Sentences with phrase «for gimmickry»

It starts with a short and neat Powerpoint presentation from each panelist, and onward into some interesting discussions of whether «innovation» actually matters, or whether it's gimmickry for gimmickry's sake.

Surround activity is intelligently used for atmosphere and environmental noise, and never for gimmickry.

His tasting menu and à la carte dishes — silky - smooth chicken liver topped with tart Meyer lemon jelly, fried - chicken skins with honey and whipped sauce, red snapper in fermented - shrimp broth — are technical and intricate, but the chef never sacrifices flavor for gimmickry.

From his position as a TV - show production manager, Marc Sirkin observed Hollywood's huge appetite for gimmickry.

Not exact matches

Action: Say no to always - on voice assistants Who is this for: Anyone who values privacy more than gimmickry How difficult is it: No real effort Tell me more: There's a rash of smart speaker voice assistants on shop shelves these days, marketed in a way that suggests they're a whole lot smarter and more useful than they actually are.

It is not the finest moment for a governor who vowed to end fiscal gimmickry.

The governor's proposed $ 98 billion state operating - funds budget for fiscal 2018 again shows growth below the 2 percent line — with help from still more gimmickry, such as a shift of 75 State Police positions into the capital - projects fund.

«For the second year in a row, the administration has resorted to gimmickry to get under the tax cap.»

Compelled by Warner Bros. to film Dial M for Murder in 3 - D, Hitchcock perversely refused to throw in the standard in - your - face gimmickry of most stereoscopic films of the era — though watch how he visually emphasizes an important piece of evidence towards the end of the film.

For all the cinematic dreck currently peddling disorienting editing as «action,» no one in good conscience could deride Tarantino for his indulgence in split screens or extreme close ups or smash zooms or any other mode of cinematic gimmickry, when it affords us hauntingly sparse centerpieces such as The Bride's live burial, an aural choir of oppressive dirt, panting whimpers, and futile struggling set to the visual accompaniment of pitch black confinement that stretches on well past any spectator's comfort levFor all the cinematic dreck currently peddling disorienting editing as «action,» no one in good conscience could deride Tarantino for his indulgence in split screens or extreme close ups or smash zooms or any other mode of cinematic gimmickry, when it affords us hauntingly sparse centerpieces such as The Bride's live burial, an aural choir of oppressive dirt, panting whimpers, and futile struggling set to the visual accompaniment of pitch black confinement that stretches on well past any spectator's comfort levfor his indulgence in split screens or extreme close ups or smash zooms or any other mode of cinematic gimmickry, when it affords us hauntingly sparse centerpieces such as The Bride's live burial, an aural choir of oppressive dirt, panting whimpers, and futile struggling set to the visual accompaniment of pitch black confinement that stretches on well past any spectator's comfort level.

If you're familiar with writer - director Rian Johnson's prior films, Brick and The Brothers Bloom, then you can be forgiven for assuming that Looper will collapse under the weight of its gimmickry.

With vulnerability and pain snapping straight into big laughs, IRON MAN 3 has the potential for some serious emotional whiplash, but where things occasionally steer off - track and threaten to go a little «Carry On Marvel», the choice to steep the antagonists in such deep - rooted realism prevents this comic book outing from predictable gimmickry.

A lot of resources went into making G - Force — a lot of talent, a lot of money, a lot of marketing — and it doesn't have much to show for it, not even some half - way imaginative 3 - D gimmickry.

Unfortunately, given that the thriller plot kicks in for the latter half of the film, which employs such things as cracked security systems, hacked computers, tampered drinks, hidden cameras, women in cages, car chases, and criminal frame jobs, the upper hand is completely lost to cheesy mainstream suspense gimmickry that is both wearisome and distasteful considering the thematic material presented.

Technical gimmickry dominates the day, as Jean - Luc Godard revolutionizes 3 - D with his new avant - garde puzzle Goodbye To Language, and Xavier Dolan invents his own Instagram - like aspect ratio for Mommy.

For what it's worth, the action sequences remind mostly of Brosnan - era Bond — which is to say, they're cluttered with a lot of empty noise and gimmickry.

The ceiling for this type of tossed - off entertainment may be fairly low, but all the participants here are game and on the same page regarding the type of movie they're making, and director Warren Sonoda and his behind - the - camera collaborators actually come up with inventive staging tricks to keep the gimmickry of the conceit from getting stale.

Our business is structured on being able to revive and refresh our huge back catalogue of copyrighted content for new generations, and whilst digital technology clearly provides great opportunities in this regard, it's vital that any such reinvention is geared towards long - term relevance and audience engagement, rather than gimmickry.

«We believe in publicly funded public education and we believe that we can have a system in Chicago that is equal to or exceeds school districts in Finland or Japan,» she says of the colleagues with whom she has reshaped the Chicago Teachers Union into a leading force in the fight against school privatization, closures, cuts and the gimmickry that too often passes for education policy.

It's been a long four years coming, but the i8 Roadster brings open - top cruising to the i8's bag of tricks, which otherwise includes making a three - cylinder turbocharged 1.5 - liter engine sound great (perhaps the greatest sorcery of all), and yet at the same time delivering an all - electric mode that brooks no gimmickry, great handling, and surprising driver engagement given the 28 mpg combined rating and 76 mpge rating when in electric - only mode — a level of efficiency typically reserved for numb, coddling commute - boxes.

For the plain - spoken Western woman, the clotheshorse gimmickry of balls and parties and chaperones is endurable for the right mFor the plain - spoken Western woman, the clotheshorse gimmickry of balls and parties and chaperones is endurable for the right mfor the right man.

Author Rob Marks notes that critics of Op art who characterize the genre as superficial are ignoring the possibilities that lie beneath the surface: «Faruqee's 2013P - 29, 2013P - 32, and 2013P - 34 (all 2013), for example, could appear as little more than decoration, gimmickry, or novelty....

3D Gimmickry «3D on a phone is gimmicky,» Gartner Vice President for Mobile Computing Ken Dulaney told the E-Commerce Times.