Sentences with phrase «become classics of their genre»

Ono also recounts here the genesis of her installations and performances, so many of which have since become classics of their genre.

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The fact is that over the years many songs from many genres have told stories that resonate with millions of listeners; that's how «hits» become timeless classics.

With engaging performances from Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, the movie, which follows a workaholic (Hanks» Allen Bauer) as he falls for an honest - to - goodness mermaid (Hannah's Madison), is an agreeable romantic comedy that's deservedly become a minor classic of the genre.

This film feels like the musical genre's missing link, bridging the gap between the classic MGM musicals of the Freed Unit, and the more modern, less sanitised genre it eventually became.

Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs is a stop - motion animated movie that dazzles with creativity, and could become a certified classic in the genre.

On a very small budget, but with tons of passion for filmmaking, an unknown director would make one of the most classic cult films of all time that not only was a head of its time, but would become the number one movie responsible for a genre.

A mash - up of high school satires like «Heathers» and vintage slasher flicks like «Carrie,» «Jennifer's Body» isn't quite the cult classic it could have become, but it has enough going for it to entertain fans of both genres.

Classic buddy pictures typically threw together mismatched protagonists who slowly became friends: Martin Brest's Midnight Run is the gold standard of the genre, and looks like Citizen Kane next to this thing.

For me, «Ex Machina» as a whole fell just short of becoming a modern classic of the genre, but it was further evidence Garland (who wrote the much - admired «28 Days» movies) is a major talent.

300 could be one of those films that instantly becomes a classic, a true staple of the action genre.

With its stunning visual style, sly subversion science - fiction and horror genre conventions and one of the most terrifying and memorable monsters in screen history, «Alien» became an instant film classic from the moment it burst forth — literally — in the summer of 1979.

The uncomplicated yet ingeniously knotted plot takes a classic noir murder — a man killing his lover's husband so they can be together — strips away the genre clichés and infuses the film with the introspective moodiness, dynamic camerawork, unadorned location shots, and stylized but emotionally naked performances that would become a hallmark of the New Wave pictures that followed by Francois Truffaut, Jean - Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer and Malle himself.

Going out with a bang It's become customary to talk about Sam Peckinpah's classic as the tombstone of the Western genre, the moment when Hollywood's already - tired tradition of white - hat heroics was plunged irrevocably into nihilism, apocalypse and zero - sum catharsis.

It's a name that I've become very fond of lately, thanks to the company's seemingly unstoppable desire to create point and click adventure games, keeping the ancient but classic genre alive in a world filled with first - person shooters and the color grey.

The creator of such classic franchises such as Devil May Cry, Okami and Viewtiful Joe returns to the action genre with a character who may become the most renowned figure in action gaming.

Well, I have come back to give my two cents and show a few examples of franchises that I think, if done well, would become stand alone classics that could help define SSB as its own genre within the fighting realm of video games.

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Evolving from a freeware and pretty brilliant Silent Hill 2 demake (Soundless Mountain II) and never being shy of its traditional survival - horror legacy, Lone Survivor went on to become one of the most successful indie games of 2012 and a glorious love letter to those pioneering genre classics.

Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Altered Beast... Plenty of Sega's classic side - scrolling beat -»em - ups have gone on to become legends of the genre.

Despite other experiments such as Brave Fencer Musashi, Tobal 1 & 2, Front Mission and so on, Squaresoft were still contributing to the RPG genre through continuations to their ongoing series like Final Fantasy VIII and IX, Legend of Mana and Chrono Cross, Square will also willing to release new IP's that later went on to become cult classics (Xenogears anyone?).

It features a small, albeit detailed, environment to explore and plenty of puzzles to solve and ultimately becoming a modern take on a classic genre.

Evil Days of Luckless John 2006 Classic adventure game fans often criticize the modern state of the adventure genre of becoming uninspired and tasteless, to the extent that even the noblest efforts to recreate the sheer beauty and humor of these classic adventure games have translated to bitter gaming experClassic adventure game fans often criticize the modern state of the adventure genre of becoming uninspired and tasteless, to the extent that even the noblest efforts to recreate the sheer beauty and humor of these classic adventure games have translated to bitter gaming experclassic adventure games have translated to bitter gaming experiences.

Over the last few years, the lines between many genres of art have started to blur, the gallery scene has become more accepting of street art, and street artists have been able to take inspiration from more classic stylings to combine with their own techniques.