Sentences with word «lilt»

Werner is German and has, at times, the commanding lilt of a dominatrix — although one who understands selective Sanskrit.

USC professor Drew Casper provides a commentary track, though if the common problem of academic commentaries is their dry tone and pile - up of detail, Casper's track, down to the falsely ingratiating lilt in his voice, sounds like a Film 101 professor explaining simple concepts to a class he assumes has never heard of them before.

«The inscrutable Dornan's a pretty good fit for control - freaky Christian, though he can't keep that Irish lilt out of his lines.

Without the Durant Rule, would Sacramento have lilted toward Cousins» 2018 free agency and potentially lost him for nothing?

Mike Myers strikes post-Austin Powers gold with his Scottish lilt as the eponymous fearless ogre with repressed yearnings for Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), an enlightened damsel in distress, a nighttime secret, and a voice that will strike fear into any bluebird (in a bit that had a dozen critics rolling in the aisles at an early press screening).

It's a fitting entrance for the ebullient actress, whose smart British lilt melts easily into laughter — often at her own expense.

True to his roots, he wore the kind of flat cap that's been associated with Irishmen in America since Ellis Island, and spoke with a light accent (less brogue, more lilt) to match.

Belize is the only Central American nation where English in the primary language, softened by a relaxed Caribbean lilt.

Simply having a French lilt is popular too: 46 % of Americans agree it's the world's most alluring foreign accent.

McGregor is a real charmer, a young Malcolm McDowell with a Scottish lilt; Brain Tufano's photography manages to be both rich and stark at once; Hodge's script has some genuinely arch lines.

Still, what could easily become your grandmother's favorite movie of the year at least gives its star, 21 - year - old Saoirse Ronan (Best Supporting Actress Oscar - nominee for 2007's «Atonement»), a chance to show off her native lilt and alluring azure eyes while shining in an immigrant saga that focuses on the fate of an ambitious plucky career girl.

The writing is clear and direct, but also has a quiet sort of elegance to it, and an almost musical lilt.

John Baker hails from the tiny fishing town of Wesleyville, Nfld., and still speaks with a hint of Maritime lilt.

Her manner of speech and general demeanor are a mix of these different worlds: a laid - back SoCal lilt bundled into direct, no - nonsense sentences.

He is gruff but ends his statements with an unsuspecting lilt.

Icelandic composer and guitarist, Fridrik Karlsson has created three soundtracks with guitar chords and percussive wind chimes that lilt like a lullaby.

You get the feeling that someone like Peres was never a natural leader of Israel — the Polish lilt to his accent, and his limits in terms of military experience, something still so valued in a country which has spent years fighting for its right to exist and still operates mandatory military service, are made much of.

«Oh, I was so sad,» she said in her soft Portuguese lilt.

This super cute and sexy lilted wedding dress has a most sunning party to get the eyes catching when you wearing the dress present your next social party or being a bridesmaids.

beams photographer and director Ellen von Unwerth in her soft Frankfurt lilt, while holding court at Michael Hoppen's Gallery in Chelsea, where she has come to unveil her latest show, Do Not Disturb.

Living life and enjoying the experience, each day a masterpiece in its own way.enjoying the unique lilt in an irish ladies voice:);).

Like many other Wakandans, he speaks in English with a South African lilt, an accent that vividly summons up Nelson Mandela and suggests that T'Challa will soon be assuming the role of international diplomat.

It's there in his description of a God he doesn't believe in coming alive in his songwriting, and it's there in the way his voice sort of lilts upward in self - satisfaction after a particularly adroit turn of phrase.

He is quickly rescued by a former dentist turned bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), an eloquent gentleman with a Teutonic lilt in his voice and a mischievous but sad sparkle in his eyes.

Those scenes make this saga sing, from the Shire's cheerful lilt in The Fellowship of the Ring to Sam's tearful speech about fighting for good at the end of TheTwo Towers to Return's wrenching farewells, which shouldn't leave a dry eye in the house.

The baddies of the piece, brothers Dmitri (Adrien Brody) and Jopling (Willem Dafoe, replete with Max Schreck - style lower - jaw fangs), have a mild germanic lilt, while there is French dialogue from Seydoux and Mathieu Amalric.

But Dot can play Beethoven's «Appassionata» and «Moonlight» as the situation demands, and she provides treacly narration throughout in her piping, irritating lilt.

«You give it all then you'll take it back,» the singer lilts as Clare nudges Paul (Mitchell Slaggert, «Moss»), whom in Meredith's words is the school's «F Boy,» with a veiled elation in knowing her second wish is fulfilled.

Screenwriter Eric Heisserer has adapted the novella Story of Your Life by the SF author Ted Chiang; he brings to it a Shyamalanesque lilt, and cleverly finesses the inevitable problem of how to end this kind of story: whether there is going to be any kind of departure.

He speaks with an almost parodic cockney lilt, accompanied with a penetrating thousand - yard stare, and rarely minces his words.

While Boseman (who played legendary singer James Brown in the biopic Get On Up, 2014), with his lovely lilt and noble mien, is the focus here, he is surrounded by many powerful women.

Don't look for Chris to win Oscars for roles in different nationalities, for his Jamaican lilt sounded more British to me.

And Simon Fisher Turner's spooky piano lilts set just the right tone of moody angst.

Soderbergh has assembled a winning group of actors, so no worries on the second front: Craig looks like he's having the time of his life, sporting a southern lilt to go with a bleached blonde dome, while Tatum's downhome charm contrasts perfectly with Driver's standoffish mien.

In the past, Pixar's best female characters (Dory in Finding Nemo, Helen Parr and Edna Mode in The Incredibles) have been triumphs of vocal performance more than writing, and the same holds true here, with Macdonald's beautiful Lowland lilt breathing life into a character who might otherwise have joined a long line of semi-interchangeable Disney princesses.

The plot is a Focus Features executive's wet dream come true (though the film went to A24 after premiering at Sundance): Stubbornly clinging to her adolescence, 28 - year - old Megan (Keira Knightley, rocking a flawless American accent and a girlish lilt) floats aimlessly through post-college life, exhibiting an Apatow - like lack of ambition that her more «mature» friends fret about.

As Williams was busy doing that, Thomas Newman filled in with Steven Spielberg, lending a melancholy lilt to Bridge of Spies.

Moreover, the restless, twitching lilt of the song catches perfectly the light - headedness of early morning — especially if one has stayed up all night, as many of the characters have, for happy or desperate reasons.

While he has used his real voice on camera before, he often masks his Glaswegian accent with a well spoken English lilt.

Though kindred to Bone Gap in its focuses on desire and disappearance, this is a read - alike of tone: there's a phantasmagorical lilt to Lanagan's writing that fits alongside that of Ruby.

Quite simply, I adored this book which explored slavery and subjugation in a prose so lyrical and moving that I heard the characters lilt in every phrase I read.

For example, if the narrator makes his / her voice lilt slightly at the end of a passage of dialogue, the character sounds hopeful, wistful, possibly cheerful.

Every scene - even the sentence constructive - has a distinct Victorian - Gothic lilt.

The hotel manager — mr. flavio salinas, the plaque on his office door reads — has the most striking pair of chartreuse eyes I've ever seen on a man with an island Spanish lilt to his voice.