Sentences with phrase «take film critics»

If you take film critics, Rotten Tomatoes, or any review aggregate site seriously you might think that future Oscar contender The Post (86 %) is a pricey gift from Santa Spielberg that's come exquisitely wrapped for Christmas.

I wonder how seriously game enthusiasts take film critics when they review game adaptations.

Not exact matches

Wes Anderson's «Isle of Dogs» has received near universal acclaim from film critics (the movie currently has a 93 % on Rotten Tomatoes), but even some who have enjoyed the stop - motion film have taken issue with the director's representation of Japanese culture.

Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who run Miramax, entered Kids in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and began an extensive campaign to convince critics that Kids is an important work of art that should be given the more profitable R rating, which allows parents to take their youngsters to the film and also opens up the video and cable television markets.

Furthermore, they can easily parody the whole position so that (as one critic, a friend of mine who is not unsympathetic to the wider process conceptuality, has phrased it) talk about divine memory may be taken as nothing more than indicating God's continually re-playing some old film or continually listening to some old soundtrack.

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.

(That's my read — one web critic says the film fails because Stone never had the guts to take any point of view.)

Since I'm a sucker for Disney films, I took two very sophisticated critics with me to the screening: my 11 and 12 year old goddaughters.

These are some reviews of the features released in 2005 that have generated the most discussion and interest among film critics and / or the Batman begins making a name for himself just as the flamboyant Joker takes over the Mafia in director Tim Burton's adaptation of the comic book.

In addition to taking home the Oscar for Best Foreign Film at that year's Academy Awards, the film earned star Max von Sydow near universal praise from critics» circles.

Wunder became «hooked» on the cinema in 1950 when his father took him to the premiere of George Pal's «DESTINATION MOON» Seminal films during Wunder's formative years as a critic were: The HORROR movies of the 1950's THE KILLING (1956) Dir: Kubrick VERTIGO (1958) Dir: Hitchcock ON THE BEACH (1959) Dir: Kramer MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) Dir: Frankenheimer 2001 (1968) Dir: Kubrick Wunder graduated from college in 1963 as an Electrical Engineer and immediately got a union job as an associate film editor for MPO, then, the largest producer of commercial and industrial films in the US.

Much of the (unwarranted) criticism of The Two Towers focussed on the idea that the film couldn't be taken on its own, with critics (wrongly) claiming that it didn't have a meaningful beginning and end.

Immediately lambasted by critics upon release in 2002, the visually extravagant film proved a notable failure at the box office - with the dubbed stateside version of the film taking exceptional heat.

The individual instalments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, for instance, are perfectly successful films in whichever order you choose to view them - and it is interesting that the same critics who defended Kill Bill did not necessarily take the same line with Peter Jackson's work.

Samuel Goldwyn Films manages to take much of the art out of the arthouse, with few of its indie films gaining any sort of traction with critics.

Defying Columbia chief Harry Cohn's demand that he change his last name lest the critics take advantage of it in negative reviews, Lemmon quickly made a positive impression in his first film, the Judy Holliday comic hit It Should Happen to You (1954) and quickly became a reliably nimble comic presence at Columbia.

Despite scattered favorable notices, most critics despised the picture (Roger Ebert remarked, «Here is a film so dreary and conventional that it took an act of will to keep me in the theater»), but it soared at the box and became one of the top grossers for several weekends.

Kubrick also takes the great risk of not explaining anything, which is one reason that a lot of people (critics included) are befuddled by this film.

The first film was a huge hit, taking more than eight times its budget at the box office and winning over critics and audiences alike with its intelligent storytelling and witty script.

Show Dogs seems like an easy target for critics who take filmed entertainment too seriously.

It's a curious idea, but I've certainly never been invited into any secret meeting where the critics plot what films they want to take down.

The film Creation, which some people take to refer to both the creation of the Origins book and the creation / evolution controversy, stars Paul Bettany, who is best known for his roles in popular movies such as «The Da Vinci Code,» «Master and Commander,» and «A Beautiful Mind» (in which he won the London Film Critics» Award for Best British Actor).

Any of the film's attempts at moralizing are subsumed by Kevin Smith's obsession with taking aim at his critics.

With their long takes and deliberate pacing, Kelly Reichardt's films (Wendy and Lucy, Old Joy) aren't for everyone, but she does have devoted fans (critics among them).

While some critics felt the film was an inferior take on Charlie Kaufman - style inventiveness, nearly everyone praised Ferrell's atypically low - key performance.

In a world where political correctness is greatly overblown, there will certainly be those that take offense to the stereotypical cadence she delivers in the film, as several critics in the audience were quick to recognize.

In fact, in the case of Sorkin's latest, some audiences and critics have taken issue with how soft the film goes in the final minutes.

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.

Stay updated on which films are taking home top honors from the season's major critics prizes, guild awards and more.

According to Sundance where the film debuted: «With eternal curiosity, razor - sharp intellect, and existential longing, Gold is a culinary geographer taking us where no critic has gone before.»

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).

Already «La La Land» has taken top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was awarded best film of 2016 by the New York Film Critics Circle.

23rd Annual Critics» Choice Awards (The CW, 8 p.m.): Join first - time awards show emcee Olivia Munn as she takes us through the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 2018 picks for best TV and film.

No critic, no bad review, nothing could take away the feeling of seeing our first real action role model in film.

Take an extended look at the film that critics are calling, «powerful and authentic» — Film School Rejects, «disarmingly emotional»...

The French animated film «Ernest & Celestine» was named the year's best animation over Hayao Miyazaki's «The Wind Rises,» which had taken most of the previous critics awards.

It is admittedly extraordinary for a critics» group, let alone four critics» groups, to take any action that might penalize film artists for decisions beyond their control.

V.F. film critic K. Austin Collins has another suggestion: take mom to a butt - kicking double feature.

National Public Radio (NPR) film critic Ella Taylor wrote: «It's hard to imagine any but the most dour and humourless taking offense at this essentially sweet - natured movie».

Gus Van Sant has taken enough hits from critics about this film being too close to his 1998 film Good Will Hunting, which is a shame.

Too much of the time, though, director Rod Lurie (a former film critic whose directorial credits include political dramas such as «The Contender») establishes a pace that dutifully trudges from scene to scene rather than taking time to reveal anything unexpected.

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.

Five critics from the Los Angeles Times took turns picking their three favorite characters from the past year in film.

In a new Slate article titled «Cracked Actor,» critic Jessica Winter takes an enjoyable, affectionate look back at the film career of that slender shape - shifter David Bowie, on the occasion of the Criterion release of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence...

Chinese director Jia Zhangke took home the best screenplay award at Cannes last year, and many stateside critics — including the L.A. Times» Kenneth Turan — put it on their lists of top foreign films for 2013.

So far the film has taken home Cannes» Golden Eye Documentary prize, the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. kudo, the New York Film Critics Circle award and recently scored an Independent Spirit nomination.

It comes with an introduction by Scorsese, a commentary track by Scorsese and film critic Carrie Rickey, alternate takes, deleted scenes, a photo gallery and trailers.

I'm one of those critics who considers it shameful that this film wasn't nominated for Best Picture or Best Director, and that it walked with a grand total of zero wins (it should have taken Costume Design, Score, and Supporting Actress at the least).

For a critic, it is embarrassing to say that it has taken me this long to watch one of the films of Jean - Luc Godard.

Still, it takes some courage for a longtime professional film critic to make his directorial debut with a movie about a professional film critic, knowing his peers are likely to treat it as a mirror.