Sentences with phrase «audiences and critics alike»

Winner of the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2015, Anna Tsybuleva has astounded audiences and critics alike with her...

Abstract Expressionism's hegemony was on the wane, while the media - and consumer - driven ethos of Pop Art and the «art as pure idea» philosophy of Conceptualism rapidly gained ground with audiences and critics alike.

One of the most controversial film from mast filmmaker Terrence Malick, polarized audiences and critics alike.

Here's what that could mean for audiences and critics alike.

The fact that films like «Get Out,» «Wonder Woman,» and «Call Me by Your Name» struck such powerful chords with audiences and critics alike — and are in the awards mix — speaks to a hunger for the kind of inclusion Hollywood has been sorely lacking for, well, ever.

His now iconic performance was almost swept under the carpet, in a film that on its initial release was treated like an abandoned child by audiences and critics alike.

Long before Frodo carried the ring across Middle - earth, Elijah Wood had charmed the pants off audiences and critics alike.

While both Christine and Starman were successful with audiences and critics alike, they remain as two of the least interesting films in Carpenter's oeuvre.

A psychological drama that registered with audiences and critics alike because of its heartfelt painful story, as this indie flick did itself proud in the award department in the Australian version of the Oscars (won 13 awards, including best film, director, actor and actress) and was viewed in competition at Cannes and at a number of other film festivals throughout the world including the prestigious Edinburgh Festival.

Bad Moms, the year's biggest R - rated comedy — a runaway hit with audiences and critics alike — is coming to Digital HD on October 18, 2016 and Blu - ray ™, DVD and On Demand on November 1, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Coogler turned his $ 200 million production budget into a movie that made $ 400 million worldwide on its opening weekend, with raves from audiences and critics alike.

For over a decade, the gold standard in feature length animated films (dominant among audiences and critics alike) has been Pixar studios.

2014 didn't have a cult film in the making like What We Do in the Shadows, or a true sleeper like Straight Outta Compton (or Spy, for that matter), or a blockbuster hitting the sweet spot for audiences and critics alike like Mad Max has done, or a traditional standalone nonfranchise blockbuster like The Martian, or an animated film with the acclaim of Inside Out, or a little horror movie that could like It Follows, or an unexpected independent drama that ran forever like Room....2015 was a year like 1999 or 1994.

And while there have been setbacks (the highly touted all - women remake of Ghostbusters made headlines this week after being declared the most - disliked trailer in YouTube history) it seems clear that this fresh force in mainstream comedy will continue to grow on audiences and critics alike.

A hit with audiences and critics alike, DreamWorks Animation's TROLLS, is the «feel - good» movie of the year receiving an outstanding audience reaction with a coveted «A» CinemaScore ® and a Certified Fresh rating on RottenTomatoes.com.

While it finished just ahead of Justice League (which added $ 40.7 million to its coffers bringing its two - week total to $ 171.5 million), it received higher mark from audiences and critics alike than its competition.

Two - time Academy Award nominee Laura Dern has touched many audiences and critics alike with her moving and heartfelt performances.

Films like «The Shape of Water,» «A Fantastic Woman,» «Lady Bird,» and «Call Me By Your Name» not only have complex, detailed, and moving portrayals, but prove that audiences and critics alike are hungry for stories which embrace diversity,» said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO.

That was the film that made audiences and critics alike take notice of Affleck once again, so it seems fitting that now in a well - respected and successful stage in his career, Affleck has returned once more to a trusted source.

But there's still plenty of other films coming out this month that could really excite the audiences and critics alike.

Praised by audiences and critics alike, Moneyball is set to contest the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture — Drama, Best Actor — Drama (Pitt), Best Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill) and Best Screenplay (Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin), and could prove to be a big player at the Academy Awards.

The original film became a surprise hit in 2013 that pleased audiences and critics alike (the film has an 86 % positive rating on RottenTomatoes.com) so one hopes that this follow - up can do the same.

It's a quality not felt in this series since 1976 when audiences and critics alike fell in love with the Rocky character the first time.

The teaser trailer certainly makes the film look like an embarrassment of riches, with the entire cast seemingly having the time (and hairstyles) of their lives, and if anyone can walk the fine line between serious drama and screwball comedy, and deliver something that audiences and critics alike will love, it's Russell.

Joaquin Phoenix has seen some of his past performances garner him much praise from audiences and critics alike.

The film comes in the wake of 2013's heart wrenching Sundance Jury Prize award winner, Blood Brother, a film that seemed to come out of nowhere to wow audiences and critics alike, and apparently even the likes of Terrence Malick and Atticus Ross who came on to Hoover's latest project to executive produce and serve as composer, respectively.

Highlighted by uncompromising scenes of sexual intimacy and emotional intensity, BLUE VALENTINE captivated audiences and critics alike, with the Los Angeles Times pronouncing it «something extraordinary, a valentine that actually says something true about being in love.»

«Films like The Shape of Water, A Fantastic Woman, Lady Bird, and Call Me By Your Name not only have complex, detailed, and moving portrayals, but prove that audiences and critics alike are hungry for stories which embrace diversity.»

Wreck - it Ralph and Brave were both well received by audiences and critics alike, so a win from either of these would be satisfactory.

A psychological drama that registered with audiences and critics alike because of its heartfelt painful story.

The sixth season premiere brings back the true form of the Shonda Rhimes» created show and all the plot twists that made the show so great and popular among audiences and critics alike in its early days.

Not exact matches

But Tillman is pretty sure Pure Comedy — the 13 - song folk opus beloved by critics and his fiercely devoted fans alike — would find a real audience among the LifeWay set, if they ever gave it a chance.

It opened to curious critics and audiences alike across the nation, and was met with a violently mixed response.

With this honor to his name, Biggs segued into film a short time later, debuting in the 1997 Camp Stories.In 1999, the unequivocal hit that was American Pie came along, and Biggs, portraying Jim, one of the more perpetually humiliated members of a group of four friends trying to lose their virginity by high - school graduation, made an undeniably distinct impression on critics and audiences alike.

The first film was a huge hit, taking more than eight times its budget at the box office and winning over critics and audiences alike with its intelligent storytelling and witty script.

Although the film didn't connect as strongly with mass audiences (although it's considered a «sleeper hit,» you have to wonder what it could have done if it had been released after Whedon's little art house film «The Avengers «-RRB- and more than a few critics found it befuddling and arch (it's neither), «The Cabin in the Woods» is the kind of movie that will ultimately live on as a deserved cult classic, perfect for drunken film studies students and bored kids at slumber parties alike.

After an extremely successful festival run that wowed both critics and audiences alike, including us (review), writer / director Ben Young's feature debut releases today.

«The mix of legendary filmmakers and performers along with vibrant new voices representing fresh and varied styles and perspectives has entertained and challenged critics and audiences alike.

Though the animated blockbuster hit was wrongfully snubbed from the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, it was still a fave of critics and audiences alike and is now included in your HBO membership.

Searching for Bobby Fischer is a crowd - pleasing sports film written and directed by Steven Zaillian (A Civil Action, All the King's Men) that gets high marks from critics and audiences alike, but which I personally found to be too manipulative and contrived to swallow down in a satisfactory way.

While I'm a fan of the divisive space epic Prometheus, there's no denying that with critics and audiences alike Scott has been in quite a steep rough patch these past few years and so it's with no shortage of competition that I say that his latest, Exodus: Gods and Kings, is easily the worst film of his 40 - year career.

Meanwhile, it's been 11 years since Alfonso Cuaron's radical modernization of the material, which was widely rejected by critics and audiences alike.

I suppose he doesn't really have to worry about repeating himself to a certain extent, as many audiences in the US and other countries may not be intimately familiar with his previous works, though they certainly have been lauded by critics and film buffs alike.

Prometheus divided fans and critics alike as it wasn't quite the direct prequel and tone audiences wanted from a new Alien film.

I can see why the film has polarised critics and audiences alike, however I found the whole experience to be completely mesmerising.

Why exactly is it that critics and audiences alike consider The Texas Chain Saw Massacre canonical, a masterpiece of the genre, while Eaten Alive floundered in relative obscurity until being referenced in a Quentin Tarantino film?

His last few films Robin Hood, Prometheus, The Counselor, Exodus: Gods and Kings were not very well received by critics and audiences alike.

«Carol» received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike, topped multiple end - of - the - year critics lists, and has a die - hard fanbase that were infuriated at its lack of awards attention.

In this day and age it must come as little surprise that The Hangover, a massive success with audiences, critics and studio accountants alike, has been the recipient of the sequel treatment.

It's the sort of comedic timing that has critics and audiences alike expecting the actor to walk away with a few awards because of it.