Sentences with phrase «such as heroine»

The issues in this historical romance are very contemporary, such as the heroine's sham of a marriage to a man who is gay but, due to his lineage and social standing in Victorian England, is just as much a victim of society as Tallie is.

All 43 police forces in England and Wales currently have the power to drug test people who have been arrested if they are suspected of using Class A drugs such as heroine or cocaine, but only 23 police forces currently use that power.

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The sad or manic heroines» such as Hannah Gonen in My Michael and the mother in «The Hill of Evil Counsel»» harken back to Oz's mother, the doomed Fania Klausner, who took her life when her only son was twelve.

All men naturally worship someone or something, but in the commonly assumed absence of God, this worship is given almost wholly to such things as success, sport, the heroes or heroines of the fantasy - world of the screen or stage, or to the mysteries of science.

Cut out the need for a dealer and you cut down on access to more dangerous drugs such as cocaine and heroine.

By keeping it illegal, you force people to dealers who are likely going to have access to much more potent stuff such as cocaine and heroine.

As I started researching for a blood pressure friendly diet, I came across different superfood breads from my four favorite health bloggers such as from my heroine Oh She Glows, the Swedish Health Gurus The Green Kitchen Stories, My New Roots, or the amazing Deliciously EllAs I started researching for a blood pressure friendly diet, I came across different superfood breads from my four favorite health bloggers such as from my heroine Oh She Glows, the Swedish Health Gurus The Green Kitchen Stories, My New Roots, or the amazing Deliciously Ellas from my heroine Oh She Glows, the Swedish Health Gurus The Green Kitchen Stories, My New Roots, or the amazing Deliciously Ella.

The stereotypical images of women (passive, weak and faithful, or domineering, demanding and slutty) were redefined as assertive, powerful and in control of their own sexuality.In popular culture this redefinition was evident: Disney heroines changed drastically and powerful media icons like Madonna, or Queen Latifah came to be just like series such as Sex and the City (1998 — 2004), and Girlfriends (2000 — 08).

After such summertime laugh - at - death thrillers as «Con Air,» «Face / Off» and «Air Force One,» «The Peacemaker» manages to come up with a novel idea — the hero and heroine actually weep for the deaths of innocent victims.

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.

, Swifty rescues heroine Helen (June Gale) from such reliable western menaces as Bob Kortman.

Portraying standard heroines in such films as Edison the Man (1940) and My Friend Flicka (1943), Johnson brought far more warmth and humanity to the parts than the scripts provided.

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.

She then went to work for Cecil B. DeMille, who admired her courage and tenacity and cast her as the glamorously (and provocatively) garbed heroines of such lavish productions as Don't Change Your Husband (1918), Male and Female (1919), and The Affairs of Anatol (1920).

What makes the game special remains her genie abilities, which lets the purple - haired heroine transform into different forms (such as an adorable monkey or an elegant elephant).

Our heroine, Carol Solomon (played by Bell herself) does not drive, so we see aspects of life in Los Angeles rarely represented on film: no palm trees or freeways, but people walking in pedestrian friendly neighbourhoods such as Koreatown or negotiating cab rides or car sharing.

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.

Ronan, who's amassing a very impressive resume in diverse and extolled films such as Atonement (2007), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Brooklyn (2015), here presents what may be her career - best performance as the titular rebellious heroine.

Latin American is producing films that combine good story telling and originality, such as Moisés Sepúlveda's Las analfabetas, which is an intimate story with a quasi-documentary observational style following the two leads, whose acting is as great as the one of 1930s and «40s heroines.

As such, the heroine's anaemic transformation and spiritless adventures, devoid of emotional punch, merely trundle forward at a lackluster pace, lacking the robustness required to hold the attention of sophisticated audiences of the genre, both adults and children alike.

Vikander, who made such an impression as an artificial intelligence robot learning how to be human in Ex Machina (2014), makes for a sympathetic heroine, but there isn't much depth to Lara, and she is denied the fierce mystery and campy appeal that Jolie brought to the character back in the early 2000s.

It is much harder for an audience to be rooting for their heroine to keep her job as opposed to win the guy of her dreams, and the chance that we will be moved by such a story is far slimmer.

Behind The Screens: Panels Master Classes Conversations MVFF38 hosted a total of six panels, which included such luminaries as Ed Arentz, Managing Director Music Box Films; Ira Deutchmann, Founder Fine Line Features; production designer Judy Becker; director Valerie Weiss; Russ CollinsFounder / Director Art House Convergence; producer / writer Komal Minhas; and director Christopher Coppola as well as three master classes, including Bobby Roth: A Director Prepares, a Conversation with Catherine Hardwicke and The Heroine's Journey: Writing and Selling the Female - Driven Screenplay, led by screenwriter Pamela Gray and story consultant Tom Schlesinger.

There were other faults throughout, such as a failure to fully explain the love stories and the suddenness of the drinking problem of the navigator, but those little things can't bring down a film like an audience that can't cheer for its heroine, even if they know she's going to die in the end.

Virtually everyone wears one dazzling get - up or other, not least a sprightly Jennifer Ehle, who pops up as the leader of a salon of ladies quick to offer comfort to the inwardly grieving Sabine until such time as our heroine's baleful past is made clear.

Ruby Sparks is about a fictional woman come to life, a female - led version of all those male fantasy movies such as Weird Science; Kazan exposes the limitations of that fantasy (Dano plays a novelist whose heroine, played by Kazan, steps full - blooded into his life, whereupon he discovers that to exert total control over another human is less of a gift than a nightmare).

Even when a character's status as a writer feels incidental to the plot at hand — such as in 2016's Hush, wherein the heroine's writerly profession comes into play mainly as justification for her later resourcefulness — the fact that such a vocation was chosen at all tends to shift the viewer's dynamic with the film in fascinating ways.

Roughly chronological, the listing is organized into subject headings such as Etiquette, Nurses, Girl Detectives, Tomboys, Working Girls, Heroines, and more.

Thematically, the heroine deals with New Adult issues such as understanding and progressing into adulthood, navigating through relationships and increased responsibilities and answered the question of «who am I and what do I stand for?»

As a 61 year old, it was an incredible treat to find such a feisty steel eyed older female heroine the likes of Brigid Quinn.

My absolute favorite audio books are romances where a husband - wife team read the hero / heroine's point of view, such as Smoke and Mirrors by Jayne Ann Krentz, and Linda Howard's Kiss Me While I Sleep.

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.

While Dragon Warrior III and Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen allowed players to choose between playing a hero or a heroine, Dragon Quest IX offers more customization by also allowing players to define themselves with characteristics such as hair styles and skin tones.

Heroine Iysayana follows in the footsteps of awesome Japanese - style RPG games such as Final Fantasy.

While companies such as Nintendo solidified the damsel - in - distress paradigm with characters like Zelda in the Legend of Zelda, for example, SEGA was already latching on to the idea of strong heroines with Tyris Flare in Golden Axe.

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy features popular waifu material such as the presence of ladies like Athena, Kula, and Leona.

Players have access to over 22 iconic heroes and heroines from different franchises, such as the Avengers, The Fantastic Four, the X-Men and more.

Mostly shot in China, Ten Thousand Waves is an artist's film that features well - known actresses such as Maggie Cheung and Zhao Tao, the impressive heroine in Jia Zhangke's 24 City.

The fair princess introduces several firsts to the Dragon Quest series, such as being the first heroine to join the protagonist, the series» original dedicated sage - like character, and the first to endure the destruction of their family and home.

Previous Horizon Zero Dawn gameplay videos revealed the robotic beasts which Aloy, the game's heroine, will encounter such as the Tallneck, a giant giraffe - like creature with a disc - head, which she can ride on to reveal parts of the map.