Sentences with phrase «especially live performances»

Quality music, especially live performances, pop - up in the perfect spots and really keep a fluid pace to the film.

interested in all things art, especially live performance, can't help myself being a political junkie, generous, fickle, intolerant yet patient (go figure, but we have to write...

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Especially prominent are politicized «language rituals,» also a characteristic of life under communism; «the more participants, the noisier the political rites, the more impressive seemed to be the performance of the entire political system.»

It is easy to imagine Hopkins in this role, especially after his performance as Henry Wilcox, the rigid symbol of England's upper class, «living comfortably on a lie,» as one reviewer puts it.

Every person has sensory needs, and meeting those needs can help improve behavior, school performance, and quality of life, especially for kids.

For a special treat, take your child to live musical performances, especially ones designed for preschoolers.

«Our party values the life of every single Nigerian and we implore all contenders, including political parties, to eschew desperation for power, especially in the face of loss of popularity and public support due to performance issues.

Workers are especially vulnerable when they «feel passionate about what they are doing and feel that they make a difference, or move into some new and exciting things and get caught up,» adds Julie Hurst, a performance coach and founder of the Work Life Balance Centre in the United Kingdom.

While I go crazy for athleisure trends, especially when they promise to improve my performance and make my life more comfortable, I've never been one to put much thought into a sports bra.

Carly Rae Jepsen really lives up to her faux - rocker style, especially during live performances.

A few reviewers found the material a bit too dated, but this adaptation of Terence Rattigan's 1952 play of the same name by Terence Davies (Distant Voices, Still Lives) drew mostly raves, especially for Rachel Weisz's powerful performance as a woman whose life is torn apart when she cheats on her older husband (Simon Russell Beale) with a young war veteran (Tom Hiddleston).

By the time the nigh endless climax rolls around, Fright Night has certainly established itself as just another in a long line of needless horror remakes - with the movie's failure especially disappointing given the strength of Farrell's engaging performance (and it's also worth noting that David Tennant does manage to inject some life into the proceedings with his small role as a Vegas vampire hunter).

The performances are all brilliant, especially from Richard Dreyfuss, Jack Warden, Barry Pascal and Denhom Elliot, and overall, the film is an exceptional tale of how greed can fulfill one's dreams while simultaneously destroying everything else in their lives.

While the plot isn't generic and predictable at times, there was enough solid action, unexpected twists, superb performances especially but alicia Vikander who really brought Lara to life.

It had the elements of the New Age mysticism but they led nowhere when the going was tough - it tried to be uplifting but most of the characters finished where they started... I have to say that there were fascinating performances from most of the cast, especially from Josh Pais as Abbie's uptight (slightly autistic or neurotic) brother, spending most of his time in the floundering dental practice which receives new life when clients seek out his healing touch.

The performances, especially Gooding's and Travolta's, are over the top, but, heck, so were the real - life events.

Good, decent one time watch.Sensibly slice of life romance with confusions that youth face in relationships.Very relatable and good performances especially from radcliff.

With excellent performances from his cast (especially his first timers), a palpable sense of wonder and dread, as well as an overarching valentine to nostalgia and the magic of the movies, Abrams is able to overcome a mixed bag of a script and deliver a film that manages to live up to the hype.

«Mudbound»: Dee Rees» portrait of life in segregated post-WWII Mississippi at times tells its tale with a heavy hand but the performances — especially from an unrecognizable Mary J. Blige — and the story's cumulative power are undeniable.

At its core, it is a derivative film, not only because it is a remake, but it is also very similar to other films to come out in the years before it, including Alien and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but it still manages to hold its own through the fantastic action, Ennio Morricone's (The Untouchables) sparse and haunting score, and the lively acting by all of the performers, with especially memorable performances by Kurt Russell (Stargate, Tombstone) and Keith David (They Live, Final Analysis).

The film seems to live up to its «cultural phenomenon» praise as a visual masterpiece, with an emotional story arc, women empowerment, social and political issues, and Oscar - worthy performances especially from Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmanger.

That American Gangster is based on a true story should not give it license to be so unwieldy, and while the performances of both Washington and Crowe are especially good, their leading turns can not make up for several problems with deciding what is in - and excluded from this portrayal of street life in the 70s.

Sometimes ruefully transmitted by him as the knowledge that life is an ordeal to be endured, this seasoning is germane to his mature persona, and especially his formidable performances in Driving Miss Daisy, Glory, Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption (1994), David Fincher's Se7en (1995), Steven Spielberg's Amistad (1997), and Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone (2007).

Yet I left the theater with admiration for all those elements that make a movie worth seeing: the lush cinematography (Dan Laustsen), the makeup and special effects that bring the creature to vivid life, the vibrant score by Alexandre Desplat and the performances (especially Hawkins, Jenkins, Spencer and Jones).

I was especially looking forward to «Rust and Bone» because Schoenarts had given such a powerful performance in «Bullhead,» for which he had bulked up ala De Niro for his portrayal of a violent man whose life is defined by his steroid use.

Strong performances by Phoenix and John Travolta (The Punisher, Basic) will please their fans, but I was especially impressed with the work done by Australian actress Jacinda Barrett (The Human Stain), who gives her role a realistic complexity that drives the scenes of Morrison's home life very well.

I have a special affection for films and performances based on real - life mothers, especially those based on the mothers of the writers who told their stories, like Sally Field's Oscar - winning performance in Places in the Heart.

The sad, disappointing turns taken by this installment remain fascinating, especially as anchored by Zazie Beetz's performance, anchoring Van as eternally skeptical yet also at times optimistic about life and what may come.

Our Kind of Traitor has a few simple action scenes in the final act, but John le Carré's novel comes to life thanks to suitable performances from everyone involved, especially Skarsgård (Thor: The Dark World, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

As she begins to reconnect with her family — especially with daughter Julie (Mamie Gummer), whose current post-breakup rough patch helps bring Ricki back into her life — the character's mask gradually drifts away, and Streep allows moments of poignant authenticity to peak through: in an anguished phone call to current boyfriend / fellow guitarist Greg (Rick Springfield), in a private crying jag after an annihilating argument with Maureen, in a meltdown during a live performance in which Ricki exposes her regret and self - loathing to the public.

Nobody in this movie, despite the fine performances of Williams and especially Rogen, appears to live on Earth, but on some mystical faraway planet where people actually care about Margot's indecisive skittishness.

But, as her performance begins to improve, her private life, especially with her boyfriend, Nate (Adam Grenier), starts to suffer.

The wait has been a long one and I hope that the finished product lives up to the considerable hype that has surrounded the project, especially Carell's possibly career - changing performance.

More importantly, it is unfair to high - quality teachers, especially younger teachers, who don't get immediate reward for their performance, have to wait 20 years or more to reap the full benefits, may not get the full benefits if they leave the profession (which is possible in an age in which one can change careers at least three times during their working lives), and must deal with laggard colleagues being paid equal pay for less - than - stellar work.

Collective bargaining contracts are especially problematic on three fronts: 1) they restrict efforts to use compensation as a tool to recruit, reward and retain the most essential and effective teachers, 2) they impede attempts to assign or remove teachers on the basis of fit or performance and 3) they over-regulate school life with work rules that stifle creative problem solving without demonstrably improving teachers» ability to serve students.»

«The Massachusetts Teachers Association has been deeply disappointed by Commissioner Chester's infatuation with the use of standardized testing as a tool to evaluate student, educator and school performance, especially in light of the research that shows it to be primarily a reflection of [the] zip code [in which students live],» wrote MTA President Barbara Madeloni in an email to baystateparent.

Research, in fact, consistently finds a strong correlation between measures of principal quality and school characteristics — especially student performance levels and the percentage of the school population living in poverty enrolled in the school.

From then on there were the also the 0.9, 1.0, 1.2 lt turbo engines by most carmakers but since the emissions tests are now going to be based on real life conditions and not lab conditions, even those displacements apart from the diesel ones will prove to pollute more than what is claimed and as such, especially in the non-turbo small petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize in order also to maintain and improve performance.

Don't, however, expect to the 4C to be that efficient in real life, especially if you wish to use any of its performance.

While the braking system is claimed to deliver superior performance, especially fade - resistance and pad life, without increasing size or weight, the elegantly forged wheels shave more than 25 pounds from the Speciale's curb weight.

«If you live in Minnesota, a base model Solstice should be easy to find, but if you live in Southern California or Florida, it's still hard to find one, especially a (high - performance) GXP.

It's also the best Atom - powered device I've tried, besting the HP Envy X2, the Acer Iconia W510, and others on battery life, performance, and especially build quality — but they do have trackpads, so choose your tradeoffs wisely.

Playing music will also quickly eat into the claimed 2 - week battery life — actual battery performance in real - world conditions is completely dependent on use (number of page turns), especially as there are no 3G or Wi - Fi connectivity options here to suck up juice.

Anything that extends battery even by a little bit is appreciated, especially in an age where battery life can often suffer at the behest of power and performance.

The Dell Venue 10 7000's lackluster battery life, anemic performance and dim screen make it feel somewhat overpriced (especially when fully equipped), and a disappointing follow - up to the Venue 8 7000.

Negotiating the terms of the loan and writing the check are easy compared to patiently tracking the performance of the loan over its life, especially with a loan term of two years or longer.

This was when I learned that highly bred performance dogs will always find difficulty living in a human society, especially if the dog is bred for fighting, racing, hunting or biting people.

«We felt that defining the factors affecting the prognosis and postoperative performance could give answers that would help both the owners and the veterinarians in the decision - making process - whether to operate or not - especially when focusing on the meaningful long - term life and use of the horse after colic surgery,» said Dr. Immonen.

It makes this kind of event especially significant, delivering the music in person through a live performance.

Thanks to advanced motion capture technology Melina Jurgens, who took the award for Best Performer, was able give a sublimely unnerving live performance as Senua, especially considering that this was her debut as an actress in any capacity (she was originally hired as a video editor).