Sentences with phrase «curmudgeon in»

«Wondering what to give that downcast friend or colleague for the holidays, or that curmudgeon in your family for Christmas?

I don't know why this brings out the curmudgeon in me.

Greenberg (Universal)-- Ben Stiller delivers the youngest curmudgeon in the movies to date as Roger Greenberg, a fortysomething guy recovering from a nervous breakdown and avoiding confronting the mid-life crisis he's been tangling since his twenties, apparently.

Paul Giamatti plays the perfect curmudgeon in this quirky biopic of Harvey Pekar, the illustrator behind the self - deprecating comic book strip also called American Splendor.

He is a curmudgeon in Morning Glory, unwilling to compromise his serious journalistic standards.

But now stories like «OCD and Optogenetics: Lighting the brain up to shut a behavior down» bring out the curmudgeon in me.

Maybe it's the curmudgeon in me, but I thought this could have been an occasion to damn, if only in passing, foot - slogging government inefficiency that blocked and delayed this worthwhile project for more than a generation.

And then I'll just wait until the curmudgeons in charge of Maryland join the P2P bandwagon.

Outside of some curmudgeons in commercial mortgage lending departments, few recognized that writing 5 - year mortgages with low principal amortization rates against long - lived commercial properties was a recipe for disaster.

Not exact matches

Yet, I'm also guilty of acting like a curmudgeon, someone who reacts with a twist in my jaw first and a «no» on my lips.

Now, before all the church curmudgeons jump on this with I - told - you - sos about biblical illiteracy and widespread deficiencies in systems for discipleship (which may be partly to blame for the statistic), it important to note that unfamiliarity with the term does not necessarily equal widespread ignorance of its content.

Cantankerous ole curmudgeon she is a balance when the Pastor from Westburo Baptist might come in.

True, Frank Wolf did not spring from the intellectual and political aristocracy of the American Founding; nor did he serve as ambassador, senator, secretary of state, and president; nor is he a crusty curmudgeon like the Adams portrayed brilliantly by Anthony Hopkins in the film Amistad.

We're sort of being curmudgeons this year; the hubs just had dental surgery a few days ago, so we're staying in, watching some (mildly) scary movies, and hopefully handing out candy to some little ghosts and goblins.

Our glory is in Nick Foles, Jalen Mills, Chris Long, the forgotten collective thrusting the might of a mischaracterized group of snowball throwers, mainline preppies, and South Philly curmudgeons who have been waiting for a moment to remind you why we matter.

It's hard to be too much of a curmudgeon when Tim Raines is finally in, and he's flanked by two very worthy inductees.

Call me a curmudgeon, but I've sold my stock in DJ, Inc..

The fifth - ranked golfer in the world might want to pass the word along to Zach Johnson, who has taken over Rory's place as the Olympics curmudgeon.

Combine a big white grape (I think you could do this with kiwi, also), a slice of banana, a raspberry, an optional marshmallow, a stick and Dr. Seuss's Christmas curmudgeon becomes the tastiest thing in Whoville.

Yet no one seems to bat an eye when self - proclaimed «curmudgeons» loudly protest the presence of children in these places.

Labour MP and prolific tweeter John Woodcock has called on the Government to U-turn on their stance, declaring that «only curmudgeons will be in the office anyway».

In that instance, my decision to avoid an electronic toy was 100 percent curmudgeon.

The temptation to swear off dating gets stronger with every Ashley Madison hack, celebrity breakup, and creep exposed on Tinder - but according to new research from eHarmony, Americans are far from ready to throw in the towel and become cynical single curmudgeons.

For four years, he and Cosby in their scenes together comprised one of the funniest comedy double acts seen on television, his innocent yet conniving Griffin Vesey making the perfect foil to Cosby's ill - tempered curmudgeon Hilton Lucas; another highlight of his portrayal (and a clever «in» joke referring back to his work in Cool Runnings) were Griffin's occasional attempts to impress women by passing himself off as a West Indian, affecting a Jamaican accent.

Camp Pendleton's curmudgeon veterinarian Dr. Turbeville (Geraldine James) is painted in broad strokes and could be best likened to a domestic terrorist.

He plays curmudgeon Vincent MacKenna, a Vietnam veteran with seemingly no redeeming features, adrift in a world that he's lost connection to.

Despite this, Murray is great in a role that demands he play unsympathetic curmudgeon intent on offending everyone he meets.

It's a story we've seen many times before: curmudgeon (of not the lovable variety) succeeds in business while keeping himself in self - exile through a cloak of bitterness until a kid or a woman (sometimes both, as in this case) come into his life, break down his walls and reveal the wonderful person underneath.

Christophe Honoré's comic drama about two brothers co-existing in a Paris apartment with their gentle curmudgeon of a father (Guy Marchand) is a tribute to the freewheeling energy and youth of the French New Wave.

However, he is unlucky in that her dad (Jack Black) is a curmudgeon who pops out from windows and in between the slats of fences to warn Zach to stay away or else something bad will happen.

WHY: On paper, «St. Vincent» is a pretty standard coming - of - age flick about a wide - eyed youngster who learns important life lessons, albeit by rather unconventional means, from the crusty curmudgeon that lives next door, all while helping the self - anointed babysitter to become a better person in the process.

The titular guardians of an orphaned baby this time around are a trio of homeless souls: troubled teenage girl Miyuki (Aya Okamoto), transvestite Hana (Yoshiaku Umegaki), and curmudgeon Gin (Toru Emori) find that shepherding the infant across the desert of inner - city Tokyo proves to be a catalyst for reconciliation in their own lives over a magical holiday season.

SEE THIS MOVIE IF: Daniel Craig in chaps and Harrison Ford in full curmudgeon glory are enough to justify the price of a ticket

And yet, there's nothing innately new going on here, the old curmudgeon that secretly has a heart of gold opening up to a young boy in need of a friend is innately the gist (look no further than last year's Bad Words for another recent example).

Prior to this, Richard ran the Curmudgeon website, and was an editor and film reviewer for the Ad Hoc family of publications in Oxford, Cambridge, and Leeds.

John Keefer is a curmudgeon that has been in journalism for 35 years, the last 16 in the video games industry.

In addition to her life in the spotlight, Harding's tumultuous upbringing is also explored in I, Tonya, with Allison Janney playing her grizzled, booze - guzzling curmudgeon of a mother, LaVonda GoldeIn addition to her life in the spotlight, Harding's tumultuous upbringing is also explored in I, Tonya, with Allison Janney playing her grizzled, booze - guzzling curmudgeon of a mother, LaVonda Goldein the spotlight, Harding's tumultuous upbringing is also explored in I, Tonya, with Allison Janney playing her grizzled, booze - guzzling curmudgeon of a mother, LaVonda Goldein I, Tonya, with Allison Janney playing her grizzled, booze - guzzling curmudgeon of a mother, LaVonda Golden.

53) «Youth in Oregon» Smart Rating: 33.92 Release date: Friday, February 3, 2017 Genre: Comedy drama Starring: Frank Langella, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate Description: When 79 - year - old curmudgeon Raymond

53) «Youth in Oregon» Smart Rating: 33.92 Release date: Friday, February 3, 2017 Genre: Comedy drama Starring: Frank Langella, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate Description: When 79 - year - old curmudgeon Raymond (Frank Langella) makes arrangements to be euthanized in Oregon, his family refuses to accept his decision.

There's a disturbing conversation to be had here about why the corrupt judge of the real case is replaced by a justice - loving curmudgeon — and, better, how it is that this film revolving around women's rights in the workplace is fought and won by men acting like boys, swooping in to rescue their damsels in distress and accusing one another of being girls while the actual girls sit around crying.

Set in 1964 Paris and based on the recollections of American expatriate art critic James Lord, Final Portrait depicts Giacometti as a rumpled curmudgeon.

At 90, Lucky may be outspoken, atheistic, and largely opinionated, but that in no way means he's close - minded, curmudgeon - y, or devoid of spiritual belief and practice.

It recalls both Terms of Endearment, in which a put - upon daughter (Debra Winger) struggled with an eccentric parent (Shirley Maclaine); and, As Good As It Gets, which posited a churlish curmudgeon (Jack Nicholson) in a car with mismatched travel buddies (Greg Kinnear, Helen Hunt).

Sam Neill plays Hec in full grumpy curmudgeon mode... a nice compliment to the extraordinary presence of Julian Dennison (Paper Planes) as Ricky.

Red is the kind of lazily written, thankless curmudgeon role that uses the trials of advanced age for cheap laughs rather than harnessing a veteran actor's talent to engage our empathy; in this sense, Red's characterization as a belligerent, prostitute - loving coot is rendered so outlandish that the audience has no choice but to laugh at him.

Rush plays Giacometti like one larger - than - life character, a creative curmudgeon and perfectionist who consistently labours over his work, often starting, scrapping and re-starting a portrait in order to delay disappointment and other negative emotions.

Frank Langella stars as the old timer curmudgeon who just wants to wrap up his life, and Billy Crudup co-stars as his son - in - law who drives him across the country and attempts to change his mind.

DuVall, like in his last few films, plays a curmudgeon old man with salty language and a strong moral compass.

Roger Greenberg's life is a one act play: the not - quite Jew, the bundle of neuroses who refuses to be identified with his stint in a mental hospital, who breaks even the Larry David / Woody Allen mold of comedic curmudgeon, as someone not quite of either coastal city, but of both and back, and of course, my favorite, the lone pedestrian in a city of cars.

The equal - opportunity, granddaddy longlegs of all curmudgeons, Myron Lieberman, manages in one volume to savage teachers unions, education schools, the Education Writers Association, the New York Times, the Washington Post, education research, egalitarian school - choice proponents, and conservatives Diane Ravitch, Terry Moe, -LSB-...]