Sentences with phrase «audiences expectations at»

Besson manages to subvert audiences expectations at a few points by not delivering on big showdowns and staying true to his protagonist's abilities and motives.

Besson even manages to subvert audiences expectations at a few points by not delivering on big showdowns and staying true to his protagonists abilities and motives.

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As such, her follow - up comes with high expectations, and audiences expecting something as edgy or provocative as her last film will be surprised at just how conventional an effort LANDLINE proves to be.

Probably more than any other filmmaker, his name evokes instant expectations on the part of audiences: at least two or three great chills (and a few more good ones), some striking black comedy, and an eccentric characterization or two in every one of the director's movies.Originally trained at a technical school, Hitchcock gravitated to movies through art courses and advertising, and by the mid -»20s he was making his first films.

Unfortunately, at this point in their careers, the Farrellys suffer from the audience's preconception that they are going to do something gross in every scene, and that expectation telegraphs the so - called funny moments before they happen.

I spent a lot of my review (in all versions of it) addressing audience expectations of the film rather than reviewing the film itself, at least not as directly as perhaps I would normally.

Scream's characters talked about horror - movie rules, poking at conventions and tweaking audience expectations.

If Shyamalan is to the point where he's actively flipping the bird to audiences and expectations, eschewing his life - support systems for twists and protracted takes in favour of ugly, flat, uninspired action sequences and blighted implications, then I might actually at this point be looking forward to his next one.

McDonagh is a master at introducing characters and automatically telling the audience who they are, but at the same time manipulating their actions in realistic manner that subverts our expectations.

Not that it's a bad thing, of course, as audiences are likely experiencing blockbuster fatigue at this point in the year, but while there are some promising movies on the schedule, you probably shouldn't set your expectations too high.

Really, I wish there was no publicity ever for anything with actors because I like audiences to experience stories without any expectations at all.

For some reason, the person the camera follows isn't Tom, an awkward attempt at playing with the audience's expectations.

I'm not a complete stickler for realism and I think some tricks used are quite effective (the Han Solo gag and the expectations vs. reality sequence being two), but it's obvious that (500) Days of Summer requires its audience to invest in the realism of the relationship at least so it can get a little stylized elsewhere and I think it failed there.

It is also apparent that some major and last - minute editing was performed; one entire subplot involving Hunt and Mrs. Phelps is so obscured throughout the film that its sudden reappearance at the end of the film is as much a surprise as a clarification of audience expectations.

Victoria breaks audience expectations early on, when the four strapping youths who accost the title character in the street at 4 am turn out to be friendly and non-threatening.

Tom Jolliffe looks at Ryan Coogler's career as a writer / director and the possibilities (and importance) of what comes next... When you breakout in a big way as an independent film - maker, in a small film that manages to hook in a fairly large audience, the expectation for what comes next, begins.

It's the Star Wars movie we deserve, not because it's some perfect piece of cinema, but because it's as good as a movie could possibly be with this many obligations — to fans and newcomers, old markets and new ones, with every variety of expectation laid at its feet by eager audiences worldwide — and then some.

The release of a studio - financed entertainment — and an auteur - driven star vehicle at that — so clearly disinterested in serving audience expectations or desires, is cause to at least take note.

When you write, do you write with the expectation that women will be your primary audience, and how important is it to you (if at all) to have a male audience?

(There are almost a million apps in the iTunes app store, and, unlike at store's launch, it is much harder to discover new authors on there given the competition and audience expectations.»

This morning's Top Technology Trends (TTT) panel at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, TX, attracted its usual large audience as speakers singled out topics like user expectations, analytics, systems integration, and data interoperability as areas for the library community to watch.

FUN AND INTELLIGENT DISCOURSE «The success of this first edition of GAMEHOTEL's flagship event at GDC has confirmed the increasing expectations of industry players — as well as growing audiences - for light - hearted shows that point towards a rich and diverse future of interactive entertainment» said Bruno Beusch, director of organizing TNC Network, and host of the GAMEHOTEL extravaganza.

At The End Before The Beginning is an experimental film on the topic of expectations — how we experience anticipation as social beings, individual person, and film audience.

«Evans 360º supports the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts ongoing initiative to develop a visitor - centric experience that meets the needs and expectations of diverse and growing audience, while also placing the museum at the forefront of museum education in the 21st century,» said Michael Taylor, Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Art & Education at VMFA.

Thursday March 5 — Expectations, looking at not only the personal expectations of individual curators, but also those of audiences and of artists and how these expectations might influence curatoriExpectations, looking at not only the personal expectations of individual curators, but also those of audiences and of artists and how these expectations might influence curatoriexpectations of individual curators, but also those of audiences and of artists and how these expectations might influence curatoriexpectations might influence curatorial practice.

As such, his pieces have always courted audience expectations while at the same time frustrating intellectual and emotional closure.

Richard Oelze's Die Erwartung (The Expectation), in which a flock of posers gaze at emptiness while their backs face the audience, is considered to be one of the milestones in modern painting.