Sentences with phrase «of fatal attraction»

This way, the solution proposed by Bot, a «victim» of the Gauweiler heritage and of the fatal attraction for the constitutional identity clause (and perhaps, also of an overpraise of Melloni), is rejected.

Installation view of Fatal Attraction: Piotr Uklanski Selects from the Met Collection.

Billing itself as «In The Suspenseful Style Of Fatal Attraction And Unfaithful,» Asunder is every bit the rushed, formula production moldering on a shelf somewhere until either one of its stars hits it big (see: Ordinary Decent Criminal and Colin Farrell) or, as in this case, a higher - profile film with a similar theme makes an impact, thus giving the folks in marketing a hook.

Superficially, the plotline of Obsessed reads like a thinly - veiled remake of Fatal Attraction, as it features so many similarities to that classic thriller that the original's scriptwriter, James Dearden, deserves to share a credit for the screenplay.

But usually people who are in the mood for some flirtations do not act out their immature wishes with almost the ferocity of a fatal attraction.

A kind of Fatal Attraction for the teen generation, it never seems to be quite sure whether it's trying to be a teen movie or a stylish thriller and thus manages to stop just short of achieving either.

Said to be in the vein of Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct, «Passion tells the story of a deadly power struggle between two women in the dog - eat - dog world of international business.

This well - done suspense - thriller is a variation of the Fatal Attraction theme with Ray Liotta as the cop from hell.

Natascha McElhone is currently starring in Trevor Nunn's production of FATAL ATTRACTION at The Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Not exact matches

Actor Joel Edgerton («Warrior,» «Exodus,» «The Great Gatsby») wrote, directed and stars in the film, which is clearly reminiscent of similar thrillers like «Fear,» «Fatal Attraction» and even Michael Haneke's fantastic «Caché,» but gleefully twisted enough to distance itself from the pack.

In the documentary Fatal Attraction of Hitler, observer Egon Hanfstaengl noted that Hitler was remarkably skilled in this area:

For that reason I thought Ivan's final sentence highly questionable, and fatal for Pomocon / Porcher dialogue: «we should not confuse the philosophical argument in favor of the local community, or a very reasonable attraction to its many virtues, with either the possibility or desirableness of that arrangement for us today.»

In certain respects, the interest of European philosophers in the thought of A.N. Whitehead has proven often to be (after the title of a recent popular movie) a «Fatal Attraction.»

The most important reason, Mahoney tells us, is Solzhenitsyn's understanding of «the permanent propensities of the modern mind»» namely, the fatal attraction to utopian ideologies and the totalitarian temptation to radically alter human nature.

He picked through his collection of tapes and chose Fatal Attraction.

One or two more viewings of «Fatal Attraction» should finish that off!

[5] Florette Cohen, Sheldon Solomon, Molly Maxfield, Tom Pyszczynski and Jeff Greenberg, «Fatal Attraction: The Effects of Mortality Salience on Evaluations of Charismatic, Task - Oriented, and Relationship - Oriented Leaders», Psychological Science, (2004), vol.

This book follows the earlier, more technical Life in Amber (Review, 12 December, 1992) and describes the progress of the Poinars» passionate pursuit of the bugs and their host material, the amber that for thousands of years has proved a lasting and sometimes fatal attraction for humans.

Besides Glenn Close, the original bunny boiler in Fatal Attraction, other Hollywood portrayals of Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, have included, among others, Kristen Wiig in Welcome To Me and Evan Rachel Wood in Thirteen.

«Malaria: Mosquitoes reveal fatal attraction: Discovering that children infected with malaria are more attractive to mosquitoes because they emit specific odours from their skin could yield new biomarkers of the disease and better insect traps.»

A similar fatal attraction to the techy peoples» craze over being the first to have the latest version of the iPhone.

Synopsis: Described by director Adrian Lyne («Fatal Attraction») as «an erotic thriller about the body language of guilt.»

Although Fatal Attraction does go overboard in a few memorable scenes, it never quite breaks suspension of disbelief, even when Lyne lets it all rip in a frantic confrontation at the end (reportedly re-shot for audience approval) that commands your attention, even if it feels a bit inconsistent with the rest of the film's tone

Six time Oscar nominated actress Glenn Close («Albert Nobbs», «Fatal Attraction») was the selling point for me, bringing a necessary level of prominence to the independent film playing at AMC Gulf Pointe.

Directed with style by D.J. Caruso as the follow - up to his stylish tweaker noir The Salton Sea, the picture has a way with tension and the jump scare — at least until a Fatal Attraction / Astronaut's Wife conclusion proves again that the inoperable tumor of modern mainstream cinema is the ability to end.

The patriarch is a doctor named Louis Creed (Midkiff, Love Potion No. 9), who meets and befriends an elderly neighbor, Jud Crandall (Gwynne, Fatal Attraction), who welcomes them to the area, including a visit to a site where all of the poor pets who've met an untimely demise by venturing out to the busy road are buried.

Although not the first of its breed, Fatal Attraction's overwhelming success kick started a wave of suburban thrillers that dominated box offices for the next several years, although most ramped up the tawdry sex or over-the-top violence to the point where they couldn't be taken seriously.

Ignore his portrayal of the adulterating Dan Gallagher in Fatal Attraction.

With heavy echoes of trashy thrillers like Fatal Attraction, this movie overcomes its painfully simplistic...

He starred in Fatal Attraction (1987) by Adrian Lyne with Glenn Close, Wall Street (1987) by Oliver Stone, and its sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Black Rain (1989) by Ridley Scott, The War of the Roses (1989) directed by Danny DeVito, Basic Instinct (1992) with Sharon Stone directed by Paul Verhoeven, Falling Down (1993) by Joel Schumacher, The American President (1995) with Annette Being by Rob Reiner, Wonder Boys (2000) by Curtis Hanson.

If you look at «The Hand That Rocks The Cradle» and «Fatal Attraction» and all of those genre movies, what I wanted to do was a contemporary version of those movies, where you really understand all the characters, and steep it in plausibility.

At the 45th Golden Globe Awards, held on January 23, the other films nominated in the Drama category were Nuts, La Bamba, Fatal Attraction, Cry Freedom and the other Far - East based drama Empire of the Sun.

This one is at the level of other mainstream thrillers such as Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct, and it's not difficult to imagine Michael Douglas in the lead, were this 1988.

Just when you think that the Fatal Attraction rip - offs have all but cycled themselves out, someone out there will conceive of a new ripple in the oft - told story to bring it trotting back to the big screen.

The result is something that wishes it was the next Fatal Attraction or Funny Games or The Strangers but isn't nearly as smart of clever as it thinks it is.

The good news is the director is Adrian Lyne who is great with actresses: see Fatal Attraction & Unfaithful Just Jared Jonathan Groff dies of happiness when Beyoncé pays him a compliment

The episode also features a clip of Dario's deep discussion about film criticism and contemporary film culture with friend of the podcast Simran Hans, which can be found in full over on our Patreon site for subscribers, as well as Neil's chat with film critic and podcaster Leslie Byron Pitt about representation in filmmaking and film criticism alongside as Basic Instinct and erotic thrillers as Leslie is one quarter of the excellent Fatal Attractions podcast.

The set - up is on track until one of the freakiest fatal accidents strikes Sadie Hill, the object of Spinks» attraction.

Close earned Academy Award nominations for her roles in «Dangerous Liaisons,» «Fatal Attraction,» «The Natural,» «The Big Chill,» «The World According to Garp» and «Albert Nobbs,» the latter of which she also co-wrote and produced.

Natascha McElhone has been cast in a staged adaptation of 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction that will play in London this coming March.

Titles include: «The Postman Always Rings Twice,» «Mildred Pierce,» «Leave Her to Heaven,» «Out of the Past,» «Pandora's Box,» «Niagara,» «Angel Face» «The Killers,» «Gilda,» «The Lady from Shanghai,» «Scarlet Street,» «Murder, My Sweet,» «The Maltese Falcon,» «Kiss Me Deadly,» «The Killing,» «Gun Crazy,» «Detour,» «Dead Reckoning,» «Pitfall,» «Sudden Fear,» «Tension,» «Body Heat,» «Fatal Attraction,» «The Strange Love of Martha Ivers,» «Too Late for Tears» and the prototype for the genre, «Double Indemnity.»

Additionally, the sexual components in Anon lack the electricity and pulpiness of other classic erotic thrillers like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction.

The alternative for gutsy actresses is very often to play murderesses and vipers, like Anjelica Huston in «The Grifters,» Glenn Close in «Fatal Attraction» and Ellen Barkin in «Sea of Love.»

She's fiercely embodied the power of unbridled womanhood over the course of three and half decades of cinematic classics — Reversal of Fortune, Dangerous Liaisons, Fatal Attraction, The Big Chill, Damages and (coming soon) Sunset Boulevard.

The Gift The sins of the high - school cafeteria come home to roost in «The Gift,» a coolly unsettling thriller that begins as an unironic homage to late -»80s / early -»90s yuppies - in - peril dramas like «Fatal Attraction» and «The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,» before taking a turn toward the moral and existential minefield of Michael Haneke's «Cache.»

In the 60 years since, the genders have changed, and the degree of sexual interest, too, from the spurned psychotic single woman (Play Misty for Me, Fatal Attraction) to the parasitic bi-curious battening of Jennifer Jason Leigh on Bridget Fonda in Single White Female.

And the 1987 thriller «Fatal Attraction» served as a cautionary tale about casual sex in the age of AIDS.

Told mostly from the male point of view, Fatal Attraction does build Alex as a credible character, but Lyne makes films that feel like Douglas Sirk films done without the ironic detachment that makes them work.

Fatal Attraction is one of those films that managed to become a zeitgeist.

Oscar - nominated Fatal Attraction filmmaker Adrian Lyne and O'Dell wrote the screenplay adaptation of the novel with Lyne serving as EP.