Sentences with phrase «audience reactions at»

I enjoyed it quite a bit more than Minority Report and Children of Men, and while I doubt it will usher in a new age of sci - fi movies (the audience reaction at my showing was fairly tepid), at the very least it's a minor milestone for the genre.

Judging by the audience reaction at the Golden Globes, if Sylvester Stallone wins an Oscar for reprising his role as Rocky Balboa... well, then, I'll stand up, too.

The most telling indication of Batman & Robin's shoddiness is the audience reaction at the screening I attended.

My colleague Mike Wilkshire, Hays» regional head for Asia, gave me his regionally focussed feedback on the audience reaction at our first two launches:

Not exact matches

The first US showings of «Avengers: Infinity War» occurred Thursday night and many audiences are having the same reaction at the movies end.

My eyes teared up, not at the skit, but at the reaction from the audience.

The audience, at any rate showed no sign of a reaction.

While the audience laughed at Strahan's reaction, Ripa sternly held up her hand and said: «Guess what this article says?

Look at the audience reactions and you'll see that people really believed a man's guts were exploding.

2000: wrote and performed poetry, based on positive audience reaction offered a paid gig at a cafe.

This documentary takes a look at the phenomenon of crossdressing in film - an idea that consistently evokes strong reactions from audiences, and makes for bankable entertainment.

Cheaper by the Dozen adheres religiously to formula, showcasing the children either as adoringly cute or rude brats to elicit audience reaction, while keeping the peppy pop tunes cranking to simulate a good time at the movies.

For example, at the screening I attended, the audience cheered loudly during the kiss between Katniss and Peeta, which is the reaction Katniss was hoping for from the rich citizens of the Capitol and its adjoining districts but maybe not expecting from us, educated viewers who are more aware of her plight and its implications and who should be more resistant to the sensationalized aspects of what the Games require of her.

While Jeremy has a vision (which includes killing a dog at film's end, loudly and with much blood), studio exec Lou (Catherine Keener) is bothered by newly collected, furious audience reaction cards.

I went on to write, «What is less certain is how the movie performs at the box office, lacking the big effects of The Hobbit and Walter Mitty, the anticipated R - rated flair of American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street, and the big audience reactions of Anchorman 2.»

While it's entirely possible that «Demon» will appeal more to U.S. audiences after its June 24 release than it did to critics who saw the film at Cannes, at the festival, Refn said his intention was to make a «primal» movie that featured heightened reality in a way that could provoke drastically different reactions from viewers.

She has about ten lines and a dozen reaction shots, and she barely manages them (the audience laughs at her).

After watching a film like Pulse, I feel a bit insulted that movie executives think so little about the intelligence of the American movie - going public that the vast majority of the attempts at popular entertainment are completely stripped of anything remotely resembling a thought - provoking element, eschewing those in favor of noise, special effects and music stimuli to try to induce a subconscious reaction in the audience.

I presented it last week at Cinema Sundays at the Charles, and the audience reaction was overwhelmingly positive.

Some of these launched at prestige fall film festivals («Downsizing,» «Molly's Game,» «Hostiles,» «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool»); others are bonafide awards contenders (Steven Spielberg's «The Post» and Paul Thomas Anderson's «Phantom Thread»); and some, like Hugh Jackman vanity musical «The Greatest Showman,» will soon skid into either bad reviews or audience reaction, or both.

Audiences who followed the case and saw Armstrong's reactions and response to the allegations, might feel the documentary is simply treading over worn ground; a sentiment our own Oliver Lyttelton took note of in his review of the movie's premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

If he can get the Christian audience behind the movie — though that may be harder said than done after some negative reactions at early test screenings — this could be the year's first genuine hit.

After winning the Grand Prix at Cannes, B.P.M. traveled to the Toronto International Film Festival, where it bowled over North American audiences, and will soon screen at the New York Film Festival, most likely to more effusive reactions.

At the world premiere of The Walk at the New York film festival, audience reactions varied on Joseph Gordon - Levitt's portrayal of high - wire artist Philippe Petit — but most were happy to see the twin towers of the World Trade Center rise agaAt the world premiere of The Walk at the New York film festival, audience reactions varied on Joseph Gordon - Levitt's portrayal of high - wire artist Philippe Petit — but most were happy to see the twin towers of the World Trade Center rise agaat the New York film festival, audience reactions varied on Joseph Gordon - Levitt's portrayal of high - wire artist Philippe Petit — but most were happy to see the twin towers of the World Trade Center rise again

Winner of the Midnighters Audience Award at SXSW in 2013, E.L. Katz's directorial debut is the kind of movie that gets a strong reaction from it's aAudience Award at SXSW in 2013, E.L. Katz's directorial debut is the kind of movie that gets a strong reaction from it's audienceaudience.

Diaz spends most of the film with Applegate, and they have an unforced, cutesy girly - girl best friend rapport, but one wishes Kumble and Pimental gave them more to do than just goof off and make faces at each other and the audience, often while delivering lame dialogue such as (in reaction to seeing Jane's boyfriend nude) «Oh my cock!»

Having already played at a number of film festivals (most notably Cannes) and opening in other countries prior to its U.S. release, reactions to the movie have been extremely positive, although it's still hard to tell whether it will appeal to a mainstream audience.

At the world premiere of The Walk in New York, audience reactions varied on actor's portrayal of high - wire artist Philippe Petit

Reactions heard at The Paramount theater for a headlining film can never be trusted, this crowd will clap for anything, especially with the filmmakers sitting in the audience.

Actually that isn't quite true, looking at audience reactions it does seem that a certain demographic really is in awe of its depth and significance - but these are probably the same people who can't distinguish mawkish sentimentality from gravitas and call themselves «spiritual».

When two characters at a café talk about Bazin's «holy moment» on a virtual movie screen, with the eternally unnamed protagonist mirroring our reactions in a darkened theater, Linklater audaciously crumbles the space separating the audience and the film even as the picture attacks the malaise of the day - to - day.

«Lady Bird,» which stars Saoirse Ronan in a semi-biographical tale about an alienated teen growing up in 2002 - era Sacramento, played to rave reviews and strong audience reactions; it next screens at TIFF and NYFF.

After looking at the numbers for the 2016 summer movie season, Rob Dean found some surprising trends in audience reaction and box office performance.

Jessica Chastain has gained rave reviews for her performance and the American critics have almost exploded in unison at how amazing it is — though the reaction from the general audience have been more tempered.

But judging by this year's audience reactions to the sold - out showings of both Martin McDonagh's «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» and Dee Rees» «Mudbound,» maybe sentiment concerning matters involving the verbal and physical abuse of women, hate crimes and violence directed at those of different races or creeds and the rise of white supremacy has affected more than just those who voted against the GOP candidate.

This kind of semi-autobiographical telescoping is amplified by Brooks's more effective reuse of an idea from Blazing Saddles: climaxing the movie with a screening of the movie, showing the audience the audience - reaction, and then romping out of the theater into the world itself, ripping the curtain between real world and reel world apart at the seams.

Faces Places received one of the liveliest audience reactions that I have seen since working with FF2: on multiple occasions everyone in the nearly filled theater burst out laughing all at once and a brief, but tangible, sense of community arose.

We learn that test audiences played a big role in the pilot: a few scenes of the female leads in form - fitting clothing were inputted for male reaction (apparently, the women demanded that it never happen again), and it's confirmed that the suits at Fox suggested that Brennan needed to «connect to the victim.»

That just reflects what this movie and DVD really is: one huge ego trip, and evidence doesn't come any stronger than the final special feature: a feature - length recording of the audience at film's premiere, which means lots of hooting, hollering, laughing, and approving applause — in other words, a reaction universes removed from the reality of what played out in multiplexes across the country earlier this year.

The seventh entry in the series opened this last April to strong reviews, and even stronger audience reaction, skyrocketing past $ 1 Billion at the box office in record time, only to be beaten by Jurassic World...

In terms of seeing a movie, thinking that an audience reaction is going to teach [distributors] something at Sundance, it's a distraction.

This year's Sundance coverage, like all film festival coverage before it, seemed to take special note of audience reactions to the entries — the tears shed at the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself; the standing ovation that followed the premiere of Zach Braff's Kickstarter - funded Wish I Was Here, etc..

Seeing the reaction to this character — someone who's doing stuff that you haven't seen a woman do for a long time, if at all, who's not trying to placate an audience or ask any favors — that's exciting to write as a dramatist.»

Chevrolet wants a good exposure at the Auto Show in Detroit and a positive reaction from the audience, so they come with this concept, which few expected.

The Japanese automaker recently unveiled the vehicle at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detriot, MI as a way to gauge the audience's reaction to the design and features of the car.

At this point, you should think about the reaction of the audience, depending on how you present the information.

A negative response to his new works exhibited at Betty Parsons Gallery and even violent reaction of the audience, as splashing and defacing the paintings, which continued on the next few shows, resulted in the Newman's withdrawal from the gallery scene.

The work, partly a reaction against a professor's criticism that she «did not paint» as an MFA student at Yale, is painful for the artist, and for the audience.

She adds, «The reaction has been positive and we had an audience who wanted to know more and a few exhibitions throughout the U.S. came out of what was seen here at 1:54 last year.»

Reaction to his introductory article at wuwt revealed the dark ignorance of even the supposed best, most authority - worthy audience members.