Sentences with phrase «war stories over»

Sharing war stories over meals and beers is a heck of a lot fun — and uplifting when you find out you are not the only one who has made the same dumb mistakes and has the same challenges.

Think how a friend might tell you a war story over drinks:

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Over lunch at the Corned Beef Academy, Piola recounts a war story — his recent cold - calling conquest of Pittsburgh National Bank (PNB).

We are starting to get more details on what it was like on the set of «Solo: A Star Wars Story» before original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired by Lucasfilm over creative differences, and Ron Howard took over.

Reuters had a good story over the weekend that summed up what's going on, with a specific look at how Apple is fighting a particularly effective patent war against Google.

For those who don't often discuss characterization and story world over dinner, Weinschenk's post kicks off with a great primer on storytelling theory, explaining the basics of Campbell's thinking (famously exemplified by the journey of Star Wars» Luke Skywalker), as well as the roughly bell - shaped story diagram every writer learns in her first class on structure.

Shooting Star Wars: A Solo Story hasn't been all roses, with Ron Howard stepping in to take over fo

Over his 34 years in daily newspapers, he has traveled overseas and around the nation, covering wars and natural disasters, writing both breaking news stories and human - interest features.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

On Wednesday, Sister Margaret A. Farley's «Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics,» was the # 16 best - selling book on Amazon overall, just ahead of Laura Hillenbrand's «Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,» which has been on Amazon's bestseller list for well over a year.

From controlling the foreign Affairs of Afghanistan after the 1st Anglo - Afghan war to drawing the Durand line between the Pashtuns after the 2nd Anglo - Afghan war, Why should the Afghans trust the British when the forefathers of Afghans fought against the Empire and today you send your royal family member on military expeditions in Afghanistan, why good have you done for any other country you have entered into militarily - what good can you do for Afghanistan when you have never been sincere with Afghans, Afghan never bought the story of Britain entering the war to eliminate poppy fields, the world is aware poppy production increase where British are present and Afghans know very well the British empire introduced poppy growing over 200 years ago to Afghanistan for transport through silk road and on to Hong Kong.

He was there to tell NBA war stories to a couple dozen businessmen over lunch, fellow graduates of Nazareth Regional High in East Flatbush.

It is absolutely my favorite airplane, the one I looked at over and over again as a kid, listening to my grandfather's stories about the war.

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First published in 2013, A Healing Landscape: Environmental and Social History of the Site of Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center by Scholar - in - Residence Steven Pavlos Holmes, PhD, tells the stories of the people who have lived and worked on the land over the past two centuries — including early farming families, a Revolutionary war soldier, pioneering birdwatchers, the residents and staff of the Boston State Hospital, and, of course, the Clark Cooper Community Gardens and Mass Audubon.

For over 40 years now, fans have been entranced by the simple story framing the beginning of every Star Wars movie.

I chatted with the original owner for the first few minutes and he told me some stories about being in Kuwait during the most recent gulf war and also time he spent in preparation for Desert Storm, although he never went over.

Kingsway West, tells the story of a North American Old West ravaged by a long war between China and Mexico over a substance called Red Gold.

After the origin stories, the sequels sliding all over the quality spectrum, one Civil War, a Ragnarok, an Age of Ultron, and a gazillion buckets of popcorn sold the world over, the Marvel Cinematic Universe ascends to a state of supernova in Avengers: Infinity War.

Since taking over «Star Wars,» Disney has tried to Marvel - ize Lucas» universe, extending the Skywalker - centric main storyline and filling it out with one - offs that flesh out stories that are adjacent to it.

The film's single downside is a certain nagging sense of deja vu: the fact that so many of the elements of the story — the dark force, the all - empowering object, etc. — have been usurped over the years (by «Star Wars» and others) that you feel as if you've been down this road many, many times before.

A magical World War II tale of courage, resilience and love, The Children of Chabannes reveals the untold story of how the people in a tiny village in unoccupied France chose action over indifference to save the lives of 400 Jewish refugee children.

Over the past year, Fandango has leveraged FanShop to reward its ticket buyers with complimentary movie collectibles and exclusive movie posters inspired by highly - anticipated films, including Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Deadpool 2, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ready Player One, Incredibles 2 and many others.

Not simply concerned with billionaire arms dealer - turned - metallic hero Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Justin Theroux's story features a bevy of superheroic figures outfitted with deadly artillery, from Stark pal Lt. Colonel Jim Rhodes (Don Cheadle, taking over for Terrence Howard) decked out in his own silvery weaponized War Machine suit, to a straggly haired, heavily tattooed Russian genius named Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) who mimics Stark's tech to create an outfit equipped with energy - beam whips, to a horde of gigantic drones programmed to kill.

With a little over two months to go until its release, a new piece of promotional art for Solo: A Star Wars Story has been revealed by restaurant chain Denny's, which gives us a new look at Alden Ehrenreich's Han Solo alongside Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), and Qi» ra (Emilia Clarke); check it out -LSB-...]

It's a little over three months until Solo: A Star Wars Story arrives in cinemas and with the marketing campaign now in top gear, we are constantly learning more about -LSB-...]

The 31 - year - old actor plays Chewbacca in «Solo: A Star Wars Story», and he insisted he didn't let fans» expectations weigh him down when shooting the moment his character first met Han Solo - portrayed by Alden Ehrenreich, who has taken over the role from original trilogy star Harrison Ford.

Written in 1944 during a lull in the 40 - year - old's World War II service, the story takes place over the previous two decades and considers issues of class, religion, and the heart.

«Solo: A Star Wars Story» arrives in theaters Friday, May 25, with Alden Ehrenreich taking over the role as the coolest man in a galaxy far, far away.

LOS ANGELES — Ron Howard says his first thought when he took over as director of «Solo: A Star Wars Story» was the same as when it was announced he would be making a documentary on the Beatles.

The Academy used to nominate box - office smashes that weren't exactly «One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest» (ex: «Love Story» and «Star Wars»), while moviegoers would turn critical darlings, such as «One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,» into box - office smashes (it was the No. 2 grosser of 1975, making the equivalent of $ 493 million).

The evolution of the movie «The Post» (2017)-- a story about The Washington Post's 1970s battles with government over its publication of classified information relating to the Vietnam War and Pentagon Papers — reportedly goes something like this: It was a screenplay authored by Jewish writers Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, who presented it to Jewish film producer Amy Pascal, who decided it would «be a great story to tell.»

The story looks fascinating: Louis Zamperini is a 1930s athletics star who fought in World War II and was shot down over the Pacific, is then taken prisoner by the Japanese.

And then there is the war between the two wolf clans which is fine for story, but if there truly was a war such as that there would be no food to found and there is obviously tons of caribou all over.

Lucasfilm releases over a dozen high resolution still images from the second official trailer for Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story.

The Academy Award - winning filmmaker took over directing «Star Wars» spin - off story after directing duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller left Disney's project due to «creative differences» with screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, who penned classic «Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back».

These produced stories including wartime black humor in Iraq, musical diplomacy by the New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, North Korea, a kerfuffle over the plumbing in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Pakistani artists» struggle with religious extremism in Lahore, and the Syrian civil war's spillover into neighboring Lebanon.

After all of the talk about World War Z (now available on Blu - ray / DVD) being troubled and needing re-shoots, it unquestionably proved itself to be one of the surprise success stories of the summer, with over half a billion dollars at...

Yeah, ok performances, but over and over again, the same story about love, war and sufferings.

Thandie Newton, star of television drama Westworld — and part of the Solo: A Star Wars Story ensemble that took over the Cannes Film Festival — boiled the kettle and popped a teabag in a cup.

Some new details have emerged over the past few days regarding one of Solo: A Star Wars Story's strangest characters — L3 - 37, the droid that's set to be voiced by Phoebe Waller - Bridge.

Leave us pass over in silence, for now, the more irksome plot devices in ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY.

A stunned and embittered Lucas had lost the desire to make them, and his ownership over all things «Star Wars» made the rebirth of the story problematic.

Angelina Jolie's second film as director tells the extraordinary story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic long - distance runner who fought as a bombardier in the second world war and survived 47 days adrift after being shot down over the Pacific before being taken prisoner by the Japanese.

God Wars — The Complete Legends will feature all of the content and DLC from God Wars — Future Past, as well as a brand - new character, Orihime, and the Legend of Yomi: a new dungeon that outlines the story of Kaguya over 50 stages!

The new film written by Nolan tells the story of the World War II evacuation of Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, which saved over 330,000 Allied soldiers from surrounding German forces.

Ever since the release of the first trailer of Avengers: Infinity War, diehard fans had been poring meticulously over every single frame and still from the movie, released via both official and unofficial channels, trying to figure out the main story beats of the superhero ensemble film.

Now, Avengers: Infinity War, a film that is essentially the first part of a conclusion to a story that has been unfolding over 10 years, is the biggest movie in the world, and it has just set the stage for the final chapter of this sprawling saga.

RC Sherriff's 1928 play Journey's End, which depicts a group of soldiers in the trenches in the First World War, has been adapted in various forms over the years, although my first experience of the story was this latest version, directed by Saul Dibb, who most recently made Suite Française.

«Solo» is the fourth film in Disney's revamped franchise machine to creatively malfunction: Director Josh Trank exited a still - unmade Boba Fett spinoff in 2015; Oscar - nominated filmmaker Tony Gilroy was brought in to save 2016's «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» when director Gareth Edwards» efforts missed the mark; and «Jurassic World» helmer Colin Trevorrow — who was originally hired to direct the next «Star Wars» movie, «Episode IX,» in 2019 — was shown the door following clashes over the script.