Sentences with phrase «cult status for»

The Nokia 8110, released in 1996, achieved cult status for its curved back and sliding keyboard cover.

The exhibition at the Society Club in Soho features 18 limited edition darkroom prints taken from Griffin's highly sought after out - of - print book, © Brian Griffin 1978, which was created in collaboration with artist Barney Bubbles, who had achieved cult status for his illustrations of punk record sleeves.

Unofficially the best game of the year (2010) according to fans and critics alike, Deadly Premonition split the gaming community right down the middle and earned itself cult status for its memorable cast and story.

The game achieved a cult status for its unique use of a bionic arm with an attached grapple that was used to swing through a level instead of the usual jumping that was more common in 2 - D platformers at the time.

The last model before Corolla's switch to a front - wheel - drive platform, the AE86 has achieved cult status for its wedgy good looks and driftable tossability.

Things certainly changed with the arrival of the fourth iteration of the Civic Type R. For the first time, a Type R model relies on a turbocharged engine instead of the naturally aspirated powerplants that gained cult status for their linear powerbands and ability to rev to the moon and back.

The film released back in 1981 and has ever since gained cult status for its amazing murder scenes and insane visuals.

The Room, released in 2003, has achieved cult status for being terrible.

The Wizard has gained cult status for its slavish devotion to all things Nintendo, putting its entire product catalogue on the screen for you to enjoy and, hopefully, to buy.

This sketch series from Scottish comedian Brian «Limmy» Limond is picking up cult status for its surreal, trippy humour.

It's a small - budget drama that developed a cult status for its stilted acting, nonsensical plotting and indefinable central figure Tommy Wiseau.

Not exact matches

Careful, legitmacy based cult status, could be dangerous for all «churches».

He's continued working with Greg over the years, using the cult status of The Room to his benefit and pretending he meant for his movie to be a comedy all along.

Furthermore, he violated the consti.tution by speaking about political issues and trying to inadvertently sway the vote away from Obama, for which once the IRS are done he could very well have cost his cult of bigots their tax - exempt status.

The so - called Paleo Diet has been around for some years, but has grown to achieve almost cult status, particularly in the United States, since its revival in the early 2000s, exploiting rising interest in returning to the eating habits of our ancestors, perceived to be simpler and more natural.

Hebrew National enjoys something of a cult status within the frankfurter world, and for good reason.

this club, under his tutelage, has ruffled a lot of feathers over the years and now it's coming home to roost... his arrogance has rubbed many the wrong way, but winning provided the perfect tonic to cure all ills... whether largely self - created or a byproduct of all the media attention, Wenger seemed to embrace his cult - like status, which would eventually be his downfall... he claimed that his club was different... more of an extended family than a footballing club and only those with what he deemed as «special» qualities could even hope to join such an exclusive club... these «qualities» were hailed by most, especially as the wins kept rolling in... but with exclusivity comes a certain amount of cockiness, which can be somewhat healthy in a highly competitive environment if it comes from a honest place... it wouldn't take long for the fans to embrace their bespectacled former economics professor, going so far as to suggest he could do no wrong... but this fairy tale couldn't last forever

Despite his cult hero status among the Anfield faithful, and his apparently world - class standing in the game, Liverpool have been slow out of the blocks with a new contract for the 23 - year - old defender.

Fisher has attained a cult status around Baton Rouge since he left for Tallahassee a decade ago, partially because he's the first of what LSU boosters believe is a string of offensive coordinator casualties under Miles, or play callers who were limited by the former Tigers head coach.

The Dutch star achieved cult status among the Reds faithful over the years and is now plying his trade for Feyenoord.

Michy Batshuayi will now inevitably gain cult status amongst Chelsea fans following on from his goal on Friday that secured the Premier League title for Chelsea this season.

The Spaniard was a sensation during his spell with the Reds; his lethal finishing and self - confessed love for the supporters led to fans nicknaming the former Atletico Madrid prodigy» El Nino», where he would later go on to earn cult status with the Kop.

After launching with just 100 boxes, Lucky Dip Club now sends out over 1,000 boxes a month, and enjoys almost cult - like status on the craft scene, with legions of devoted fans setting their alarms for the early morning launches and sharing their Lucky Dip Club snaps across social media.

But it's nothing like it was five or ten years ago when it too achieved cult - like status with legions of loyal followers swearing it was THE answer for them and the next cure for obesity.

Rebounding (e.g. jumping up and down on a trampoline), for one, has attained something of akin to cult status, and anecdotal evidence at least suggests there might be something in it.

From a fluffy Fendi key chain to Balenciaga moto boots, the prerequisite for hitting this type of cult status usually entails an eye - catching element and a certain level of unexpectedness.

Clothing labels then began to use T - Shirts to promote their companies, creating a cult fashion status for brands like Supreme, Carhartt and also Coca - Cola.

When something achieves «cult» status, it becomes hard for me to resist it.

James» collaborations with photographers, including Cedric Buchet and Steven Meisel, for Prada's advertising campaigns, dismiss the lines between art and fashion photography and have achieved cult status.

Easily the most thrilling thriller in recent memory, Crush the Skull seems destined for cult status.

This is a movie that's destined for cult status, where viewers can fully appreciate what Jody Hill was trying to do.

I just wish that we didn't have to wait ten years for these smaller features to achieve the kind of cult status that is rewarded with exhaustive home video extras, but oh well.

But in over the past two decades, Corbin Dallas and Leelo have garnered cult classic status, and for good reason.

Snatcher is a 1988 MSX game (inspired by Blade Runner) written and produced by Hideo Kojima which was ported in 1994 for the SEGA CD where it reached popularity and its cult status.

For five years the billboard stared down on baffled motorists, while the movie itself ascended to cult status.

Bone Tomahawk seems predestined for cult classic status, but even that might be undervaluing how good it is.

Clearly that was the trajectory of the film's road to cult status compressed significantly for dramatic effect, right?

The infamous South Boston gangster gained an almost cult hero status after disappearing from the city as his empire crumbled around him, managing to evade the FBI for nearly two decades despite supposed sightings all over the globe until his surprise capture in California in 2011.

Destined for cult status, Bone Tomahawk completes a trio of fantastic violent Westerns this year alongside The Revenant and Hateful Eight and trumps them both.

Cindy Morgan appeared in the effects - driven Tron, which seems to make a greater case for cult classic status every day, but little else of note beyond a number of «Falcon Crest» episodes.

For those who don't know about The Room, it is a 2003 film that has gained cult classic status (or is it classic status?)

Writer / director Michael Dougherty has given movie buffs everywhere a gift, not just in terms of crafting an excellent film (one that's assuredly destined for cult classic status), but in granting us the opportunity to surprise the hell out of all of our friends on Halloween night with a trippy little horror flick that they know nothing about.

I give this one star because it was clearly meant to be bad but it wasn't bad enough for cult status.

Last night I was at Midnight Madness, the fevered late night cult screening strand that has legendary status worldwide for genre fans.

And while it's too bad more people didn't see it when it was released, it only made about $ 300,000 total, it's perfectly suited for cult status and a second life on DVD.

After covering the deeper, philosophical implications, not to mention the fun, of zombies, we moved on to the cult status they enjoy in England and the cult adoration they themselves feel for George Romero, whose DAWN OF THE DEAD did so much to influence them.

Reaching cult classic status, I only stumbled upon this film fairly recently; and though it was released back in 1995, it may still be the most relevant and resounding film to tackle the experience of middle school and family life for an unpopular suburban pre-teen girl.

Pretty much everyone except Lumi Cavazos (Inez) has been rounded up for this fine retrospective, which covers the film's writing and development process, production, lousy test screenings, and rise to cult status.

Sporadic «jaggies» and some light banding aside, the 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer of The Chumscrubber proper is impeccable, while the accompanying Dolby Digital 5.1 audio is quite playful, particularly whenever the titular post-apocalyptic superhero — yeah, there are a few desperate bids for cult status, but at least Thumbsucker's insufferable New York - as - Shangri - La subtext is studiously avoided — rears his head.

More than deserving of its cult status, Richard Kelly's end - of - the - world drama, set in a pungently evoked 1988 loaded with the best music of the day (Echo & the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears, etc.), is sci - fi for smart people.