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The video game is being developed by Night Dive Studios which will retell the narrative journey of a nameless hacker who gets swindled into working with the TriOptimum Corporation.

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A new «Idol» As Ad Age's Jeanine Poggi writes, Macy's and Zyrtec (yes, the allergy medication) are major sponsors of ABC's reboot of «American Idol,» where the singing contest's narrative will be refocused to «highlight the contestants» journey.»

The Old Testament narratives are stories about discovery, exodus - journey - arrival, exile - and - return, of faithfulness in the midst of or out of: success, failure, happiness, tragedy, relationships, disaster, or any blessing or any evil that people can foist on each other.

«I am a sinner, who's probably gonna sin again» Kendrick Lamar's breakthrough album, good kid m.A.A.d. city, is a conversion narrative, tracing the moral journey of a young Kendrick through vice, violence, and grace.

Early in the narrative, after he has sought out a trusted priest to hear his confession, despite the risk entailed in the journey, Brossard thinks of absolution, a stay against his fear and guilt:

The second important episode in the present arrangement of the narratives, following immediately upon the account of, Abraham's call, response and consequent journey to Canaan, shows the great Patriarch, who has just acted with exemplary faith, behaving as if the divine promise had never occurred at all.

Evans» honesty in telling her faith journey impressed us along with how much her love of the Lord imbued the entire narrative.

Because the kind of testimonies we make room for in our pulpits, and the kind of narratives we privilege in our pedagogy, inextricably shape our conception of what an exemplary journey of faith (and doubt) looks like.

The Oldest Living Things in the World is a giant book that combines many of my favorite things: a compelling journey / quest narrative, beautiful photographs, and naturalism.

So while Gladwell himself isn't a character in the narrative, its construction proved to be a remarkable personal journey for him.Aside from the section on David, three chapters of the book deal with the stories of people who drew on the extraordinary reserves of their Christian faith to defeat seemingly insurmountable odds.

Even the story of Paul's final journey to Rome, including the narrative about the shipwreck, is full of theological motives and historical difficulties.

Using narrative, parable and exposition, Eiseley has the uncanny ability to make us feel that we are accompanying him on a journey into the very heart of the universe.

None of these courageous women has ever spoken on the record in such compelling detail, and, on this DVD, the filmmakers weave together their passionate narratives as a celebration of the journey to motherhood that will leave viewers with a renewed sense of amazement about the power of women.

Buhari noted that Ekwueme's life's journey had been a narrative of immeasurable grace, courage, and candour.

According to the researchers, the new - found proof of the commercial journeys to Ribe changes the popular narrative of Vikings as violent aggressors.

She quickly got hooked — not by the actual weather data but by the narrative of the Foxglove's journey and crew, a story that played out alongside the thermometer readings in each day's logbook entries.

Beside the flood of potboilers and analyses, another genre has flourished: personal narratives of exploration, such as John David Morley's Pictures from the Water Trade, Alan Booth's The Roads to Sata and Leslie Downer's more sentimental, televised journeys into Japan's deep north.

Prior to starting The Wellness Project, which streamlined my approach to health, in addition to the actual narrative of it, my journey involved many doctors, diagnoses, stops and starts.

Written as a first - person non-fiction narrative, Born to Run combines the excitement of ultra-racing with very interesting scientific running research, and just a dash of a spiritual journey... it is perfect!

The narrative is Blocker's journey past a history he's not much proud of, with Native American actors Studi, Adam Beach and Q'orianka Kilcher (Bale's co-star in «The New World») providing a layered tapestry of resonant characters.

This feature length narrative film follows the emotional and psychological journey of a young, black, gay artist as he discovers the hidden legacies of the gay and lesbian subcultures within the Harlem Renaissance.

2008's «Kung Fu Panda» was such an unexpected delight, merging furious martial art action and a traditional hero's journey narrative to create a quirky, spirited comedy, making ideal use of star Jack Black's verbal idiosyncrasies and playful heft.

Even though this is by far the shortest «Tales» game, its superb battle system and good narrative promises a great journey through the world of Rieze Maxia.

«Jeff Unay's impressive and beautiful debut unfolds like a narrative film in which the story of Joe Carman and his journey is portrayed with empathy and universal accessibility,» Arianna Bocco, EVP of acquisitions and productions at IFC Films / Sundance Selects, said in a statement.

Slow West Directed by John Maclean (UK, New Zealand)-- New York Premiere, Narrative At the end of the nineteenth century, 16 - year - old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit - McPhee) journeys across the American frontier in search of the woman he loves.

Those that brave the journey into the narrative and world of Dear Esther will discover an experience that few games have been available to accomplish in years.

Directed by Brad Peyton, who has wreaked cinematic havoc around Johnson in «San Andreas» and «Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,» «Rampage» expands the narrative of the retro game, which involved a giant gorilla, wolf and crocodile crunching skyscrapers into dust.

I wanted to try to use narrative techniques and shoot it, edit it, and produce it in a way that felt like you have a front row seat to the journey of our characters.

In the case of Nebraska, while it's no journey to Mt. Doom or Battle Royale, Woody Grant (Bruce Dern)'s mission to get to Lincoln, Nebraska to claim his prize money of one million dollars in any way possible is very much a moving story that uses actors who don't necessarily jump off the screen but are perfect fits for the narrative at hand.

He added, «The movie works so well for several reasons, and they don't all have to do with the spectacular special effects... [«Star Wars»] relies on the strength of pure narrative, in the most basic storytelling form known to man, the Journey.»

Kruger's script is said to add a unique family story that parallels Dumbo's journey, and an expansion of the original narrative appears vital given that the original animation is just 60 minutes long.

The story's told through brief cutscenes and stage transitions, and though there are some zones without these, there was enough substance to paint an idea of both the narrative and the journey itself.

With an approach that emphasises internal feelings and character journeys, over more obvious things like narrative structure and story arcs, this Brazilian - German film challenges audiences to explore a series of important issues in ways movies...

Ricky Church reviews Westworld Season One: The Maze... Last year HBO had a breakout series with Westworld, a loose remake of the 1973 Michael Crichton film, about a Western immersion park where androids, otherwise known as hosts, take guests on a narrative journey through the Wild West, but there is more going on with the hosts -LSB-...]

Moll's own internal journey is so firmly the spine of the narrative, it makes her relationship with handsome oddball Pascal (Flynn) feel like a sideshow.

The film is presented by the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency of the Russian Federation, so it's clear that we're not in for a wacky, drug - induced journey, but rather a narrative that explores the insidious nature of trafficking, which is never going to be a fun ride.

With Trudell's lifeline as the narrative thread, this biopic journeys in and out of modern Indian history and politics, exploring the earth - infused philosophy and motivations of Trudell's radical acts and thought, as well as reliving the loss and heartache that prompted his activism to evolve abruptly into artistic expression.

Despite these shortfalls, the film does successfully manage to explore some interesting themes of diplomacy and leadership along the way, and even though it could be argued that the narrative itself is bland and unimaginative, barely moving from its starting point to its conclusion, the weight, intensity and emotional journey Caesar and his comrades evoke, more than make up for its few short comings.

The narrative twists and turns through the city of dreams, following Agatha's journey into the dark heart of Tinseltown, where greed fuels ambition, child stars turn into addicts as a matter of course and everyone — from pushy parents to ruthless agents — are set on exploiting others for their own gain.

With Carícies, Pons begins his artistic collaboration with playwright Sergi Belbel, and embarks on a minimalistic narrative journey which revolves around a breakdown of communication and where «violence, both physical and verbal, permeates the action.»

As the road trip genre is best when it's used as a catalyst for a metaphysical journey of discovery engaged in by our protagonists, the narrative of The Puffy Chair is not nearly so important as the rambling, improvised conversations (arguments and pillow talk) engaged in by its trio of twentysomething slacker pilgrims.

Experimental film often eschews sequential narrative structure in favour of evoking an emotional journey; the viewer is meant to be engaged by the aesthetic or imagery rather than by the characters or story.

The narrative momentum that Hugo's journey had built up evaporates, and now we are exploring why Papa Georges — as his ward, Isabelle (Chloë Grace Moretz: Let Me In, Kick - Ass), and Hugo's new friend, calls him — is so sad, why he won't return Hugo's little notebook full of drawings of the automaton, and what secret he is harboring of his past that he won't talk about.

The film is an action, drama, mystery and considering its main narrative, we as an audience should be gripped to our seats, as we take this intense journey with Doucette, as he solves the mystery of his kidnapping one step at a time.

And that's what this film becomes: an experience as much in the texture of this fictional life, growing up from first grade to arriving at college, as in the narrative journey.

That's what this film becomes: an experience as much in the texture of this fictional life, growing up from first grade to arriving at college, as in the narrative journey.

«One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest» was set in confinement, too, and like that story, the narrative drive of «The Shawshank Redemption» - based on a story by the prolific Stephen King - is a journey of freedom, physical and psychological.

In fact, the same narrative is actually more original in the climactic Journey anthem Don't Stop Believing, which has already been revived and beaten to death by the cast of Glee (this version is marginally better).

Annihilation unfolds via potentially unreliable flashbacks told exclusively from Lena's point - of - view, a nod to VanderMeer's novel (journal entries), but an ill - conceived narrative choice, since it robs Annihilation of the present - tense suspense necessary to adequately sustain Lena's exterior and interior journeys for the better part of two hours.

«We saw it develop and we were right in there with the narrative journey that the film took, every change that was made editorially we were part of.