Sentences with phrase «irreverent take»

Started in 1991 in the midst of the Y.B.A. explosion (their first issue featured one of Damien Hirst's butterfly paintings) along with Sharp and Slottover's friend Tom Gidley, frieze's editors sought to provide a fresh and somewhat irreverent take on contemporary art in the widest sense of the term through critical writing, reviews, interviews, and personal accounts.

Visitors to the 2009 Venice Biennale may recall Kjartansson as hirsute, hard - drinking painter hard at work in the Icelandic pavilion, slugging beers and painting portraits of a Speedo - clad model for a piece he titled The End (Venice), a joyfully irreverent take on the typically serious genre of performance.

With its Abstract Expressionist - like handling and all - over composition «contaminated» by unfashionable history painting and figuration, it was seen as an irreverent take - off of both past and present masters.

His wildly inventive, exuberant, and irreverent take on «action» painting has dramatically extended its performative dimensions, merged it with sculpture, and repositioned it as an art of everyday experience.

Popcap's irreverent take on the real time strategy genre is yours to play free on your PS Vita starting this week as a PS Plus member.

It's an irreverent take on «new game +» that an increasing number of roleplaying games feature, where once you complete the game you get to start over and romp through it with your super-upgraded character.

The original package has been expanded with three new modes, which present an even more irreverent take on what was already a very comedy - oriented game.

This documentary is a fun and irreverent take on an important environmental story: the world's unprecedented cat overpopulation crisis.

It's best described as a worthy successor to The Big Lebowski, an irreverent take on Chinatown, and Inherent Vice without the art - house pretension.

We begin this entry with The Starving Games, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer's irreverent take on the Hunger Games franchise — plus, if previous Friedberg / Seltzer efforts are any indication, all of the top 20 most Googled subjects of the past 12 months.

A stellar cast and strong action and comedy elements will attract a good - sized audience internationally, though distaste for the subject matter and the irreverent take on a tragic subject might make some prospective viewers hesitate.

The long - term marketing collaboration with Mario Testino produced a polished but irreverent take on British style, building the careers of unashamedly well born models like Cara Delevingne, Stella Tennant, Adwoa Aboah and Jean Campbell as well as embracing London stalwarts such as Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell.

Who: Leandra Medine What: Founder of super-successful blog The Man Repeller Why: Photographers love her humorous, irreverent take on fashion.

A fun and irreverent take on vegan comfort food that's saucy, sweet, sassy, and most definitely deep - fried, from YouTube sensation Lauren Toyota of Hot for Food.In this bold collection of more than 100 recipes, the world of comfort food and vegan cooking collide as Lauren Toyota shares her favorite recipes and creative ways to make Philly cheese...

While it's a pretty irreverent take on nativity scene decorations, whether the creators of the «Hipster Nativity Set» were intending to or not, the concept offers interesting commentary about the intersections of modern millennial culture with the ancient holiday.

Disc continued: irreverent takes on tax discs from Peter Blake, Matthew Barney, Sarah Lucas and more

A group blog hosted by Mimesis Law, Fault Lines provides plain - speaking, irreverent takes on criminal justice issues.

Not exact matches

Before the advent of social media and digital cameras, I'll bet millions of photos of Auschwitz have been taken by and of tourists and others smiling, frowning or doing things that appear irreverent.

His theories were not taken as irreverent, but were enthusiastically embraced.

A completely irreverent, bold take on the latest in health, diet, fitness and supplement news.

Yes, the ad is irreverent, but it takes the same tone as other past ads about menstrual cramps and motherhood.

He takes inspiration from a small group of friends who are focused on clothes being fun, irreverent, and reflective of modern street culture.

I may be pushing it with my irreverent tee, but Kate knows how to take a simple blue dress and dress it up with a fabulous patterned jacket.

We tend to take a jovial and somewhat irreverent stance when it comes to dealing with the many issues that face Mormonism today.

About Blog Energetic, irreverent and utterly devoted to pop hits, Idolator provides pop music fans with the best new songs, music videos, photos and related media of the day, as well as a savvy take on daily pop news.

Take, for instance, the pop - art entry, where Blanchett plays a buttoned - up housewife leading her family in a prayer that's actually Claes Oldenburg's irreverent manifesto «I Am For An Art.»

At a time when dance music's past is often treated with elegiac reverence, the fact that Re-Engineering takes a clever, witty, and irreverent approach to its influences feels bracing rather than tired.

that feel «Wright - y» to me, but most notably: the off - kilter and sometimes irreverent humor (a Marvel movie that takes a dump on the Avengers themselves?)

The former promises tons of doom and gloom (as befits a movie about the lower - case - A apocalypse being waged by a capital - A Apocalypse), whereas the latter takes a much more irreverent, NSFW approach.

Whereas most trailers linger a few seconds at most on any one image, this extended spot — attached to screenings of Logan back in the spring — blows almost a minute and a half on an unbroken shot of Ryan Reynolds» irreverent crime - fighter laboriously changing into his costume in a phone booth, underscored by the iconic John Williams Superman score, as well as the sound of the bystander he's taking way too long to rescue being violently murdered off camera.

Although Nagy takes a decidedly irreverent approach to the material, there just isn't anything particularly funny or remarkable about the love affair of Harris and Tarnower, nor in the events that transpire in the aftermath of the murder.

In 2017, the Marvel comic book conglomerate took a wackadoodle turn that coughed up two of its most fluid, playful movies yet: the sprightly Spider - Man: Homecoming and the irreverent Thor: Ragnarok.

This may look like a wildly irreverent satire about a North African despot, but it doesn't take long to realise that the filmmakers» target is somewhere else.

In «Peter Rabbit,» Sony Pictures Animation's «irreverent, contemporary comedy with attitude» about the little dude, Peter's long - standing feud with Mr. McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson, who seems to be hellbent on dominating the space of «beloved kid lit classics, reinvented for the big screen» these days) takes on a new dimension when the pair battle over a charming new neighbor (Rose Byrne), who apparently also adores animals.

New York rom - coms have been done to death, but Akhavan brings an irreverent and exciting take, making the film worthwhile viewing.

The trailer is as funny and as irreverent as you'd expect for a Deadpool movie, taking shots at the mustache - removal from Justice League, flipping over to Deadpool playing with action figures, and then finally launching into the actual movie with action that looks terrific.

DreamWorks Animation have predominantly distinguished themselves for having an irreverent and casual style, where pop - culture references and throw - away gags took precedence, but with How to Train You Dragon and now Kung Fu Panda 2, DreamWorks have demonstrated they can deliver heartfelt stories amid the excitement and laughs.

Rowan and Martin's Laugh - in: The Complete Fourth Season Details: 1970 - 71, Time Life Rated: Not rated The lowdown: In its fourth season, this comedy sketch show continued its irreverent and biting social satire, taking aim at politics and the then - cultural revolution.

The Merc with the Mouth returns in Deadpool 2, the irreverent follow - up to 2016's surprise R - rated smash superhero action - comedy Deadpool that brazenly took a character that was introduced in perfunctory and forgettable fashion in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and shockingly made something electric, alive and artistically viable out of him.

It's actually the balance between irreverent fun and underlying seriousness that makes Sneakers such a good film, with the humor never offsetting the importance of any situation, while it also never takes itself so seriously that the tone of the comedy loses edge.

It is silly and irreverent, never taking itself seriously.

Where Smokey succeeded in irreverent charm, Convoy falters by taking its own story far too seriously, despite the ridiculousness of the many events that take place.

An irreverent, abrasive, and horror - infused take on modern - day alienation that plays like a punk - rock EC Comics tale, from the acclaimed director of COYOTE, APE, and BUZZARD.

Disc 2 of the Collector's Edition took you on an all - access tour of Disney's Feature Animation studio, hosted by producer Fullmer and director Dindal with a witty and irreverent style seemingly inspired by both their movie and Pixar's bonus DVDs.

the American Family Association, which has smote irreverent series dating back to Charlie's Angels, is taking issue with the new NBC drama The Book of Daniel (premiering Jan. 6), in which Aidan Quinn plays a clergyman with a colorful clan and who, by the way, occasionally chats with Jesus (played by Garrett Dillahunt).

Then it shifts right back into irreverent humor and sight gags, as if we're not even supposed to take any of the seriousness seriously.

Deutch plays Erica Vandross, a proudly irreverent 17 - year - old who uses her sexuality to extort money from older, ostensibly powerful men who take advantage of people.

God Is My Broker by Brother Ty, with the able assistance of Christopher Buckley and John Tierney, is irresistibly irreverent and offense may be taken, so caveat listener.

Master storyteller Joanne Harris has created a magical and epic romp — a fresh, funny, and wonderfully irreverent new take on the old Norse tales, sure to be enjoyed by readers young and old.

Despite having lived in New York for 15 years, Carey once again sets his latest book, at least in part, in Australia, but we're also taken on a wild ride through Japan and New York in a novel that has received exceptional reviews from all prepublication review sources (including three starred reviews), and has been variously described as «a masterpiece», «a certifiable hoot», «edgy, irreverent, often hilariously profane», «sharply observed, well written, and acerbically witty».