Sentences with phrase «which central characters»

The major difference in the books, perhaps, is the perspectives on game - playing which their central characters adopt.

It is a novel, in which the central character is a Fleet Street journalist who is given the task of covering the financial collapse and liquidation of Woolwich Arsenal in 1910.

Based on a novel by Friedrich Duerrenmatt,» The Pledge» is a psychological murder mystery in which the central character is at once investigator, possible suspect, and angst ridden carrier of the world's woes, and damned if Penn doesn't draw you inside this labyrinth of existential murk.

Sean Penn «s third film as a director is a psychological murder mystery in which the central character is at once investigator, possible suspect, and angst - ridden carrier of the world's woes, and damned if Penn doesn't draw you inside this labyrinth of existential murk.

The head of the IPCC has written a novel in which the central character is infatuated with pseudoscience and in which UFO enthusiast Shirley MacLaine is presented as credible.

Not exact matches

These were explained by such central concepts as pratitya samutpada, which, for many Buddhists, has a quasi-metaphysical character.

The central question becomes the very character of the discipline itself: What modes of argumentation, which methods, what warrants, backings, evidence can count for or against a public statement by a physicist, a historian, a philosopher, a theologian?

The central question becomes the very character of the discipline itself: What modes of argumentation, which methods, what warrants, backings, evidence...

The philosopher Randall Collins in 1978 «unearthed» a forgotten manuscript of Dr. John H. Watson, recounting a suspenseful case of Sherlock Holmes in which Bertrand Russell figured as the central character.

And Paul's view of man's condition (and in its essentials his is the central biblical view) can not be declared false, for all its mythical character, so long as it is the only view of man which takes adequate account of this inescapable reality of human experience: On the one hand, I know that «it is not I who do these things but sin which has possession of me»; but, on the other hand, I know that I am responsible for these acts of sin and that I deserve to die because of them.

It has H.G. Wells as the central character; it's an odd book, which I dig.

Most significant discussion of the Martha - Mary story found within Luke's central section (10:38 - 42) has been confined in recent years to studies which articulate Luke's view of the social character of the Gospel: by placing Mary «at the Lord's feet» (10:39), Luke is affirming liberated social identity for women disciples (cf. 8: l - 3).44

But Roanoke College religion professor Gerald McDermott says it does, especially since the Islamic understanding of God's character doesn't include his command to love, which is central to the Christian view.

Suffice it to say that the conceptuality which I accept — and accept because it seems to do justice to deep analysis of human experience and observation, as well as to the knowledge we now have of the way «things go» in the world — lays stress on the dynamic «event» character of that world; on the inter-relationships which exist in what is a societal universe, on the inadequacy of «substance» thinking to describe such a universe of «becoming» and «belonging», on the place of decisions in freedom by the creatures with the consequences which such decisions bring about, and on the central importance of persuasion rather than coercive force as a clue to the «going» of things in that universe.

So the fact that he confirmed his interest in the young English defender Tyrone Mings, as reported by The Mirror, is fairly out of character for the Prof.. The 21 - year old is currently playing in the Championship for Ipswich Town and his usual role is as a left back, but at 6ft 3in and with his power and pace, it is thought that he could easily make the switch to central defence, which is coincidentally the weakest part of the Arsenal squad right now.

Which leads to the final point: in each novel, the central character finds himself in a game in which he suddenly plays beyond himself, in which basketball ceases to be a game to be won or lost and becomes a private ballet of beauty and mysWhich leads to the final point: in each novel, the central character finds himself in a game in which he suddenly plays beyond himself, in which basketball ceases to be a game to be won or lost and becomes a private ballet of beauty and myswhich he suddenly plays beyond himself, in which basketball ceases to be a game to be won or lost and becomes a private ballet of beauty and myswhich basketball ceases to be a game to be won or lost and becomes a private ballet of beauty and mystery.

Also likely buoyed by the 1990s television series ER, which had a central character named Carter, the name of the 39th president Jimmy Carter has broken into the top 50 on the boys» chart over the past decade.

Geoffrey Canada is one of the central characters in the documentary «Waiting for «Superman,»» which opens today in selected theaters.

«It was the character of David Cameron — his stubbornness, his anger and his rush towards war — which was the central cause of his defeat on Thursday night.»

With its focus on Central African youth in peril, interludes of dreamy stylization and non-native directorial perspective, «White Shadow» will routinely be compared to Kim Nguyen's recent, Oscar - nominated child - soldier study «War Witch» — which also, as it happens, featured a significant albino character.

The central conceit of the project, which gives it some intellectual heft and occasionally also makes it very funny, is the apparent dissonance between the characters and their worlds on the one hand and the extracts about art either voiced as dialogue or heard in voiceover, also by Blanchett (about five sources are used per school or type of art).

Gravity becomes a character study driven by a riveting central performance and a radical thrill ride delivered with near real - time urgency which thrusts you through its implausibilities.

The storyline - which follows alcoholic superhero John Hancock (Smith) as he reluctantly allows a struggling public - relations expert (Jason Bateman's Ray) to mold him into a traditionally heroic figure - has essentially been crafted to act as an origin story for the central character, yet screenwriters Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan brilliantly ensure that Hancock rarely apes the conventions and tropes that one has come to expect with such a tale (ie one doesn't entirely realize that they're watching an origin story until everything's been said and done).

Reynolds» superb turn as unhinged central character goes a long way towards smoothing over The Voices» various faults, which finally does confirm the film's place as a distinctive black comedy that is, in essence, an instant cult classic.

«A March hurricane — named Alice or Alex, I couldn't make out which — rolled into New York, and our four central characters all found themselves tested by it.»

The far - from - engrossing vibe is compounded by a quizzical dearth of action or suspense oriented interludes, and it does, as a result, become more and more difficult to work up any real interest in or sympathy for the central character's exploits (which proves especially problematic by the time the twist - laden finale rolls around).

What I like most is that the audience possess the exact same amount of information as the central character does from beginning to end, which gives the film an uneasy spontaneous energy that keeps you transfixed on the action.

This hardiness is cemented by the central performances, which take the various stock characters and adapt them to their new surroundings to create a number of memorable turns.

It's ultimately clear that The Finest Hours is at its best in its relatively propulsive first half, as director Craig Gillespie, working from a script by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson, does a nice job of establishing the the central characters and the dangerous circumstances in which they find themselves - with the screenplay, which also emphasizes the ongoing exploits of Bernie's girlfriend (Holliday Grainger's Miriam), generally juggling the various narrative threads to seamless effect.

(His latest, which also happens to be opening this month — «Golden Exits» — also features a central character who's an archivist sorting through the letters, photographs and documents of his late father - in - law's life.)

Though it deals with complicated emotions surrounding acceptance and individuality, Holmer's movie, which she wrote with Saela Davis and Lisa Kjerulff, is a model of control, not unlike its strong, watchful central character.

Director - cowriter Nathan Adloff displays real sensitivity toward the central characters, yet he hasn't crafted a story in which his observations might carry any weight.

Movies which essentially consist of a central character trapped in a difficult predicament can be great (Tom Hardy in Locke), or more likely not so great (Colin Farrell in Phone Booth or Ryan Reynolds in Buried).

Other confirmed names include Jack Kesy as the film's central villain (though the identity of the villain has yet to be confirmed), Japanese actress Shioli Kutsuna and Julian Dennison — though it has not yet been revealed which characters they'll be playing.

Jarecki's inability to transform the two central characters into figures worth rooting for and caring about proves disastrous, and there's consequently never a point at which the viewer is able to work up even an ounce of interest in their ongoing exploits.

It's a frustrating, time - taking task, which will likely see you only upgrading a central - team of characters you enjoy, rather than the full cast.

The main location was an actual house from the 1890s that had been built into the side of a hill, providing the perfect setting for a story in which the hard - scrabble pioneer lifestyle is central to character motivations.

There are also lines which ring amusingly out of touch with societal norms that illustrate the unusual flair of some of the central characters.

Which isn't to say that the film doesn't boast plenty of powerful and often disturbing sequences (it does), nor that its mostly - female cast don't deliver a forceful ensemble performance, with Natalie Portman exceptional as the traumatised but driven central character, biologist Lena.

To that list add Lucious Lyon, a hip - hop impresario and the central character of Fox's Empire, which premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET.

Your characters are represented by coloured cursors and a USB stick attached to the side of the central screen which shows their attributes.

To watch Experimenter is to subject yourself to a form of filmic mind manipulation, in which the movie's central character, Stanley Milgram (played by a coolly cerebral Peter Sarsgaard), looks directly into the camera, at us, and seems to measure our reactions to his unlikely life story.

That is both the genius and central failing of Franco's «The Disaster Artist» adaptation, which gave the actor the opportunity to spend several weeks lost in character.

Central Intelligence: Dwayne Johnson reveals that his character of Bob «rocks a fanny pack which holds his Bruce Lee quotes and a condom.»

In the central relationship of the film, between Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara's characters (which IMDB insists have names, although I struggle to remember hearing them) there is buried a somewhat beautiful and heartbreaking amorous rise and fall.

After he cleaned himself up, Galifianakis treated us to a roundtable interview in which he talked about his character Alan's central arc in the film, revisiting Alan's family, the ever - changing relationships within the Wolfpack, Alan's sense of fashion and his penchant for animal sidekicks.

The young woman's body in this film was much more sexualized than the two men, which is ironic since she was not a central character.

Not shitheels, exactly, the central characters have all been dealt bum hands by life, which make some of their behaviours understandable, if not forgivable - problems with authority, complex vocabularies of offensive language paired with an inability to meaningfully communicate, and possibly - related penchants for domestic violence.

Zero, more even than Ralph Fiennes» M. Gustav (which was itself a delightful left turn for Fiennes), is the central character in the sense of being the audience's proxy on this weird wild Lubitschian ride, but he's not just a passenger.

The central character's actions in pursuing her feelings, which aren't always socially or morally acceptable, could have been creepy.