Sentences with phrase «cult figures in»

Addressing the legacy of thinkers, activists, rock bands, contemporary artists and cult figures in pop culture, Hubbard reveals connections between what is perceived to be as more academic or inaccessible, and that which is more popular or widely disseminated.

On Shuffle presents works by these interdisciplinary underground cult figures in various mediums, which use and reference music, including sound, performance, painting, mixed media and video.

Denny is a research based artist whose work offers critical and celebratory insights into the content and structure of the technology industry, governmental information agencies, and individual cult figures in the field.

Players like Arnie, who some are beginning to be compared to Paolo, and Arthur, are almost becoming cult figures in a short space of time.

J. R. R. Tolkien once wrote ruefully, «Being a cult figure in one's own lifetime I am afraid is not at all pleasant.»

Gilles is a real cult figure in F1 history and Wow Gilles!

Tommy Wiseau was a bizarre man of indeterminate age and background who became a cult figure in Los Angeles in 2003 for The Room — a toe - curlingly awful film he financed, directed, wrote and starred in.

There is no hockey mask, no ominous cult figure in the first part of Friday the 13th.

These elements contributed to Bourgeois becoming, in the»90s, something of a cult figure in the tradition of Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe and Frida Kahlo.

A lauded and much - respected cult figure in a bi-coastal subculture that comprises skaters, graffiti artists, and West Coast surfers, Barry McGee was born in 1966 in California, where he continues to live and work.

Cosey Fanni Tutti is best known as a cult figure in the UK.

Slandered as a deviant and provocateur in some circles and worshipped as a cult figure in others, the work of director Ed Wood left a legacy of infamy.

A cult figure in industrial music, founder of bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, Genesis Breyer P - Orridge has developed, as a visual artist, the Pandrogeny project — a complex series of collaborative artworks by P - Orridge and his wife and fellow musician Lady Jaye Breyer P - Orridge.

Her psychologically penetrating portraits and outspoken personality, made her a cult figure in the art community during the last two decades of her life, in which her visual language has had a major impact on successive generations of painters.

Kurt Cobain is part of a celebrated series of portraits Elizabeth Peyton painted of the cult figure in 1995.

Kim Dotcom has become somewhat of a cult figure in the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

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You are right that even Atheist figures like Hitler and Stalin became cults in and of themselves; I guess maybe this shows us how easily Materialism and Religion can blend, and how dangerous that combination can be?

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Although it would be foolish to demarcate too rigidly cultic and other depictions of the emperor, as in some way all imperial ideology was pervaded by religious conceptualizations of the imperial figure, the emperor was more than the cult, and imperial ideology was embodied in other forms and practices, many of which still require extensive examination (for example, its significance in the ideological construction of gender in the empire, and particularly of the body, is only just becoming visible).

Although Hoffman was nominated for Oscars twice for playing religious figures - a Catholic priest in «Doubt» in 2009, a cult leader in «The Master» in 2012 - his own faith wasn't widely known.

All such «Families» usually have a Big Daddy / Momma figure who can eventually morph from being a caring leader into a control freak, and in some cases a fully fledged cult leader.

Thus understood, the doctrine of radical evil can furnish a receptive structure for new figures of alienation besides the speculative illusion or even the desire for consolation — of alienation in the cultural powers, such as the church and the state; it is indeed at the heart of these powers that a falsified expression of the synthesis can take place; when Kant speaks of «servile faith,» of «false cult,» of a «false Church,» he completes at the same time his theory of radical evil.

Usually the one who dies and rises is a mythological figure, such as Osiris in the Isis cult.

They have maintained a fair amount of traditional beliefs; in the same fashion, the Hindus have easily come to terms with the cult of Virgin Mary who is the dominant figure in the religious life of Christians.42

As evangelicals try to figure out whether they can support a president who practices Mormonism, the rest of us will try to figure out whether Mormonism is a cult, a form of Christianity, or something in between.

Astarte (for convenience» sake, I'll use the Hellenized version of her name) was a key figure in the cult of sacred sexuality that was central to the religious life of the ancient Semites.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

Pivotal to that of course are the actions of Damien Comolli, a divisive figure perhaps not a million miles away from Philip Seymour Hoffman's cult leader in the movie The Master.

However, Kean has at least bolstered his ranks with the loan signings of Jermaine Jones, a combative, central midfielder from Schalke, and a former cult figure within the Ewood terraces in Roque San Cruz, who scored 23 goals during his two seasons with Blackburn (2007 - 2009).

After turning Chile into one of the most thrilling teams in international football and inspiring Pep Guardiola to bring a more intense and frantic pressing game to Barcelona, Marcelo Bielsa was already a cult figure by the time he finally crossed the Atlantic to take his first job in Europe in 2011 at Athletic Club of Bilbao.

A cult figure this season for Liverpool after finally fulfilling his # 18 million price tag from Paris Saint - Germain in 2013, Sakho scored in the thrilling Europa League quarterfinal win over Borussia Dortmund and again in the recent 4 - 0 thrashing of local rivals Everton.

Suarez became a cult figure at Liverpool following the 2013/14 season as he broke new ground for strikers in England, scoring 31 goals in just 33 games before completely dominating the end - of - season awards.

Originally a judge from the eastern Libyan town of al - Bayida, his national profile made him an attractive figure in a country which is used to being dominated by the cult of personality around a long - lasting dictator.

The rise of cult - fave clothing label Reformation brought with it a cult - like obsession for vintage florals in figure - flattering silhouettes (promoted by devoted fan Emily Ratajkowski).

Today Kremen remains a respected businessman (currently chairing the Clean Power Finance, Inc.), an avid startuper, and a cult figure for anyone in the online dating industry.

In 1994, Tarantino was elevated from a cult figure to a major celebrity.

It is only after hacker cult figure Morpheus agrees to show Tom «how deep the rabbit hole goes» that Tom, and we, learn The Ugly Truth: the surface of the earth has been uninhabitable for centuries, and all humans are spending their lives in a virtual reality construct, while a complex network of machines uses the electrical energy and body heat from their real bodies, which are stored in individual pods, as a fuel source.

Pam Grier is the first black woman action star, and in recent years there's been more attention paid to pulp figures in that ilk, thanks to the nostalgia of cult cinema and the celebration of genre canons.

Made between his cult western Johnny Guitar and his legendary Rebel Without a Cause, it in many ways anticipates the latter in the western mode of the former, though with a more conventional approach and an emphasis on the father figure over the symbolic son.

Wiseau has been enjoying a career renaissance ever since actor - director James Franco released The Disaster Artist in theaters nationwide, a comedic recreation of the Hollywood cult figure's making of The Room.

Roy, Shannon's character in Midnight Special, is on the run specifically to protect his son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), whose mysterious powers have made him an important figure to a creepy cult.

Naturally Robert Englund is back as Freddy (Englund is something of a cult figure these days), but so is Heather Langenkamp, who played his nemesis in the first film.

I vividly remember when word began to spread, in the loose community of movie and culture bloggers of which I was then a part, about the 2003 cult phenomenon The Room, a self - produced and self - distributed movie that was the vanity project of an enigmatic figure by the name of Tommy Wiseau.

Magic Trip (Unrated) Psychedelic documentary about Sixties cult figure Ken Kesey recounting the best - selling author's (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) fabled, hallucinogen - fueled bus trip across the country from Oregon to New York in the company of a band of freewheeling, fellow acid freaks known as The Merry Pranksters.

With Michael Shannon in the role of Roy, the boy's father, and Kirsten Dunst as Sarah, his mom, this movie emphasizes the extent to which parents will protect their son even if it means running away from gun - toting figures from a mysterious cult under the leadership of Calvin Meyr (Sam Shepard).

Korean director Park Chan - wook is one of the biggest filmmakers in his country and a cult figure here in the U.S. thanks mainly to his 2004 revenge thriller «Oldboy.»

This principal, in essence, can become a cult - of - personality; a larger than life figure who exemplifies a rare gift.

The cult leader is a fascinating figure, one that is frequently reproduced and reimagined in literature.

It's not long before Mellick finds himself alone and surrounded by stangers with rumours of a strange cult and mysterious figures appearing in front of sandstorms cropping up.

Previous sales figures pretty much stand in the way of a new installment, which is a shame considering the strong cult following this game has generated.