Sentences with phrase «mainstream success playing»

She appeared in the erotic romance 9 1/2 Weeks before finding more mainstream success playing reporter Vicki Vale in the first Batman movie.

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In 2004, Gosling gained mainstream success for playing the male lead in the romantic drama The Notebook.

Chase, of course, was instrumental in escalating the beloved humor magazine — co-founded in 1970 by Doug Kenney, who'll be played by Will Forte in the movie — from cult success into a mainstream name with his starring role in the brand's various Vacation films.

Cardellini's talent has outstripped her opportunities for years now, though in mainstream successes («ER,» «Brokeback Mountain,» a recurring role on «Mad Men,» those shrill «Scooby - Doo» movies) and in work found in the margins (the very fine 2011 drama «Return,» where she played a military veteran back from Iraq) her unerring instincts in all kinds of material have served her well.

Q) How has the mainstream success of the Kindle played out for you guys on a business level in Europe, Russia and Asia?

As indie authors continue to find success writing and publishing (and selling) their works, mainstream publishers are playing catch - up with the boundaries of what readers want... and apparently, what they want is a few more sh ** s to give.

Unfortunately, unlike the «mainstream» console / PC market, mobile games didn't become popularized in the public eye as paid commodities; a large part of why games like Angry Birds and Clash of Clans have seen so much success is because anyone with a smartphone or tablet can download and play them free of charge.

It is hard to accurately describe a Persona title without letting someone play it, but the success that Persona 5 had this year is more than justified, and I couldn't be happier that the series has finally found the praise and mainstream success it deserves in the West.