Upon its release, the film was not a financial success and was panned by critics.

Despite being panned by the critics, the film eventually earned $ 50 million.

Demme ended up renouncing the finished product, and when the film was released in May 1984, it was generally panned by critics and neglected by moviegoers.

She also starred in the nearly universally panned film remake of Lost Horizon in 1973.

Through it all, the film was completed and did decent box office business, though critics panned it.

The Osterman Weekend had some effective action sequences and some strong supporting performances, but Peckinpah's final film was critically panned.

Critics panned the revised film, notably Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News.

Hoffs starred in the 1987 film, The Allnighter, directed by her mother, Tamar Simon Hoffs, and was critically panned.

The film was almost entirely panned by critics, even earning Chris Elliott a 1995 Razzie Award for " Worst New Star ".

The film was a box office bomb and critically panned, although Smith " thought it would be the movie that launched my career.

The New York Times critic Nora Sayre panned the often contradictory moral themes of the film, while the paper's Frank Rich called it " the same old stuff ".

A critically panned film he made about the life of Richard Wagner ( noted for having the only onscreen teaming of Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson in the same scenes ) was shown as a television miniseries in 1983 after failing to achieve a theatrical release in most countries, but Burton enjoyed a personal triumph in the American television miniseries Ellis Island in 1984, receiving a posthumous Emmy Award nomination for his final television performance.

The film was critically panned and was not successful at the box office.

In January 2005, when Rob Schneider insulted Los Angeles Times movie critic Patrick Goldstein, who panned his movie Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, by commenting that the critic was unqualified because he had never won the Pulitzer Prize, Ebert intervened by stating that, as a Pulitzer winner, he was qualified to review the film, and bluntly told Schneider, " Your movie sucks.

The film was subsequently universally panned by critics but met a receptive late night audience as a curious example of a cult film where all the unintended hilarity came from the overly serious approach, " cheesy " production values and ludicrous plot.

Budgeted at $ US50 million, the film became a financial success, grossing $ US144 million worldwide, but as with DiCaprio's previous project, the film was largely panned by critics.

" Jeff Miller of the Houston Chronicle panned Mr. Magoo, a live action remake of the 1950s cartoon, by saying, " I'm supposed to suggest how the film might be better but I can't think of anything to say other than to make the film again.

She appeared in the stage production, Miss Moffat, a musical adaptation of her film The Corn is Green, but after the show was panned by the Philadelphia critics during its pre-Broadway run, she cited a back injury and abandoned the show, which closed immediately.

However, by the end of the 1990s, his career had fallen into another slump with critically panned films like The Jackal, Mercury Rising, and Breakfast of Champions, saved only by the success of the Michael Bay-directed Armageddon which was the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide.

Bosley Crowther generally panned the film and commented in the New York Times of February 29, 1956: " The script was obviously written to bring and Mr. Hudson, who made a popular twosome in the Magnificent Obsession, together again.

The copy itself, including any text or illustrations, is reproduced in full color directly on a thin Mylar polyester film by a photo screen process.

The film has an adhesive on the back which permits it to be stripped onto the acrylic panels forming the sign, and also to be stripped off for replacement by new copy as required.

As used by Industrial Electric Inc., the film panels are printed one at a time, as are 24-sheet posters.

Only George Santayana seemed to understand and appreciate the film when he wrote: `` Miss Poitrine has perpetrated the most eloquent argument for the Protestant faith yet unleashed by Hollywood ''.

For example, when the film is only four minutes old, Neitzbohr refers to a small, Victorian piano stool as `` Wilhelmina '', and we are thereupon subjected to a flashback that informs us that this very piano stool was once used by an epileptic governess whose name, of course, was Doris ( the English equivalent, when passed through middle-Gaelic derivations, of Wilhelmina ).

An early film by a competitor of the Wizard of Menlo Park simply showed a long kiss performed by two actors of the contemporary stage.

Overnight, for one thing, Porter's film multiplied the standard running time of movies by ten.

The physical film is cut with a knife at the end of one complete sequence, and the cut edge is joined physically, by cement, to the cut edge of the beginning of the next sequence.

Motion picture cameras had been installed to film the audience, the reservation list was being checked out name by name, and a special detail was already at work in the parking lot scrutinizing automobiles for a possible lead.

Workshops are conducted by the system's audio-visual consultant for the staffs of member libraries, teaching them the effective use of film as a library service.

Another source of NBC pride was its rare film clip of Bix Beiderbecke, but this view of the great trumpeter flew by so fast that a prolonged wink would have blotted out the entire glimpse.

Winning the 1951 Best Picture Oscar and numerous other awards, the film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, featured many tunes of Gershwin, and concluded with an extensive, elaborate dance sequence built around the An American in Paris symphonic poem ( arranged for the film by Johnny Green ), costing $ 500, 000.

An Academy Award is an award bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors and writers.

The AMPAS was originally conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss Louis B. Mayer as a professional honorary organization to help improve the film industry ’ s image and help mediate labor disputes.

In need of a model for his statuette, Gibbons was introduced by his future wife Dolores del Río to Mexican film director and actor Emilio " El Indio " Fernández.

Actrius ( Catalan: Actresses ) is a 1996 film directed by Ventura Pons.

* Alien ( film ), a 1979 film by Ridley Scott

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* Ada ( film ), 1961 film by Daniel Mann

The juries consisted of over 1, 500 artists, scholars, critics and historians, with movies selected based on the film ’ s popularity over time, historical significance and cultural impact.

The film's open portrayal of sexuality and frequent rude humor, as well as the politically and socially relevant asides, made the film an international hit and a major success with critics.

Critically, the film was also better received than the first two instalments, with some critics remarking that it was the first Harry Potter film to truly capture the essence of the novels.

Some critics talked more positively of the film, with Variety calling it " an elegant looking, period romantic charade ".

It gained mostly positive reviews from film critics and a " two thumbs up " from Siskel and Ebert.

Because of the subject matter and graphic violence of some of De Palma's films, such as Dressed to Kill, Scarface and Body Double, they are often at the center of controversy with the Motion Picture Association of America, film critics and the viewing public.

Modern Times ( 1936 ), which depicted factory workers in dismal conditions, was the first of his films that was seen by critics to contain an anti-capitalist message, although Chaplin denied the film being in any way political.

Although some of Chaplin's critics have claimed that credit for his film music should be given to the composers who worked with him, for example Raksin, who worked with Chaplin on Modern Times, has stressed Chaplin's creative position and active participation in the composing process.

An R-rated romantic comedy about a couple dealing the ups and downs of a long distance relationship while commuting between New York City and San Francisco, the largely improvised film garnered generally mixed reviews by critics, who summed it as " timelier and a little more honest than most romantic comedies.

The film was not a financial success but was praised by critics.

Day's 1965 film, Do Not Disturb, was a box office failure and was unpopular with critics as well.

In the 2012 Sight and Sound poll, the critics voted Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera ( 1929 ) the 8th best film ever made.

According to a survey by The Washington Post, The Thin Blue Line made dozens of critics ' top ten lists for 1988, more than any other film that year.

The film was well received by critics and is regarded by many as one of the best films of 1973.

His directorial fame escalated with the release of The Godfather ( 1972 ), a film which revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre, earning praise from critics and public alike.

The film was overwhelmingly lauded by critics when it finally appeared in 1979, and was selected at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d ' Or, along with The Tin Drum, directed by Volker Schlöndorff.

Other critics felt that Coppola was too talented to be making this type of film.

An ensemble courtroom drama, the film was well received by critics, earning an 88 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

" The film received generally positive reviews from critics.

Among Rotten Tomatoes ' Cream of the Crop, which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television, and radio programs, the film holds an overall approval rating of 71 % based on 24 reviews.

In their day Heimatfilms were of little interest to more scholarly film critics, but in recent years they have been the subject of study in relation to what they say about the culture of West Germany in the years of the Wirtschaftswunder.

Several critics have cited this film as one of the greatest of all-time.