Sentences with phrase «poignant scenes of»

His paintings depict poignant scenes of the African American experience.

This 48 - page coloring book features 22 images by artist William H. Johnson (1901 - 1970), who painted poignant scenes of African American life.

Solid action sequences and the most poignant scenes of emotion of any Mission movie.

Finally, when he presented with a poignant scene of being in Italy, shopping with his mother, and being fascinated by the ship that had somehow been constructed and then fit into an old bottle, and then being told that he was an embarrassment and harshly scorned for his behavior, I encouraged him to stay present in the scene, and to connect with his feelings (and with the voice he could not possibly have given space for in those earlier years).

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And in a poignant bedroom scene, Harry confesses to Janice that they are caught in the inescapable paradox of life: «Too much of it and not enough.

Tom Watson made an emotional farewell, starting with a standing ovation on the first tee and finishing in the darkness of a poignant scene around the 18th green.

And as a pair of impatient Brazilian sportswriters looked on, the ATOW man and I sort of high - fived: Our hands were pressed to the bulletproof glass, a poignant scene from a prison movie.

Its effectiveness comes in the juxtaposition of poignant scenes with downright hilarious ones; Kindergartener Ruby Bridges tells Jabari how to be brave, mere moments before stepping out the door and starting her first day at an all - white school (where she's most definitely not welcomed), which is followed by Jabari messing around with his future idol, pre-President Obama, on the night of Dr. King's famed speech.

The story is beatifully crafted in both writing and cinematography, smart, elaborate and so incredibly poignant, think the end of MGS3 and multiply it by 5, that there are scenes where you litterally feel all your senses soaring.

In one of the film's most poignant scenes, the pregnant Theresa, who still has a soft spot for Tommy, replays home videos of a raucous Christmas gathering at which Tommy and Rob engaged in some friendly roughhousing that in retrospect seems ominous.

Waititi does an excellent job of balancing the sweet and humorous moments with the more poignant bits (like Bella's heartbreaking death scene), but what separates the movie from the typical coming - of - age tale is the unique brand of humor that's become synonymous with the director.

It's a stirring sequence that's heightened by Holbrook's engaging, downright poignant performance, with the film's compulsively watchable atmosphere perpetuated by the initial scenes set within the past - as Lawrence does a nice job of infusing such moments with a melodramatic and suitably old - fashioned feel that proves impossible to resist.

Luckily, Blue Jay boasts a handful of fresh, piercingly poignant scenes that cut through the cloud of déjà vu.

The Angulos being the Angulos, there are poignant and funny moments here and there in these scenes — one of the boys giddily fantasizing about the fact that a bit of the money from his ticket purchase might go to Russell, Mark Wahlberg, and Christian Bale, for example, which embodies the same recapturing of childlike awe toward industrial pop that figures in The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt or, for that matter, a great deal of faux - naïve, ga - ga pop journalism, and which I suspect has something to do with The Wolfpack's crossover appeal.

Snape's memories scene is def the strongest and most poignant of the film.

It's sweet, warm and uplifting while remaining honest, poignant and true - to - life (with the exception of the brief use of slow - motion in the scene when Jessica swims in the pool for the first time).

Playing the younger version of Michael B. Jordan's nuanced villain for only a few minutes, the young lad was only on screen briefly at the start of the movie, in a flashback scene and for a longer - speaking part in a poignant dialogue in the ancestral plain (trust us, it makes sense in the movie).

Superbly written, acted and directed, the film is understated, poignant and captivating from scene one, and weaves a tale of sublime tragedy that grips you with the greatest of ease.

Scenes that are already weighted with portentousness because of what we know will happen occasionally dip over into heavy - handedness when something particularly poignant or pointed occurs, leading to a sense of their contrivance — always a thorny issue in a «based on a true story.»

Battle of the Sexes steps up its game to offer a sympathetic, insightful, poignant, behind - the - scenes look at the private lives of the public personas who stepped onto the tennis court of the Houston Astrodome on September 20th, 1973, as Americans on both sides of the political divide watched in rapt attention.

Here is a franchise revival done right: with wisdom, grace, and passion — all of those qualities especially evident in its final scene, a rehash of Rocky's famous run up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, but given a poignant autumnal twist.

While co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Ruby Sparks, Little Miss Sunshine) wring tension and suspense from the same - day build - up to the match, the match itself — captured by grainy, fuzzy TV cameras with the occasional, ground - level insert — and the immediate aftermath (symbolic and figurative, more than real or long - lasting), it's in the months - long lead - up to the match, following Billie Jean King (Emma Stone, never better) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) where Battle of the Sexes steps up its game to offer a sympathetic, insightful, poignant, behind - the - scenes look at the private lives of the public personas who stepped onto the tennis court of the Houston Astrodome on September 20th, 1973, as Americans on both sides of the political divide watched in rapt attention.

It provides an unwelcome poignant commentary, suffusing the moments between scenes with the suggestion of an omniscient presence, one that recognizes some higher order running through these lives.

Both actresses tear into the scene with a comical trenchancy that scores its necessary laughs but also establishes a layered and fleetingly poignant background of affectionately - waged one - upmanship.

While Nakia is a bit of a rebel, Okoye is a firm traditionalist and the two women have an especially poignant scene in the film in which they argue over what loyalty really means.

Yet the filmmakers decided to feature more poignant scenes that just do not gel with this type of comedy.

Once «Only the Brave» takes a turn that makes its characters more vivid, it becomes clear that that the genuine life - and - death stakes of a firefighter's life will intrude upon the story; what starts out as old - fashioned and rah - rah becomes, by the final scenes, genuinely devastating and intensely poignant.

If there is a perceptible weakness to the film that may prevent it from ranking among Payne's best in the minds of many viewers, it comes primarily in the casting choices, as some of these actors are quite limited in their range, and when scenes call for poignant delivery, their performances can only meet them halfway.

In some of the movie's most poignant scenes, Sandra and Bif remember their childhood together, and all the ways in which their lives have progressed in the decades since they grew apart.

Stolen Summer tells the poignant tale of two energetic 8 - year old youngsters living in the hazy days of Chicago circa 1976 where disco music and polyester profoundly dominated the scene.

He handles the film's more poignant scenes, of which there are many, with an understated intensity that results in an unexpected amount of raw emotion.

But it's the film's final scene, in which a camera trains on the ravaged, tear - stained face of Elio, a precocious 17 - year - old crushed over having just learned that his older former lover, Oliver, is getting married to a woman, that provides «Call Me by Your Name» with its most poignant and powerful moment.

It's one of the most beautiful scenes of the year, perhaps the decade in a poignant and graceful composition.

Newell's direction switches smoothly between affecting intimacy and sequences of rowdy chaos; perhaps the film's trump card, however, is its emotional honesty, particularly in the poignant and sobering funeral scene.

The opening scene in God's Pocket, a funeral that follows an untimely death, is all the more poignant for one of the chief mourners being played by Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Kung Fu Panda Year: 2008 Directors: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson Like Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle, DreamWorks» Kung Fu Panda punctuates its light - hearted, comedic tone with surprisingly poignant moments along with nonstop homages to a giant list of truly classic Kung Fu films, often scene by scene.

One of the most beautiful and poignant final scenes in film history.

The Oscar winning screenplay is character rich, although many of the best insights are ad - libbed by actual veterans in a very poignant opening scene.

Yet even amidst the playful and poignant, as also manifested in slight but suitable supporting characters (voiced by the recognisable likes of Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Joel Murray and scene - stealer Charlie Day), Monsters University seems more an excuse to give Mike and Sulley something to do rather than giving audiences a reason to care.

In one particularly poignant scene, akin to Hattie McDaniel winning the Best Supporting Actress award for «Gone With the Wind» and having to sit at the back table at the ceremony, Owens, as the celebrated guest of honor at a Manhattan banquet is forced to use the hotel's kitchen entrance in the rear.

The way in which he handles the gradual acceptance of those circumstances lead to some powerful and poignant scenes.

Puffing one final cigar, the original hero of the Metal Gear franchise dies in the arms of Solid Snake, and Guns of the Patriots» graveyard scene was a slice of fan service that proved to be the perfect, poignant bow for an inimitable series.

A sequence between the two of them responding to the unspoken realities behind a disgusting phone message is shattering in its eloquence, while a later scene outside an Alabama courtroom is as tender and authentic as it is poignant and sincere.

A gifted talent just can't catch a break in Joel and Ethan Coen's lovingly rendered and poignant vision of the folk scene in early - Sixties New York

And of all the outlandish sex scenes that have flooded Sundance screens so far this year, few are more poignant than a perfectly timed sequence of Alexandra and a regular client going through a car wash, their activity obscured from view by soap, water and automated brushes.

The three nominees are all worthy, but Patrick Swayze's memoir, The Time of My Life perhaps has the most poignant behind - the - scenes story.

I had never met Edward and, though it was a poignant scene, I can't help but think that it was also a stark reminder of my own unhappiness.

In From Hell, Moore has an uncanny skill of introducing characters from every walk of life in Victorian London and beyond (from the lowliest beggar to the big V herself) and making each and every one of them matter to you, and each one deftly brought to life in a short but poignant scene.

«Revelations in this book will amaze people,» Young said, promising that Kennedy «went everywhere we wanted him to go» in the memoir — including Chappaquiddick — and that the scene where Kennedy informs their father of his brother Jack's death is especially poignant.

Live music graced the scene and there was a particularly poignant tribute of French chef, Paul Bocuse, who passed away on the day of the Finale.