Sentences with phrase «fatal attraction for»

This way, the solution proposed by Bot, a «victim» of the Gauweiler heritage and of the fatal attraction for the constitutional identity clause (and perhaps, also of an overpraise of Melloni), is rejected.

And agri investments really seem to have a fatal attraction for gullible investors... Ostrich farming, exotic farmland, forestry, bamboo plantations, etc. — the list keeps expanding, and we're just seeing the tip of the iceberg here.

Call it Fatal Attraction for lesbians.

A kind of Fatal Attraction for the teen generation, it never seems to be quite sure whether it's trying to be a teen movie or a stylish thriller and thus manages to stop just short of achieving either.

This book follows the earlier, more technical Life in Amber (Review, 12 December, 1992) and describes the progress of the Poinars» passionate pursuit of the bugs and their host material, the amber that for thousands of years has proved a lasting and sometimes fatal attraction for humans.

Not exact matches

Raphael, exiled to rustic parishes for speaking truth to power, whose fatal attraction to speedy cars hangs over his many delightful escapades like a pall.

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Life does not yield to such universal codes, and the fatal attraction drawing Ms. Harvey into the fray is the desire for some legal decision in some court, or a theological discovery in someone's heart, that will once and for all resolve every such case and eliminate all ambiguity.

Kate McKinnon's Conway went full «Fatal Attraction on Beck Bennett's Jake Tapper in a biting «Saturday Night Live» sketch that mocked the White House adviser's credibility issues and need for the spotlight.

As my fatal attraction to that mad mermaid proved, scary situations can pop up for anyone in the dating world — female or male, online or not.

Veteran move and film actress Archer, is most notable to audiences for playing Michael Douglas's wife in the 1987 Best Picture Oscar nominee «Fatal Attraction,» starring Glenn Close as a psycho mistress.

Although Fatal Attraction does go overboard in a few memorable scenes, it never quite breaks suspension of disbelief, even when Lyne lets it all rip in a frantic confrontation at the end (reportedly re-shot for audience approval) that commands your attention, even if it feels a bit inconsistent with the rest of the film's tone

Six time Oscar nominated actress Glenn Close («Albert Nobbs», «Fatal Attraction») was the selling point for me, bringing a necessary level of prominence to the independent film playing at AMC Gulf Pointe.

Although not the first of its breed, Fatal Attraction's overwhelming success kick started a wave of suburban thrillers that dominated box offices for the next several years, although most ramped up the tawdry sex or over-the-top violence to the point where they couldn't be taken seriously.

It would instantly make «fatal attraction» a household phrase for those who have dangerous sexual or romantic obsessions with those they are infatuated with.

But usually people who are in the mood for some flirtations do not act out their immature wishes with almost the ferocity of a fatal attraction.

The episode also features a clip of Dario's deep discussion about film criticism and contemporary film culture with friend of the podcast Simran Hans, which can be found in full over on our Patreon site for subscribers, as well as Neil's chat with film critic and podcaster Leslie Byron Pitt about representation in filmmaking and film criticism alongside as Basic Instinct and erotic thrillers as Leslie is one quarter of the excellent Fatal Attractions podcast.

Superficially, the plotline of Obsessed reads like a thinly - veiled remake of Fatal Attraction, as it features so many similarities to that classic thriller that the original's scriptwriter, James Dearden, deserves to share a credit for the screenplay.

Close earned Academy Award nominations for her roles in «Dangerous Liaisons,» «Fatal Attraction,» «The Natural,» «The Big Chill,» «The World According to Garp» and «Albert Nobbs,» the latter of which she also co-wrote and produced.

Titles include: «The Postman Always Rings Twice,» «Mildred Pierce,» «Leave Her to Heaven,» «Out of the Past,» «Pandora's Box,» «Niagara,» «Angel Face» «The Killers,» «Gilda,» «The Lady from Shanghai,» «Scarlet Street,» «Murder, My Sweet,» «The Maltese Falcon,» «Kiss Me Deadly,» «The Killing,» «Gun Crazy,» «Detour,» «Dead Reckoning,» «Pitfall,» «Sudden Fear,» «Tension,» «Body Heat,» «Fatal Attraction,» «The Strange Love of Martha Ivers,» «Too Late for Tears» and the prototype for the genre, «Double Indemnity.»

The alternative for gutsy actresses is very often to play murderesses and vipers, like Anjelica Huston in «The Grifters,» Glenn Close in «Fatal Attraction» and Ellen Barkin in «Sea of Love.»

In the 60 years since, the genders have changed, and the degree of sexual interest, too, from the spurned psychotic single woman (Play Misty for Me, Fatal Attraction) to the parasitic bi-curious battening of Jennifer Jason Leigh on Bridget Fonda in Single White Female.

The District Attorney, Thomas Krasny (Coyote, Sphere), is out to make a name for himself by putting away Forrester, but on Jack's side is former Assistant DA Teddy Barnes (Close, Fatal Attraction), who once worked for Krasny until she discovered that he suppressed evidence in a case that would have exonerated the defendant.

Adrian Lyne directs for the first time, showing his propensity for soft - focus, glossy dramas early on that would become his trademark style in future popular films like Flashdance, 9 1/2 Weeks, and Fatal Attraction.

Elba is a good starting point for this feature: He's a great actor whose undiscriminating ways have led him to figure prominently in the popular choice for the best television show ever made (The Wire), some big movies (American Gangster, Prometheus, Thor, 28 Weeks Later), and some unwatchable dreck, from the Madea - free Tyler Perry movie Daddy's Little Girls to the godawful Fatal Attraction knockoff Obsessed.

But with his newest found footage concoction «Creep,» he seems to be going for something altogether different and way stranger — a funny / sad horror comedy that feels like the unholy union of «What About Bob» and «Fatal Attraction.»

«Fatal Attraction» looks awfully small for a retrospective — all the more so since most of its thirty works belong to The Joy of Photography.

However, what has changed since the widespread use of personal technology devices is that females are becoming online stalkers and / or bullies themselves in increasing numbers, whereas — before the Internet age — it was almost exclusively males who engaged in stalking behavior (unless you count those obsessed women in «Play Misty for Me» and «Fatal Attraction»).