Sentences with phrase «away by the characters»

Notable chiefly because their absences are explained in a throwaway line that gets thrown away by the character tasked to deliver it like it's a soiled diaper.

Any lingering regrets that it didn't have four - wheel drive were soon blown away by the character and delivery of the turbocharged five - cylinder engine and a chassis that did a remarkably fine job of channelling those rampaging horses through the front axle.

Not exact matches

Yeganeh was the inspiration for Yev Kassem, a character first portrayed by Larry Thomas in a 1995 Seinfeld episode who was known for making customers follow strict rules to order or risk being turned away with his forceful cry: «No soup for you!»

I quite often treat this blog like a diary, so sometimes I'll stray away from talking about my personal finance and share my current thoughts, I'll be excited to go back and read some old post when the years go by, and it will help me reflect on the overall journey that has been experienced, because as great as the end goal of early retirement is, I would imagine the character developed through such a process has more then just monetary value.

Here, the advantage of using a fictional approach is that we become quite close to the characters affected by the «Problem of Evil» and so we are less inclined to resort to our theological expertise in explaining it away.

Dying characters walk away down long shadowy corridors with God - knows - what at the end; they are carried off to the netherworld by huge flocks of preternatural sparrows; they ride a «steepening spiral of darkness... down and down, to whatever dreams there are.»

I love getting swept away by a good plot and getting to know the characters, and I'm always sad when there isn't a happy ending or one of my favourite characters dies.

And fans should realize not all games can be won, especially when you're top of the table going away to Anfield, I remember City being thrashed 4 - 1 by them in the first half of the season so really, complaining about us having a lack of character because our players were fatigued doesn't make sense.

Today at 11:44 am - Former striker Ian Wright has claimed Arsene Wenger was sacked by Arsenal and does not believe it is in his character to walk away.

By Press Association Sport staff Former striker Ian Wright has claimed Arsene Wenger was sacked by Arsenal and does not believe it is in his character to walk awaBy Press Association Sport staff Former striker Ian Wright has claimed Arsene Wenger was sacked by Arsenal and does not believe it is in his character to walk awaby Arsenal and does not believe it is in his character to walk away.

(By definition, the recent middle - school project I write about in the book can't possibly be responsible for any recent change in college - graduation rates; the kids receiving character growth cards at KIPP Infinity are many years away from college.)

Okorafor said she was buoyed by the global success of the summer box office hit «Wonder Woman» — the first superhero movie to star a woman since 2005 — with the character hailed as a new role model for girls and a break away from sexism in Hollywood.

My biggest hope is that Zombie either learns to become a better and less lazy writer (by doing away with all things white trash and fleshing out the story and characters) or that he hires someone else to be the screenwriter for his next project, whatever it happens to be.

Loosely adapted from a novel by Michel Faber, Under The Skin strips its outlandish scenario down to bare bones, cutting away all but the faintest traces of exposition and conventional character development.

The show's direction, by American Psycho filmmaker Mary Harron, is elegant, and the script, by Away from Her writer / director Sarah Polley, is crisply modern in its understanding of characters» psychological realities yet blurry enough on the margins to allow in delicious ambiguity.

Announcing that the 1996 - 1997 season of Roseanne would be his last, Goodman limited himself to infrequent appearances on the series, his absences explained away as a by - product of a heart attack suffered by his character at the end of the previous season.After making his 10th appearance on Saturday Night Live (2000), Goodman could be seen playing a red - faced bible salesman in director Joel Coen's award winning O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000), and participated in Garry Shandling's film debut What Planet Are You From?

And yet, by leaving things open - ended, Garland raises questions beyond those of VanderMeer's novel, shifting the focus away from hard science toward the psychology of his characters, and introduces a compelling dilemma, à la «Arrival,» that gives the film a welcome philosophical depth.

The dinner is used as a clearing house for several character revelations; afterwards, Michael attends another going - away party thrown by artist Joan (Kathy Kinney).

I will admit I had some trepidation when I first heard they were making another season of Stranger Things, and this is exactly why: it doesn't make sense that this same town keeps getting attacked over and over by horrors from beyond, plus now all the mystery of the first season is drained away and it is nearly impossible to create believable drama for the characters that can compare with

Synopsis: Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters.

While it's a few dozen DLC characters away from fulfilling its true potential, the appeal of seeing Viewtiful Joe stand side - by - side with the likes of Dante, Thor, Deadpool and Ameratsu, and the overall value due to its superb execution, make it a must for anyone who knows what a Hadouken is or has ever made «snikt» noises with their imaginary claws.

I was treated to a memorable lead character whose agency and development was largely wiped away with a twist late in the game and a collection of incredible gameplay mechanics and quests repeatedly stifled by bugs.

It doesn't do anything terrible per say (except bore me to death with it's writing and characters) but there was not a single moment playing through where i felt blown away by any one feature.

On the most obvious level, these scenes express the character's extreme isolation; he has thrown away his livelihood and lost his marriage, has been bombarded with legal gag orders and anonymous death threats and may be abandoned by the network that coaxed him to talk in the first place.

In the world of Z FOR ZACHARIAH, mankind has already been swept away, with Robbie's character managing to survive by the skin of her teeth thanks to miraculously untouched valley she happens to live in, as opposed to the rest of the irradiated landscape.

But it's also really nice to write dialogue not necessarily knowing... just knowing the essence of the character, and be blown away by somebody when they walk into a room to audition for you and... I'm talking about Abby Quinn.

But Miyazaki's admiration for Horikoshi's inspiration takes the project away from the realm of historical specifics and roots it in the character's apolitical subjectivity, a magical place populated by his dreams of powerful airships and the liberating quality of drifting through the air unencumbered by physical restrictions.

Though Depp and Hammer attempt to bring their best to represent the characters made famous by their radio counterparts, you realize that Depp is kind of channeling a watered down Jack Sparrow who out shines and takes away from the Lone Ranger himself.

Without giving anything away, Ray also botches the ending by putting a metaphorical hat on things, making it rest more on the character's over-verbosity than the gripping subtleties of the original.

Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters.

Without giving away too much of the plot, the trailer hints at a mission masterminded by Woody Harrelson's Tobias Beckett, who recruits Solo, his trusted Chewbacca, Qi'Ra (Game of Thrones» Emilia Clarke), Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) and a character played by Thandie Newton to join his crew.

Despite being a study of wounded masculinity, Gallicly toothy Lucia manages to be the most believable and well - written character: initially charmed by Jacky's awkward silence, she quickly puts the absurd happenings behind her and tries to get away.

A character has a missing eye (he wears an eyepatch) and is being hunted by family members who want to take away his other one.

Real - life stuntwoman Zoe Bell (who doubled for Uma Thurman in «Kill Bill» and Lucy Lawless in «Xena: Warrior Princess») and Tracie Thoms (whose role would have been played by Pam Grier or Samuel L. Jackson in any other movie) deliver great performances throughout their half of the film, but it's Kurt Russell who walks away with «Death Proof» as Stuntman Mike, yet another excellent addition to his rogue's gallery of classic characters.

Such is the cornucopia of characters and scenarios in The Book of Henry, a film written by novelist Gregg Hurwitz and directed by Jurassic World's Colin Trevorrow, seemingly in a vacuum far, far away from anything vaguely resembling actual things that happen and people who exist.

Kane, who perhaps not coincidentally bears the same name as John Hurt's character in «Alien,» then coughs up blood, and is taken away in an ambulance, which is forced off the road by black SUVs, full of men who snatch him, drug Lena and whisk them off to a secret locale deep in the heart of a conspiracy.

Once upon a time in a far away swamp there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairytale characters.

For instance, fans of VanderMeer will notice right away that the characters now have names — they're identified only by job title in the book — and that while the lighthouse remains a central location, a nearby tunnel (or is it a buried tower?)

It helps that the script (written by Showalter and Laura Terruso) is immediately hilarious, hitting the audience with a plethora of amusing bits of oddball character traits right away, peppering in hilarious day dream sequences where Doris explores her fantasies over John at the office in very awkward fashion.

The film opens on the island of Themyscira, a paradise island created by the god Zeus and hidden from the real world by a protective shield, and the film stays there for a while as we follow Diana from curious little girl to fully trained warrior princess but once Steve Trevor's fighter plane crashes there and Diana realises there is a war being fought in world she does not know of that is not too far away then we swiftly get brought into London in 1918 and this shift from fantasy into a «real world» scenario gives the film a greater sense of depth, and when combined with characters that you actually care about then Wonder Woman is head and shoulders above all of the other DCEU movies on the strength of that alone.

After years away from the limelight of the big screen, Smith started out 2015 by reminding us just how well he can harness his movie star wattage in the underrated Focus, and he ends it here by showing us what a gifted dramatic actor he is when he's willing to buckle down and get into the heart and soul of his characters.

The film is a remake of the 1969 French film «La Piscine» and it's an endearingly loopy, occasionally half - cooked but always ambitious film about middle - aged characters touched by fame and success, who live in a bubble so decadent that they might get away with murder if they tried.

While I am the furthest thing away from being an Insane Clown Posse fan, I can't help but be intrigued by the film's plot description which revolves around Schilling's character hating children yet has forced to look after her 12 - year old niece who runs away to become a Juggalo.

The preview starts by finding away to insert Rather into the mix before we even realize the movie is actually about Mapes character.

As this hilarious teaser for the teaser trailer points out, the people behind Reynolds» previous onscreen incarnations in X-Men Origins: Wolverine effectively ruined him by taking away the character's defining potty mouth (not to mention the whole thing being one of the worst superhero movies ever made).

It's a comprehensive character study that's bolstered by an exceptional lead performance, and optimal visual and tonal decisions, but even then, there's a chance you'll walk away from this journey empty and unhappy.

As could happen with any genre, this movie is just a couple of conversations by the characters away from being nonexistent.

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.

The top 12 features well loved playwright's like Tennessee Williams (though I was surprised by his second most revived), Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, and of course Edward Albee's masterpiece Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf • Variety Rance Howard, the character actor and father of Ron Howard, has passed away • Gr8ter Days David Cassidy, 70s teen idol of the Patridge Family has passed away • Variety The Seen and Unseen, which you'll remember I raved about at TIFF, has won two new prizes this past week, splitting the Grand Prize at Tokyo FilmEx and winning the APSA for Youth Feature.

It is in the small things, like for instance the introduction of the character of Dobby and the final Dumbledore performance by Richard Harris who sadly passed away two weeks before the American premiere.