Sentences with phrase «from local critics»

A love of the dramatic arts had already taken root for the thespian when — at age 12 — he had signed on to play a key role in a local production of Kurt Vonnegut's Happy Birthday, Wanda June, and received an outstanding review from a local critic.

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As Chicago press critic Robert Feder has pointed out from SEC filings, the Ferro - led Tribune is paying the local news aggregation network Aggrego — majority owned by Wrapports — $ 900,000 within four months in connection with the placement of links on its sites.

Critics have complained that Sinclair orders its local stations to air «must - run» segments with what they describe as a rightward slant, including frequent reports from a «Terrorism Alert Desk.»

Flavour's restaurant list is distilled from the finest ingredients — recognized food critics, local publications and industry experts — to provide the best of what you want to eat, when you want to eat and where you want to eat.

Fairmont Singapore spices things up with Szechuan Court's authentic house made XO Sauce, which recently came in the top three in a blind taste test of sauces from various hotels and restaurants conducted by a local restaurant critic and food editor.

Local critics say the Thruway Authority has an inherent conflict in reviewing a proposal from which the authority is expected to reap financial benefits.

In December, Christie pushed legislation — dubbed the «revenge bill» — that would have allowed the governor to profit from the sale of a book, while kneecapping the advertising revenue of the local newspapers that had become reliable critics of his administration.

Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.

WAFCA is comprised of Washington, DC area film critics from local newspapers, television, and radio.

Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle member Jeff York and I may not have known each other personally until 2016, but we go way back as fellow published local critics from the now - defunct ExaminCritics Circle member Jeff York and I may not have known each other personally until 2016, but we go way back as fellow published local critics from the now - defunct Examincritics from the now - defunct Examiner.com.

Some critics have felt this film lacks engagement with the local population or the wider scope of the war, but surely that's exactly the point: these soldiers are just ordinary blokes (they're all blokes), a long way from home, doing an incredibly dangerous job without much sense of why.

But regardless of the critical distain from pompous film critics (guilty), there are still those who trek to their local cinema each year for their dose of the increasingly incoherent story of the Jigsaw killer (guilty as charged).

Critic - proof, though, much in the same way that the Transformers films» lack of critical raves didn't dissuade the legion of fans of the toys or loud explosions from flocking to the local theaterplex in droves.

Thanks to one of those unfortunate scheduling snafus that crops up from time to time, the sole press screenings of Clint Eastwood's «The 15:17 To Paris» and «Fifty Shades Freed,» the theoretically long - awaited climax to the «Fifty Shades» trilogy, ended up taking place at the exact same time, obligating local critics to choose between looking at the Clint or looking at the — well, you know.

Early word from critics is that this is just as hilarious and ridiculous as the first two films, and might be a good bit of entertainment to catch at your local art house later this summer.

My long - term fundamental faith in local democracy, and a recognition that there are sufficient incentives in place -[such as the requirements of employers and universities]- that keep school standards from straying too far afield makes me rest easier than my critics.

This type of true public charter school would help silence the critics of certain charter schools that may be reinforcing racial and economic segregation, stripping control from local communities, «creaming» students, and inhibiting transparency of funding and accountability.

But critics in Georgia, including a set of school systems that filed suit, charged that the law establishing that state's commission usurped the local authority of school districts and inappropriately drained public money from those systems.

Critics say the tests pull too much time and resources away from the classroom, diminish local control of schools and are stressful for students.

Teach Plus and E4E have come under fire from critics who charge they are funded by outside organizations and don't represent the view of most local teachers.

Critics of the Common Core, which the state adopted in 2010, say it waters down Massachusetts's historically strong standards, and strips autonomy from local educators.

Cities from Boston to Los Angeles are locked in fierce fights over charter schools, which critics say siphon off money and the most engaged families from local districts, while skimming the best students and steering away the most challenging — not always with better results.

Critics assert that the creation of charter schools removes resources from local schools and puts students» fate into the hands of external organizations that may have competing interests.

A look at Regionalism's evolving reputation, with excerpts from our archives about how Grant Wood's American Gothic first angered local critics, was then written into art history, and finally became joke material for Hollywood filmmakers.

Each year, a committee of local comic critics, curators, and creators seek graphic artists from outside Columbus who demonstrate an experimental approach to creating comics and...

Following on from a Tracey Emin solo show that tore in two the views of locals and critics alike, Alex Katz's exhibition, Give Me Tomorrow, has a lot (or little, depending) to live up to.

Each year, the selected artists receive free studio space for six months; are paired with a mentor; receive a $ 1,000 stipend; attend a two - week residency at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences; participate in studio visits from critics, curators and visiting artists; receive year - long memberships to local arts organizations including C4 Atlanta, Atlanta Contemporary and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia; and attend and teach workshops and classes in addition to creating a body of work to be exhibited in a solo show at the gallery.

A collection of papers presented by some 20 representatives of art spaces from 12 different cities worldwide plus commentaries by local and international critics.

The famous art critic, Robert Pincus - Witten, says of Larry Poons's works,» (they) ensure a constant shift in the experience of the painting as it oscillates back and forth from the local to the universal... Poons instrumentalizes chance (the very hallmark of Abstract Expressionist painting...).»

What will the theater world do to make my point, - when Chris Jones and Hedy Weiss - arguably the two most important, influential theater critics in the world today -(with the NYTimes critics following their lead - think August Osage County)... what will happen when neither of these people have a local platform from which to write?

'' «Mr. Steyer's strategy is to spend heavily this fall to help defeat sitting lawmakers who oppose Mr. Inslee's agenda and pave the way for the governor to move his policies through next year — an example, his critics say, of the insidious influence of big money from outsiders that makes local elections less local... «Mr. Steyer has not said what he will spend in the districts, but his previous pattern indicates it will be hundreds of thousands of dollars for each candidate — a huge amount for a Washington State race.»»

Most recently thriving as the Head Chef at the Rhododendron Grill, with a special focus on developing and preparing special dishes and promotional items using locally grown / sourced and organic products; attaining a 5 - star restaurant review from local unflappable food critic Michael Esteban.

Critics counter that TIFs divert tax revenue from struggling schools and other local government projects.