Sentences with phrase «as classic fables»

Their impact stretches as far back as classic fables and influential literature, having gained special prominence with the advent of modern media animation.

Not exact matches

The sun is finally blazing overhead, causing pedestrians to peel off successive layers of clothing, first hat, then gloves, then scarf, then jacket as they stroll along, like human illustrations of the the classic Aesop fable.

The scenario of hapless city slickers gamely trying to make a go of living in the country is an old classic, from Aesop's fable «The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse» and Shakespeare's As You Like It to Kaufman and Hart's 1940 play George Washington Slept Here and the»60s TV sitcom Green Acres.

Functioning as an utterly charming take on the classic Beauty and the Beast and Creature from the Black Lagoon fables, the Cold War - set love story focuses on the introverted, reclusive, and sexually inexperienced aforementioned mute Elisa, a cleaner working at a high - security level government facility.

It would have been so easy to package this biopic as the classic American dream, starting with an adoption and step - parents before moving on to that fabled suburban garage where Jobs and Steve Wozniak dreamt up the future of computing.

Interpreted variously as a preachy liberal fable, an allegory of the McCarthy era and as a commentary on U.S. involvement in both Korea and WWII, it stands first and foremost as a fine, classic western movie.

Insofar as the script (by Chris Weitz) takes liberties, they're in the service of enriching, rather than upending, the classic fable.

With its motto of «all for one, one for all» that encapsulates the fable's emphasis on loyalty and selflessness, The Three Musketeers has endured as a classic.

I suppose as a longtime fan of Universal monster movies and other forms of classic horror, as well as being, you know, an old man, I can be forgiven for having hoped that this newfangled origin story of a fabled monster maker would be something not entirely awful.

As a parent, he was left unsatisfied with the many classic versions of Aesop's Fables because they were stark and not at all interesting to his twins.

Think of the Honda Civic as bowls of porridge in the classic Goldilocks fable.

Connecting such fabled breaks as Swami's and Pipes, the highway inspired the song «Surf Route 101,» a minor classic from 1964.

As many expected / hoped after the launch of the NES Classic Edition, Nintendo has formally revealed the Super NES Classic Edition will be arriving this September with 21 iconic games from the console's past, including the fabled Star Fox 2, which never saw release... Come inside to learn more!

Headed up by Gary Carr and Lionhead Studios co-founder, Mark Webley, these two industry veterans have worked on some big (and now classic) titles, such as: Theme Park, Black & White, Theme Hospital and Fable.

All the major landmarks such as Bowerstone, Mistpeak and Aurora make an appearance, but are instead built into a board game format full of colourful toy characters and jovial audio design; imagine a classic Disney and Koji Kondo musical love child and you'd have a pretty good idea of what Fable Heroes sounds like.

An exhibition focusing on the real and mythical animals that appear in the legends, tales, and fables of the Islamic world, these marvellous creatures introduce timeless stories such as the well - known classics.

That classic fable came to mind as I prepared some ideas to present to my Monday Brown Bag Lunch discussions.