Sentences with phrase «oddness of»

BBC News — Pussy Riot's cathedral performance — Pussy Riot — A brief glimpse (17 seconds) of the oddness of this group's performing in a gilded ornate setting.

The book's plea for future study of the judiciary is undercut by the certitude, specificity, and oddness of his prescriptions.

He then really gets into the oddness of the whole issue, the statistics about who gets killed or has head injuries, and shakes his unhelmeted head.

Much has been written about the militaristic overtones, the repetition, the oddness of the holiday that celebrates our nation's birth.

The oddness of the climate war is that there is a pervasive progressive politics that is horrendously misguided on both science and policy — but are utterly convinced of their righteousness and perspicacity.

So you dismiss the oddness of Judith's approach by focusing on having reached the same conclusions.

In it, he describes the oddness of his profession these days — much of which constitutes the study of species that amount to the living departed.

The oddness of Miller's shapes increases as incidental... read more... «LATimes reviews: Miller, Pittman, MacConnel, Masullo»

I liked how the painted - over graffiti on the wall turns the window into a thought bubble and the oddness of the cropped pole.

MM: I noticed I found things funny that Italians didn't — like paintings of St. Lucy holding a dish with her eyeballs on them, or the oddness of gory Late Mannerist martyr paintings in churches, or Constantine's giant foot on the Campidolgio.

Composed by Norwegian musician Joar Renolen and sound design by Martin Kvale, GoNNER «s soundtrack features pop - like electronica and synth ambiance which pairs with the oddness of the game's visuals and platforming gameplay in a interesting way.

Given his unconventionality, the awesome oddness of Cannell's presentations at the Value Investors Congress should come as no surprise.

Now, it could be the researchers didn't include the 1,200 post-2010 sponsored academies in this inadequate category and so the lack of positive effect reflects the oddness of an exclusive small group.

Narrative - bound moviegoers will no doubt be incensed at the sheer oddness of «Holy Motors.»

Despite his youthful visage, Cusack was already partially formed as an actor, clad in Teflon irony against the awesome oddness of society.

The oddness of this movie can not begin to be described by my words, but rather by the reality of how odd life after certain experiences can be.

That notion is a key to understanding the oddness of the movie's final turn, when, all of a sudden, it becomes an outright fantasy seen, of course, from Moonnee's point of view.

But we sincerely doubt there are many that could rival the ostensible oddness of the Angulo tribe.

Although quirkiness ensues at times (mainly having to do with the oddness of Jeremy), there is more drama than comedy.

The «Jurassic World» star discusses the oddness of the 1977 musical classic, the importance of tragedy in Disney films, and working with Robert Redford.

«The oddness of the hire — middlebrow frat - boy hero emcees Hollywood's glitziest night — was only heightened by MacFarlane's unpleasant demeanor,» The Atlantic writer Richard Lawson wrote of MacFarlane's performance.

With his once counter-cultural, gothic aesthetic now firmly lodged in mainstream culture, Burton seems content to simply repeat himself on an increasingly grand scale, rather than think outside the box as in his best work — the elegant fairytale of Edward Scissorhands or the black and white oddness of Ed Wood.

Jonathan Mostow: It's true that we did apply a heavy style to underline the oddness of the world and give the film a different, arresting feel — but I'll leave the comparisons to others.

It's a problem that not even resurrecting the three - titted hooker can solve, especially since her appearance in this Total Recall highlights not the mutagenic strangeness of Mars but the oddness of... Australia?

The biological species concept has drawbacks, to put it gently, for coping with much of the variety and oddness of life.

But the first item on Hilbert's list stands out for the sheer oddness of the answer supplied by generations of mathematicians since: that mathematics is simply not equipped to provide an answer.

However, his memoir, while charming, also does real work, perfectly capturing the sheer oddness of our relationships with animals.

The overall oddness of fungi appears in the genes.

Nevertheless, the oddness of government continues seamlessly.

If you do, take a moment to ponder the true oddness of being able to drink milk after you're a baby.

Perhaps the overwhelming oddness of the position — the shadows of 1966, the constant scrutiny, the on - again, off - again calendar, the increasing irrelevance of international football when set against the all - consuming Premier League, the insistence from the FA that the England manager stand as some kind of moral paragon — drives those that inhabit it to do strange things, to kick out against common sense.

Let the oddness of it wash over you and then question everything else about your life.

Have you ever been struck by the oddness of dying?

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I hope the oddness, however, might encourage you to reexamine your understanding of Christian nonviolence — which, if you are like me, was probably shaped by Reinhold Niebuhr.

The Guardians of the Galaxy movies navigate the shifts between good jokes and real moments with more dexterity than Ragnarok does, but Guardians does not have this movie's refreshing oddness.

If the collection wasn't quite as extreme as it's wont to be, it still preserved the edge of alluring oddness that always makes it Miu Miu.

A love story between Tina, a customs agent with an extraordinary sense of smell, and Vore, who introduces her to her true self, the film is «mesmerising in its initial oddness and develops into a complex, richly satisfying piece of storytelling in which all the seemingly jagged, awkward edges eventually fit smoothly together,» according to Allan Hunter of Screen Daily.

Oddly enough it's the female characters who suffer most, with Chloe Sevigny «s inherent oddness the only thing rescuing the character of Owen and James» widowed mother from cipherdom, while the more substantial role of Diana is given not just one but several credulity - straining psychological somersaults to pull off.

As Freddie, Joaquin Phoenix channels every bit of his own individual oddness and intensity to create a character that is whole, and unique.

Although consummately presented, it does make you wonder if perhaps part of the pleasure of Wong Kar Wai's previous efforts is that they are interesting in their oddness, benefiting from being the foreign cinema examples they are.

Then, for the final stretch, Mandy switches gears, cleaving to its arresting oddness, but accelerating into a revenge thriller as Cage bottles the essence of every whack - job he's ever played and then takes his wild - haired, wigged - out, bug - eyed nutjob act to a whole new level.

Still, there are so many little moments of humor and brilliant oddness, that ultimately Brewster McCloud makes for a fascinating viewing, so long as you aren't expecting anything resembling greatness.

He's creepy but with his adolescent bad skin and hormonal curiosity, his oddness is accepted as the awkwardness of teenage boys gauging how to navigate socially.

Lanthimos leans on his cast to illuminate the oddness on display and everyone is up to the rigid task of realizing the director's morosely mechanized world.

But I've certainly come to appreciate how the brothers are able to fuel and enhance their stories with such creative touches of oddness.

Their quest winds through a distinctly Andersonian panorama of understated oddness, with the animation medium spinning his signature wryness into full - blown whimsy.

In addition, Jason Isaacs, as Captain Gabriel Lorca of the Discovery, isn't afraid to let a little weirdness drift into his performance, which matches nicely with the fact that fundamentally, a spark of general oddness is embedded in the show.

An odd amalgam of comedy, treacle and dispiriting drama, it never quite gelled as a cohesive whole, though I'll give it points for singular oddness.

Though it identifies a modern day sickness we all know exists, was made without any thought that it could be a commercial success, and was actually written by Paul Schrader as a form of therapy, we are nevertheless provided with plenty of suspense, beauty, humor, and entertaining oddness.

The answer is quite simple: Wiseau, a man whose oddness and whose mysterious past have made him the focus of intense speculation and interest.