Sentences with phrase «young directors such»

He became a favorite of young directors such as Tarantino, Kevin Smith and Robert Rodriguez, who cast Parks in two of his «From Dusk Till Dawn» films.

Not exact matches

Michael McGeary, political director at Engine, a tech advocacy group, says the JOBS Act «could be a real boon for young companies,» particularly those located outside VC - dense areas such as New York and Silicon Valley.

«Younger consumers are more likely to watch shows on mobile devices but life milestones such as the purchase of a home or starting a family will increase adoption of TV sets for this age group,» says Barbara Kraus, another director of research at Parks Associates.

The young hackers used SSNDOB to collect data for exposed.su, a Web site that listed the SSNs, birthdays, phone numbers, current and previous addresses for dozens of top celebrities — such as performers Beyonce, Kanye West and Jay Z — as well as prominent public figures, including First Lady Michelle Obama, CIA Director John Brennan, and then - FBI Director Robert Mueller.

«It's really encouraging to see such a drop in consumption of bottled water among young people, because as they grow up, the overall market is definitely going to decline further,» says Jon Dee, the managing director of activist group Do Something!

In recent weeks the reports have all but declared the Xhaka to Arsenal move a done deal and the German press this week suggested that Arsene Wenger has already made a transfer bid for the central midfielder but the sporting director of his current club Borussia Monchengladback, Max Eberl, has moved quickly to slam such rumours, even though he also admits that his Bundesliga club is going to struggle to hold on to their young star if the right sort of offer from the right place comes in.

Leeds have made youth development a priority under new owner Andrea Radrizzani, and the Director of Football, Victor Orta, has responded by snapping up young talent from all over Europe, with players such as Kun Temenuzkhov, who was recently named as one of the top 60 prospects in the world born in the year 2000 by the Guardian, making a switch to Leeds from Barcelona's highly rated youth system.

That alone would be reason to get excited, and Coogler makes good on the landmark project's potential by featuring a predominantly black ensemble, casting some of the best young actors around — from Chadwick Boseman (who proved his dramatic chops playing James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall in recent years) to Michael B. Jordan (even more buff, and twice as charismatic, than he appeared in the director's two previous features, «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed»)-- as well as such legends as Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett.

Fernandez felt grateful for the opportunity, but reportedly hated the job itself so much that he hearkened off for the greener pastures of acting.Fernandez landed his first formal acting assignments as a guest star on episodes of the network series Cold Case and Jericho in 2006 and 2007, but truly came into his own as a star of low - medium budgeted independent films such as director Marc - Andre Samson's taut thriller Interstate (2006)(as a young man trying desperately to reach his girlfriend in Los Angeles, but waylaid by drugs and the trappings of an odd motel), and directors Lucky McKee and Trygve Diesen's violent psychological thriller Red (as a disturbed young man who plays the role of accomplice in killing a senior citizen's dog).

Such glib, blithe quips are the motor oil of the teen comedy, but in her first outing as a solo writer and director, Gerwig is as sensitive to place and the fragility of young and old bodies as she is to her protagonist's often hurtful words.

Simmons, who played a sadistic music teacher in «Whiplash,» thanked the movie's two «boy wonders» — writer - director Damien Chazelle, 29, and costar Miles Teller, «a young actor of such maturity and brilliance that he inspired me every day to want to scream at him and hit him in the face.»

Labor Day is certainly a change of shade for writer / director Jason Reitman, who previously unearthed the humor in his American character dramas, however dark their content (such as with the dark but funny soul erosion of Charlize Theron's non-matured mean girl in Young Adult).

The fact that there is such a strong group of women directors working now in the UK — from Amma Asante through to Joanna Hogg — can only have a positive impact on young women when they are thinking about creative career options.

«Kyla came in to read for [director] Denis [Villeneuve] with Kerry and I in L.A., and she is such a sweet young little girl you don't really know how she's going to be able to pull this out of her, but she just went there,» Delia says of Kyla Drew Simmons» audition for the role of Joy Birch.

Reitman is probably second most famous for being the father of Jason Reitman, director of films such as Thank You For Smoking, Young Adult and Juno, and even Produced his way to his only Oscar nomination on Jason's Up In the Air.

Giving an untested director such as Chbosky complete creative control was still a pretty big risk on the part of Summit Entertainment, but if the casting (which includes a great group of young actors like Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller and Emma Watson in her first major post - «Harry Potter» role) is anything to go by, fans have nothing to worry about it.

Young Adult (2011)- Strongly gives the impression that writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman intended to take the cliches of romantic comedy and apply them to real life: What kind of person would do such things, and how would she be received?

Starring the bandleader Paul Whiteman, then widely celebrated as the King of Jazz, the film drew from Broadway variety shows of the time to present a spectacular array of sketches, performances by such acts as the Rhythm Boys (featuring a young Bing Crosby), and orchestral numbers overseen by Whiteman himself (including a larger - than - life rendition of George Gershwin's «Rhapsody in Blue»)-- all lavishly staged by veteran theater director John Murray Anderson and beautifully shot in early Technicolor.

With While We're Young, writer - director Noah Baumbach reaches beyond the emotionally narrow confines of previous films such as The Squid and the Whale and Frances Ha.

It used to be surprising when critically acclaimed young directors like Bryan Singer would take on a project like X-Men, whereas now it's practically a matter of course for fledgling artists to leap at such an opportunity, and for Oscar - feted stars to burnish their credentials with a superhero jaunt (think Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange or Cate Blanchett in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok).

The pressures involving family and envious colleagues (along with the filmmaking) weigh upon the young female lead in such a way, it's difficult to correspond with the directors intentions.

Director Jason Reitman is known for smart, sassy films such as Young Adult and Up In The Air, so this sentimental melodrama is a surprise.

«The closing of Filmbase in Temple Bar is just such a such a shame for so many young filmmakers; so many writers, producers, directors and actors got their start at Filmbase, including Lenny Abrahamson.»

Our student grant program has helped young filmmakers finish their projects and exhibit them around the world at such film festivals as Sundance, Slamdance, Telluride, New Directors / New Films, and we are proud to say that several of these filmmakers have won Student Academy Awards.

-- Kurt Halfyard [LOVED] To focus so much of its time on such a young child is a ballsy move by director Sean Smith, but boy does it ever pay off in spades by providing some of the most uncomfortable, scary scenes of the fest (along with some of the more original and stunning visuals).

We sat down with the writer / director to find out whether recent changes in movie distribution have had any effect on him, and how this new work links back to past greats such as The Squid and the Whale, Greenberg and While We're Young.

Back in the 60s, when a few young studio directors were dropping acid and imported gurus like Alexandro Jodorowsky were reading Artaud or Marshall McLuhan, then recapitulating the worst ideas of the avant - garde as if no one had ever thought of them before, such anarchic efforts occasionally had a goofy kind of short - term allure, if one was stoned enough or hungry enough for random kicks.

Oficial Fantàstic will also showcase young maverick directors such as Sebastián Silva and his Magic Magic, and genre auteurs like Shane Carruth with his new film Upstream Color, or Marina de Van with Dark Touch.

«Coogler makes good on the landmark project's potential by featuring a predominantly black ensemble, casting some of the best young actors around — from Chadwick Boseman (who proved his dramatic chops playing James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall in recent years) to Michael B. Jordan (even more buff, and twice as charismatic, than he appeared in the director's two previous features, «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed»)-- as well as such legends as Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett.

With such a great young director and a strong cast that included Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell, it looked like this film could be the launching pad this franchise truly deserved.

Such is the case with this comedy from writer / director Nancy Meyers, where De Niro works under a young boss player by Anne Hathaway.

«Director Muschietti uses horror tropes such as the young boy afraid of the dark empty cellar and the pouring autumnal rain to put you on the edge of your seat before you've even met Pennywise the Dancing Clown — and when that moment comes you won't be ready for it, even if you think you are.»

As a boy and a young man, Frears, who would later work as a director for the BBC, was struck by film images such as Robert Mitchum «smoking a cigarette and walking down the street.»

It's remarkable what a formidable filmography she's put together at such a young age, working with directors like Joe Wright, Wes Anderson, Peter Jackson, Peter Weir, and now Greta Gerwig.

Lemonade Mouth shows a little more effort, as if Blair and overqualified Mexican director Patricia Riggen (who helmed 2007's well - regarded Under the Same Moon) respect Hughes» characters as real young people and never stop treating them as such.

Jacqueline Hills, Legal & Compliance Director at Viking and competition judge, said: «For such a young school girl Shajeevana clearly demonstrated creativity and practicality in her design and a real forethought in the difficulties pupils have with remembering lines.

The OECD's education director Andreas Schleicher explains why there is such a need for new rankings to show young people's competence in a world where globalisation is a powerful economic, political and cultural force.

Dan Rossmiller, government affairs director for the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, said districts are concerned the one - size - fits - all system for measuring schools doesn't make sense for certain schools, such as K - 2 schools where students are too young to take the WKCE, schools with high student turnover or schools that don't have achievement gaps to close.

Currently, Ms. Abdulla serves on many boards, such as the community advisory board of Nashville Public Television, and is currently serving as the Board of Director of Young Women's Christian Association, American Muslim Advisory Council, and the PENCIL Foundation.

David Gale, Vice President & Editorial Director, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers: «For me, the most satisfying aspect of the trip was the fact that we got to discuss German and US publishing with such a large variety of people in many facets of the German book world.

Heejin No, Director of Skipwiths said, «As a young gallery, we're delighted to have had the opportunity to exhibit with START in such a beautiful environment as the Saatchi Gallery.

Basel says it had 82,000 in attendance over 5 show show days, which included «influential collectors, directors, curators, trustees and patrons of leading international museums and institutions such as: Albright - Knox Art Gallery, New York; The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Baltimore Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; de Young Museum, San Francisco; Detroit Institute of Arts; Fridericianum, Kassel; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal; Museo de Arte de Lima; Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland; Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas; New Museum, New York; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Serpentine Galleries, London; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Tate, London; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.»

The project space's first few shows have focused on younger black artists who have had little market exposure, such as the Yale MFA student Vaughn Spann and painter and sculptor Leonardo Benzant, subjects of the current show «Homeostasis,» curated by black curator and Aljira Center director Dexter Wimberly.

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Across the five show days, the fair attracted an attendance of over 82,000, including influential collectors, directors, curators, trustees and patrons of leading international museums and institutions such as: Albright - Knox Art Gallery, New York; The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Baltimore Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; de Young Museum, San Francisco; Detroit Institute of Arts; Fridericianum, Kassel; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal; Museo de Arte de Lima; Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland; Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas; New Museum, New York; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Serpentine Galleries, London; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Tate, London; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

Soon after arriving in the city in 1963, he began working as an educator and art handler at the Pasadena Art Museum (now the Norton Simon Museum), where he met artists such as Mark di Suvero, Robert Rauschenberg, and Richard Serra, who were invited to exhibit there by the museum's iconoclastic young director and curator, Walter Hopps.

This non-collecting institution in the Swiss capital became a radical stronghold under its young director Harald Szeemann, whose 1969 exhibition «When Attitudes Become Form» became such an international scandal that he had to resign his post.

Thanks to her wide and inclusive view, she is able to fulfill the role of artistic director in different realities such as an institutional pavilion like Expo Gate, for Milano Expo in 2015, and IL CREPACCIO project, a showcase in Milan for young artists and not just them, (recently on Instagram with IL CREPACCIO INSTAGRAM SHOW @ilcrepaccio), she is a curator of exhibitions — such as the latest solo exhibition of Thomas Braida at Palazzo Nani Bernardo for the Venice Biennale 2017 — and of public projects for companies and international institutions like Moderna Museet in Stockholm and Performa in New York.

«Sable is emerging as one of the most interesting voices out of a young generation of artists whose work tackles complex issues, such as mass imprisonment and how the incarceration system affects our lives,» says Cecilia Alemani, director and chief curator of High Line Art.

Lecture by Marie - Hélène Bourcier (queer activist, sociologist and Maître de conférences at Lille University III & Paris I, Researcher at the Ecole Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) re-examining works by artists such as Annie Sprinkle, Kara Walker, Nicole Eisenman and less known pansexual or queer young porn directors.