Sentences with phrase «by precocious»

It is a manual for cats, purportedly typed by a precocious cat, and translated from the feline.

This rare and chilling account of the bloody aftermath of the Khmer Rouge's merciless victory over the Cambodian government in April 1975 is written in the present tense and narrated by a precocious child, who first learned of the Khmer Rouge when she was five and was then caught in the mass murder and inhumanity that followed in its wake.

The Family Guide is about a son (Eli Baker) who idolizes his blind father (J.K. Simmons) and is bemused by his precocious mother as he watches his family become closer post-divorce.

Though undeniably exciting, Dancer in the Dark had an air of regression — primitive silent - era melodrama and a camera that felt like it was controlled by a precocious seven - year - old.

The Village plays like something written by a precocious sixteen - year - old intent on Symbolism with a capital «S»; the story will be most palatable if approached as a Grimm's fairy tale.

A postmodern morality play stripped nearly bare by its precocious creator, until only its boldness, cutting insight, intermittent hilarity and bracing violence remain.

That series win was their first in 15 years and was punctuated by the precocious Lillard draining a game - winning 3 - pointer at the buzzer.

Fresh off the bread - baking spree launched by my precocious 9 year old daughter's solo foray into the art of gluten - free yeast bread, I've fielded lots of questions this week about the nuances of this sometimes elusive prize we call homemade gluten - free bread.

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According to a fascinating recent Nature article by Tom Clynes, science has been hard at work trying to figure out the answer to that question for more than four decades with the the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth.

There's a profound insight here about our Darwinian natures untutored by civilization or about the immaturity of even a precocious girl.

But by then, the precocious teenager had decided to become a musician, thanks largely to the influence of composer Igor Stravinsky (an improbable neighbor of the Zevons).

I handed my precocious 12 - year - old Life of the Beloved by Nouwen and she enjoyed it.

I was by no means a precocious reader, no Jonathan Edwards who at 12 could read Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and understand it.

Led by a young and precocious group, the USA is building a new nucleus as it continues to move forward following an infamous failed World Cup qualifying campaign.

Led by a young and precocious group, the USA is building a new nucleus as it continues to move forwa...

Philip II, although outshone by his son, started the expansion of the Macedonian empire, and he enlisted Aristotle to tutor his precocious prince, who went on to conquer most of the known world in the 4th century B.C..

Although not precocious in most respects, I learned how to read, mostly by myself, at age 4.

The 31 - year - old Seattle area woman had been plagued by metabolic issues literally all her life: precocious puberty at age 3; polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) by age 14; weight gain of 320 lbs (145 kg) on her 6 foot (183 cm) frame and pre-diabetes by her 20s.

I'm a serious guy by nature, a dentist by occupation and single parent of a precocious 5 - year - old daughter.

Early in the film Anthony visits his precocious little sister Grace, played by Shea Fowler.

Gilmore Girls is a genuine gem in the making, a family - friendly hour burdened by neither trite cliche nor precocious pablum.

As written and directed by Satrapi and comic artist Paronnaud, the French - produced Persepolis works as best it can as a precocious and relatable vision of childhood one - third of the way through, when it recounts Marji's forced, rapid maturation during the revolution and the war.

Plenty of strong support is offered by a cast of dozens, including Broadway heartthrob Aaron Tveit as rebellion leader Enjolras and little Daniel Huttlestone as precocious street urchin Gavroche.

Race to Witch Mountain is pretty standard kiddie fare: Cute, precocious children are protected by a world - weary, wisecracking father figure and one - liners abound.

Written and directed by Taika Waititi, «Hunt for the Wilderpeople» is unlike any comedy where a cantankerous adult and a precocious child put aside their differences and gradually learn how similar they are to one another.

Only her precocious wit and sarcasm hint at the boredom felt by an individual significantly more knowledgeable than those around her.

These early scenes of Reed as an unusually precocious child have a bit of a Steven Spielberg - by - way - of - Unbreakable quality to them.

Subplots such as Fred's troubles with his girlfriend, Willy (Higgins (Evan Almighty) playing Santa's right - hand elf) trying to get together with a lovely fellow helper (Banks, Invincible), Fred's friendship with a precocious African - American orphan (Thompson), and the unendurable dysfunctional family squabbles only add to the feeling that the script by Dan Fogelman (Cars) started with a kernel of inspiration and little knowledge of where to go with it once it is set up.

The kids, led by six - year - old Moonee (the arrestingly but never studiedly precocious Brooklynn Prince), regard the motel as the fairy - tale castle it garishly pretends to be, scampering about like Eloise in a down - market Plaza under the watchful eye of beleaguered manager Bobby (Willem Dafoe, radiating exhausted compassion).

After a brief fling with former hockey hero «Boom Boom» Grafalk (Stephen Meadows), V.I. is shoved into the case of a lifetime when the man is murdered by unknown assailants, leaving his precocious daughter, Kat (Angela Goethals), in her custody.

Here's a supplementary list of ten performances: Betty Buckley, articulate as a psychotherapist, and the protean James McAvoy playing against her in Split; Harris Dickinson, implosive with self - loathing in Beach Rats; two turns by Michael Fassbender, as the smarmy villains of Song to Song and Alien: Covenant; Milla Jovovich's valedictory sprint through Resident Evil: The Final Chapter; Barry Keoghan as a teenage sprite barely veiling his hostility in The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Keanu Reeves, put through his paces again in John Wick: Chapter 2; Lady Bird's callous, precocious, and heartbreaking Saoirse Ronan; newcomer Millicent Simmonds and her silent movie acting in Wonderstruck; octagenarian Lois Smith playing her age as Marjorie of Marjorie Prime; and Adrian Titieni, slouching and gloomy as a bad dad in Graduation.

Between his earthquake disaster film San Andreas (2015) and this city - levelling creature feature, it's starting to look as if precocious Canadian director Brad Peyton is applying for the job last held by...

Dayton and Faris boldly satirise traditional American values without the easy cynicism - hilariously encapsulated by Olive's precocious posturing at the beauty contest...

Dayton and Faris boldly satirise traditional American values without the easy cynicism - hilariously encapsulated by Olive's precocious posturing at the beauty contest... Full Review

It's an orderly existence, and one he thoroughly enjoys, and one that is forever complicated by Marcus (Nicholas Hoult), the precocious son of single mother Fiona, played by Toni Collette.

Complexity comes in the form of these two being complete strangers separated by about 35 years; one is a precocious 12 - year old girl; the other a 40 - something man.

The story is told through the eyes of a precocious child, «Sophie,» played by newcomer Ruby Barnhill, who is befriended by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies 2015).

Introverted, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19 - year - old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.Hide

The Golden Compass (PG - 13 for fantasy violence) Epic escapist fantasy, based on Philip Pullman's award - winning novel, about a precocious 12 year - old scholar (Dakota Blue Richards) already attending Oxford who ventures into a parallel universe to save her best friend and other children kidnapped by an evil organization known as the Gobblers.

A native of Catalan who relocated to Los Angeles at 18, Collet - Serra had a precocious rise through the commercial and music video directing ranks that caught the attention of producer Joel Silver, leading to his first feature gig on 2005's House of Wax, which this dewy young critic at the time described as «an adroitly shot inventory of perversities, bustling with inventive murder and anchored by Brian Edmonds's great, creepy sets.»

It applies the same premise — precocious rich girl lives out of a fancy Manhattan hotel with a dog and friendly hired help by her side while her worldly parents do exciting work elsewhere — to 12 - year - old Zoe (Heather McComb, the future first Mrs. James Van Der Beek).

The precocious Astro Boy does battle with the president and then vamooses to Earth, where he meets some scavenger human kids, led by the Faginesque Hamegg (Nathan Lane), who builds fighting robots out of scrap parts.

Then there's the allusion to J.D. Salinger's novella, an account of the precocious genius of the Glass family, by now something of an American literary legend.

Such is the price for Disney choosing to adapt a British children's book into an ambitious period musical fantasy with precocious children, a central sequence set in an animated world, songs by Richard and Robert Sherman, a screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, direction by Robert Stevenson, a theatrically accomplished leading lady, a leading role played by David Tomlinson, music supervision by Irwin Kostal, Peter Ellenshaw visuals, Cotton Warburton editing, Bill Thomas costuming, Gausman & Kuri set decoration, and La Rue Matheron hair styling.

The series followed the exploits of a precocious seven - year - old (voiced by Hill) and his two dads, Richard and Jeremy.

Armie Hammer's architectural academic Oliver has landed an internship with avuncular professor Perlman (Michael Stuhlbarg), and even though he keeps his powder dry while undertaking work on this grand estate, his attentions are snatched by his employer's son, the precocious, spindly 17 - year - old Elio (Timothée Chalamet).

Directed and co-written by Sean Baker (Tangerine), THE FLORIDA PROJECT is the story of precocious six year - old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure.

They vow to solve the mystery not just for the money, but because it's the right thing to do and they are basically nice: single - dad March has a precocious smartmouth 13 - year - old daughter Holly, played by Angourie Rice, who in a few short years will doubtless be playing a Marvel superheroine.

Those segments are then tied together by a story about a precocious young girl who, by the way, has an animal sidekick and that is filled with pratfalls, innocently mischievous humor, and a couple of jokes about how «icky» kissing is.

A precocious young Raccoon who has always been fascinated by humans, Shokichi proves to be far ahead of the curve when the Raccoons begin their transformation lessons, which are guided by the tough, wise elder lady Raccoon, Oroku (Tress MacNeille), and contain some of the film «s most humorous scenes.