Sentences with phrase «inner city backdrop»

«Working on Watch Dogs was enormously interesting to me because its world offers the convergence of cyberpunk and the edgy tech reality of our times; it all plays out with action and energy against the inner city backdrop that I thrive in» said John Shirley.

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They were inner - city vigilantes, detectives, nurses and ex-cons that waged anti-establishment wars against authority, drugs, gangs and corruption — one - man (or woman) hit - squads operating against the real - world political backdrop of Nixon's «law and order» campaign.

It talks about Harvey Milk and the Communist Manifesto and the Civil Rights Movement and the CIA installation of Pinochet and the madness of a majority that still believes there were weapons of mass destruction in an Iraq... and it does so as backdrop to the disintegration of privileged white boy Dan (Gosling), a teacher at a rough inner - city school nursing a crack habit.

«Against the gritty backdrop of an inner - city ghetto rises the unforgettable voice of eleven - year - old Copper «Penny» Daniels, offering poignant and heartbreaking insights into the horrors and trials of homeless life on the streets, finding heaven where you least expect it, and help in those you never thought to ask.»

This setup was the perfect backdrop for Stain's work which features scenes taken from the life of everyday inner - city Americans and the day - to - day struggles they encounter.

For all of the graffiti artists, breakers, subway performers and inner city folks who think a highrise can be just as scenic a backdrop for a picnic as a 100 - year - old oak tree.