Sentences with phrase «own artistic merits»

«They were small, nimble and adventurous in their thinking, and they appreciated the artistic merit of an interesting label,» Tolley explains.

While gamers want games to be taken seriously, reviews that downplay their artistic merits aren't helping.

The reason he was the driving force behind the films creation and promotion was not because of the artistic merit he imparted to the work (not to say the movie and book weren't excellent), but because of the cult of personality surrounding his own personal brand.

Whatever one thinks about the theology of these films or their artistic merit, it is a welcome trend to see three faith - based films featured at the box - office.

The Legion never concerned itself with artistic merit (nor, until recently, have its successors).

Though some critics took issue with Gibson's creative choice, beyond its artistic merits, The Passion remains one of the more important Bible films ever made: Taking in nearly $ 400 million, it is the highest - grossing R - rated film of all time, and it helped usher in a new era of Hollywood creating content for Christian audiences.

The Broadcasting and Film Commission of the National Council of Churches may make awards annually to American - produced films of outstanding artistic merit that, within the perspective of the Christian faith and within one or more of the following categories:

If it failed to meet the collective judgment of the panel's view of artistic merit, theological pertinence, and accuracy, then it simply failed.

-- for critical questions — «What is a film of outstanding artistic merit?»

Winners will be selected by a panel of Mass Audubon staff based on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, and artistic merit.

From this short list, a second panel of judges will choose one (1) Category Winner for each of the four scientific fields based on scores awarded by the judges for three parameters: scientific merit, artistic merit, and creative combination of the science and art.

Let's set aside discussions of artistic merit and admit that it's a pretty dreary view of the last functioning space shuttle perched on its launch pad.

Previous winners judged 21 submissions, scoring them «on their scientific and artistic merits,» and «12 finalists made the cut,» John Bohannon wrote.

The previous winners of the contest scored each of them on their scientific and artistic merits, and these 12 finalists made the cut.

A panel of judges will score each Ph.D. dance with 3 parameters: scientific merit, artistic merit, and creative combination of the science and art.

Unimaginable fabric, gorgeous and meticulous, I am happy that the creations with artistic merit belong to me.

Whatever its artistic merits, Apocalypse Now marked the beginning

Seasons after Fall has definite artistic merit even if this comes at the expense of gameplay.

Instead, it seemed like a rare type of remake, one with actual artistic merit above all else.

This movies not only has artistic merit, it is sexy as hell.

(3) Yet it needs to be mentioned, as variations on this kind of argument have shaped views of both Spielberg's place in film history, and his artistic merit, from early in his career.

About The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) The MPSE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a wealth of knowledge from award - winning professionals to a diverse group of individuals, youth and career professionals alike; mentoring and educating the community about the artistic merit and technical advancements in sound and music editing; providing scholarships and mentorship for the continuing advancement of motion picture sound in education; and helping to enhance the personal and professional lives of the men and women who practice this unique craft.

For adults contemplating sharing this movie with young audiences, it is necessary to look past the rhetoric, be aware of the possible objectionable content and weigh in the artistic merits of this work.

It is also recommended for those who like films with challenging meanings and artistic merit.

Now my mom has to believe it could happen to me, if I achieve the same level of artistic merit.

One truly can compare the watching of how big studios and their hired bigwigs operate as the equivalent of watching how sausage gets made, as many of us to very much enjoy the end product, but we would be less pleased if we were to know how a kernel of inspiration from the mind of a writer can be second - guessed and repackaged due to executive decisions made by relatively visionless empty suits who are in the creation process solely to make money, squeezing out all trace of artistic merit where it interferes with bottom - line profit.

Blood Feast is venerated by gorehounds and has a «so bad it's good» reputation among horror buffs, but what's really breathtaking about it is its shameless demonstration that, in the grand cinematic scheme, artistic merit, cultural influence, and commercial success have precious little to do with each other.

Given the quality, fun factor, and artistic merit on tap, this is an amazing...

We're slowly rounding out the list of honorees at this year's Hollywood Film Festival, a slate of «winners» that I'd be inclined to call the result of, well, hard - working publicists getting the word out on their clients rather than honest - to - God consideration of artistic merit, but hey, tis the season.

So, it appears there's something of a disconnect at Sundance, between the idea of a perfectly neutral, non-partisan arbiter of artistic merit, the festival that focuses on the stories while politically, as Redford put it elsewhere in the press conference, «the pendulum swings,» and the reality of a filmmaking body that is deeply, sometimes radically, political.

At its core, The Fabulous Baker Boys is a small - time story, not unlike many you've seen in the movies before regarding artists struggling with whether to apply their craft for commercial gain or artistic merit.

Gilderoy also suffers substantially, having to endure Francesco's condescension and criticism as well as Santini's passive - aggressiveness and defensiveness about the artistic merit of the film, which Santini refuses to acknowledge as a horror.

Me, I like the whole package, which includes both story and artistic merit.

Girish Shambu finds the artistic merit of Loach's I, Daniel Blake as valuable as the already measurable impact it's had on the debate over Britain's benefits system.

Academy voters» choice of best picture March 4 will be scrutinized for attributes well beyond its artistic merits.

«You know, they really know what they're doing, and they know how to appeal to a vast audience in a way that also has some real artistic merit, too.

Both films contain commentary tracks, with author Steve Haberman and screenwriter John Briley (yes, he of Gandhi fame) respectively discussing the production and artistic merits of each film.

I think too often when we consider which games should be considered «the best» we focus too much on serious debates of artistic merit and complexity of mechanics that we lose sight of what games really are: ways to pass the time and bond with other people.

But that deconstructionist argument also tears down any semblance of artistic merit within the work itself: If everything is fictional and false, then there's no nobler rationale for the bare flesh, and thus the nudity in Killer Joe and Compliance is, pure and simple, sheer exploitation — of no greater value than the top - doffing teens of Project X, the bathing beauties of Piranha 3DD, or the softcore action of a vintage Shannon Tweed vehicle on Cinemax.

The eighteen films selected to compete for the Palme d'Or this year — from 1,930 hopefuls — as usual will raise questions, ranging from artistic merit to nepotism and politics, before and after their premieres, as to why they were chosen.

With Driver's sensitive soul as our guide, Jarmusch provides a rich, existential outlook on how recognizing artistic merit within ordinary aspects of our lives is what makes them worth living in the first place.

Say what you will about the artistic merits of a film like Nine 1/2 Weeks — an obvious comparison — but the characters played by Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger seemed, at a minimum, to enjoy being in each other's presence.

I viewed most of them multiple times accounting for artistic merit, entertainment value, and technical achievement.

Magic Mike XXL is a tawdry affair, devoid of the slightest scintilla of redeeming artistic merit.

Criteria for judging are based on students» understanding of the First Amendment, creativity, and artistic merit.

Since 1952 they select and award the 10 best illustrated books of the year, both evaluating the artistic merit of the illustration independently from the text and the work as a completed book.

Remembering the literary heydays of yore, I published a limited, numbered edition of my Requiem for a Country, but even then didn't get a satisfactory choice of type design, just a prohibitively expensive 50 copies of acceptable, not great printing artistic merit.

And I think we are making some inroads slowly in seeing stuff that was formerly considered purely genre fiction as having more artistic merit.

Which is a pity, because I'd rather make decisions like my publishers do — solely on artistic merit and promo appeal.

But so few authors have a business plan, so few have any idea about the business side, that right now, I'd have to do it purely on artistic merit.