Sentences with phrase «many of the talking heads»

Being prime minister of imperial Great Britain was no cakewalk, and Salisbury surely got plenty of advice from the well - meaning; but he was in his grave long before the explosion of mass media, the 24 - hour news cycle, and its attendant horde of talking heads.

What we haven't engaged in is the peanut gallery and chatter, and we know that a lot of these talking heads — it is just not worth responding.

Virtually any of the talking heads in our rolodexes can say something about Stats Can and OECD reports.

Understanding that dynamic will help to filter out the noise of talking heads on financial television.

What reason would anyone with any level of forethought have to continue to live in such a hopeless place with nothing to place hope in other than a bunch of talking heads?

Would be interesting to see the DNA results of the talking heads at FOX and what skeletons would fall out of their closets.

If you want to throw pot shots at someone, find any number of talking heads who sit around and complain about a myriad of problems, but who actually do nothing to try and find a solution.

I think the absence of talking heads has helped us keep a better grip on reality.

As far as Luke, I used to watch the live chat regularly, and I respect his understanding of MMA a lot, but I'm not a fan of talking heads, and that's basically what Luke is in regards to MMA «journalism», I wouldn't even call him a journalist, he's more of a analyst / talking head.

The first thing out of the talking heads mouths was «Many Americans are worried about their own safety...» Let me tell you, the majority of us, at least the majority of me, are saying, we are with our parisian brothers right now, and are devastated at the loss of lives.

In this case, I'm not too confident that the results are going to be satisfying — I can think of few things more excruciatingly boring than staring at a bunch of talking heads in suits for an hour in a tiny window on my computer screen.

«Not quite good enough» is the conclusion of talking heads across the media.

Even one of the talking heads in this film was dismayed by how his comments were misconstrued.

Featuring a panoply of talking heads that includes a loop of zoologist Richard Dawkins repeating the words, «We, and all other animals, are machines created by our genes,» this chapter verges on scare mongering.

For those so inclined, there's no shortage of talking heads ready to have you gulping down charcoal - laced smoothies and spiralizing every zucchini in sight — all guaranteed to whip your physique into shape.

As the audience sees the world Nachtwey sees through his camera, a series of talking heads explain his bravery, greatness, and persistence.

Filled with the usual array of talking heads, «Oklahoma City» could be taken as an indictment of the five hundred (500!)

The documentary has its flaws: the flashiness of the editing, an overly insistent score, the sheer annoyingness of many of the talking heads.

I mean, it says so in the faux - documentary at the start of the film, but a lot of the talking heads in that are spouting viewpoints that are bigoted and factually inaccurate.

Michael Roberts's documentary is an unabashed exercise in deifying its subject matter with superlatives and hyperbole from the mouths of talking heads, which ultimately results in the cheapening of the artist.

Less cohesive documentary than feature - length red flag, The Bleeding Edge assembles a range of talking heads and upsetting case studies to target several key villains.

[/ font][font = Century Gothic][/ font][font = Century Gothic] «Hearts and Minds» is a very informative documentary, even though I was very familiar with most of the talking heads.

Told through an array of talking heads — including servicewomen (and a few servicemen) who recount their attacks, military psychiatrists, NCIS agents, attorneys, journalists, and obtuse Department of Defense employees — and intertitles revealing appalling facts (20 percent of female veterans have been sexually assaulted while serving), Dick's film unveils an environment that, in the words of one Army shrink, is «target rich for predators.»

The film consists mostly of talking heads, congressional testimony and a few glimpses of the home lives and sympathetic spouses of the victims.

Mendes also includes a set of unique, memorable scenes, great one - liners and dialogue, and cool soundtrack but the use of talking head video segments and a duel with a sniper seem recycled and lazy.

DVD Extras Director's commentary, bog - standard featurette, a trailer, and an unintentionally hilarious reading of Coleridge's «Kubla Khan» by a series of talking heads including random celebrities like John Hurt, Hannah Spearritt, Keith Allen and Jack Davenport.

I feel like the documentary Amy deserves to be on our «best of» list partly because of what it isn't: a bunch of talking heads going on about the short, tragic life of Amy Winehouse.

Mixing droll animation, stock footage and a restrained number of talking head interviews, the director Penny Lane's biography has all the whimsy of a tall tale, until a late change in tone surprises with genuine emotion.

Cinematography of the talking heads appears standard - issue.

They are short featurettes centered on Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, and writer - director Taylor Sheridan, unfolding with a standard mix of talking head interviews, film clips, and footage from the location production.

But, had they infused some dimension and personality, the film would be more than a collection of talking heads and hollow narratives.

With only one condition — that the bands on stage play their own, original tracks — Kristal's venue saw the early days of Talking Heads, Blondie, The Ramones, The Dead Boys, The Police, Iggy Pop and Patti Smith Group.

During the broadcast, a montage of talking heads featuring a range of prominent filmmakers (Ken Loach, Michael Haneke, Liv Ullmann, Costa - Gavras, Fatih Akin, et al) are posed the question, «what is a European film?»

Built around an extensive parody of the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense, the episode involved coming...

One of my least favorite things about the current season of American Horror Story is that it's essentially sidelined Lily Rabe in the thankless role of a talking head in a documentary frame story.

Surrogates is a good science fiction idea that is either too shallow and underdeveloped to provide the depth necessary to make a lasting impression, or it's a case of a rich and deep story that had been stripped away of all of its high concepts due to lack of budget, studio meddling, and a director who prefers big action sequences over scenes of talking heads.

Yes, though Roker and an assortment of talking heads try hard, the subject matter doesn't seem all that interesting or important.

Indian guitarists Robbie Robertson and Jesse Ed Davis get — and deserve — a lot of attention, and a parade of talking heads — Martin Scorsese, Wayne Kramer, Taj Mahal — weigh in on various musicians.

Outside of the talking heads segments, which feature some of the most delightfully edited interweaving into the narrative, is a film that wants to do more than just tell us this story of expensive books and robbery.

As such, it is a refreshing departure from the (present - day) usual documentary conventions of talking heads and soaring scores.

Under Watcher, we find 17 short «character pods» profiling the film's players and stunts with a mix of talking heads, behind - the - scenes footage, and clips.

There are a lot of talking heads, but also some lovely swamp and forest footage (cinematography by Damir Frkovic) and the transfer treats it as well as a standard def transfer can be expected to.

The movie features no new onscreen interviews, so it is refreshingly free of talking heads.

And, in addition to the original theatrical trailer, there's a vintage making - of feature that runs 19 minutes and offers the usual blend of talking heads and clips.

The content is a fairly typical mix of talking heads, candid B - roll, hosted behind - the - scenes, and film clips.

The Blu - ray's all - HD extras begin with «The Making of Begin Again» (20:53), a thorough featurette that serves up a standard yet satisfying supply of talking heads and behind - the - scenes footage.

There is a short «making of» featurette titled A New Vision, which is part obligatory wankfest with a lot of talking heads going «J.J. Abrams is soooo GREAT!!»

And has she got a murderer's row of talking head talent to tell it like it is, including Ava DuVernay, Lesli Linka Glatter, Brenda Chapman, Martha Coolidge, Rosanna Arquette, Miranda July, Karyn Kusama, Kasi Lemmons, Tina Mabry, Kimberly Peirce, Gina Prince - Bythewood, Lynn Shelton, Lucy Walker, Jill Soloway, and Penelope Spheeris, Sam Taylor - Johnson, and that's just half of her cast list.

If the actual information presented amounts to little more than a primer on the subject, it's the forceful editing, judicious use of talking heads, and visual weaving of past and present that give 13th its moral and pedagogical weight.

The documentary avoids being just a collection of talking heads by supplying a wealth of outtakes, interviews from production, and plenty of relevant footage, from locations to premieres to the Oscar ceremony.