Sentences with phrase «as a genre where»

Long seen as the genre where good acting goes to die, horror is now getting a facelift thanks to production company SpectreVision, founded by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Josh C. Waller.

The project evolved from an interest in horror films as a genre where certain aesthetics and fear are often constructed by means of architecture.

Not exact matches

There is even the fantastic genre,» with «a wild boar, a hermit, several tombs, and a boat which detached itself alone from the shore, to lead you into a boudoir, where jets of water streamed over you as you lay on the sofa.»

In between, we are given snapshots of a vanished America where religion and culture still played a vital role in public life, as well as odd and unexpected little tidbits: a craze for church bell towers in the 1920s; Cram's home life with his beloved wife, Bess, and their children; the messy business breakup with Goodhue; Cram's mildly embarrassing foray into the horror genre, Black Spirits and White; his strange proposal for an island to be raised ex nihilo in Boston's Charles River; the problems inherent when working with rich Swedenborgians; and a Japanese Christian university he designed on a mix of Oriental and Dutch Modernist themes.

«To speak of God's Kingdom,» says Wright, «is thus to invoke God as the sovereign one who has the right, the duty, and the power to deal appropriately with evil in the world, in Israel, and in human beings, and thereupon to remake the world, Israel, and human beings... When full allowance is made for the striking differences of genre and emphasis within scripture, we may propose that Israel's sacred writings were the place where, and the means by which, Israel discovered again and again who the true God was, and how his Kingdom - purposes were being taken forward... Through scripture, God was equipping his people to serve his purposes.»

Chicago's annual Lollapalooza festival is one of the biggest music events the summer, not only drawing some of the world's biggest artists as headliners — this year included J. Cole, Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and the Red Hot Chili Peppers among others — but also an eclectic, genre - hopping collection of artists who are making the music that matters (where else can you see Chris Stapleton, Leon Bridges, Mute Math, Grimes and a supergroup comprised of Big Boi and Phantogram in the same afternoon?)

Clearly, traditional Christmas carols can't be sung (there's a large university near where I live that attracts graduate students from all over the world, as well as a substantial local Jewish community, and probably not more than 60 or 70 percent of the children at the school are from even nominally Christian households), so most of the singing is of songs of the saccharine - secular genre — songs like «White Christmas.»

Malibu is Brandon Paak Anderson's second album under the Anderson Paak moniker, but it's where he finds his musical identity as a soulful genre - defying, artist.

Also hard not to respect a genre film where people are evenly lit rather than typecast as good and evil.

Feast, a movie from 2006, comes to mind as a horror comedy that identified the cliches in the genre, but succeeded where Cabin in the Woods failed in being funny and qualifying as extreme horror.

I am not sure how to categorize this genre, but i'll be bold and call it Offense Tower (as opposed to defense tower, where a player protects

I am not sure how to categorize this genre, but i'll be bold and call it Offense Tower (as opposed to defense tower, where a player protects his base by placing turrets, in Alien Hallway a player sends soldiers to attack the enemy's base).

there were a few moments where just a little more dialogue would have improved certain scenes and the film was not without a few of the cliches of this genre, but overall it stands as a personal favorite of mine.

Too generic, and is contained within a genre that needs innovation and resourcefulness to stand out from the crowd, as a saturated market where so few productions feel unique.

Anomaly: Warzone Earth is essentially a tower defense game where you play as the attacker which is a very interesting and unique spin on the genre.

Yes it looks like a lot of genre films gone wrong, but I think somehow it can be just as good as the best Community style episodes where they manage, while not being Emmy winning, to be the most entertaining thing you can spend your money on.

How much research did you have to do in the period, and as a Scotsman, where you at all worried about taking on the MIGHTY western genre that is almost sacred to American movie culture?

Frequently laugh - out - loud funny and tangibly tender where it ought to be, the immensely satisfying screwball romp feels freshly contemporary even as it largely conforms to genre conventions.

Language: English Genre: Drama / Biography MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Ron Howard Actors: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany Plot: A genius mathematician takes a job as a code breaker during the cold war where he recluses himself to those around him, including his wife.

Unfortunately, it appears as though this is one of those cases where the writers» previous filmography is a good indicator of what to expect here; namely, a whole lot of horror genre cliches and familiar setups that lack the precision or creativity, in terms of execution, to make them feel fresh or to create atmosphere.

Mr. Golin says that while he wants to step back a little as his company grows, he wants it to diversify, going into genres where modest - budget projects can still pop, including comedies, young - adult movies and action films like «Triple 9,» a police - heist movie with Casey Affleck and Chiwetel Ejiofor opening Feb. 26.

But where Playing It Cool falls slightly however is that it's never sure of itself as to whether they are parodying genre conventions or just bowing down to them.

Tarantino calls Fair Game «a female Straw Dogs», introduces the idea of those special moments of genre cinema where «you can't believe you're seeing what you're seeing», then cites the following sequence as an example of this concept: «after fucking the girl over like crazy, they strip her nude and they tie her to the front of their monster truck.

There is undoubtedly an artistic connection as well as personal, but where von Trier tends toward the operatic even in his most ghastly passage — such as in most of Antichrist — Refn is more indebted to the hallmarks of genre.

Whilst there seems to be an underlying strategy to ZombieSmash in deciding where and when to use your special weapons, particularly as some weapons combine to do additional damage, as a castle defense game that incessant flicking - like - a-madman gameplay is unescapable, and is ultimately what turns people away from the genre.

Following in the same genre as his past efforts (Best In Show and Waiting for Guffman), and using many of the same actors, Christopher Guest presents this mockumentary where any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental — okay, not entirely coincidental... this is a spoof after all.

Plus, the two films make total sense as a double - bill, both of them playful, youthful riffs on the mystery genre: where Chen's frisky, jewel - toned romantic caper comedy prompts thoughts of Stanley Donen dancing with Wong Kar - wai, Katz quietly clothes the ghosts of Raymond Chandler and Arthur Conan Doyle in dirty jeans and doleful wit.

For a new IP such as Nintendo Land, 2 million is no where near enough, and for a seaquel like NSMBU where they have pretty much perfected the genre and formula, 2 million is around the break even point.

Where 28 Days Later... was saddled with ambition that exceeded its reach and, in Danny Boyle, a director who not only disdained the genre but has otherwise proven himself a grade - A tool as well, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's sequel 28 Weeks Later is brutally graceful in its vision of a nuclear family's dissolution as the metaphor for a broader, collective unrest.

Dash or Defend, Free - Dash or Defend is a new real - time strategy game in a fantasy setting with a unique twist on the traditional tower defense genre where you can play as the defender or attacker.

From his attention - grabbing debut with «Reservoir Dogs» (1992), a deviously clever heist film where the heist is never seen and the drama is all in the conversation and the ingenious structure, to his acclaimed «Inglourious Basterds» (2009), his thrilling rewrite of World War II history as a magnificent movie fantasy, Tarantino has gone his own way, snatching up ideas strewn through decades of film history and hundreds of genre movies like a magpie, rethinking them completely, and weaving them into entirely new stories that unfold at a leisurely pace so he can enjoy every word and gesture along the journey.

Language: English Genre: Comedy / Action MPAA rating: R Director: Edgar Wright Actors: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman Plot: The top cop in London is too good at his job, so he is sent to a quiet country village where crime is nonexistant, however, not all is as it seems.

A moment where Kurt Russell, as Tarantino's bogey Stuntman Mike, flashes a giant, shit - eating grin right through the fourth wall doesn't come off as self - congratulatory so much as it shows an old genre vet excited to be back in the saddle.

If you are scratching your head wondering where you have heard the name John Hughes before, you may remember him as the creator of the Home Alone series, along with a few other films of the same genre.

Welcome to the Punch sets itself up as a rather conventional genre film, but where the writing may lack a depth of character or thematic weight it's more than made up for in terms of sensory - appealing thrills and a hyped up rhythm that keeps things moving along at an appropriately rapid pace.

It was also a year where even genre skeptics could give in to superhero domination, as so many superhero films turned out good or even great (there's six on this list).

Final Victory was written by Wong Kar - wai, one of the last screenplays he wrote before his 1988 directorial debut As Tears Go By, and in this intersection of genre film and full - blown romance, it is consistent with his later works, where the primal DNA of films like Days of Being Wild, Fallen Angels and even Chungking Express can be found in Hong Kong cop / gangster sagas (As Tears Go By is explicitly a Triad film).

Revisiting and reworking the Western genre for a second time, after 2012's Django Unchained, Tarantino's latest communiqué from the American frontier ensues in the years following the Civil War where race relations run reprehensible as eight rogues diverge together at Minnie's Haberdashery — a stagecoach chalet in the Wyoming mountains — just as a blizzard touches down.

The powerhouse ensemble is more than up to the task, Edgerton, Ejogo and Keough all having moments of pure, unadulterated terrifying paranoia where their emotions leap off the screen as if we're watching a documentary and not a fictional piece of genre entertainment.

Or, as I asked him, based on his Comic Con presentation, is this the sort of movie a lot of devotees of»70s genre film always talks about wanting to make, where you've got a pulpy story, but a cast that's really devoted to it?

In a world where The Dark Knight has pushed every comic book property to its most existentially gritty, Thor was a reminder the genre can still, heaven forbid, retain an element of honest fun — without delving into the absurdity of failed attempts of the past such as Daredevil and Fantastic Four.

If there were any doubt, just look at the ending, where the film reveals itself as an unabashed celebration of the genre.

So it's extremely derivative, sure, but prior to its last half - hour, it's also sort of amusing as a genre «Where's Waldo?».

Chances are you would only rent this film if you're a romantic comedy regular, already seeing all of the major releases in the genre, yet still looking for that movie to watch as a couple on an evening where there's not much else to do but cuddle on the couch.

Where so many other recent genre films have impressed me right up until the final act, when too many can't seem to come up with a fitting ending, Honeyspider thankfully does not fall into this trap, as the climax is both unexpected and fully satisfying.

This is where the film leaves the realms of the real for good and becomes much more enjoyable as a fantasy genre exercise, a display of muscles and cinematic violence.

It's never clear, when he immediately cuts into a scene, whether Martha is in the past or present, and it leaves the viewer deliriously uneasy as the film develops, to the extent where I found myself watching the final 30 minutes playing out seemingly without drawing a single breath; it's a tense, horrifying picture without ever needing to descend into genre tropes.

This is one of those cases where I wish I could have had a hand in the editing process, as with some minor snips here and more fleshing out there, this could have been one of the rare romantic comedies that succeeds in also being a damn fine film, regardless of genre.

Despite «Disorder» can not be classified as a horror movie, the mansion where Jessie lives becomes a character of its own, just as in many films pertaining to that genre.

Not so much a sequel as another stultifying character drama set in a world overrun by aliens, this 10 - years - later spinoff switches directors and genres, as first - timer Tom Green (building on experience from British TV's «Misfits» and «Blackout») helms a taxingly over-earnest war movie set in an unspecified Middle Eastern country, where American soldiers deal with insurgents while the menacing MTRs (as they're now called) lumber about in the background.