Sentences with phrase «aplomb by»

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Sherlock Holmes» illegitimate adult son seeks help from his estranged father in this latest series title, read with aplomb by Sterlin in cool British, Scottish, and French - infused accents.

The quippy script is handled with aplomb by a very likeable and talented comedy cast, though: Jason Bateman, the «everyman» with personality, Jane Fonda as his sexually cavalier mother and Tina Fey, who almost trips into a New York accent in her quest to play the film's other ballsy matriarch.

Starring Joe Mantegna as a slick Seattle con man and Lindsay Crouse as an anxious therapist eager to learn the rules of the trade, the film featured the writer's trademark staccato dialogue delivered with deadpan aplomb by a slew of Mamet regulars such as Mike Nussbaum, J.T. Walsh, Ricky Jay and William H. Macy in a small role.

Once he escapes, he finds no rest on the planet Xandar; he is tracked by a pair of bounty hunters who happen to be an anthropomorphic space raccoon named Rocket (voiced with aplomb by Bradley Cooper) and a giant tree - being named Groot (Vin Diesel, in full

Once he escapes, he finds no rest on the planet Xandar; he is tracked by a pair of bounty hunters who happen to be an anthropomorphic space raccoon named Rocket (voiced with aplomb by Bradley Cooper) and a giant tree - being named Groot (Vin Diesel, in full The Iron Giant mode) as well as Gamora (Zoe Saldana), an assassin with constantly shifting allegiances.

His mentor is the dashing Harry Hart, played with aplomb by Colin Firth.

Antoine is thrown into an undercover criminal unit overseen by recovered alcoholic Caroline Vandieu (played with humble aplomb by the inimitable Natalie Baye).

The directorial debut of actor Brady Corbet («Funny Games») concerns a sinister 9 - year - old boy played with unsmiling aplomb by Tom Sweet.

Unfolding like a classic Seventies disaster flick, San Andreas serves up a smorgasbord ofreadily - identifiable archetypes: the musclebound hero, the effete coward, the damsel in distress, the terminally - nerdy professor, and so on, each played with perfect aplomb by a talented cast.

Enter Dracula Untold, in which the titular bloodsucker (played with beefy aplomb by Luke Evans) is first introduced as real - life 15th century ruler Vlad the Impaler.

From the rousing overture on, everything about the production, directed with joyful aplomb by Jerry Zaks, gleams with old - fashioned charm.

Directed with zany aplomb by female Israeli director Tayla Lavie, this chaptered saga of woman in uniform vs. ennui is characterized by a soaring sense of voice and sees stars Dana Ivgy and Nelly Tagar face down the clock as they Minesweep their way through their deafeningly dull military assignment — paperwork.

The polysexual hothouse beginning is really just the jumping - off point for a wacky assembly of cults, messiahs, and apocalypses, faced with ticklish aplomb by a cast that includes Juno Temple as a shagtastic party minx and, in a nearly unrecognizable cameo, longtime Araki axiom James Duval.

Charles (played with goofy aplomb by Riley Griffiths) is a child director with Hitchcock aspirations and an effective verbal command of the director's idiom.

Of course, there's Rone, the 33 - year - old waitress, played with aplomb by Jamie Lee Curtis, who is sleeping with Phil, and a few others.

Someone should alert Trey Parker and Matt Stone, however, that the Sheriff of Nottingham, played with theatrical aplomb by Matthew Macfadyen, stole psychic John Edwards» title as Biggest Douche in the Universe.

Buffalo boots, motorcycle jackets, cargo pants, Victoriana frills, corset bustiers, Beetlejuice stripes and slim - fitting cut - out velvet were put through the MA blender and worn with aplomb by the diverse women who were so central to the designers» process.

Bryn pulled the plaid skirt look with aplomb by wearing it with a black shirt, quilted navy jacket and a pair of lace up boots.

Within just 16 first - half minutes against Espanyol, Real raced to a 3 - 0 lead thanks to wonderfully simple goals from Karim Benzema and James Rodriguez, and a 12th minute penalty kick that was slammed home with aplomb by Ronaldo.

It mattered little when an incisive move cut through the visitors and was finished with aplomb by Mane — a fitting way to bring up Anfield's 300th Premier League victory.

Superb pass put away with aplomb by in - form striker but should Man City have had their defensive line so high up?

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And, going by the depth and invigorated hunger that this Arsenal's squad possesses, it should be academic really, to see someone step up to the plate and fill in for the 23 - year old Welshman, with great aplomb.

Xhaka was dispossessed by Sigurdsson 25 yards out and he ran on to beat Cech with aplomb.

He has been helped by the dexterity of Alexis Sanchez to carry out the manager's instructions with aplomb.

Both Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and Andre Santos marked their Champions League debuts for the club by scoring after both capitalising on a fortuitous run of the ball to finish with aplomb when presented with good chances.

Even with the two late goals the first half was all about the terrible injury to Luke Shaw and it was made worse by the fact that the offender Moreno celebrated his goal with such aplomb.

United sent out a message last weekend with their 7 - 1 drubbing of Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford, that if anyone presents them with an opportunity, as Chelsea did by heading to St James» on the back of a disappointing run of form, then they won't just snap it up they'll do so with aplomb.

Boris is already ruffling his tousled hair with his usual perturbed aplomb, as Vaz begins by showing the mayor a two - minute video from the BBC of the rioting.

Bitten by an adult tick in the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, a forested area south of Atlanta, Smith developed an EM rash, which he regarded with aplomb despite a low - grade fever and flulike symptoms.

Although still just a working theory, the concept is illustrated by 6 - year - old Zion - Li Aguila - Velez, who was was born without arms, and so has used his feet to accomplish tasks with aplomb for his entire life.

When world - famous yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar visited the San Diego Zoo in 1990, he was struck by the effortless aplomb of the flamingos.

John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein's true directorial talents lie in their ability to pull off simple visual gags with aplomb, as in a scene in which Ryan attempts to offer someone a paltry $ 17 bribe by slowly sliding the bills, one by one, across a table.

By 2006 it was finally time for Lohman to come into her own on the big screen, a challenge she faced with commendable aplomb in director Michael Mayer's adaptation of the Mary O'Hara novel My Friend Flicka.

Tony, settling in with longtime companion Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), still dolls out the one - liners and radiates hubris with aplomb, but he's now hampered by identity issues and anxiety, stemming from his climactic free fall from Earth's atmosphere in The Avengers.

Another cast member, played by Naomi Watts, has an angle on nabbing a famous Method actor (played by Edward Norton, sending up his own difficult reputation with delightful aplomb) on short notice.

She is assisted, with aplomb, by fine supporting performances from Wilkinson and Watson, as well as from Sarah Gadon, who plays her cousin, and Sam Reid, who plays her love interest, to name just some of the steady work from the rest of the cast.

«Bassaler's doc covers The Misfits and Capa with great aplomb: the film is nicely divided between still and moving images, propelled by interviews with photographers and others involved with the great productions that were documented... For lovers of great visual art, whether in film or photography» — Marc Glassman, POV Magazine

It ticks all the boxes required of it from character development to lamazing special effects to humour and director Joss Whedon manages to juggle all elements with aplomb, even the addition of two new characters played by Aaron Taylor Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen.

She does this with aplomb, ably assisted by the wonderful Dominic West.

Considering the incoherent shambles he made out of his James Bond movie, «Quantum of Solace,» Forster handles the large - scale action here with considerable aplomb and much striking imagery, enhanced by the seamless mix of choreography, prosthetics and CG that bring the herking, jerking zombies to «life.»

Add into that a compressed production schedule, and Bigelow has some major weight on her shoulders, but if her last film was anything to go by, she should be able to pull it off with aplomb.

The script digs into none of these scenes with great aplomb, and it additionally requires Ellie and Alvin's friends to nonsensically implode their marriage by having Peter tell Janet about a one - off affair, merely so there is some minor element of introduced contrast to Ellie and Alvin's plight.

Gleeson is incredible as the realistically flawed and straightforward priest, dispensing sage wisdom and sneering condemnation in equal measure, and he is bolstered by a supporting cast of great Irish actors (Chris O'Dowd, Brendan Gleeson's son Domhnall) who flesh out this operatic drama with aplomb.

He is surrounded by women whose awe he must earn, among them Okoye (Danai Gurira), the leader of his bald - pated, spear - wielding warrior women bodyguards; his sometime love interest Nakia (a resplendent Lupita Nyong» o), a Wakandan spy who is first shown during a secret mission liberating captive Nigerian girls; his indomitable mother Ramonda (Angela Bassett); and his teasing, science - genius kid sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), who proudly shows off to him her latest techno - gadgets with all the sniffy aplomb of Q tolerating 007.

As it turns out, Goldberg and Rogen navigate this minefield of prurient humor and political incorrectness with aplomb, delivering a high - concept spy thriller comedy that feels as carefree as «This Is The End,» while managing not to ruin the thrills by too clumsily dumbing down the realities the film plays with.

Ronan inhabits the role of the naïve Ellis with aplomb and seemingly grows in stature as the narrative unfolds, like a flower opening towards the sun scene by scene.

Free content For a sector that has built a reputation for its investment in, and utilisation of technology, this move by schools to avoid investing in new technologies is a shame for both the industry that has always responded to the needs of the sector by creating new, innovative products, and for pupils who receive new technologies with aplomb.

This 1987 car I'm driving certainly rides with aplomb, doing something that rally cars strive for by soaking up the big bumps with a decent amount of supple travel, yet never wallowing and always maintaining a firmer ride over the surface's smaller imperfections.

Not that the old A5 convertible was a slouch but thanks to new manufacturing processes and materials, this one should feel stiffer (by 40 % says Audi) and more planted and should cut through the air with aplomb due to its more slippery exterior shape.