Sentences with phrase «as illusionist»

She is painting pregnant women, and it shows her continued strengths as an illusionist that a friend wondered if she herself were not expecting.

Finally, Quaytman returns to shape with large - scale crosses no longer set within a rectilinear format, such as The Illusionist (1997).

Stealing the show are the Four Horsemen themselves Jesse Eisenberg as illusionist Daniel Atlas, Woody Harrelson as hypnotist Merritt McKinney, Dave Franco as sleight of hand expert Jack Wilder, and newest member Lizzy Caplan as Lula who replaces Isla Fisher from the first movie.

Magic movies seldom come in as either bio-pics like Houdini or romances such as The Illusionist.

Swann makes his living as an illusionist whose tricks are anything but.

His training as an illusionist had made him realise he was prone to the same confirmation bias (counting the hits and ignoring the misses) that he recognised in psychics, astrologists and all manner of other belief systems he rejected.

Historically, artists as well as illusionists have used illusions to develop deep insights into the inner workings of the visual system.

Nolan proves himself once more to be as masterful at misdirection as the illusionists themselves, producing a wonderful looking and cleverly scripted tale of revenge that's full of twists and turns.

We have a number of thrills in store for you over the next two days as our illusionists, our magicians, our sleight - of - hand artists weave their spells to delight and captivate you.

For now, though, the Frick and Velázquez can both take credit as illusionists.

Not exact matches

The illusionist Derren Brown has done something similar with exposing so called fail healers as charletons by showing them to use similar techniques as he does in his illusions.

In the 16 years since his breakthrough TV series Mind Control launched, Brown has established himself as a dazzlingly brilliant, and often controversial, illusionist of stage and screen.

A good illusionist would have either been stoned for being in league with devils, or admired as a miracle worker back then.

fred Houdini is considered the greatest of all illusionists, but even if we were to compare him to all the others one of them would emerge as being the best, but that doesn't translate to that person's illusions being any different in kind than the others, yes?

In serving this wider domain, churches and synagogues should not diminish or despise the limited arena of politics or dismiss the huge distinctions that must be made between honest and demagogic discourse, between the president as teacher and the president as artful illusionist.

Toby Kebbell (Rocknrolla) has joined the cast of Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice as Drake Stone, a celebrity illusionist, not unlike Chriss Angel, who joins forces with an evil sorcerer named Horvath (Alfred Molina), to «gain ultimate powers.»

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).

He took over the director's chair from Louis Leterrier, who made the 2013 original, and brings to the screen another story featuring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco's master illusionists, with Lizzy Caplan replacing the unavailable Isla Fisher as new recruit Lula and Mark Ruffalo back as Dylan Rhodes.

Think The Prestige meets The Town as a team of FBI agents hunts down a group of illusionists who perform miracle heists during their shows and shower the booty on their audiences.

Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco play The Four Horsemen, a group of illusionists that perform big business heists even as they're on stage doing their magic act.

As long a shot as it probably is, would have loved to see a mention of Sylvain Chomet's score for «The Illusionist» — surely one of the year's besAs long a shot as it probably is, would have loved to see a mention of Sylvain Chomet's score for «The Illusionist» — surely one of the year's besas it probably is, would have loved to see a mention of Sylvain Chomet's score for «The Illusionist» — surely one of the year's best.

Among the names I'm particularly glad to see on the list are «The Illusionist» animator Sylvain Chomet (seven years after his first nod), offbeat directors Gregg Araki and John Cameron Mitchell and «Another Year» actress Lesley Manville — whose inclusion should come as some consolation for the missing Best Actress nomination many felt she deserved this year.

How are Carell & Carrey as competing illusionists?

The other stand - out is David Tennant as Peter Vincent, a Criss Angel - like illusionist who's perfect for Vegas.

LAFCA and particularly the NYFCC aren't nearly as wedded to Pixar in the Best Animated Feature category as the Academy, so I expect to see «The Illusionist» spring a semi-surprise with either group.

In a recent article in Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King named The Illusionist as one of the best films of the year and commented on how he didn't see the ending coming.

He's part of «The Italian Job» in 2003, is the uncredited leper King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (wearing a mask the entire time) for Ridley Scott in «Kingdom of Heaven,» produces and acts in «Down in the Valley» and «The Painted Veil,» and Walter Fane (also known as «The Illusionist») in 2006.

Now You See Me follows a group of illusionists known as The Four Horsemen, who pull off daring bank heists during their performances and then shower their audiences with the profits.

Paul Giamatti (born June 6, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) played supporting roles in Man on the Moon (1999) by Milos Forman starring Jim Carrey as comedian Andy Kaufman, Cinderella Man (2005) by Ron Howard starring Russell Crowe as boxing champion James Braddock, The Illusionist (2006) starring Edward Norton, Duplicity (2009) by Tony Gilroy with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, The Ides of March (2011) by George Clooney, Saving Mr. Banks (2013) with Emma Thompson, 12 Years A Slave (2012) with Chiwetel Ejofor, Love & Mercy (2014) about Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.

Many movie - goers will recall the «Armageddon» and «Deep Impact» pile - up of 1998, but there has been a slew of recent examples, such as «The Prestige» and «The Illusionist,» both period dramas about magicians in 2006.

Helmed by Neil Burger (The Illusionist), the adaptation of Veronica Roth's novel of the same name takes place in a futuristic Chicago and stars Shailene Woodley as Tris, a heroic young woman with special abilities.

Superstar illusionists Burt Wonderstone (Carell) and sidekick Anton Marvelton (Buscemi) have ruled the strip for years, raking in millions with an act as big as Burt's ego.

Jessica Biel is nicely cast as the object of desire, Sophie, a young duchess who once was the illusionist's childhood love, now promised to the crown prince.

A devious tech wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) forces the illusionists (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson) known as the Four Horsemen to steal a powerful chip that can control all of the world's computers.

76 % The Prestige (2006) Full of twists and turns, this film is a dazzling period piece that never stops challenging the audience, and Johansson is alluring as the lovely magician's assistant who earns the affections of rival illusionists.

With a script by Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt, the movie finds a dedicated team of FBI agents looking to take down the Four Horsemen, a group of the world's greatest illusionists who use their performances as covers for daring bank heists.

Set in 1928, Colin Firth (The Railway Man, The King's Speech) plays Stanley Crawford, a world - famous British illusionist working in disguise as master Chinese magician Wei Ling Soo, whose knowledge that there's no such thing as magic has him take up a side career as a debunker of fraudulent psychics claiming to possess the power to link into the spiritual world.

Illusionist Paul Kieve served as a consultant.

It's probably just as well we had a breather between this and the twin pronged attack of The Prestige and The Illusionist, as Gillian Armstrong's latest feature certainly covers similar territory.

Director Neil Burger (The Illusionist, The Lucky Ones, Limitless) is certainly talented, and it's a credit to him that he keeps things interesting and exciting for as long as he does before the story gets bogged down in seriousness as well as its tiresome length.

Aaron Johnson (The Illusionist, Shanghai Knights) stars as Dave, a misfit teen, not too popular with the other kids.

In Now You See Me, a quartet of illusionists known as «The Four Horsemen» band together to pull off a string of heists for a reason greater than any individual gain.

Edward Norton shines in the lead role as the witty and charming illusionist.

Working with Oscar - nominated cinematographer Dick Pope («The Illusionist»), Leigh — the great director of such films as «Topsy Turvy» and «Vera Drake» — illuminates the landscapes and seascapes that so inspired the artist.

Glen David Gold is best known as the author of Carter Beats the Devil, a fictionalized biography of Charles Joseph Carter (1874 - 1936), an American illusionist performing from c.1900 - 1936.

This month EvLeaks, often reliable with Nokia rumours, provides the codename «Illusionist» for the 8 - inch Lumia tablet behind the closed doors of Nokia as the company works to bring it to market.

Hit - and - miss Taiwanese online publication Digitimes adds fuel to the Nokia Lumia 2020 fire, claiming the 8 - inch tablet also known as «Illusionist» will land in the first quarter of 2014.

With emphasis placed on the illusionist as trickster this new improvisational score, inspired by the Lakota myth of Iktomi, will illustrate a tale of deception.

The shift brings out the illusionist in her as well, as in large, richly shaded drawings of even more twisted sculptural forms.

As usual, the master illusionist sticks to head shots, which take on the air of an encounter with a mannequin.