Sentences with phrase «slave of big»

It was the obedient slave of big business, they said.

While competitions and prizes suggest that Griffin is eager to change NASA's image as a slave of big contractors, there's no sign that this sort of thinking will spill into the way the agency pursues its core - mission hardware.

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While the top 20 most downloaded films included some prestigious movies like 12 Years a Slave (at number 10) and Gravity (at number four), the majority of the most pirated flicks were largely big blockbuster franchises, adapted from books — Divergent, Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — superhero sequels and reboots like Godzilla and Robocop, although Excipio was unclear as to how many of the more than 29 million illegal downloads were for the»87 original.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- Some of the world's biggest retailers and food companies including Kellogg Co, Walmart Inc, and Nestle backed a new initiative on Wednesday to improve global supply chains amid rising consumer demand for slave - free goods and services.

LONDON, April 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- Some of the world's biggest retailers and food companies including Kellogg Co, Walmart Inc, and Nestle backed a new initiative on Wednesday to improve global supply chains amid rising consumer demand for slave - free goods and services.

Employees in some of our biggest firms slave well into the early hours only to get up at the crack of dawn, all in an attempt to avoid failure.

From Carlson's view, it was the resulting liberation of lots and lots of women to be wage slaves just like men that struck a decisive blow against the big and stable American family.

Are they: — world dominating neo-cons, (the Bushes), — the legislative arm of the religious right, — the nutty tea partiers, — libertarians, or just — slaves to big money (Romney)?

The Vatican supported the Transatlantic slavery too the west for over 300 years the past leaders of the phony Pope leaders was no different from slave salesman and slave ownership the Vatican is a fake azz false idolatry hates the fact its been exposed as one big fairy lies

For two decades, the critically acclaimed actor has sought roles that challenge big ideas and present complicated characters like 12 Years a Slave (for which he was nominated for a best actor Oscar), Mary Magdalene (he plays Peter), Children of Men, Amistad and dozens of others.

The biggest influence on the foods of the region is that of the African slaves, so meals generally include lots of cassava, yam, bananas and jerk.

No, I'm not of course asking you to be a slave or a servant; I'm talking of surprises, big gifts, memorable vacations and the kind you know.

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In this week's * Just the Tips, * Bridget Phetasy explains how she became more open to the pegging sex trend after reconsidering how the role power plays out Pegging is one of the most humiliating and painful methods used by pick strapon big enough to damage slave's arse, just like in this video.

I am a naughty slave, loves pink and get a hard big strapon inside of me.

Pegging is one of the most humiliating and painful methods used by pick strapon big enough to damage slave's arse, just like in this video.

This subversion continues into a visit to the home of rich folk Big Daddy (Don Johnson), who hems and haws upon learning Django is a free man, and therefore deserving of a more elaborate hierarchal treatment from his own slaves.

Notable big screen performances include the role of the dragon Smaug in Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT, Khan in JJ Abrams» blockbuster STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, Julian Assange in THE FIFTH ESTATE, Little Charles Aiken in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Ford in Steve McQueen's Oscar ® winning 12 YEARS A SLAVE and Billy Bulger alongside Johnny Depp in BLACK MASS..

Candie is a fan of mandingo fighting, pitting his biggest slaves up against each other in fights that often result in death.

They quickly learn that Broomhilda, called Hildy, has been purchased by one Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), the scion of a long line of slave owners and the overseer of Candyland, one of the biggest (and thus meanest) plantations in the South.

Much in the way Scott Rudin has owned the Oscar circuit for sometime, Gardener and Kleiner have established themselves as an awards magnet for their films as seen by their two previous Best Picture winners («Moonlight» and «12 Years a Slave») and their three other nominations for «The Tree of Life,» «Selma,» and «The Big Short.»

Produced not by McKay and Ferrell or their former collaborator Judd Apatow, The Big Short hails from Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, whose mostly prestigious 11 - year filmography includes films like 12 Years a Slave, Selma, The Departed, Moneyball, and The Tree of Life.

What You Need To Know: Guillermo del Toro spent fruitless years slaving over potential big budget gigs in «The Hobbit» and «At The Mountains Of Madness,» and for a while, it seemed like he was forever lost in the wilderness.

The film also stars Adepero Oduye («The Big Short,» «12 Years a Slave»), Amr Waked («Lucy,» «Syriana»), Robert Sheehan («The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,» «Season of the Witch») and Eugenio Derbez («Instructions Not Included»).

England was one of the biggest players in the slave trade.

The biggest obstacle in her rescue is the salacious Calvin Candie, an out of type cast Leonardo DiCaprio, who treats the slaves like the dirt of the cotton fields he oversees.

Following her Oscar - winning performance in 12 Years a Slave — and subsequent red carpet domination — Nyong» o's legions of fans will relish the chance to finally see her face on the big screen again (apart from a bit role in 2014's Non-Stop).

Of course, this category is essentially down to the three biggest nominee getters: «Gravity» (my pick for the prize), «American Hustle» and «12 Years a Slave.»

Around the release of 12 Years a Slave, Nyong» o was that rarest thing in Hollywood — a non-white actress being excitedly proclaimed The Next Big Thing.

Which brings us to the other big premiere Friday night, Steve McQueen's «12 Years a Slave,» still riding high off of taking Telluride by storm.

A pimped out Don Johnson as Big Daddy Bennett was almost too much for me to take the movie seriously, but thankfully the plantation owner and slave trader isn't over used and is instead given the perfect amount of screen time.

Parker and Longbaugh are two drifters not cut out to be wage slaves, not quite smart enough or motivated enough to make it big («A pint of your blood can fetch fifty bucks.

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»

He further won over comedy fans with a killer guest spot savaging «Glee» on the Christmas episode of «Community,» but he's getting his big - screen break in a much more surprising venue: he recently joined the astonishing cast of Steve McQueen «s «Twelve Years A Slave,» alongside Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt (who presumably approves of Killam's impression, given that he's the film's producer), Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, Sarah Paulson, Alfre Woodard, Ruth Negga, Garret Dillahunt and Scoot McNairy, among many others.

They've already lined up their next collaboration, «Twelve Years A Slave,» which also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, and now one of the biggest actors in the world is lining up to join them.

«Moonlight» producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner of Plan B are the first individual producers to snag Best Picture nominations in four consecutive years («12 Years a Slave,» «Selma,» «The Big Short»), and smartly took the movie to A24, which didn't miss a trick (they took «Amy,» «Ex Machina,» and «Room» to three Oscar wins last year.)

CAPTAIN PHILLIPS»S Best Adapted Screenplay win proves less of a reliable prediction for the Academy Awards, as its biggest contender in this category, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, was not eligible for the WGA award.

In 2013, he traveled to the former plantation where «12 Years a Slave» was filmed with director Steve McQueen, and more recently charted how the story of Columbine came to a stage in New York and watched Angelina Jolie take on her first big studio directing job, the «Unbroken» story of Olympian and USC alumnus Louis Zamperini.

- «12 Years a Slave»'s Chiwetel Elijofor had his first feature role in Steven Spielberg's «Amistad», the story about a slave ship revolt and the trial of the once free man who led it; a film which also co-starred his biggest challenger for Best Actor, Matthew McConauSlave»'s Chiwetel Elijofor had his first feature role in Steven Spielberg's «Amistad», the story about a slave ship revolt and the trial of the once free man who led it; a film which also co-starred his biggest challenger for Best Actor, Matthew McConauslave ship revolt and the trial of the once free man who led it; a film which also co-starred his biggest challenger for Best Actor, Matthew McConaughey.

For last year's list of nominees and winners, which featured 12 Years a Slave picking up most of the big awards in addition to Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett, click here.

The big winner this year was Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, which swept the ceremony and took home a total of five wins from Best Feature to Best Director to Best Cinematography.

The rest of the cast is largely underutilized, despite the presence of big - time rising stars like Lupita Nyong» o («12 Years a Slave»), Michelle Dockery («Downton Abbey») and Corey Stoll («House of Cards»).

In contrast to prevailing wisdom, perhaps some of the currently unknown directors of 2020's big movies aren't in film school or slaving away on a small film that will earn them fame.

The stoic gunslinger's resolve to go it alone is soon tested when he crosses paths with Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), a fearless alpha female making a break across the desert with former sex slaves hidden in the hold of her big rig.

Meanwhile, Erik forgets 12 Years a Slave isn't nominated for Original Score, Cate Blanchett gets unironic love from the group and one of the straight guys throws the biggest shade?

I think it'll miss out on big Oscar success to 12 Years A Slave and The Wolf of Wall Street.

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Slavery drama 12 Years A Slave resisted the force of Gravity to pick up two of the big awards at this year's Baftas.

The plot kicks into gear when one of Joe's main soldiers, the one - armed Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), takes off in a big rig with Joe's prized possessions: his five slave wives (played by Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntington - Whiteley, Abbey Lee, Riley Keough, and Courtney Eaton).

Fassbender has both indie cred (Frank) and Oscar heat (12 Years a Slave), but needs to drive a hit film; Aussie acting might in the form of next - big - thing Kodi Smit McPhee (The Road; The Young Ones) and Ben Mendehlsohn (Animal Kingdom; Killing Me Softly).