Sentences with phrase «much of the levity»

Lilly is a star — totally delightful, providing much of the levity.

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Given the changing tenor of Twitter, brands that can bring some much - needed levity have been seeing success recently for a reason.

CNN: My Take: Reclaiming Jesus» sense of humor Here's a serious question about levity: The Bible clearly paints a picture of Jesus of Nazareth as a clever guy, but he never seems to laugh, much less crack a smile.

As well as the BMJ's Christmas edition bringing some much - needed levity at the end of each year, mining the citations...

Had Pellington and Perry maybe added some sort of levity to the proceedings, Nostalgia wouldn't come off so heavy - handed in its desire to make the audience feel so much.

Especially the troupe of the Guardians of the Galaxy, who render much - needed and again effortless levity to this clanging - metal enterprise, and also Holland, who has been stealing the show as the sprightly Spider - Man.

There's tons of levity, but just as much emotion...»

Though much of the film finds them in a state of disconnect — they communicate with each other through a very clinical intercom system in the house — we get these small moments of levity that make their relationship feel very lived in despite their tensions.

It's a compelling bit of mind - screwery that results in an anomalous crewmember appearing fused inside a wall, pieces of the ship turning up inside of other crewmembers, and, in a moment that provides the dour film with some much - needed levity, Chris O'Dowd has his arm chomped off by a wall.

While «Before Midnight» certainly has its appealing moments of allure and levity, it's ultimately more «This Is 40 «- style pain with much more honesty and real bite than Judd Apatow would likely ever go for, and when «Before Midnight» bares its fangs and becomes uncomfortable there are few moments of comedic relief or a new jaunty scene to cut to.

Juno Temple is the kind of crazed gutter princess only she can deliver and Jay Pharoah delivers some much needed understated levity.

Too much of the joint business of Major Smith and Lt. Schaeffer (Eastwood) is carried out in professional silence, but when they sling a bit of banter, it affords the film some welcome levity.

Overall, Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters» references and general cheeky sense of humour do a great job of adding much needed levity to the occasionally somber plot.

Directed by Joe Johnston (Jumanji), Captain America proves to be a riveting roller coaster ride from beginning to end, basically because it relies on a winning recipe featuring all the fixins needed to hold an audience's undivided attention, from a compelling plot which ratchets up the tension all the way to the final showdown, to eye - popping action and special effects, to a sweet romance between likable leads exhibiting screen chemistry, to lots of unexpected moments of levity (with much of the hilarious comic relief arriving courtesy of Tommy Lee Jones).

Opposite legend Robert De Niro for much of the film, Jackson's Robbie is a buzz saw, spitting out Tarantino's dialogue like an AK - 47 and moving from levity to unbalanced aggression and the drop of a hat.

Directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Morwenna Banks, the movie is full of levity — as is the case with most best friends, much of Milly and Jess» friendship is defined by laughter.

There are a couple of decent laughs to be had, and about a dozen or so smiles, but unlike its predecessor, Legally Blonde 2 has several stretches of scenes where the levity and mirth take a break, leaving us a bit bored when there's not much going on except some necessary explanations in order to make this ambitious plot work.

While we're on the subject of the Guardians of the Galaxy, they get a fair chunk of the movie, and despite the odds that are at stake, provide some much needed levity amongst the planet chucking and bejeweled fist clenching.

There are moments of levity, but the film is mostly serious and occasionally dark, giving Blanchett plenty to chew on, her performance as much physical as it is verbal.

The first two films were also bleak due to the nature of the subject matter, but they found ways to inject some much - needed levity as well, and that's something «Mockingjay» lacks.

Much of the story seems preoccupied with the base - level joys and torments of being a teenager, content to float along with occasional bursts of levity from some nonessential but fun minicomics by Bosma.

The performance added a much - needed dose of anarchic levity to these big - money proceedings.

Here is a short list for the fun of it: everything Sina Najafi and crew do at Cabinet magazine, the goings on at Mildred's Lane, the projects, journals and exhibitions by the great collective E-flux (Anton, Juliete, Brian), the entire Occupy movement, Philly's own Basekamp — in particular the Plausible Artworlds project, Charles Esche, Maria Lind, Chus Martinez, Jens Hoffmann, Ralph Rugoff, Sofia Hernandez, my ol' colleague Mark Beasly (a great curator), the experiments and levity of Joseph Del Pesco, just recently the people at Weeksville Heritage Center, the awesome constant rethinking of Kate Fowle at ICI, at times the experimental approach of Hans Ulrich Obrist (the man has so much energy), the education programs at the Walker and the Hammer, the projects of Christine Tohme at Ashkal Alwan in Beirut, the work of Fulya Erdemci and Theo Teeglaers at SKOR, the writings of Sue Bell Yank, Shannon Jackosn, Gregory Sholette, Yates McKee, Jahleh Mansoor, Boris Groys (though I don't usually agree with him), and Claire Bishop (though I don't agree often with her either, haha).

With scenes of devastation all around, the sight the frog and snake offered some much needed levity.