Sentences with phrase «of groundhog day»

As James Parker writes at The Atlantic: «Drilling away in the Hollywood fashion, a hole here and a hole there, the makers of Groundhog Day appeared to have struck, almost by accident, a water main of meaning.

It can be difficult not to feel as though you are missing out on the adventure, and even more difficult not to feel pangs of resentment when you find your life resembling your own personal version of Groundhog Day.

If there is a cornerstone piece to the whole puzzle of a Groundhog Day celebration, this person is it.

Here are just a few of the jobs that help bring the magic of the Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, PA to life each Feb. 2.

To the contrary, he went on to visit another legal blogger, David Giacalone, who was reminded not of Groundhog Day, but of the Chinese Year of the Rat.

Continuing on the theme of GroundHog day.....

Playing through it successfully, saving all of its people and completing every quest, feels a hell of a lot like living the one perfect day Bill Murray gets to live at the conclusion of Groundhog Day (the movie Majora's is always compared to) if it were directed by Alfonso Cuaron.

I think you forgot that the video game version of Groundhog Day was Majora's Mask.

It's a Thriller / Horror Visual Novel with elements of Groundhog Day and «And then there were none» by Agatha Christie.

For a roguelike, it's downright therapeutic when soldiering through mental anguish of a Groundhog Day — like hell before finally breaking the cycle.

I was intrigued by its striking art style and unique premise which looks to blend the living nightmare of Groundhog Day with exciting murder - solving elements akin to Clue.

Solving the mystery of what is happening to him and hisFlower, Sun and Rain is an intriguing mystery adventure very much in the vein of Groundhog Day.

The history of Groundhog Day can be traced back to 1887, when a newspaper editor — who moonlighted as a groundhog hunter — from Punxsutawney, Philadelphia, declared that the town was home to a veritable weather - predicting groundhog (sometimes called a woodchuck).

-- Danny Rubin, author and screenwriter of Groundhog Day....

You will be able to create a fun Groundhog Day bulletin board display inside your classroom using your students» finished booklets and the 5 page banner that is included in this set of Groundhog Day lesson plans.

On my Groundhog Day lesson plans page, you can read a description about this holiday and watch two two videos that will help to explain the traditions and history of Groundhog Day.

In recognition of Groundhog Day, we've selected the best of the Web for teaching about Groundhog Day.

The task cards are all in the theme of Groundhog Day.

Danny Rubin, co-writer of Groundhog Day, deconstructs the unconventional romantic comedy's progression from script to screen and reminisces on his unique collaboration with the legendary Harold Ramis.

If, like Tree, you are unaware of Groundhog Day, Phil Connors is the Bill Murray character doomed to relive February 2 until he... well, if you haven't seen it I don't want to ruin it for you.

The film plays like a mostly serious version of Groundhog Day, whereby the protagonist must relive the same exact set of resetting events, but he can affect the outcome because he retains a knowledge base of what's going to happen and who everyone is that increases with each repeated visit.

And let's just get this out of the way right up front: Frances McDormand is, in the wise parlance of Groundhog Day, if not The God, A God.

Continue reading Happy Death Day — Enthusiastic Exploration of Groundhog Day Concept as a Horror Comedy!

Happy Death Day (Christopher Landon, 2017) The grimy, thrilling new version of Groundhog Day that no one wanted and this viewer, at least, will not forget.

Happy Death Day reminded me of Groundhog Day.

What would happen if you combined a mid-1980s slasher flick with the «history repeating itself» hook of Groundhog Day and the highly underrated 1992 television satire Stay Tuned?

Think of it as the alien invasion version of Groundhog Day — every time he comes back, he learns a bit more about how to stay alive and fight.

Lisa is trapped in the last day of her life with her family in a sort of Groundhog Day conceit, except that she's a ghost who eventually figures out that the same evil ghost dude guy has been killing young girls just like her for decades, and that it's up to her to break the cycle.

by Walter Chaw The stupid version of Groundhog Day, or, more to the point, the capering warm - up act for Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the latest Adam Sandler vehicle 50 First Dates is just like almost every other alleged comedy released in the first quarter of any year in that lacks pace and energy.

Full of pop culture references and with tons of humour, Randal's Monday takes the concept of Groundhog Day and turns it into a quite enjoyable point and click adventure game.

Flower, Sun and Rain is an intriguing mystery adventure very much in the vein of Groundhog Day.

Sounds like you had your own version of Groundhog Day hell!?

Each February for the past 125 years, Punxsutawney Phil — the Pennsylvanian groundhog long considered a living symbol of Groundhog Day — has sauntered from his burrow to cast a shadow on the weeks and months ahead.

In Albany's own version of Groundhog Day, Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York legislative leaders are still keeping open the possibility of a special session before the year ends that could include legalizing Uber statewide and a pay raise for lawmakers.

This is Britain's version of groundhog day: every time George Osborne updates us on the state of his austerity plans, we're told there are five years to go until the misery is over.

In Albany's own version of Groundhog Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are still keeping open the possibility of a special session before the year ends that could include legalizing ride - sharing services statewide and a pay raise for lawmakers.

The enthusiastic assemblage of mostly kids and parents (with a contingent of Groundhog Day buffs also on hand) seemed fine with the forecast, as they cheered Ms. G's always accurate prediction, her 11th at Drumlin Farm.

One year, the one element of Groundhog Day that will unwind is that the team won't be good enough to get fourth place, and Wenger will have to assure us that the Europa League is like winning a trophy.

It was the decision from Wenger that ultimately cost his side a chance of winning the Premier League title as they see out the remainder of another Groundhog Day season.

Is anyone else getting a feeling of groundhog day?

That is because fans are now weary and accustomed to our club ALWAYS coming up short, fans are tired of the feeling of groundhog day you get with Arsenal... from the perpetual never ending injury nightmares, to the frustrations of losing games we have no business even drawing, to the inevitable underwhelming transfer dealings etc... if there is anything more frustrating it's fans who think their unbridled and borderline delusional belief in the club is enough to win us things, conveniently forgetting that in life you get what you put in and pure luck cam only take you so far....

I am sick of it and I am sick of groundhog day.

The culture of dialogue may lead to a kind of Groundhog Day of race talks and symposiums where audiences show up to hear a lineup of black speakers and reminders that in the body of Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek but we are one in Christ.

So when you feel one of those Groundhog Day - type conversations coming on, instead of following the usual script, just surprise yourself (and the other party).

Not exact matches

But the only movie that was emulated here was the geopolitical equivalent of Bill Murray's Groundhog Day.

«It's sort of like groundhog day where we continue to do the same things over and over again expecting a different result,» Matt Kibbe, executive director of FreedomWorks, told a meeting of influential conservatives in New York Monday night.

As I listened to each person's pitch, it reminded me of the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray.

One night we dug Groundhog Day out of his closet and laughed uproariously.

I find myself cycling through these three again and again, like some kind of cosmic version of that movie, «Groundhog's Day».

And if my experience resembles a less - agonizing version of the experience of Bill Murray's Phil Connors character in Groundhog Day, that may be fitting inasmuch as the two movies invite comparison as different treatments of a common theme.