Sentences with phrase «made audiences and critics»

That was the film that made audiences and critics alike take notice of Affleck once again, so it seems fitting that now in a well - respected and successful stage in his career, Affleck has returned once more to a trusted source.

Not exact matches

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.

Kings wasn't a perfect show — and was polarizing among TV critics — but the attempt to bring the story of David and Saul to modern audiences through a compelling drama makes it one of the most unique (though largely forgotten) Old Testament adaptations ever to come out of Hollywood.

With this honor to his name, Biggs segued into film a short time later, debuting in the 1997 Camp Stories.In 1999, the unequivocal hit that was American Pie came along, and Biggs, portraying Jim, one of the more perpetually humiliated members of a group of four friends trying to lose their virginity by high - school graduation, made an undeniably distinct impression on critics and audiences alike.

The sixth season premiere brings back the true form of the Shonda Rhimes» created show and all the plot twists that made the show so great and popular among audiences and critics alike in its early days.

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.

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.

Since wowing Sundance audiences on opening night, «World Of Tomorrow» has been played the festival circuit and has been made available to rent on Vimeo (with a Blu - ray release coming soon); and it's drawn raves and obsessive analysis from critics and fans.

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.

The film critic David Ehrlich has tweeted that the film feels like it wasn't even made by humans, and I'd go further, to say that the movie dehumanizes its leading woman and attempts, disconcertingly, to dehumanize its audience.

Of those, A Scanner Darkly does get some actual commentary from critic and New York Film Festival honcho Kent Jones, where he posits it as considerably underrated, but the group's otherwise just put out there as something of a dark stage in the man's career, where he had a string of films failing to be embraced by audiences, critics or both, but with little extrapolation as to why those films were made, or what Linklater thinks of them.

We were blown away from the reception we had from the audience and critics — that wasn't enough to make us want to do a second season.

Strong word of mouth has made «Gravity» a must - see film that audiences and critics all agree is best experienced in 3D.

Why It Might Not: Audiences and critics may decide that the territory has been well traveled already, and Egoyan will really have to bring the drama to make it resonate.

After making his mark in the early thirties with two very different films, the anarchic send - up of the bourgeoisie Boudu Saved from Drowning and the popular - front Gorky adaptation The Lower Depths, Renoir closed out the decade with two critical humanistic studies of French society that routinely turn up on lists of the greatest films ever made: Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game (the former was celebrated in its time, but the latter was trashed by critics and audiences — until history provided vindication).

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.

The teaser trailer certainly makes the film look like an embarrassment of riches, with the entire cast seemingly having the time (and hairstyles) of their lives, and if anyone can walk the fine line between serious drama and screwball comedy, and deliver something that audiences and critics alike will love, it's Russell.

Morgan arrives a year after Ex Machina captivated both critics and audiences, making many top films of the year lists, and it's difficult not to make the comparison in light of so many similarities.

The film has proved a massive hit with audiences and critics, bringing in more than $ 730m worldwide, making it the second - highest - grossing animated feature of 2017, after Despicable Me 3.

But critics didn't love the movie, many of them comparing it unfavorably to Toy Story, and audiences didn't make it a hit.

With its dark humor and complicated characters and themes — a mother out to avenge her daughter's rape and murder, a suggestion of police brutality against black residents — «Three Billboards» made an early splash with critics and audiences at the Venice Film Festival in September and then at the Toronto International Film Festival in October, where it won the audience award and was hailed by some as one of the year's best.

And not only is it not in the Razzie conversation but it actually achieved a reasonably large scale commercial release (shocking), where it made a surprising amount of money (more shocking), and scored well with both critics and audiences (most shockinAnd not only is it not in the Razzie conversation but it actually achieved a reasonably large scale commercial release (shocking), where it made a surprising amount of money (more shocking), and scored well with both critics and audiences (most shockinand scored well with both critics and audiences (most shockinand audiences (most shocking).

Nothing less than a revolution in action cinema, Ilya Naishuller's dazzling first - person shooter made audiences sick — and gave plenty of critics headaches over its nonstop violence and videogame aesthetic.

And while there have been setbacks (the highly touted all - women remake of Ghostbusters made headlines this week after being declared the most - disliked trailer in YouTube history) it seems clear that this fresh force in mainstream comedy will continue to grow on audiences and critics aliAnd while there have been setbacks (the highly touted all - women remake of Ghostbusters made headlines this week after being declared the most - disliked trailer in YouTube history) it seems clear that this fresh force in mainstream comedy will continue to grow on audiences and critics aliand critics alike.

Wright has been a cult icon for years, a favorite among critics and Comic - Con goers, but «Baby Driver» broke through to another audience, making over $ 225 million worldwide and counting (it's his first film to break nine figures).

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.

In order to make a film that is commercially successful and is liked by the audiences and critics as well, a dedicated group of people are required who are skilled in their respective jobs.

Coogler turned his $ 200 million production budget into a movie that made $ 400 million worldwide on its opening weekend, with raves from audiences and critics alike.

Audiences didn't really know what to make of that, and several critics at the time were put off by his dedication to authenticity.

The gargantuan simian and his disarmingly human expressions made this sequel one of the year's most - favored blockbusters among critics and audiences alike.

Based on a bitingly honest 1993 novel by ex-punk rocker Irvine Welsh, «Trainspotting» makes its subject, the Edinburgh heroin scene, so exciting and intense you can understand why some critics worry part of its audience may be seduced into drug use.

The original film which was released in 2003 surprised critics and audiences alike but studios oddly enough never tried to make other films like it.

I look forward to the day when we get to see Bond just go on an assignment that only exists for one film rather than make every movie a sequel to the previous installment to appease grumpy critics and audiences who never liked the first 50 years of the franchise in the first place.

Of course, De Palma has made a number of films that were not particularly well - received when they first came out, only to grow in stature with critics and audiences over the years — «Blow Out» (1981) and «Scarface» (1983) being perhaps the best - known examples of such reevaluations.

«Made in France,» co-written and directed by Nicolas Boukhrief, won the Audience Special Prize while the Critics Special Prize went to The First, the Last, written and directed by Bouli Lanners.

Jonathan Groff (Mindhunter)-- Netflix's newest collaboration with David Fincher captivated critics and audiences in a way that will likely make it an awards contender.

It makes sense — after all, if you've spent the better part of two years and millions of dollars making something adored by the critics but ignored by your audience, you may be a great artist but financially you're up shit creek without a paddle.

On the occasion of her new publication Since» 45: America and the Making of Contemporary Art (Reaktion Books), art historian and critic Katy Siegel sat down with Rail publisher Phong Bui before an audience of artists - in - residence at the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation to discuss the book and more.

VDB provides experimental video art, documentaries made by artists, and interviews with visual artists and critics for a wide range of audiences.

Now, though, some of the most revelatory art on sexual themes is being made by women like Bernstein, Betty Tompkins, Juanita McNeely and Joan Semmel, best known for their paintings, and multidisciplinary artists like Schneemann and Valie Export, among others, all of whom have been producing their work for decades to little notice — if not outright persecution — from critics, curators and audiences.

Maybe it makes sense for the Arts and Leisure section, which targets more of a national audience than daily critics, to worry about crowd pleasing.

The moderator, Toronto Globe and Mail architecture critic Lisa Rochon, asked for questions but the typical Toronto audience would rather make speeches than listen to answers, so she had to field them herself: «In the face of all this sprawl and disaster how do you find the energy to continue?