Sentences with phrase «for audiences and critics»

Here's what that could mean for audiences and critics alike.

But the Christopher Nolan film worked for audiences and critics, and now is firmly in the awards - season firmament (in fact, Nolan so far has received more Best Director prizes from critics groups than any other filmmaker this... Read

2014 didn't have a cult film in the making like What We Do in the Shadows, or a true sleeper like Straight Outta Compton (or Spy, for that matter), or a blockbuster hitting the sweet spot for audiences and critics alike like Mad Max has done, or a traditional standalone nonfranchise blockbuster like The Martian, or an animated film with the acclaim of Inside Out, or a little horror movie that could like It Follows, or an unexpected independent drama that ran forever like Room....2015 was a year like 1999 or 1994.

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After all, the main reason critics and audiences find the show so objectionable is because they are both loyal to, and emotionally invested in, the founding concept of what Cirque du Soleil's name stands for.

This description resembles the «Black Panther» villain Killmonger, played by Michael B. Jordan, who was praised by critics and audiences for being a sympathetic figure even though his methods were brutal.

Though some critics took issue with Gibson's creative choice, beyond its artistic merits, The Passion remains one of the more important Bible films ever made: Taking in nearly $ 400 million, it is the highest - grossing R - rated film of all time, and it helped usher in a new era of Hollywood creating content for Christian audiences.

And yet the blame for the absence of Catholicism — or Judaism or Protestantism — from the larger conversation must, in part, rest with people of faith — and in particular with the critics, intellectuals, and theologians who help to mediate what is going on in the arts to a broader audienAnd yet the blame for the absence of Catholicism — or Judaism or Protestantism — from the larger conversation must, in part, rest with people of faith — and in particular with the critics, intellectuals, and theologians who help to mediate what is going on in the arts to a broader audienand in particular with the critics, intellectuals, and theologians who help to mediate what is going on in the arts to a broader audienand theologians who help to mediate what is going on in the arts to a broader audience.

The smaller venue left standing room for some of the audience, a mix of supporters and critics of the County Executive's policies.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life viewed at a semipublic screening with an audience of critics and ordinary moviegoers rated PG - 13 for action violence and some sensuality official site IMDB

Spy Kids 3 - D: Game Over viewed at a semipublic screening with an audience of critics and ordinary moviegoers rated PG for action sequences and peril official site IMDB

Critic Consensus: Mandy Lane has enough wit and craft to spark the horror fan's interest, but is not sufficiently original for mainstream audiences.

Critic Consensus: Schizophrenic in subject and lackluster in execution, Outlander might have trouble finding the cult audience for which it was built.

In 2005, Lindhardt took Danish cinema audience and critics by storm in the lead role of ANGELS IN FAST MOTION, for which he received the Danish Robert / Academy Award, Best Lead Role.

Grainger first came to the attention of American audiences in the television series THE BORGIAS, and has appeared in such television productions as BONNIE & CLYDE, playing the titular role of Bonnie and earning nominations from the Critics» Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series and the Satellite Award for Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television; and in LADY CHATTERLEY»S LOVER among others.

Cast as Diana Guzman, the fierce and vibrant protagonist of Kusama's story of a high school girl who takes up boxing, Rodriguez went on to earn almost universal acclaim for her powerful portrayal, winning the admiration of audiences and critics from Sundance to Toronto.Of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent, Rodriguez was born in Bell County, TX, on July 12, 1978.

It may be surprising for you to learn that in a country with more than one billion people, the fastest growing film industry in the world, and a 10 billion rmb (1.5 billion usd) box office gross in 2010 alone, there is hardly any professional film criticism accessible to its public.When I say hardly any, I mean that there is an absence of professional film critics who work for major, national publications and media outlets, and thus a lack of regular film reviews of new Chinese movies, at least for the mass audiences.

The predictability of cinema seems to be at the heart of the matter for the critics who signed the Pamphlet for Activist Film Criticism at last year's Oberhausen International Film Festival, in which they caution against the threat of filmmaking being submitted to «market logic, target audience orientation and political agendas.»

An audience favorite at SxSW, the James Bond spoof Spy is a reunion for Byrne, McCarthy, and Feig, and so far critics can't get enough of it, praising the dynamic between the two Bridesmaids stars and the continuous strides Feig's inner circle is making for women in comedy.

Although the film didn't connect as strongly with mass audiences (although it's considered a «sleeper hit,» you have to wonder what it could have done if it had been released after Whedon's little art house film «The Avengers «-RRB- and more than a few critics found it befuddling and arch (it's neither), «The Cabin in the Woods» is the kind of movie that will ultimately live on as a deserved cult classic, perfect for drunken film studies students and bored kids at slumber parties alike.

Or maybe it's because she's married to Lou that she can't stop thinking of Daniel... Following up «Away from Her,» Polley's second film is sharply dividing critics and audience in Toronto: Many find it simultaneously exhilarating and depressing; others find it ugly and hateful; a third faction seems to be kicking against the film not for how it says what it says, but, instead, for what it says in the first place.

And for foreign language Oscar contenders, your best friends are the favorable critics, awards voters and general audiencAnd for foreign language Oscar contenders, your best friends are the favorable critics, awards voters and general audiencand general audiences.

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«Films like The Shape of Water, A Fantastic Woman, Lady Bird, and Call Me By Your Name not only have complex, detailed, and moving portrayals, but prove that audiences and critics alike are hungry for stories which embrace diversity.»

Considering that Smith claims that he made this film for teen girls, not for one moment does Yoga Hosers feel like anything other than a mid-40s writer / director shaking his fist at a younger phone - desperate generation, making inside jokes for the adults in the audience and lambasting the critics that have wronged him in the past.

Exalted audiences and approving critics confirm the hype: Black Panther's opening weekend box office numbers has usurped 2012's The Avengers as the top - grossing domestic opening for a Marvel movie at $ 235 million, and the picture has a 97 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Captain Underpants: The Epic First Movie Rated PG for mild rude humor throughout Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87 % In spite of great reviews from both critics and audiences, as well as a large base of fans of their kids graphic novels, this animated superhero flick landed with a relative thud in theaters.

That's the only way reviews have ever worked for a mainstream audience, be it as part of the captive audience for weekly reviews as part of a newscast, as a column in a popular magazine or newspaper, on its own as in shows like Siskel & Ebert At The Movies, or even in print — Leonard Maltin, another beloved film critic and film historian, established his name writing a book of capsule reviews.

Though the animated blockbuster hit was wrongfully snubbed from the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, it was still a fave of critics and audiences alike and is now included in your HBO membership.

It almost seems like audiences and critics are desperate for it to actually be the case, such is the lack of any true quality in a failing genre and the desperate demand to be spooked again.

Searching for Bobby Fischer is a crowd - pleasing sports film written and directed by Steven Zaillian (A Civil Action, All the King's Men) that gets high marks from critics and audiences alike, but which I personally found to be too manipulative and contrived to swallow down in a satisfactory way.

A critics and audience fave at the Cannes Film Festival, France will be very confident in the prospects for «BPM (Beats Per Minute) ``, which chronicles the experiences of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) in 1990s France.

This years» Fashion Police team lead by Jessica Aymond, also for the seventh year, a film critic, staff member of Sarah's Backstage Pass and member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, Dr. Alicia McCareins, Lindsey Fleischhauer and Emily Danielson; mixed up the categories depending upon the audiences» attire.

Leonard Maltin — a hell of a historian, if only a mediocre critic — gives background to the standard «Night at the Movies» simulation that includes in this instance the trailer for Bogart and Huston's Key Largo, a newsreel, the comedy short So You Want to Be a Detective, and the Looney Tunes cartoon Hot Cross Bunny (featuring an ape on Lionel Barrymore, whom audiences would have just seen in the Key Largo trailer).

Best Picture: The Birth of a Nation Last year at the Sundance Film Festival, critics and audiences predicted that writer - director - star Nate Parker's incendiary recreation of Nat Turner's 1831 slave uprising would be the movie to beat in the Oscar race for Best Picture.

The film, which was made for just $ 4.5 million and grossed $ 255 million worldwide, won over audiences and critics for its depiction of racial prejudice.

With just two films, he's shaken up the film industry, winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for «Fruitvale Station» and astounding audiences and critics with this unexpectedly powerful update to the «Rocky» franchise.

The Jane Goodall biopic went on to garner a PGA kudo, a slew of critics» honors including the National Board of Review award and two Cinema Eye trophies for audience choice and score.

For every «Do the Right Thing» there's a «She Hate Me» that bombs with both audiences and critics.

Legion returned to TV screens this week for its second season, having previously impressed critics and audiences with its visually audacious take on the character of David Haller (Professor X's son).

Stunning audiences and wowing critics, 21 - year - old Ronan has garnered a SAG and Golden Globe nomination for her performance after snagging the honor for Best Actress at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards earlier thicritics, 21 - year - old Ronan has garnered a SAG and Golden Globe nomination for her performance after snagging the honor for Best Actress at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards earlier thiCritics Circle Awards earlier this year.

It should come as no surprise that Gary Oldman is outstanding in the role, mere glimpses of him in early promotional material assuring audiences and critics groups that we were in for quite a showcase.

For this week's edition of Film Club, A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky take a look at Transformers: The Last Knight, which finds Michael Bay, the maestro of pyrotechnic wreckage, pitting alien robots against the audience's patience for the fifth tiFor this week's edition of Film Club, A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky take a look at Transformers: The Last Knight, which finds Michael Bay, the maestro of pyrotechnic wreckage, pitting alien robots against the audience's patience for the fifth tifor the fifth time.

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Praised by audiences and critics alike, Moneyball is set to contest the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture — Drama, Best Actor — Drama (Pitt), Best Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill) and Best Screenplay (Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin), and could prove to be a big player at the Academy Awards.

She first gained the attention of critics and audiences when she played the love interest of Daniel Craig's character in Matthew Vaughn's Layer Cake, earning an Empire Award ® nomination for Best Newcomer.

Last night, Solo: A Star Wars Story premiered for the first time in Los Angeles to an audience of fans, critics, and people related to the second unit director, all waiting to see if Ron Howard was able to successfully salvage the troubled production.

What audiences saw that critics hadn't was the ticklish idea behind the violence; that it could be funny and ugly, and that sex was simultaneously all that mattered and no big thing (note for the record that the favourite movie of the sexual revolution had an impotent hero).

The British actor and Golden Globe nominee has been wowing audiences and critics for months in the Stephen Hawking biopic «The Theory of Everything.»

Perennially underrated by most critics (the late Roger Ebert was one of the exceptions) and boxed into a «king of the romcom» niche by audiences, Grant has always been a far more versatile, complex and adventurous actor than he's usually given credit for.

Roland Emmerich's «Stonewall» has been universally lambasted by critics, and audience turnout for its opening weekend was light.