Sentences with phrase «a fictional portrayal»

But they also noted that it was difficult to know how much credence lay people placed on fictional portrayals of medical care.

If you've seen even a few fictional portrayals of twins, you've probably noticed that the presentation tends to lean toward one extreme or the other.

There is something about the intangibility of what fashion is, alongside a widely held assumption that there is something inherently trivial, even fake about it, that means any fictional portrayal of the world veers to caricature.

Concerns about racial tensions proved overblown — contrary to the fictional portrayal of the T.C. merger in the Disney film «Remember the Titans» (2000).

Horace's School: Redesigning the American High School A fictional portrayal of what an ideal American high school might be like, as envisioned by educator Theodore Sizer.

This timely and frightening fictional portrayal of the «ticking time bomb» in our democracy from a former political staffer is an absorbing read for readers of all stripes who appreciate fast - paced suspense.

But there's something especially enjoyable about a book that includes real - life historical figures — especially when those fictional portrayals feel authentic and exhaustively researched, as with historical fiction by Paula McLain and Nancy Horan.

The works offer complex fictional portrayals of the artist's heroines painted chronologically and moving towards us in time from the 1840's.

The works offer complex fictional portrayals of the artist's heroines painted chronologically and moving...

The artist photographed the unsuspecting fairgoers with a camera and used the pictures as studies for his fictional portrayals.

Not exact matches

From Anthony Hopkins's portrayal of the fictional Hannibal Lecter to the real - life testimonies of the Donner Party — a band of US pioneers who in December 1846 became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains and had to resort to eating their companions — stories of cannibalism are utterly compelling.

This portrayal of the fictional black Louis Lester Band in aristocratic Britain is loosely based on the experiences of the real - life Duke Ellington Band, spiced up with mystery, music, and social satire.

Not that Howard's portrayal of a fictional New York City rag using the powers of journalistic integrity to make the world a slightly better place is bad, mind you.

Something like the 2016 coming - of - age comedy The Edge of Seventeen, though entirely fictional, feels authentic in its nuanced, awkward, hilarious, heartbreaking portrayal of what it feels like to grow up.

Denzel Washington is one of the film world's most prominent leading men, known best for his galvanizing portrayals of both real - life figures (Malcolm X, The Hurricane, American Gangster) and fictional characters (Philadelphia, Devil in a Blue Dress, Flight).

This collection of remarkable poems, in which fictional Harlem residents tell their stories, is read by 13 outstanding narrators, whose vivid portrayals amplify vintage sepia - toned photographs in the accompanying paperbound book.

The portrayal of Rottweilers as evil dogs in several fictional films and TV series, most notably in The Omen, has contributed to this negative publicity.