Sentences with phrase «direct allusions»

Nauman's neon works critically examine advertisements and consumer culture, making direct allusions to early commercial neon signs, often with a dark sense of humor.

There are no ambiguities, no gray areas, only either categorical expressions of its goodness or direct allusions to its sinfulness, and the actions that must follow from either.

Though the influence of Hong Kong director Wong Kar - wai on Barry Jenkins» Moonlight has been well documented, the Best Picture winner's most direct allusion to the master of exquisitely stylised melancholy comes via its brief use of Caetano Veloso's rendition of «Cucurrucucú paloma» by Mexican composer Tomás Méndez, a lovesick piece also features in the soundtrack of Wong's own mood - drenched classic of gay cinema, 1997's Happy Together.

The engineer and followers would later confirm that it was a direct allusion to Verizon, which has left its own Galaxy Nexus on an older version, although even unlocked HSPA + versions are sometimes stuck on 4.0.2.

Everything in the game, from its 8 - bit Canadian coin - drop currency to its purposefully retro - build character models (the most direct allusion to the comic book series) screams video game fandom.

Not exact matches

Relatively few direct quotations of prophecies are attributed to Jesus himself, but there are many allusions to the prophetic books in his sayings.

The language of these chapters is echoed with remarkable frequency all through the New Testament, either in direct quotation, or by way of allusion.

Luke specializes in subtlety, allusion, story and inference, so it's great to hear these lines, which are direct, indicative and imperative.

Melissa Mark - Viverito delivered her last State of the City address as the speaker of the New York City Council, peppering the speech with policy, Spanish and invocations of immigrant contributions — and lacing it with allusions to, but no direct mention of, Trump.

Melissa Mark - Viverito on Thursday delivered her last State of the City address as the speaker of the New York City Council, peppering the speech with policy, Spanish and invocations of immigrant contributions — and lacing it with allusions to, but no direct mention of, President Trump.

Luca said that this was a frivolous reference, and that he would not make such an allusion if he was directing the film today.

Probably one of the more eagerly awaited sequels in recent memory, Avengers: Age Of Ultron crafted by Marvel Studios / Disney and directed by Joss Whedon, makes a decent entry into the second - film - of - the - franchise market, but does not supersede the original in acting, writing or humor (so one can forget the «The Empire Strikes Back,» «Superman II» and «The Dark Knight» allusions).

While we try to avoid direct spoilers, this review does contain allusions to the events of the main game.

The show's title, «Relief,» is a direct reference to the perilous flight of the refugee at sea while other allusions to the refugee's journey manifest in a variety of forms.

Her provocative pieces have direct impact yet also carry nuanced meanings and allusions.

Using brightly colored patterns, he makes direct reference or more oblique allusion to the structure of each photograph The resulting images give rise to analogies, mirror images, and associations of surprising freshness.