Sentences with phrase «in endearing story»

The game's on in this endearing story of friendship and the Olympian spirit from talented illustrator Alexandra Boiger, who makes her author - illustrator debut with Max and Marla.

She uses her words to restore the town's magic in an endearing story of community.

Test audience reactions and word - of - mouth buzz have already made BAMBI II one of the most anticipated films of the year with audiences young and old, citing its remarkable achievements in endearing story, pristine animation and engaging score.

Not exact matches

There's another endearing element to the Greycroft story: The firm's networks primarily are in New York and Los Angeles, perennial second fiddles to the only venture - capital market that truly matters, Silicon Valley.

We know all the irritating and endearing, weak and tenacious behaviors in this story — altruistic aims, big ideas, bad tempers; smelling a rat, taking offense, throwing tantrums, pleading and cajoling, seeing reason, changing your mind, eating crow.

a small, quiet love story of sorts that takes place in the temporal / political outskirts of the vietnam conflict with understated but endearing performances.

In the end, I feel Seuss works best when read aloud, as cinematic contrivances in animating the stories, especially the less and less endearing songs, only seem to slow the train dowIn the end, I feel Seuss works best when read aloud, as cinematic contrivances in animating the stories, especially the less and less endearing songs, only seem to slow the train dowin animating the stories, especially the less and less endearing songs, only seem to slow the train down.

When the dance is finally beat, Robert Baker... or Alabama, there's something endearing enough about the pretty points in cinematography and score work, touching occasions in entertainingly well - paced direction, interesting spots in a colorful story, and across - the - board decent performances - especially the one by Evan Rachel Wood - for the final product to border on decent, ultimately falling under the overwhelming weight of the glaring tonal and narrative incoherencies, flat humor, dramatic contrivances, problematic themes, even more problematic leads, ridiculous story and onslaught of clichés which render Andrew Fleming's «Barefoot» an occasionally charming, but mostly mediocrely misguided romantic dramedy.

All of that is on display in his new feature Early Man, an endearing story of cavemen who form a football (Americans read: soccer) team in...

But that's an isolated stumble in a wonderful, uplifting, endearing, thoroughly entertaining story.

It's a story one could easily believe happened under our noses, tracing Ray's boozy, gun - toting proclivities and crippling stage fright to his achingly endearing romance with a mute (Samantha Morton in an Oscar - nominated, entirely wordless performance).

After seeing the story, I like him a lot and he's one of the most endearing and positive portrayals of a Middle Eastern character I've seen in games.

But there's also plenty that moves the spirit in that uniquely Andersonian way, from the endearing amateurishness of young newcomers Hayward and Gilman (their natural fumbling is perfect for a story about naive first love) to the stellar support lent by Murray, McDormand, Norton and Willis, who each convey a lifetime of concealed hurts with every gesture and deadpan - absurd line reading.

While it's hard to know just what to make of it, there's just something inherently endearing in seeing a movie with so many oddball story developments and a crazy sense of atmosphere.

But even better and more notable was his turn in «Ant - Man» in which he created probably the film's most memorable, endearing (and funny) character, in motormouthed «master thief» Luis, whose uniquely intricate way of telling a story is maybe the best character attribute written into any big - budget movie (so far) this year.

A Quiet Place is incredibly heartwarming and endearing story of these everyday family dynamics, playing out in a very genre movie.

However, director Stephen Frears and co-writers Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope take this simple logline (based on a true story) and run with it in complete earnestness, crafting a sweet, thoughtful, and endearing story of guilt, redemption, and friendship that is buoyed by a remarkable performance from Judi Dench and excellent chemistry between the actress and her co-star, Steve Coogan.

Each is as important as the other and in order for the audience to accept the unbelievable that unfurls before them, the characters must be endearing and compatible to such a unique story; one composed of fantastical and relatable elements.

Adapted from the book of the same name by Phoebe Gloeckner, this 1970's San Francisco - set story of a quirky teenage girl coming into her own is powerful, funny, and endearing in all the right ways.

It's a smart and provocative debate on feminism wrapped up in an endearing love story» — RS

As we discussed in a Chris Wars check - in last June, Pine destroyed the late - night game in 2017 with some endearing stories and lavish helpings of bare ankle.

Large publishing houses refused to deal in the novella or short story and the only way to get these in the market at all were through sparsely read magazines and anthologies, despite the fact that many of our most endeared classics fall into these categories.

Award - winning writer Maile Meloy's return to short stories explores complex lives in an austere landscape with the clear - sightedness that first endeared her to readers.

Relax, put your feet up, pour a hot cup of Earl Grey and be swept away by these holiday tales.PASSIONATE REUNIONBest - selling author Robyn Carr will delight her many fans with Bring Me Home for Christmas, an endearing story set in a...

In Ford County, John Grisham's first collection of stories, we meet a weird and endearing group of misfits with one thing in common: each has lived in Clanton, the seat of fictional Ford County, MississippIn Ford County, John Grisham's first collection of stories, we meet a weird and endearing group of misfits with one thing in common: each has lived in Clanton, the seat of fictional Ford County, Mississippin common: each has lived in Clanton, the seat of fictional Ford County, Mississippin Clanton, the seat of fictional Ford County, Mississippi.

The story of Woo is presented in cuddly primary - colored pages with endearing caricatures throughout to charm the little runaway ghost in everyone.

Books for newly independent readers come in all shapes and sizes, and this season brings some wonderful new titles, as welcome as the first flowers of spring.A messy dilemma Spring, of course, is also the time for bunnies, and from Katherine Hannigan, best - selling author of Ida B, comes the endearing story of...

Prolific author / illustrator Salina Yoon's spare text and bright, energetic illustrations bring to life this endearing story celebrating Autumn and family in many forms!

Written by Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul's publisher and editor - in - chief, and now available wherever books are sold, each features 101 hilarious, touching, and sometimes mindboggling stories about all the very good, very bad, and simply amazing things that our nevertheless endearing dogs and cats do.

For every old dog that gets its own viral social media post, there are thousands more just as endearing, with stories equally poignant, and you will find them right in your own community.

King takes readers deep into the traveller's soul in these intimate, frightening, endearing stories.

This may just be a guess, but around the point Pokemon became this huge hit in the late 90's and pretty much owned the turn based strategy genre, spawning dozens of hashed out clones, that could be contributed to why turn - based RPG's started to lose their muster a bit in the last generation and why Square Enix has been so fixated on trying to develop new and interesting combat systems with their latest installments, rather than focusing on what they used to do so well, which was create unique, yet cohesive, quest based stories with endearing characters and gameplay that favors using your mind over your thumbs.

What is surprising, however, is that the level of voice acting provided in the game's audio log collectibles not only provide some of the most endearing stories in the game, but also deliver some top quality voice acting.

I would love to see Zelda Wii U take those building blocks and craft an even more intricate and endearing story for fans to get lost in.

Though overly simple in some places, it's huge roster of characters and ability to retell the story of The Force Awakens in such an endearing way make it a must play for anyone who loves the Lego Game series or Star Wars.

Although the story and dialogue only show their age in an endearing way, its visuals don't get off so easy.

There is nothing more endearing than playing through a fantasy world with a deep, rich story and vibrant world, and The Legend of Heroes fills a void for me in which the Final Fantasy series has always done.

Siskind's bold, graphic and nearly abstract photographs on exhibit at the Egan Gallery in 1948 endeared him to the New York painters, but drew criticism from Clement Greenberg who insisted to Siskind, upon leaving the exhibition together in an elevator, that he couldn't do that with photography, that photography had to «tell a story» it couldn't be abstract.

Childlike imagery and found objects are combined in whimsical collages that tell absurdist and endearing stories in a way all her own.

His story is interesting because of the difficulty of persuading people even WITH evidence — Dr Marshall has commented that the Australian capture of the America's Cup in 1983 did not endear Australian doctors to the American medical profession!

A far better match, it seems to me given his interest in law, fictional story - telling abilities, and past career as a lowlife, would be as a staff - writer for the upcoming Breaking Bad spin - off series «Better Call Saul,» centered around Saul Goodman, the sleazy but endearing «criminal» lawyer, who can work the angles off a hexagon.

A lively and endearing story about a child in an Indigenous community getting ready to play his favourite game - footy!