Sentences with phrase «old genre»

It seems he's good at these hybrid types of movies, opening up old genres in new directions.

Just ask any crime, horror or thriller writer about how the invention of the mobile phone disrupted age - old genre setups.

Old genres fit it better, hence why the most popular games are very simplistic.

I really like the ideas these developers are putting forth to improve how advancement has worked in this surprisingly stale 20 - year old genre.

Working within the age old genre of still life Brownell injects a new relevancy by utilizing its» conventions in an investigation into our relationship with food sources, and the very keys to creation.

While older genre fans will most likely dig the Joe Dante vibe, Krampus is ultimately far too intense for younger viewers.

A master of the fantastic tale, a critical theorist ahead of his time, Borges discarded old genres in order to create his own, which challenge and enrich our literary traditions.

Like that hoodie we kept stashed somewhere in a hallway closet that we just couldn't throw out, alternative - rock has been waiting patiently to come back into our lives and show us that feelings can be drawn out of an age old genre.

With a focus on relaxation and accessibility, Mondrian innovates on an age - old genre by bringing block - breaking into a circle; letting the player control the speed, difficulty, effects, and controls; and including over an hour of acid jazz, trip hop, techno, ambient, and classical music.

Indie gaming is where the innovation is at these days, and even in some tired old genres, a developer with a dream can breathe some fresh life into an old formula.

Peele infuses the age - old genre foundation of knowing something is wrong behind the closed doors around you with a racial, satirical edge.

What made Spielberg such a force in the 1970s was the way he ruthlessly renovated cheap old genres (the chase flick, the creature feature, the alien - invasion thriller) without winking at them or at the audience.

Ryan Coogler's #BlackPanther claws through old genre conventions, bringing more faces that live in the present into a future where we can see more inclusion with intersectionally rich drama, action, & incredible experiences that will reach anyone no matter where they come from.

Alden Ehrenreich, previously unknown to me, frequently steals the movie (when he isn't sparring with a superb Ralph Fiennes) as the talented, but limited star of several Great American Westerns (cue a myriad nods to that grand old genre) finding his comfortable image being given a shake - up he is less than suited to.

Unlike other collections which often recycle the same old previews for the same old genre titles, Trailer Trauma features rare theatrical trailers that have not been previously released on DVD.

-LSB-...] Friedman has a provocative post about self - publishing that has the potential to rekindle age - old genre wars: whether or not genre is -LSB-...]

Weidemann predicts that survival games have huge potential, however he remained somewhat impartial saying, «now there's a place for all genres, even if you bring back older genres.»

We're redefining a decades old genre of gaming, with a mish - mash of unique and familiar mechanics.

(Though I'm LOVING the fact that those guys and Kickstarter are revitalizing old genres and franchises with Star Citizen and Torment: Tides of Numenera.)

Mario + Rabbids is unafraid to openly copy many elements of Firaxis» recent XCOM revival that has been such a shot in the arm for this musty old genre.

Shovel Knight has proven that combining old art styles and mechanics, and mashing together old genres, can still be done well.

Despite being a very old genre, there have been a number of examples in recent memory of platformers continuing to redefine the wheel and innovate within the simple premise the genre presents — Super Mario Galaxy, Mirror's Edge and Spelunky are the few that come into the mind first.

All in all, Deus Ex HR sings the songs of older genre games that we older gamers long for.

Not that the artists are over their fascination with old genres — like Jenny Perlin's retro FBI typist for M+R Fricke in Berlin, the agency's invasions of privacy mired in correction tape.

Widely acclaimed as one of Lucian Freud's greatest works, Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Resting vividly illustrates his unparalled technique and ability to reinterpret an age - old genre within a 20th - century vernacular.

He has taken old genres such as pictorial landscape and formal portraiture and discovered them anew.

By utilizing inventive techniques and captivating subject matter, artists Eric Zener, Ali Cavanaugh, Danny Heller, Kay Ruane, Brian Tull, and Ron Porter nod to the age - old genre of realism, while reinventing our perception of it.

Will this prehistoric strategy game help revitalise a tired old genre?

Still, older genre fans may enjoy its craft and whimsy in spite of its obvious issues.

The original American Pie, like Star Wars, snuck out unexpectedly, a new take on an old genre that changed everything.

A beautiful stripped - back strategy game that ditches many of the genres bells and whistles in order to focus on the action, it offers an appealingly new perspective on one of the oldest genres in video games.

Fortunately, Deadpool 2 not only delivers more of the same, but doubles down on some self - referential humor, to a point where the thin line between this franchise and the old genre spoof days of the ZAZ team and Mel Brooks is getting even thinner.

True Blood came out as a refreshing touch to the old genre but still had a lot of room for improvement.

What's striking and, to my bloodshot eye, welcome about this year's edition, The Family Stone, is the rather chic urbanity with which writer - director Thomas Bezucha serves up the old genre standby.

With her (undoubtedly unique) approach to the age - old genre of the coming - of - age story, she's either showing exceptional courage or completely exposing her lack of experience.

He'd establish his ability to mix in quality acting, over-the-top violent action sequences and a wonderful soundtrack to create a new vibrant form to an old genre.

With Raiders of the Lost Ark and its two sequels, cutting speed and visual flair seemed to grow organically from the films, which is why they defined a new approach to an old genre.

in 1966, Nichols has constantly brought a treat with some variation on some old genre.

A moment where Kurt Russell, as Tarantino's bogey Stuntman Mike, flashes a giant, shit - eating grin right through the fourth wall doesn't come off as self - congratulatory so much as it shows an old genre vet excited to be back in the saddle.

Wonderful cinematography from Frederick Elmes, excellent performances from its (then mostly) young, up - and - coming cast of actors, and the acting debut of pop star Jewel should have brought new, younger viewers to this old genre.

Although the Lowell sub-plot and the difficulty involved in establishing homicidal maniacs as leads keeps Tragedy Girls from realizing its full potential (remember, in Scream, the killers weren't the heroes), it is all an interesting and fun take on an old genre in a new century.

It's an old genre ploy to create a situation where the audience longs for a couple to get together.

It quickly becomes apparent that this is a fish - out - of water movie, one of the oldest genres in Hollywood.

Alien came at a good time in American cinema, when studios were spending big bucks to ramp up the old genre films and make new epics out of them; what West Side Story did for musicals and The Godfather did for gangster films, Alien (along with The Exorcist) did for horror films.

One of the oldest genres has long been obsessed with the pain, patriotism and catastrophic honesty of battle.

Old genres were: fiction, non-fiction, children's, School / ELT.

They can write in older genres that trad publishing has tired of, like Gothic Romance or Family Saga, and make them new again.