Sentences with phrase «mainstream hit»

From blockbuster mainstream hits to lesser - known indie gems, these are the 25 games that have kept our reviewers glued to their gigantic HD televisions this year.

The man himself might not recognize it, but Todd Phillips, over the course of really only a couple of mainstream hits, has built up what the French like to call an oeuvre.

Although Danner has worked steadily in the cinematic space since 1972, thanks to a role in George Bloomfield's «To Kill a Clown,» and has made her mark in mainstream hits like the «Meet the Parents» series, Danner has — literally — never been a leading lady.

Whether you're into mainstream hits or little - know gems, you'll soon discover just how demented these titles can be if you dare to stream.

Of course, GTA 5 itself was something of a miracle when it comes to sales, as it shattered ever record out there, toppling even mainstream hits like Call of Duty and Battlefield, among many others.

2006's Gears of War was the first real mainstream hit for Microsoft's Xbox 360.

The Fury came very soon after the more mainstream hit Carrie — as noted by the director — and it was unfairly maligned and ignored upon its release (but eventually encountered much reappraisal).

As spring bled into summer, we saw the release of the year's most gargantuan mainstream hit.

But things haven't been so good with her lead roles — «Love Birds» was virtually unseen, and «Made In Dagenham» never quite managed to turn into the «Full Monty «- style mainstream hit it initially promised to be.

That's left him with enough time to show his comedy chops in mainstream hits Tropic Thunder and Due Date and to make just one «serious» movie in The Soloist, which flopped and deservingly so.

Washington played decent, if flawed, professional men in such mainstream hits as Philadelphia (1993) and Courage Under Fire (1996).

(Just in case you're thinking my personal tastes are getting too freaky, I pause here to cite mainstream hits that still have juice.)

As broadcast and cable TV fragmented into hundreds of channels serving various overlapping demographics in search of the occasional mainstream hit, and streaming competitors leveraged nostalgia and cheap licenses to fund their own original mix of niche and mainstream content, YouTube was quietly «democratizing» video content the same way Blogger and WordPress did years ago, to similar effect.

Animal Crossing on mobile done right might just have a shot at being a massive mainstream hit and making Nintendo ludicrous amounts of money.

It seems previously niche genres are suddenly hitting the mainstream

Keith Stuart: From deadly dungeons to murderous mechs, here are the epic mainstream hits we're most excitedly anticipating this year

The last real mainstream hit from the festival was Precious, which scored $ 47 million back in 2009.

But, come to think of it, that must be true of all character actors who have showy parts in mainstream hits.

Not every platform we test will become a mainstream hit and find its way into our long - term social media strategies.

The former indicates an album that could've gone a much different way: Two clicks slicker and a bit of a dance beat, and it might be a mainstream hit ballad for someone like Ellie...

He seems better than this film, which plays out as a typical independent movie striving to be a mainstream hit.

The Last of Us was critical in re-establishing survival horror as a mainstream hit, but it was still heavy on action - adventure.

With a passionate fanbase and now the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (and PC later this year) markets available, Monster Hunter: World has the opportunity to be a mainstream hit.

There was never much chance that «Birdman» — with its magical realism, dark humor and innovative cinematography — would become a mainstream hit.

«Sherlock Holmes» is every bit the fun and action - packed romp we all hoped it would be, but while it's nice to finally see Ritchie with a mainstream hit on his hands, it still doesn't feel quite like a Guy Ritchie film.

See, GTA Online is a mainstream hit that was precisely manufactured to be one.

Hulu has all six seasons and 121 episodes of Lost, the dense, richly - woven conspiracy drama / metaphysical mystery that became a mainstream hit with a cult following and still holds a spell over its fans.

In the thriller / sci - fi vein is The Fly 2, the messy and hugely disappointing sequel to David Cronenberg's mainstream hit.

«The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck» (1967) Up - and - coming art house favorite Roman Polanski's first bid for a mainstream hit, «Dance of the Vampires,» did well in Europe but the U.S. release was re-cut and given a silly title which promised a broad comedy.

Those who willingly attended these mainstream hits being spoofed are likely to be with the majority, more apt to cringe than laugh.

The 2016 Honda Pilot was the mainstream hit of February's Chicago Auto Show.

The previous Chevrolet minivan offering, the wedge - nosed Lumina, was just too weird looking to be a mainstream hit.

Achros was one of the first in the tablet game and well, they've had so many generations of tablet that we're starting to wonder how many tablets can one company release with out really getting a mainstream hit.

With a passionate fanbase and now the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (and PC later this year) markets available, Monster Hunter: World has the opportunity to be a mainstream hit.

Cut the Rope was brought to market with the help of another iPhone game publisher, Chillingo, which also brought the mainstream hit Angry Birds to the market before developer Rovio Mobile decided to take over all the duties for its game.

Sega Saturn is known more for its cult classics than mainstream hits.

While Nights Into Dreams is probably the closest thing to a mainstream hit on Sega's 32 - bit console, it's definitely... more»

But as the ultimate realisation of Microsoft's now abandoned transmedia storytelling plan to blur the line between TV and video games, developer Remedy Entertainment has crafted a video game with all the qualities of a mainstream hit.

They really focused on mainstream hits and included a lot of songs that aren't really Guitar Hero-esque.

Like how Sea of Thieves (Rare's pirate simulation game for the Xbox One and PC) is closer to a cult classic than a mainstream hit.

«Over the past few years, Settlers of Catan has transformed from an activity enjoyed by a small niche of gamers into a mainstream hit.»

Operated by the game developer Valve, this online market place allows PC owners to download everything from indie titles to mainstream hits, many at a much cheaper price than boxed copies.

It means that alongside the mainstream hits we see in high street stores, there are experimental titles such as the border control simulator Papers, Please, and the heart - wrenching That Dragon, Cancer, which is about one family's struggle with the disease.

The song becomes a mainstream hit single.

Although their new shade of green garnered quite a bit more attention than their new typeface, I feel like this was a huge moment for Circular, where it finally went from being an underground favorite to a mainstream hit.

When Amazon debuted its Echo smart speaker, it wasn't immediately clear the device would be a mainstream hit.

With $ 7 million in funding behind it, the core CM team, including Koush and CyanogenMod's founder Steve Kondik (known as Cyanogen), is now working on turning the enthusiast - friendly ROM into a mainstream hit.

See, GTA Online is a mainstream hit that was precisely manufactured to be one.