Though scholars have always criticised them, these hastily edited, inexpensively printed and widely distributed texts have only slowly been replaced during a century and a half with more critically edited modern editions.

Though released without fanfare, the short was financially and critically successful, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Subject ( Cartoons ) of 1940.

Though it played in a relatively limited release and made little impression at the box office, the film and its direction were well-received critically.

Though critically adored, the film failed to receive any Academy Award, Golden Globe or BAFTA nominations.

Though critically acclaimed, with a cult following, the series was not a financial success, and this led to an erratic publishing schedule that frustrated readers.

Though the film failed to do well at the box office, the film by itself and her performance were critically acclaimed.

Though most of his work has been in film and television, it also includes stage performances ; most notably as Louis Ironson in Declan Donnellan's 1992 and 1993 Royal National Theatre London premières of Parts One ( Millennium Approaches ) and Two ( Perestroika ) of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, and as Ben, one of two hitmen, playing opposite Lee Evans as Gus, in Harry Burton's 2007 critically acclaimed 50th-anniversary revival of Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter's 1957 two-hander The Dumb Waiter at Trafalgar Studios.

Though critically hailed, Hu's later films were ostensibly less successful than his first two films.

Though Sobule remains more of an underground artist, playing for fans across the United States in smaller, more personal settings, her albums are frequently critically acclaimed and her music industry supporters include Todd Rundgren, Tom Morello, Steve Earle, Richard Barone, and Eagles member Don Henley.

Though only a half-hour long ( as opposed to the standard hour time slot ), it was critically acclaimed, telling the story of a blind shepherd boy who longs to experience Christmas.

Though a big theatrical release had eluded Tate for the first few years of the millennial turnover, Tate would soon turn up opposite Laurence Fishburne in the high-octane but critically derided Biker Boyz ( 2003 ) A Man Apart ( 2003 ), Crash ( 2004 ), as music legend Quincy Jones in Ray ( 2004 ), and Waist Deep ( 2006 ).

Though Monypenny's relative obscurity led some to question his selection, the first volume was critically praised upon his publication in October 1910.

Though the game boasts a number of new gameplay elements, it was not as well-received critically and failed to garner similar sales as its predecessor.

Though the movie was critically acclaimed and well-promoted, showing Ward on the cover of several movie magazines, it only grossed $ 15, 000, 000, which was not much in comparison to the James Bond movies.

Though critically acclaimed, neither enjoyed major commercial success.

Though his painting were critically acclaimed, he returned to music in 1951 back in Sri Lanka.

Though critically well-received, this album, produced by Glyn Johns, did not match the commercial success of Star.

Though the group has not officially disbanded, they have not released another album since 2001's critically acclaimed Fixed :: Context, and the band members have apparently moved away from their former base of Richmond, Virginia.

Though it was critically panned on its initial release, The Fearless Vampire Killers has garnered latter-day praise for its vivid atmosphere and audacious balance of broad comedy with Hammer Films-style horror.

Though the series was well received critically, it was not a ratings success and lasted only two seasons.

Though the film was expected to be one of the summer blockbusters of 2005, it performed poorly, both critically and financially.

Though both albums were released only in the UK by the independent label Demon Records, they were critically well received and noted for their " display the artist's wit, compositional talent and abundant instrumental agility.

Though young and based in North America, the company has grown to compete with well established European industry leaders such as Flos, Artemide, and Louis Poulsen primarily with its best selling and critically acclaimed 14 series chandelier and 22 series electrical accessories. Bocci's products are sold in over 20 countries world-wide and can be found in showrooms such us ; Lumianire, Inform Interiors, Viaduct or Neumarkt 17.

Though both films are critically acclaimed, Peña received attention for his particularly emotional performance in Crash.

Though it was published almost ten years before Kim Stanley Robinson's acclaimed Mars trilogy and takes place in a different version of the future, Icehenge contains elements that should be familiar to readers of the Mars series.

Though the band only achieved limited commercial success, they were acclaimed both by music industry professionals and critics.

Though she was an acclaimed singer, they considered her to be too old ( at 38 ) and too overweight to credibly play a young woman dying of consumption.

Though Kingston's work is highly acclaimed, it has also received criticism, especially from some members of the Chinese American community.

Though it was not as popular as its predecessor, it was highly acclaimed and the new generation was soon dancing on Dalida disco tunes.

Though Browne made a significant contribution to the campaign, it had actually originated with a Parliamentary Secretary ( junior minister ) in de Valera's government, Conn Ward ; it was Ward's preparatory work and Browne's practical implementation that produced the acclaimed scheme that practically wiped out TB in Ireland.

Though credited to " Jack Martin ," the novel was in fact the work of acclaimed horror novelist Dennis Etchison.

Though she won the title role of Frank McCourt's mother in the adaptation of his acclaimed memoir, Angela's Ashes, the film underperformed.

Though the film was not particularly successful at the time of its release, it later gained international cult status and now is acclaimed as an American film classic.

People Magazine called her performance " acclaimed " and wrote " Though the movie has received mixed reviews, Stritch's roaring presence, like Godzilla in a stalled elevator, can't be ignored.

She married the much-younger businessman and pianist Kurt Matthies in 1938 and divorced him in 1944. Though her work was not acclaimed after the war as it had been before the rise of the Third Reich, she continued to produce her photomontages and exhibit them internationally until her death in 1978, in Berlin.

Though she delivered a critically acclaimed performance in Casualties of War, Thuy Thu Le retired from acting.

Though Hill did not figure prominently in the cast, he benefited from being part of an Oscar-winning film.

Though the characters were temporarily retired in 1996, Sallis has returned to voice Wallace in several short films and in the Oscar-winning 2005 motion picture Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, for which he won an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production.

Though Peña has been a regular in independent productions since 1994, his breakthrough performances came in 2004 in two Best Picture Oscar-winning Paul Haggis penned films, Million Dollar Baby and Crash.

Though glamor and wealth certainly plays a role for only famous celebrities, most people in the sports and entertainments sphere, be it music, film, television, radio, modelling, comedy, literature etc.

Though DeMille completed the film, it proved to be his last, for he never fully recovered, and died on January 21, 1959 of heart failure.

Though centered around Japan, the film was also shot in such other countries as Guinea Bissau, Ireland and Iceland.

Though she later appeared in films Naked in New York ( 1993 ) and Getting In ( 1994 ), her first substantial speaking part in a film was in Quiz Show, directed by Robert Redford.

Though Herbert's novel Dune seems to describe Harkonnen's suspensor belt as simply enabling him to stand and walk upright rather than actually " fly ," both the 1984 film and the 2000 miniseries feature the Baron utilizing the suspensors to levitate off the ground and float through the air in a flying-like manner.

Though Janssen's scenes were cut from the final release, he also appeared as a journalist in the film Inchon, which he accepted to work with Laurence Olivier who played General Douglas MacArthur.

Though initially skeptical, De Laurentiis agreed after being presented with the extremely high Italian grosses for the first film.

Though they had only recently received the funding necessary to produce the film, the script had been written for some time, having been composed largely during the production of Crimewave.

Though film noir is often identified with a visual style, unconventional within a Hollywood context, that emphasizes low-key lighting and unbalanced compositions, films commonly identified as noir evidence a variety of visual approaches, including ones that fit comfortably within the Hollywood mainstream.

Vincent Canby of the New York Times was similarly unimpressed :" Though special-effects experts in Japan and around the world have vastly improved their craft in the last 30 years, you wouldn't know it from this film.

Though the scene did not initially generate the same enthusiasm as An American in Paris, it subsequently overtook the earlier film to occupy its current pre-eminent place among critics and filmgoers alike.

Though his films are predominantly set in the United States, Jarmusch has advanced the notion that he looks at America " through a foreigner's eyes ", with the intention of creating a form of world cinema that synthesizes European and Japanese film with that of Hollywood.

Though at points the film appeared disjointed, it was well received by critics.

Though there are antecedents to Mad ’ s style of humor in print, radio and film, Mad became a pioneering example of it.

Though the Allied governments were slow to use film as a medium for conveying a desired position and set of beliefs, individuals, such as Charlie Chaplin were considerably more successful with The Bond and Zepped.

Though there was little scientific interest in the film, Patterson was still able to capitalize on it.

Though a major commercial failure on release, some argue the film has gone on to become a cult favourite.

Though most lost silent films will never be recovered, some have been discovered in film archives or private collections.

Though the movie does explain what a Sampo is, the MST3K characters are talking during the explanation and miss it, and are therefore confused throughout the film as to what exactly a " Sampo " is, and argue about it their own theories throughout the rest of the episode.

Though not expected to be either a commercial or critical success, The Terminator topped the American box office for two weeks and helped launch the film career of Cameron and consolidate that of Schwarzenegger.

Though not a financial success, the film received positive reviews and was nominated for six Academy Awards, two of which ( for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay ) went to Petersen himself ; he was also nominated for a BAFTA Award and DGA Award.

Though Time and its magazines claimed a higher tone, it was the Warner Bros. film and music units which provided the profits.

Though married to Bergman, he had an affair with Sonali Das Gupta, a screenwriter, who was helping develop vignettes for the film.

Though Jackie Chan's Rush Hour is often credited as popularizing the martial arts action film in the United States, Chuck Norris had been blending martial arts with cops and robbers since Good Guys Wear Black ( 1977 ) and A Force of One ( 1979 ).

Though some critics thought it a failure, the film made money, and was the second highest-grossing film Altman had directed to that point.