Sentences with phrase «great nod to»

The Type - C ports, while lacking Thunderbolt 3, are a great nod to the forward - leaning companies who are ready to go down that path.

It's possible he could be a main character again, but even a cameo would be a great nod to Red Dead Redemption.

Technically that's equivalent to this year's offerings in January, which features the second season of Killer Instinct (which is a great nod to last year's offerings) and an indie game called Deathtrap: World of Van Helsing.

; while this was a great nod to continuity and something of an advantage / Easter egg to those who had played the first title, it really stunk of laziness at times, as the designers only needed to come up with a handful of new settings.

Every one of the 15 contestants offered an interesting engine choice, a great nod to history, or an astounding example of metalwork and design, and man, those paintjobs.

It stands as another great nod to one of Marvel's most important creators, and a very nice touch from Waititi and his design team.

DVD Special Features: Deleted scenes (including one that features another great nod to the original film) and a conversation between Chris Pratt and director Colin Trevorrow.

Newcomer Anna Lore hits just the right balance of overenthusiastic scientific interest and total disregard for her own limits in her portrayal of Victoria Frankenstein, and there's even a great nod to Igor from the movies!

Fab shorts & great nod to 4th July!

I love how it turned out and I thought the yellow would be a great nod to the warm tones of the fall season.

Leia is a great nod to the late great Carrie Fisher and a fun way to insert some fandom into a name.

Wave 7.5 was full of some great skins, some super wacky and others great nods to other characters or movies.

Not exact matches

He called the new endeavor Obvious, a nod to a lesson learned from the success at Blogger — that seemingly silly and trivial ideas often look like great ones in retrospect.

Media reporter Mathew Ingram tweeted, «Not great for media who rely on affiliate revenue -LSB-,]» potentially a nod to popular gadget reviews The Wirecutter, which was acquired by The New York Times.

We also saw a nod to the government's push to grant Canadian resources greater market access: «Canada's energy reserves are vast — sufficient to fuel our growing economy and supply international customers for generations to come.

oh i forgot that cain kills adam and gets exiled to the land of NOD east of eden where he met / knew his wife and she bore him kids... how the f - is that possible if its just you, your parents and your dead brother??? o and one more question, if the great flood which covered the earth happened, and Noah saved ALL the animals of the world then why does the bible very clearly describe the animals that would not be making the voyage, as if another one of gods creature wasn't good enough, but i thought this «god» was all knownig and never makes a mistake!

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With Jamaican jerk spices and a little bit of curry powder (a nod to the Indian influence and population in Jamaica) the pork is great even as a standalone item, but a little mango salsa gives it some extra island flair.

While beer fans love the ability to fill a growler, Loosa gets a Great American Beer Bar nod from readers for the ability to kick back, grab a beer, play a round (or two) of ping pong and simply hang Loosa.

The restaurant boasts two levels of indoor / outdoor drinking and dining, filled with subtle nods to the City's great bay and nautical history.

Waino has earned the nod but there's going to be a great debate if he's worthy of the # 5 spot over others.

For me Cazorla too gets the nod if a straight choice, his doggedness was a huge surprise and is great to see.

With Arsenal showing a new defensive solidity to add to the great attacking flair and ability to keep the ball and create chances, and perhaps looking for a new club captain at the same time, as the current man with the armband Mikel Arteta is getting old and not playing much, you might think that the current vice captain Per Mertesacker would be the player to get the nod from Arsene Wenger.

The Masters will always hold the amateur player in high regard, as a nod to its founder, Bobby Jones, the greatest amateur of all time.

United new - boy Marcos Rojo may well go on to become a top Premier League centre - back, but at the moment it is surely the more experienced John Terry who gets the nod, with the former England captain being a great leader and inspirational performer for Jose Mourinho's side.

Along with Andros Townsend, Walcott is the clear option to replace Lallana and the Spurs player is not in great form so hopefully Theo will get the nod and play well.

Both are great players, but with teams like the Cubs, Dodgers, and Nationals all expected to win around 90 or more games, it's hard to give them the nod over the candidates on the elite teams.

Real showed their intent at the start of the second half with a great slide - rule pass from Kovacic finding Isco in the penalty area, but his cross was expertly headed over his own crossbar by Miquel with Benzema ready to nod home at the far post.

There's also a nod to bohemian fashion with a great choice of maxi dresses — great for keeping cool and calm on hot sultry days.

As great as it is to get some advice from other parents, it's not always right for you, and sometimes it really should just be ignored, so if you hear any of the following, simply smile, nod, say thanks and then wipe it from your mind.

This adorable tent from Land of Nod is a great way to use your $ 25 gift certificate that you get when you join our incredible perk program.

She embodied all of the glamour and beauty of her era, and naming your baby after her would be a nod to one film's «greats».

Perhaps these nods to Ms. Lasker were the result of her support of what is referred to as the «Great Clarkstown Giveway» which enabled several individuals of influence, particularly Mr. Lettre, to take unlimited sick leave, a MINIMUM of 3 weeks of vacation and no longer be required to work a minimum of 35 hours per week in favor of the vague definition of «reasonable» hours.

I don't wear a ton of her stuff because it's pricey (I try to find it secondhand), but she has all these great prints with a nod toward styles gone by.

This pinstriped skirt and suspender set is a fun nod to the overall 90s trend and looks great with this basic pink sweater.

The blue cami above from The Limited is a great way to go about that trend — maybe just a nod to the style peaking out from under a blazer.

If you nodded vigorously in response to any one of those three questions, you might want to sit down, because we have some great news for you.

The titular character, voiced with a nod to great movie villains of the 30s and 40s by Will Ferrell, is a weedy, blue - skinned humanoid with pronunciation issues from another planet sent to Earth as a baby with only a fish, Minion (David Cross), and a binky for company.

I just saw it so it was great to hear my favourite film podcast discuss it and nod along to all the «yes!

No character escapes being reduced to the dimensionality of an undercooked SNL bit, including McCarthy's Deanna, wasting great talent such as Gillian Jacobs, Stephen Root, Maya Rudolph, and Chris Parnell on sycophantic nods to McCarthy's apparent monolithic greatness.

There are still a great many pleasures to be had from this film, but the fact that even a minor nod to the films that preceded it has the greatest emotional impact is telling.

The setting is Italy during The Great War; playboy Lt. Henry falls for mad «Cat,» who, as written by the legendary Ben Hecht (himself a decade removed from his best work and well on his way to becoming king of cheese epics), comes off as an entirely inappropriate nod to Blanche Dubois.

The previous roles that gave Charlize Theron Oscar nods, required her to not look attractive (Monster, North Country), so it's great to see Theron in an Oscar worthy role and still looks strikingly beautiful.

With a bunch of fun nods to the greater Splatoon fandom, the single - player mode provides a fun diversion from the multiplayer while also serving as an excellent tutorial for the game's other modes.

With a bunch of fun nods to the greater

Giving a tiny inspirational nod to the great dynamic duo Banjo - Kazooie, a wicked, green - skinned witch kidnaps a cluster of chicks with nefarious intent and it's up to their fowl friend and his wiggly worm companion to work together and save the day.

There's even a nod to Zoolander's Mugatu, and some great fish - out - of - water laughs as the boys attempt to introduce Captain Underpants to the real world à la George of the Jungle.

is a solid production of a superficial story; just don't let the Best Picture nod fool you into thinking it's going to be a great film.

It's great to see films where casting was so crucial — such as «The Stanford Prison Experiment,» «Mistress America» and «Me and Earl and the Dying Girl» — earn nods for this reason.

There is no casting for Dickens at this point — Fiennes was possibly going to play the role himself, but now will evidently find another actor — but this could be a great role for Jones, and an excellent project overall depending upon who gets the nod to play Dickens.