Sentences with phrase «stars of last year»

That was certainly true of our Dividend All - Stars of last year, with Manulife — one of our B - graded stocks — blowing away the competition.

Colbert later poked fun at Trump, calling him «the biggest TV star of the last year,» and criticizing the television academy for not previously giving Trump an Emmy award.

(1) The Intouchables, an $ 11.5 million dramedy, based on a true story, that was co-written and co-directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano and has become the second highest - grossing French film of all - time in France and grossed more than $ 355 million internationally (more than any other French film and, for that matter, any non-English-language film, save for The Passion of the Christ); and (2) Rust and Bone, a fictional drama that was co-written and directed by Jacques Audiard, a best foreign language film Oscar nominee three years ago for France's Un Prophet, and features tour - de-force performances from Marion Cotillard, the best actress Oscar winner five years ago, and Matthias Schonaerts, the star of last year's Belgian nominee Bullhead.

The star of last year's consensus anti-favorite once again demonstrates his unerring talent for finding lousy material — in this case, a singularly unthrilling disaster movie that sat on the shelf for two years after test audiences interpreted «disaster movie» another way.

Comedian and star of last year's indie comedy hit Obvious Child, Jenny Slate, will star in a new comedy show for FX.

said the star of last year's «Hidden Figures.»

Ever since the Chevrolet Camaro coupe concept broke cover to become the star of last year's Detroit show, interested observers have been wondering when a convertible would follow.

Spider, a 2 - to 3 - year old Australian Cattle Dog, was the star of last year's 4th of July video.

One artist Lehmann was interested in was Ethiopian - born abstract painter Julie Mehretu, a star of last year's Whitney Biennial.

Not exact matches

Hasbro will also benefit again from the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi later this year.

This time, it's the regimen of Robert Patrick, star of the CBS series Scorpion, the new film, The Last Rampage, and a guy (if you're my age) you probably first saw twenty - five years ago as the shape - shifting T - 1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Unsurprisingly, the round of was led by Canada's OMERS Ventures, which has been investing heavily in Canada's up - and - coming tech stars over the last couple years.

When he landed in Vancouver, Canada last month he was treated like a rock star by thousands of South Asians clamoring for just a peek at the man leading India's first majority government in 30 years.

Those include a hoverboard, and Star Wars items (Target says it was the top seller of Star Wars merchandise last year.)

According to TiqIQ, the average ticket price for Jeter's last regular - season home game has already reached more than 2 1/2 times the peak average price for the final home game of all - star pitcher Mariano Rivera, who debuted with the Yankees in 1995, the same year as Jeter, and retired last year after 19 seasons with the team.

The star broke his own record last month for the number of three - pointers made in one season; he's already netted 339 balls so far this season, well exceeding the 286 he made in the previous year.

The MCNs behind some of YouTube's biggest stars have grown to become quite valuable to major media and entertainment companies: in just the last year, Disney bought Maker Studios for $ 500 million, German - based broadcaster Prosieben invested in Collective Digital Studio, Otter Media took a controlling stake in Fullscreen and Europe's RTL Group bought a majority stake in StyleHaul.

That makes Okafor and fellow big man Nerlens Noel the stars of the rebuild, while last year's breakout wing Robert Covington looks like an intriguing supporting piece.

Last year, North Korea hackers allegedly attacked Sony Pictures before the premiere of The Interview starring Seth Rogen as a journalist on a mission to kill the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.

Since claims of sexual harassment in the workplace ignited the #MeToo movement last year, companies have been struggling to handle accusations against star employees.

The Lone Star State edged out last year's winner, Virginia, for the top spot, managing a score of 1508, out of a possible 2439.

Last year 600,000 people visited the distilleries around the state, hoping to get a glimpse of Fred Noe or another rock - star master distiller.

All - day breakfast, if anything, has been the star of the show the last two years.

Culture is a core part of the DNA of the business at Star Mountain Capital and we are proud to say that last year we were again the number one fundraising team of the Terry Fox Run.

«You know, Disney had a huge hit in this space last year - as a licensor, with the BB - 8 droid,» he said of the little spherical Star Wars robot that's controlled remotely via a mobile app.

And yes, actually the market reaction has really being quite muted and I don't know whether this partly reflects the new economic norm, you know the flattening of the Phillips Curve, disruptive change, lower inflation the Fed talked about at the Jackson Hole Summit last year, something called Our Star which is going to lower long - term rate of equilibrium interest rates.

Last year, Disney benefited from the blockbuster success of the Star Wars franchise, making comparisons in fiscal 2017 difficult.

That notion borrows from the private acquisitions of the Washington Post (Jeff Bezos), Boston Globe (John Henry) and Star Tribune (Glen Taylor) of the last two years.

Sure, you've shown flashes of greatness in the last couple of years, but we miss the fired - up rapper who took over the alt - rap world with Black Star and Black on Both Sides.

The Grammy - nominated artist (Childish Gambino), former writer for 30 Rock and creator (and star) of last year's breakout show, Atlanta is about to become a sci - fi legend.

According to Entertainment Weekly «the last time a movie with a real star - on - star love scene topped the yearly box office... was 16 years ago when Jack and Rose fogged up the inside of a town car in Titanic.»

For the last two years, the festival basically offered around - the - clock offerings for electronic dance music, including a variety of acts that show how the genre has matured with a new crop of stars who are increasingly creative with their craft.

Gliese 581 is a red dwarf star, which means its expected lifetime is far longer than our Sun's: it could well last hundreds of billions of years, which is much longer than the present age of the universe.

Already proving to be one of the most divisive blockbusters in years, hardcore fans» backlash against The Last Jedi didn't slow it down at the box office, with the new Star Wars movie taking in an estimated $ 220 million.

Stars including Dame Barbara Windsor, actress Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry and comedian Jimmy Tarbuck joined the ceremony held in memory of Corbett who died in March last year, age 85.

It comes in a small vacuum sealed block, it lasts in the freezer or fridge for years (good brands are SAF or Red Star instant yeasts), and you don't have to bother fussing around blooming it in warm water and all of that business.

I have been wanting to make this recipe since last year's season of Food Network Star aired.

International luxury travel network Virtuoso ® announced the winners of its prestigious 2015 Best of the Best hotel awards last night at its 27th annual Virtuoso Travel Week conference, where Epicure, the three - star gourmet restaurant of Le Bristol Paris, one of the flagships of the Oetker Collection, was recognized as the Best Culinary Experience, four years after brasserie 114 Faubourg received the same accolade.

We decided to splurge the last night and stayed in the Providence Biltmore, a very expensive 5 star hotel dating back over 50 years that is located in the middle of down town.

Schweinsteiger is regarded as one of the best central midfielders in European football, and played a starring role in Brazil last year as Germany were crowned world champions.

Last year we saw how Alexis suffered from fatigue and it ultimately meant a big drop in form for one of Arsenal's biggest stars.

Bayern pounced quickly to bring Kimmich on board last year after being impressed with the 20 - year - old's performances for Leipzig, and though the 20 - year - old has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of club legend Bastian Schweinsteiger, he has ambitions of starring a little further forward.

Their star player now is undoubtedly Marco Veratti, the 20 - year - old who was snapped up by PSG last summer, though England can also boast some familiar names who will have the scouts paying close attention in Israel, such as Tom Ince, Nathaniel Chalobah, Jack Butland, and of course Manchester United's Wilfried Zaha.

He was awarded second, displacing Star of the Show, who had been the reserve champion last year.

Longoria is the right combination of proven star and affordably expensive that the Dodgers have targeted over the last couple years.

Last year's breakout star and Heisman Trophy winner, Lamar Jackson, is tied for the second highest odds to win the award again, behind only Sam Darnold of USC (+350).

Senior slot receiver Deondre Farrior has seen plenty of playing time through the years, and three - star sophomore X-receiver Tahj Deans saw some action last season.

The France international has been a key performer for the Blues, winning PFA Player of the Year after his star role in their Premier League triumph last May.

It was reported last January that the Little Mix singer confirmed she was dating Liverpool star Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, then of Arsenal, and the pair are still going strong as they shared a bunch of Christmas and New Year snaps on social media in recent weeks.

Duke has had a lot of great one - and - done stars over the last few years, but you can make the case Bagley has been better than any of them.