Sentence examples for were genre from inspiring English sources

Vasnetsov's first works were genre paintings typical of the Peredvizhniki.

His early screenwriting efforts—several of which were written for Roger Corman, including Piranha (1978) and Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)—were genre exercises that Sayles loaded with literary and cinematic references.

Heade's earliest works were genre paintings and portraits of notable figures, such as American military and political leader Sam Houston (1847) and the Rev. Noah Hunt Schenck (before 1849).

Some of the best films out last year were genre films: Gillian Robespiere's Obvious Child (rom-com), Jennifer Kent's The Babadook and Ana Lily Amirour's A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (horror).

"His happiest moments were genre moments, like when Akira was released (1998).

Some were genre scenes with children, a novel theme.

While other Motown subsidiaries were genre-specific, Mowest was created with the intention of expanding the musical horizons of its parent company.

Highlights include the reunited alt-rockers Ween (June 6-7), who were genre-blending and offending when most of today's ravers were tots, and the Venezuelan dance alchemist Arca (July 6), whose electronic sludge will bounce well off the venue's black walls.

His previous features, "Gaamer" and "Rhino," were genre-tinged stories about outcasts with little explicit political content.

But those earlier comedies were genre-bending and groundbreaking: we weren't laughing just because they were women being hopeless.

Also, his world-meets-classical approach has graced his own albums including Paris To Cuba and Aria (that reached #4 on Billboard's Classical Crossover chart), and they were as critically-acclaimed as they were genre-defying.