Sentences with phrase «more dramatic stories»

Chappaquiddick is, at its best, a reminder of what a unique, and largely unexplored, character Ted Kennedy can be on film; to compare him to our scandal - riddled president, or any other politician, does a disservice to what are hopefully many more dramatic stories about Kennedy to come.

We can have much more dramatic stories that are nevertheless consistent.

But a Poulter victory, though highly improbable given the likes of multiple - major winners Spieth, McIlroy, and Bubba Watson populating the top of the leaderboard, would make for a much more dramatic story of sports redemption.

The Accidental Home Birth was quite the shock and by far the more dramatic story.

In the second, much more dramatic story Rainey is harassed by a crazy hick writer from Mississippi named John Shooter (John Turturro), who claims Rainey plagiarized one of his unpublished stories and botched the ending.

But the low - margins interpretation misses another, much more dramatic story.

Not exact matches

Unlike media darlings, who tend to interpret the future through an unwavering set of beliefs and to reduce complex issues to a simple, dramatic story, the more accurate forecasters tend to be less confident that they know how things will turn out.

Through stories of people who've made dramatic gains in self - awareness, she offers surprising secrets, techniques and strategies to help readers do the same — and how to use this insight to be more fulfilled, confident, and successful in life and in work.

«Although the global IPO market has yet to fully recover, the healthy level of deal volume and dramatic improvement in performance seen in the third quarter of 2010 indicate that IPO investors are more than willing to participate, given an attractive fundamental story pitched at a reasonable price,» Renaissance Capital says.

For the careful reader, foreshadowing creates a particularly effective form of engagement, ultimately moving into the territory of dramatic irony, where the reader knows more than the characters in the story.

European and Israeli publishers, too, have offered more dramatic testimony of the world's Anne Franks» for me, for example, Inge Deutschkron's Ich trug den Gelben Stern («I Wore the Yellow Star») will always be the most memorable story of childhood underground in Berlin.

«It's story versus story,» said Martin Marty, an emeritus professor of religious history at the University of Chicago, «and the more you are threatened, the more dramatic and deep the story is going to be.»

Generally, as news anchors and the news itself, more and more become the products of popular culture and consumers» desire to see the handsome and the beautiful, and the dramatic and alluring, television viewers will suffer more and more from inaccurate reporting, inane and nearly meaningless stories, outright stupidity, and a complete decline in journalistic integrity (of which this story on CNN is a part).

The writers exploit the dramatic aspects of Kaczynski's life to great effect, and he becomes, much more than his FBI counterpart, the hero and victim of his own story.

Distinctive for its dramatic 50 - story replica Eiffel Tower and authentic architectural reproductions, Paris Las Vegas features more than 2,900 hotel rooms and suites, an 85,000 square - foot casino, the two - acre Soliel Pool, Paris Spa by Mandara, two wedding chapels, unique French retail shopping located along the resort's Le Boulevard District, and the opulent nightlife venue Chateau Nightclub & Rooftop.

On a day that started with Jordan Spieth and his bogey - free streak of 54 holes getting all the publicity, it was Kaymer who created the best story in one of the more dramatic final hours at The Players.

He also exaggerates to make his stories more dramatic or to make himself sound bigger.

This would likely have been more than enough, and Claire could have had a manual removal in theatre, followed by a couple of units of blood, and been home a couple of days later, with a dramatic birth story to tell and a new baby daughter to snuggle.

«From its inception to now, the proposed text amendment tells the story of Build it Back's dramatic progress under Mayor de Blasio's leadership: the idea for the amendment came out of a community - level meetings in Queens, it was produced with collaboration across agencies, and it is being passed to help homeowners who were stuck because of burdensome regulations so that they can begin rebuilding their homes and making their neighborhoods more resilient,» said AMY PETERSON, Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery.

The story below may be a bit embellished to make the video more dramatic, and it's an actor in the video, but it's based on a real story of a man that kept fast food burgers in his basement to study them for breakdown.

This comprehensive reinvention of the title includes upgraded graphics, brand new gameplay mechanics, exclusive new levels, a reworked back story, a dramatic new ending, recast voice acting and much, much more.

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.

As the story builds, these characters become richer and more complicated — and the stakes become more deadly — resulting in a movie with a delayed but no less potent dramatic punch.

Writer - director Joshua Marston gives Shannon a chance to shine as a character more pedestrian than the ones he usually plays, though the story is a little too thesis driven to build any dramatic momentum.

Though initially sold as The Hangover set in Afghanistan, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is not an outright wacky comedy, but instead tells a much more subtle, dramatic story.

A simple retelling of these stories would have been more dramatic, more effective and more powerful.

It's much more personal, subdued, even intimate — and obviously something one of our era's great faces sees as an story that he could explore beyond his normal (but already high level) comic and dramatic range.

Pointless romantic meandering doesn't gain dramatic heft just because you pretty it up, especially when there's so much more meat behind the story at hand.

It's funny, but it's also Phillips» most dramatic and political film, owing to the fact that it takes place during the Iraq War and tells the insane true story of a pair of cocky, Scarface - aspiring gun runners (played by Jonah Hill and Miles Teller) who bite off more than they can chew.

One of the more low - key summer releases, we love the sound (and the cast) of this true - story - inspired heist comedy about a nightwatchman who plans a dramatic break - in.

The more layered truths behind scandals of the past have made for some great documentaries (particularly last year's «O.J.: Made in America» and «Hot Coffee,» the illuminating story behind the coffee that was «too hot») and a number of recent dramatic highlights, like Aaron Sorkin's upcoming «Molly's Game,» about the woman callously dubbed the «poker princess» by the tabloids.

What's more, they do so in a story — scripted by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who worked with the Russos on the last two «Captain America» movies — that delivers action, emotion and a dramatic conclusion that will leave fans floored.

But that's not the big surprise about the film: this story of an arrogant, over-the-hill slugger (Mac) who comes out of retirement to chalk up his 3000th hit is more of a serious sports film than a knee - slapping comedy, and Mac gets a rare opportunity to showcase his true dramatic range as an actor.

It helps that Boiler Room director Younger, making his first movie for 12 years, has the advantage of being based on a less well - known true life story (at least to those not versed in boxing lore), its dramatic twists subsequently packing a bit more surprise and punch.

While I do think, from a story standpoint, it's a shame that Garrigan wasn't limited to being a mere witness to the events of the Amin era, as he was portrayed more in the book, instead of a constant catalyst for Amin's rage, considering he is a fictional character, we'll just chalk up his constant missteps as dramatic license taken by the screenwriters in drawing out Amin to commit some of the most heinous acts of torture shown in film this side of a Mel Gibson directorial effort.

As the story becomes more solemn in its second half, Luhrmann's presence is less prominent letting the story unfold in a dramatic fashion.

But while there isn't much to distinguish Born To Be Blue's dramatic stakes from any number of stories about self - destructive, self - centered artists (or «movies about jazz musicians,» as they're more commonly known), the film is given a spark of life by the inspired casting of Ethan Hawke.

Sure enough, as the story unfolds in more conventional dramatic style, characters break off from what they're doing either to cast doubt on the veracity of what we're seeing or set us off in a whole new direction.

Seemlessly intercut with old news footage, the historical significance of Milk's story is all the more believable and a marvellous device that adds to the dramatic weight.

Like with anything that is popular, the movie's plot has led to countless fan theories; ranging from aspects like the story was all in the head of Rod the TSA agent, that Get Out is a sequel to Being John Malkovich, the important symbolism of the deer, the dramatic irony of Chris picking cotton to lead to his escape, and much more.

And her personal story may be more dramatic than any of her movies.

Bryan Singer's X-Men franchise has done slightly better, giving characters like Storm (Halle Berry), Dr. Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) rounded stories and proper dramatic arcs, so that they seemed more like women, and less like blow - up dolls.

Even when tragedy strikes, it feels more for dramatic purposes than because the story calls for it.

The bilious, paranoid inner - monologue that makes the book more dramatic — and truer — than any biography could hope to be has been replaced by the pat love story of Clough and his assistant, Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall), which comes to grief when Clough hubristically hands in their resignations at Derby and is horrified to learn that Sam Longson (Jim Broadbent), the club's old - school chairman, has accepted them.

From scenes filled with raging fires to quieter, more dramatic moments between the men and their families, the story is made even more powerful and immersive in Dolby Vision ™ and Dolby Atmos ®.

These more than make up for any dramatic shortcomings in the story.

As Romina, Mendes certainly can't escape her own attractiveness but her emotional fragility more than overwhelms and makes her character rich and dramatic, aiding the story of both Luke and Avery.

The powerhouse Jay - Z tune closing out the new «42» trailer may be worthy of the «21 and Over» soundtrack, but with roots in Jackie Robinson's true story, «42» strikes a far more dramatic chord and seemingly boasts quite a bit of heart, baseball action and noteworthy performances.

Evans handles the dramatic scenes as well as he does the action later on, but ultimately this is a story nobody asked to be told, as proved by an intriguing albeit clumsy hint at a sequel that's more enticing than the entire film that preceded it.

Aside from impressive 21st century digital effects, this new take on the Moses story pales in comparison to Cecil B. DeMille's iconic 1956 version, The Ten Commandments, which is far more resonant and intensely dramatic.