Sentences with phrase «pop culture references from»

There are disco balls, music and mini-ponds filled with fish in a playful mix of art history and pop culture references from the time.

«Today my work takes pop culture references from a variety of different sources such as newspapers, memorabilia and public records, to create artworks that are iconic and accessible.»

It is, however, littered with pop culture references from Sherlock Holmes to The Shawshank Redemption.

Readers have been speculating if (and how) the movie will incorporate anywhere near the 350 + pop culture references from the book.

It's not enough to grab a mishmash of pop culture references from the last 18 months and cram them into a movie: the result is instantly dated garbage.

To anyone new to Stranger Things Imagine ET, Aliens, The Goonies, The Thing, IT and many other 80's -90's Science Fiction / Horror films books mixed together that was infused of so many pop culture references from the same time that they become hard to keep track of at times well THAT is pretty much Stranger Things in a Nutshell!

Using a pop culture reference from a Harry Potter book is perfectly acceptable.

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You can get lines from Shakespeare, science jokes, and fun pop culture references on the mug.

Just to work another pop culture reference in there, the «very high» to «low» suspension options will now range from a «depth» of 0 to «20,000 leagues.»

From pop culture references to callbacks to other Marvel movies, the newest superhero addition has some fun details that fans might not have picked up on.

To put the feeling into an easily watched, pop culture reference I point you to this link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nqP3p5IBx8) and advise you to watch from minute marker 7:12 to 8:18.

Colin, you are not only an excellent blogger, craftsman, artisan and dare I say, poet, but you are also a scholar of pop culture as demonstrated by your reference of probably one of the lamest blips of fame from this decade or the last (I can't remember which, but if my life was on the line, I'd guess the 90's).

(l - r above) Yesterday's Bronx Scavenger Hunt, sponsored by the Bronx Tourism Council and Ruben Diaz Jr.'s office, involved a full day of driving around the Bronx from top to bottom using 200 clues of historical and pop culture references to find borough -LSB-...]

Filled to the brim with pop - culture references, the amount of ways you have to escape all the pre-made prisons is only surpassed by the levels that came from the Steam Workshop.

As we've come to expect from these type films, the dialogue is loaded with numerous goofy puns and timely pop - culture references that always provide entertainment for the grown - ups, but I don't think we've ever had them thrown at us at such a machine - gun like pace.

Okay, yeah sure, it's a movie cribbed from an Android videogame application but, that being said, it's not bad with all the pop culture references and lame - o bird jokes.

Could Seth MacFarlane's (Family Guy) raunchy, quick - fire, pop - culture - referencing humor translate from the small screen to the big screen in a live - action setting?

There are seemingly random (but not really) pop culture references, including a comparison of the melodies of «Do You Want to Build a Snowman» from «Frozen» and «Papa, Can You Hear Me?»

Credit goes to the writers for ensuring that the constant wisecracks, digs at other superheroes or pop culture references, don't distract a viewer from the story's emotional core and it's protagonist's moral ambiguity.

More than any other type of songwriting, rap lyrics are peppered with pop culture references, from movies to cars to sports to fashion to other rap songs.

They talk about Blake's pioneering digital art, which often obliquely if not directly referenced pop culture; one exhibition of his work was named after the eyeglass vendor in David Cronenberg's Videodrome, Spectacular Optical, and borrowed its ideas from the spatial dynamics in Cronenberg's early movies.

Adapted from Fanboys screenwriter Ernie Cline's debut novel of the same name, this dystopian sci - fi is absolutely jam - packed with»80s pop culture references, making it one of our most anticipated films of next year.

The same ear for the super-specific that informs Cody's pop culture references (see: Julie describing Ricki as looking like «a hooker from Night Court») gives her an edge when it comes to questions of class, money, and race, even if the writing sometimes swings broad.

Bee Movie doesn't depart from too many DreamWorks conventions; there are jokes aimed at adults, pop culture references, and star voice casting where it's not needed.

The film's brilliance shines through in both versions - the complex pop culture references, the dizzying storyline, the celebrated clash of four - color heroics and messy real - world politics - topped by a performance from Jackie Earle Haley (playing the damaged vigilante Rorschach) as memorable as Heath Ledger's Joker.

Easter eggs and pop culture references abound throughout the novel, and Steven Spielberg's blockbuster adaptation appears to have ripped a couple of pages from the book.

Marketing aside, Ready Player One also has the disadvantage of being adapted from Ernest Cline's dreadful novel, which reads less like prose and more like a laundry list of pop culture references colliding into each other.

MacFarlane has a very specific sense of humor, and the ridiculous, pop culture references and violent lunacy that make up 13 seasons — and two features so far — can only pull laughs from the audience for so long.

Leaning heavily on the same kind of pop culture references that made the early seasons of «Community» so enjoyable, «Rick and Morty» is like a vulgar love letter to science fiction, from its «Doctor Who» - inspired theme song, to its blatant similarities to «Back to the Future.»

Many gyrated over the book's overindulgent references to 80s pop culture, from coin - op arcade games to deeply engrained new wave synthpop cuts to the nerdcore iconography of John Hughes films.

It's not just the»80s being represented in the Oasis, but a number of great pop culture references, from beloved characters like the Iron Giant to King Kong and so much more.

Influence from The Hangover is clear in the soundtrack and the pop culture references.

Think of it as Doc and Marty from Back to the Future meets alcohol, abuse, violence, and a never - ending stream of top - notch pop culture references, and you have a general idea of what you're in for.

From Back to the Future and The Iron Giant, to Akira and The A-Team, Ernest Cline's Ready Player One is absolutely jam - packed with pop culture references.

But from the soundtrack, which features a folk cover of Jay - Z's classic record, «99 Problems,» and pop - culture references, it has a distinct modern twist.

MacFarlane has a well - established penchant for pop - culture references and celebrity cameos in his projects, and Ted 2 continues that tradition with some fun re-appearances from the first film, as well as some new additions that will be great for fans of films and / or MacFarlane's animated universe.

Add to the list of offences a succession of cringe - worthy ethnic stereotypes and a script mindlessly crammed with pop - culture references from Goodfellas, The Silence of the Lambs and Kill Bill.

None of the jokes stand on their own as jokes; they depend on the usual boys» bathroom humor and on pop culture references that range from a bit outdated to very outdated.

Some of the pop culture references are on screen and obvious, like the DeLorean from Back to the Future or the title robot from The Iron Giant.

As the fall progressed, however, he realized the new Spanish textbooks adopted by the school district included references to many of the pop - culture questions from the pre-test.

Pike uses pop - culture references to fortify his stylistic weaknesses, a self - aware trait predictive of everything from Gossip Girl to the Scream film franchise.

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From ancient portraits to political statement pieces and pop culture references, you will have fun unravelling the story behind each piece.

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Crossing Souls is a really fun game to play, but there's no denying that a lot of its appeal comes from its constant pop culture references.

Their knowledge of all things geeky is incredibly shallow, limited purely to Marvel's cinematic universe and the pop culture references they've picked up from the Internet.

Brought to you in all pixelated -16-bit-esque glory, full of references to not only gaming, but all of the pop culture from the 80's and 90's, better yet - with the mechanics of modern era gaming.

The snarky tone from the first game returns, with Deadpool-esque commentary and pop culture references.

You might be tempted to skip all the dialog (as I did at first) but to appreciate all the hard work that went into this game you should just read along and enjoy because Retro City Rampage doesn't stop at video game references, oh no, it dives into pop culture of the 1980s from movies to music.