Sentences with phrase «series is the violent»

He invites you to enjoy his macabre flights of fancy, but be warned: The Nightlife Series is violent, sexy, and occasionally violently sexy.

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Xinjiang has been racked for years by a series of violent attacks which Beijing blames on exiled Uighur separatist groups whom it says are aligned with foreign terrorist networks.

The year - long series, «A Nation Under Our Feet,» will be inspired by Steven Hahn's 2003 book of the same name and «will find the hero dealing with a violent uprising in his country set off by a superhuman terrorist group called the People.»

It's highly unlikely that today's Fed would choose to disrupt the markets via a violent, surprising series of rate increases as it did in 1994.

The series isn't exactly easy to watch — these are real violent crimes, after all — but the show gives a look at the failings of the justice system while also offering a somewhat unsettling character study.

In light of my series this past week about the Bible, in which I said that the Bible is the most violent religious text in the world, someone sent this picture to me.

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this 3 - Part series on how Satan casts out Satan, we learned that Satan uses violent religion to attack and kill the messengers of God, and thus, appear to be «casting out Satan» while in reality, he is only solidifying his own power and influence in the world.

In light of my series on the violence of God in the Bible, in which I said that the Bible is the most violent religious text in the world, someone sent this picture to me.

I was specifically thinking of 2 Corinthians 5; 21, and in my current ongoing series of trying to understand the violent portrayals of God in the Bible in relation to what Jesus revealed to us about God.

What I love most about the Word series is that it manages to capture some of the most beautiful, compelling, bizarre, troubling, violent, and redemptive images from the Bible in a way that, as we talked about on Monday, honors the Bible for what it is, not simply what we want it to be.

Not only do Christians watch violent R - rated movies, we'll quote them from the pulpit, build sermon series around them — even show clips from them during service.

I have recently had some people tell me that I am making much ado about nothing on this violence of God series, because the Bible is not violent.

Aside this recent occurrence, the party has been faced with a number of violent incidents, forcing it to hold a series of meetings to resolve the impasse.

The Let My Vote Count Alliance embarked on series of demonstrations, some of which turned violent with members of the Alliance being allegedly manhandled by the police.

The shooting was one in a series of violent incidents that occurred in the same area as J'Ouvert, a pre-parade festival in Brooklyn that kicked off early Monday morning.

Scientists are now watching to see whether the volcano repeats the violent eruptions of 1963, when superheated gases and volcanic material raced down the mountain in a series of pyroclastic flows, killing more than 1000 people.

Ever since the mid-1980s, after a series of violent crimes committed by bodybuilders, the world is convinced that «roid rage» is a real thing that makes bodybuilders ticking bombs.

But there's something about her new nanny that Claudia can not trust, and a series of violent attacks on pregnant women in the area only heightens her vulnerability.

The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, a Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders (St. Martin's True Crime Library)[Stella It's a year ago this week that I was traumatized by the sociopath I was in love with.

A brawl between neo-Nazis and an interracial couple is just the latest in a series of violent incidents at alt - right events.

THE twin brother of murderer Jay Nava has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for a series of violent attacks.

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An adaptation of Hiroaki Samura's manga series, the film is another violent offering from the director behind 13 Assassins.

The specific ending of the film, which wisely avoids the worst mistakes of the book and at least cuts things mercifully short after a series of catastrophes, is not successful or convincing; in fact, it's rather clichéd and banal, but the intuition that violent, terrible acts flow inexorably in part from Americans» unawareness and incomprehension of the simplest facts of their own lives is undeniably true.

Such concerns become moot once the picture passes a certain point, however, as Death Wish transforms into just the sort of unapologetically ruthless and violent thriller that rarely gets made nowadays (ie its very existence is a delightful novelty)- with the movie's second half boasting a series of gleefully over-the-top instances of R - rated mayhem (including an awesomely cringeworthy torture sequence involving a scalpel and battery acid).

Crossbones is a violent, violent villain in this series, and I finally feel I've been understood now.

The series is a sort of cartoon, loud and physical, sometimes violently physical - though not physically violent, if you see the distinction - but there is real commitment in the performances.

Once we know this, we know there will be a series of angry and desperate confrontations among the three, interlaced with violent face - downs with criminals, cops being slammed up against walls in the basement of their headquarters, and Senior drinking even more because he is horribly confused about whether he values truth above family loyalty, and either one above loyalty to the department.

All that's left is the action which, because there is nothing cohesive to attach it to, plays as an anthology of violent set - pieces connected by common characters instead of a series of high - octane conflict / resolution moments that advance a story.

Consider the breathless, reserved way the elder Affleck shoots the storming of a barricaded old house, the grisly discovery in an upstairs bathroom, and the product of a series of violent acts that ends, a few scenes later, with a conversation between young Patrick and crusty Bressant about regret, forgiveness, and the impossibility of doing the right thing when there's no reliable yardstick for measuring propriety.

Of course Gale (Liam Hemsworth) is there to back Katniss up against Peeta's initial violent advance, and the series finale does seem determined to play out their love triangle plot till the bitter end.

A + The Hunger Games Rated PG - 13 for intense violent thematic material and disturbing images — all involving teens Available on DVD and Blu - ray With the Hunger Games books being the supposed next best thing since the Twilight series, I was incredibly skeptical about how good the teen - crazed movie could be.

It's round - about journey to the big - screen was a logical conclusion, and while the first was praised as playfully ridiculous and a violent tongue - in - cheek satire on Mexploitation films, this sequel is a long, drawn - out series of mind - numbing beheadings, choppings, limb - hackings and gore - splattering scenes that would make a death camp survivor long for the good old days.

Ichi the Killer is a hyper - violent comic book movie inspired by a manga series.

Mahershala Ali — ««The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Parts 1 and 2),» «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button» Anthony Anderson — «The Departed,» «Hustle & Flow» Adam Beach — «The Departed,» «Hustle & Flow» Kate Beckinsale --- «Love & Friendship,» «The Aviator» Chadwick Boseman --- «Captain America: Civil War,» «Get on Up» John Boyega — «Star Wars: The Force Awakens,» «Attack the Block» Betty Buckley --- «Wyatt Earp,» «Carrie» Rose Byrne — «X-Men: First Class,» «Bridesmaids» Julie Carmen — «The Milagro Beanfield War,» «Gloria» Enrique Castillo — «Déjà Vu,» «Bound by Honor» Morris Chestnut — «G.I. Jane,» «Boyz N the Hood» Cliff Curtis — «Live Free or Die Hard,» «Training Day» Idris Elba — «Beasts of No Nation,» «Pacific Rim America Ferrera — «Cesar Chavez,» «End of Watch» Vivica A. Fox — «Kill Bill,» «Independence Day» Andrew Garfield — «99 Homes,» «The Amazing Spider - Man» Greta Gerwig — «Frances Ha,» «To Rome with Love» Jesse D. Goins — «The Ugly Truth,» «Patriot Games» Bruce Greenwood — «Flight,» «Star Trek» Carla Gugino — «Watchmen,» «Night at the Museum» Luis Guzmán — «Punch - Drunk Love,» «Carlito's Way» Dennis Haysbert — «Dear White People,» «Wreck - It Ralph» Tom Hiddleston — «Crimson Peak,» «Marvel's The Avengers» James Hong — «Safe,» «Mulan» Oscar Isaac — «Ex Machina,» «A Most Violent Year» O'Shea «Ice Cube» Jackson * — «Ride Along,» «Friday» Dakota Johnson — «Black Mass,» «Fifty Shades of Grey» Cherry Jones — «Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,» «Signs» Michael B. Jordan — «Creed,» «Fruitvale Station» Daniel Dae Kim — «The Divergent Series: Insurgent,» «Crash» Regina King — «Ray,» «Jerry Maguire Brie Larson — «Room,» «Trainwreck» Byung - Hun Lee — «Terminator Genisys,» «G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra» Nia Long — «Keanu,» «Boyz N the Hood» Sal Lopez — «The Astronaut Farmer,» «Full Metal Jacket» Ignacio López Tarso — «Under the Volcano,» «Nazarin» Patti LuPone — «Parker,» «Driving Miss Daisy» Peter Mackenzie — «Trumbo,» «42» Rachel McAdams — «Spotlight,» «Midnight in Paris» Eva Mendes — «The Place beyond the Pines,» «Hitch» Tatsuya Nakadai — «Ran,» «Kagemusha» Adepero Oduye — «The Big Short,» «12 Years a Slave» Marisa Paredes — «The Skin I Live In,» «All about My Mother» Nate Parker — «Beyond the Lights,» «Red Tails» Harold Perrineau — «Zero Dark Thirty,» «28 Weeks Later» Jorge Perugorría — «Che,» «Strawberry and Chocolate» Silvia Pinal — «Vintage Model,» «The Exterminating Angel» Freida Pinto — «Immortals,» «Slumdog Millionaire» Michelle Rodriguez — «Avatar,» «Girlfight» Anika Noni Rose — «For Colored Girls,» «Dreamgirls» Cecilia Roth — «Lucia Lucia,» «All About My Mother» Mark Rylance — «Bridge of Spies,» «The Other Boleyn Girl» Pepe Serna — «The Black Dahlia,» «The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez» Martin Starr — «I'll See You in My Dreams,» «Adventureland» Elizabeth Sung — «Memoirs of a Geisha,» «The Joy Luck Club» Sharmila Tagore — «Dhadkan,» «The World of Apu» Tessa Thompson — «Creed,» «Dear White People» Lorraine Toussaint — «Selma,» «Middle of Nowhere» Glynn Turman — «Super 8,» «Men of Honor» Gabrielle Union — «Top Five,» «Bad Boys II» Jacob Vargas — «The 33,» «Jarhead» Alicia Vikander — «The Danish Girl,» «Ex Machina» Emma Watson — «The Bling Ring,» «The Perks of Being a Wallflower» Damon Wayans, Jr. — «Big Hero 6,» «Let's Be Cops» Marlon Wayans — «The Heat,» «Requiem for a Dream» Rita Wilson — «It's Complicated,» «Runaway Bride» Daphne Zuniga — «Staying Together,» «Spaceballs»

For her series - television debut, she's chosen The Honorable Woman, an eight - episode SundanceTV drama about the very real, very violent, and very current troubles between Israel and Palestine.

WILL (originally ordered straight - to - series at Pivot in 2013) Picked up to series; 10 episodes STUDIO: TEAM: Craig Pearce (w, ep), Vince Gerardis (ep), Howard Braunstein (ep), Louise Rosager (ep), Shekhar Kapur (d) LOGLINE: The wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk rock theater scene that was 16th century London — the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side - shows.

Based on the thrill - ride film, «From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series» is a supernatural crime saga centered around bank robber, Seth Gecko (Cotrona) and his violent, unpredictable brother, Richard «Richie» Gecko (Holtz), who are wanted by the FBI and Texas Rangers Earl McGraw (Johnson) and Freddie Gonzalez (Garcia) after a bank heist left several people dead.

Kick - Ass — based on Mark Millar's explicitly raunchy and violent 2008 comic book series Kick - Ass — Volume 1 — is a successful blend of both comic worlds with brightly attired would - be do - gooders fighting criminals with a more realistic slant, resulting in a tremendously fresh experience.

The pilot episode will be penned by Derek Kolstad, the creator and writer of the much - loved and violent John Wick film series.

Perhaps now, ten years later, it can finally be remembered how it ought to be; the dark and violent showpiece of a treasured series.

Release date: July 20 Cast: Denzel Washington, Melissa Leo, Ashton Sanders, Pedro Pascal Directed by: Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) Why we're excited: Denzel Washington is back in skull - cracking, power - tool wielding mode for this sequel to his violent 2014 hit, which was an adaptation of the»80s TV series of the same name.

Starring Daniel Radcliffe as Sam Houser, who's portrayed as the dominant creative mastermind behind Rockstar Games and its phenomenally successful Grand Theft Auto series, The Gamechangers (**) sought to depict legal battles over GTA's violent...

It's all downhill from there: even more violent abuse from Jeff, a series of competitive errors that make her a has - been, a stint working for a diner that reminds her of how little she's good for when she's not on the ice, and so on.

Rodriguez's career is one of the most prominent and curious dichotomies in Hollywood, as he manages to make both super violent action flicks (Machete, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) and family adventures (the Spy Kids series), employing several of the same actors in both.

Grillo plays Detective Mark Lewis, on his way to a romantic date with criminal psychologist Dr Elizabeth Klein (Maria Bello) when he's called to a local house — the notorious Livingston House where, years before, the owner had committed a series of violent slaughters where only one person survived.

She is Marge Gunderson, a heavily pregnant cop who has to investigate a grotesquely incompetent series of violent crimes, while dealing with a difficult, failed - artist husband and an old boyfriend.

Characters in others are shown tossed around by robots, involved in explosions, car chases, hand - to - hand combats, and in a series of violent events typical of a superhero workday.

Then there is the big show - stopping number in which Nobby and Sebastian, hiding inside the vagina of an elephant for some reason, must endure the violent thrusts and copious semen of a series of elephants penetrating their hiding spot.

The filmmaker reportedly is developing a pilot based on the Edge series of violent Western novels by author Terry Harknett.