Sentences with phrase «as magnum»

If Lockhart is wrong to treat them together as a magnum opus, she is surely right to see them together as Eshkol's art.

Even though protean and wizardly Chabon has written an array of stellar books since The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000), it has reigned supreme as his magnum opus.

For all the exceptional documentaries Frederick Wiseman has been making since the»60s, there is a weighted atmosphere in his latest one that could easily mark it as his magnum opus, because of all those things that come with age (Wiseman is 85 years old, by the way).

Legendary video game developer Hideo Kojima has hailed Death Stranding as his magnum opus, partly because he no longer has the restraints of working under a major publisher like Konami and can instead pursue his vision to its fullest extent.

Bruce Lee, Brian De Palma, Shaw Brothers, Sonny Chiba, and a plethora of others all add up to what can only be described as a magnum opus of pulp Asian and American revenge tales of old.

Although many cite Lost in Translation as her magnum opus, to ignore the rest of her stellar filmography would be a disservice to one of the most eloquent contemporary filmmakers.

This film is based on a 2002 novel by Sono, and though the adaptation came out the same year as his magnum opus Strange Circus (2005), it's clear that in that three year gap he learned a lot about restraint and framing.

While you may be viewing your grant application as the magnum opus of your life's ambitions and plans — for the next 5 years anyway — a reviewer sees it as one of six to 12 other «magnum opii» projects to evaluate.

Not exact matches

The mythos behind King's work, as clearly laid out in his magnum opus The Dark Tower, is fundamentally unchristian, for Christianity thinks it is the singular Truth, whereas King treats it as only one of infinite truths, ans simultaneously one of infinite falsehoods.

To underpin this realistic interpretation, one may refer to Whitehead's magnum opus, Process and Reality, where, on several occasions, he explicitly objects to a Kantian epistemology, presenting his philosophy of organism as a return to a pre-Kantian mode of thought.22

This is the context for understanding some of document's most humble of expressions, such as: «Christian revelation contributes greatly [subsidium affert magnum] to the promotion of this communion between persons,... a world becoming more unified every day» (23) and, the Church «contributes toward making the family of man and its history fully human [humaniorem reddendam]» (40).

Seeking to create, in her new magnum opus, a canvas rivaling in scope those of Balzac and Dickens, Susan Faludi offered herself as compassionate auditor to American males over a six - year period.

As it turns out, compositional analysis shows that all of them belong to the original version of Whitehead's magnum opus.

However, more evidence would be needed in order to show that at an even earlier stage in the composition of his magnum opus, Whitehead did conceive God as nothing more than a formative element, as Lewis S. Ford claims.

Cappiello's magnum of Dard & Ribo «Pe de Loup» Crozes - Hermitage Rouge 1999 was one we all had high hopes for, but as Dalton put it, sometimes wines just don't «show up.»

As he sipped his second glass of champagne from the magnum of Krug that Jeffrey Archer, ever hopeful of preferment, had sent him for his birthday, Cameron made up his mind.

When asked about Andrew's latest magnum opus, Papa Cuomo wasn't that impressed, referring offhandedly to the book - length manifesto as Andrew's «little pamphlet.»

Furthermore it appears that many professors and PhD students see the thesis as the work of a lifetime (a magnum opus).

Leibniz's idea was roundly scorned as unscientific wishful thinking, most notably by French author Voltaire in his magnum opus, Candide.

This recipe is another magnum opus using cold shrimp as the main appetizer and tastes great in the crispy Zak of fresh lettuce leaves.

As it happens, in the first part of his magnum opus Faust, a tragic play that spans all manner of weighty subject matter, Goethe's demonic antagonist Mephistopheles proclaims «as soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live»As it happens, in the first part of his magnum opus Faust, a tragic play that spans all manner of weighty subject matter, Goethe's demonic antagonist Mephistopheles proclaims «as soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live»as soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live»as you trust yourself, you will know how to live».

This comedy special is Griffin's magnum opus about the world, relationships and humanity as a whole.

Eddie Griffin: Undeniable: This comedy special is Griffin's magnum opus about the world, relationships and humanity as a whole.

From his inspired collaborations with the prolific writer Charlie kaufman in Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, to his adapted screenplay of Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are, Jonze continues to prove himself as not only an important film - maker of his time but also a wonderful screenwriter, and his latest feature Her starring Joaquin Phoenix might just be his magnum opus.

And while it's an art that has already yielded our first magnum opus of the year, the 100 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2014, (and we should probably be awarded the rest of January off as a result) there's still a category of film we've left unmined: those movies that we saw and reviewed in 2013 at festivals or sneak screenings or parts foreign tha t won't be in theaters until 2014.

The first edition of David Thomson's magnum opus A Biographical Dictionary of Film came out in 1975, and it was filled with a young man's strong opinions, flights of fancy, sensitive tributes to people like Howard Hawks, Max Ophüls, Jean Renoir, Carl Dreyer, Jean Renoir, Robert Bresson, Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, and surprisingly forceful condemnations of such citadels as John Ford and Frank Capra.

Little brother Dave is charming but slightly unremarkable as Tommy's best friend Greg, and there's a solid supporting cast of Hollywood comedy talent including Franco's own BFF Seth Rogen, but as The Room was Wiseau's magnum opus, this is Franco's — everyone else is a bit player.

But what other noun used as an adjective could be more appropriate for an Achievement list that actually references Fred Savage's 1989 magnum opus film The Wizard?

Miyazaki's magnum opus, a bittersweet biopic about the cursed dreams of Zero fighter - plane designer Jiro Horikoshi, has been read as something of a self - portrait, but The Kingdom Of Dreams And Madness suggests that we don't know the half of it.

Plenty of films took satirical aim at familiar targets prior to the David Zucker - Jim Abrahams - Jerry Zucker brain trust's magnum opus: Mel Brooks» Blazing Saddles was a Western spoof as roaringly un-PC as the films in which it found inspiration, a baby - faced Woody Allen made one of his first film appearances in the spy parody Casino Royale (now doomed to an eternity of being referred to as «no, the other Casino Royale»), and Murder by Death was a takeoff on the whodunit complete with off - brand versions of Sam Spade and Hercule Poirot.

But while Wiseau's ineptitude and tyranny behind the scenes of his mystifying magnum opus make for a few funny scenes, there is no point at which The Disaster Artist attempts to work on its own as a film — not even as a poor man's Ed Wood.

In spotlighting Ingmar Bergman's magnum opus Fanny and Alexander as one of the great films of the 1980s, one can not help but marvel at how out of step with the «80s it is, and least of all for its period setting in the early years of the 20th century.

MAGNUM P.I. stars Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton as Orville «Rick» Wright and Stephen Hill as Theodore «TC» Calvin.

MAGNUM P.I. is a modern take on the classic series starring Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator.

It's the last of these that repeatedly takes center stage during the course of Malick's fifth magnum opus, as a title - card quote from the Book of Job intriguingly open this metaphysical investigation into suffering and forgiveness — a bibilical reference to set the stage for a drama gripped by the question of why a father, and our heavenly Father, might hurt the very ones he claims to love.

Nearly fifty years since passing away, Cocteau remains regarded as a great artist and Beauty and the Beast his cinematic magnum opus.

The new hypercar fulfills its role as the Volkswagen Group's technical magnum opus.

We get customized vehicles such as an enormous Hummer with six wheels that requires a rope ladder to reach the cockpit and a Volkswagen Jetta with Lamborghini doors, and countless Honda Civics and Ridgelines, Chevrolet HHRs and Cobalts, Scion xBs, Pontiac Sol - stices, Dodge Magnums, Ford F - 150s and Mustangs, and still some Chrysler PT Cruisers and 300Cs.

The TECHART MAGNUM 2011 Porsche Cayenne can be fitted with the tuner's range of custom light alloy wheels, ranging from 20 - to 23 - inch in size while the interior will be enhanced with various handcrafted elements, as well as unique leather combinations.

It is this malleability that wins the Sympathizer a spot as a consultant on a Hollywood magnum opus about the Vietnam war, where «locals» serve only as added flavor, leading to an absurdity that underscores just how horribly lopsided the American outlook can be.

As you get ready to write or revise your magnum opus, your friends at Caffeinated Press — presently embroiled in final line editing, so it's top of mind — offer a few construction suggestions for you

That way fans can track your progress as you work on your magnum opus.

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Axis Midcap, SBI magnum global not doing well now as I expected.

Which is a shame, because it's not as if you have to produce a magnum opus to significantly improve your shot at a secure retirement.

(i have tata p / e as well, but seems birla advantage, sbi magnum multicap, some franklin funds etc seems to be more consistent in diversified funds)..

In some cases scaring and fibrous tissue adhesions over the foramen magnum seem to result in re-obstruction and 25 % to as many as 50 % of cases can eventually deteriorate.

We can describe magnetic resonans imaging findings as a narrow subarachnoid space in cervicomedullar junction, occipital bone compression on caudal cerebellum, rostral movement of caudal cerebellum, syringomyelia, cerebellar herniation from foramen magnum and kinked appearance of caudal medulla.

This remarkable lineup included Checkerboard, Arietta, Vineyard 7 & 8, Ovid, Scarecrow, Realm Cellars, Araujo Eisele Vineyard, Meteor Vineyard, Dana Estates, Shafer and Mayacamas, as well as an extremely rare double magnum of 1998 Screaming Eagle, donated by founder Jean Phillips.

The brain may push through the hole at the base of the skull (known as the foramen magnum).