Sentences with phrase «first names of characters»

Devoted fans of the 1995 version (and those who just watched it) will recognize that this remake hangs on to the first names of characters from the original and gives them each the same function.

Not exact matches

Lewis» most successful novel, I believe, is the first part of his science - fiction trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet, in which a Cambridge don named Ransom is kidnapped by two diabolical characters, the scientist Weston and the entrepreneur Devine, and transported via rocket ship as a sacrificial victim to the inhabitants of another planet called Malacandra (Mars).12.

Thus the first was Ame - no - minaka - nushi - no - kami.5 The frequent repetition of the names of the numerous gods gives to the text a stilted character.

The beauty the world has to offer is what is lost by the «Rationalist,» the type of modern man whose character Oakeshott sketched in his most famous essay, «Rationalism in Politics,» first published in 1947 and republished fifty years ago in his essay collection of the same name.

It is increasingly clear that Deuteronomy and the Priestly writings contain at least some material much older than is indicated by the usual dating of the documents.9 Increasingly, too, it would appear that scholars are disposed to accept the substantial reliability of the persistent tradition which sees Moses as a lawgiver.10 That law was an early and significant aspect of Israelite culture is further attested not only by ancient Near Eastern parallels but even more strikingly in the life, the work and the character of the first three great names in Israel's national history: Moses, Samuel and Elijah.

When you first pick up a bottle of Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce, you see a fun image of a sombrero and sunglass wearing, very white (thus the Gringo part of the name, I assume), blonde, pistol packing, bandolier draped character carefully guarding the contents.

If I were to assemble a list of creative technology - minded characters who have settled in Ulster County in recent years, Aaron Quint's name would be one of the first to come to mind.

Officials were alarmed to discover this week that instead of a four - character Chinese translation that is meant to phonetically spell the incumbent's first and last name, the eight - character translation that currently appears on the Board of Elections» District 7 ballot is the equivalent of a name that sounds nothing like Nydia Velazquez, according to her campaign spokesman George Arzt.

Maiden speeches - first, praise the previous speakers (all of whom are excellent, only adding to the nerves); then say something nice about your predecessor; name - check a few highlights from the constituency, including some leading characters and organisations; say something about your interest areas in politics; throw in a few light - hearted comments and sit down.

Revati Crater is named for the main character in the Hindu epic narrative Mahabharata — widely regarded as the first in history (circa 400 BC) to include the concept of time travel.

The development of PANTONE Minion Yellow marks the first time in the global color authority's history that a color has been created and named after a character.

After watching the first half of the movie it is hard to imagine that there could be a more sinister character than Don Logan, but there is and his name is Teddy Bass.

[3] The character's first name even means «Lord, ruler of the House.»

Not only would this be the first of two times he played a character named Jason, but it marked the beginning of Joseph's career playing abused children.

American character actor Crane Whitley made his first film appearance in 1938, acting under his given name of Clem Wilenchik.

He's a hard man to resist, which is as much a testament to the character as written as to his casting: A rock singer - guitarist for the Belgian band A Brand with only one other IMDb feature credit to his name, Vermeir is a naturally charismatic performer with the capacity for nuance, a bit like «Malcolm in the Middle» - era Bryan Cranston in appearance, with that actor's ability to find layers of «Breaking Bad» - style complexity beyond that charming first impression.

I suffered through Pearl Harbor and Bad Boys 2 and the first Transformers before I stopped to ask myself why I was subjecting myself to infantile humor, misogyny, unrelenting violence and zero character development in the name of entertainment.

It makes me chuckle that one reviewer said the characters were unrealistic, this is obviously written by an American whom through terrible movie portrayals of evil - villains and posh butlers believes every Brit to be on first name terms with the queen, dine on crumpets with rotten teeth and glug tea down with our pinkies raised.

The show will star «Up in the Air» actress Vera Farmiga as Mrs. Bates (her first name is Norma Louise), while «Charlie and the Chocolate Factory» actor Freddie Highmore will play the young version of Hitchcock's memorably spooky character.

From a technical point of view, this allowed the team a lot of opportunities for balancing, but more importantly, having a large cast of named characters allowed them to tell an even better story than the already impressive efforts in the Loto Trilogy (the first three Dragon Quest games).

The first volume of the saga sees Uma's character going after the first two names in her revenge kill - list.

So far fans have been speculating as to the characters of Rey and Finn, who are played by Ridley and Boyega respectively, as only their first names have been revealed — no surnames as of yet.

Based on a comic character that first appeared in 1962, «Ant - Man'tells the origin story of a sweet - natured thief named Scott Lang (Paul Rudd).

While it's long been known that Fox has a list of available characters, this is actually the first time anyone has indicated just how many names are on it.

Uma Thurman plays a character simply known as The Bride (her real name is purposely bleeped out whenever mentioned), because we first see her bruised and beaten on the floor of the church where her entire wedding party has been slaughtered.

However, a guy named Mike emailed me a few days ago, telling me that the creators of the «The Hobbit» action figures was very upset about the news of the film being split into three, as some of their action figures for characters who would not appear in the first film after all where already marked «An unexpected Journey» characters.

«Six Bridges to Cross» (1955), 7:15 p.m.: In the first feature - film treatment of the Brink's robbery, the «Crime of the Century» becomes a character study, with Tony Curtis as the mastermind (here named Jerry Florea).

With regards to the introduction of previous Heroes from other games, it's done in the similar fashion as to how any new character is introduced, usually by you joining them in battle to assist them, or having to battle them first and then they join you, but while I would like to applaud its story for the way it does mirror that of one you'd expect from a lesser Fire Emblem game, but there can be no denying that despite the approach taken, it's story does feel like that of Fire Emblem Heroes and Hyrule Warriors slapped together with some of the names, items and minor details changed to something else.

On the verge of divorce, Cynthia (Kristen Bell) and fussbudget Jason (Jason Bateman, so perfunctorily cast they didn't bother giving his character a different first name) beg fellow couples — family - oriented Dave (Vince Vaughn) and Ronnie (Malin Akerman); bickering Joey (Jon Favreau) and Lucy (Kristin Davis); and middle - aged divorcee Shane (Faizon Love) and his twenty - year - old paramour Trudy (Kali Hawk)-- to come along with them to a «relationship - building» island resort.

Black Panther comics which feature Monica, who eventually turns out to be a superhero herself (first called Captain Marvel, subsequently named Pulsar, Lady - Of - Light, Daystar, Photon and Sceptre) tend to linger on panels featuring the two characters gazing at each other.

Thor first hit movie screens in 2011 and is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Additionally, Eckhart (boasting a mustache worthy of its own billing) offers great support as Sully's first officer, while the ensemble of character actors like Mike O'Malley, Chris Bauer, Ann Cusack and Jamey Sheridan lend an authenticity to the project that you wouldn't get with bigger names.

Rod Breslau of GameSpot first reported the new characters via Twitter, adding that Capcom will announce the name of the update and show a new trailer before the EVO finals tomorrow.

Edward Norton overwhelms as the egotistical replacement, a Broadway legend named Mike, who brings talent to match his ego and an intensity to make things real that has him changing Thomson's script, making a play for Thomson's daughter (Emma Stone, never better) and screwing up the first night of previews when his character's booze is just water.

How is it that a major studio film — one in which marks the first time these legendary characters meet / fight / team - up onscreen in a live - action feature — that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make, has been in the planning stages for years, and is the catalyst for their own shared universe of interconnected films doesn't seem to know one thing about its title characters outside of names and costumes?

I could add a couple more: Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, 2015)-- the most original film I saw in 2015 La belle équipe (Julien Duvivier, 1936)-- a great film from this interesting and underrated director Die grosse Liebe (Otto Ludwig Preminger, 1931)-- Preminger's first film, a charming romance with a mother character that could have stepped out of a John Ford film; and does the revelation of Preminger's full name explain why Billy Wilder had a character in One, Two, Three (1961) called Otto Ludwig Piffel?

Best Bear Attack: The Revenant Best Mosasaur Attack: Jurassic World Best Blind, Flamethrowing Guitar Player: Mad Max: Fury Road The Winklevi Award for Excellence in Playing Twins: Tom Hardy, Legend Worst Romantic Chemistry: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, 50 Shades of Grey (Runner - up: Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Secret in their Eyes)(Honorable Mentions: Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum, Jupiter Ascending; Chris Hemsworth and Tang Wei, Blackhat) Best Fake Soap Opera: Joy Best Fake Magazine: Trainwreck («S'Nuff») The Gay Panic Award: Get Hard (Runner - up: The D Train) Best Alec Guinness Impression: Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Worst Liam Neeson Impression: Sean Penn, The Gunman Best Turn - of - the - Century Reference to The Atlantic: Crimson Peak The Unbroken Award for a Portrait of Endurance that Gradually Becomes an Exercise in Endurance: The Revenant Best Use of «Smells Like Teen Spirit»: Pan Best Use of «Freebird»: Kingsman: The Secret Service Best Use of «Girls Just Want To Have Fun»: Anomalisa Least Convincing Hacker: Chris Hemsworth, Blackhat Least Responsible First Responder: Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas Person You'd Least Want in Charge of National Intelligence: Andrew Scott (Sherlock's Moriarty), Spectre Most Comprehensive Annihilation of an Intended Franchise: Josh Trank, Fantastic Four Best Driver: Ben Kingsley, Learning to Drive (Runner - up: Robert DeNiro, The Intern) Worst Total Box Office: Confession of a Child of the Century, $ 74 (Runner - up: Paranoid Girls, $ 78) Most Disturbing Sex Scenes (Human Category): Love Most Disturbing Sex Scenes (Puppet Category): Anomalisa Best Performance Playing a Character Named «Toussaint»: Jimmy Jean - Louis, Joy (Runner - up: Fabrice Adde, The Revenant) The «Marry Me and I'll Buy You a Piano» Award: Far from the Madding Crowd The «That Was Beautiful; What Happened?»

Perhaps most significant will be the addition of a new character, the Scholar of the First Sin, who shares a name with the upcoming re-release.

Lavant, the lead actor, is familiar to American audiences from his lead performances in the first three features of Leos Carax — Boy Meets Girl (1984), Bad Blood (1986), and Lovers on the Bridge (1992)-- in which he plays essentially the same character, a guy named Alex, Carax's own real first name.

The Macau - born, Hong Kong and American raised actor is our first confirmed new addition to Joss Whedon «s S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot (not counting Clark Gregg, since his Agent Coulson is a known character), in the role of Melinda May, and just because that name isn't familiar might not mean we don't know anything about her.

The latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther has been adapted from the superhero comic character of the same name and has been in development for some time — Wesley Snipes was first linked to the project in 1992.

The identity of the female lead character and romantic interest for Steve Rogers has yet to be announced or revealed, although we know Marvel Studios is looking for one, but the first name on everyone's list is Sharon Carter, a long time love of Steve Rogers from the comics.

(In an interview with Manohla Dargis of the New York Times at the Cannes Film Festival, where Toni Erdmann premiered, Ade explained that her title character's first name is a salute to Tony Clifton, the insult - comic incarnation of Andy Kaufman.)

This adaptation of Stephen King's 2009 doorstop of the same name features all the familiar characters: James «Big Jim» Rennie (Dean Norris), a used - car salesman who is second selectman of Chester's Mill and would very much like to be first selectman; Dale «Barbie» Barbara (Mike Vogel), a former Army captain in town on some sort of business; Deputy Linda (Natalie Martinez), the kindhearted cop; lovely Angie (Britt Robertson) who has a regrettable fling with not - so - lovely «Junior» (Alexander Koch); intrepid newspaper reporter Julia Shumway (Rachelle Lefevre); and so on...

In this tale, first serialized in 1912 and set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, we meet the title character (played by the unfortunately named Taylor Kitsch of Friday Night Lights), a former Confederate captain whose search for a gold - filled cave has him leaping through time and space to the planet of Mars.

Given the personalities of the Count and Papa needless to say there is a steady drip of killings, the first is Dickman's son, and as each death occurs the name of the character and actor are flashed up on the screen with the title overhead «In order of disappearance».

In fact, First Reformed plays so much like old - school Schrader, you might confuse it for the work of a dutiful grad student: Once again, we get a tortured Travis Bickle voiceover (Hawke's Ernst Toller keeps a journal from which, in between hitting the sauce, he reads passages like «I know there is no hope»); here, too, is a troubled woman who needs saving (Amanda Seyfried, playing a character named Mary), and Toller's own memories of his soldier son, killed in Iraq.

Deadpool 2 brings a number of popular X-Men characters to the big screen for the first time, but one major name was originally going to have a much larger part than what ended up on screen.

While the first Pie made its name on outrageous gags, at its heart it was really a warm and endearing piece that treated most of its characters with warmth and tenderness.

Those characters, a former major in the Union army and a man named John Ruth, dominate the first two of the script's five chapters.