Sentences with phrase «of dark horses»

With the odds stacked against them, can any of these dark horses actually win?

Her performance is so inescapable that even the L.A. Film Critics Association, which lives to single out the darkest of dark horses in this category — between 2009 and 2011, their picks were Yoon Jeong - hee, Kim Hye - ja and Yolande Moreau — could only offer token resistance to Blanchett's victory parade.

Going in, we knew that this list — totaled up from ballots submitted by 11 A.V. Club staff members and contributors — would be eclectic, with plenty of dark horses sneaking up toward the front.

Birmingham will host 4th place and arguably, one of the dark horses of the play off pack, Leeds United on Friday night.

Jose Pekerman's men have won seven straight encounters leading into the Copa America, making them one of the dark horses.

Although four of the five top passing leaders from a year ago have the best odds at repeating, it's still tempting to take a gamble on one of the dark horses.

There could always be a young gun from off the radar that emerges (see: Johnny Manziel), but these 10 guys are firmly in the mix to win the Heisman next year with another solid group of Dark Horses following them.

But a large number of dark horses are emerging out of the blue with every passing day and taking the world of virtual currencies by storm.

BOSTON, MA --(Marketwire - Jan 25, 2012)- UFood Restaurant Group, Inc. (OTCBB: UFFC) announced today that the company has signed an agreement for global military base development of 26 UFood Grill units with MBUF, LLC, a private investment group of military veterans and a subsidiary of Dark Horse Capital Partners.

None of the other four was more of a dark horse than Walet had been the previous year.

Croatia could be something of a dark horse this summer at the 2018 World Cup and Croatia tickets could provide fans with fantastic value for their money.

Mark Levine is a bit of a dark horse at this point... but he can not be eliminated as a candidate.

Aggressive neuroendocrine cancer is something of a dark horse — a rare, elusive and persevering force linked to discouraging long - term survival rates.

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Aside from the doom and gloom, sometimes the hormones act up, your sailor goggles come on, and the natural thing happens when you're cooped up for months The official home of Dark Horse Comics.

But the beauty of The Dark Horse, a New Zealand drama written and directed by James Napier Robertson (I'm Not Harry Jenson) based on the story of real life bi-polar chess champion Genesis «Gen» Potini, is that the illness depicted here is a huge obstacle.

Here is a quote from Bakshi in our upcoming interview: «Right now, the head of Dark Horse Comics, Mike Richardson, is writing a script for «Wizards 2 ″.

I don't know why they never made a sequel but right now, the head of Dark Horse Comics, Mike Richardson, is writing a script for «Wizards 2 ″.

The brilliant and underrated Powers Boothe, also on villain duties, raised Peter Hyams» SUDDEN DEATH into something fairly watchable, while a re-teaming with Hyams with The Muscles From Brussels on an adaptation of the Dark Horse comic - book TIMECOP by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden, brought my favourite bout of Van Dammage, in part due to a fascinating concept and a slimy Ron Silver (you see a theme here).

Universal Pictures is sending Robert Schwentke back behind cameras this weekend for some additional shooting on R.I.P.D., the feature film adaptation of the Dark Horse comic that stars Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Bacon, Bloody Disgusting has discovered.

The screens came with some details regarding the game's special edition, which will include a full color comic book, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics, as well as its original soundtrack and a few digital goodies.

Red director Robert Schwentke is busy directing the adaptation of the Dark Horse comic, which finds Ryan Reynolds as a cop who is slain in the line of duty.

Early reviews have been almost unanimously positive, with Denzel Washington singled out for his amazing performance, and though he may be considered a bit of a dark horse with so much stiff competition this year, I wouldn't be surprised if the Academy rewarded the actor with his first nomination since 2002's «Training Day.»

«Inglourious Basterds» is a bit of a dark horse in general, given its eight nominations overall.

And if you haven't read the great Terminator comic book stories coming out of Dark Horse, you...

Early on in the precursor season, Lynch was considered a bit of a dark horse Best Actor candidate.

Nipping at the heels of the frontrunners are a number of dark horse contenders.

And if you haven't read the great Terminator comic book stories coming out of Dark Horse, you need to get on that immediately.

When: September 12th Why: Though it comes with the undesirable label of being James Gandolfini's final movie, «The Drop» has all the makings of a dark horse awards contender.

Headey is something of a dark horse candidate, but the subtle strength and unshakable pride of her performance give her the nod.

The battery - powered Ford Focus has been something of a dark horse in the burgeoning electric - vehicle market.

The Fifth Beatle tells Epstein's life story and features artwork by Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker; it will be published next year by M Press Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics.

Hanya Yanagihara's second novel, A Little Life, was something of a dark horse contender for the top spot in a year studded with releases from heavyweights like Atwood, Smiley and Franzen.

Since Disney also owns Marvel, this is an obvious next step, but it's one that many fans of Dark Horse's Star Wars comics were hoping wouldn't happen.

As for what will be the fate of the 20 years» worth of comics produced by Dark Horse, Driver said, «Per our original contract with LucasFilm, reprints / usage of Dark Horse published material would require Disney to purchase the original files directly from Dark Horse.»

After an incredibly successful first year of Dark Horse's proprietary iOS app and digital storefront, Dark Horse is proud to partner with Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media, and educational products, to make a library of titles available on Barnes & Noble's award - winning NOOK Tablet and NOOK Colorâ «cents.

Just under a year after the launch of Dark Horse's digital initiative, it is announced today that the company has expanded the number of platforms on which comics fans can access their favorite Dark Horse titles!

Lunches with Blake Lively and workshops with Rebecca Hall had rumors swirling, but the director chose Carey Mulligan, who'd been something of a dark horse (although we already know she's a favorite for literary adaptations).

What began as a discussion on the possibility of crossover projects or Dark Horse - created collectibles based on the Dynamite properties soon blossomed into a chat about the success of Dark Horse Digital and its newfound audience for Star Wars, Conan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Predator, and the DH manga line.

Mike Richardson, President of Dark Horse Comics commented, «Dark Horse is continually looking to push the technical envelope, bringing our fans new and innovative ways to enjoy our catalog of much - loved graphic novels.

Dark Horse Digital also provides weekly sales and discounts to its readers, currently offers over eight hundred comics, and continues to increase the digital availability of the Dark Horse back catalog.

Yesterday the winner of the 2014 Orange Bailey's Prize for Women's Fiction was announced, and it was a bit of a dark horse: debut author Eimear McBride's modernist masterpiece, A Girl Is a Half - Formed Thing.

To celebrate the announcement of the Dark Horse Bookshelf app, Dark Horse Comics is offering eight of its current digital comic apps completely free throughout the weekend.

Kodansha Comics has yet to release anything past their republishing of Dark Horse's editions of Akira and Ghost in the Shell but it goes without saying there's a lot of anticipation for the first of their summer line - up to start in May so we can get a better look at the quality we can expect from them.

If you're a fan of Dark Horse comics, you couldn't get many titles for your iOS device until now.

«Kabuki» creator David Mack has illustrated three of Dark Horse Comics «Mignolaverse covers for the month of February 2015, the same month the final issue of «Fight Club 2» — a book that Mack, as cover artist, has had a major role in its visual identity — is scheduled for release.

If you're a fan of Dark Horse Comics, you'll need to use the Dark Horse app to buy and read comics.

Dark Horse, Dark Horse Comics, and the Dark Horse logo are trademarks of Dark Horse Comics, Inc., registered in various categories and countries.

And don't forget to check out Good Comics for Kids, where I have the weekly comics list and picks for all ages, and Katherine Dacey of Pop Culture Shock has a review of the Dark Horse series Dayan.

It's been a bit of a dark horse in the e-reader segment but warrants attention and has earned some hefty respect as it continues to innovate and refuses to cower to the Kindle.