Sentences with phrase «tell dramatic stories»

Verdier's war with his government began he published a book called Climat Investigation, which he wrote after being infuriated last year when his Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius imperiously summoned all France's weather forecasters and urged them to tell dramatic stories about so - called «climate chaos.»

We like to tell dramatic stories.

There's one omission from this early Christian history that I regret, however; the Lectionary omits the twenty - seventh chapter of Acts, which tells the dramatic story of Paul's shipwreck and his brief stay on Malta, where the apostle is miraculously saved from the poisonous grasp of a poisonous viper, and from which he eventually takes another ship to Rome.

The Bible tells a dramatic story of many actors in which God plays the primary and ultimate role.

We have a tendency to prefer telling dramatic stories about dark, reckless pasts turned around at a sudden moment to grab the attention of the crowd and stir their emotions rather than describe the ebb and flow of real - life faith stories.

He added, «We need to find creative ways of telling dramatic stories about small steps.»

Hicks obviously considers it beneath him to tell a dramatic story in a coherent fashion.

Through My Eyes tells a dramatic story heightened by the matter - of - fact manner in which the author recounts ugly and terrifying events.

Quietly telling a dramatic story in words and pictures, this picture book offers a stirring tribute to a courageous young woman who rescued hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis during WWII.

In retrospect, it's shocking that she hasn't considered telling this dramatic story before.

This fascinating, elegantly designed book tells the dramatic story of Connecticut schoolteacher Prudence Crandall, who, against all odds, opened a controversial school for African American girls in the 1830s in a climate of bitter racism.

In the evening, watch Sovereign Hill's multimillion - dollar sound - and - light show, Blood on the Southern Cross, which tells the dramatic story of the 1854 Eureka Rebellion, in which miners rebelled against unfair government gold taxes and swore allegiance to the Southern Cross flag.

The Pacific Tsunami Museum tells the dramatic stories of the 1946 and 1960 tsunamis that hit Hilo and the rest of Hawaii.

On the eve of a major Tate retrospective Tim Adams tells the dramatic story of this fascinating artist through key pieces spanning 40 years

The Super 8 camera barely makes him out in the dark of his cell as he tells the dramatic story of how he broke free.

Set in 1930s Chicago, «Native Son» tells the dramatic story of Bigger Thomas, a young black man caught in a downward spiral after he suffocates a white woman.

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Other key exhibits include medieval stone carvings, chess pieces and gold coins which tell the story of the rise and dramatic fall of the first Cistercian abbey in the north of England.

The story is told with the dramatic realism of which this writer is master.

In the second part — on our history's major constitutional disputes — the book reaches its dramatic climax: an expertly told story of the constitutional transformations wrought by the Civil War.

He went on to tell the story of the dramatic mental hospital renaissance in Kansas.

It is the dramatic story told in I Kings 18: 20 - 46.

This would likely have been more than enough, and Claire could have had a manual removal in theatre, followed by a couple of units of blood, and been home a couple of days later, with a dramatic birth story to tell and a new baby daughter to snuggle.

No dramatic stories [to tell], but lots of family fun — and the kids keep making sure we come back!»

«Of course it's disappointing that there wasn't a dramatic difference,» Lawrence, who wasn't involved in the story, told Reuters Health.

I like the imagery in this case because it's dramatic and it tells a story visually — it's a like a film montage rendered in static, vertical form.

«From its inception to now, the proposed text amendment tells the story of Build it Back's dramatic progress under Mayor de Blasio's leadership: the idea for the amendment came out of a community - level meetings in Queens, it was produced with collaboration across agencies, and it is being passed to help homeowners who were stuck because of burdensome regulations so that they can begin rebuilding their homes and making their neighborhoods more resilient,» said AMY PETERSON, Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery.

NOVA story telling has been evolving in recent years, Apsell said, thanks to dramatic improvements in scientific visualization, computer graphics and high - definition cameras.

The study is based on a theoretical model the researchers developed and was inspired by the dramatic stories people like to tell about risk - taking entrepreneurs.

Already proven as a dramatic story teller, as if you couldn't tell by Misery, 1408 attempts to meld the horror goodies and a dramatic subplot.

Yates has given himself so many stories to tell here that his only plausible excuse for Niagara Motel's total lack of dramatic tension or laughs is a script that fails to include a solitary good line.

A low - key but powerfully affecting urban drama that tells a familiar story — of drugs, power and respect on the inner - city streets — with such unusual authenticity and dramatic force that it's as if we're seeing it for the first time.

Though initially sold as The Hangover set in Afghanistan, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is not an outright wacky comedy, but instead tells a much more subtle, dramatic story.

It's funny, but it's also Phillips» most dramatic and political film, owing to the fact that it takes place during the Iraq War and tells the insane true story of a pair of cocky, Scarface - aspiring gun runners (played by Jonah Hill and Miles Teller) who bite off more than they can chew.

From filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) and adapted from Meg Rosoff's novel of the same name, the dramatic thriller How I Live Now is set in the near - future and tells the story of an American teenager named...

What legitimate dramatic potential remains in the oft - told story of old men seeking to recapture their lost joie de vivre in the face of encroaching mortality is repackaged into pat, easy lessons about appreciating what you have and seizing the day.

told a story of everyday cruelty and grace between three characters, broader sociopolitical concerns serving as the backdrop and elevating the dramatic stakes.

The show - stopping numbers are well - choreographed and feature catchy tunes (courtesy of La La Land's duo of Benj Pasek & Justin Paul) but the film's dramatic arc, despite purportedly being «based on a true story», is a string of clichés knitted together to tell an unremarkable story.

With The Immigrant, director James Gray told a story of everyday cruelty and grace between three characters, broader sociopolitical concerns serving as the backdrop and elevating the dramatic stakes.

NEW YORK, March 9, 2017 — HBO has announced plans for a miniseries that tells the story of Donald Trump's dramatic, improbable victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, and has enlisted Jay Roach to direct and executive produce and Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman as executive producers.

The World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic was presented to Kinyarwanda, directed and written by Alrick Brown, which tells the story of Rwandans who crossed the lines of hatred during the 1994 genocide, turning mosques into places of refuge for Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis.

This Danish dramatic thriller may not be hugely original, but its story about teens caught in a spiral of drugs and crime is strikingly well told with a strong spark of authenticity.

It's telling that most of the powerful moments in this dramatic love story occur when Lili and Gerda (Alicia Vikander) are not together or when they are interacting with other characters.

Now, Frank tells his story in his own words: from his Italian - American roots in Brooklyn to his disillusionment with the NYPD to his riveting account of a dramatic drug bust — and possible set - up — that ended with him being shot in the face.

The aim of Battle of the Sexes, according to its directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, was not just to make a documentary on the dramatic life of Billie Jean King but to also tell a modern love story that could appeal across the board.

His use of space and time has theatre - like economical sense to it but instead of focusing on the dramatic structure he uses it as a pretext to tell a story of the most toxic and lethal of all human addictions — family.

The dramatic thriller telling the story of the Pentagon Papers, starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, is directed by Steven Spielberg and will open in select theaters on December 22, 2017.

A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, DreamWorks Pictures / Fox 2000 Pictures» «Bridge of Spies» tells the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near - impossible task to neg... Read On

The film will be a «character based comedy with dramatic and political overtones» and tells the story of the famous 1973 tennis match dubbed the Battle of the Sexes, where a 29 year - old King played and beat former male champ Bobby Riggs after the latter spent many years stating how the female game was inferior the the males.

Morris suggested a collage approach to telling the story, combining interviews with dramatic reenactments (featuring a cast that includes Bob Balaban, along with Peter Sarsgaard and Molly Parker as the ill - fated Olson and his wife) and a variety of graphic techniques that incorporate multiple screens and visual effects.

No doubt director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) and screenwriters Jez and John Butterworth took some dramatic license in telling the story.