Sentences with phrase «harrowing events of world»

However, the rousing descriptions of people and events, his capacity for storytelling, and his zeal for the period make this a bold and engrossing tale that succeeds in offering the reader an excellent sketch of a nascent Hollywood, its venerated star, and the harrowing events of the world surrounding them.

A bold and engrossing tale that offers the reader an excellent sketch of a nascent Hollywood, its venerated star, and the harrowing events of the world surrounding them.

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The story of heroism is based on true events that unfolded a world away in the harrowing aftermath of 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth), is chosen to be the first U.S. troops sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission.

«I found the narrative very emotional and harrowing as it presented the bleakness of a dark and ravaged world after an extinction event.

This may sound like a scripted event from one of the World War 2 Call of Duty games, but in reality it was one of the countless harrowing and fantastically cinematic moments I encountered in a multiplayer match of Red Orchestra 2.

It's that time of year again when giant, whimsical sculptures — made entirely out of stacked canned food — will be built overnight by teams of designers competing in a fun (and occasionally harrowing) event that also doubles as one of the world's biggest food drives with a creative — and communal — twist.We're talking about Canstruction, an annual international charity competition that aims to raise hunger awareness during Thanksgiving.