Sentences with phrase «time on violin»

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Back when you were trying to master scales on the violin or memorize your times tables, someone probably told you, «Practice makes perfect.»

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

It sure seems like it's gonna be that, as Downey's Los Angeles Times columnist, Steve Lopez, ever on the search for a good story, meets cute with Foxx's schizophrenic street person Nathaniel Ayers as the latter is playing, and playing surprisingly well, a two - stringed violin in a public park.

Under the violin swells of Mychael Danna's enveloping score, Egoyan weaves the personal, the political, and the technological into an immense yet intimate comment on our troubled times.

The violins went on sawing for some time after the screaming had begun.

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken (Disney - Hyperion, 1/5) The Darkest Minds author kicks off a new time - traveling series this month, starring a violin prodigy who suddenly finds herself on a wooden ship in the 1700s.

While there is a time and place for mastery (otherwise we wouldn't be able to watch performances of favorite violin concerti or professional sporting events, and read erudite articles on TreeHugger!)

The business needs more like you and others who contribute on this site who take the time to pay attention to the details of this business, something that is sorelay lacking across - the - board, thanks to ORE's bureaucrats who collectively keep the income - producing gravy train rolling (for themselves) by playing wannabe «let's - get - rich - via - being - a-Realtor» babes - in - the - woods Realtor wannabes like concert violins.