Sentences with phrase «opera without»

But under the present circumstances, it's hard to watch this taut, twisty, enjoyably overwrought Beltway soap opera without spotting a few parallels with our own real - world political tragicomedy.

It's nearly impossible to write about the plot of this space opera without consulting the Wiki plot entry since it's quite literally all over the place, but here goes.

When Mr. Dosunmu finally scores a romantic motorcycle ride with opera without achieving the intended soaring effect, it's a sign that the movie, like its musician protagonist, looks very good but has not gone places.

Slipping from fantasy to soap opera without any authorial control, pic's best hope is to be recognized as some kind of cult movie of badness.

Wear it from office to opera without missing a beat (or libretto).

Wear this dress from office to opera without missing a beat.

Not exact matches

«I want to resist being cast as a dinosaur here, but the fact that opera doesn't have the same broad - based appeal as Jay Z doesn't mean society would be better off without it,» he said.

As Manfred Mezger has pointed out, an opera may be right and valid without an audience, but a service of the Word is a call, and a call is meaningless without a hearer.

And model underground boxing — an only in NEW York cottage industry featuring male fashion models posing as fighters — is to boxing what the soap opera of spandex was to Olympic wrestling, only without the wink.

She did her best to suggest a kinder, gentler Clintonism — all the economically sound, socially moderate policies you've been clamoring for without the soap - opera bullshit.

«Determined to lose the weight without falling into the pattern of past diets, I sought out New York — based nutrition counselor Natasha Uspensky, a former opera singer whose approach — enjoying food rather than turning it into the enemy — made me feel like I might be able to lose weight and keep my boyfriend...»

Plus, I think without him the movie would be an instant flop as other actors felt like they are from some soap opera as acting wasn't the best.

Audaciously set on a variety of visually - engaging, bare - bones locales ostensibly picked without concern for cinematic pretense, U-Carmen effectively conveys a sense of everyday life in the region's Khayelistha Township while simultaneously serving up an endearing variation of a magical opera for the ages.

Yet even as badly written and directed as it is, the character interplay is not without its occasional fringe benefits, including Richard Chamberlain's early scenes with Newman, Holden, and Susan Blakely; and a surprisingly good, though brief, performance by soap opera first - stringer Susan Flannery as Lorrie, a secretary whose love - tryst with Publicity Director Dan Bigelow (Robert Wagner) turns into a nightmare.

Casting like a kid in a candy store (what in God's name is Benedict Cumberbatch doing here — as the holy fool, no less) and shooting in a functional non-style that «opens up» the play by going in for the kinds of close - ups you couldn't get without opera glasses, Wells is a producer - turned - director through and through.

From hotel room to casino to restaurant booth to his car, he makes his Nevada rounds like a Flying Dutchman without an opera; just to watch him walk among the gaming tables, his gait even, impertubable, is one of the privileged moments of the cinema.

Easily the most poignant picture of the year, and without resorting to manipulative soap opera devices.

Without much strain you can see The Promise being transformed, in all its kitsch excess, into a Broadway pop - opera: Memoirs of a Geisha: The Musical.

This would be a Rolls - Royce one can actually take to the opera - and park around the corner without leaving a minder behind.

A study in discipline and artistry, musical agility, opera itself and the role that race has played in all of it, this would be an enlightening read even without Green.

This leaves authors who write old - fashioned space opera, military science fiction, historical romance without modern - minded heroines, and numerous other sub-genres with no choice but independents.

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No one should come to Moscow without taking in a performance at the Bolshoi Theatre, even if ballet and opera aren't really your thing.

«We have been thoroughly impressed with the new MICROS OPERA 9 software and MICROS's ability to seamlessly migrate our ORS to the MICROS Data Center without interruption to our mission - critical services,» stated Tim Aubrey, Vice President of Innovation, Delta Hotels and Resorts.

Tintin is a Belgian boy who somehow manages to be a journalist without ever writing a word, who knocks out grown men twice his size with a single fling of his fist, and who lives in a world where the only woman is a jolly opera singer who exists only to make us laugh.

Whether it's a jackrabbit opera singer who can fly or a goofball circus clown who can tickle a person without touching them, it's possible and cool.

In fact, we found ourselves surprisingly pleased with how well Motionflow, when set to True Cinema, reduced 24 FPS film judder effectively without introducing easily noticeable «soap opera effect.»

Marquee options include a claimed 240Hz panel (without the jarring «soap opera effect»), Bluetooth audio connection, active 3D, Miracast screen sharing, HD upscaling, and THX certification.

It also lets it show a 24 FPS movie without the annoying «soap opera» effect.