On Thursday, the Film Society said that between May 25 and June 3 it would present a retrospective of the films of Mr. Scott (whose latest sci-fi adventure, "Prometheus," is planned for a June 8 release), with a lineup of 19 features including mainstream breakthroughs like "Alien" and "Blade Runner," hits like "Gladiator" and "Thelma & Louise" and lesser-known works from the director's career.
--At timesameachme, each week brings another unlikely success story that encourages young 'uns to continue to seek mainstream breakthroughs following this route (instead of the former attempts via writing screenplays or getting producers coffee on the set).
Transference's successor, They Want My Soul, has been heralded as Spoon's push for a full-blown mainstream breakthrough.
However, since his mainstream breakthrough, various other producers and MCs emerged and forged their own successful paths.
The 2016 Brits, broadcast live on ITV next February, could also deliver a mainstream breakthrough for Sleaford Mods, the Nottingham duo who perform polemical rants of working class disaffection against an electro backing.
McQueen, a favourite of the art-house festival circuit, appears to be eyeing a mainstream breakthrough with his biggest film to date, while writer John Ridley (Three Kings and U-Turn) has a shout in the race for best adapted screenplay.
Near-rise might be more accurate, as Fishbone, despite a reputation for breathless live performance (vividly apparent in fleeting clips), has never enjoyed the mainstream breakthrough of regional peers like the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
A 2013 article in Modern Farmer, sensing a mainstream breakthrough, asked, "Are Rabbits the New Super Meat?" In this country, however, serving bunny on a plate tends to conjure up cartoon images of Peter Rabbit or cute little Thumper.
Kingsley spent the majority of his early career on stage, bar a few small and big-screen acting jobs such as Coronation Street, but at the age of 39, he had his mainstream breakthrough.
The buzz surrounding its arrival has environmentalists longing for the sharp reduction in carbon emissions that could come from a long-awaited mainstream breakthrough in sales of electric cars.
In slightly grubbier fashion, The Soft Bulletin helped Warners see the light, too: after years of bemoaning the band's lack of commercial success, they suddenly had a mainstream breakthrough act on their books.
