Sentences with phrase «on modern audiences»

The discussion, led by Film Comment Digital Editor Violet Lucca, touches on modern audiences» emotional distance from older works, the enduring power of the film medium, and the particular experience of younger generations of cinephiles.

Part of its impact is lost on modern audiences, namely because this is from 1927, it's silent, and in sepia tones, as opposed to being modern, cgi - heavy, in color, and loaded up with balls to the wall sound effects.

This was an excellent touch to the show, allowing for the words and message of the group to have the same impact on a modern audience beneath that bold pink cover.

Not exact matches

The best modern marketers don't rely on just one or two approaches to reach and engage their audiences.

During a panel session at Modern Customer Experience, Seth Lieberman, CEO of SnapApp; Gail Morag, VP at Minitgo; and Nick Edouard, President & Chief Product Officer at LookBook HQ, all reiterated that understanding the impact your content has on your audience is key to activating it, accelerating leads, and driving sales conversations.

With his pulse on modern day digital marketing and media, his clients have impacted their audiences in bigger ways than ever before by clarifying and leveraging their stories.

Whenever you see old episodes of The Brady Brunch on Nick at Nite or whatever, one thought inevitably pops into your mind: This is pretty good, but I just wish somebody would take this beloved concept and update it for modern audiences.

His uncompromising sermons on «The Sins of Society» attracted large audiences; they also drew criticism, and he was described by a contemporary as a modern Savonarola.

Again, Bruce, the issue is not Pascal and his intended audience, though I still fail to see how Pascal can be said to have given any good grounds for wagering on the Christian god in light of modern discussion.

The recent eruption of paid - time religious programs on the modern scene has raised many questions about the audience of these programs.

That could be why so many politicians have drawn on it, even in modern Britain where it is not wise to rely on your audience's biblical literacy.

'» He went on to tell his audience: «This will be the first election in modern British history when the answer from the government must be «no».»

Our mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers (depending on the age of my audience here) are always starting sentences with, «Back in my day», to which we generally take as our cue to tune out and start running scenes of Modern Family in our minds.

The key to success has been the focus on attracting a smart and modern audience consisting of.

It's a modern masterpiece that, yes, requires real work on the part of the audience.

Whereas viewers of the day may have wondered how Daniels could have fallen for the womanizing Lawton (Sidney Blackmer, who, looks-wise, was definitely a comedown from Scott), modern audiences tend to hope she'll dump her stuffy boyfriend, whom she's left back home while she goes on an ocean voyage.

In their latest film The Farrelly Brothers have decided to provide a modern audience with an updated take on The Stooges, played spot - on by Will Sasso, Sean Hayes and Chris Diamantopoulos.

When Léontine, in moments of distress, catches glimpses of an audience (sitting on folding chairs in modern dress), she assumes she must be going mad, never realizing that she herself is the hallucination, the figment of a divinely silly imagination.

ALIVE AND KICKING gives the audience an intimate, insider's view into the culture of the current swing dance world while shedding light on issues facing modern American society.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a brilliant directed film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, who manipulates the camera to give the illusion that the film is one continuous long take (which can get dizzying at times) giving a film that is resonate to a modern day audience as it examins these fictitious characters and their commentary on what it means to stay relevant.

Yet despite what every flag - waving drama focused on the Greatest Generation might want audiences to believe, Nazis are not just a nightmare of the past; they remain an all - too - real source of evil in modern society.

Haynes also commented on how a modern audience views all of Carol's female relationships versus how people within that time period in the film would have seen it:

The latter remains a special film not just for a lot of viewers, but its maker too; speaking with Collider, Proyas gave his thoughts on the idea of remaking it for modern audiences when questioned on the current efforts.

Putting a twist on the original movie Going in Style, director Zach Braff does a good job of reviving the comedy for modern - day audiences.

Winona Ryder has been flogging the possibility of a Heathers sequel for years now, and there have also been rumours of a remake, but this week it seems that the 1988 cult classic will finally be re-invented for modern audiences in a slightly different way: on the small screen.

These films have been chosen (and ranked) based on how many laughs we think they are likely to generate for the modern audience.

On some level, Peggy is a bit of an odd character, a fiercely independent woman in an era when misogyny ran amok, and Atwell pulls off the difficult trick of keeping her anchored in the time period while still playing as a strong character to modern audiences.

The truth is that we found ourselves missing the old cast, but most audiences won't care: Star Trek works fine when taken on its own terms as a modern special effects - driven action flick.

Greeted by a rapturous standing ovation at its Sundance premiere — which precipitated it becoming one of the highest - selling acquisitions in the history of the festival, and the third consecutive film to win both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award — this slick, funny and bruising high - school saga transcends its YA trappings by dropping the full weight of film history on a thoroughly modern milieu.

Forbidden Planet is one of the few «historically important» movies which are not deathly dull for modern audiences today and rather enjoyable on its own terms and not as a film school lecture.

Theses are just some of the fantastic interviews that will open the eyes of audiences on why Night of the Living Dead deserves its place as a permanent part in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Luckily, this modern classic found its audience on home entertainment, with audiences lapping up this tale of Andy Dufresne, a banker wrongly charged with double homicide.

Blame Softley, too, for a negro - spiritual - cum - Moby style that doesn't so much make a few of the classic blues tunes on the soundtrack immediate for a modern audience as squeeze them through the pastry horn of adolescence, weightlessly depositing every potentially atmospheric moment like a sweet little decorative nothing.

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial may feel hokey to modern audiences, but it's one of many movies directed by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas that had a huge impact on my childhood and on my creative sensibilities.

Rosenbaum took the time to praise DVDs for giving modern audiences a first chance as it were to experience a wide variety of films, but Dave Kehr counter-argued in the comments on Kevin's blog, as well as at his own site.

Creating an emotionally captivating romance drama that's based on authentic history from several hundred years ago can be quite challenging for many filmmakers, as they have to find a way to keep the story intriguing for modern audiences.

In fact, it actually harms its story by making it seem a bit silly and kind of shallow, especially since it's aiming to entice modern audiences who thrive on «bad guy gets it!»

They'd make sure audiences would see parallels to present - day extremists in Ronan's vow to stay true to his Kree people's ancient ways and his determination to exterminate the modern culture spawned on planet Xander (whose inhabitants look just like Earthlings).

Mira Sorvino was on a panel for her upcoming Audience Network series Condor, a modern adaptation of Three Days of the Condor.

It looks at the genre from modern eyes and constantly winks at the audience to let us know the filmmakers are in on the joke.

You could argue that this represents a real cross-section of Southern attitudes and how they evolved through the Civil Rights movement and into the modern day, or you could see it as simpering, middlebrow - pleasing pabulum meant to assure its middle - class elderly white audience that it's not racist and appreciates good, Oscar - feted movies about black folk (written / directed / produced by white folks) based on Pulitzer Prize - winning plays (by white folks).

Perhaps the story has simply lost its punch for modern audiences, especially on a high - flying budget.

This cozy family drama may be too gentle for unsuspecting modern audiences, but for those who know it, it still goes down nice and smooth like lemonade on a warm summer's day.

The review, which you can check out on The Guardian, was written last year by verbose English writer Will Self and offers a somewhat jaded take on the relationship between critics and modern audiences.

An odd yet under - appreciated gem, Fate is the Hunter's focus on air safety and our own mortality in the face of modern technology are fresh reminders that good stories and well crafted storytelling always deserve an audience.

Into the Woods takes audiences on a wild ride through never land, with a modern twist on a number of the fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm.

There's a self awareness here of the rippling effect that the filmmakers clearly intend «Watchmen» to have on its modern cult audience.

Its probably near impossible for modern audiences to understand the impact both the song and the movie had on the general public, but it was seismic.

Besides, most audiences weaned on the modern production values found in special effects blockbusters such as, er, Star Wars will probably find the original 1951 Black & White Day the Earth Stood Still to be pretty staid and inaccessible.

It's the modern day equivalent to 80s action films where the audience cheered on the heroes for beating bad guys heroes take down the unstoppable bully.