Sentences with phrase «enlivening even»

You can tell the artist truly has a command over her medium, an almost magical way of enlivening even the most ordinary of subjects.

If you cut through Lucas» thickets of self - reflexivity, metaphysical mumbo jumbo and banal potshots at media violence, there are three ace performances here by actors who can elevate and enliven even as mediocre a piece of material as this.

The fine ensemble (Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Judi Dench) enlivens even the low stakes with honesty, vulnerability and welcome doses of sex appeal - which also goes for newcomer Richard Gere, who exudes easy, spontaneous warmth as a last - minute Marigold guest.

But under Fukunaga's stewardship, The Alienist enlivens even the stodgiest mental health discussions; the one - time True Detective showrunner has created something as thrilling as David Fincher's Mindhunter.

A splash of bold color enlivens even the shelves of the well - conceived spice pullout that's tucked conveniently right next to the range.

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The voice of religious faith enlarges and enlivens the overall dialectic of culture, even among non-believers, just as the voice of secular society keeps religious writers more alert and intelligent.

All the hoopla about online chat aside, there might be some opportunities for enlivening discourse among seminary students and faculty, within congregations, across denominations and perhaps even between different Christian groups around the world, Here's a cosmic thesis: the most interactive technologies, and the most dialogic uses of technologies, offer the greatest potential for both evangelism and community.

Within the last two years I have found that a twenty - minute session of hatha (physical) yoga exercises, in the morning or evening, is remarkably enlivening.

This, as we have seen, can be quite unsettling, even while it is also enlivening.

The league will do almost anything to enliven what fans and even players have been calling ugly games.

As glorious photos of Saturn start enlivening the morning papers and the evening news, you aren't likely to hear much about the physical achievements of the Cassini explorer that's snapping the pictures.

«Drillbit Taylor» is a bit of a giggle, but it lacks bite and direction: even the old prom showdown routine would have enlivened this aimless comedy.

Sleek and satisfying... Almost a drawing room thriller, unhurried and genteel but enlivened with suspense and surprising bursts of sly, even biting, humor.

The cycle of early mornings in the fields, dinners in the burger bar and evenings at the stock - car racing is enlivened by the arrival of seasonal migrant workers.

The quiet, sweet, dependable Cromwell, in addition to Hal Holbrook as a humorous old coot, both briefly lift the movie up, though even they can not enliven an interminable sequence featuring a broad Brooke Shields as a haughty blue blood.

The directors cast the rest of players wisely, with the aforementioned actors all very good (Mulligan is perfectly acidic and bitter) and even smaller parts for John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund (nearly dialogue free), Adam Driver (who was part of one of the biggest laughs at the Cannes screening) and Alex Karpovsky, aren't just cast for cameo purposes, but really enliven what would otherwise be throwaway roles, creating a rich world for this movie to take place in, and for Llewyn to interact with.

Most test - of - faith pictures are painfully solemn, even Ingmar Bergman — esque, but writer - director John Michael McDonagh is the brother of playwright (now also filmmaker) Martin McDonagh, and they share a penchant for high moral seriousness enlivened — often jarringly — by an antic Hibernian spirit.

As he commented, «if you've ever had anonymous sex in a park or even in a bathhouse, basically it is like having sex with a zombie, and not necessarily in a bad way... having sex with them frees you from the personal and emotional restraints of normal sexual behaviour».65 American scholar Shaka McGlotten echoes this sentiment when he suggests that the «collective zombification» of «contemporary queer sociality» as represented in LaBruce's zombie films, possesses a creativity and «openness» from which «enlivening modes of agency» can be at the very «least» imagined if not cultivated.66 In symbolising the «return of the repressed» LaBruce's zombies evoke the idealised polymorphous body of sexual liberation.

Anyone with even a glimmer of interest in science will enjoy reading this book and come away with a treasure chest of fun - filled facts to enliven many a day in the classroom.»

Adding Pizzazz to Teaching and Learning, Steve Barkley offers even more innovative ways to enliven your classroom and your school day.

Even the introduction of Masai, a fangirl with yuri leanings, does little to enliven the proceedings; her main role is to say and do suggestive things to Asai.

A fairly even sandy bottom is enlivened with extensive areas of beautiful hard corals.

The luxurious yacht unveils its hidden charms every Saturday evening, metamorphosing into a classic elegant scene for a private dinner invitation, while the harbor lends fading twilight enlivening the twinkling - starry sky.

Combat is further enlivened by the Tactic Tweaker, a collection of settings that lets you deal more damage to certain enemy types, take less damage from certain attacks, and even change granular stuff like your dodge's invincibility frames.

Nuances such as partial scoring for forward progress, bonuses for running the spark in backward, and even handlers exploding if they hold onto the spark for too long help enliven the mode.

The chastening but hopefully enlivening effect of imagining the world without fantasy bolt - holes... The understanding that our «twoness» is inherently contemporary, even futuristic, said Martine in one of her lectures.

Yet, even that artist's seeming flatness is enlivened, in «Painting with Statue of Liberty,» by «great brush control and other effects.

It'd be better all round, perhaps, if the preciious time together in the classroom were used for some active learning, rather than passive listening, even enlivened by discussion.

My new love appreciates me because my passion enlivens them, and my drive means that after the relaxing evening we go out kayaking together on the weekend — something they would never think to do on their own.

There are moments of feeling connected and enlivened and moments of disconnect, resentment and even boredom.