Sentences with phrase «with established genres»

It continues Del Toro's trend of mixing his style with established genres to make something that feels familiar and yet still his own.

Superhero satire doesn't always play well on the big screen, but director James Gunn demonstrated his ability to tinker with established genre conventions with «Slither,» and besides — it's Dwight Schrute from «The Office» beating people up with a wrench.

Not exact matches

Tracing the course of the author's work from Typee to Billy Budd, Kelley shows convincingly that Melville — though he borrowed from many different sources — belongs completely to none of the established genres of Victorian city writing: the Romantic pastoral that used urban depravity to extol rural virtue; the popular «Reform Literature» of the yellow journalists that sensationalized municipal corruption and disorder; the «scientific» tracts of the emerging city planning movement; or the urban strolls of the flâneur and the Addisonian «spectator» (a genre that reached its peak, for New York, with what Kelley calls the «humorous - genteel - sentimental - melodramatic - ironic» observations of Charles Dickens in his 1842 American Notes).

A new sitcom with a transgender character fits into an established genre and a predictable agenda.

Award winning actor F. Murray Abraham has also established a reputation for his powerful and sensitive work in the genre of spoken word with music.

The Silence of the Lambs opened up the Best Picture categories genre requirements, Miramax established itself as a major player on the indie scene with Best Picture squarely in its sights, and Steven Spielberg went from being official Oscar bridesmaid to one of its all - time favorites.

Continuing with the formula they've established of taking typically male - dominated genres (raunch comedy, buddy action movie) and inserting a dominance of women into the primary characters, this one sees McCarthy take on the role of Susan Cooper, a well - trained CIA agent who has spent her time in the agency as the desk - bound partner in the earpiece of well - groomed field agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law).

As we've seen a few times in this entry, Broken Age was another popular Kickstarter project, with Tim Schafer's return to the point and click adventure genre striking a chord that helped to really establish Kickstarter as a viable means of funding.

Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) is popularly credited with beginning the trend and establishing many of the recurrent features of the genre, such as its basis in literature, its pictorial treatment of the rural landscape and its thematic emphasis on institutions and education, and how they are often inimical to personal individuality and positive self - identity (see, in particular, the female experience as charted in Gillian Armstrong's My Brilliant Career [1979] or Bruce Beresford's The Getting of Wisdom [1977]-RRB-.

Given that Germany, with few exceptions such as the comedy genre and the history film, does not have a well - established genre film tradition anymore (at least not on the big screen), the only way to rejuvenate such a tradition is by explicitly committing to producing many genre films for the cinema.

With two subsequent sequels proving to be even more profitable, Neeson has firmly - established himself as a bonafide action star, and although Martin Scorsese's upcoming Silence may well find him back on prime dramatic form, he is showing no signs of turning his back on the genre that he has seemingly embraced with opening arms in recent yeWith two subsequent sequels proving to be even more profitable, Neeson has firmly - established himself as a bonafide action star, and although Martin Scorsese's upcoming Silence may well find him back on prime dramatic form, he is showing no signs of turning his back on the genre that he has seemingly embraced with opening arms in recent yewith opening arms in recent years.

But in his first thirteen years of writing and directing features, he has also established a wheelhouse in accessible, homagey genre British comedies co-written with Simon Pegg and starring Pegg and Nick Frost.

The whole may be less memorable than its 2012 predecessor, but for genre fans, it's always fascinating to glimpse work from new filmmakers and to see what established directors can do with three minutes and a letter.

The former is a supernatural thriller whereas Giallo, a genre established by Mario Bava in 1967 with the visually sumptuous KILL, BABY... KILL, may invoke the spirit but leans heavily toward the murder - mystery elements of noir.

With studios like Blumhouse (Get Out, Split, and the Insidious franchise) and A24 (The Witch, It Comes at Night) establishing distinct identities in the minds of moviegoers and television shows like American Horror Story, Bates Motel, and even Stranger Things spreading the genre elements across the airwaves — or, more likely, your laptop — it's difficult to deny that we're in the midst of an era of horror filmmaking that prizes subtext, mood, and tone over gore effects, elaborate kills, and jump - scares.

When a genre is firmly established, two things generally happen - you end up with your niche fans who almost exclusively live and breathe said games, and you start to push out a lot of regular folk who are sick of seeing the same thing over and over again.

Writer and director Jeremy Saulnier has quickly been establishing himself as a master of physical and existential terror with films like 2013's Blue Ruin and 2007's Murder Party and his latest offering Green Room should even further solidify his status as a genre filmmaker to watch.

With its sharp - edged political assessment of American culture, Tragedy Girls is a subversive little provocation that clearly establishes itself as one of the year's best genre films, and its reputation, like Sadie and McKayla's, is destined to soar.

Not the sort of fun a team of game - making experts create after months of exhaustive development work with an eye on an established genre, but the sort of fun that starts out with drunken conversation and a few «what if» scenarios that ultimately get out of hand.

And though Kill List fit most easily into the horrorscape because of its acrid use of bloodshed and razor wire tension, it also established a director predominantly preoccupied with splicing genres together.

The Wackness and All the Boys Love Mandy Lane are each refreshing twists on established genres, but Levine really came into his own and created something lasting with his most recent venture.

American Ultra is all genre send - up, with not just Eisenberg but his fellow actors playing off their established personae.

In between the yearly offerings of Madden and Call of Duty, indie games kept delighting and surprising fans with a diverse spread of genres while established studios all launched some of their most ambitious titles all within the twelve months of 2017.

Jocasta works with some high - profile writers, including Robert Harris and Sebastian Faulks, as well as established and debut writers from across the genres.

With this novel, Carr has boldly established a new genre - future history - combining the best elements of mystery and thrillers with unique historical insiWith this novel, Carr has boldly established a new genre - future history - combining the best elements of mystery and thrillers with unique historical insiwith unique historical insight.

Authors we've worked with have used this Genre Bestseller status to negotiate for movie deals, discuss business opportunities, and to establish themselves as subject area experts.

Established indie authors (mainly romance) hit the USA Today and even the NY Times with new releases all the time, but in the thriller genre, it is mainly traditionally published authors who do that.

Both of them are established and traditionally published authors in the horror genre, that many of you may be familiar with as they've published a number of fascinating books.

Plus, once you establish real relationships with genre fans you can enlist their help, like offering them ARCs in exchange for feedback when you're in the final stages of production.

When I tried writing a horror novel a year later, I only sold a few dozen copies out of the gate, and that was with an already established fan base in the low hundreds (they didn't follow me into a different genre, as it turns out); if that had been my first publication, I would have vanished from the sales charts, never to be seen again.

If you're writing in a well defined genre, your craft is well established and you know what you're going to do with the ideas, it's perfectly possible to whip your novel out in six months or faster.

Through an established alliance between HarperCollins Christian Publishing and Authors Solutions, LLC., WestBow Press offers publishing packages that help authors self - publish all genres of books while specializing in books with Christian morals, inspirational themes, and family values.

Of course, I guess it never occurred to them that Epic is a pretty well established and talented game development studio that often comes up with new and innovative ways to improve a genre, or make them mainstream.

Grey Goo breathes new life into the RTS genre by blending classic, established gameplay mechanics and tropes with modern design tools and technology to create a thoughtful, exhilarating strategy experience.

It established the fundamentals of the genre and infused it with a delicate balance that has since been adopted by almost every major FPS franchise.

It's a bit daunting when hopping from one unseen platform to the next, miles up in the sky with nothing but floating playing cards and clouds surrounding you, but it also provides a bit of a fresh mechanic to the well established platforming genre.

In many cases, these games are sequels, or the creations of developers with proven track records, or entries in established genres, or games with promising beginnings.

Racing is without doubt one of the most competitive markets and on the surface many would consider it a dead end genre when it comes to innovation while being almost impossible to carve out a unique reputation, especially with the likes of Turn 10 and Polyphony Digital already well established.

4A refined its interface in Last Light, bringing it more into line with the established norms in the first - person shooter genre while at the same time adding a new interface for dealing with the various equipment Artyom carries on his journey.

Nick: It's not always easy to launch a new IP amidst established games, especially in an open - world genre, but Guerilla Games absolutely hit it out of the park with this ambitious adventure that not only played wonderfully but is perhaps one of the most sublime looking console games ever made.

Frictional quickly established themselves as major competitors in the survival horror genre with this being their fifth title in the field.

Developed by id Software, in conjunction with Saber Interactive, Quake Champions is a return to the frenetic, fast - paced competition that established Quake as the originator of the multiplayer shooter genre more than 20 years ago.

Not the sort of fun a team of game - making experts create after months of exhaustive development work with an eye on an established genre, but the sort of fun that starts out with drunken conversation and a few «what if» scenarios that ultimately get out of hand.

Yet in the late nineties the use of frozen camera angles, masses of foes and the fresh concept of survival horror arguably established the mainstream zombie video game genre that we're so familiar with today.

In the late 1980's / early 1990's the racing genre was suffering on home systems, with technology restricted and the currently established hits bringing nothing really inspiring.

Battleborn is more than just a hodge - podge of established genres though — it offers a fun experience set in a new universe but with the same style and humour that's defined Gearbox's most successful franchise, Borderlands.

If we were ranking games solely on legacy, then Grand Theft Auto III would top this list, no question: it's one of the most important games of all time, setting the standard for the open - world genre and establishing Rockstar's distinctive tone with a much wider audience.

Keep the sales charts as they are, but also establish a genre - specified «best - of» or «gamers» choice» chart, where the highest - rated games (with some pretty high minimum number of user reviews) can be put on parade.

Playground Games was established in 2010, bringing together some of the most experienced and talented developers from the UK industry, with the vision to create genre - defining titles for a global audience.

Celebrate the launch of Tekken 7 with a brand new trailer, as the game has now firmly established itself top of the leaderboard in the fighting genre.