Sentences with phrase «with pop culture characters»

Liz Terris presents Classic Book Covers Re-Imagined with Pop Culture Characters posted at Readers + Writers Journal, saying, «Classic Book Covers Go Pop Culture — Illustrator David Hamilton gives classic book covers pop culture makeovers by adding television and movie icons.

Not exact matches

The decision to pair Dustin Hoffman's character up with an Alfa Spider instantly propelled the car and the company into pop - culture - icon status.

A specific character on that show, Abed (played by Danny Pudi) has a strong obsession with pop culture, and specifically Easter eggs.

«The entertainment comes from the interaction with the characters, which constantly evolve as pop culture changes.

It made enough of a dent in pop culture to warrant a movie adaptation, but it wasn't going to be an easy translation with no main character and a documentary - like format.

Dialogue whips past in huge, devastating chunks, dense with pop - culture quotes, literary allusions, legal and financial jargon, elaborate and often profane metaphors... and a ton of brutal bon mots... The pacing and writing reflect the culture of its characters.

[Futurama has] eccentric yet oddly sympathetic characters, scores of clever pop - culture homages, and a unique visual aesthetic that isn't afraid to experiment with a variety of styles both vintage and modern.

Great script, great puzzles (challenging, yet sensible), great characters with good voice acting, and finally great dialogues with tons and tons of well placed pop - culture references and humour.

Pop culture's most iconic archeologist whips through all the classic moments with the help of a host of supporting characters including Marion Ravenwood and Short Round.

«2003 saw two films that: (1) featured female lead (s), (2) valued action, atmosphere, and attitude over plot, (3) replaced character depth with exhaustive references to pop culture and / or cult films.

While there are some similarities between the main characters and their dispositions, having to prove themselves and their big, lazy bodies worthy or the fight, the anticipation that Kung Fu Panda will be just another adventure coated with incessant pop culture references are not warranted.

It just happens to be one in which the main character possesses no moral qualms about killing his foes, revels in the resulting carnage, swears up a storm, and is quick with a pop - culture reference for any situation (All of those references are about 20 years out - of - date, because they're what the target audience is familiar with and apparently wants to hear).

Once you're initiated, the movie is frequently clever, with humor that relies mostly on pop culture jokes or just the idiocy of the movie's main characters.

The Pop Culture Passionistas recently spoke with Kathy Bates about her role as the title character on the legal drama Harry's Law.

Some characters such as Zappa draws inspirations from Japanese pop culture that may or may not resonate with American gamers.

«Get Out,» released in February 2017, was a slow - building hit — eventually grossing more than $ 250 million while resonating in pop culture with references to its memorable characters and «sunken place» as a metaphor for race and the feeling of helplessness in America.

Hosoda's vision of the internet's alternative universe was also populated with imaginative characters, whereas this one is mainly made up of pop culture references, like an incel version of Snow Crash.»

The handful of central personalities come to life not with catchphrases or pop culture references, but with genuine character - flair, flaws, and unexpected power.

This is the latest attempt, by yet another director, to make the next «Pulp Fiction», which set the standard for it's combing elements of a crime drama with comedy, shocking violence, wacky characters, drugs, sex, over-the-top atmosphere and pop culture.

Pirate Radio is neither historically accurate enough (it can't even stick to its year of 1966 to provide its tunes, some of which came out a little after («Jumpin» Jack Flash» is from 1968, as is «So Long, Marianne» by Leonard Cohen, to name but two) to provide interest in a bit of pop culture history, nor is it consistent enough to sustain its good cheer without collapsing from the weight of its own cutesy manipulations in its characters for laughs, It's not so much a story as it is a collection of sitcom moments meant to induce laughter and mirth, mixing it with all of the best rock tunes of its era.

This R - rated sex comedy delivers the likeable characters, the laughs, the sweet moments, and the crude sexual humor you'd want in a raunchy romantic comedy, but also does it with directorial zip by Will Gluck (Easy A, Fired Up), pop culture - literate flair, excellent use of its pop soundtrack, and two very appealing performances by the leads.

What is striking about the film is what Jarmusch drapes over these visual and auditory flourishes with the content of the characters and the content of this world, and how unconcerned it seems to be with the prior history of vampires in literary and pop culture.

It all starts off fairly well, with a random character chosen for you at the beginning of each level; ranging from pixelated army marines to characters clearly inspired by pop culture icons.

I've enjoyed watching the Avengers evolve — individually and collectively — as well as the GOTG characters (with their pop culture references and killer playlists).

Director Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon, Firewall, and, once upon a time, Richard III) isn't one to rise above a bad script, and this one is a mess, peppered with cloying twists, expired pop culture references (the Ice Bucket Challenge, «Gangnam Style,» and the Harlem Shake), and wild changes in character personality.

- Booklist «The story is peppered with pop culture references to The Hunger Games, the Kindle Fire, and the X-Men, as well as comic relief in the form of characters like a talking horse that thinks it has a weight problem.

The characters felt very real, complete with a plethora of pop culture references (even one to Hannah Montana), and it was believable.

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They came up with some of the strangest stories you will ever hear with ridiculous characters and all kinds of pop culture references thrown in that had us howling in our seats.

The character quickly gained attention and popularity — along with some criticism — as a minority character taking on one of pop culture's most iconic superhero identities.

For example, did you know that there's a cathedral with a gargoyle depicting a pop culture character?

The Hollywood Roast's use of pop - culture with its roster of characters — you'll notice characters based upon the likes of Harry Potter, Gandalf, Deadpool, and even Marilyn Monroe in the mix.

The formula for Lego games should be familiar by now: take a pop culture universe, render its characters and world with the titular Danish building blocks, add in a healthy dose of slapstick humor and as many collectibles as you can stuff on a disc, and ship it.

Coming up next is the show's spin - off of sorts with the most famous fastest character in all of pop culture.

Boasting a unique combat system in which everyday objects become weapons, multiple story routes, a varied cast of characters based on common anime and video game tropes and a narrative dripping with social satire and subtle nods to Japanese pop culture, AKIBA»S TRIP is a present - day supernatural adventure for the gamer in all of us.

We believe our game concept of mixing up pop and cute characters with hardcore battle action symbolizes Japanese culture having a combination of «cuteness» and «intenseness».

Adding to a long list of pop culture collaborations, which has yielded fare like Star Wars - and Disney - themed kicks, Vans is now working with Nintendo on a new line of branded sneakers featuring characters and power - ups from classic 8 - bit NES games, including Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, and even Duck Hunt.

STREET FIGHTER Pop Culture Shock's line of Street Fighter statues will continue just as they should, with two characters from the franchise trying to beat the digital tar out of each other.

Mixing pop culture with elements of Surrealism, French artist Pauline Curnier Jardin's theatrical films take history or myth as their points of departure and use improvisation, excessive characters and strange forms to create a «patchwork narration».

Blending his obsession with the history of conflict and pop culture influences from video games, films and TV shows, the artist tells a wartime narrative starring an imagined cast of fascinating characters.

This black and white video fuses classical antiquity with pop culture, combining wordplay - rich poetry, mythological characters, and contemporary environments.

Emerging with the New York City graffiti and street art movement of the 1980s, Scharf's imagery draws upon pop icons, media advertising and consumer culture of the 1960s, including TV cartoon characters such as the Flintstones and the Jetsons.

These collages, culled from newspaper and magazine articles, combines hand - drawn Hebrew characters and Kabbalah references with identifiable pop culture images.

Neo-futuristic abstract expressionism best describes the genre of Johnathan's work; colorful and evocative, his paintings create powerful visual discourses about the relationships we form with pop culture and its most iconic characters.

There are references to pop culture characters such as Mickey Mouse, with the artist toying over the idea of false realities and choosing to live in an idealistic world.

French street artist, OakOak — featured previously — has unveiled some of his latest works where he invades the city streets, or even the surrounding countryside, to make best use of what's already there and cleverly place pop culture characters to interact with them.

She's won plenty of awards, but what better way to honor the singer than to create GIFs combining the pop star's music videos with pop - culture characters.

And like the characters on Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the current cast of comically inflated archetypes conjured by artists offers an exaggerated look at pop culture and politics.

By juxtaposing these painted cartoon characters with images of pop stars, nuclear power plants and masks from so - called primitive cultures, Wachtel's work also tackles the function and significance of images in modern society and the socio - political landscape of our time.

The exhibitions include surrealistic paintings from Mexico, internationally recognised character appeal from Finland, illustrations by «Trump's most hated artist» from the US, quirky animist ceramics from the UK, haunting child portraits from Chile, limited fine - art prints from Lithuania, immersive virtual wonder - worlds from Brasil, and a multitude of fresh, character - driven art, mixing pop culture with anthropomorphic spiritualism.