Sentences with phrase «did dramatic turns»

He also did dramatic turns in Spanglish and Punch Drunk Love.

Not exact matches

After a long stretch characterized by ultra-low interest rates, slow growth, minimal inflation, cheap oil, and little policy progress due to a conflicted Congress, we are now doing a dramatic 180 degree turn to a lower tax, less regulation, pro-growth environment, with higher rates and higher inflation — a normalization of sorts.

The expectation of conversionistic and instantaneous healing at every turn distorts the ways in which we strive to love and serve so many of our neighbors: people experiencing financial instability or going through divorce, those struggling with mental illnesses or who are simply sad, and most people whose journey of faith didn't entail a moment of single, dramatic conversion.

Turns out the religious leaders do not share Jesus» flair for the dramatic, and so they challenge him, asking who gave him the authority to do these things.

They failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup Finals in dramatic fashion then didn't even get a chance to turn up at the 1978 Finals after an horrendous start to their qualifying campaign.

If anyone required proof as to why Blackpool, who have slid down the league table at a dramatic pace since the turn of the year, remain a threat in each and every fixture they contest, one look at their only two triumphs of 2011 should do the trick.

We would have sleepovers that would occasionally take a turn for the dramatic (as sleepovers with 8 - year old girls tend to do) and this girl's mom would come downstairs in the middle of the night to check on us and make sure we were all getting along.

«That's good news for taxpayers, businesses and middle - class families, who have seen a dramatic and positive shift in the way business is being done in Albany since Governor Cuomo and Senate Republicans began working together to turn New York around.»

His research didn't turn up any dramatic new insights, but it did confirm that much that was already known from laboratory research was directly applicable to grapes and winemaking.

Guth's response was apparently not dramatic enough — his interview did not turn into a TV spot — but the question inspired him.

Especially going for that sweet spot between slick and dramatic, the one that turns heads but doesn't overwhelm.

And if you really want to turn up the heat, don't forget dramatic mascara or a faux fringe.

It's worth noting, however, that the movie does lose some steam as it takes an expectedly dramatic turn towards the end, as, despite what screenwriter Bert V. Royal clearly believes, the narrative simply isn't deep enough to withstand the increasingly pervasive emphasis on sentimental elements (and all the John Hughes references aren't really helping, either).

As ever, the director has a real gift at working with actors; Richard Pryor's dramatic chops surprised viewers of Schrader's «Blue Collar» back in 1978, and Cedric the Entertainer's solid turn here should do likewise.

Mary J. Blige's inclusion in awards season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and dramatic rendering?

«Don't Be Afraid of Blackwood's Mansion» turns our thoughts to production design on the period house, from dramatic intent to the construction of sets in Australia.

The French writer - director, who has a gift for portraying meaningfully changing lives and turning minor incidents into major themes, has perfected her dramatic style over the last decade; we'll see how she does with this globe - trotting premise, a change of pace from her usual, dependably low - key plotting.

Mary J. Blige's inclusion in award season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've ever expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and dramatic rendering?

Of course, I don't think Samantha Morton could act badly if you told her to, but this has to have been one of the more challenging roles she's ever taken on... not just anyone can turn a whimpering, confused (psychic) kidnapping victim in a sci - fi picture into a serious and introspective dramatic role.

Doing his turn in a more dramatic role rather than an action role, he's great, in all honesty.

Critics did warm to his more dramatic turn in the indie zombie flick «Maggie,» but the film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring, was seen only in limited release.

The man is best known as a writer / director of comedy (Defending your Life, Lost in America, The Muse) does a serious left turn in a highly dramatic role.

The winning states are making dramatic changes in how they do business — adopting common standards and assessments, building data systems that measure student growth and success, retaining effective teachers and principals, and turning around their lowest performing schools.

To be eligible, states had to agree to adopt new common standards and tests (the Common Core State Standards); expand the number of charter schools; evaluate the effectiveness of teachers in significant part by the test scores of their students (and remove any statutory barriers to doing so); and agree to «turn around» their lowest - performing schools by taking such dramatic steps as firing staff and closing the schools.

The automatic transmission's own Sport mode isn't quite as dramatic as that affecting the car's other systems, as it didn't downshift aggressively, leaving me low on power for turn exits.

Our mountainous ascent into the hills above Los Angeles resulted in a challenging few hours for our tester, which seemed initially eager to conquer the tight turns and dramatic elevation changes, but in the end, didn't behave with the level of composure demonstrated earlier on city and highway roads.

While traction control keeps the rear wheels from spinning when they lose traction — don't worry, you can turn it off for dramatic, rubber - burning starts — stability control improves safety further by reducing power and applying the brakes to any given wheel, keeping the car from spinning out of control.

While he did declare a winner in terms of who is currently doing the best job of getting the reading experience right (click HERE to read his article), he gave a very sound argument for what is lacking in digital children's reading, namely that necessary pauses that come from the page turns in order to teach children effect storytelling and dramatic effect.

The story does not take any dramatic twists and turns along the way as it is fairly straightforward, but it certainly serves as the perfect backdrop for a game that should appeal to gamers who are fans of such movies as Caroline or The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Dramatic situations like the heroic mutt Shiro putting his life on the line against a billion giant bear mecha... funny sketches like the one during which Kabuki and his rival inexplicably turn themselves into various beasts, weapons, and structures in a hilarious game of one - up... tragic events like allies taking arrows in the back or crumbling buildings to the head in order to save your party... we don't need cinemas for such material to make a significant impact...

It is possible to make meaningful stories with cartoony characters, but trying to turn Sonic the Hedgehog into something so dramatic just doesn't work.

On Dot Earth there is a lot of discussion of large scale ideas and projects, but many positive things that are happening remain under the radar screen: day to day activities — people administering conservation land, going to hearings about transit options, cleaning up vacant lots and turning them into community gardens — these things don't often produce results dramatic enough to make the news, let alone a nationally, globally prominent source like the NY Times.

«Spotless Sun» prompts scientists to fear «dramatic turn for the worse» — May 31, 2008 — Excerpt: ith the debate focused on a warming Earth, the icy consequences of a cooler future have not been considered You probably haven't heard much of Solar Cycle 24, the current cycle that our sun has entered, and I hope you don't.

Your visual resume will be an additional nice touch, among hundreds of tasks: phone calls, researching companies, tailoring and sending resumes, emailing hiring managers, following up, attending events, interviewing... Don't expect a dramatic turn - around.