Sentences with phrase «takes as its heroine»

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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.

25 Heroine: A vivid coral orange, the pigmentation isn't as strong as other shades so a single swipe leaves the application looking more pink toned and partly sheer, but a double swipe takes it to an opaque orange coral.

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 highlight of You're Next is the quality physical performance by Sharni Vinson, who becomes the film's de facto heroine, exerting that sense of «I got this» cool that propelled Vin Diesel to stardom in his first take as Riddick in Pitch Black.

More recently, Beyonce» took a turn as the irresistible heroine in MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001), an unrecognizable overhaul of the original production into a ghetto fabulous fantasy.

It takes a lot of time immersing us into his heroine's world but our eyes are dazzled even as we wait for any real chills to kick in.

Films that might have fit this putative strand included the charming but overlong Timeless Stories, co-written and directed by Vasilis Raisis (and winner of the Michael Cacoyannis Award for Best Greek Film), a story that follows a couple (played by different actors at different stages of the characters» lives) across the temporal loop of their will - they, won't - they relationship from childhood to middle age and back again — essentially Julio Medem - lite, or Looper rewritten by Richard Curtis; Michalis Giagkounidis's 4 Days, where the young antiheroine watches reruns of Friends, works in an underpatronized café, freaks out her hairy stalker by coming on to him, takes photographs and molests invalids as a means of staving off millennial ennui, and causes ripples in the temporal fold, but the film is as dead as she is, so you hardly notice; Bob Byington's Infinity Baby, which may be a «science - fiction comedy» about a company providing foster parents with infants who never grow up, but is essentially the same kind of lame, unambitious, conformist indie comedy that has characterized U.S. independent cinema for way too long — static, meticulously framed shots in pretentious black and white, amoral yet supposedly lovable characters played deadpan by the usual suspects (Kieran Culkin, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Kevin Corrigan), reciting apparently nihilistic but essentially soft - center dialogue, jangly indie music at the end, and a pretty good, if belated, Dick Cheney joke; and Petter Lennstrand's loveably lo - fi Up in the Sky, shown in the Youth Screen section, about a young girl abandoned by overworked parents at a sinister recycling plant, who is reluctantly adopted by a reconstituted family of misfits and marginalized (mostly puppets) who are secretly building a rocket — it's for anyone who has ever loved the Tintin moon adventures, books with resourceful heroines, narratives with oddball gangs, and the legendary episode of Angel where David Boreanaz turned into a Muppet.

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.

Where a typical Hollywood movie tends to give its heroine a happy ending by finding a solution to all of her problems through getting the man she's always dreamed of, Sunshine Cleaning takes a different approach by seeing the man of her dreams as not available and ultimately holding her back from what she really wants to do in life.

That cycle was started when Italian actress Monica Vitti, known for her brooding films with Michelangelo Antonioni («L'Aventurra,» «L'Eclisse»), exquisitely took up the mantle of popular British comic strip heroine «Modesty Blaise» (1966), a pop art masterpiece (or train wreck, take your pick), which makes up a double feature with Jane Fonda's turn as «Barbarella» (1968), based on a French comic strip, on Thursday, May 17, at the Castro Theatre.

Director Terrence Davies took a chance casting «The X-Files»» Gillian Anderson as the devastated heroine in his adaptation of «The House of Mirth,» Edith Wharton's corset opera of turn - of - the - Century social politics.But in her first 20...

Bill Nighy gives a great Bill Nighy performance as a sweetly vain actor past his prime who's begrudgingly taken a role as the heroines» drunken old uncle.

Ms. Clarke, reuniting with her frequent «Game of Thrones» director Taylor, can not altogether hide her English accent or do much to convince us as a badass take - charge heroine.

An intriguing take on Flaubert, featuring a charming turn from Gemma Arterton as the eponymous heroine.

But in Lizzie, director Craig William Macneill (The Boy, Channel Zero) and screenwriter Bryce Kass offer a different take on the still - unsolved killings that totally rewrites Lizzie's narrative, casting her as a righteous heroine instead of an evil murderess.

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is an action adventure title where players will take on the role of two heroines, Komaru Naegi and Toko Fukawa, as they are thrust...

Here, we have a heroine, the bounty hunter called Gage (Gina Carano), who decides that the best course of action to take down a ruthless gang leader is to disguise herself as a different, ruthless gang leader.

In a surprisingly madcap Jane Austen - ish vein, Emily (played in her younger years by actress Emma Bell before a more querulous Nixon takes over) emerges as a spirited heroine with very particular and unconventional ideas about herself, and her relationship to God and the written word.

Woodley, a proven talent (The Spectacular Now, The Descendants), takes command of the film as our heroine Beatrice with a strong spine and perceptive wit.

«Unlike the first two games, players will take on the role of two heroines, Komaru Naegi and Toko Fukawa, as they are thrust into a despair - ridden Towa City with one goal — escape.»

It's been over 13 years since Beckinsale first played Selene in Underworld — watch our video interview below to hear why she decided to bring the heroine to the screen for a fifth time and why co-star Theo James contends that Beckinsale is «the core of the franchise,» though previous reports suggested James» character David would be taking the reins as the center of a fifth film.

Grounded by Megan Morrison The classic Rapunzel fairy tale takes off in a fun, imaginative direction, as our naive heroine discovers her safe little world in the tower may not be all it seems.

Romantic suspense fans often list the tough, take - no - prisoners heroines of the genre as one of its biggest selling points, but Diana Muñoz Stewart takes things to an entirely new level.

If a reader says she didn't connect with the heroine as much as she'd like, I have to take it on the chin and ask myself why.

Last Ones Left Alive takes place in a post-apocalyptic Ireland, stalked by creatures known as the Skrake, and opens with heroine Orpen steering her wounded aunt towards a mythical Phoenix City.

As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian - Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, «I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.»

It's not actively bad, and certainly good for a chuckle, but seeing this comedic take on a cafe, and the life of the plucky yet dense heroine, Hotori, who works there as a maid, I was reminded that most of the slice - of - life we see here these days tends to be 4 - koma style.

In addition to the main quest, players can take on the Heroine Quest, where you will have the chance to assume the roles of Asuna, Lisbeth, Silica, and Premiere as heroines in the first chapter.

Unlike the first two games, players will take on the role of two heroines, Komaru Naegi and Toko Fukawa, as they are thrust into a despair - ridden Towa City with one goal — escape.

Players will need lightning - fast reflexes and an eye for strategy to survive the three chaotic weeks that lie ahead for our heroines, as they take on anyone and anything that gets in their way.

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.

Hydrophobia: Prophecy is the ultimate version of this jaw - dropping action - adventure set onboard a floating city, where terrorists take control and heroine Kate has to overcome her haunting childhood memories to fight back using all her skills and expertise as a systems engineer.

Guerrilla's new franchise stars heroine Aloy as a hunter in a time of robotic dinosaurs and other pointy threats, which you'll take down with precise arrow shots or a bit of melee combat.

The story takes a macabre and surrealistic turn as the heroine takes matters into her own hands, resulting in a cannibalistic revenge.

In his fall 2015 collection, Erdem Moralioglu explored the idea of creating a fictional heroine, taking as reference the environment that surrounds her in order to design her clothes.