Sentences with phrase «drew comparisons»

But he got a lot of attention in Park City this year for «Mister and Pete,» which also stars Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Mackie, Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje, Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks, and drew comparisons to «The Wire» and «Precious.»

Coming eleven years after Toy Story 2 drew comparisons to The Godfather Part II in quality, earning universal acclaim despite originating as a direct - to - video project, Toy Story 3 raised seemingly insurmountable expectations, having to endure comparison to two of the most beloved films of the late 20th century and ones that represented childhood bliss for millions.

She drew comparisons to Elia Kazan, whom she said she would have worked with given the chance, despite his congressional testimony that put many of his colleagues on Hollywood's blacklist in the 1950s, thus ending their careers.

When Square Enix unveiled Dragon Quest Builders earlier this summer, the game immediately drew comparisons to Mojang's Minecraft, thanks to its blocky graphics and emphasis on construction and crafting.

This is Kazan's first screenplay credit, but we have no reservations on the quality of her work: her Off - Broadway play «We Live Here» unfortunately drew comparisons to the often histrionic and extravagant «Rachel Getting Married» for sharing a similar plot, but the former was actually a much stronger and subtler work without all of the miserablist Oscar - beggar mayhem.

Still Hampered By Its PG - 13 Rating When the first film was released, it drew comparisons to the Japanese masterpiece «Battle Royale,» in which children outfitted with explosive collars are forced to kill each other in increasingly creative and ghoulish ways.

At last year's Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft and Grounding Inc announced a new Kinect enabled XBLA title called Project Draco which instantly drew comparisons to the legendary Panzer Dragoon series.

When Square Enix unveiled Dragon Quest Builders earlier this summer, the game immediately drew comparisons to Mojang's Minecraft, thanks to its blocky graphics and emphasis on construction and...

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Early in his career, Kenneth Branagh says he drew comparisons to Sir Laurence Olivier.

Audiences expecting something akin to David Fincher's Gone Girl (Hawkins» novel initially drew comparisons to scribe Gillian Flynn, much to her chagrin) will be quite disappointed with this asinine thriller, which initially promises a trio of stalwart female characters, but abruptly and unceremoniously sells them out in honor of a poorly executed grand reveal.

Amber Rose's revealing chain metal dress by Laurel DeWitt, which she wore to the VMAs in 2014, drew comparisons to Rose McGowan's VMAs look from 1998 and yet still managed to shock people.

This British import drew comparisons to Brian De Palma's Blow Out, Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation, and the film that influenced both, Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow - Up, when it was released in the UK last year.

The 21 - year - old producer — and current Brown University student — made his debut with this ambitious album of experimental electronica, which drew comparisons to James Blake upon its release in early 2011.

(It was this large plume that drew comparisons to the monster El Niño of 1998, which caused deluges and flooding in many parts of the world and significantly amped up global temperatures.

To describe the underlying physics of a superfluid's turbulence, Adams and his colleagues drew comparisons with the physics governing black holes.

In his new study, Dr. Blecher drew comparisons between taxing tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks, using South Africa as a case study.

President Nishani's emotional presentation in the Assembly parlor drew comparisons between his fellow citizens» acts of defiance towards the Nazis and his nation's recent assistance to the U.S. in the fight against other forms of violent extremism.

In a move that drew comparisons to Rosa Parks and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the California Republican Party voted this weekend to officially recognize the Log Cabin Republicans.

She drew comparisons to New York Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins, who pushed the debate on fracking into the daylight and won surprise endorsements from the New York's public employee newspaper, The Chief, four democratic clubs, and six teachers unions.

The media attention — and his aggressive streak — drew comparisons to another prominent New York prosecutor, Eliot Spitzer.

After that, the PM's speech inevitably drew comparisons with other memorable addresses mentioning the town.

Instead, he drew comparisons to the 2012 match that went into overtime with the ballot counting in a statement.

However, in the previous week Deondre Francois began taking snaps with the first team offense and drew comparisons to Christian Ponder from head coach Jimbo Fisher.

He also drew comparisons to former backup Ryan Mallett, who was highly regarded by the Patriots coaching staff before being traded and posting underwhelming numbers for Houston.

It wasn't exactly a looker though, and its bulbous low - drag body drew comparisons to a pig.

The 26 - year - old was outstanding in Arsenal's 2 - 0 win over Liverpool, most of his best moments coming from powerful runs from deep into the opposition half, and the performance drew comparisons between Diaby and Man City's Yaya Toure.

No doubt more than one sermon drew comparisons between divine fatherhood and human fatherhood, even though doing so is fraught with challenges for the American Christian given the historical connection to....

Another person summarized: ``: fire:: fire:: fire:: fire: NOBODY PANIC: fire:: fire:: fire:: fire:» Many drew comparisons to Mt. Gox, a Japanese virtual - currency exchange — once the largest of its kind — that had collapsed in a catastrophic $ 460 million hack two years prior.

The bank said the «vast majority» of its clients remained supportive, but the situation still drew comparisons to the 2008 failure of Lehman and the resulting global financial crisis.

Now, video, and live streaming in particular, are key to the strategies of each company, and inevitably, the streams of both social networks will draw comparisons.

Harvey has drawn comparisons with Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans 12 years ago, killing 1,800 people and causing an estimated $ 108 billion in damage.

The politician has drawn comparisons to Obama (circa 2008), inspired a hit song «Two - Finger Salute,» won cred for his can - do competence and earned a slight (though perhaps not statistically significant) 3 % edge in recent polls.

And while its big selection, low prices, and popular online presence have often drawn comparisons to Amazon, Jet's latest release of its own private basics brand «Uniquely J» makes them more similar options than ever.

Sun TV News, though it has yet to launch, has already drawn comparisons to the Fox News Channel in the U.S. Roughly two - thirds of the respondents, however, believe Sun TV News will have less impact in Canada than Fox News has had in the U.S. «I'm as conservative as it gets in this country, but the Fox News network is designed for a constituency that is just not widespread in Canada.»

Though executives at large drugmakers, which also routinely enact large price increases for established products, were quick to distance themselves from Shkreli, the House oversight committee seems intent on drawing comparisons across the industry.

Overnight — well, four full days later — those investors enjoyed a 100 % return on their investments when Facebook acquired Instagram for $ 1 billion, drawing comparisons to Google's $ 1.65 billion purchase of YouTube in 2006.

Edwards also draws a comparison between modern - day investment methods — volatility targeting, risk parity, and trend - following quant funds — and the 1987 - era hedging technique called «portfolio insurance,» which is frequently associated with the market crash.

The piece draws a comparison to Virginia's Fairfax County, which is similar in many ways to Westchester: They're both suburbs of big cities (New York and Washington, D.C.), they have similarly high home values, and they educate about the same number of students in public schools, which in both places have a good reputation.

Seth Klarman, the value investing giant who draws comparisons to Warren Buffett, says he is not a believer in cryptocurrencies.

It has drawn comparisons to state - run propaganda seen in countries such as Russia and North Korea.

The IPO casts a spotlight on Alibaba's extraordinary rise, which has drawn comparisons with some of Silicon Valley's famous success stories.

He draws comparisons to the histories of Kodak and Polaroid, whose cameras helped shape the trajectory photography took from people posing for photos in a studio, to carrying camera nearly everywhere.

Twitter promptly seized on the statement, drawing comparisons to an infamous May 2003 speech in which President George W. Bush proudly declared the end of a major US presence in Iraq while standing on an aircraft carrier in front of a banner that said, «Mission Accomplished.»

Spotify's early lead in music streaming has drawn comparisons to Netflix, which built upon its pioneering role in DVD - by - mail rentals and then video streaming to create a hugely successful, subscription - driven franchise that has produced spectacular investment returns and left the company with a market value of $ 122 billion.

In a move that's already drawn comparisons to the Amazon - JP Morgan - Berkshire trio's foray into health care, Apple will reportedly also be moving into health care.

Many political commentators have drawn a comparison between Trump's right - wing populism and that of UKIP, particularly when it comes to immigration.

He's drawn comparisons to Russell Wilson, though those have mostly come from the most starry - eyed of scouts.

Because Bitcoin's virtual currency operates in the same fuzzy confines as Liberty Reserve's, the tech press was quick to draw comparison between the two businesses, wondering if Bitcoin would suffer a similar fate.

Austin's up - and - coming technology startup scene and liberal - leaning, laid back vibe has drawn comparisons to Seattle.

Baidu, the Chinese search engine that often draws comparisons to Google, has launched a Blockchain - as - a-service platform.