Sentences with phrase «high drama as»

What seemed like a wonky and legalistic categorizing section took on high drama as some developing countries tried to use the so - called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (or INDCs) as a place to remind wealthy nations that there is and will remain a stark divide.

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For example, several research teams have criticised medical dramas showing heart resuscitation techniques for conveying misinformation about their effectiveness, such as far higher survival rates from a heart attack, or more younger people experiencing attacks than in real life.
Macro fundamentals argue for higher yields, but D.C. drama and low global inflation should act as caps.
We saw something similar as the corrections of the English translations of the Mass were adopted over a year ago, when bringing the American Church into prayerful unity with the rest of the Catholic world (where «and with your spirit» had never been dropped) was an occasion for high drama and sad, heavy sighs among American Catholics in habitual tension with Rome.
Like Elizabethan drama, they are so heterogeneous in form as practically to constitute a rebellion against classical restraints; they simply can not resist mixing intense pathos with high comedy, stateliness with farce, heroic magnificence with nursery fantasy.
Low comedy usurped high drama in the opening stages of the World Series as the Mets and the A's traded victories — and absurdities
Overview: There is discontent within the Arsenal supporter ranks following yet another pre-season of high - drama and very few arrivals, as preparations ahead of the new campaign have once again been curtailed by this on - going — and frankly now boring — transfer saga involving Cesc Fabregas and long - time admirers Barcelona.
As a child of divorce himself, Don Jr. knows all too well what it feels like to be caught up in the drama of a high - profile public divorce.
A rebellious child will seek power in the family in different ways such as misbehaving, causing high drama, catastrophizing and doing things that will get him or her attention.
If you are a parent of a high school kid, they don't often refer to it as bullying, they refer to it as drama.
It's a drama of betrayed friendships and high - stakes power struggles, as the founders went from everyday engineers to wealthy celebrities featured on magazine covers, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Daily Show, and Time's list of the world's most influential people.
There was a mild drama at the Ondo state High Court on Thursday as an Akure based lawyer and right activist, Femi Emmanuel - Emodamori accused Justice Aderemi...
If Labour politics were an American high - school drama, some on the right of the party must have felt as though they were once the jocks and the prom queens, but have been suddenly usurped in the pecking order by the emo kids and goths they used to pity or mock.
«This entire drama is aimed at helping the Rivers APC at the Election Tribunal as the Police High Command did during the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal at Abuja.
Stewart - Cousins, looking to become the Senate's first black female majority leader, defended Gianaris and said she will not be bullied into making a change no other leader is being asked to as part of «some high school drama
It was a day of high drama Wednesday at City Hall, as the City Council voted to anoint Melissa Mark - Viverito its next speaker.
I've only been out of high school 8 years (although even that feels crazy), but I already feel like we're all getting to the point where we can laugh about old drama and really appreciate each other as adults.
Lesbian relationships already can be full of drama, and looking at a woman who is accentuating all things feminine can ignite a fear that the drama would be as high as those 8 - inch stilettos you're teetering around on.
Please don't make a big deal out of the text messages, as men don't like a high - drama, clingy or possessive woman in their lives.
In 2008, Nichole got the biggest television break of her career as she was tapped to play the younger sister of Mary Shannon (played by Mary McCormack), Brandi, on In Plain Sight, a drama about the high - risk life of a Federal Marshal with the Witness Protection Program.
Fleming then co-wrote and directed the comedy Hamlet 2 (2008), with Steve Coogan as a high school drama professor who attempts to save his flagging theater department by mounting an onstage sequel to Shakespeare's famous tragedy.
One the heels of supporting roles in such high - profile releases as Thirteen Conversations About One Thing and Stay, Reaser scaled back to surprising effect with her Independent Spirit Award - nominated performance as a lovelorn immigrant in director Ali Selim's 2005 period drama Sweet Land.
While known for helming the drug filled drama «Hustle & Flow,» Brewer proved his talent as a filmmaker by capturing the rebellious feelings of the current high school generation in «Footloose.»
When a beautiful TV producer swaps lives with a gorgeous high - class escort for a news story, they both take a wild trip into an alternate lifestyle as high stakes drama and steamy sex hit the 11 o'clock news.
Synopsis: Jared Paul and Andrew Mogel's comedy - drama The D Train stars Jack Black as Dan, a man in charge of organizing his high - school reunion.
A group of unlikely high school students take up crime as an extracurricular activity in this independent drama.
As they drift apart and their home lives worsen, three teenagers struggle to finish their last year of high school in this coming - of - age drama.
I'm a sucker for crime dramas so I watched The Bridge with high expectations.Overall I was pleased.The main characters compliment each other well and Diane Krugers character became more interesting after I learned she had aspergers, a form of autism, from a critic review.Demian Bichir was great as well and I look forward to the next few episodes.I like the Mexican / American themes crossing
Very little in this mishmash called a movie works as high - tension drama.
The 1968 Rachel, Rachel was the outcome of Woodward's exile; she and Newman admitted it was carefully designed as a vehicle to resuscitate her career, and the ploy worked brilliantly — he directed, she starred, and together they led the film to four Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and Best Picture.The following year Woodward and Newman reunited onscreen for the auto - racing drama Winning, and again starred together in 1970s politically charged W.U.S.A., a reflection of the couple's high - profile support of liberal causes; when 1971's They Might Be Giants proved unsuccessful, Newman directed Woodward to Best Actress honors at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man - in - the - Moon Marigolds.
She played Jakki Kaan on YTV's action / suspense drama 2030 CE, Sue Miller on ABC's high school drama Life As We Know It, and Bekka on Canada's one of the most popular teen series, Edgemont.
After making her film debut in That Night (1992), Heigl balanced movie work with high school, playing a small role in Steven Soderbergh's Depression - era drama King of the Hill (1993), starring as Gérard Depardieu's difficult daughter in My Father the Hero (1994), and Steven Seagal's niece in the action sequel Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995).
Tim Story directs this sports drama based on real events, with Forest Whitaker starring as Al Collins, a high - school basketball coach who leads a ragtag team to the state finals just a year after the Katrina disaster in this Weinstein Co. production.
What we'd expect from Wright — memorable characters and high - style high drama — are here, but not emphasized as much as the story sometimes needs in order to make total sense.
Brian Presley also stars in this drama about a former football star who gets a second chance as a high school coach.
The show follows members of a high school drama troupe as they prepare to put on the controversial musical Spring Awakening, under the tutelage of an inexperienced yet passionate teacher (Josh Radnor) who's basically stolen the department out from under its longtime chair (Rosie Perez).
NBC's new drama «Rise» stars Rosie Perez as a high school teacher who struggles with being pushed aside when another teacher, played by Josh Radnor, makes a play for her job as head of the theater department.
Carter is no stranger to high - school sports drama, helming the 2005 inspirational basketball flick, Coach Carter (which is set in nearby Richmond, CA), and even starting off his behind - the - scenes role by directing several episodes of the high - school basketball TV show he appeared in as a regular cast member, «The White Shadow».
Molly's Game (***) Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, The Social Network) marks his directing debut with this tense crime / drama / thriller about Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), a young woman who turns a job as a personal assistant to an obnoxious young boss into a proprietor role, organizing high - stakes Hollywood poker games that make her wealthy and hounded by the FBI.
«American Sniper» was the highest - grossing film of 2014 in the United States.The biographical drama - which stars Bradley Cooper as Navy SEAL Chris...
The drama is based on the memoir Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High - Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker by Molly Bloom and sees Jessica Chastain leading the cast as Bloom alongside Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Brian d'Arcy James, and Chris O'Dowd.
Stephen Frears» directorial debut Gumshoe, a cockeyed detective film starring Albert Finney as a small - time bingo caller who plays at being a private detective for fun and ends up in the middle of a real mystery, and Arch Oboler's 1951 end - of - the - world drama Five, a low budget, high concept film he produced independently, also arrive under the «Martini Movies» imprint.
The studio is pushing this high - quality World War II drama as a summer blockbuster, and only after that goal has been met will they pursue Oscar ambitions.
He did, however, remain involved as an executive producer in the drama, which stars Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans (High - Rise), and Daniel Brühl (Rush).
Set in the Southern District of New York Federal Court, known as the «Mother Court,» the Shonda Rhimes - produced drama follows attorneys for the prosecution and defense «as they handle the most high profile and high stakes case in the country, all as their personal lives intersect.
The terror began as anticipation, thanks to the fact that Ken Lonergan's Margaret is one of my favourite films of all time, a drama with few peers that hit a high note on first impression and sustained it for six years.
It doesn't demand a 100 % emotional investment, nor does it provide the excitement of other sports dramas, such as «Secretariat», but it's solid, serious and satisfying family drama that paces itself nicely and gets to the finish line with its head held high.
The Amazon drama is described as a high - concept thriller and coming - of - age drama which follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off - book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.
, the latest from Joel and Ethan Coen, telling the story of a studio fixer (Josh Brolin) trying to keep his boss and all of his stars happy, even as one (George Clooney) is kidnapped by Communist screenwriters, another (Channing Tatum) may be in league with said writers, and another (Alden Ehrenreich) isn't able to make the transition from oater Westerns to high - toned dramas.
Farrell has been hard at work on a number of high - profile projects as of late, including a crime drama titled Widows, starring Viola Davis, Liam Neeson and Daniel Kaluuya; and a live action Dumbo, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito.
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