Sentences with phrase «grand themes of»

The grand theme of The Satanic Verses is the transition from the individual as the representative of a collective heritage to the individual as an autonomous, psychic entity.

As an experiment in genre mixing, an art - house curiosity, a new way of handling the grand theme of adolescence, and an example of the inherent powers a film score can possess; yes, it's really great.

Alice and Simon represent different interactions teachers can have with their pupils, highlighting a major story current running beneath the film's grander themes of loss and immigration, modern teaching.

Invited by the Edinburgh International Festival 2013 with a grand theme of «art and technology,» Nam June Paik Art Center will fill Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, where such notable historical figures as Charles Darwin and James Clerk Maxwell attended, with electromagnetic waves to reverberate with the diverse forms of Paik's practice.

Not exact matches

On Monday the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) put out a call to innovators for its annual Grand Challenge, and this year, the theme of the challenge is «Securing Water for Food.»

They wasted the only life they'll ever have, in favor of a promised life in god's grand theme park in the sky.

The biblical story is a great symphony, whose opening is the announcement of the major theme, the creative love of God in action, and whose grand finale is the magnificent and triumphant re-affirmation of the same theme.

This grand theme, which runs throughout the Bible and binds it into a unity, is the activity of the living God.

None of the grand theories that single out particular themes and expand them into the whole truth is adequate.

It has differentiated itself from grand macrotheoretical formulations concerned with value orientations, the comparison of whole civilizations, or global assertions about dominant themes in modernity such as universalism, pragmatism, and the like.

Mr. B and I on the other hand will be over here in our K - State themed pajamas, watching the Olympics, eating heart - shaped pizzas, and sipping wine for a grand total of $ 21.65.

In the Grand Tasting hall, attendees had a chance to see many of the themes and trends emphasized in the speaker presentations in action.

The grand prizes, which will be awarded to one winner in each city, include a Sommelier - hosted, Chilean - themed dinner for the winner and nine guests at a participating restaurant of the winner's choice, valued at $ 3,000.

The Salzburg Suites in the Mountain Grand Lodge & Spa are perfect for families, with adorable castle - themed alcoves containing two sets of bunk beds.

Includes: Birthday Party Patrol staff member, party room, tables, decorations (based on chosen theme), games and activities, prizes, goodie bags, and a grand prize for the birthday guest of honor.

FIRST Global's theme was access to clean water, one of the 14 Grand Challenges of Engineering identified by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

Whether you dream of a rustic country kitchen, a grand Victorian theme, or a modern monochrome scheme, nothing says «ultimate» in the kitchen like a range cooker.

(I think the Grand Soiree would be my favorite of these colors... although I can appreciate this theme, it's not my fav.)

A little themed OOTD in honor of Andy Murray's grand slam U.S. Open win yesterday!

However, these are minor quibbles in the grand scheme of things, as the script by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber paints the Tommy Wiseau story as a gonzo La La Land, where the primary theme is never giving up on your dreams.

Critic Consensus: It may favor spectacle in place of the deeper themes in Herman Melville's novel, but John Huston's Moby Dick still makes for a grand movie adventure.

Last episode of a trilogy in which we admire the writing, art direction and themes, Mass Effect 3 is the grand finale that we all wanted to play.

Seconds (1966), arty and opaque where Grand Prix was vapid and commercial, is a kid's toy - box of a film, a self - conscious appropriation of European New Wave themes and techniques in the same vein as Arthur Penn's contemporaneous Mickey One.

Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.

The last game title from Rockstar that features zombies was Wild West - themed Red Dead Redemption, and now a user named «cp0020» has just released a video of his mod that adds zombies to Grand Theft Auto 4.

And though Akira seems like an even darker story, with its dystopian techno - horror themes and grand - scale action, Waititi has proved that he knows how to dig for the humanity of movies big and small.

As usual, there was no grand unifying element linking all of the year's finest films, but there were some shared themes and motifs: grief, and coping with it; strained family bonds; the responsibility (and burden) of religious faith; and, of course, cars.

Bartleby is a small movie, with more personal themes, while The Californians necessitates a grander production and a wider base of appeal.

The stately anthem for brass and strings which opens the piece is one of my favourite Delerue themes; it is grand and majestic, soaring away as it paints a highly romanticised portrait of an idyllic African adventure.

The arrival of a new Wes Anderson film is an event — one that often cuts through the noise of anonymous studio films geared for commerce — so we thought, much like we did last year for «Moonrise Kingdom» (a piece you guys seemed to enjoy), that we'd do a similar trailer deconstruction piece and look at some of the themes, motifs and similarities in «The Grand Budapest Hotel» and Anderson's previous movies.

Its grander themes, the culture of global capitalism and the relationship between parents and adult children, are excellent stuffing for oddly shaped poolside chaises and hideous hotel sofas.

Where Cimino (over) reached for grand themes on an even grander canvas, Cooper delivers what essentially amounts to a character driven genre piece, albeit one wrapped in the ubiquitous state - of - the - nation accoutrements of its 2008 setting.

In just five days, I have visited Disney World's new Pandora: The World of Avatar, experienced Universal Orlando's third theme park Volcano Bay, and the grand opening of Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: BREAKOUT!

But wouldn't it be a real trip if, underneath its winks and its outrageous Grand Guignol carnage, Deadpool 2 were also sort of playing it straight, passing off themes as running gags, all the way to that meta coda?

This North American - themed map is ripe with lush landscapes with scores of cedar and fir that dot the land and grand lakes for variety.

Then there is a fun piece (6:25) in which the film's cast members visit Universal Orlando Resort's The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for the theme park area's June 2010 grand opening.

Speaking of great direction, which seems to be the theme of this list, Affleck hit a grand slam with «Argo.»

He taunts Tony Stark by constantly playing «I Got No Strings on Me» and gives the illusion of grand themes as he goes on about AI and the folly of man.

It wasnt until 1997 that the first Grand Theft Auto appeared, and the studio has been making more mature - themed games ever since all with a slice of that cheeky Lemmings humour.

Yet the grand problem with Corky Romano is its unfocused sense of humour — there are just no themes, plots, or characteristics carried through to any kind of conclusion.

Despite its grand deviation from the series» themes of isolation and exploration, I'm intrigued to see Nintendo's take on Monster Hunter inspired gameplay set in the Metroid Universe.

A fine example would be the Golden Temple theme, going from a somewhat hokey, disjointed jumble of notes into a grand Chozo Ruins inspired epiphany.

With Dickens as source material, it ensures the inclusion of all sorts of grand themes and unrevealed secrets.

Yet while those projects expressed a grand set of themes in broad strokes, «Carol» funnels them into a nuanced tale of mutual attraction that reflects a filmmaker and cast operating at the height of their powers, rendering complex circumstances in strikingly personal terms.

That intriguing title never lives up to its grand potential, as Refn approaches his theme of choice with stale desire and suddenly blunt teeth.

That intriguing title never lives up to its grand potential, as Refn approaches his theme of choice with...

They take «Get Out» seriously, because Peele, having laid the groundwork for the movie in multiple sketches on Comedy Central's «Key & Peele» that pulled humor out of racism, leaned into the horror classics that brought Grand Guignol wit to their dark themes: «Rosemary's Baby,» «The Stepford Wives,» and «Scream.»

Grappling with themes of modernity that have left lesser filmmakers self - righteous or sputtering, he constructs a grand treatise on late capitalism's most aggravating symptoms through a parable about a stately art museum in the director's native land.

Sir Peter and his son, Cameron, were special guests at the school for the afternoon and were treated to a science - themed lunch, a tour of the school and helped the children conduct experiments in the new, dedicated physics lab, before the grand opening.

For example, the Grand Rapids Public Schools website (2016) includes a page for the district's twelve «theme schools,» each of which has a «customized curriculum» and «unique academic offerings.»