Sentences with phrase «on established genres»

His take on established genres that art criticism has declared as obsolete — sometimes ironic, sometimes mournful — results in a homage to nostalgia and homeliness.

Unique concepts like Seaman and inventive takes on established genres like Typing of the Dead were pouring out of SEGA's last home console when Jet Set Radio originally released.

The Wackness and All the Boys Love Mandy Lane are each refreshing twists on established genres, but Levine really came into his own and created something lasting with his most recent venture.

This film goes to show that you only need a slight twist on an established genre to make a great film.

Not the sort of fun a team of game - making experts create after months of exhaustive development work with an eye on an established genre, but the sort of fun that starts out with drunken conversation and a few «what if» scenarios that ultimately get out of hand.

It's a unique experience that flips the roles on an established genre and goes lengths to try something new.

Not the sort of fun a team of game - making experts create after months of exhaustive development work with an eye on an established genre, but the sort of fun that starts out with drunken conversation and a few «what if» scenarios that ultimately get out of hand.

Carucci's fresh take on the established genre of portraiture weaves together intricate strands of the artist's own life, celebrating moments of intimacy with her extended family; her parents, -LSB-...]

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Though a newcomer on the country music scene, Luke Combs is quickly establishing himself as one of the genre's most promising artists, so much so that he's announced a headlining tour...

A great new twist on a genre that I have a hard time classifying, using an established and mature backdrop.

If you're going to attempt to make a mark on a genre that already boasts an exacting pedigree you must - one, introduce new ideas, and two, execute the established rules better than your peers.

The Silence of the Lambs opened up the Best Picture categories genre requirements, Miramax established itself as a major player on the indie scene with Best Picture squarely in its sights, and Steven Spielberg went from being official Oscar bridesmaid to one of its all - time favorites.

Continuing with the formula they've established of taking typically male - dominated genres (raunch comedy, buddy action movie) and inserting a dominance of women into the primary characters, this one sees McCarthy take on the role of Susan Cooper, a well - trained CIA agent who has spent her time in the agency as the desk - bound partner in the earpiece of well - groomed field agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law).

David Mamet ---- «House of Games «If it feels like some of the writers on this list kind of lucked into direction having written a film (or several) that became a mainstream success thereafter, there are a few others whose writerly voice was already so established that the idea of having them direct a straightforward genre film is kind of inconceivable (see also: Charlie Kaufman).

Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) is popularly credited with beginning the trend and establishing many of the recurrent features of the genre, such as its basis in literature, its pictorial treatment of the rural landscape and its thematic emphasis on institutions and education, and how they are often inimical to personal individuality and positive self - identity (see, in particular, the female experience as charted in Gillian Armstrong's My Brilliant Career [1979] or Bruce Beresford's The Getting of Wisdom [1977]-RRB-.

Given that Germany, with few exceptions such as the comedy genre and the history film, does not have a well - established genre film tradition anymore (at least not on the big screen), the only way to rejuvenate such a tradition is by explicitly committing to producing many genre films for the cinema.

With two subsequent sequels proving to be even more profitable, Neeson has firmly - established himself as a bonafide action star, and although Martin Scorsese's upcoming Silence may well find him back on prime dramatic form, he is showing no signs of turning his back on the genre that he has seemingly embraced with opening arms in recent years.

Here, it provides one of the many opportunities for directors and co-writers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to take established genre conventions and turn them on their heads, similar to their inspired version of «21 Jump Street.»

A question as old as the genre itself and exhausted to boot, most would say; however, it is not in the concept itself but the quiet confidence of its delivery that Garland establishes himself as much more than a pen on paper.

We believe it to be one of the genre's best and most challenging, as we have included plenty of twists and surprises for players to experience, as well as putting plenty of new twists on the established platformer formula.

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.

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition: The original Gears of War was a seminal work, establishing the cover - based third - person shooter as a genre unto itself back in 2006 on the Xbox 360.

Superhero satire doesn't always play well on the big screen, but director James Gunn demonstrated his ability to tinker with established genre conventions with «Slither,» and besides — it's Dwight Schrute from «The Office» beating people up with a wrench.

Decades later, you can see the influence of «Bicycle Thieves» everywhere in a variety of genres and languages, from the work of the Belgian Dardenne brothers and their stripped - down focus on the hardships of ordinary, working - class citizens, to last year's acclaimed «The Florida Project,» in which Willem Dafoe is the rare established actor, serving as the glue in a cast of neophytes in Sean Baker's tale of poverty on the fringes of Disney World.

It borrows ideas from well - established genre's, but never accomplishes anything great to make it stand out on its own.

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Unlike traditional publishers — who only take on a book if it has a chance of doing really well, either because the author has an established platform or because the book is in a very popular genre — I work on a lot of projects that probably won't be as successful.

Put in the necessary hours to contact other authors in your genre, format a box set or create an event, and establish what the authors should do on their part to make the event a success.

Some sources don't see this as a cause for alarm where Amazon's different imprints, each based on a specific genre or market, are concerned, as the established market for niche - specific titles continues to flourish.

Since your website is your home base, focus on establishing your indie author brand and your look there through content and imagery that is known to appeal to your genre and buyer market.

Now that you have identified the established and top - selling books within your genre, look at who is following them on social media.

Tightrope Books was established in 2005 to bring a fresh take on Canadian literature by juxtaposing new and established writers, genres, and cultures to build an inclusive list that represents the vitality of current Canadian literature.

Boulder - County General Genre Boulder County Fiction Writers is an established group of professional fiction writers and those diligently working on commercial fiction.

Next up on our list of sub-genres is Mystery, a well - known and well - established genre.

For established hardcover authors and other genres that are hardcover heavy like thrillers, literature and science fiction, the inroads made by self publishers on the low end were not significant.

Sangeeta Mehta: Sales of self - published literary fiction are anemic compared to that of genre fiction, but is this a reflection of the industry as a whole — or because the success of literary writing depends on established, traditional systems that aren't accessible to self - published writers?

They made a concept based on a well established genre.

Kicking off the 3D revolution on home consoles, this system needed to adapt established, beloved characters and genres into completely new styles of games.

It borrows ideas from well - established genre's, but never accomplishes anything great to make it stand out on its own.

A game design lineage is a historical tracing of an element within games that shows both the conservation of player practices (which give us the patterns that become labelled as genres) and the hallmarks of creator vision, which subverts those player practices to create variations on the established patterns, often conditioned by the material constraints applying to games at the time of their creation.

World of Tanks on PC firmly established itself in the niche of the strategic shooter genre, providing entertainment for millions of Chinese players.

Racing is without doubt one of the most competitive markets and on the surface many would consider it a dead end genre when it comes to innovation while being almost impossible to carve out a unique reputation, especially with the likes of Turn 10 and Polyphony Digital already well established.

In a manner common to free - form games released in the 80s, instead of leaning on established domain knowledge in the streamlined way more recent games in this genre do, Milon's has its own set of internal rules that must be puzzled out on their own.

And even though it won't be the only AR monster game when we publish it on iOS and Android, we hope that it will help establish this new genre.»

4A refined its interface in Last Light, bringing it more into line with the established norms in the first - person shooter genre while at the same time adding a new interface for dealing with the various equipment Artyom carries on his journey.

Only the zany dialogue, brilliant voice acting from the cast of the Adventure Time series, and humorous twists on a well established genre makes this title stand out at all, and that's provided you're already a fan of the cartoon as well.

Similarly, the music is a silly (and sometimes wonky) take on some fairly established Electronic genres.

Franchises we'd long since given up ever seeing again, an approach to 2D animation that brought it to life in a whole new way, and brand new ways to play established genres kept us on our toes this year, and we can't wait to see what it inspires for years to come!

In the late 1980's / early 1990's the racing genre was suffering on home systems, with technology restricted and the currently established hits bringing nothing really inspiring.

Similar to how Square Enix's Nier utilized intense combat sections that combined different genres, so too does Rack N Ruin, establishing early that the player must always be on their toes.