Jesus used to be portrayed in early Christian iconography
as a wizard with a magic wand.
Not exact matches
Loved reading [this]
with my boys
as it thrilled them and they could relate (no magical,
wizard, fairytale BS) to a young man in a real situation overcoming great obstacles.
Meanwhile, I know of others who have consistently out - earned me, but in paying too much attention to the latest brilliant fund manager or financial
wizard, they have not been
as effective
with their money.
During the campaign, Trump's digital operation was generally thought to be a joke, and Clinton's team was portrayed
as the ingenious data
wizards with incredible algorithms.
The point is, we don't know,
as I keep trying to tell you, and the fact that we don't know, does not make your big invisible sky
wizard with Hebrew flavoring any better of an answer.
As to the retarded answer that a big, invisible sky
wizard did it
with magic spells... well, I'll leave that to morons and people like you.
I tend to start bookmarking almost every recipe I see because, let's face it, bloggers nowadays are
wizards in the kitchen
with an incredible eye for food styling that makes your jaw drop
as soon
as you see their creation.
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with best - in - class licensees globally on an award - winning range of toys, fashion, home décor, and publishing inspired by franchises and properties such
as DC, J.K. Rowling's
Wizarding World, Looney Tunes and Hanna - Barbera.
The left - footed
wizard scored 19 goals and provided 13 assists in 34 appearances in all competitions last season, and has seemingly picked up from where he left off this year
with two goals in
as many games to start the new campaign.
Nevertheless, Messi scored two great goals, particularly the second
as he waltzed past the Chelsea defence before finding the back of the net
with a clinical finish, and so it comes
as no surprise to see the Argentine
wizard dominate the headlines and front - pages on Thursday,
as seen below.
Kevin de Bruyne was always going to have an influence on Manchester City's Premier League match
with Chelsea this evening
as the Belgian
wizard made his first return to Stamford Bridge.
Ozil has become a dividing character in London,
with the German being a creative
wizard at times, while also going missing throughout the season
as well.
Currently on a deal
with Bianconeri until June 2022, the Argentinian finisher and attacking
wizard, who might be put up for sale next summer, on an about 170 million euros starting price, is tracked hard by Barcelona FC and Real Madrid
as well.
Julie is on
with us, she is over in Chicago
as the «
wizard»
as we call her.
In addition to the usual dating tools that is almost standards
with leading online dating sites, tools such
as profile
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with others, virtual gift you can send when you send messages to a potential dates, astrological compatibility tools to help you checkout of the start signs, ice breaker tool to help you introduce your self to the naughty dating community.
You can upload
as many details
as you like and we will use our dating match
wizard to match you up
with your perfect partner.
It's been more than 10 years since we first watched Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe, through thick and thin),
with his jagged lightning bolt scar and hard knocks childhood (he was orphaned after his parents were brutally murdered by a dark
wizard), arrive at Hogwarts School to fulfill his destiny
as «the boy who lived.»
Again, though, it is Rupert Grint» s Ron Weasely who supplies the heart
as the everyman
with whom the audience can identify, the average guy, or rather,
wizard, who finds depths of courage and loyalty that are extraordinary.
The film starts off
with a wise man /
wizard named Vitruvius (voiced by Morgan Freeman) battling
with the evil Lord Business (Will Ferrell),
as he attempts to protect the «secret weapon» known
as The Kragle.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 stands
as a spectacular closing chapter to the
wizard saga, packed
with breathtaking action sequences and moving performances from Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
A generation of readers and filmgoers has grown up
with the bespectacled, wand - waving
wizard and saviour of the world from Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, and the appearance of the final film coincides
with the birth of a fourth Beckham child, suitably given the middle name «Seven» which could
as easily be the number of books in the sacred text
as her father's former Man Utd shirt.
Played by Jeff Goldblum
with all of his quizzical, hesitant Jeff Goldblum - ishness, and sporting a golden
wizard's outfit that would have been rejected
as being over-the-top by Elton John in the 1970s, The Grandmaster forces Thor to take part in a brutal gladiatorial contest, but the thunder god runs into two people who might just help him get back to Asgard: a mysterious warrior (Tessa Thompson)
with a link to his past, and his old pal the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo).
Universal's creative team has been working closely
with Stuart Craig and the production team from the Harry Potter films to make the new area
as authentic and spectacular
as possible — just
as it did
with The
Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Hogsmeade.
Philip Glass (The Illusionist, Undertow) coats the film
with his usual whimsical style, and though the film might be deemed
as too slight in its subject matter to merit such heavy - handed compositions, the music is actually completely in keeping
with the tragic allusions underneath,
with motifs based on magic (
wizard hats, old cats, strands of hair, and gold stars tie in to the coven - like relationship of the women)
as well
as Biblical references (Sheba is short for Bathsheba, the Old Testament woman seduced; Barbara's last name is Covett, and covet she most certainly does).
Sometimes dismissed
as overly sentimental and unnecessarily swift (it runs only 81 minutes), it's a more - than - reasonable adaptation,
with an especially poignant turn by Morgan, just before he transformed himself into the
wizard of Oz.
After seeing some of his magic tricks the citizens of Oz hail him
as a true
wizard cum messiah and task him
with ridding the land of a wicked witch, who unfortunately will probably not be played by Idina Menzel.
Okonedo will play Lady Hatton, a resident seer at the Osiris Club,
with Gleeson
as the
wizard Merlin and Petrie
as Lord Adam Glaren, -LSB-...]
«My friends, I address you all tonight
as you truly are;
wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, magicians... Come and dream
with me.»
Nowadays, they're respected
as true pinball
wizards with tables modeled after Star Wars, Marvel, and even South Park.
OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening November 23, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS August Rush (PG for slight violence, mild profanity and mature themes) Freddie Highmore stars
as the title character in this escapist fantasy about a promising musical prodigy who runs away from an orphanage to New York City to find his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Myers) only to end up living
with a Fagin - like
wizard (Robin Williams) and lots of other kids in a makeshift shelter in an abandoned theater which was once the Fillmore East.
Another Horcrux is hidden somewhere inside, and
as Harry rushes to find it, Voldemort,
with his army of witches,
wizards, and giants, gives everyone on the grounds an ultimatum: Hand over Harry, or die.
As the first book in the series, the introduction of Harry into the wizarding world is as seamless as it is for the reader, with spells and customs explained to both at the same tim
As the first book in the series, the introduction of Harry into the
wizarding world is
as seamless as it is for the reader, with spells and customs explained to both at the same tim
as seamless
as it is for the reader, with spells and customs explained to both at the same tim
as it is for the reader,
with spells and customs explained to both at the same time.
Harry also learns that he's famous in mystical circles: Though his parents were murdered by a rogue
wizard so wicked he's generally referred to
as «You Know Who,» the infant Harry survived
with only a lightning bolt - shaped scar on his forehead to show for the experience.
It takes an awfully long time to get going, but fans will be rewarded
with an action - packed final third full of duelling
wizards, portentous prophecies and Helena Bonham Carter giving plenty of loony
as Bellatrix Lestrange... Full Review
Ian McKellen's casting
as the powerful
wizard Gandalf was inspired, bringing his wisdom and power to life
with ease.
It takes an awfully long time to get going, but fans will be rewarded
with an action - packed final third full of duelling
wizards, portentous prophecies and Helena Bonham Carter giving plenty of loony
as Bellatrix Lestrange...
He looks old here, made up
with a gray beard and
wizard robes, aside from his introductory scenes, he doesn't really get time or space to develop his Taoist Gandalf character, nor does he have much opportunity to show off his fighting skills, given the supernatural nature of the action (Lam Ching - ying gets such a chance in a too - small cameo role
as «The Purple Taoist»).
Mr. Mendez, a
wizard of disguise, came up
with the cover story for the six escapees that improbably stuck: They would pose
as a Canadian movie crew.
At first, it seems like it might be a very non-Harry-centric story until somehow Harry's name gets submitted
as an entry despite the strict age limits, turning the Triwizard Tournament (
with wizards played by Robert Pattinson, Stanislav Ianevski, Clemence Poesy) into a Tetrowizard Tournament.
With the Dark Lord holding sway over the
wizarding universe, from the Ministry of Magic to Hogwarts, hope seems scant
as Harry, Hermione (Watson) and Ron (Grint) hunt the tattered remains of Voldemort's soul — their only defense against his return to full strength.
Just
as things begin to look hopeless for the young
wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him
with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
This is a big win for Netflix, which is never going to be able to compete
with IP titles such
as Marvel and the
Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Later in the film, Bobby leans over a walkway at dusk and lights a cigarette; suddenly all of the exterior lights of the motel flicker to life in response,
as if he were a
wizard casting a spell on a place that no one would associate
with magic.
It moves,
as always, simultaneously backward and forward, toward the mysteries of unfinished
wizard history and through the passages of Harry's coming of age, tripping us up
with the subtle differences between ordinary bad behavior and true evil.
While stories about King Arthur have been abundant in Hollywood, Merlin, the mystical
wizard from King Arthur's court, is rarely treated
as the lead,
with only BBC's «Merlin» airing a Merlin - centric story during this century.
Shortly after his reunion
with his best friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), Harry is introduced to yet another Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher: the grizzled Mad - Eye Moody (Brendan Gleeson), a former dark
wizard catcher who agreed to take on the infamous Defence Against the Dark Arts job
as a personal favor to Headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon).
Of course, Harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along
with fellow student Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson),
as Hogwarts» representative in the Tri-
Wizard Tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skillfully
with a thousand - galleon purse and the admiration of the international
wizard community.
As difficult as it is to deal with his schoolwork, friendships, and the tournament at the same time (not to mention his feelings toward the ever unfathomable Professor Snape (Alan Rickman) doesn't realise that the most feared wizard in the world, Lord Voldemort, is waiting for Harry to clutch the coveted Tri-Wizard trophy, in doing so initiating his return to powe
As difficult
as it is to deal with his schoolwork, friendships, and the tournament at the same time (not to mention his feelings toward the ever unfathomable Professor Snape (Alan Rickman) doesn't realise that the most feared wizard in the world, Lord Voldemort, is waiting for Harry to clutch the coveted Tri-Wizard trophy, in doing so initiating his return to powe
as it is to deal
with his schoolwork, friendships, and the tournament at the same time (not to mention his feelings toward the ever unfathomable Professor Snape (Alan Rickman) doesn't realise that the most feared
wizard in the world, Lord Voldemort, is waiting for Harry to clutch the coveted Tri-
Wizard trophy, in doing so initiating his return to power.
Just go
with Banner's Hulkus Interruptus condition that frustrates him mightily
as the effects
wizards achieve a half - and - half manifestation to externalize the problem, or the serio - comic quality of the ersatz father - son relationship, the one that makes them both awkward, between Iron Man and high - schooler Peter Parker (Tom Holland), who gets a spiffy and shiny new Spiderman suit from Stark just in time to join him in outer space.
The primary Panavision lensing appears to have been quite soft; Logan enjoys playing
with shadow,
as when Arthur materializes from pre-battle fog or Merlyn steps from the trunk of a tree, suggesting the captivity that is the
wizard's ultimate fate in legend.