The film marked acclaimed theater director Mendes' film debut; courted after his successful productions of the musicals Oliver! and Cabaret, Mendes was nevertheless only given the job after twenty others were considered and several "A-list" directors turned down the opportunity.
The last year of Schubert's life was marked by growing public acclaim for the composer's works, but also by the gradual deterioration of his health.
The second season of Ed, Edd n Eddy was generally acclaimed by critics and marked an improvement in reception from the first season.
He received critical acclaim for Mr. Mysterious & Company (1962), which marked his juvenile literature debut.
The 2012 box office hit Cocktail marked a significant turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies.
Although his symphonies, concertos and choral music are now internationally acclaimed, Nielsen's career and personal life were marked by many difficulties, often reflected in his music.
As he marks the first year of his second term as Peru's president on July 28th, Alan García might reasonably expect to be basking in public acclaim, especially since he has resisted the populist adventurism that marked his first term in the 1980s.Yet it is not so.
DuVernay's Sundance hit, "Middle of Nowhere," marked a smaller-scale look at race relations, and its widespread critical acclaim should have readied the director to take on this much grander project.
It was a competitive game only in name but it marked an experience that Tahiti will not forget and they rightly lapped up the Maracana's acclaim at the final whistle.
Dog Day Afternoon marked one of the first times a mainstream film featuring a prominent transgender character received critical acclaim.
After a series of unsuccessful films, she received critical acclaim for the role of a troubled model in the 2008 drama Fashion, which marked a significant turning point in her career.
