Sentences with phrase «age tale as»

It looks like Christina Hendricks might be starring in another Coming Of Age tale as it was revealed that she is in negotiations to...

This is a coming - of - age tale as only Philip Roth could craft it, and the thematic complexity and overall ambiguous nature of the film's narrative allows the audience to think rather than be spoon - fed every single beat.

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It is a hamfisted cautionary tale about global warming (which, via the film's scientific hand - waving, produces an ice age), but it also functions as a powerful 9/11 allegory, celebrating the ability of New Yorkers to unify in the face of tragedy.

But it's also nothing to be commended as a model for others, except as a cautionary tale about the effects of surrendering to the spirit of the age.

However, this tale of the «drunk priest» named «Albert Marie, age 46» of Sireuil and speeding at «120 kph» before killing Mrs. Anderson has been told to LDS missionaries in France as recently as 2010 that we can validate.

You've touched the root of the problem Christians keep peddling their bronze age fairy tale as if it were relevant.

«Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something about Christianity to children; then fixed on the fairy tale as an instrument; then collected information about child - psychology and decided what age group I'd write for; then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out «allegories» to embody them.

As long as a «righteous man», as Jesus supposedly called him, like Lot can offer an unruly crown his virgin daughters so that they can have their way with them there is no way that I would ever take advice from these moldy books or anyone that follows these Bronze Age fairy taleAs long as a «righteous man», as Jesus supposedly called him, like Lot can offer an unruly crown his virgin daughters so that they can have their way with them there is no way that I would ever take advice from these moldy books or anyone that follows these Bronze Age fairy taleas a «righteous man», as Jesus supposedly called him, like Lot can offer an unruly crown his virgin daughters so that they can have their way with them there is no way that I would ever take advice from these moldy books or anyone that follows these Bronze Age fairy taleas Jesus supposedly called him, like Lot can offer an unruly crown his virgin daughters so that they can have their way with them there is no way that I would ever take advice from these moldy books or anyone that follows these Bronze Age fairy tales.

They're clinging to bronze age fairy tales as if they were true, and condemning everyone who disagrees with them with silly threats of hell in an afterlife.

Here, kids ages three to twelve can enjoy crafts and activities that immerse them in the Southwestern experience, such as making Indian headbands and pinch pots; hearing tales told by cowboy storytellers; learning about local culture, geography and indigenous plants and animals; or splashing around in the Water Playground.

The Jazz Age Comes Alive in July at Windsor Court Hotel June 20, 2017 The Windsor Court Hotel is excited to again participate in Tales of the Cocktail by hosting the annual weekend of Prohibition Tea, as well as a Spirited Dinner, in partnership with William Grant & Sons, devoted to American jazz greats.

Who: Liam James, actorWhat: «The Way, Way Back «Where: Today at Eccles at 3:30 p.m.. Most people know Liam James for his role as Mireille Enos» son on AMC's «The Killing,» but Sundance auds will see an entirely different side of the young actor in «The Way, Way Back,» a coming - of - age tale that marks the directorial debut of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the Oscar - winning scribes of «The Descendants.»

Amidst the probability of a plethora of reasons that are capable of inducing the aforesaid symptoms, the tell - tale signs are highly indicative of age - related skeletal muscle degradation rearing its ugly head as you welcome yet another new year with pomp and gaiety.

It's sort of an old wives» tale that you'll gain 30 or 40 pounds as you continue through middle age — it can easily happen, but it's very easy to offset the change in metabolic rate,» she tells WebMD.

Nothing this year comes close to being as utterly unforgettable as Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, an extremely dark and disturbing fairy tale for audiences say, ages 12 and up.

First - time writer - director David Robert Mitchell tells a coming - of - age tale with such freshness and such bemused insight it's as if it has never been told before.

Tell - tale sign 3: it has Clinton of the Eastwood as a romantic lead at the age of about 97.

As a grueling «trip» movie and cautionary tale of the nuclear age, K - 19 fits the bill.

Since they remain the same while the characters age, the play's events are seen all the more clearly as a story, a cautionary tale that has already happened, rather than as something we should drum up suspense about.

Based on the tale of the Thumbsucker helmer's own father's experiences with embracing his sexuality at the age of 75, the feature charts the exploits of the introverted Oliver (McGregor, last seen in The Ghost Writer) as he courts enigmatic French actress Anna (Mélanie Laurent, The Round Up), whilst coming to terms with the outing and illness of his paternal influence (Christopher Plummer, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus).

At the film festival: Bruce LaBruce's subversive masterpiece, Gerontophilia, a lovely rom - com in which everybody fucks one another across all age and gender borders — desire shall bind us together; Juno Mak's Rigor Mortis, a touching albeit grim look at loss and damnation in the form of a Chinese hopping - vampire movie, with many a nod to the subgenre's clichés and conventions; Jealousy, Philippe Garrel's latest tale of love ground down by the mill of daily life, raw and naked even by his ascetic standards; Hayao Miyazaki's troublesome The Wind Rises, which frames the story of a fighter - plane designer as a grand romance of struggle and failure, with animation's supreme living master contemplating the price mankind can sometimes pay in the name of one dreamer's self - fulfillment, and the willful blindness and egocentricity it takes to realize one's vision; and finally to Yorgos Lanthimos's Necktie and Athina Rachel Tsangari's 24 Frames Per Century, their contributions to the Venice 70: Future Reloaded omnibus, not to mention the untitled pieces by Jean - Marie Straub, Monte Hellman, Amit Dutta, and Haile Gerima.

The film finds the actress in a coming - of - age tale set in the English countryside, against the backdrop of World War III, and Ronan described it as «just the most beautiful story.

WHAT: A coming - of - age tale that follows a boy named Mason Evans Jr. (Ellar Coltrane) from grade school to his first day of college, examining his relationship with his divorced parents (Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette) as he matures into a young man.

Sharing honors from the Society Dramatic Authors and Composers, given annually to a French film in Fortnight, were two very different tales of romantic possibility in Paris: Philippe Garrel's black - and - white «Lover for a Day» («L'Amant d'un Jour»), about a 23 - year - old woman who learns that her father is dating a girl her age, and Claire Denis» «Let the Sunshine In» («Un Beau Soleil Intérieur»), starring Juliette Binoche as a divorced artist looking for love in many of the wrong places.

I liked Driving Lessons, a sharp, engaging, and amusing comedy / drama that does well as a coming - of - age film, family drama, and unlikely friendship tale.

It tells the dark tale of a 16 - year - old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence, age 21, played a similar role as an Ozark girl in the Winter's Bone), who volunteers to take the place of her fragile younger sister (Willow Shields) who is selected by a lottery to be the teenage girl contestant for her District 12 in a country - wide annual fight - to - death event.

What began as a too familiar coming - of - age story set in an all - boys Catholic school steadily morphs into something arguably as familiar but more satisfying — a triumphant sports tale.

From the outside, this tale of two elementary - aged friends who convert their mean principle into an underwear - clad caped crusader in order to fight a villain known as Professor Poopypants seems like a mindless onslaught of potty humor.

There have been many other versions of the Zorro tale: the serialized Zorro Rides Again (1937), the Italian - French production Zorro (1975), Disney's Zorro (1957 - 9)- a TV series starring Guy Williams, the tongue - in - cheek parody Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981) with George Hamilton as the foppish dandy, and Anthony Hopkins as an aging Zorro and Antonio Banderas as his younger protege in The Mask of Zorro (1998).

As its 20 - something rockstars recklessly defend against machetes, shotguns, and snarling guard dogs, Green Room blossoms into a savage coming - of - age tale, an Almost Famous for John Carpenter nuts.

The series, a slow - to - unfold but emotionally gripping tale, focuses on the life of Aminata Diallo (played by Shailyn Pierre - Dixon as a child and Aunjanue Ellis as an adult), who was ripped from her parents» arms at age 11 and sold into slavery.

It is framed as a coming - of - age tale, in which case Grint's character feels like a younger, British version of a different Ben, The Graduate's Benjamin Braddock.

«Lady Bird» — This smart, tender coming - of - age tale nimbly captures the spirit of teenage angst, so wonderfully, fully realized in Saoirse Ronan's Oscar - quality performance as a teen in her last year of high school navigating the tumultuous waters of romance and self - realization while also butting heads with her equally strong - willed mother (an astounding Laurie Metcalf).

Deep End begins as an eccentric coming - of - age drama and gradually reveals itself to be a disturbing tale of sexual obsession.

«Almost Famous» (2000) Crowe's been consistently unafraid to draw from his own experiences, but his epic «Almost Famous» is certainly his most autobiographical work, telling the tale of how, as an underage high - schooler, he ended up working at Rolling Stone magazine (in this case, covering fictional band Stillwater), falling in love, and coming of age.

What starts as a revenge tale unconvincingly morphs into a bitter, lonely middle - aged man bonding with a young Indian kid (whose parents don't seem to feel one way or another about this weird man hanging out with their kid alone in a hotel, giving him copies of Maxim magazine).

An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith «s «Carol» (also known as «The Price Of Salt «-RRB-, penned by Phyllis Nagy («Mrs. Harris «-RRB-, the»50s New York - set tale follows the story of two women — one a 20 - something girl working in a department store while harbouring bigger dreams, the other a middle - aged wife trapped in a money - driven, loveless marriage — and the relationship that brews between the two.

Written and directed by Baumbach, the film is described as «the intergenerational tale of adult siblings contending with the influence of their ageing father».

As much about coming of age as it is about love in its many forms, The Spectacular Now is a sweet yet poignant tale that tips its hat to the American high school drama whilst thoroughly surpassing it in the best waAs much about coming of age as it is about love in its many forms, The Spectacular Now is a sweet yet poignant tale that tips its hat to the American high school drama whilst thoroughly surpassing it in the best waas it is about love in its many forms, The Spectacular Now is a sweet yet poignant tale that tips its hat to the American high school drama whilst thoroughly surpassing it in the best way.

The Golden Age tells the thrilling tale of an era... the story of one woman's crusade to control love, crush enemies and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.

The 1982 comedy «Fast Times at Ridgemont High» is the prototypical coming - of - age guy flick best known for enduring stoner - surfer archetype Jeff Spicoli, played by future Oscar winner Sean Penn, the image of a topless Phoebe Cates and as the introduction to the amiable zen of screenwriter Cameron Crowe, who would go on to create such bro - riffic tales as «Say Anything,» «Singles,» «Jerry Maguire» and «Almost Famous.»

It starts out as an intimate small town coming - of - age tale, develops into a grand expedition in the wild, and then finishes with a quick - paced, action - packed climax.

Tying for second place (with five nominations apiece) were two definite dramas: Boyhood, Richard Linklater's coming - of - age tale filmed over 12 years, and The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Bletchley Park codebreaker Alan Turing.

But this is a daddy - daughter tale at heart and the director's still camera is careful to observes as Shell comes of age, blossoming against the barren strip of concrete.

The greatest surprise is that this horror film works deeply as both a scary tale and a coming of age journey for characters on the cusp of adulthood.

Filmed in the twilit hues of the California magic hour, this loosely autobiographical coming - of - age tale marks Gerwig as an artist with equal talent and creative force — originality, spunk and heart — on either side of the camera.

The Croods starring the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds tells the tale of the first family of the stone age as they try to survive the end of the world.

(Va, Vis et Deviens) DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Ethiopian Immigrant Adjusts to Israel in Coming - of - Age Tale on DVD 9 year - old Schlomo (Sirak Sabahat) ended up in Israel in 1985 as part of Operation Moses, a humanitarian airlift of about 8,000 Ethiopian Jews fleeing religious persecution.

SUBMARINE, a delightful surprise from Wales, takes the familiar coming - of - age tale and gives it an approach so original as to make the familiar seem fresh.

The Playroom, Julia Dyer's under - realized tale of children coming of age and marriages falling apart, transpires on two levels both narratively and physically: As Martin (John Hawkes) and Donna Cantwell...