Sentences with phrase «of a madman who»

The ravings of a madman who claims to have found a superb brisket sandwich at, of all places, Costco?

Bonhoeffer came to accept the full implications of the resistance movement, justifying his position as follows: «It is not only my task to look after the victims of madmen who drive a motor - car in a crowded street, but to do all in my power to stop their driving at all.

The most well - known of Nietzsche's imaginings is encapsulated in his tale of the madman who went about the marketplace loudly proclaiming that God had died and that we, God's minions, have performed the fatal deed.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900) gave dramatic expression to this in his parable of the madman who declared that «God is dead».

He joined the conspiracy because he felt that «It is not only my task to look after the victims of madmen who drive a motorcar in a crowded street, but to do all in my power to stop their driving at all».

-- Have you ever heard of the madman who on a bright morning lighted a lantern and ran to the marketplace calling out unceasingly: «I seek God!

Also, why do you feel there is a need to constantly remind people of the primary target of a madman who is taught in school textbooks as being the one who wanted to kill all Jews?

Called on by his country to unite with acting head of the White House Nuclear Smuggling Group, Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman), to chase down stolen nuclear weapons, the duo commandeers all manner of military hardware and personnel in pursuit of a madman who, at the end of the day, is firmly convinced that he is doing the right thing by detonating the one remaining rogue bomb in his backpack near the United Nations building in New York City.

And while that film offered a well - crafted overview of the early days of National Lampoon, it didn't really let us get to know any of the madmen who brought this bizarre comedy magazine from the halls of Harvard to the world at large.

He's in the old dramatic convention of the madman who speaks the truth.

Lincoln Fitzroy is the mysterious head of a secret organization on the trail of a madman who needs a necromancer to...

More precisely — and here we are back to the logic of the madman who knows that he is not a grain of corn, but is worried that the chickens have not realized this fact — we know we are responsible, but the chicken (the big Other) has not caught on.

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C.S. Lewis posits that Jesus either was who he said he was (Son of the Father, One in Being) or he was a madman.

For while he keeps his authorial distance from the angry narrator of Lancelot, there is no mistaking Percy's basic sympathy with his Nietzschean madman who prefers war to «what this age calls love» and who had rather «die with T. J. Jackson at Chancellorsville [than] live with Johnny Carson in Burbank.»

Who but a madman or a prophet would have imagined, as novelist Walker Percy did, that a whole industry of profitable «Qualitarian Centers» would spring up, where, as one of Percy's characters explained, doctors would respect «the right of an unwanted child not to have to endure a life of suffering»?

Who but a madman or a prophet — or an artist who sees more deeply into things than the rest of us — would have imagined, as Percy did in a 1971 novel, that state governments might recognize a right to die, and that arrangements would be made for the sick and elderly to push a button that would waft them away into a «happy death» in Michigan, a «joyful exitus» in New York, or a «luanalu - hai» in HawaWho but a madman or a prophet — or an artist who sees more deeply into things than the rest of us — would have imagined, as Percy did in a 1971 novel, that state governments might recognize a right to die, and that arrangements would be made for the sick and elderly to push a button that would waft them away into a «happy death» in Michigan, a «joyful exitus» in New York, or a «luanalu - hai» in Hawawho sees more deeply into things than the rest of us — would have imagined, as Percy did in a 1971 novel, that state governments might recognize a right to die, and that arrangements would be made for the sick and elderly to push a button that would waft them away into a «happy death» in Michigan, a «joyful exitus» in New York, or a «luanalu - hai» in Hawaii?

Of course, what people mostly ask about is Rader's far - different public persona: Doug Rader, the zany, flaky Houston Astro third baseman who sat on a birthday cake in the clubhouse; Doug Rader, the madman in Jim Bouton's book Ball Four who advised kids to eat baseball cards to ingest all the information printed on them; Doug Rader, the raging tyrant - manager of the Texas Rangers who was fired after ferocious confrontations with players and writerOf course, what people mostly ask about is Rader's far - different public persona: Doug Rader, the zany, flaky Houston Astro third baseman who sat on a birthday cake in the clubhouse; Doug Rader, the madman in Jim Bouton's book Ball Four who advised kids to eat baseball cards to ingest all the information printed on them; Doug Rader, the raging tyrant - manager of the Texas Rangers who was fired after ferocious confrontations with players and writerof the Texas Rangers who was fired after ferocious confrontations with players and writers.

Secondly Samir Nasri on the left, as someone mentioned excellent controlled possession of the ball, wonderful, unlike some supposedly best winger in the world right now, who would just push the ball down the byline and run like a madman and then produce a cross which half the time wont bear anything even if crouch was playing.

The characters are incredibly archetypal; a madman megalomaniacal baddie and a downtrodden cop who deals with the death of his son by investing himself completely in his work (at the expense of tending to his family).

By day, they're a bunch of losers, but by night, they're the Mystery Men... a rag team of superhero wannabes who emerge from the darkness to fight the evil madman Cassanova Frankenstein and his...

In theaters October 11, «Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent Machete, who is recruited by the President of the United States (Charlie Sheen) for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man — he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer (Mel Gibson) who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.»

«In Machete Kills, Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent Machete, who is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man — he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer (Mel Gibson) who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.

By all accounts, Emma Donoghue's novel, written from the perspective of a 5 - year - old boy who's spent his entire life locked up with his mother in a madman's garden shed, is a terrific, harrowing read.

The promises and pitfalls of the digital age is the perfect subject for Herzog, a rare filmmaker who's a bigger personality than most of the people he makes films about — and considering the sorts of eccentrics, dreamers and madmen Herzog makes films about, that's saying a lot.

Soon after T'Challa is crowned king in an exciting ceremony in which he's nearly killed (I'll say no more), he sets off for South Korea to take down a cackling madman arms merchant named Ulysses Klaue (motion capture king Andy Serkis, who is great in this «full - bodied» role), who has stolen an ancient Wakandan weapon made of the precious and all - powerful vibranium.

Critic Consensus: With a rich sense of period detail, The Aviator succeeds thanks to typically assured direction from Martin Scorsese and a strong performance from Leonardo DiCaprio, who charts Howard Hughes» descent from eccentric billionaire to reclusive madman.

Critics Consensus: With a rich sense of period detail, The Aviator succeeds thanks to typically assured direction from Martin Scorsese and a strong performance from Leonardo DiCaprio, who charts Howard Hughes» descent from eccentric billionaire to reclusive madman.

Anyway, the game tells the story of a maniacal madman who wants to rid the land of delicious Chinese food.

And see who survives the shark - infested waters of an isolated island run by a rich madman, played by Patrick Bergin (Patriot Games) in Shark Week.

Likely the most overtly Coen-esque characters in the film are the two madmen with whom Llewyn travels to Chicago, who are essentially caricatures of Dr. John (John Goodman) and Jack Kerouac (Garrett Hedlund).

«Captivity» stars Elisha Cuthbert (who's probably just about at the tail end of being able to coast on that whole «I used to be in «24»» thing) and Daniel Gillies as a couple who find themselves locked in a cellar while a madman attempts to drive them, well, mad.

In his thirty two year acting career, Gary Oldman has played madmen of many makes and models, literature's most famous vampire, punk rock royalty, the man who shot JFK, beleaguered spies and policemen, and falsely accused wizards; he's worked with the likes of Christopher Nolan, Oliver Stone, Alex Cox, Tony Scott, Luc Besson, and Alfonso Cuarón.

Hardy plays the out - of - sorts madman who lets his actions speak rather than his words.

Part portrait of a madman, part dubstep rave, Enter The Dangerous Mind (note the cutesy initials: EDM) stars Dustin Hoffman's son Jake as Jim, an aspiring musician — his «sick beats» have a significant online audience — who's also a semi-functioning schizophrenic.

And like so many movie madmen, he obviously hasn't bothered to consider such consequences as who on earth will be left to fly his plane and take care of all his other «necessities.»

In MACHETE KILLS, Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent MACHETE, who is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man — he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.

The sequel to Rodriguez's 2010 action thriller features deadly broads, weaponized boobs, a cackling madman, President Charlie Sheen (or President Carlos Estevez, rather), and a Machete (Danny Trejo) who's just been pulled back from the brink of death.

But as he scribes more and more, his entries start to sound like those of a ranting madman; one who's spiting God and questioning his divine plan.

Was latter - day Marlon Brando the corpulent madman of myth, or a visionary genius who'd already moved on to the next level of movie acting?

Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent MACHETE, who is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man — he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.

• In the Presence of a Clown, who peeks out at a madman's movie turned theater - in - the - round... killing despair and sustaining faith according to Ingmar Bergman...

One of the most memorable James Bond outings, Goldfinger pits the super-spy against a madman who wants all the gold in the world.

Starring Sean Connery as James Bond, the suave and sophisticated British operative is given the charge to save the world from Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe), a madman who is determined to horde the world's most precious metal, including the holdings of Fort Knox.

My Bloody Valentine 3 - D (R for profanity, gruesome violence, grisly images, explicit sexuality and graphic nudity) High attrition - rate slasher flick about a coal miner (Jensen Ackles) who returns to his hometown of Harmony exactly 10 years after the slaughter of 22 locals by a deranged murderer on Valentine's Day only to discover another madman embarking on a similar killing spree.

The X6 M seems designed with the sadist in mind, a person who would welcome people into the back seat, grin, then proceed to drive like a madman until the rear - seat passengers were suffering neck pains that would keep a team of chiropractors in business for 50 years.

Alex McKnight knows all about evil, of course, having faced down a madman who killed his partner and left a bullet next to his heart.

The introduction of a new Batman, whose identity remains secret, adds a new element to the mix, suggesting that it is «criminals and madmen» who are Earth 2's last hope.

Never Stop Sneakin» is described as a brand new vision of sneakin'that follows the story of the madman Amadeus Guildenstern who traveled through time and kidnapped all the U.S. presidents.

For those of you who didn't have an excuse to twist and turn your iPhone around like a madman, then say hello to Starball, the tilt - controlled physics game.

Together, they want to take down the madman Void Dark, who is trying to take over all of the Netherworlds.