Sentences with phrase «stars as our heroine»

We'll write a dream - lover fantasy for you, starring YOU as the heroine, and your dream - lover as the hero.

Emma Watson (still best known as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films) stars as our heroine, Belle, and she brings all the right qualities to the role, sweet and strong in equal measure.

Not exact matches

There are no heroes or heroines, although Keith Grant as the pathetic Joe Jackson, a star player and primary figure in the scandal, comes closest in a poignant solo passage.

Reflecting the varied interests and values of Millennial and Gen Z moms and dads, famous pop - culture figures from rap stars to Disney heroines emerged as name influencers, along with basketball champs and, interestingly, colors.

Starring Nyuki — a real honey of a heroine — the series opens solemnly with the tale of her origins, mirthfully chronicles her bumbling discovery of her own powers, and reaches its stinging climax as she battles powerful enemies while trying to establish a new colony.

She became a trend setter for future heroines to come, but she herself is inspired by the blaxploitation stars of the 70s such as Pam Grier and Tamara Dobson.

Gwyneth Paltrow stars as Emma, Jane Austen's classic heroine, a mischievous young beauty who sets up her single friends.

The following year, Garofalo appeared in no less than five films, with a supporting part in the ensemble piece 200 Cigarettes, a starring role as an unconventional action heroine called the Bowler in Mystery Men (which also featured Stiller), and prominent turns in Kevin Smith's eagerly awaited Dogma, Hampton Fancher's psychological thriller The Minus Man, and the satirical comedy Can't Stop Dancing, in which she acted alongside fellow comedienne Margaret Cho.In 2001, Garofolo took on the role of Catherine Connolly in The Laramie Project, HBO's docudrama chronicling the aftermath of the death of Matthew Shepard, and filmmaker David Wain's comedy Wet Hot American Summer.

The movie — starring Saoirse Ronan (the jealous little girl from «Atonement») as the kick - ass title heroine Hanna, Eric Bana as her action - mentor dad Erik, and Cate Blanchett as Marissa, the vicious C.I.A. agent villainess — is such a departure from what Wright has done before that it's hard not to be impressed.

Whereas Janet Leigh's heroine merely showered at the Bates Motel before meeting her end, Dressed's protagonist Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson, just two years past her four - season stint as the star of NBC's «Police Woman») erotically washes her breasts and privates, both of which are on display, while nearby a shaving man pays her no notice.

She's set to play Marvel comic book heroine Scarlet Witch in The Avengers 2 with Robert Downy Jr and Chris Hemsworth, which is released next year.She'll also stars alongside Aaron Taylor - Johnson in the superhero flick as his twin sister, which is quite the twist from playing his wife in Godzilla.

James L. Brooks's comedy about people for whom work defines life stars Holly Hunter as the quintessential eighties heroine, juggling career and love, ethical lines and deadlines — and charts the era's shifts in the field of reporting.

Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady, the sensitive and naive heroine — you could get away with that casting in 2004 — who gets a rude awakening when she enters the school system after being home - taught by zoologist parents in Africa.

Lady Bird is a masterful, exquisite coming - of - age comedy starring the great Saoirse Ronan as Christine — or «Lady Bird,» as she's re-christened herself — and it's as funny, smart, and filled with yearning as its heroine.

Laura Dern is a troubled journalist in «The Tale,» Carey Mulligan is a 1960s mom in «Wildlife,» Andrea Riseborough is a woman having an identity crisis in «Nancy,» and «Star Wars» fighter Daisy Ridley is reimagined as a Shakespearean heroine in «Ophelia.»

Nicolas Pesce's debut feature The Eyes Of My Mother views its deeply disturbed heroine through the lens of hardy, immigrant - born midcentury stoicism, and Pesce chose a similarly controlled - yet - disturbing film for our marathon: The Night Of The Hunter, Charles Laughton's classic thriller starring Robert Mitchum as a killer who disguises himself as a preacher.

An adorable mutt is at the heart of Todd Solondz's deeply disturbing portmanteau comedy, starring Ellen Burstyn, Danny DeVito, Julie Delpy — and Greta Gerwig as the grown - up heroine of Welcome to the Dollhouse

Sure to remind some of «Cellular,» the 2004 picture starring Kim Basinger, Chris Evans and Jason Statham, The Call is, for the most part, a gripping little tight - knit crime thriller directed by Brad Anderson («The Machinist «-RRB- and blessed with decent work by Halle Berry (Academy Award winner for «Monster's Ball «-RRB- as heroine Jordan, and Abigail Breslin (Oscar nominee for «Little Miss Sunshine «-RRB-, as Casey, the girl Jordan is trying to save.

The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, the hapless heroine who becomes a contestant (or «tribute») in the annual hunger games.

In an original and electrifying film loaded with live musical performances, Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock - and - roll stardom.

Linda Carter was one of Marvel's 1970s heroines, even starring in her own series, as a helping hand and healer to costumed crimefighters such as Daredevil, Luke Cage, Elektra and Doctor Strange.

Coming, as James Naremore wrote in 1973, «between the repressive manners of the classic Hollywood studio movie and the «liberated» ethos of the R - rated contemporary film,» Psycho did previously unthinkable, willfully perverse things — killing off its heroine and thereby taking its star actor offscreen at the end of act 1; leaving us only a homicidal maniac to identify with for the rest of the film; intimating necrophilia and incest within an American family.

Yet another of Besson's outsized action spectacles, the film stars Scarlett Johansson as its titular heroine.

Starring Oscar - winner Jennifer Lawrence as the heroine Katniss Everdeen, the much - anticipated film is the third instalment in the Hunger Games franchise.

PaRappa the Rapper Remastered is also launching in Europe on April 4 (EU PS + members get 20 % off when pre-ordering as well), Full Throttle Remastered will also be available for PS Vita on April 18 (complete with cross-buy), and Cosmic Star Heroine includes cross-buy with the PS Vita version (but the Vita version doesn't have a release date yet).

Don't be fooled by the 16 - bit art style as Cosmic Star Heroine has gorgeous animated cutscenes that detail the story.

For probably long enough to give it a decent shelf - life, Ex Machina passes the genre sniff test about as well as its android heroine — an artificially intelligent being with the body of a European rising star — clears her own trial, a personal variation on the Turing test.

«Mistress America» Stars Greta Gerwig as the Best Screwball Heroine Since Holly Golightly (Trailer)

We've got our first look at Meryl Streep in what will presumably be her next Oscar - nominated role as a hard - rocking front - woman in director Jonathan Demme and screenwriter Diablo Cody's upcoming comedy Ricki and the Flash... In a film loaded with music and live performance, Streep stars as Ricki, a guitar heroine who gave up everything -LSB-...]

Directed by Cary Fukunaga, who made a splash in 2009 with Sin Nombre, this adaptation stars Australian actor Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids are All Right) as the titular heroine and Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) as Edward Rochester.

As lush and atmospheric a film as the American cinema has created in years, Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska (whose wide eyes and open face evokes the gothic heroine incarnate) as a smart, passionate American heiress, the daughter of a self - made man (Jim Beaver as the model of paternal affection and American responsibility) and a writer with a romantic streak and an unsullied innocence, and Tom Hiddleston as the dashing suitor from overseas, a handsome aristocrat with a haunted soul whose mystery captures the American's hearAs lush and atmospheric a film as the American cinema has created in years, Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska (whose wide eyes and open face evokes the gothic heroine incarnate) as a smart, passionate American heiress, the daughter of a self - made man (Jim Beaver as the model of paternal affection and American responsibility) and a writer with a romantic streak and an unsullied innocence, and Tom Hiddleston as the dashing suitor from overseas, a handsome aristocrat with a haunted soul whose mystery captures the American's hearas the American cinema has created in years, Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska (whose wide eyes and open face evokes the gothic heroine incarnate) as a smart, passionate American heiress, the daughter of a self - made man (Jim Beaver as the model of paternal affection and American responsibility) and a writer with a romantic streak and an unsullied innocence, and Tom Hiddleston as the dashing suitor from overseas, a handsome aristocrat with a haunted soul whose mystery captures the American's hearas a smart, passionate American heiress, the daughter of a self - made man (Jim Beaver as the model of paternal affection and American responsibility) and a writer with a romantic streak and an unsullied innocence, and Tom Hiddleston as the dashing suitor from overseas, a handsome aristocrat with a haunted soul whose mystery captures the American's hearas the model of paternal affection and American responsibility) and a writer with a romantic streak and an unsullied innocence, and Tom Hiddleston as the dashing suitor from overseas, a handsome aristocrat with a haunted soul whose mystery captures the American's hearas the dashing suitor from overseas, a handsome aristocrat with a haunted soul whose mystery captures the American's heart.

My pick for the year's best movie is this coming - of - age film starring the great Saoirse Ronan as Christine — or «Lady Bird,» as she's re-christened herself — and it's as funny, smart, and filled with yearning as its heroine.

My previous description of the basic plot doesn't even mention the star of the movie, Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg), the new young heroine played by Isabela Moner, supporting roles by Anthony Hopkins (as the leader of the Witwiccans), Jerrod Carmichael (as Cade's assistant), John Turturro (reprising his role from the first three films), Josh Duhamel (also reprising his role from the previous films, but this time as a spy), Tony Hale (as a Nasa JPL nerd), Glenn Morshower (reprising his military role), and many others.

But also, in December, he co-stars in «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» as Galen Erso, a brilliant scientist and the father of heroine Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones).

Joan of Arc (Kino Lorber), based on the Maxwell Anderson play Joan of Lorraine, stars Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca) as the French religious martyr and war heroine.

Matthew Fox is the ostensible star as Jack, the doctor who steps up as group leader in the first episode, but it quickly settles in as a dense ensemble show with characters who have vivid backstories: tough, raven - haired beauty Kate, whose fair looks hide a rough outlaw past (Evangeline Lilly), con man Sawyer (Josh Holloway) who hides his bitterness under a country - boy voice and a suspicious smile, Iraqi communications specialist and Gulf war veteran (he fought on the other side) Sayid (Naveen Andrews), steely survivalist John Locke (Terry O'Quinn), who has a mystic, one might say miraculous, connection to the island, pregnant single mother - to - be Claire (Emilie de Ravin) running from a fortune - teller's prophecy, washed - up rock star and heroine addict Charlie (Dominic Monaghan), Korean couple Jin and Sun Kwon (Daniel Dae Kim and Yoon - jin Kim) with mob connections and no English skills (or do they?)

Resident Evil heroine Milla Jovovich has been announced as the leading star in a new live action Monster Hunter movie.

Check out the first season of the DC heroine's adventures, starring Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor - El, who is way cooler than Superman.

Jennifer Lawrence famous roles include her starring as Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games film series (2012 — 2015) which established her as the highest - grossing action heroine of all time.

«The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones» stars Lily Collins (l.) as heroine Clary Fray and Jamie Campbell - Bower (seen in the TV series «Camelot,» r.) as the mysterious Jace.

The whole thing is mainly situational: we get to watch the heroine, Ruth Kimke (Melanie Lynskey) as she reacts to having her house broken into and follow along as she decides to locate and punish the people who did it with help from an oddball neighbor (Elijah Wood's Tony), who's enamored with morning stars and nunchucks.

(With Storm Reid, Oprah, and Mindy Kaling in starring roles, Ava DuVernay's forthcoming adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 novel A Wrinkle in Time promises to add some black and brown heroines to the science - fiction canon as well.)

As Trisha wrote once in an edition of BookPageXTRA: «The premise of Lionel Shriver's ninth novel sounds like a classic beach read: her heroine, children's book author Irina, must choose whether to stay with her longtime partner or embark on a new romance with a snooker star.

Milla Jovovich Starring In Live Action Monster Hunter Movie Resident Evil heroine Milla Jovovich has been announced as the leading star in a new live...

As for the starting point, Boyd, credits a trio of games for inspiring his work on Cosmic Star Heroine, and they're pretty heavy hitters.

Taking inspiration from such classic RPGs as Great Greed, Knight Quest, and Sword of Hope, Cosmic Star Heroine Legend is destined to become an instant modern - day classic.

Our next game, Cosmic Star Heroine, is poised to mark an exciting new chapter in our life as a game studio, but in the meantime, for less than $ 1, you could be playing 4 great RPGs right now.

Originally intended as a Breath of Death spin - off but later changed to Cosmic Star Heroine for better name recognition, Cosmic Star Heroine Legend is sure to delight players, both old and young.

A few months ago, we had backers vote on which non-human character they'd like to add to Cosmic Star Heroine as a playable character.

Everything will get a proper bit of attention at the end of the line before Cosmic Star Heroine ships as a game and a soundtrack.