Sentences with phrase «handmaidens of»

Lorraine Land, «Handmaidens of Chance: The Government Gambling Addiction» (Winter 1997) Mustard Seed at 6.

His favorite tack is to describe his detractors as handmaidens of «fossil fuel interests.»

Scientists who have been skeptical about manmade global warming have been called traitors or handmaidens of big oil.

When Christopher Columbus stumbled across a group of islands dotting the eastern Caribbean Sea in 1493, he thought them so dazzling that he named them «Las Virgenes», after the 11,000 virgin handmaidens of the legendary St Ursula.

Virtually all pediatricians follow the dictates of the American Academy of Pediatrics, CDC and other handmaidens of the big pharmaceutical companies and vigorously support every vaccination program that comes down the pike.

For example, Elaine Lawless has studied the contrasting stylistic devices in the performances of women evangelists and preachers in Handmaidens of the Lord: Pentacostal Woman Preachers and Traditional Religion.

The handmaiden of neither the church nor the state, this ideology was to have an independent existence.

I am the handmaiden of my Lord...

And because man lacked the ability to arrive at ethical and moral truths by reason, neither could philosophy become «the handmaiden of theology.»

Evangelical retrieval of a proper biblical theology of Mary will give attention to five explicit aspects of her calling and ministry: Mary as the daughter of Israel, as the virgin mother of Jesus, as Theotokos, as the handmaiden of the Word, and as the mother of the Church.

But, if Labour continues to go along with Brexit and insists on leaving the Single Market, the handmaiden of Brexit will have been the timidity of Labour.

«If Labour continues to go along with Brexit and insists on leaving the single market, the handmaiden of Brexit will have been the timidity of Labour,» he warned in an article published on his institute's website.

Germany is merely the handmaiden of the financial markets, which got us into this place and now sit like vampires turning their own catastrophe to their advantage.

The classroom is the handmaiden of a factory model of higher education, and the colleges that are truly strategically focused are already abandoning that model.

Plus, tequila never was the handmaiden of good decisions.

Offered to the Church at the age of eight, Hildegard was entombed in a small room where she was expected to live out her days in silent submission as the handmaiden of a renowned but disturbed young nun, Jutta von Sponheim.

I see the burning of fossil fuels as the handmaiden of human betterment down the ages, and before I see it denied to today's developing populations and to future generations, I want to see proper scientific evidence.

Not exact matches

Among those gathered here in her modem voice (through scriptural images, verbal echoes, parallel situations) are women whose stories have been muffled in the Bible's tradition — Hagar, Bilhah, Zilpah, Mary, the Lord's «handmaiden,» Sarah, Rachel, Leah, Rebekkah, Ruth, Puah and Shiphrah (the Hebrew midwives in Egypt), Jael, Jephthah's daughter, the «Jezebel» of Revelation, and other, unnamed ancestresses, «missing persons without textual authority.

My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

But improved health, and its handmaidens, may well make it possible for the pace of material advance, under auspicious circumstances, to be quickened.

Since Sarah (his wife) could not conceive, Abraham prayed that his son Ishmael, born of Sarah's handmaiden Hagar, would be his heir.

In her canticle of praise of the Almighty, uniquely given to us in the Gospel of Luke, Mary proclaims: «My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden.

In 2017, when Hulu is shaking things up with The Handmaiden's Tale and we're on the edge of our collective seats for the return of Stranger Things next month, no one would blame you for thinking that ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC are just for football, The Emmy's and the Grammy's.

However, like the Palmyra concert, Jamala's music was the handmaiden for a political message — in this case, one of claimed injustice and oppression.

Abortion rights advocates dressed as handmaidens from the Margaret Atwood tale hold a silent protest Monday to call for passage of a reproductive rights bill in the state Senate.

Abortion rights advocates dressed as handmaidens from the Margaret Atwood tale held a silent protest to call for passage of a reproductive rights bill in the New York State Senate.

In the 20 April Nature, scientists claim that colony life offers celibate handmaidens the equivalent of a life insurance policy.

Secondary infections On the other hand, pathologists have noticed another factor that could be a handmaiden in the killings: a plethora of secondary infections by fungi, bacteria and parasites.

Among the winners of the Ansari X Prize was the X Prize Foundation itself, which, as handmaiden to Burt Rutan's accomplishment, has been accorded prestige that in turn has granted it access to the most rarefied levels of the entrepreneurial economy.

Emerging work looking at the role of one common sugar in the body, fucose (not to be confused with fructose), suggests that it may play an essential handmaiden role for certain harmful bacteria.

I haven't seen American Honey, Aquarius, A Bigger Splash, Certain Women, Christine, The Edge of Seventeen, The Handmaiden, High - Rise, Julieta, Little Men, Midnight Special, Miss Sloane, Nocturnal Animals, Paterson, The Salesman, Silence, Sing Street, Swiss Army Man

Honorable Mention to: A Bigger Splash, Land of Mine, Lion, Jackie, Hidden Figures, Zootopia, and The Handmaiden.

It's a reminder of how important streaming services can be for both documentaries and world cinema, with Amazon Studios acquiring The Salesman and The Handmaiden, and Syrian documentary City of Ghosts getting a day - and - date digital release.

And though that may limit the willingness of some to embark upon Park's vision, those willing to invest in the various threads of his ouroboros narrative and allow themselves to become an author in Park's craning whirligig of Shakespearean tragedy and sardonic sexual exasperation will find the The Handmaiden is filled with sick pleasures many and makes for a rather rewarding cinematic experience.

With an uncomfortable run time of 2 hours and 47 minutes, The Handmaiden is no doubt a deliberately paced venture that may turn off the less observant or patient viewer.

The Witch Embrace of the Serpent Krisha Aquarius Carol (yes, that Carol) Green Room The Lobster The Invitation A Bigger Splash The Handmaiden

Also, the story is able to draw on both Christian and traditionally Korean shamanistic traditions and combine them with the history of Japanese colonialism to create its morbid atmosphere, which has the ability to chill even without a belief in any of its superstitions.4 That said, the bludgeoning nature of the approach kept the movie from achieving the masterpiece status many other critics have assigned it.5 By contrast, Park Chan - wook's latest, Agassi (The Handmaiden), has received a mixed reception, but I feel it is his best since 2003's Oldboy.6

WINNER: Under the Shadow RUNNER - UP: The Wailing And then: The Wave Rams In Order of Disappearance The Handmaiden Tag The Innocents The Eyes of My Mother The Lure Der Bunker

In alphabetical order: Arrival Fences The Handmaiden Hell or High Water The Innocents La La Land Loving Maggie's Plan Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Other movies I loved, any of which might have made the first list on a different day, were L'Attesa, Certain Women, Christine, Dark Horse, Don't Think Twice, Finding Dory, Little Men, Love & Friendship, Our Little Sister, Southside With You, Tower.

Best Actor — Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea Best Actress — Amy Adams, Arrival Best Animated Film - Zootopia Best Body of Work — Amy Adams, Arrival, Nocturnal Animals Best Director — Damien Chazelle, La La Land Best Documentary - OJ: Made in America Best Ensemble Cast - Manchester by the Sea Best First Feature — Robert Eggers, The Witch Best Foreign Language Film - The Handmaiden Best Original Screenplay - Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea Best Adapted Screenplay — Eric Heisserer, Arrival Best Supporting Actor — Mahershala Ali, Moonlight Best Supporting Actress — Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea Most Disappointing Film - Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

The talky Romanian drama «Sieranevada» lasts for 2:53, Park Chan - hook's «The Handmaiden» has two hours and 25 minutes of stylish sex and intrigue, and Maren Ade and Andrea Arnold both came up with films that meandered for 2:42 in «Toni Erdmann» and «American Honey,» respectively.

Then, compare the play to the movie THE HANDMAIDEN by acclaimed writer / director Chan - wook Park which was named best foreign language film by the Boston Society of Film Critics.

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 2017: BPM (France) 2016: The Handmaiden (South Korea) 2015: Son of Saul (Hungary) 2014: Ida (Poland) 2013: Blue Is the Warmest Color (France) 2012: Amour (Austria, France, Germany) 2011: Certified Copy (France, Italy, & Belgium) 2010: Mother (South Korea) 2009: You, the Living (Sweden) 2008: Let the Right One In (Sweden) 2007: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (France) 2006: Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico / Spain) 2005: Caché (a.k.a. Hidden)(France / Austria) 2004: Maria Full of Grace (Colombia) 2003: The Son (Belgium) 2002: Y Tu Mama Tambien (Mexico)

Park Chan - Wook achieves the rank of cinema master with The Handmaiden, which transports Fingersmith, Sarah Waters» novel of hidden identities and lesbian passion, to 1930s South Korea, adding plenty of Hitchcockian suspense in the process.

SHORT TAKES The Birth of a Nation by Michael Koresky, Demon by Ela Bittencourt, The Handmaiden by Violet Lucca, The Apostate by Yonca Talu, As I Open My Eyes by Michael Joshua Rowin

Best Film: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Director: Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) Best Actress: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) Best Actor: Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049) Best Supporting Actress: Allison Janney (I, Tonya) Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) Best Adapted Screenplay: James Ivory (Call Me By Your Name) Best Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) Best Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: I Am Not a Witch Best Sound: Dunkirk Best Production Design: The Shape of Water Best Special Visual Effects: Blade Runner 2049 Best Film Not in the English Language: The Handmaiden Best Documentary: I Am Not Your Negro Best Editing: Baby Driver Best Animated Film: Coco Best Makeup and Hair: Darkest Hour Best Original Music: Alexander Desplat (The Shape of Water) Best British Film: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best British Short Film: Cowboy Dave EE Rising Star Award: Daniel Kaluuya

Though «The Handmaiden» has just a few gory scenes, one involving the flow of blood from a woman who at least poses as a virgin, another being an extended scene of torture involving the cutting off of fingers and a hand.

A Dickensian movie with the most gorgeous photography of any film this year, «The Handmaiden» is an adaptation of the Welsh writer Sarah Waters» novel «Fingersmith» transported all the way to South Korea and Japan by Park Chan - wook.

Made her first international screen appearance in 2002 with a small part as Queen Amidala's handmaiden, Dorme, in George Lucas» Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.