Sentences with phrase «to a mainstream audience»

«The Thing» was criticized sharply for its extreme, bloody violence, which was shocking at the time for mainstream audiences, and disappeared from theaters rather quickly.

He's fully aware and fine with the limited access he's had so far with mainstream audiences in his film and television work.

The film was little seen by mainstream audiences, but developed a devoted cult following in the indie film community.

I applaud them for that... because I'm sure the creators and presenters are all well aware of it's difficulty to please the tastes and expectations of mainstream audiences.

But questions remain about how «political» mainstream audiences want their comic book entertainment to be.

These are the games that tried something interesting, and perhaps because of it didn't find a huge mainstream audience.

Apparently, this is because test screenings for the film suggested mainstream audiences found it overly chilly and intellectually complex.

-- as well as seeing just how mainstream an audience it can reach.

It simply is a film that's a little too out there for mainstream audiences.

It's those characters and franchises that could connect with the more mainstream audiences that are spending more time playing games on tablets and smartphones than ever before.

Reports mentioned he was nervous the film was «too complicated» and «too intellectual» to connect with mainstream audiences.

«Now with the availability of these mobile solutions, we've taken yet another step toward making our personal and unique boutique experience available not just to enthusiasts, but to a much more mainstream audience as well.»

As museums increasingly branch out into performance and film, the artist is finally reaching mainstream audiences — and perplexing one or two critics along the way.

As with other movies in recent years geared solely to gaming and comic book geeks (Serenity comes to mind), this one is almost sure to be overlooked by mainstream audiences in favor of testosterone - soaked action flicks like The Expendables, but trust me, this is one cult movie with something for everyone.

But as with most movies aimed at mainstream audiences, there's nothing at all to threaten the staid, boring, conventional status quo, which is always infuriating to see in a movie like The Hangover, which does hint at possibilities far more dangerous than it ever dares go near.

Ys SEVEN was the first title in the long - running action RPG franchise to reach a wide mainstream audience in the West, and the first title in this historically PC - centric series to be developed from the ground up for a console or handheld system since the mid - «90s.

It's perhaps a testament to her talents, though, that Emily Watson remains just to the left of indistinctive for most mainstream audiences — not unexceptional or anonymous, but unable to be immediately placed.

«Google Play is one of the most - visited and fastest - growing online entertainment destinations, and we look forward to the platform's large mainstream audience discovering and enjoying one of the most substantial digital manga catalogs available anywhere,» said Viz executive vice president and chief technology officer Gagan Singh.

While Thomas's vibrant works captivate mainstream audiences, their formal innovations and engagement with art history offer additional treats for trained aesthetic eyes and painting buffs.

Hirokazu Kore - eda is relatively unknown among mainstream audiences but a heavyweight in independent cinema.

The Desolation of Smaug will win over mainstream audiences, but not Tolkien purists.

In the last week or two, we've had «Stonewall» director Roland Emmerich «s admitting to giving his film a «straight - acting» hero to attract mainstream audiences, followed by Matt Damon «s admonishment that non-hetero actors need to embrace a sense of public mystery (even through straight performers are never told to leave their spouses off the red carpet).

TV, cinema and VOD will deliver the trailer to a substantial mainstream audience across sport and film audiences — Tomb Raider, Pacific Rim 2, Ready Player One,» he details.

Originally labelled a haunted house movie set in space, it created a whole new sub-genre of science fiction horror, kickstarted the careers of Ridley Scott and Sigourney Weaver, and introducing mainstream audiences to the fantastical works of the late surrealist sculptor and painter, HR Giger.

Nicely directed by quirky filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (Coffee and Cigarettes, Ghost Dog), and just as nicely performed in the comic subtlety department by veteran Bill Murray, Broken Flowers may lose more mainstream audiences expecting an obvious laugh riot, but those looking for something different than the norm should be pleased.

Lastly, the vampire genre has hit mainstream audiences with cheesy teenage romance films like Twilight, making vampire based films hard to take serious.

In playing things safe and amiable, the movie's tone is enough to appease mainstream audiences and also those willing to think a little more highly of the film.

It may be hard for some to believe, but the newsstand was once the center of video game news and information, particularly during the 32 - bit era when games were beginning to reach a much broader mainstream audience and shed their identity as mere toys.

Zack Snyder's critically maligned candy - colored revenge tale may have been a bust at the box office, but it did give mainstream audiences (well, those who actually saw the film) the chance to see Isaac serving as the ring leader of a mental hospital that may actually be a literal circus.

No one is asking for a monster movie that aspires to Tarkovsky-esque levels of formal control, but films that don't register as entirely lifeless would surely be greeted with open arms by cinephiles and mainstream audiences alike.

Garret Dillahunt is known to many mainstream audiences for his work on the sitcom Raising Hope, Terminator: The Sarah Conor Chronicles and HBO's Deadwood (still need to see it!)

Not only at writers» conferences and to writers» groups... but also to mainstream audiences where the attendees might be interested in publishing a book.

Lost in all of this was a little film called Rocky (1976), closer in spirit to the palooka redemption quests of On the Waterfront and Raging Bull, and filled with the kind of street poetry that mainstream audiences used to have plenty of patience for.

The sophomore film from Houston born director Trey Edward Shults whose directorial effort Krisha won both the audience and grand jury prize at SXSW in 2015 (but mainstream audiences never heard of).

Steven Spielberg's labour of love to one of America's greatest presidents will be catnip to political geeks but is likely to bore mainstream audiences.

Match and eHarmony have been pretty instrumental in bringing it to a mature mainstream audience with television commercials.

To endear it to mainstream audiences Spielberg concentrates on Schindler's inspirational story and alongside the evil, we also get glimpses of humanity throughout, which allow the viewer to make it through the film.

Schreiber got an introduction to a more mainstream audience thanks to his role as killer Cotton Weary in Wes Craven's mega-hit Scream, a role he reprised in the film's sequel, Scream 2 (1997).

I also have my doubts as to whether mainstream audiences will have the patience to sit through the film, as Antonioni's nothing if not an acquired taste.

Lila & Eve, from director Charles Stone III (who is black), is certainly no worse than many of the films studios presume will appeal to widespread mainstream audiences, and it's a lot better than some by sheer dint of the fact that it does not star the likes of Neeson or Crowe and as such has a freshness that a different perspective can bring.

These talented craftspeople captured the heart and soul of Wakanda and created an epic, immersive, and diverse cinematic world that will expose mainstream audiences to African culture and Afro - futurism.

A reason why Rockstar might want to break character and appear at E3 is to tap mainstream audiences.

Something of a challenging sell to mainstream audiences perhaps, Weekend's appeal lies not in its exploration of gay themes, but in its compellingly accurate portrayal of fledgling romance.

Possibly the most stressful watch of 2017, or at least neck and neck with Dunkirk, it's an uncompromising art film that predictably turned mainstream audiences off when it was somehow released into 2,000 - plus theatres -LRB-!).

With «The Kids Are All Right,» Lisa Cholodenko interestingly courted mainstream audiences, playing gender roulette with classic rom and bedroom - farce formats; the result was arguably her most well - rounded film, but still not as sensual or electric a study of lesbianism as her 1998 breakthrough «High Art.»

Hidden behind a shaggy beard and big period collars, that old J.Lo yacht - dwelling Affleck swagger disappears, allowing only his innate intelligence and centeredness to shine through; we see what first endeared him to mainstream audiences long ago in Good Will Hunting.

Hopefully mainstream audiences will embrace it, but I don't have high hopes that people will appreciate its weirdness to make it a hit.