Sentences with phrase «better swan songs»

The sound sings better swan songs than the X12, and almost as good as the A40.

Two of Hollywood's best - loved veterans deserved a far better swan song than this sticky confection.

Not exact matches

Aquinas sat a moment, mind withdrawn From his mouth's taste of buttered loaves, the song Without, the wish for more wood in the fire To clear the frost from stone or to admire The cool swift brilliance of all he said As a swan plumes its white and well - turned head.

Other songs in the charts that week included Black Night, by Deep Purple; Band of Gold by Freda Payne, which had previously been a number one; War, by Edwin Starr (what is it good for, absolutely nothing); Paranoid, by Black Sabbath (with Ozzy Osbourne on vocals); Voodoo Chile, by Jimi Hendrix, about to become the number one in the following week; Whole Lotta Love, by CCS (the theme tune to a TV institution for so many years, Top of the Pops), Ride A White Swan, by T Rex; and Cracklin» Rosie by Neil Diamond.

It looks like his league contributions will be practically non-existent between now and his seemingly inevitable departure in January, so the League Cup is the best he's going to get as far as a swan song in red and white is concerned.

Exquisite, angry, sad and personal, basement is a beautiful swan song of one of this generation's best.

So it's a remarkable gift to fans and cinephiles that Lucky serves as a first - rate showcase for its star as well as an ideal swan song.»

The late Harry Dean Stanton could have received no better big - screen swan song than Lucky, a Western ode to the ravages of time, the mysteries of mortality, and the inimitable laid - back cool of its leading man.

«Logan» is the Wolverine movie you've been waiting for — Peter Travers on why Hugh Jackman's X-Men swan song is one of the best superhero movies ever.

Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan is an amusement spent well and I so love these games where you're not in a constant mortal danger.

The first two chapters of Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan are absolutely some of the best I have played in Artifex Mundi games.

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Beginning with the good, here's Edward G. Robinson tapping his mortality (he succumbed to cancer less than two weeks after production wrapped), finding in his celluloid swan song a depth of despair he rarely touched in his career proper.

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Zach Galifianakis is having the best day of his life in the latest one - sheet for director Todd Phillips» comedy franchise swan song.

Hideo Kojima's swan song for Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, will be released on Sony Computer Entertainment's «PLAYSTATION 3 the Best» line on June 18 for ¥ 3,990 (US$ 41).

If the rumors are true and «About Time» does end up being Curtis» swan song, the writer / director can take comfort knowing that he went out on top, because this is not only his most mature and personal work to date, but it's also one of his best.

For all of the versatility he's exhibited this year and last, for brilliant contribution to Wolf of Wall Street in giving it its theme song, for having lost 46 pounds to play Ron Woodruff, for starring in Focus Features» swan song, Dallas Buyers Club, for being the only reason that film got made — there seems to me no one more deserving of the accolade of Best Actor and I do believe McConaughey will take it, at last.

I look forward to his swan song, as well as looking back through the scores of earlier films yet to be released in the U.S. Until then, I can lose myself in this magnificent production, which I chose as the best film of 2011, and the beautifully mastered Blu - ray presentation of Ruiz's elegant images.

Branagh has received five Academy Award nominations — best actor and best director for «Henry V,» best live action short film for «Swan Song,» best adapted screenplay for «Hamlet,» and best supporting actor for «My Week With Marilyn.»

Lucasfilm has wisely decided against using the uncanny valley CGI necromancy they did on Peter Cushing in Rogue One for Fisher, so it'll be a send - off for the character as well as a swan song for the beloved actress.

However, I think the days of the 200,000 copy best - sellers are singing their swan song as I write this.

@DAn: a swan song is the last hurrah before demise, therefore if B&N went down after the NOOK Tablet's release, that Tablet would be their swan song... not the Kindle Fire... It was a good try at making an awesome reference, though.

God of War II was the PS2's swan song and ended up being one of the best games on the system.

If the story isn't good, consider this expansion to be Blizzard's Swan Song.

Serving as the swan - song to the classic - era of the franchise, Code: Veronica holds up very well to this day.

This is expected to be one of the first big games for Nintendo's new console, the Switch, as well as a swan song for the Wii U.

If this is supposed to be the swan song of the Gamecube, then you better not miss out on this game.

During development, Awakening was prepared as the swan song of a franchise with declining sales, but pulling out all the stops not only saved the series but also made this game one of the best RPGs ever made.

It's a good story with plenty of Yakuza's usual intrigue and serves as a worthwhile sendoff to Kiryu after seven installments (assuming this is indeed his swan song).

That's Sega's swan song and also happens to be a very good console with great games.

Many regard TR: TLR as Core Design's swan song and the best sequel since the 1996 original.

Reach takes us back to the beginning of the Halo franchise and marks Bungie's beautiful Swan song to the epic FPS series with exciting multiplayer, the intense Firefight mode and the best campaign yet

It makes sense that Twilight Princess, which served as both the swan song for the GameCube and an introduction to the Wii back in 2006, follows suit with Wind Waker by getting a Wii U re-release in its tenth anniversary year as well.

Amid murmurs that the economic crisis was hurting midmarket galleries — an instance of art imitating life, with talk of the 1 percent and a dying middle class — the gallery was doing well, usually finding collectors for two - thirds of the works in each of its exhibitions and selling out the gallery's swan - song presentation of paintings by the Iranian - born artist Marjane Satrapi.