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OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening February 27, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Crossing Over (R for sexuality, nudity, graphic violence and pervasive profanity) «Crash» - like ensemble drama chronicles the clash of cultures in L.A. resulting from the flood of immigrants attempting to attain legal status in the U.S. Cast includes Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd and Alice Braga.

It's a story that really just happens to take place in Texas (although filmed in Utah) and not about life and clash of cultures in Texas.

With its vibrant clashes of culture in the city centre and rich arts scene throughout, Glasgow dating offers more than just a trip to the pub and a fish supper.

Not exact matches

But over a career at the highest levels in corporate finance, Porat has been equally unflappable, navigating physical obstacles and fighting great metaphorical discomfort — the race - the - clock stress of the financial crisis, the tension of negotiations among big - ego executives, and now the culture clash of imposing financial discipline at tech's biggest idea factory.

The bottom line is that Apple's ambitions in the content industries seem to be hampered in part by a lack of a consistent vision about what the company wants to do and why, combined with a culture clash between existing movie studios and TV networks about who is the most important player in the relationship, and who gets to control the terms.

Schickel's work» represented here by 175 full - color photographs» brings us face - to - face with the concerns of our own culture war, especially as it is manifested in clashes between traditionalists and liberals in the Church over the past three decades.

In an age marked by an inequitable distribution of wealth similar to our own, Jesus knew that money mattered and that money - talk could be used to speak vividly of the clashing priorities of the culture of God with those of the present age.

In about 2000/2001 I was in Austin to dialogue about emerging ministry, and facilitate a «culture clash» simulation game based on values and beliefs of people from the kinds of «postmodern cultures» that I'd been interacting with since the early 1990In about 2000/2001 I was in Austin to dialogue about emerging ministry, and facilitate a «culture clash» simulation game based on values and beliefs of people from the kinds of «postmodern cultures» that I'd been interacting with since the early 1990in Austin to dialogue about emerging ministry, and facilitate a «culture clash» simulation game based on values and beliefs of people from the kinds of «postmodern cultures» that I'd been interacting with since the early 1990s.

Horowitz, however, also believes in engaging opposing views» sometimes if only to demolish them» and this book provides an informed overview of many of the most important ideological clashes informing and deforming our political culture.

This causes further tensions in relations with the Canadian public and the perception of Sikhs, what we see as taking a stand and fighting what is wrong, many see as causing uneeded violence, it's a huge culture clash.

Johnson contends that the metaphysical disagreement between naturalists and theists — the clash of two incompatible «creation stories» (RB 12)-- is a central issue in a «culture war» now raging in the United States.

For too long now since 9/11, the promoters of fear of a clash of civilizations have monopolized our thinking in their attempt to degrade, dishonor and dehumanize the Muslim people in general and the Islamic culture and heritage in particular.

The ideal of a cultural manager sounds sensible in the face of our present clashes of civilizations and culture wars.

In his words, «The Kingdom of God as a process of open commenssality, of a nondiscriminating table depicting in miniature a nondiscriminating society, clashes fundamentally with honor and shame, those basic values of ancient Mediterranean culture and society» (Crossan: 70).&raquIn his words, «The Kingdom of God as a process of open commenssality, of a nondiscriminating table depicting in miniature a nondiscriminating society, clashes fundamentally with honor and shame, those basic values of ancient Mediterranean culture and society» (Crossan: 70).&raquin miniature a nondiscriminating society, clashes fundamentally with honor and shame, those basic values of ancient Mediterranean culture and society» (Crossan: 70).»

The culture clash happens in all sorts of innocent places.

In the three or four centuries before Christ there gradually developed a cultural maelstrom, and the Jews found themselves caught up in a clash of cultures, religions and imperialistic ambitionIn the three or four centuries before Christ there gradually developed a cultural maelstrom, and the Jews found themselves caught up in a clash of cultures, religions and imperialistic ambitionin a clash of cultures, religions and imperialistic ambitions.

On the international scene, Italy have probably been the most consistently disliked country — especially in northern Europe where the clash of cultures is just too much to take.

Samuel Huntington's well - known «clash of civilizations» theory, while notable for implicating culture more deeply in geo - political power relations, nonetheless essentially maintains the commitments of traditional Realism.

He sees a culture clash, with a constantly evolving company that has become a global symbol of innovation laboring in a political world that is hidebound and inefficient.

«At the core of this dispute, there seems to be what might be termed a «clash of cultures»,» Cardinal O'Brien wrote in an article for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper.

Ogbeh stated this on Thursday at a town hall meeting in Abuja on the farmers and herders» clashes, convened by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed.

Itai Roffman, a graduate student at Haifa University in Israel who worked at GAT, says the situation arose because of a culture clash.

As a result, Hava finds herself engaged in not just a clash of cultures, but a battle for her very survival as an individual.

With the inevitable clash of cultures that occurs between the older generation and the new, In Good Company also introduces Foreman's daughter, Scarlett Johansson's Alex, as the new love interest for her father's new boss.

Reviews from Toronto were barely lukewarm, with critics generally agreeing that this lightweight culture - clash drama represents a marked improvement over Coixet's last two features — Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo and Another Me, neither significantly distributed in the U.S. — while being otherwise unremarkable.

Perhaps that's why Lost in Paris seems more like an animated children's flick rather than a true, heartfelt clash of cultures, à la Lost in Translation.

As I Open My Eyes depicts the clash between culture and family as seen through the eyes of a young Tunisian woman balancing the traditional expectations of her family with her creative life as the singer in a politically charged rock band.

The film's brilliance shines through in both versions - the complex pop culture references, the dizzying storyline, the celebrated clash of four - color heroics and messy real - world politics - topped by a performance from Jackie Earle Haley (playing the damaged vigilante Rorschach) as memorable as Heath Ledger's Joker.

Based on a novel by the same name Wolf Totem shows a clash of cultures between the ethnic Mongolian nomads and the Han Chinese farmers in the area.

It's a story about how cultures may initially clash, but a bit of insight, open - mindedness and just the right amount of spice — embodied in the Indian family's son — can bring them together.

Topics such as immigration and varying cultures clashing together due to sitcom - style antics (in this case a confusing manner of apartment leasing) have been well - trodden indie subjects for years now, yet The Visitor wrangles this oft - used story to magnificent heights.

These include the varying comforts and malaise of the «urban haute bourgeoisie» in Metropolitan (1990); how certain class cultures clash with political realities abroad in Barcelona (1994); and the collapse of the utopian ideals of disco in The Last Days of Disco (1996).

Joan Chen's directorial debut, Autumn In New York, is a strange cross between Sweet November and the culture - clash square - dude - meets - hippie - chick romantic subgenre of the Woodstock era.

Dean Caudwell sees Marcus not fitting in and dealing with a culture clash of sorts and goes about trying to correct that, though they immediately bang heads due to differing viewpoints on just about everything.

This is one of many conversations done by people who mutually natively speak a non-English language to each other in English throughout the movie, and also one of the many reasons that this culture - clash comedy forgets its own fish - out - of - water roots by Americanizing just about every aspect of their environs.

One of Baumbach's most accessible comedies, with less of the acerbic bite of «Margot At The Wedding» or «Greenberg,» «While We're Young» is funny and sharply observed, but also has much on its mind: there are generational / culture - clash sensibilities to it, but it's also a thoughtful examination of the evolution of the relationship between art and authenticity in the 21st Century.

Kumail Nanjiani and his real - life wife Emily Gordon (portrayed in the film by Zoe Kazan) co-wrote this retelling of their IRL unorthodox courtship, complicated both by culture clashes and a sudden, terrifying health scare.

True stories: Take Your Pills (2018, not rated) looks at the (ab) use of Adderall and Ritalin by students and high - pressure professionals and the documentary mini-series Wild Wild Country takes on the story of the Rajneesh commune created in Central Oregon in 1981 and the culture clash that turned into a hostile takeover.

They're addressed as cursory at best, and when the emotional climax of the film is meant blend with a major culture clash happening in the city, it rings false and unnecessary.

But once brought to life, audiences responded to 2012's «The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,» which boasted an impressive cast of veteran actors, including Oscar winners Maggie Smith and Judi Dench, as well as Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson at the top of their game, Dev Patel («Slumdog Millionaire») as Sonny, the young owner of the hotel, affectionate direction by John Madden («Shakespeare in Love») and a script about lost love, dying love and clashing cultures by Ol Parker.

A Romeo and Juliet take told through the lens of the indigenous people of Vanuatu, Tanna allows the culture - clash aspects of its existence play out as background so that in the foreground are these characters whose desire to be with each other proves to be destructive.

Knowing that, however, does not change the fact that the film proves engaging and compelling, particularly in examining the culture clash of Squanto and the monks who take him in.

4) «Blue Is the Warmest Color» A delicate tale of moral education in the context of culture clash.

In a hilarious clash of cultures and conduct, the loudest laughs will emanate from the absurd way both cops and robbers traipse around Ireland attempting to mimic the Americanisms they have adopted from television shows and pop culture.

The clash of cultures is impressively handled, and the motivations of each are rather simplistic in comparison to Sarah's predicament.

Two of these films, the charming Israeli culture - clash story Ave Maria and the little English romance Stutterer, won't actively ruin your day — and Ave Maria's addressing of major political issues in a charming issue could give it an edge here.

The film, directed by acclaimed theater director Matthew Warchus (who just this week was appointed Kevin Spacey «s successor as the artistic director of the Old Vic Theater in London), has that mix of social issues drama, culture clash, old people doing unlikely things, and Bill Nighy that so often proves a middlebrow crowd - pleaser.

What initially appears as a comedy of clashing cultures, with Sybylla our conduit for mocking the haw - hee - haw customs and attitudes of stuffy arristos, develops into a story on the difficulty of a woman retaining her independence and dignity in the late nineteenth century.

Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne details the Comanche tribe violence and the violence committed against them and captures the clashing of two different cultures and how both side committed horrible atrocities against each other in an attempt to obliterate the tribe and its life style.

As technological and economic developments bring an unprecedented clash of cultures, electronic learning will play a pivotal role in helping to promote not only a global market, but a global community.