Sentences with phrase «by bombastic»

As I am certain you definitely know, they will cost you a lot less that the stuff sold by bombastic ladies wearing pounds of ostentatious make - up.

King Canute's warning to his English courtiers in 1032 A.D. that even the divinely anointed monarch could not command sea level should be heeded by bombastic intergovernmental agencies a millennium later.

The occasional small virtues to be found in sculptor Matthew Barney's work were swamped by the bombastic ambition and art - world star power mobilized in this premature retrospective of an immature artist.

Their size is matched by the bombastic nature of the paint application.

The British duo Tim Noble & Sue Webster is represented by the bombastic visual eye - candy, Toxic Schizophrenia, 1997 (estimate: $ 250,000 - 350,000).

The installation we designed shows how these dark messages are often accompanied by bombastic language and imagery: spectacle becomes a form of persuasion.

«The installation we designed shows how these dark messages are often accompanied by bombastic language and imagery: spectacle becomes a form of persuasion.

It's worth remembering that the original Rocky is a great film, both overshadowed and enhanced by its bombastic sequels.

In his newest film «Wonder Wheel,» likely his most artful looking picture to date, he seems to misfire on its storytelling structure but is held together by the bombastic and rapturous performance Kate Winslet.

Another solid performance by Zac Efron is flattened by bombastic filmmaking; this weepy drama couldn't be any more obvious if it tried.

But McDonagh asks that «what if» scenario with Seven Psychopaths and does so with sharp writing that's funny in its own right, but hilarious when read by a bombastic Rockwell, a nervous Farrell, a world - weary Walken, and a perpetually frustrated Harrelson.

The director, however, can't decide whether or not the clash of civilizations is more important than the Queen's antivirginal itch, so he cuts randomly between the two, with everything pumped up by bombastic music and sound effects, enervating both to increasingly risible effect.

ELIZABETHTOWN Hyper - partisanship appears to be the new normal as the U.S. seems more divided than ever, a measure fueled by a bombastic president who relishes in upending all political conventions.

In an election year when reality seems as remote as a Pluto flyby; a year already marked by bombastic promises of walls, jobs, «a future to believe in» and free stuff for everybody, maybe we should take a quick break from the narcoleptic snooze imposed on us by the mass media.

Not exact matches

Hollywood tends to reward — and remember — bombastic performances over more subtle fare, and DiCaprio's frequent casting as the stoic protagonist allows his scenes to be eaten away by his supporting cast.

«I don't think he does our issue any favors by making it so incredibly jingoistic and bombastic,» said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, a group that allies domestic steelmakers and other manufacturers with the United Steelworkers union.

It was a typically lively and bombastic performance, but the band flexed another muscle later in the show by appearing in a sketch where they tap into their Canadian roots a little (everyone in Arcade Fire, except Win Butler, is from Canada).

Blistering Baked Squash with Bombastic Blueberries This recipe is from the classic vegetarian cookbook for chileheads: Hot & Spicy & Meatless 2, by Dave DeWitt, Mary Jane Wilan, and Melissa T. Stock.

Crucially, this bombastic political culture did not arise overnight, but emerged gradually over the course of many decades — in Parliamentary posturing against the European Commission, and in paranoia over immigration whipped up by the less scrupulous sections of the tabloid press.

Those are the people who say they see not a bombastic nut, but a caring, intelligent businessman with charm behind the piercing dark eyes; a tough guy tempered by the death of his son a year ago.

And it was Allen who was «taken aback» by her «loud and bombastic» behavior.

The bombastic councilman, for instance, launched his unsuccessful bid for Congress last year by declaring, «I don't care what they say, I'm still not saluting the flag!»

Bombastic Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino hasn't mellowed since getting trounced by Cuomo in the 2010 gubernatorial campaign.

He was often dismissed by former congressman Rick Lazio, the party's designee, as an unelectable gadfly, putting forth no substantive solutions atop his bombastic rants.

These services are developing day by day and are like a bombastic blast in internet world.

David behind her, his body cloaked in shadow, his presence punctuated by an uptick in Rob Simonsen's oppressively bombastic score.

Add in an epic, bombastic orchestral score by Kevin Riepl (he also worked on Gears of War) and a surprisingly robust and easy - to - use level creation tool and you have one of the better games to be released so far in 2011.

Additionally, in no particular order, there were vocal supporters of the Ralph Jones «incongruously great score to «Slumber Party Massacre ``; «Phantasm» «s heavily «Exorcist «- indebted score from Fred Myrow and Malcom Seagrave; Danny Elfman «s channelling of Bernard Herrmann for «Nightbreed ``; Wojciech Kilar «s bombastic, often recycled music for «Bram Stoker's Dracula ``; John Harrison's score for Romero's anthology film «Creepshow ``; Richard Band «s better - than - deserved compositions for the terrible «Troll ``; the great Lalo Schifrin «s score for the original «The Amityville Horror ``; a more recent example in Climax Golden Twins» music for Brad Anderson «s now cultish «Session 9 ``; Pino Donaggio's terrific work with de Palma's «Dressed to Kill ``; Gene Moore's classic church organ scares in «Carnival of Souls ``; and while we've featured Bava fils above, we could easily have found room for his father Mario Bava, probably with the funky original music by Libra for his final film «Shock.»

Nevertheless there has been a discernible change in Leigh's work since his last dysfunctional - family opus, Life Is Sweet — a change well described by Australian critic Adrian Martin in a recent letter to me: «I think that as a certain angry anti-Thatcher 80s politics has drained from Leigh's work, he has gravitated to either the bombastic nihilism of Naked (a film I have incredibly mixed feelings about) or the soft - heartedness of Secrets and Lies.»

Cut to Ronnie ordering his subordinates around with over-the-top lingo out of movies like Commando and Delta Force; cut to slow - motion shots of the mall cop crew, squinting and posing in badass formations that emphasize their dorky self - importance; cut to Ronnie's bombastic antics constantly getting in the way of police detective Harrison (Ray Liotta), who highlights the hero's dumbassery by actually knowing what he's doing.

These tasks are put on hold, however, by screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who take a long inhale between Rogers's first big post-upgrade action scene and Captain America's bombastic first encounter with Red Skull.

Director Laura Braza directs with a balance of delicate intimacy timed with bombastic flourish, aided by Jason Orlenko's cleverly designed period costumes that elicits laughs themselves.

by Walter Chaw Preserving the main events of the bombastic blunderbuss novel on which it is based, Kevin Reynolds's adaptation of Alexandre Dumas père's The Count of Monte Cristo also jettisons what meagre subtlety there was in the source material.

Meanwhile, Christian Bale's stately if unmemorable Bruce Wayne / Batman reassumes relationships with Michael Caine's affable man - servant Alfred, Morgan Freeman's man - sage Lucius Fox and Gary Oldman's modest cop, Lieutenant Gordon (whose quietness is drowned out by the film's bombastics).

The set - up scenes, in which a misanthropic national news anchor played by Daniels releases his frustration at a college seminar and then on his TV colleagues, seems bombastic and unduly thunderous and (dare I say) not very original.

«The Wolf of Wall Street» Directed by Martin Scorsese Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Jean Dujardin, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau, Cristin Milioti Biography, Comedy, Crime 180 Mins R Martin Scorsese «s The Wolf of Wall Street is a bombastic raunchfest spilling over with feverish humor and held in place by vibrant direction from Martin Scorsese and unhinged performances from its gifted cast.

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Roland Emmerich's Apocalyptic Adventure Arrives on DVD Roland Emmerich's latest overblown apocalyptic adventure fails to measure up to his earlier offerings, despite its being filled with his trademark bombastic special effects.

The most amusing commentary finds George and A.J.'s creator Josh Cooley being joined by a familiar official - sounding (but uncredited) narrator, who makes up bombastic production claims, which Cooley then has to dispute.

When the script (brilliantly balanced by frequent Danny Boyle collaborator, John Hodge) calls for Armstrong, high on his Ozymandian throne, both to himself and to the world, to explode, Foster does so with the careful and bombastic restraint of someone who has never once thought of his inevitable downfall — the cockiness of someone too impressed with the towering nature of their house of cards that the idea of it tumbling down if but a footnote.

The opportunity to customize characters will also be included, facilitated by the memorable and bombastic fashion designer Edna through the Edna «E» Mode.

More effort is put forth into the look of the film than in every other aspect, and I suspect that viewers prone to being mindlessly entertained by sparkling lights and whirring sounds will be mollified by the many scenes of bombastic flash and sizzle.

Money Monster (R for brief violence, some sexuality and pervasive profanity) High - octane crime thriller about a bombastic host (George Clooney) of an investment advice TV show who, along with his crew and producer (Julia Roberts), is taken hostage by an irate viewer (Jack O'Connell) after a stock he'd promoted mysteriously tanks.

Right off the top, Boyle and Beaufoy tip their hand by depicting the Gettys, particularly the paterfamilias, with a sniff of vulgarity intertwined with fascination, a kind of European take on an American cousin's bombastic wealth and shortsightedness.

The result is an ambitious, bombastic debut feature for Krokidas, buoyed by a pair of fearless performances from Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan.

Cohen's straight approach is also mirrored by BT's bombastic score, which follows the same potent mix of big orchestra sounds integrated with electronic sweetening and enhancement effects.

It's not a bombastic mix by any means, but it's still quite impressive.

Amazingly, both are the original sites that Wiseau hastily created in promotion of the room — that much is clear by the incredibly basic and bombastic design of the sites, as well as the odd flaming picture titled «Shame On You» linking to a horrendously edited video of behind - the - scenes footage of the Room.

Tracks like album opener «Only One Will Die» and «Heads Shoveled Off» feature bombastic blast beats and thunderous double bass courtesy of Mr. Paul Mazurkiewicz while tracks like «Code of the Slashers» and «Shedding My Human Skin» feature some of the most guttural, demon summoning growls by George «Corpsegrinder» Fisher.

It's theory shown through shots and visuals while being aggressively hummed to sleep by a boisterous, bombastic composition devised by Hans Zimmer himself.

By contrast, this year the major studios couldn't stop making bombastic threats.