Sentences with phrase «of bichir»

In other words, being raised out of water changed some of the developmental features of the bichir, even though they were genetically similar to the fish raised in water.

But while the prospect of Bichir building support makes for a great last - minute news story, it's probably about as likely as Brett Ratner being invited to present the Costume Design contenders.

Not exact matches

Polypterids include about a dozen species of African fish called bichirs and a single species of ropefish.

In a paper published in the journal PLOS ONE, MDI Biological Laboratory scientists Benjamin L. King, Ph.D., and Voot P. Yin, Ph.D., identified these common genetic regulators in three regenerative species: the zebrafish, a common aquarium fish originally from India; the axolotl, a salamander native to the lakes of Mexico; and the bichir, a ray - finned fish from Africa.

Bichir fish (Polypterus), which are native to Africa's Nile basin, are the closest living counterparts of those ancient stem tetrapods.

There were also changes in bone structures that gave the land - living bichir something resembling the beginnings of a neck.

This walking technique improved in 100 bichir fishes that Standen and her colleagues reared in a tank filled with just a couple of millimetres of water.

«There are other vertebrates, such as zebrafish, bichir and axolotl, which can regenerate many more different types of tissues, including limbs or appendages.

Knowing that blastema formation is a key part of limb regeneration in animals with this capability as adults, researchers Benjamin L King and Voot P Yin looked at three regenerative species — the zebrafish, axolotl and the bichir — with the aim of finding out what genes control this event.

The team identified ten microRNA molecules that appear to play a role in the regeneration of limbs in the axolotl, zebrafish and bichir.

Mexican TV and film star Bichir gives a poignant performance, but he's distinctly more European than the cholos and Chicano laborers on the sketchy edges of the hero's plight.

I'm a sucker for crime dramas so I watched The Bridge with high expectations.Overall I was pleased.The main characters compliment each other well and Diane Krugers character became more interesting after I learned she had aspergers, a form of autism, from a critic review.Demian Bichir was great as well and I look forward to the next few episodes.I like the Mexican / American themes crossing

New additions announced so far include Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Mel Gibson, Demian Bichir and Zoe Saldana, and it now appears that Rodriguez's sequel will also be getting a fresh injection of tiger blood.

CHE and WEEDS star Demian Bichir will also join them, although the role of the Mexican actor is currently unknown.

Lowriders: An East Los Angeles street artist (Gabriel Chavarria) is torn between pursing his passion and remaining in the low - rider subculture of his father (Demian Bichir).

A new batch of images have been released by Open Road for Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills, which boats sn ensemble cast including Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Mel Gibson, Jessica Alba, Demian Bichir, Amber Heard, Sofia Vergara, Zoe Saldana, Edward James Olmos, Charlie Sheen, Elise Avellan, Electra Avellan, William Sadler, Lady Gaga, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, and Marko Zaror.

There are two bounty hunters, a former union soldier (Samuel L. Jackson) and sadist named The Hangman (Kurt Russell), Russell's prisoner (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a new sheriff (Walton Goggins), an executioner (Tim Roth), a stranger (Michael Madsen), an old confederate soldier (Bruce Dern), and a Mexican cabin worker named Bob (Demian Bichir)... broad character types are big part of the western genre and the Tarantino delights in playing with them.

Ruth and Warren are convinced that 1 or 2 of the patrons; Mexican Bob (Demián Bichir), Oswaldo Mobray (Tim Roth), Joe Gage (Michael Madsen) or O.B Jackson (James Parks) is there to break out Domergue.

The first half of the film sets the stage (coach), with Ruth feeling out his wagonmates as well as Brit and professional executioner Oswaldo Mobray (Tim Roth), one - time Confederate general Sandy Smithers (Bruce Dern), cowpoke Joe Gage (Michael Madsen), and a Mexican watching over the joint in Minnie's absence named Bob (Demian Bichir).

Bob (Demián Bichir) is apparently looking after Minnie's Haberdashery in the absence of its owners, his relationship with the respected proprietors ensuring his standing.

And it's full of everything we love about the prolific filmmaker, including his stalwart casting of familiars Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, and others, including Demian Bichir and Jennifer Jason Leigh, as well as his pithy one - liners, and sprawling Western shots, this time captured on 70 mm film.

Dom Hemingway (R for nudity, sexuality, violence, drug use and pervasive profanity) Jude Law plays the titular character of this crime comedy as a just - paroled safe cracker who's determined to collect a bonus from his mob boss (Demian Bichir) for not snitching on him while behind bars.

We don't really know much about the film at the moment, but we do know that Demian Bichir has been cast as a priest named Father Burke who is dispatched by Rome to investigate the mysterious death of a nun.

Joined by Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins), a squawking onetime Southern bushwhacker who claims to be Red Rock's incoming sheriff, they arrive at Minnie's, which is occupied not by the Mexican - hating proprietress, but, suspiciously, by a bandito - type called Bob (Demián Bichir); Red Rock's English hangman Oswaldo Mobray (Tim Roth, initially as suave as Christophe Waltz); soft - spoken cowboy Joe Gage (Michael Madsen), who's apparently travelling home to mom; and former Confederate general Sandy Smithers (Bruce Dern, pictured below), who oversaw the mass execution of black Union recruits at the 1862 Battle of Baton Rouge.

While all the praise seems to be on the performance of great actor, Demian Bichir, you can't take Bichir's «Carlos» without applauding a beautiful score by Alexandre Desplat or the honest and leveling work of Jose Julian or the rapturously morose finale that didn't leave a eye dry in any theater or living room across the world.

The Nun, New Line's spinoff of «The Conjuring 2,» stars Demian Bichir as a priest, Taissa Farmiga as a nun, and Bonnie Arrons, who is reprising her role from the second Conjuring movie.

Bruno Bichir, the brother of star Demian Bichir, has signed on to appear in multiple episodes of the critically acclaimed drama.

The other is Demian Bichir, the Oscar - nominated star of A Better Life and current star of The Bridge.

It could all come crashing down around our ears, but with a supporting cast including Richard E. Grant, Demian Bichir and Emilia Clarke and a director versed in pulling of this kind of offbeat, blackly comedic tone, we're cautiously optimistic.

Following on from the casting of Demian Bichir and Taissa Farmiga, THR is now reporting that The Conjuring 2 star Bonnie Aarons will be back in the habit, reprising her role as the demonic entity Valak in the upcoming spinoff The Nun.

The wagon pulls up to the Haberdashery and instead of being greeted by its proprietor, they're met by Mexican Bob (Demian Bichir) who tells them Minnie has taken off for a few days.

«I'm always excited about new members on our cast and of course I'm specially thrilled to have my brother Bruno on board,» Demian Bichir says.

If some of those prophets who called the nomination for Demián Bichir still see something we don't, then the whispering buzz that the actor is poised to pull the ultimate upset could indeed be true, either because the performance actually warrants it or because, as unabashed cynicism has suggested, voters feel as guilty about the help of today as that of yesteryear.

Actor Demian Bichir of Quentin Tarantino's «The Hateful Eight» poses for a portrait at the Getty Images Portrait Studio Powered By Samsung Galaxy At Comic - Con International 2015 at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego on July 11, 2015 in San... More

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has rounded out the cast of his forthcoming western The Hateful Eight by adding Channing Tatum and Demian Bichir to the...

Because of the weather, though, the group is forced to stop at a midway point, Minnie's Haberdashery, where another gaggle of miscreants are introduced: A sullen, long - haired cowboy, Joe Gage (Madsen); a hangman heading to Red Rock, Oswaldo Mobray (Roth); a former CSA general (Dern) and a Mexican who claims to be an employee of the missing Minnie (Bichir).

Actor Demian Bichir showed his support for the ongoing crisis of the missing students in Mexico while on the red carpet for an event in Los Angeles...

Chris Weitz's heartfelt drama aims for the poignancy of The Bicycle Thieves, but only Demian Bichir's tender performance stops it from feeling like a lecture on immigration issues.

Throughout Season 2 of FX's The Bridge, Marco Ruiz (Demian Bichir) has been motivated by one thing: to avenge his son's death &... Read more

Other very good actors, such as Demian Bichir and Amy Seimetz, enjoy only limited screen time, which is a disappointment, though Callie Hernandez makes a positive impression in one of the supporting roles.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Che (Unrated) Steven Soderbergh directs this four - hour bio-pic chronicling the political exploits of Che Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), the daring Argentine Marxist who led the Cuban revolution with Castro (Demian Bichir) before inciting guerilla warfare around the rest of Latin America until his assassination by the CIA in 1967.

Bichir is playing a priest named Father Burke who is dispatched by Rome to investigate the mysterious death of a nun.

Katherine Waterston stars with Michael Fassbender returning as Prometheus «android David (and Walter), with a crew that includes Demian Bichir and Danny McBride («Eastbound and Down»), as well as Alex England (Gods of Egypt), Billy Crudup, Amy Seimetz (A Horrible Way to Die, «The Killing»), Jussie Smollett («Empire»), Carmen Ejogo, and Callie Hernandez (Machete Kills).

Ashley Judd and Demian Bichir have joined teen coming - of - age story «Good Kids», about some highschool students who reinvent themselves as rebels.

The further assortment of characters there includes gleefully effete Oswaldo Mowbry (Tim Roth), an Englishman delighted in Ruth's preference for collecting his bounty, Joe Gage, a journaling cowboy (Michael Madsen) on his way to visit his mother, and Senor Bob (Demian Bichir), a Mexican caretaker not at all pleased with being tasked to finish plucking a chicken.

Demian Bichir and Taissa Farmiga are already set to star in the thriller, which sees Bichir playing a priest named Father Burke who is dispatched by Rome to investigate the mysterious death of a nun.

Michael Fassbender is returning as Prometheus «android David (and Walter), with a crew that includes Demian Bichir and Danny McBride («Eastbound and Down»), as well as Alex England (Gods of Egypt), Billy Crudup, Amy Seimetz (A Horrible Way to Die, «The Killing»), Jussie Smollett («Empire»), Carmen Ejogo, and Callie Hernandez (Machete Kills).

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Written by: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Channing Tatum, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Michaegl Madsen, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Zoe Bell Synopsis: In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception.

The United States is under threat from an unhinged terrorist (Demian Bichir, The Heat) situated south of the border, with President Rathcock (A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III's Charlie Sheen — or Carlos Estevez as the film prefers to call him) enlisting the renegade's assistance.

Bichir gave the second best performance in it if you ask me because he realized in the absence of being given a real character to play, play a Real Character.