Sentences with phrase «featuring extraordinary stories»

We do this by featuring extraordinary stories and people who lead through their own example, so that we can learn from them and be inspired by them.

Dog Stories is an episodic half - hour television show featuring extraordinary stories about dogs told by the people who love them.

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The story then detailed not only certain obvious religious features of the event, such as the use of a Bible and the invoking of God's name, but it went to extraordinary length in describing the «mysterious silence,» the «intense expressions as if in a «trance» on the faces of some participants, and the «patriotic tears» among many in the audience.

It tells part of the story about the most extraordinary feature of the general election campaign: the impact on voters of the first TV debate by the three party leaders.

The stories you'll read here feature some extraordinary women whose passion for discovery, and compassion for our planet and its peoples, fuels their search for answers to difficult issues such as global climate change, famine, drought, and epidemics.

An unusual beauty with delicate features, expressive black eyes, and a full, wide mouth, Tyson next hid her good looks beneath layers of old - age makeup to convincingly portray a 110 - year - old former slave who tells her extraordinary life story in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974).

The film, which features the extraordinary cast of Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Marvel, and Adam Sandler (exercising welcomed restraint, i.e., more «Punch Drunk Love» than «You Don't Mess with the Zohan») is a poignant, funny reflection on the stories that get told (over and over and over again) and how they sculpt who we are.

Clare Stewart, director of the BFI London Film Festival, said: «Featuring extraordinary performances from the British talent in front of the camera and vividly directed by Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game does cinematic justice to Alan Turing's vision, determination and personal story as well as his enduring impact on British history and contemporary life.»

There's not a lot more to say as far as plot is concerned in regards to writer / director Andrew Haigh's (Weekend) sophomore feature 45 Years, itself a loose adaptation of the short story by writer David Constantine, yet the film itself is extraordinary.

Victoria & Abdul Focus Features — 9/22 Dir: Stephen Frears Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon, Olivia Williams What It's About: The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's remarkable rule.

Festival director Clare Stewart said: «Featuring extraordinary performances from the British talent in front of the camera and vividly directed by Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game does cinematic justice to Alan Turing's vision, determination and personal story as well as his enduring impact on British history and contemporary life.»

Barney's Version Where: Embarcadero Center Cinema, 1 Embarcadero Ctr., 415-352-0835 When: All Week Why: Inspired by Mordecai Richler's 1997 comic novel, Richard J. Lewis» feature debut tells the story of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), a romantic everyman who leads an improbably extraordinary life.

The documentary feature, Girl Rising, tells the stories of nine extraordinary girls from nine countries — written by nine celebrated writers and narrated by nine renowned actresses — showcasing the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world.

Tom Payzant had an extraordinary ten - year run as superintendent of schools in Boston, as described in Alexander Russo's fine story («The Bostonian,» features, Summer 2006).

The Bostonian Tom Payzant had an extraordinary ten - year run as superintendent of schools in Boston, as described in Alexander Russo's fine story («The Bostonian,» features, Summer 2006).

We've devoted two of this week's prompts to this news story, but given the extraordinary week of news in general — including an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas, the defeat of gun control legislation and the letters with ricin sent to President Obama and a United States senator from Mississippi — our classroom collaborators have included a new piece in the feature this week: teaching tips for working with sensitive or complex new stories.

Learn more about one such extraordinary student, Quincy Patterson, in a feature story published by Education Post.

Last fall, WKCD produced a feature story on the extraordinary work of the Student Voice Collaborative in New York City, led by Ari Sussman.

The nine stories that shape the collection feature ordinary characters caught in extraordinary, even tragic circumstances.

Her stories feature psychics, witches, ghosts, and ordinary people who do extraordinary things.

Key features on MS Midnatsol include the large, two - story panorama lounge over the bow, with wall - to - wall windows that bathe the room in natural light and provide extraordinary views.

GTA1 and GTA2 both featured a very simple multiplayer mode, but the multiplayer witnessed in Liberty City Stories is by far the most extraordinary.

Both 999 and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward tell a fascinating and extraordinary story and feature great puzzles as well as lots of humor.

About Blog - BBC Chinese YouTube channel / BBC Zhongwen shows you stories making headlines in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and extraordinary features from around the world.

The success story and best practices of the Northern Virginia Associations of REALTORS ® and its former CEO, Christine Todd, in cultivating a highly effective board of directors are featured in the new book, Transformational Governance: How Boards Achieve Extraordinary Change.