Sentences with phrase «from macho»

The presence of a woman artist at most takes it from macho to postfeminist.

Her use of pastel colors, craft materials and glitter dissociate her from the macho men that came before her but allow her to question the gendered distinctions in art, and completely redefine the genre.

Admittedly, there is a level of predictability to the plotting, as it's clear that the idealized Baxter will have an easy time wooing the despairing wife away from the macho, egotistical husband, played well by Aiello.

At least Blended had an extended cameo from macho goofball Terry Crews.

John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. harks back to its 1981 prequel, Escape From New York, updated by the commercial gospel according to Schwarzenegger: assuming that pithy, bubblegum one - liners are what audiences expect to hear from macho desperado Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), this film furnishes one or two per action sequence, honoring the contract even though Russell often makes the lines sound flat and obligatory.

Working from a macho - sentimental screenplay by Sons Of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter, director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, several joyless action movies that are not Training Day) only seems invested when Billy has his gloves on.

Friction between the groups — stemming from the macho - minded miners» skepticism and reluctance to accept LGSM's help — inevitably arises, but inch by inch the two parties form a sturdy partnership.

The notion that decent guys need to learn how to be «real men» from macho jerks is a little silly, even for a sitcom.

Pitt plays his partner, David Mills, a hothead rookie who looks like he copped his style from macho movie theatrics.

From macho to androgynous to feminine, shaved sides have, indeed, come a long way.

At a conference, another astronomer asked him if the center could archive a terabyte of data that had been collected from the MACHO sky survey, a project designed to study mysterious cosmic bodies that emit very little light or other radiation.

Ademiluyi, who actually was the first to contribute, and not because he's a «gentleman of the press» said it was unfortunate that not a lot has changed from over 30 years ago, when, a newsroom he was a founding member of, made no provision for childcare responsibilities aside from the macho culture in newsrooms.

Not exact matches

A veteran Playboy columnist predicted that the controversial medication would be «as monumental as the birth - control pill,» and the publisher of Penthouse hailed it as a macho wonder drug that would «free the American male libido» from the feminists who sought to «emasculate» them.

In macho mythology, women stand for a feared weakness, passivity and vulnerability which must be purged and exorcised from the male psyche through the rituals of war.

In evangelical circles, he's like the kid from high school who makes crude jokes at every opportunity, uses the words «gay» and «queer» to describe the things he most detests, encourages his friends to subject the unpopular kids to ridicule, and belittles the guys who aren't «macho» or «manly» enough to be in his club.

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Back from an injury, Philadelphia's man of macho, Bobby Clarke, woke up the Broad Street Bullies with Stanley Cup rhetoric and led them to four victories

All we can expect, I'm afraid, from the N.F.L. and its players are, at best, the same mixed, muddled and contradictory «Do as I say, not as I do» messages that Morey tried to sell us this week along with a subtle and often not - so - subtle reinforcement of exactly the kind of play through pain, take it like a man, macho culture that is such an integral part of the N.F.L.'s culture and, frankly, for its mass appeal.

Choose from messenger or backpack styles, in black, olive drab, khaki, and even full blown camouflage diaper bags with a macho dad flair to them!

Good luck finding a quote from Barack Obama where he says «I want to be seen like a macho action hero».

Fire fighters are traditionally seen as masculine and macho, used to being the rescuers rather than being rescued, and from the beginning it became clear that this wasn't going to be easy.

In the past, where the police deployed fewer men than expected while at the same time police threaten from high roof to deal with miscreants, posed little or no deterrence to «macho» men and armed or militia groups loyal to political parties to visit mayhem on voters.

Now Davis admitted, despite all the macho posturing about no - deal preparation, that he was unwilling to walk away from the table.

But soon after astronomers in the Massive Compact Halo Object (MACHO) survey team discovered MACHO -97-BLG on 19 June 1997, they realized the object's flickering was too complex to result from a single - star lens.

The concentrated gravity of a MACHO would deflect passing light on its way to us from distant stars.

So from calculations of the efficiency with which its search strategy nets MACHOs, the team has estimated the proportion of the halo's mass which is tied up in these objects.

She also helped develop the Irvine - Michigan - Brookhaven detector to look for proton decay and neutrinos; detectors, hardware and software of the MACHO project to look for dark matter; detectors and software for the CLEMENTINE mission to map the lunar surface; the Gamma - Ray Optical Counterpart Search Experiment for observing gamma - ray bursts; and was a key member of the team that discovered the burst of neutrinos from Supernova 1987A.

Stories about «wealthy machos from Western countries» who appeared to be unemployed sluggards from Uzbekistan are wide - spread.

Looking for the macho - looking men or magnificent women from Stockton - on - Tees?

My ideal partner is someone macho yet caring, someone loving, someone responsible, i would like someone to make my day, someone that can come home from work that i can spoil.

Somerset is a burned - out homicide detective, about to retire, when he's obliged to break in a macho replacement, Lt. Mills (Brad Pitt, impressive in his latest departure from stud roles).

The dude went from Oscar winner, to lead in an Argento dud (Giallo) and now to bonafide macho action man.

Wales also possesses a touching emotional vulnerability that marks another significant step away from Eastwood's often - overcriticized macho image.

His father, Hossein (Marshall Manesh), is a heroin addict who owes debt to a vicious, macho drug dealer / pimp named Saheed (Dominic Rains), and who, when not high, suffers from psychotic withdrawal episodes.

An atypical man versus nature flick, thanks to offbeat performances from Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, genuine, developed suspense, and a willingness to criticize its target audience: chest - beating macho - men.

However, the soft - hearted Danny she knew from the beach isn't quite the same when he is surrounded by his macho buddies, and what was once true love becomes an awkward proposition.

And the marvel is that she never loses her innate femininity, even when performing some very outlandish physical comedy — like turning her Lily Garland character into a human barbell so lover boy Bruce Granit (Andy Karl being absurdly macho) can do his bicep curls as the 20th Century carries the two of them from Chicago to New York City in 16 hours.

She truly shows Anna's journey from meek wanderer to tough macho man and back to docile damsel.

They can veer from too sentimental to too macho and bloviating depending on who's in front of and behind the camera.

Ned and Conor bond over a mutual appreciation of cool music and an unlikely friendship blossoms and faces unbearable pressures from a school grimly attached to its narrow macho values.

Far from empty - headed, though, Stardust is a deeply meaningful series of sweet - nothings, wholly apolitical even in a macho supporting character revealed as a cross-dresser and hair stylist; and by its end, it wins not in spite of being so exuberant in its indulgence of flamboyant clichés, but because it is.

Despite a real - life coda, this is no documentary reconstruction but a macho hybrid fashioning entertainment from tragedy.

His soldiers act like macho video game characters, often shooting from the hip or using fallen comrades as shields.

Running from 1984 - 87, the animated TV series competed with the likes of «He - Man and the Masters of the Universe» and «ThunderCats» for the macho affections of young boys growing up in that decade.

The other two are Anthony (Luke Wilson), just recovering from a breakdown, and the interestingly named Bob Mapplethorpe (Musgrave), a rich kid desperate to escape from domination by his macho brother.

Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad from «Daddy's Home» join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children, but their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty's old - school, macho dad and Brad's gentle father arrive to turn the holiday upside down.

Daddy's Home 2: Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad from «Daddy's Home» join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children, but their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty's old - school, macho dad and Brad's gentle father arrive to turn the holiday upside down.

If that juicy peek inside the fashion industry (with a withering supporting performance from Meryl Streep) was a chick flick guys could enjoy, «Draft Day» depicts a macho, muscular world in which women viewers can find themselves enthralled, as well.

Director Louis Leterrier's effort is n - better than what Mr. Lee and his CGI pals created in 2003 because, like «Superman Returns» — Bryan Singer's unfortunate re-visitation of the Man of Steel — you can't get away from the need to impress ticket - paying audiences with macho displays of bang and crash.

There is much here to be considered, but for Shiel in Kate Plays Christine, it is far from complex: as she says in the film, «the guy who wrote Network took this depressed woman and turned her into this macho man».