Sentences with phrase «other film critics»

«Scott Weinberg has had a profound impact on the psyche of my career more than any other film critics out there,» says James Wan, director Saw and The Conjuring, in his exclusive introduction.

Following the exits of Gleiberman, Lisa Schwarzbaum and Ken Tucker, most are wondering just exactly what this all means for other film critics.

Thanks to the many other websites who link back here on occasion, and who help boost traffic, as well as inspire us to do better work — that would be Craig Kennedy and Living in Cinema, Anne Thompson and Indiewire, Kris Tapley and In Contention, Steve Pond at The Wrap, Melissa Silverstein at Women & Hollywood, Jennifer Merin at Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Jeff Wells and Hollywood Elsewhere, David Poland and Movie City News, Erik Childress at Cinematical, Ed Douglas as ComingSoon, Katey Rich at Cinemablend, Scott Feinberg of Scottfeinberg.com, Phil Contrino of Boxoffice.com, Vulture, Vanity Fair's Little Gold Men, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, and other sites that we depend on daily, Variety, the New York and LA Times, the New Yorker — we also love to read Glenn Kenny, Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum, AO Scott and Manohla Dargis, Andrew O'Hehir, Roger Ebert, David Carr at the NY Times, Marshall Fine, and the many other film critics who contribute so much to our movie watching.

Like other film critics groups, one can't apply but must be chosen.

That would put you in the same corner as most other film critics.

«I think other film critics are embarrassed by the way they cozy up.

However, other film critics apparently weren't nearly as willing to sit back and enjoy the spectacle, or find delight in the performances of Anthony Hopkins and Stanley Tucci, as The Last Knight now holds a 17 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Not exact matches

Critics say wait for other Steve Jobs film, written by Aaron Sorkin http://t.co/cySnQbaRaG

On the other side are critics who have long disliked the film tax - credit idea since New York City is already viewed as a major film and TV hub that doesn't need to incentivize itself.

In other words, a movie's significance is decided by today's and tomorrow's film directors — not the critics.

Initially, critics were baffled when they attempted to interpret the film on a literal level and measure it against other typical disaster / horror films of its kind.

It was on more critics top 10 lists than any other animated film by a mile, and much loved by viewers, how does it not get a nom?

While most critics dismissed the film, it charmed a handful of others (such as Kevin Thomas and Rita Kempley) and did outstanding box office for a programmer, grossing several times its original budget.

Critic Consensus: Despite awesome special effects, Hollow Man falls short of other films directed by Paul Verhoeven.

Critics Consensus: Despite awesome special effects, Hollow Man falls short of other films directed by Paul Verhoeven.

In just its second full year of operation, the New York - based A24 managed to release 11 films, with one (Under the Skin) landing on quite a few critic top - 10 lists, and two others (the Tom Hardy - starring Locke and the just - released A Most Violent Year) also greatly impressing reviewers.

Critic and film historian Cole Smithey is available for speaking engagements, radio and television appearances, teaching opportunities, film festival juries, seminars, and other film related events.

I'd be lying if I said that The Band's Visit isn't touching and uplifting and all those other audience - friendly emotions against which film critics are believed to religiously steel themselves.

Critic Consensus: Though this ambitious noir crime - drama captures the atmosphere of its era, it suffers from subpar performances, a convoluted story, and the inevitable comparisons to other, more successful films of its genre.

They were also better than those of any other major studio, leaving Disney the only one of the seven majors to receive a grade higher than a C. Interestingly, Disney's three Marvel - related films (including Big Hero 6, which is not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe) were not just the studio's highest - grossing releases, but were also the highest - scoring Disney films with critics.

(The Dardennes») «first» film has attained a special place in the hearts of critics and other viewers.

On the other hand, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw finds the film «rich, disturbing and strange,» and writing for Time, Stephanie Zacharek sums up the thoughts of many critics, «Disjointed and direct, exhilarating and soporific, cerebral and squirrelly: The Image Book is lots of contradictory things at once.»

And, though the studio was shut out of the best picture nominations for the first time since 2010, it still picked up five nominations in other categories for films such as Before Midnight (one of critics» favorites last year) and Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.

I have to agree with the other reviewers and critics that the plot and script are still strange and arguably bad, particularly with the steampunk elements, but I still found myself entertained by the film.

Ramin Bahrani has enjoyed the praise of critics for each of his first three films (Man Push Cart 71, Chop Shop 83, Goodbye Solo 89), so expectations were high for his latest, an Iowa farm - set drama about a family's struggles with each other and the American Dream.

I was once a very harsh critic of Mr. Tarantino, the video store clerk turned auteur, who seemed to be preoccupied with the inventiveness of his in - jokes and visual quotations of scene compositions from other films.

For our first show of 2018, we welcome writer and critic Dr Eloise Ross, who joins us as we check out some of the key films from this month, including Steven Spielberg's paean to press freedoms The Post (01:04), Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water (05:46), Don Hertzfeldt's animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (10:23), and Ridley Scott's Getty dynasty biopic All the Money in the World (13:16).

As countless other critics will tell you, The Revenant resembles a Terrence Malick film, with its sparse use of dialogue, dreamlike atmosphere, and extensive reliance on nature shots.

In other plaudits from the jury of the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci), Lukas Dhont's «Girl» took the nod for best film in Un Certain Regard; and «One Day,» directed by Zsófa Szilagyi, was chosen by the Fipresci jury as best movie in either Directors» Fortnight or Critics» Week.

As a film critic and movie lover, my days of reading Roger's reviews and watching him spar with Gene Siskel go back as far as I can remember to when I was a little kid watching movies instead of playing outside with the other neighbor kids.

The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees are comprised of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, actors, critics, casting directors, film festival programmers and other working film professionals.

Media Mikes own Mike Smith will join other Kansas City area film critics this Wednesday night, February 26, as they declare their choices for the upcoming Academy Awards at the Screenland Crown Center Theatre.

At the Critics» Week — where, in the interest of full disclosure, I served on a competition jury comprised of three other critics and the South Korean director Lee Chang - dong — the highlight of an unusually strong lineup was Take Shelter, the second feature by Shotgun Stories director Jeff Nichols, an acknowledged Malick acolyte whose new film shares a producer with The Tree of Life as well as a leading lady, Jessica Chastain (reportedly at Malick's personal recommendCritics» Week — where, in the interest of full disclosure, I served on a competition jury comprised of three other critics and the South Korean director Lee Chang - dong — the highlight of an unusually strong lineup was Take Shelter, the second feature by Shotgun Stories director Jeff Nichols, an acknowledged Malick acolyte whose new film shares a producer with The Tree of Life as well as a leading lady, Jessica Chastain (reportedly at Malick's personal recommendcritics and the South Korean director Lee Chang - dong — the highlight of an unusually strong lineup was Take Shelter, the second feature by Shotgun Stories director Jeff Nichols, an acknowledged Malick acolyte whose new film shares a producer with The Tree of Life as well as a leading lady, Jessica Chastain (reportedly at Malick's personal recommendation).

The film, as well as Adams, received praise from critics throughout its festival run, also earning two Golden Globe and nine BAFTA Award nominations, among other accolades.

While some critics tend to agree that Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon know how to make a great action film, others believe that the previous «Bourne» films had set the standard too high for just any regular follow up.

Or maybe it's because she's married to Lou that she can't stop thinking of Daniel... Following up «Away from Her,» Polley's second film is sharply dividing critics and audience in Toronto: Many find it simultaneously exhilarating and depressing; others find it ugly and hateful; a third faction seems to be kicking against the film not for how it says what it says, but, instead, for what it says in the first place.

«Neruda» will first hope to come out on top this Sunday at the Critics» Choice Awards, where the film is nominated alongside two other submissions from Academy favorites — Pedro Almodóvar's «Julieta» and Asghar Farhadi's «The Salesman.»

The Detroit Film Critics Society was founded in Spring 2007 and consists of a group of nineteen film critics with a Michigan connection who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Flint, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; and New YorCritics Society was founded in Spring 2007 and consists of a group of nineteen film critics with a Michigan connection who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Flint, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; and New Yorcritics with a Michigan connection who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Flint, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; and New York City.

I don't think I'm cut out to be the type of film critic — and, really, I don't know how you'd be any other type of film critic — who sees every movie and has an opinion about them.

Other films receiving honorable mention from select NCFCA critics included: The Hip - Hop Fellow (Kenneth Price); The Case Against 8 (Ben Cotner and Ryan White); and Visitors (Godfrey Reggio).

By contrast, the other commentary, by film critic Roger Ebert, is his usual quality commentary.

However, I've yet to hear much personal discussion on it from anyone other than the critics and it would seem that Farhadi has still some way to go before he gets the recognition he deserves among your average film enthusiast.

Considering that Smith claims that he made this film for teen girls, not for one moment does Yoga Hosers feel like anything other than a mid-40s writer / director shaking his fist at a younger phone - desperate generation, making inside jokes for the adults in the audience and lambasting the critics that have wronged him in the past.

«Spielberg» has the feel of official business, with the man himself happily participating in long conversations about his creative process, while dozens of other sources — his 100 - year - old father, Arnold, and his mother, Leah, who died at 97 in February; his siblings, peers, longtime collaborators, actors, film critics and historians — supply their own observations and asides.

Blu - ray extras on The Mark of Zorro include audio commentary by film critic Richard Schickel; the A&E Biography episode «Tyrone Power: The Last Idol»; and trailers for two other Power pictures, Rawhide and Witness for the Prosecution.

Give an Oscar to every old - guard critic who was able to successfully pretend that they'd EVER looked at Entertainment Weekly outside of a dentist's office in the last decade); but I'm really perplexed to see the first one to really take off come from Movie Mezzanine — which I'm a fan of for much the same reason I became a fan of much of the TGWTG crew (and their other affiliates): fresh voices in film criticism coming in from outside the old guard print - media stronghold.

Women writing reviews were most likely to hold the job title of staff writer (35 %), followed by film critic (29 %), freelancer (29 %), or some other type of critic (8 %).

Men critics in areas other than film wrote an average of 6 film reviews whereas women with this job title wrote an average of 3 film reviews.

The sample included reviews written by film critics; other types of critics including those for television, music, and popular culture; staff reporters; and

Adding almost an hour to the running time of «Infernal Affairs,» the film on which it's based, «The Departed» does indeed fill in some of what one critic called the «ellipses» in the plot of the original film (and opens up at least as many other holes in the process).