Sentences with phrase «aspiring film critics»

The following essay was produced as part of the 2017 NYFF Critics Academy, a workshop for aspiring film critics that took place during the 55th edition of the New York Film Festival.

When I asked her what advice she would give to aspiring film critics, she said to write as much as possible, especially before you have to start making a living by it.

As an aspiring film critic and screenwriter, Matt is always looking for inspiration and new ideas.

Not exact matches

If I wanted to be cynical (I always want to be cynical) I'd say that some critics want to distinguish themselves by looking down on blockbuster fare and claiming to like films that aspire to be highbrow.

-- has had on film criticism, and advised that aspiring critics should take advantage of it, as it enables writers to create their own platforms by which to share their opinions and get their writing out into the world.

I think most critics would aspire to that ideal, see for example the flabbergasted responses to this week's New York Times column lambasting the Oscars for failing to be relevant because they didn't give awards to the highest - grossing films.

Labor Day is almost here and we're deep enough into the calendar year that when a film critic declares a picture to be «light - years the most entertaining movie of the year,» we sit up and take notice — even if the year as a whole has been almost entirely bereft of «entertaining» movies, or, at least, the kind of movies that aspire to merely entertain and not make you dwell on tragedy («Fruitvale Station»), the emptiness of our culture («The Bling Ring») or the struggles that come with aging and evolving with someone you love («Before Midnight»).

The Ryan Gosling — and Emma Stone — starring film about a jazz pianist and aspiring actor who fall in love has charmed audiences and critics around the globe.

This is the most personal of Cameron Crowe's films (director of JERRY MAGUIRE, SINGLES and SAY ANYTHING) because it's inspired by some personal experiences he had as a young aspiring rock critic while following The Allman Brothers back in the early 70s.