Sentences with phrase «by talking animals»

And this is a reasonably safe family film, 2 provided you have a talk with the kiddies and explain to them that, despite all the things they see on movies, their mommy or daddy is not going to suddenly disappear forever and be replaced by talking animals.

In this idiotic comedy, Kevin James is given mating tips by the talking animals in his zoo, so when a wolf tells him to «mark his territory», he pees in a pot plant at a wedding dinner.

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The effects on people and on animals is just devastating,» Ford says, noting he's «ruined dinner parties» by talking about his work.

Do not be led astray by plausible talk to cover up sin as mere animal behaviourism.

Lewis says that by that point, it would have been impossible for Uncle Andrew to have ever hear the animals talking.

But man is differentiated from other creatures by his capacity for making significant sounds; he is a talking animal.

During the Vietnam war, when government officials talked of «regrettable by - products,» they meant civilians killed by mistake; «pacification» meant the forcible evacuation of Vietnamese from their huts, the rounding up of all males, the shooting of those who resisted, the slaughtering of domesticated animals and the burning of dwellings; «incursion» meant another invasion of another country; creating a «sanitized belt» meant forcibly removing all the inhabitants of the area being «sanitized,» cutting down the trees, bulldozing the land and erecting «defensive positions» with machine guns, mortars and mines.

By Lauren Kearney You may have first seen Gene Baur when he was featured talking about how not eating animal products changed his life in the inspirational pro-vegan film, Forks Over Knives.

Make a positive association with the baby «s scent by talking gently to the animal and giving treats.

It's profoundly regulating for him, and gives him a chance to address his feelings in a non-threatening way, by talking about the animals.

When doing the footprint talk about different tracks left by animals.

The event will include family - friendly activities; a live animal demonstration from Drumlin Farm's Audubon Ark; a short natural history talk on what you can see out on the trails; and guided walks of various lengths led by Mass Audubon naturalists on newly upgraded trails.

Some people fear that they're adding another child to the mix by having an animal along, well maybe so, but this one is easier to train and will never talk back to you, so there's definitely that bonus!

Native American children were more likely than non-Native American children to take the perspective of an animal, either by talking for it (e.g., saying «I'm thirsty!»

King hypothesizes that proteins that the single - celled ancestors of animals used to interact with the extracellular environment — to capture bacterial prey by binding to their cell surface and to detect chemical signals — were later repurposed to enable cells to stick to and talk to each other.

Likewise, Michael Meaney, a McGill neurobiologist, had been talked into attending by the same colleague, who thought Meaney's research into animal models of maternal neglect might benefit from Szyf's perspective.

Rami Tzabar said the program «was inspired by a chance meeting with one of the contributors, the MIT linguist Shigeru Miyagawa, who talked about using animal behavior as a way of understanding the evolution of human language.

When talking about the reasons for domesticating animals, why assume that dogs were not eaten by early humans (28 May, p 32)?

When talking about the reasons for domesticating animals, why assume that dogs were not eaten by early humans (28 May,...

By LYNDA BIRKE and MIKE MICHAEL Our interviews with scientists who use animals were anonymous; but talking to us as representatives of New Scientist allowed the researchers a public platform.

By making it easier to see live exotic animals, the menagerie functioned as a «prescientific laboratory» that made obsolete earlier sources of beastly lore: illustrated encyclopedias called bestiaries that described not only elephants, lions, and crocodiles but also dragons, griffins, unicorns, and talking pigs.

Featuring a panoply of talking heads that includes a loop of zoologist Richard Dawkins repeating the words, «We, and all other animals, are machines created by our genes,» this chapter verges on scare mongering.

With the understanding that eating plants protects our DNA, and eating animals may damage it, as I talked about in previous reviews, this year Slovakian researchers measured the number of DNA breaks in vegetarians compared to meat - eaters, led by a Dr. Krajcovicová - Kudlácková — Dr. K!

In this five - minute long video, shared by Mercy for Animals, Knox talks of his «meat and potatoes» upbringing and what led him to give veganism a try.

Could you talk a bit more about the process by which protein, especially animal protein, elicits an insulin response?

Melanie Joy — Authentic Food Choices — TED Talk — Awesome video on the reality of our thoughts around food and eating animals by a Harvard psychologist.

After the Dharma talk, the animals will come up one by one and receive their blessing from Lama Gursam.

And for the more juvenile crowd, there is «Zookeeper» (Sony) with Kevin James and talking animals, and «Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer» (Fox) from the children's book by Megan McDonald.

Not only were the talking animals created by a computer, but basically the film's entire jungle world was rendered after the fact too.

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The talking critters are part of an experimental animal communication unit headed by a nice scientist named Ben Kendall (Zach Galifianakis).

Elaborate, mythical settings serve as the backdrop for the adventure where talking animals (voices by Shane Rangi, Simon Pegg) and a fire breathing dragon play a part in the success of the dangerous journey.

Certainly the special effects, designed by the wizards at Rhythm and Hues, reach a new plateau of believability for talking - animal CGI, and, computer - animation aside, the 2001 film has a distinctive, endearing Eighties flavour that's unique to this era.

As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the Firefly can be donated to the museum followed by a small talk by Blathers, the curator.

As with all bugs and fish in the Animal Crossing series, the Mosquito can be donated to the Museum by talking to Blathers, the curator.

As with all fish and bugs in the Animal Crossing series, the Jellyfish can be donated to the Museum by talking to Blathers.

The feature - length debut of Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar's puppetoon characters Horse, Cowboy, and Indian has a few surprisingly durable methods for getting laughs: 1) toy - soldier - style animal figurines doing people stuff; 2) hold - on - to - your - hats jerky stop - motion; and 3) scream - talking by most characters.

Lily Collins and Steven Yeun are both play part of the fictional eco-group led by Paul Dano and they talked about their views of such groups and animal rights activism in light of doing the film:

The deleted / extended bits are as follows: Andy Samberg (4:12) on Bob Dylan, Aziz Ansari (1:42) on acting and Twitter, alternate Reggie banter (0:39), Medi - Ship complications (1:06), Fabrice Fabrice (4:21) performing a poem on a lost city, Anna Kendrick (1:47) recalling her Tony nomination as a 12 - year - old and eating a cat's liver, Rodney Waber (5:34) dishes more Harrison Ford gossip, dances, and reveals a senior citizen ticket price trick, David Cross (2:49) talks talking animals and white toilets, Senator Dewhurst (3:14) confesses strange sex dreams about his aunt and his plan to drive drunk, Zoe Saldana (2:03) answers questions about movies and acts out a Jerry Maguire reboot, «Garry Marshall» (1:19) explains why he's done with movies, Gillian Jacobs (1:38) discusses the ghost of Christopher Marlowe and the conflict in Nebraska, Chef Emeril Lugosi (0:34) endures a pun about sun - dried tomatoes, Andy Richter (4:59) delivers a kid - friendly version of «The Aristocrats» joke, pulls a gun after not answering a fart question (a task handled by Andy Samberg on the show itself), and responds to the 1990s TV movie The Shining, Tom Perdy (0:44) shows off a couple of additional cartoons.

Surf's Up (June 8, Columbia) Starring: Jeff Bridges, Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, James Woods, Jane Krakowski, Jon Heder, Mario Cantone, Brian Benben, Michael McKean Director: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck Rating: PG The Pitch: «Surf's Up» tries to make us forget it hasn't been all that long since we were treated to a CGI feature with talking animals — talking penguins, even — by giving the format a mockumentary twist: the idea here is that penguins invented surfing, and examines the leadup to the Penguin World Surfing Championship.

The game also codifies and streamlines certain parts of the Animal Crossing experience; for instance, you now have set «Friendship Levels» with villagers that you can increase by talking to or doing favors for them.

Somehow, the animated travails of a depressive and chronically sarcastic equine actor (voiced by Will Arnett) and his stable (sorry) of both human and talking - animal pals has built into one of the most affecting, inventive shows coming out of that town they call Hollywoo.

«Show Dogs» is a talking - animal comedy starring Will Arnett as an FBI agent who teams up with Max, a New York City police dog (voiced by Christopher «Ludacris» Bridges), to find smugglers who stole a baby panda.

As it is, it's a passable entertainment for kids that is hobbled badly by a formulaic plot and talking animals that, for the most part, don't have anything interesting to say.

He's a deeply unsavory character, and Kingsley plays him as more animal than human, a creature driven by brutish instinct, incapable of compassion or even participating in small talk.

Like all fish and insects in Animal Crossing, the Small Bass can be donated to the Museum by talking to Blathers, the curator.

Zootopia (PG for action, rude humor and mature themes) Animated adventure about a rookie bunny cop (Ginnifer Goodwin) who grudgingly partners with a fast - talking fox (Jason Bateman) to solve a series of mysterious disappearances in a city populated by anthropomorphic animals.

As with all bugs and fish in the Animal Crossing series, the Common Butterfly can be donated to the Museum by talking to Blathers.

As with all fish caught in the Animal Crossing series, the Arowana can be donated to the museum in each game by talking to Blathers, who also will give some information on it.

As with all bugs and fish in the Animal Crossing series, the Yellow Butterfly can be donated to the Museum by talking to Blathers.