Sentences with word «nicholas»

Played by Nicholas Hoult, the flamboyant Serbian genius first arrives in the U.S. to work for Edison, who underestimates his ideas, then makes a consequential defection to Westinghouse.

Stanley has been described by Nicholas Serota as» a curator and director with enormous talent, imagination Continue Reading»

There is no template for appointing the new director, but Blazwick would follow the example of Sir Nicholas Serota in that he moved from the top job at the Whitechapel to the top job at Tate.

UPDATE (13/05/13): And now he has added another pic, this time of Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.

The work, by architects Caruso St John, has transformed the riverside part of the building once so despised, according to Tate director Sir Nicholas Serota said there was a serious proposal in the 1960s to demolish the lot and build a smart modernist block.

Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of The Best of Me, the new film based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks starring James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan.

That's important because of the politics,» said Nicholas Stern of the London School of Economics, former World Bank chief economist.

Santa Claus, as this myth is observed today, has nothing to do with St. Nicholas of Myra — unless you believe a 4th century Lycian is somehow an immortal being dressed in red with flying reindeer.

On the lighter side of things we have the sunny and effortlessly enjoyable romantic comedy The Five - Year Engagement, the latest collaboration from director Nicholas Stoller and his Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Jason Segel (they wrote the script together).

The Five - Year Engagement, which was directed by Nicholas Stoller from a script he co-wrote with Segel, offers a variation on a signature Apatow theme — postadolescent indecisiveness — and, more acutely, the Sisyphean struggle of an emotionally stunted man - child to become a good partner in a lasting relationship.

He noted that the report by Sir Nicholas Stern on the economics of climate change concluded that it was cheaper «to avoid it».

This story puts a fresh spin on the classic boy - meets - girl romance, with Nicholas Hoult starring as a zombie who falls for the girlfriend (Teresa Palmer) of his latest victim.

Evidently something of a passion project for Nicholas Cage who grew up reading the comics, it is hard to believe this is how he feels given the almost lifeless (pun intended) performance he gives here.

[17] Black Mountain College was featured in Nicholas Sparks» novel, The Longest Ride (2013) and the 2015 movie adaptation of the same name.

writing team would've boned up on female - driven westerns such as Nicholas Ray's Johnny Guitar, Samuel Fuller's Forty Guns or even David Butler's superlative Doris Day musical, Calamity Jane, his film manages to render the potentially fascinating question of gender moot, to the point where it's almost entirely irrelevant.

James Dean clicked with director Nicholas Ray in a big way on Rebel Without a Cause (1955); Dean may have received Oscar nominations for his other two major performances, but this is his signature role.

January Jones is picture perfect in a red gown at Nicholas Kirkwood x Matches Fashion «s private dinner held at a private home on Wednesday (November 29) in Los Angeles.

It's also got very refreshing performances, especially from Nicholas Hoult and Rob Corrdry.

David Foxall of St Nicholas School, who attended the October seminar held at the Internet Watch Foundation's head office in Cambridge, gave his views on the event, «A lot of food for thought that will no doubt help improve and develop e-safety at our school».

Held at St Nicholas Church in Durham Market Place, each evening began with drama and song, then Bishop Paul and other guests took part in a debate around key issues.

Peter Young (b. 1940, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) has exhibited his work internationally since 1968, including at Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Richard Bellamy's Oil and Steel Gallery, and Leo Castelli Gallery.

In the words of Dr. Nicholas Cullinan, director of the National Portrait Gallery, «this compelling exhibition is, essentially, a dynamic photographic portrait of the world today.»

Charlie Nicholas says Charlie Adam's reaction after his penalty was saved was shockingly slow following Stoke's 1 - 1 draw against Brighton.

It's a new movie starring Nicholas Cage about a Certified Financial Planner who dies in an accident.

This is a spring of milestones for Nicholas Hlobo, with work on display in group shows at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Tate Modern in London, as well as the solo exhibition in The Hague until mid-May.

In 2011, the South African artist Nicholas Hlobo presented Iimpundulu Zonke Ziyandilandela at the 54th Venice Biennale.

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson suggested that Johnson was «floundering», while grandiose Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames said this was because «the dear old thing isn't a Leaver».

Lorraine O'Grady is included in the group exhibition Michael Jackson: On The Wall curated by Dr Nicholas Cullinan at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Most recently, the Tang organized exhibitions on artists Nicholas Krushenick, Corita Kent, Terry Adkins, and Nancy Grossman.

Curated by Public Art Fund director Nicholas Baume for the fourth consecutive year, the Public sector of the fair will transform Collins Park for an exhibition exploring the theme of «Ground Control» with works by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Huma Bhabha, Camille Henrot, Alicja Kwade, Sol LeWitt, Anthony Pearson, Ugo Rondinone, and Erwin Wurm.

The film also stars Nicholas Braun, Ari Graynor, and Juno Temple.

I also got some perverse enjoyment out of watching Thomas Ian Nicholas as Kevin Myers, (the character who learned how to give the «tongue tornado» in the first one).

Ever since Ryan Gosling kissed Rachel McAdams in the rain, audiences have flocked to films based on Nicholas Sparks novels.

The process has been used by historical photographers including August Sander, Walker Evans, and Ansel Adams, as well as contemporary artists like Nicholas Nixon, Lee Friedlander, James Welling, Lorna Simpson, and Sally Mann.

Best known for writing Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive, Hossein Amini makes his directorial debut with the»60s noir - ish throwback, The...

343 Saint Nicholas Avenue in Hamilton Heights, where property tax payments will rise 26 % this year (inset: Mayor Bill de Blasio)

«We're very excited about the possibility to create a Renzulli Academy in New London,» Superintendent of Schools Nicholas A. Fischer said.

Fifty years ago a young art student called Nicholas Logsdail took over a small derelict terrace house in Bell Street near the Edgware Road to use as an informal place for himself and his young artist friends to show their work.

Professor Nicholas Stern makes the case for Britain increasing the speed of its response to climate change

Join us for a special evening with artist Richard Nonas in conversation with Nicholas Fox Weber, Executive Director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, and Laura Mattioli, Founder and President of CIMA, as they share memories of and reflect on the import and legacy of 1968.

The idea of a black swan event was pioneered by the finance professional turned writer Nassim Nicholas Taleb after the results of the 2008 financial crisis.

I wonder if the first reason relates to what the economist Nassim Nicholas Taleb calls a Black Swan event — something with a low probability that comes out of nowhere and causes a major impact to systems — in this case the energy system.

sees Nicholas Meyer (writer - director of Time After Time, featuring Malcolm McDowell as Wells) and others giving a brief overview of Wells's speculative / political work, spiced with archival footage of Wells speaking for himself.

The report was written by 16 arts sector leaders including Nicholas Serota, the Tate director, fomer ballerina Deborah Bull, and Roly Keating, the chief executive of the British Library.

Author Nicholas Sparks works with a very simple formula he regularly cashes in on, so long as people remember he wrote The Notebook (never mind the fact that the book and movie are totally different).

His book Carbon Markets, for which Lord Nicholas Stern wrote the foreword, was winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 2010 award.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Nicholas Dodman does for feline psychology what he did for canines in his widely acclaimed The Dog Who Loved Too Much.