Cahiers du Cinema authors also championed the work of directors Jean Renoir, Roberto Rossellini, Kenji Mizoguchi, Max Ophüls, and Jean Cocteau, by centering their critical evaluations on a film's mise en scène.

Several months after the original film's Japanese release, an English dub of the film was distributed internationally by Manga Entertainment to critical acclaim, developing the film's fanbase outside of Japan.

The film's sequel, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties ( 2006 ), did not perform any better in terms of critical reception, gathering an 11 % rating from Rotten Tomatoes and a C-grade from Yahoo!

Studio interference, possibly spurred by political pressure from Nazi Germany, led to the film's being altered from Whale's vision and The Road Back was a critical and commercial failure.

When the film opened in June 1989, it was backed by the biggest marketing and merchandising campaign in film history at the time, and became one of the biggest box office hits of all time, grossing well over US $ 250 million in the US alone and $ 400 million worldwide ( numbers not adjusted for inflation ) and earning critical acclaim for the performances of both Keaton and Nicholson, as well as the film's production aspects, which won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.

Take an ounce of narcissism, a pound of exhibitionism, a pint of sadism, a gallon of blood-lust and a sprinkle of other aberrations and stir well .” Lowell Thomas was also critical of the portrayal of Lawrence and most of the film's characters, believing that the train attack scenes were the only reasonably accurate aspect of the film.

A few months after the film's release, reports of a backlash appeared in the American press, and the years since have seen its critical regard wane.

He was dismissive of the popular 1988 Bruce Willis action film Die Hard (" inappropriate and wrongheaded interruptions reveal the fragile nature of the plot "), while his positive review of 1997's Speed 2: Cruise Control (" Movies like this embrace goofiness with an almost sensual pleasure ") is the only one accounting for that film's 2 % approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes critical website.

* Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert ( ISBN 0-226-18200-2 ) – a collection of essays from his 40 years as a film critic, featuring interviews, profiles, essays, his initial reviews upon a film's release, as well as critical exchanges between the film critics Richard Corliss and Andrew Sarris

In addition to the film's critical and commercial success, Carpenter's self-composed " Halloween Theme " remains a recognizable film music theme to this day.

The film's success encouraged a surge of popular and critical acclaim for Joplin's work.

Christopher Hampton received critical acclaim for his screenplay, with Time Out writing that " one of the film's enormous strengths is scriptwriter Christopher Hampton's decision to go back to the novel, and save only the best from his play.

However, critical opinion has improved since 1984, citing the film's intensity and imagination.

Close Encounters was released in November 1977 to critical and financial success, grossing out $ 337, 700, 000 of the film's $ 20 million budget.

Hawke later described the opportunities he was offered as a result of the film's success as critical to his decision to continue acting: " I didn't want to be an actor and I went back to college.

His fourth film, The Wrestler, was released to critical acclaim and both of the film's stars, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, received Academy Award nominations.

However, a comic's stand-up success does not guarantee a film's critical or box office success.

The critical and public receptions largely could not or were unwilling to comprehend the film's crystal clear expression of a moribund age, represented through a mixing of genres to create Renoir's satirical, yet realist style.

In his essay, David Lynch Keeps His Head, David Foster Wallace offers a behind-the-scenes look at the film's production and critical discussion of Lynch's art.

However, the film's critical reputation has grown in stature and is commonly listed among the greatest films of all time.

The film's critical reception was largely favorable, with modern review aggravate Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a " Tomatometer " score of 91 %.

On the film's American release in 1990, The Vanishing received great critical acclaim from film critics.

Far From Heaven won widespread critical acclaim and a slew of film awards, including four Academy Award nominations for Moore's lead performance, Haynes ' original screenplay, Elmer Bernstein's score, and the film's cinematography.

The film's title was inspired by the line, " Bring me my chariot of fire ," from the William Blake poem adapted into the popular British hymn " Jerusalem "; the hymn is heard at the end of the film.

The film's success introduced James Dean to the world and established him as a popular actor.

While popular belief long held that Detour was shot for about $ 20, 000, Noah Isenberg, in doing research for his book on the film, discovered that the film's actual cost was upwards of $ 100, 000.

The film's title refers to a popular Greek protest slogan (, ) meaning " he ( Lambrakis ) lives ".

The film's musical score, by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, was so popular with the public that the Warner Brothers Music Department drafted a form-letter response to queries concerning recordings or sheet music.

The film's relatively strong sexual content ensured it an " X " certificate, but it was saved from failure when Associated British Cinemas agreed to distribute it, making it a surprising commercial success-it was the third most popular movie at the British box office in 1959 after Carry on Nurse and Inn of the Sixth Happiness.

Much like his two-note Jaws theme, the " five-tone " motif for Close Encounters has since become ingrained in popular culture ( the five tones are used by scientists to communicate with the visiting spaceship as a mathematical language as well as being incorporated into the film's signature theme ).

The musical score from the film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Original Music Score and was popular after the film's release.

As with the original theatrical release, the film's release on home video formats proved to be very popular.

Soon after the film's release, men's clothing and pantsuits became popular attire for women.

" The cyclops is the film's most popular character, but Harryhausen's personal favorite was the snakewoman, a combination of Princess Parisa's maid, Sadi, and a cobra.

The line became something of a catchphrase for the film and gained moderate recognition in popular culture following the film's release.

The theme of the film, " Born Free ", which appeared on the film's soundtrack album, was also a popular hit, recorded by Matt Monro.

There was significant media attention and popular interest prior to its release, primarily because Affleck and Lopez, the film's stars, were romantically involved at the time.

The film initiated an increase in sales of the powerful handgun, which continues to be popular forty years after the film's release.

In spite of the film's lack of popular acceptance, film historians consider it to be an immensely rich experience — a sweeping historical epic of vast scale, and a powerful testament to Eisenstein's creativity and artistry.

* A Face in the Crowd creator Budd Schulberg maintained his story was actually inspired by contrasts between the public image and private personality of Will Rogers, Sr. Also, the film's protagonist, Lonesome Rhodes, with his combination of country singing and country storytelling, superficially resembled popular TV host Tennessee Ernie Ford.

The film was highly anticipated to surpass the box office success of both the Saturday Night Fever and Grease, mostly due to the film's popular music stars.

Before the film's release, the popular band Spike Jones and His City Slickers, noted for their parodies of popular songs of the time, released a version of Oliver Wallace's theme song, " Der Fuehrer's Face " ( also known informally as " The Nazi Song ").

The film's soundtrack has also become popular, and its theme song was eventually reused by Danny Elfman, who rearranged it as The Dilbert Zone for use as the theme for the television series Dilbert.

The film's famous climax has been spoofed several times in popular culture.