Sentences with phrase «very powerful stories»

«Not only are they directed by women, but they're telling very powerful stories about women that haven't been seen on screen nearly enough.»

The idea behind The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was honorable and no doubt brought a very powerful story to the surface, but it touched base without following through on many important aspects of her story.

Lady Macbeth (William Oldroyd 2016; USA release date 2017) A disturbing but very powerful story about the intersections of race and gender, this film is visually stunning, but very nihilistic.

Erika Liodice has written a very powerful story that will stay with you long after you've closed the book or put down your Kindle.

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I know humor is a very powerful device in telling a story.

But this is also about a mind - set: although we think there are powerful civic and commercial reasons for allowing very extensive free access to Times journalism — our pay model is far more porous than others — we believe that every story we do should be worth paying for.

Your story on overcoming throat cancer has been very powerful and continues to encourage me in rough times.

You know, as the owner of The Post, I know that at times The Post is going to write stories that are going to make very powerful people very unhappy.

Storytelling is a very powerful tool for passing along stories of transformation and giving hope.

This book is written with affection by someone who obviously found the whole story a very powerful one.

It is the story of the same boy who on seeing a crucifix doesn't associate it with blood or suffering but rather «a divine presence, a very powerful presence who pardoned, reconciled, gave peace and brought me a deep interior sense of wellbeing» (p. 27).

While Dr. Alice von Hildebrand is best known for promoting the work of her late husband, Dietrich — the eminent anti-Nazi philosopher who barely escaped death under Hitler — her personal story, as revealed in a new autobiography, Memoirs of a Happy Failure, is very powerful in itself.

Results in 1966 were nothing special, but once the car and its powerful Weslake engine came on song in 1967 it was a very different story.

It is not just an inspiring story of snowboarder Kevin Pearce's recovery from traumatic brain injury but is chock full of very powerful life lessons, many that will be ones parents will want to share with children, says MomsTEAM's Brooke de Lench.

Especially when I hear other birth stories and there are many obvious signs of distress, long and drawn out in a rough labor, and the baby comes out kicking and screaming... Now that we can look back on her birth day, while holding a healthy, resilient little one, I'm still trying to figure out a way to disconnect the wonderful, powerful, redeeming qualities of my experience, from the terrifying experience at the very end.

Video has enabled me to create very powerful and emotional birth stories.

«I would suspect in the New York State Legislature, like so many other places — where you have men in powerful positions and young women who might not have a lot of worldly experience, who think these are very important men,» she said, «I wouldn't be surprised if more stories come out.»

The failings of New Labour: From a Blue Labour perspective, Jonathan Rutherford, Professor of Cultural Studies at Middlesex University and editor of Soundings, writes very well on the failings of New Labour (see page 88 of this Soundings e-book, which is based on a series of seminars on Blue Labour, from 2010 - 11): «The early years of New Labour — the pluralism, the ethical socialism, the stakeholding economy, the idea of a covenant of trust and reciprocity with the people, the emotional language that reignited popular hope — created a powerful and successful story.

Stories can be very powerful.

Said Judd, whose accusations were detailed in the very first New York Times article that broke open the Weinstein story: «The changes that we are witnessing are being driven by the powerful sound of new voices, of different voices, of OUR voices, joining together in a mighty chorus that is finally saying, «Time's Up!»»

The game's narrative is very simple with minimal dialogue, and the simplicity of the story is arguably what helped to make the game such a powerful experience.

Thompson wrote about Peru's struggles to overcome a powerful political oligarchy, for example, and that's still very much the story of Peruvian politics today.

It could have done without a few of the «artistic flourishes» when we get unnecessary shots of the protagonist staring into the sun etc, a romantic side - story doesn't add much either and the very end is set up a little awkwardly and obviously earlier on, but overall this is a finely made and quietly powerful piece of intelligent adult filmmaking.

He takes on Bulger after he's already becoming very powerful, so this is not a Henry Hill story of wide - eyed innocence to maniac.

Giving a human story to acts of genocide is a powerful tool that cinema has to communicate stories that must be told and in this way Balibo is comparable to films of recent years such as Schindler's List and Hotel Rwanda although it is closer in tone to the very underrated 1997 film Welcome to Sarajevo.

I, DANIEL BLAKE In keeping with Ken Loach's filmography, I, Daniel Blake is a powerful story about the people society overlooks, who are the very same people they're meant to protect.

Dragon Sinker tells a very familiar fantasy story: a powerful and evil dragon known as Wyrmvarg has come to power and his evil minions have spread across the land.

It's a good - hearted film in every single frame, and shining through is the gift of a man who knew how to link state of the art technology with a deceptively simple, really very powerful, story.

Of course, we know how the story ends, but the heroic efforts against a very powerful Mother Nature show - of - force make for compelling movie watching.

It was made very well, and was very engaging through the excellent story line and the powerful cinematography.

The beauty of «Lion» is its very simple, yet extremely powerful story.

Not just another book about «big weather,» this is an amazing work that uses narrative very effectively in weaving the story of these powerful storms.

This reading is very powerful and in my experience is story students connect with because it involves school age children.

This powerful novel is more emotional than political, but as a story foreshadowing a very possible future, it will strike a chord with readers of fiction and nonfiction alike.»

Russell's own experiences inform this powerful story of a young girl who yearns to become a writer in 1960s Hong Kong, but that goal seems very distant.

What follows is a story about how, in very different ways, the Fitzmaurice women adapt, survive, and manage to bring the whole teeming world of New York to heel by dint of their smart mouths, quick wits, and the powerful connection between them that even the worst tragedy can not shatter.

For Mina is a descendant from the Brothers Grimm and has inherited all of their unfinished fairy tale business which includes trying to outwit a powerful Story from making her its» next fairy - tale victim.To break the fairy tale curse on her family and make these deadly occurrences stop, Mina must finish the tales until the very Grimm end.

I heard back from 3rd query to an agent she said «you have a very powerful and compelling story.

«Those that have already travelled on the programme are sharing their stories on our page encouraging others to go which is very powerful.

I'm not saying it's a deep and powerful story of unrequited love (I was stating that unrequited love CAN be very powerful), I'm saying that FFVII is often about romance.

The way the story jumps from one scene to another is very powerful.

The story follows Ratchet and Clank as they work to stop the terrifyingly powerful Vendra Prog, whose intentions defy the very boundaries of the dimension.

So whether Geralt is helping the bard Priscilla write and create a new play about his adventures or our Witcher professing his love to Yennifer which even includes a very amusing sex scene on a stuffed unicorn, the developers of this game should be commended on creating such a powerful story that is filled with emotions and some true heartfelt moments.

If you're hungry for some more Story mode - type Sack - venture, or looking for some creative inspiration and examples of just how powerful the new tools are, then here's some very cool news for you, direct from Media Molecule...

This very powerful toolset has allowed Shadowrun fans everywhere to create their own missions and stories in this exciting world and then share them with an eager online community.

That story was very powerful, and it justified God of War's new beginning.

Unlike Among the Sleep, which is first and foremost a horror game, Papo & Yo is very good at letting you forget the abuse that underlies the story, making it that much more powerful when it comes to the forefront once more.

Since the end 10,000 years ago of the last ice age — itself a very rapid event — was the springboard for agriculture and civilisation, and eventually an Industrial Revolution based on fossil fuels, the story of climate change plays a powerful role in human history.

Two fascinating stories published this month provide two very different perspectives on the clashes between once - powerful Russian oligarchs and a Russian legal system that many believe to be incurably corrupt.

Sound is a powerful tool for the story of your law firm and experience and is very impactful.