenny Slate.

Nocturnal Animals is the new film by Ford, the fashion designer who made his feature directing debut on A Single Man.

And while 12 Years a Slave provides ample meat for its established actors (Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti and Brad Pitt feature memorably), it also helps shape a star in Nyong» o (making her film debut) who is heart - wrenchingly real as the terrorised Patsey.

The One I Love is cleverly written by Justin Lader and directed with budget - minded skill by Charlie McDowell (son of actor Malcolm, and step - son to Ted Danson, who makes a small acting appearance), both of whom are making their feature film debuts.

Patrick Marber, who is no stranger to controversial material, having adapted his play into film script with Closer, makes some alterations to the more subtle tone in Heller's book, but does make it more compelling for the purpose of a feature film experience.

The film's playful and plentiful bonus offerings include «Piper,» the theatrical short film starring an irresistible sandpiper hatchling; an all - new mini short featuring interviews with Dory's pals from the Marine Life Institute; a behind - the - scenes look at the most challenging character Pixar has ever created; never - before - seen deleted scenes, including a digital exclusive featuring the Tank Gang from «Finding Nemo» who make it their mission to get Marlin and Nemo to the Marine Life Institute; and much, much more.

For whatever reason, Warner Brothers packaged Jammin'the Blues, one of the greatest short films ever made, alongside Michael Curtiz's feature length Passage to Marseille (1944), a thoroughly mediocre military melodrama so desperate to replicate the success of Curtiz's earlier masterpiece Casablanca (1942) that it reuses most of the principal cast and some of the same story beats about lovers torn apart by war and self - centered anti-heroes who come to learn the importance of self - sacrifice.

In the time that has followed she has made at least two more feature film appearances a year, playing a variety of roles such as the trophy wife in the comedy Potiche (Ozon, 2010), a mother who rekindles a thirty year old romance in the musical, Les bien - aimé / Beloved (Honoré, 2011) and Queen Cordelia in the most recent instalment of Astérix and Obélix: Au service de sa majesté / God Save Britannia (Tirard, 2012).

The film is shot primarily by camera operator Lukasz Zal, making his feature debut; he took over shortly into the shooting from the director's usual DP Ryszard Lenczewski, who stepped out partly because of illness.

Black Panther was the first mainstream comic to feature a black superhero, and the new film will be anchored by rising star Chadwick Boseman (42, Get on Up), who will reportedly make his first appearance as the superhero in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War.

As someone currently pursuing a master's in film producing, I'm immensely impressed by film school students who go on to make their first features a reality, and so is the case with Andy Viner and his movie, «Dick Night.»

This isn't the first time that this story has been made into a feature - length film, with the first instance coming near the height of the murder case's popularity in the 1981 made - for - TV movie, The People vs. Jean Harris, starring Ellen Burstyn (who makes a cameo appearance in this 2005 film).

«Revenge» is the film we need right now, from a filmmaker we need right now: French writer / director Coralie Fargeat, who makes her stunning feature debut with a rape - revenge fantasy that's as brutal as it is thrilling.

So in a way Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke is an anomaly, a director who unapologetically has a definite moral agenda that he's been exploring for over 20 years now, closer to 40 if one considers the TV work he made in the»70s and»80s before embarking on his feature film career in 1989.

Featuring relative unknowns as its starring cast and a directing team of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead who despite a few small, mostly unheard of films are still making a name for themselves.

«I Give it a Year»: «Borat» scribe Dan Mazer makes his feature film directing debut with this romantic comedy about a young couple (Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall) who are doing their best to stay married despite the doubts of their friends and relatives.

It's been eight years since Medicine for Melancholy, Jenkins» first and only previous feature, a gap all too illustrative of what awaits film - festival darlings who aren't young white men eager to make the next Jurassic Park.

The Lazarus Effect is directed by David Gelb, whose last feature film was — and I've rechecked this three times to make sure it's not an error — the fascinating 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, about an old Japanese man who runs a tiny but renowned restaurant in Tokyo.

Marvel also revealed the dates and titles of nine additional films through 2019 that would make up Phase 3 of the MCU, including upcoming Captain America, Thor, Avengers, and Guardians of the Galaxy installments, along with new films featuring Black Panther — who, Feige announced, will be played by Chadwick Boseman — Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, and the Inhumans.

I need to find the man who helps write these kinds of movies so I too can write awful premises and get them made into feature length films.

The Art Of Getting By, formerly known as Homework, was both written and directed by up - and - coming filmmaker Gavin Wiesen, who's making his feature debut after a short film in 2008 called Kill the Day.

As with many of the previous films made by the prolific Belgian duo, their tenth narrative feature reveals the devastating effects of social inequities, which brutally entangle those who too often remain fundamentally invisible and entirely unknown.

This week in home video releases features one of the most talked - about films of last year, a trilogy from one of America's best directors, a documentary about the people who launched the careers of John Belushi and Bill Murray, the sequel to one of the best horror films ever made, and much, much more.

It does feature a very impressive cast of actors, who all do very good work in their respective roles, which makes this film feel a few notches above made - for - TV fare.

Annabelle: Creation is directed by Swedish horror filmmaker David F. Sandberg, who made his feature debut with the horror film Lights Out (based on his own short) last year.

Son of a Gun comes from writer and director Julius Avery, who makes his feature debut with this project following a decade of short films.

As with every feature here, the commentary track, while superb, has been ported over directly from Criterion's already fairly recent DVD release of the film, which makes it difficult to recommend to those who already own the earlier iteration.

Annabelle 2 is directed by Swedish horror filmmaker David F. Sandberg, who made his feature debut with the horror film Lights Out (based on his own short) earlier this year.