Sentences with phrase «scenes machinations»

The character of Lucy Ricardo and the behind - the - scenes machinations of Desilu Productions were groundbreaking in many ways themselves — Lucy and Ethel marked the first female comedy team in entertainment (which would inspire

The kids are ultimately just the side story, however; it's the behind - the - scenes machinations of Whitford and his cabal that peak our curiosity while generating the movie's wink - wink, nudge - nudge digs at all things horror movie - related, like some sort of deranged Greek chorus.

Omar Epps and Cynthia Addai - Robinson keep the behind - the - scenes machinations compelling, and Tom Sizemore pops in now and then in a deviously conniving role.

If Yates can manage to include anything as entertaining as the behind - the - scenes machinations on a Tarzan pic from thirty years earlier, «Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes,» we should be in for a treat.

From these subtle yet powerful opening scenes (it's the poor and the disenfranchised who fight for the wealthy and powerful), The Manchurian Candidate explores a multitude of political «issues» to a lesser or greater extent: the ill that is committed under the guise of defending a nation; the behind - the - scenes machinations of any country's political process; the unpalatable relationship between entertainment, money and politics, and most specifically, the enormous influence big business has on politics and politicians.

And don't even mention the sheer labor that comes with behind the scenes machinations, of attempts to silence and shut down.

Worse is the behind the scenes machination of Mulgrew, and at his behest and control NYSUT, and the manipulation and dirty dealing on behalf of Governor Andy!

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The purpose of our Armed Forces is not about building churches and stomping around according to their manipulative and subversive machinations behind the scenes using simple mind - control techniques against our own military's usage of mind - control in training.

The insular political machinations of Albany rarely interest anyone beyond journalists, political operatives, lobbyists, good government groups, and the occasional close watchers of the political scene, usually former members of one of the aforementioned cabals.

While the final scene is a plea for peace after all the political machinations, the one - two punch speaks less to an unextinguished crisis in human rights led by the so - called «only democracy in the Middle East» than a failed bid by the filmmakers to have it both ways, representing the warped rationales of the terrorists while celebrating the IDF's strategic ingenuity.

Keener's performance keeps the film grounded even as blunt scenes of the opposing camp's machinations flirt with soap opera villainy.

By refusing to fragment the pace with frequent cuts, Warmerdam creates a sense of everything going exactly as planned; there is a kind of sinister clockwork in Borgman's machinations, as if each new scene were the next page in a dark fairy tale that's already been written.

But whenever the movie, which is all too often, veers into backroom political machination mode, especially in the scenes involving LBJ or with George Wallace (Tim Roth), the movie's molten core cools and it loses its intimacy.

For all its crude, set - up machinations — the most pedestrian concept posing that the world's languages lead to miscommunication — when the story is in full - swing, there's also no refuting that some scenes are a tremendously trenchant depiction of the universal suffering of humankind.

The time is right for an exposé of the lobbying industry, and first - time director Jason Reitman has succeeded in shining a bright light on the machinations and behind - the - scenes skullduggery that prevail in this powerful profession.

But the documentary points up what is flagrantly wrongheaded about «Taking Woodstock,» where the machinations of the producers and promoters lack any real bite or guile; the cavorters descending on the scene are without exception sweet - souled; and the acid trips, including Elliot's, are fun - house frolics.

Synopsis: An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.

Some of the plot machinations of «The Shape of Water,» such as the Cold War intrigue and Shannon's cartoonish villain, don't live up to the magic Hawkins and Jones conjure in their scenes together.

For good measure, a couple more crafty machinations are tacked on after these scenes, but by this time, you wish director McGuigan (Wicker Park, The Reckoning) and first - time screenwriter Smilovic would know to leave well enough alone.

Bahrani's style is gripping as an emotional thriller, at times reminiscent of Asghar Farhadi, but the best scenes involve the sneaky legal maneuverings and machinations of Rick's get - rich - quick scheme.

Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz are also on board for this historical drama about the political machinations behind the scenes during the reign of this English Queen.

Starting with the death of a high - profile celeb in the club scene, the book takes us through the machinations that lead to his murder and has a great surprise twist in the ending.

Hansen was central to the deception about global warming when he took it from behind the scenes of the UN bureaucratic machinations into the political, public, and mainstream media spotlight.

Oh, the machinations of behind - the - scenes politicos and their tethers to their puppets in the trenches.