Sentences with phrase «of levity for»

They specifically investigated the use of humour to create an air of levity for the learning.

The amusement isn't just for them — it's for the other children, they tell themselves, and it is, providing bright spots of levity for the bored, scared kids.

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Given the changing tenor of Twitter, brands that can bring some much - needed levity have been seeing success recently for a reason.

And he provided a bit of levity during the hearing for former Gov. Rick Perry of Texas last month when Trump's nominee for energy secretary made an accidental euphemism while discussing his private meeting with Franken.

«Consider the acronym CALM: Communicate — more frequently and in a venue that works for your boss; Anticipate problems before they worsen, and have solutions; Laugh — use levity to help your boss keep a rational perspective; Manage up — set limits with your bosses diplomatically, and let them see the benefits of your suggestions.

Posting the manifesto of UCSB mass shooter Elliot Rodger» manifesto on his website for annotation, Moghadam tasteless decided it could use a little more levity.

Democracy also gives a place for everyone to be equal and have the same levity of speech, rights and opportunity.

Be prepared for the fact that this is a long film, clocking in at nearly two and a half hours, with virtually no moments of levity or comic relief, dealing with brutally difficult subject matter throughout.

But there was room for a little levity this week when Superintendent Kriner Cash made a favorable comment about Obamacare, and then shot a sly look at Paladino, trying to get a rise out of him.

As for the tone of the venture, Nixon has demonstrated an ability to balance serious talking points with levity and a sense of humor.

You're boohooing about the victims of this prank having been given hazmat suits and, god forbid, SMILING and trying to bring levity to a stressful situation, and yet you think they should be investigated for calling 911??

Some who were at the meeting said Black's levity was especially inappropriate given that she was addressing a community whose complaints about the scarcity of public - school seats has for years seemed to fall on deaf ears.

George Lucas's films had moments of levity, horror, action, drama, etcetera for a reason in different parts of the film.

From here Katniss and Peeta are primped and prepped for The Hunger Games by a host of well - known actors (Woody Harrelson, Wes Bentley, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz and a scene - stealing Elizabeth Banks), all of whom help bring weight or levity when and where required.

Though its themes are so dark they seem to call for the invention of a new color, It Comes at Night does offer a few glimpses of levity and affection amid the unremitting bleakness.

But an excess of levity can quickly become its own kind of leadenness, and for long stretches between its genuinely amusing gags and set pieces, «Thor: Ragnarok,» credited to the screenwriting trio of Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, is a bit too taken with its own breezy irreverence to realize when it's time to rein it in.

I think that's what also makes it hard for me to give it a full five since, while levity isn't a bad thing, the somewhat lightheartedness of things and occasional cheesiness undercut the material and stick out more than they should.

Fortunately for us, we made a movie that is a comedy in a time that I think a lot of people need some levity, but it's also just an unapologetic love story, a buddy story about following your dreams.

But, of course, with this being a Deadpool movie, even the darkest moments leave room for levity.

While «Before Midnight» certainly has its appealing moments of allure and levity, it's ultimately more «This Is 40 «- style pain with much more honesty and real bite than Judd Apatow would likely ever go for, and when «Before Midnight» bares its fangs and becomes uncomfortable there are few moments of comedic relief or a new jaunty scene to cut to.

Orphan Black was a consistently engaging piece of sci - fi storytelling that wasn't afraid of levity, and while the story itself got a little too tangled towards the end, Manson did a solid job of keeping such a unique concept together for as long as he did.

By comparison, Guadagnino's form is more reserved throughout this film, and there's some justification for that, as he's ceding agency to the relationship crafted by his actors — which is one of impressive emotional acuity, at once heartbreaking and sensual, and with an unusually convincing levity about it.

The supporting cast is mostly non-existent, save for Russo and the unknown Ahmed who performs admirably in a number of the movie's not always great scenes of levity.

And that wacky endeavor provides plenty of opportunities for levity in Away We Go, a screwball comedy directed by Oscar - winner Sam Mendes (for American Beauty).

As brutally violent as the film gets, Saulnier never loses his grip on its sense of levity, making Green Room a prime candidate for fans of midnight movies.

On the plus side, Sherman is especially good at, in his words, «Monday - morning quarterbacking» (his observation that a big star should've played the photographer to really hammer home the surprise is one of those head - slapping revelations for which the phrase «hindsight is 20/20» was invented), and his survey of post-production battles is heartbreaking but done with levity and taste — a major disappointment of this DVD is Blue Underground's failure to dig up or reassemble the director's cut.

That's a low pun for a work of high art, but for all Mr. Turner's serious intent, for the dogged research Leigh and his cast have gone by, there is light and levity to be found, too.

A new Ant - Man and the Wasp trailer debuted today, and for those still reeling from the heavy events of Avengers: Infinity War, it appears this Marvel Studios sequel will do exactly what the first film did following Avengers: Age of Ultron: allow some levity and fun to permeate the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

But the trailers also suggest that Whedon, who made the two Avengers films and who rewrote enough of this movie to get a writing credit, may have chipped away some at the monolithic seriousness of the franchise, allowing for a little character - based levity.

Every opportunity for levity is taken yet every moment has an undertone of sadness to it.

Paul's an interesting choice for the lead; he's a character actor at the helm of an action film, and he manages to invest his one - note, brooding character with a few welcome moments of levity and excitement.

Opposite legend Robert De Niro for much of the film, Jackson's Robbie is a buzz saw, spitting out Tarantino's dialogue like an AK - 47 and moving from levity to unbalanced aggression and the drop of a hat.

There's plenty of horror here, sure, but there's also the levity and depth that makes it eternally entertaining and the perfect watch for the dementedly delightful holiday that is Halloween (or, well, year - round).

Downloading Nancy «s premise, in which a depressed housewife attempts to solicit murderers in online chat rooms to help her pull off a psycho - assisted suicide, seems ripe for execution in the vein of Neil LaBute's style of behind - closed - doors perversion, but director Johan Renck has something else in mind, delivering what's essentially an emotionally sterile and self - serious terminal disease drama without a moment of levity to be found from first frame to last.

So it's a little bit of «Room,» a little bit of «War of the Worlds,» and producer J.J. Abrams» involvement ensures some dashes of unexpected humor (whether you believe the levity in this context or not) along with director Dan Trachtenberg's facility for occasional, brutally effective bursts of violence.

The trio's ensuing sojourn intermittently allows for lighthearted interludes of levity as a little comic relief, such as a tension - breaking spanking of Mattie's bottom.

Aaron Eckhart is fun to watch, simultaneously offering a dash of levity along with with sincerity for the well - being of his boxer.

The new trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, out November 3rd, also highlights some of the levity What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi brings to the Marvel franchise.

There isn't a lot of depth here, but the thoughts shared and the levity depicted provide some insight on what making the film was like for those involved.

Anybody who anticipates a shortage of character and levity brought about by forced induction is in for a pleasant surprise.

Who is responsible for the staid practicality of Times New Roman, the cool anonymity of Arial, or the irritating levity of Comic Sans (and the movement to ban it)?

(I also found myself wincing when she made a joke of her old beliefs that cost so many animals their lives; the situation called for somber reflection, not levity.)

«We want to add a little context and a moment of levity with all of this, and use some uplifting stories to show that we can change the story for dogs.

And indeed, players looking for a bit of a levity in their gaming should probably bail now, since this sets the oh - so - serious tone for the game ahead, which at times is so straight - faced it seems to border on parody.

Levity Play provided The VR Grid with a review code for this game and, regardless of this review, we thank them for that!

There are a few moments of levity, but for the most part the dialogue and story are no better or worse than your typical summer action flick, and only towards the very end do things get interesting.

While this may sound like hyperbolic praise for a game that also features karaoke rhythm mini-games and a protagonist lusting after bikini - clad cam girls, I can't help but feel that more so than any previous entry, the moments of humour and levity in Yakuza 6 only juxtapose and enhance the bittersweet nature of Kiryu's figurative «riding off into the sunset».

Bruce Pollock's exhibition, Levity, of recent paintings will be on view at Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts from October 3 though November 16.

Her dense collages of empty chairs, colorful birds, lone tables, and other signifiers for artistic production are embedded in fields of white that soften with the levity of the artist's native Los Angeles.

As a conceptual artist he stands out for his work's use of humor and levity as well as his commitment to language.