Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’ Raved at Telluride! Julianne Moore “Astonishing” Performance in Best Picture Contender

‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore Shines in Jesse Eisenberg’s Story of Midlife Reinvention in Community Theater

Telluride: Paul Giamatti is the overbearing director to Moore's aspiring actress in a film that celebrates the small spaces that birth future stars.

‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti Are Dynamite Together in Jesse Eisenberg’s Entertainingly Offbeat Theater Comedy

Premiering at Telluride, the film follows a meek New Jersey housewife who gets cast in a local production headed by a domineering director, and then increasingly loses herself in the role.

Julianne Moore Knocks Your Socks Off in Telluride Premiere ‘The Debut’

Telluride Film Festival: Jesse Eisenberg says the film about community theater is autobiographical, drawing from his early experiences on the stage

Julianne Moore’s Performance in The Debut Is an All-Timer

Julianne Moore gives an all-timer performance in ‘The Debut,’ Jesse Eisenberg’s third film as a director. It looks like the most fun she’s had in years.

‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore And Paul Giamatti Get Big Laughs In Jesse Eisenberg’s Hilarious And Even Sweet Look At Community Theatre – Telluride Film Festival

At times downright hilarious, at other times so farcical it nearly sails over the top, and at other times quite poignant, Jesse Eisenberg’s third time out writing and directing a feature film, The Debut, throws it all at the wall, hits its target most of the time, and serves up a complete delight with go-for-broke […]