Sentences with phrase «own moments of levity»

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.

Throughout the difficult press conference there were moments of levity, thanks to Bickell's baby daughter Kinsley, who wanted to be by her dad's side while he was speaking.

So I thought I'd share a few moments of levity that wormed their way into the anxious miasma that's been hovering around us.

As has been made painfully clear neither of those elements appear meaningful to the governor and, notwithstanding some moments of levity, time and retrospect treat many of Mayor de Blasio's words harshly.

The event was punctuated by moments of levity but mostly dominated by anger from residents who feel their elected representatives have sold out their interests to the real estate industry, with a focus on the proposed redevelopment of the vacant Bedford Union Armory.

Ms. Mark - Viverito's presentation began shortly after noon with a moment of levity: a tongue - and - cheek video of her trying her hand at rap, comedy and theater as if her future might include those endeavors.

It was a moment of levity during a day of grueling campaigning.

I started sometime during college because, as a student who had sat through innumerable lectures, I enjoyed and appreciated when professors included rare moments of levity to make a point, enrich a metaphor, or even just keep us awake.

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

Matador isn't a comedy, but it has its moments of levity, which is smart — the show shouldn't take itself too seriously, and those very Rodriguez (who directed the pilot) touches of sudden jump cuts and cartoonish violence work perfectly with the overall aesthetic.

She's able to both convey the brutality of the games by making Katniss a more battle - hardened warrior this time out, which also finding moments of levity, such as her priceless reaction to an impromptu striptease by Malone in an elevator.

It's a very weird film, with some strange, funny moments and some surprisingly moments of levity and beauty.

It's quite a riveting and though - provoking journey, with compelling and nuanced performances all around, and, although it is quite serious, not without moments of levity.

There's also a little bit of sex, a few moments of levity provided by Miles Teller as a quipster whose allegiances are forever shifting (some levity is also provided by Elgort, though sort of accidentally), and game appearances by Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts, who seems poised to take on a bigger role in the third and, ugh, fourth movies.

Moments of levity releases a bit of that tension at key moments before building again, by way of scene stealer LilRel Howery as Chris» best friend and TSA agent.

Though much of the film finds them in a state of disconnect — they communicate with each other through a very clinical intercom system in the house — we get these small moments of levity that make their relationship feel very lived in despite their tensions.

An emotionally sterile and self - serious terminal disease drama without a moment of levity to be found from first frame to last.

Howard excels at infusing lighthearted stories with gravity and more serious narratives with moments of levity; the balance here is as good as it's ever been.

There are even moments of levity courtesy of John C. Reilly's bearded and frazzled character.

But Anthony Hopkins provides the few rare moments of levity as Noah's grandfather, a Yoda - like Methuselah.

The movie has its moments of levity.

Michael Shannon as Frank is his usual quiet intensity, so his moments of levity really stand out.

There are no moments of levity, as death and danger are constantly hovering.

And the whole thing is executed with such a staggering over-seriousness that even when it attempts moments of levity, they almost always fall flat.

The second moment of levity is even stranger, in which Chiwetel Ejiofor hands Benedict Cumberbatch a slip of paper that reads «shamballa», and Cumberbatch asks, «what's this, my mantra?»

While The Conjuring takes itself very seriously, Wan also provides moments of levity, mostly through the police officer character (John Brotherton) that accompanies the Warrens on their ghostbusting trips.

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.

Directed by Joe Johnston (Jumanji), Captain America proves to be a riveting roller coaster ride from beginning to end, basically because it relies on a winning recipe featuring all the fixins needed to hold an audience's undivided attention, from a compelling plot which ratchets up the tension all the way to the final showdown, to eye - popping action and special effects, to a sweet romance between likable leads exhibiting screen chemistry, to lots of unexpected moments of levity (with much of the hilarious comic relief arriving courtesy of Tommy Lee Jones).

Tyler Bates» music choices are especially spot - on and function both as harbingers of dread and moments of levity — my personal favorites were the Latin versions of «I Will Survive» and «California Dreamin»» (I'll refrain from further detail as to not spoil their effective usage).

This is a bleak film, where the heroes efforts to save his daughter feels futile, without a single moment of levity, and never a positive moment of family bliss.

«Winter Sleep» contains a few surprising moments of levity, from scene of drunken men dueling with Shakespeare citations, to the peculiar nature of Aydin's relationship with a disadvantaged horse.

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.

One of the greatest aspects of this story is how it unfolds slowly, surprising the viewer along the way with unsettling moments of fury alongside genuine moments of levity.

Instead of making a pure political thriller, director Green has opted to undercut the tension with moments of levity and sexual innuendo.

There are moments of levity, but the film is mostly serious and occasionally dark, giving Blanchett plenty to chew on, her performance as much physical as it is verbal.

It's not constant hilarity but the moments of levity do offer brief diversion, as we see Johnny Depp improvise when his large dog becomes uncooperative, a few wire - suspended giggles from Peter Pan, and some script departures from Dustin Hoffman.

Despite the amusing bits (and there are many), despite the budding ardor (predictable and crowd - pleasing), despite the rarely seen and irresistible smile of Emilia Clarke (who is not allowed moments of levity as the formidable Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons, on Game of Thrones), Me Before You is a juicy, ripe red apple of a romance with a razor blade embedded under its skin.

This moment of levity catapulted my grey matter back to the first race I did with Hall, the 1995 Baja 1000 in a Hummer H1.

The two follow up each other nicely and there are couple moments of levity especially when Jim was talking about «building the C6 Corvette, the C7 Corvette and (pause...) other special editions...» which the crowd took to meaning the C8 Corvette.

But it also has romance, tragedy and moments of levity.

In a moment of levity they build a child out of snow.

Through their play, companion pets provide moments of levity that eventually become more enduring.

«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.

It's also to provide us with a palate - cleansing moment of levity.

Watching children brutally murder adults and celebrate over their mutilated corpse is never something that's easy to witness, and even with the moments of levity thrown in, you always feel a sense of unease as you move into the next area.

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.

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In a moment of courtroom levity, Caproni announced at the conclusion of Thursday's deliberations that a juror had sent a note informing the court that she had been summoned to serve jury duty in another courthouse on Thursday, even as she served her seventh week on the Percoco trial jury.

The themes in Galveston are undoubtedly heavy, but the darkness is punctuated by moments of hilarious levity that take the edge off of Ray and Raquel's bleak circumstances.

With all the right feel good moments, compelling character developing scenes, and the perfect amount of levity between young and old characters, «The Intern» is a far better movie than it should be and I highly recommend it.

An amalgam of Star Wars, He - Man and the Masters of the Universe, and Big Trouble in Little China, Waititi's fast - paced cosmic rock opera deftly blends laughs and levity with powerful emotional moments.