Sentences with phrase «gives the scenes such»

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Given the blended administrative scene in that piece of the world, such changes are normal.

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

With respect to exterior displays, the presumption is reversed: «Given the festive nature of such displays in relation to the end of the year celebrations, Nativity scenes can lawfully be displayed, unless they constitute an act of proselytism or the expression of a religious opinion.»

The whole scene is such a busy one, and the men so preoccupied with their healing tasks, that no one seems to be able to give any attention to what would seem a logical move: to build a fence at the top of the cliff to keep the people from falling off.

Our goalkeepers are never given proper protection consistently, and there seems (to an outsider) to be something very wrong behind the scenes creating such shaky confidence in our goalkeepers, and possibly our defenders too.

J. T. Wang, an engineer at GM and a lead technical adviser to the GHBMC, speculates that the virtual - body model may eventually run fast enough to create real - time simulations that enable vehicles with such systems to give a more specific picture of the crash scene.

The skirts of such sort give females a scene of control over their look and body and with a bit of raised hem of High Waisted Maxi Skirt for women dresses it would make the bottom half great.

Bob told us scams, such as pay - per - letter, where agencies handle correspondence, have given the online Russian dating scene a bad name.

This was not a good movie... the fight scenes were hardly exciting and full of awkward scenes... i constantly squirmed watching the movie as so many scenes were just plain stupid... i really don't understand how ppl can give this movie such a high rating.

This gives way to some of the movie's most wrenching scenes, such as in a scene finding a mother hugging her child through prison - like bars (ringed in cheesy fake flowers, in at attempt to soften the harshness).

Plus, keep an eye out for the two older seamstresses who gave such great support to Day - Lewis during his preparations that they ended up with delightful little roles in several scenes.

Good scenes, such as the one in which Gray flees the funeral for a moment of solitude, are more than counterbalanced by sequences that don't work or are embarrassing (Dennis» admission to Gray, the «give back the ring» request, Fritz's overhearing Gray's lie about their relationship).

Melanie Lynskey and Christine Lahti are also already on board the film, which has just hired the talents of cinematic sports co-ordinator Mark Ellis, the man who gave movies such as We Are Marshall and Invincible convincing footie scenes.

Well, this awards season is apparently dedicated to giving bad coaches their day, what with such films as Whiplash and Foxcatcher hitting the scene.

The opening scene, in which Tommy and Greg (played by James Franco's brother, Dave) meet in acting class, does a really good job of making us understand, in such a short amount of time, why Greg would be drawn to a dude like Tommy in the first place: He's failing to connect with his own work, and then sees this wild, off - his - rocker older guy give an indescribable, balls - to - the - wall interpretation of Brando in Streetcar that makes zero sense.

As such, we were hoping that the scene in which Peeta comes to sit with the recuperating Gale would give us some insight into how the two relate to each other, but instead we follow Katniss out into the snow.

It's a funny scene that certainly adds a lot to Gerry's character, but in the context of the story it seems self - serving to give such significant insight to a supporting character while the main cast only gets a cursory backstory at best.

Vegas plays such a key role in the story, and the scene where ad man Albert Brooks tries to convince the casino owner (Garry Marshall) that it would be good for PR to give him back his wife's gambling losses is just priceless.

The teenage Colleens played by Harley Quinn Smith and Lily - Rose Depp (in a breakout performance) made such a strong impression with their scene - stealing turn that the girls were given center stage in «Yoga Hosers.»

Elite's Jack Murphy is given high praise by Condon for finding such a lovely print, in addition to two deleted scenes for which Condon provides an optional commentary.

Without giving much consideration to the context that breed such an environment, bar a couple of fleeting scenes where one of the Day's gang attempts to find work as a farm hand, it begs the question as to what the film is trying to accomplish by focusing on the gang; especially when the film's ephemeral style distances the action from reality, laying blame on the gangs for Day's downward spiral into a life of crime and not the faulty idealism behind the myth of American opportunity.

He looks old here, made up with a gray beard and wizard robes, aside from his introductory scenes, he doesn't really get time or space to develop his Taoist Gandalf character, nor does he have much opportunity to show off his fighting skills, given the supernatural nature of the action (Lam Ching - ying gets such a chance in a too - small cameo role as «The Purple Taoist»).

A cheap dream sequence offers the ending we'd really like to see before giving us the ending your grandmother would approve of, leaving the drama, such as it is, for the behind - the - scenes struggle of real - life, foaming - at - the - mouth George Lutz to ride the crest of his stupid story, true or not, into a third decade.

Though she isn't in the film long, McAdams leaves such an indelible impression through her performance that it gives Southpaw the needed emotional resonance to give all of the rest of the scenes that play out a good deal of weight, as we root for Billy, not because we see him as sympathetic, but because she believed he was a good man underneath his thuggish tendencies.

Against all odds, this sequel, «Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan» (1982) would prove to be a critical and commercial hit and the scene in which Spock gives his life to save the crew of the Enterprise would prove to be a devastating punch in the gut at the end of its hugely entertaining story — the power of Spock's final moments with his friend Kirk were such that even those who had never seen «Star Trek» before were moved by it.

It all comes off slightly soapy, and because of the director's perfectionism (he and virtuoso cinematographer Gregg Toland would often do 20 takes or more of any given scene), the film feels fussed - over in a way that other Wyler productions such as the devastating drama The Heiress do not.

While the featurette and junket interviews do give Singleton his due say, his lack of involvement in the production of the DVD is especially disappointing considering there are a number of deleted scenes (such as, reportedly, a violent confrontation between Samuel L. Jackson's Shaft and bad guy Christian Bale) that fans would certainly be interested in seeing.

(It doesn't help, either, that the movie's many action scenes are rather underwhelming, which is especially disappointing given the strength of such moments in the original.)

Rarely has the seemingly unstoppable evil force in a comic - book superhero film been given such a richly dramatic background and so many scenes in which there's actual dialogue and not just CGI - laden battle sequences.

It's enough to give you goosebumps the first time it happens, but after the fifth or sixth such example in a succession that leads right up until the final scene, those tingles give way to tedium.

This moment is precipitated by my favorite scene in the film, in which Robbie makes a beeline for the judge's table, skating onto the ice without acknowledging the other skater performing, pleading to know why she was given such a rotten score.

Yet, other scenes are delivered with such a heavy hand that it actually can spoil the plot by giving too much away.

This scene speaks to the fortunate ability of art to bypass the inane sorts of censorship imposed by stodgy institutions like the MPAA (which gave this one an NC - 17, enraging such critics as Roger Ebert).

Their excellent performances help the movie sweep along its formulaic path, but it's the smaller moments, such as Stone's scenes with Andrea Riseborough as hairdresser (and romantic interest) Marilyn Barnett, that really give this an ace edge — Simon «Slumdog Millionaire» Beaufoy's script fuses Billie's private battle to recognise her own sexuality with her public one, a balance that gives this a stronger emotional backhand than you might expect.

Most of her scenes in The Break - Up pit her against Vince Vaughn so they can fight about lemons (even though it was never about the lemons), and Charlie Day serves as her target in the Horrible Bosses movies, where she continually gave such a wonderfully raunchy and intimidating performance.

With that said, however, it's also hard to deny the inherent accuracy of such a statement, given that it's a series that takes place behind the scenes of a television program, except rather than sports or comedy, the predominant thrust of the program is politics.

It is worth staying through the credits, as some behind - the - scenes footage gives glimpses of what it took to grab such unforgettable footage.

Given that films are text types in their own right, directors can often be seen as adding or discarding scenes and lines or incorporating their own devices into their films, such as Zeffirelli's use of music in his 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet or Brannagh's use of black and white as symbolism in his 1995 version of Othello (such as with Othello's mask in the beginning, and the chess pieces during Iago's soliloquy at the end of Act 1, Scene 3).

McFarland keeps her circles structured — giving each student a role, such as connection conductor, scene setter, and word sleuth — to keep her six - and seven - year - olds on track.

Like all Madefire comics, Batman: Arkham Origins uses very limited animation, such as flat figures sliding across the panel, speech balloons that pop up, or slight rotation of the scene to give a 3D effect, along with sound effects (mostly doomy music and gunfire).

The new initiative gives you plenty of behind the scenes of the films some major films, such as Casablanca, Ben - Hur, An American in Paris and North by Northwest.

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Obviously, there's going to be an amount of behind the scenes opinion giving and consulting, but seeing as you're such a prominent person in the comics industry, will there be any added level of outreach and event planning on your docket?

Moves such as this could give the indie scene a huge boost, both in growth and sales.

Some of the scenes in Abzu give out such a positive vibe, that can't be matched in most games today.

It's opportunities such as these that give students vital exposure to the local art scene and experience in applying their growing knowledge and expertise to the pragmatics of organizing exhibitions.

Over the following years, these included presentations by artists such as Matthew Barney and Elizabeth Peyton, as well as curators like Catherine David and Okwui Enwezor, giving informal takes on practice and theory and the goings - on in the contemporary art scene: what Eccles calls ««what's - on - your - mind» kind of talks.»

It seemed that if one wanted to get away from such things as the American scene or social realism and perhaps cubism, this offered a possibility of a way out, and the hope that given a subject matter that was different, perhaps some new approach to painting... might also develop.»

The couple are obsessed with Disney movies, and so Flynn contacted an illustrator named Dylan Bonner to give him and his gorgeous girlfriend a Disney makeover, depicting characters and scenes from some of the best - loved animated films, such as Mulan, Aladdin, Tangled, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.

Publicly, most automakers are ducking the issue and emphasizing potential pitfalls of building hybrid cars with plugs, but pressure is mounting behind the scenes to give the idea some life... «Such development should have the highest research and development priority because it promises to revolutionize transportation economics and to have a dramatic effect on the problems caused by oil dependence,» write George Shultz, former U.S. secretary of state, and James Woolsey, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in a June position paper on oil and U.S. national security... They argue that battery development for plug - in hybrids «should for the time being replace the current research and development emphasis on automotive hydrogen fuel cells.»