Sentences with phrase «as a showcase for»

The DAO, which raised more than $ 150 million in May, had been intended as a showcase for the potential of Ethereum, a blockchain platform for cloud - based financial agreements.

The annual contest is dedicated as a showcase for a select group of up - and - coming Canadian designers.

For example, when «Sixty Minutes» originally went on the air, it was treated by management as a showcase for the News Division and was not expected to pull a substantial audience.

Among the reasons some players elect to participate in the WBC is that the tournament partly functions as a showcase for those seeking another chance.

Intended as a showcase for local authors, presses, and literary organizations, the fair will take place on Saturday, May 12 from 2 - 5 pm -LSB-...]

New in 2016 at California Adventure is Festival of Holidays, which is going to be both a cultural celebration as well as a showcase for lots of amazing holiday food.

Organized biennially, the IVBM is widely recognized as a showcase for cutting edge basic and translational research in vascular biology.

This solar - powered building has earned national acclaim as a showcase for green building technologies and operating systems.

Conceived as a showcase for Angela Gheorghiu, the production calls for.

As a showcase for two generations of actress, Johansson certainly comes out looking better, but for the most part, it's the guys who end up stealing the show.

As a showcase for Nolte and Christie — especially Christie — it's splendid, and carries an emotional punch right to the bitter end.

Critics Consensus: Suspenseful, labyrinthine, and brilliantly cast, The Maltese Falcon is one of the most influential noirs — as well as a showcase for Humphrey Bogart at his finest.

As a showcase for many of the finest actors working today, it proves how essential performance is, even in movies that on their surface demand little more than fitting into a latex suit and affecting a convincing grimace.

Critic Consensus: The Danish Girl serves as another showcase for Eddie Redmayne's talent — and poignantly explores thought - provoking themes with a beautifully filmed biopic drama.

Critic Consensus: Suspenseful, labyrinthine, and brilliantly cast, The Maltese Falcon is one of the most influential noirs — as well as a showcase for Humphrey Bogart at his finest.

The Mill Valley Film Festival has built a reputation as a showcase for future Oscar winners and emergent...

It's impossible to review Happyish without noting that the series was created as a showcase for the late Philip Seymour Hoffman — and that he helped develop it with creator Shalom Auslander.

So as a showcase for Carano's natural abilities, sultry good looks and relaxed screen presence, the film is enjoyable but outside of the action, the film feels rather lethargic, which is only exacerbated by the rather flat dialogue and understated David Holmes score.

The Mill Valley Film Festival has built a reputation as a showcase for future Oscar winners and emergent independent and foreign filmmakers.

As a wartime drama, it's serviceable; as a showcase for Gary Oldman's chameleonic talents, it's a triumph.

A Single Man Tom Ford's adaptation of the Christopher Isherwood novel, about a gay man grieving over the death of his lover, is a bleak, intelligent film that serves as a showcase for what may be Colin Firth's finest film performance, the ultimate elucidation of the character he has been playing, in one form or another, for years: The man who feels too much to allow himself to show it.

An earnest, uncomplicated and funny - around - the - edges little romantic comedy about a guy on the rebound but still stuck in psychological orbit of his ex, multi-hyphenate Juddy Talt's movie works best as a showcase for his talents.

Maybe not in the Coen brothers» top tier, this modern screwball is nonetheless severely underrated, with charismatic, goofy performances from George Clooney and Catherine Zeta - Jones and a twist - heavy script that acts as a showcase for the Coens» indebtedness to Preston Sturges.

As always, Busan works as a showcase for Korean cinema, debuting many new works while also offering audiences a recap of the year's major critical successes.

Though seemingly intended as a star vehicle for Chris Hemsworth, «Rush» ended up serving as a showcase for Daniel Bruhl, who leaves his co-star in the dust.

Forza Motorsport 7 continued the tradition of racing games making excellent showcases for new hardware, though I can't make the same argument for E3 as a showcase for new Porsches.

This independently made and financed TV show about the inner life of NYC - dwelling creatures is the first series to use the Festival as a showcase for potential distributors.

The show marked his first collaboration with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and acts as a showcase for many ideas that later appear in his films.

Overall, the end product has too many glaring demerits to warrant praise, but as a showcase for a well - rounded serious side for its lead (along with more - or-less avoiding the treachery of clearly defined studio film formulas), it's not half bad.

The fear I had going into Stronger, the film about Bauman's recovery starring Jake Gyllenhaal, was that it would cram this genuinely wrenching material into the Hollywood «based on a true story» formula, resulting in a three - act movie of tragedy, love, and stirring achievement that exists primarily as a showcase for an Oscar campaign.

But most of all, this is Freeman's show, and Cargo works best as a showcase for an actor at the top of his game, turning a gruelling quest against the clock into a melancholic search for a future.

As a showcase for the remarkable talents of Geoffrey Rush in the role of sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, the picture's thematic focus is on the vast personality differences that Giacometti had with a noted writer, James Lord (Armie Hammer), known today for his voluminous biography of the man he befriended.

For all its weaknesses, Tom McCarthy's pliable screenplay works well as a showcase for its actors and as a delivery method for some inarguably charming moments.

Supporting characters are insufficiently developed, serving as a showcase for ideas and humor attempts that fail to work.

It serves as a showcase for actors... in an easy comedy.

It's a nice thought that doesn't add much substance to Koepp's routine premise, but the film works as a showcase for Gervais, who plays an oddly likable jerk with surprising subtlety.

No director understands Shannon and his abilities better than Jeff Nichols, and this film is a nice companion to Take Shelter as a showcase for the actor's unique brand of emotionality.

Effectively balancing humor and subtle pathos, Sofia Coppola crafts a moving, melancholy story that serves as a showcase for both Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson.

The Sundance Film Festival, which was originally founded by Robert Redford, is world - renowned as a showcase for the best in new independent cinema.

At this point in the history of film criticism, the auteur theory has become passé as a totalizing framework for understanding moviemaking as art, but Martel's three features (and this one in particular), in their distinctive, shared point - of - view and unique approach to mise - en - scène and sound, provide irrefutable evidence that international art cinema still serves as a showcase for singular directorial talents who are, indeed, the principal creative forces behind their films.

Still, as a showcase for American actors, it is not without interest.

The film tells the kinda - sorta true story of avowed - political - enemies - turned - best - of - friends Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) and Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and serves as a showcase for its two leads.

During the last few years, WUHSD has served as a showcase for visiting educators eager to learn more about how the district has improved academic achievement.

Congress and President Barack Obama have charged Education Secretary Arne Duncan (see his commentary on the opposite page) with disbursing it to states that can serve as showcases for what works in public education.

Lotus is keen to point out that the personalisation won't harm the Evora's amazing handling, and is using it as a showcase for some of the options available through the firm's Exclusive service.

But the F 015 also serves as a showcase for Mercedes» vision of how cars and people will interact by 2030.

Clearly, Honda and Acura are using this new TLX as a showcase for new transmission technology that Honda senior vice president of automobile operations Mike Accavitti says should to see trickle down to the rest of the company's lineup within the next few years.

Without question, the Mercedes S - Class rules the luxury limousine segment, establishing a strong reputation as a showcase for technical advances in safety and comfort.

The Concept - EZ MIEV makes its world premiere at this year's Geneva Motor Show and, as a showcase for the company's advanced automotive technology, takes pride of place on the Mitsubishi stand.

The relevance of auto shows as a showcase for brands and new model debuts is being questioned as automakers are increasingly holding their own events or choosing to attend smaller, but more diverse, interactive showcases such as the UK's Goodwood Festival of Speed.