It is the subject of both popular and critical acclaim ; it was voted onto the top three of the Sight & Sound critics ' list of greatest films of all time in 1982, and onto the directors ' top ten films lists in the 1992 and 2002 polls.

In 1982, it was voted number three in the Sight & Sound critics ' poll of greatest films.

In addition to the many impressed critics, President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan were moved by the film after a screening at the White House on June 27, 1982.

Lester Bangs wrote in 1982, " Van was making holy music even though he thought he was, and us rock critics had made our usual mistake of paying too much attention to the lyrics.

Released in March 1982 ( and preceded by Abominog Junior EP ), it won favour with the critics.

The decennial poll of international critics by the Sight & Sound magazine ranked it # 10 in 1952, moved it up to # 3 in 1962, and # 2 in 1972, 1982, and 1992 ; in 2002 it fell back to # 3, behind Citizen Kane and Vertigo and in 2012, it dropped to # 4, behind Vertigo, Citizen Kane, and Tokyo Story.

Among them, Nomad ( 1982, directed by Patrick Tam Kar-ming ) is widely considered by film critics as representative of Hong Kong " New Wave " films.

Film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were offended by Porky's and later called it one of the worst films of 1982.

The possibility of a Scandinavian provenance for the Runestone was renewed in 1982 when Robert Hall, an emeritus Professor of Italian Language and Literature at Cornell University published a book ( and a follow up in 1994 ) questioning the methodology of its critics.

But Talk Talk's first two albums, The Party's Over ( 1982 ) and It's My Life ( 1984 ), did not readily reflect such influences ; critics compared the band to contemporary New Wave groups, especially Duran Duran.

Not all critics were enamored of her performance, however ; she was also " awarded " " Razzies " as " Worst New Star " and " Worst Actress " in the 1982 Golden Raspberry Awards.

For his role in Mondi Ghatam ( 1982 ), his unique style of acting was much appreciated by the critics.

Chronic Town ranked second in the EP category of the Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics ' poll in 1982.

After a number of successful tours throughout the United States and Europe in the early 1980s with a variety of Christian hard rock acts — including a high-profile tour in 1982 with Swedish quartet Jerusalem — Rez Band was viewed by both fans and music critics as the preeminent Christian hard rock band.

Egyptian critics criticized the casting of Louis Gossett, Jr., an African American actor, as Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in the 1982 TV miniseries Sadat.

Television historians Castleman and Podrazik ( 1982 ) believe the 1961-1962 season marked a comeback for television, as the networks rearranged their schedules to accommodate the critics.

According to television historians Castleman and Podrazik ( 1982 ), critics objected to CBS's rural sitcom-heavy schedule, particularly the Gomer Pyle character, but the " high ratings earned by the silly gimmicks and simpleton heroes would assure rural sitcoms spots in the network schedules for years.

In 1982, Kingston herself wrote a rebuttal essay entitled " Cultural Mis-readings by American Reviewers " in which she disparaged her critics for insisting she represent the Chinese or aspire to some standard of excellence set forth by other Chinese-American authors.

Prince's 1980 album Dirty Mind was widely praised by critics, earning a gold record award, but his 1982 double-LP 1999 ( 1982 ) became his first major hit album, selling over three million copies and spawning three hit singles.

Additional findings were a reduced earning potential in view of the education level that corroborates earlier studies of cult critics ( Martin 1993 ; Singer & Ofshe, 1990 ; West & Martin, 1994 ) and significant levels of depression and dissociation agreeing with Conway & Siegelman, ( 1982 ), Lewis & Bromley, ( 1987 ) and Martin, et al.

The film, titled Squizzy Taylor and loosely based on Taylor's life, was released in 1982 but flopped with critics and public alike.

After a hiatus of six years she returned to the Met in 1982 and remained a pillar of the ensemble, higly appreciated by critics and loved by the public in such roles as Idamante in Idomeneo, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Blanche in Dialogues des Carmélites, Cherubino, Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande, Charlotte in Werther and Hanna Glawary in The Merry Widow.

The albums Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti ( 1981 ), Mrtva priroda ( 1981 ) and Buvlja pijaca ( 1982 ), the latter featuring softer sound than the band's first three releases, were also well received by fans and critics alike, and Ðorđević's provocative political-and social-related lyrics, caused him to become one of the most controversial musicians in Yugoslavia.

Phyllis Pearce ( Jill Summers ) was hailed as the new Ena Sharples in 1982, the Duckworths moved into No. 9 in 1983 and slipped into the role once held by the Ogdens, while Percy Sugden ( Bill Waddington ) appeared in 1983 and took over the grumpy war veteran role from Albert Tatlock.

In 1982, Dahmer moved in with his grandmother in West Allis, where he lived for six years.

In 1982, the Twins moved into the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, which they shared with the Minnesota Vikings, but the team continued to struggle.

In 1981, Hall moved to a product planning position with Mazda USA and again met Yamamoto, now chairman of Mazda Motors, who remembered their conversation about a roadster and in 1982 gave Hall the go-ahead to research the idea further.

In 1929, her mother married Loyal Davis ( 1896 – 1982 ), a prominent, politically conservative neurosurgeon who moved the family to Chicago.

After the Oakland Raiders football team moved to Los Angeles in 1982, many improvements were made to what was suddenly a baseball-only facility.

In 1982 Anni-Frid Lyngstad had sold all the shares in the Polar Music company given to her by Anderson, as she moved abroad.

She became a professional actress in 1982 after graduating from drama school and moved to New York City in 1984 where she appeared in the Broadway production of The Real Thing.

Battery Park City was built on 92 acres of landfill, and 3, 000 people moved there beginning about 1982, but by 1986 there was evidence of more shops and stores and a park, along with plans for more residential development.

In 1982 Patrese moved to Brabham and gained a lucky win at that year's Monaco Grand Prix when there were five leaders including Andrea de Cesaris and then Didier Pironi who both ran out of fuel whilst leading the final lap.

The studios were operated by TVS in 1982 and home to ' Coast to Coast ', however they closed a year later when the company moved their operations to the newly complete Television Centre in Maidstone.

* Coy Duke ( Byron Cherry ) ( 1982 – 83 ), the replacement for Bo, is another blond-haired cousin who moved to Uncle Jesse's farm along with cousin Vance after Bo and Luke left Hazzard to join the NASCAR circuit.

In 1982, the finishing post was moved from Constitution Hill to Westminster Bridge due to construction works.

In 1982, the finishing post was moved from Constitution Hill to Westminster Bridge due to construction works.

After initial success, On-Line Systems was renamed Sierra On-Line in 1982, and the company moved to Oakhurst, California.

In September 1981, CBS shortened the hour-long show to a half-hour, briefly retitled it Wake Up with the Captain, and moved it to an earlier time slot ; it was later moved to weekends in September 1982, and returned to an hour-long format.

In the fall of 1982, it returned to an hour format, but was moved to Saturday mornings at 7 a. m. Eastern Time and 6 a. m. in other time zones.

Gullit therefore moved to Feyenoord in 1982, for a fee of £ 300, 000, where he made 85 league appearances, scoring 31 goals.

The club was founded in Kansas City, Missouri as the Kansas City Scouts in 1974, moved to Denver, Colorado as the Colorado Rockies after only two seasons, and then settled in New Jersey in 1982.

For the first few seasons of the decade, the Spurs continued their success of the 1970s with records of 52 – 30 in 1980 – 81, 48 – 34 in 1981 – 82, and 53 – 29 in 1982 – 83 ( it was during this period that the Spurs were moved to the Western Conference ).

The son of a footballer who had to retire from the game at 27 after a road accident, Míchel joined Real Madrid at the age of thirteen, his technique and physicality on the pitch quickly standing out, and he moved quickly through the ranks to the first team, appearing – and scoring – once in 1981 – 82 ( at CD Castellón, on 11 April 1982 ).

In 1982, Aucoin moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hoping to start a career as a makeup artist.