Sentences with phrase «thefx fantasy genre»

a Netflix exclusive that falls somewhere in the sci - fi / fantasy genre but plays out on the gritty streets of modern day Los Angeles.

Today, Ayer follows up one of the more notable losses in recent movie memory with Bright, a Netflix exclusive that falls somewhere in the sci - fi / fantasy genre but plays out on the gritty streets of modern day Los Angeles.

Granted, most of these fit into the action or fantasy genres, which traditionally attract a more male - dominated audience, but the test still raises a hugely uncomfortable question.

Yet he also reinvented and popularized the high fantasy genre.

Back in December, a bunch of Harper Voyager US / UK authors got together on the #SFFchat hashtag to talk about writing, publishing, and the sci - fi / fantasy genre with aspiring SF / F authors.

which series of book is it your name, I m pretty sure it s fantasy genre, Is it Jordan or Sanderson or Tolkien.

Aryn is another beautiful and refined unisex name you can expect to see more frequently thanks again to the popularity of the fantasy genre.

Brahm is another simple, strong, masculine boy's name that will continue to surge up the ranks, thanks in part to the popularity of the fantasy genre.

It introduced me to the contemporary fantasy genre (hey, it's probably not entirely coincidental that my own book features a demon protagonist), as well as the crazy geniuses of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

And, as a non-reader of the J.K. Rowling books (I'm saving them to read with my daughter when she's old enough) and a non-aficionado of the fantasy genre, I find at least some stretch of every Harry Potter film arcane and a bit dull (usually the parts involving magician - vs.

The fantasy genre has been rife with this in recent years, with the huge success of The Lord of the Rings prompting new adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia as well as smaller works like Stardust and Eragon.

Conceptually I still think Stick of Truth was stronger — it managed to mock fantasy video games as much as the fantasy genre itself.

I have always been a sucker for the fantasy genre, so I returned to Atlantis once again.

Regardless of your feelings about the fantasy genre, there's one thing everyone can agree on: Elves should not be 5 - foot - 6.

It's sense of scale was something completely new to the fantasy genre on film at the time.

«Beyond that, we've actually been a little bit surprised that this genre we've built, this survival fantasy genre, is still very much home for State of Decay.

Fox Searchlight is also creating a new, soon to be named, label which will serve as a home for projects in the horror, sci - fi and fantasy genres, including those produced and curated by del Toro.

One such example is Blade & Soul, which, like many of China's already established MMOs, takes its art style from the Chinese martial arts fantasy genre known as Wuxia.

It is very telling that «The Spiderwick Chronicles» is directed not by someone known for experience in either the action or fantasy genres but Mark Waters, the director of «Just Like Heaven,» «Mean Girls» and the Lindsay Lohan remake of «Freaky Friday.»

Howard's skills are so well suited to the fantasy genre that it's strange and even unfortunate he's never returned to it.

SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Emma Thompson — for her eclecticism in switching from period films to fantasy genre, to contemporary settings.

Season One played with the fantasy genre's conventions.

Nintendo has announced the next Splatfest coming to Splatoon 2, and it's an epic clash between the fantasy genre and sci - fi.

This is where the film leaves the realms of the real for good and becomes much more enjoyable as a fantasy genre exercise, a display of muscles and cinematic violence.

The steampunk fantasy genre has always been a fascinating concept with its cast - iron constructions, gear driven gadgets and just a touch of the occult to make it all work.

Yes, Marvel regularly taps left - field talent to make its movies — Captain America directors, the Russo brothers, also directed Arrested Development and Harmon's own Community — Harmon is a bonafide fantasy nerd, a perfect qualifier for what could be Marvel's full dive into the fantasy genre.

Either way, the fantasy genre has been known to perform well on the DVD and On Demand platforms.

The film Stardust is a refreshing and delightful new entry to the fantasy genre.

In the hands of a more accomplished scriptwriter and an appropriation of style and tone from his earlier films, a subversive Lannoo could have made a refreshing mark on the romantic, comedy fantasy genre.

Veteran sound designer Ben Burtt, composer John Morgan, film historian Rudy Behlmer, and directors Peter Jackson and Joe Dante, among others, describe the revolutionary ideas Steiner and Spivack employed in what remains a standard in blockbuster filmmaking for the action / fantasy genre.

The fantasy genre can be tough for nonbelievers, especially if they need to swallow a lot of fictional history and backstory in the bargain.

Although it's an obvious attempt to fill a void left by Harry Potter in the young adult fantasy genre, Tim Burton's latest Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children doesn't have the originality many start - up franchises do.

Instead, the film is primarily constructed as a valentine to the fantasy genre, showing more interest dreaming up inside movie references than one - liners.

This has taken the sci - fi / fantasy genre and breathed a really powerful breathe which hopefully creates a more inspired surge of these genre films.

It would be more correctly categorized in the war fantasy genre shared by films such as Jack Starrett's «The Losers» (1970) or Quentin Tarantino's «Inglorious Basterds.»

Bright will combine Ayer's usual fare of cop thrillers with his more recent interest in the fantasy genre.

And just last year his exploration went even further into the science fiction fantasy genre with DC Comics superhero film Suicide Squad.

** Objectives covered include: ** To revise and identify the features of the fantasy genre To use brackets and dashes for parenthesis To use effective integrated dialogue To use precise vocabulary.

Star Wars films • characters, plot, setting, the Force • the success of Star Wars • the first Star Wars Day • Star Wars Day celebrations • the fantasy genre • interactive «Speak like Yoda» activity • «Complete the Star Wars Quote» activity • interactive anagram activity • quiz • useful information and images, Star Wars galaxy map • video and website links and more!

Harry Rings, Lord of the Potters is a short comedy play script, suitable for KS2 and KS3, in which well - known characters from the fantasy genre come together in a common quest.

No surprises that I'm not a big reader (or author) of the fantasy genre, no matter how much others rave about it.

Time travel is certainly an important element of the plot, but I never would have placed the book in the fantasy genre.

How closely together do you think is reasonable to release novels in the YA fantasy genre?

In the science - fiction and fantasy genres, cons differ widely.

I don't give reviews, but I do interview authors in sci - fi, horror and fantasy genres...

In fact, half of the e-book bestsellers in the romance, science fiction, and fantasy genres on Amazon are self - published!

I'm doing another give - away, where I'm just giving away 10 signed bestselling books in the young adult fantasy genre and I've got to 5,000 readers already.

Novellas should be between 20,000 - 40,000 words and can be either in the science fiction or fantasy genres.

What's been trending the last couple of years with trad publishers and what they're looking for now in the science fiction and fantasy genres.

I'm not sure how I feel about the covers on these... on one hand, they're kind of classic at this point, and they definitely show the YA fantasy genre clearly.