Sentences with phrase «whose high character»

Not exact matches

William Wordsworth's poem «Character of the Happy Warrior» describes a combatant «whose high endeavours are an inward light, that makes the path before him always light.»

Romesh Dutt, translator of the Epics in Everyman's Library says of them: «The Hindu scarcely lives, man or woman, high or low, educated or ignorant, whose earliest recollections do not cling to the story and the character of the great Epics.

Why cast aspersions on a man whose character you acknowledged as impeccable and worthy of the highest office of the land, only a few months ago, when u called on him to express your eagerness to campaign for.

«For me, it's just cool to be a middleman to some characters that people might relate to,» said writer - director Cameron Crowe, whose characters have included the likes of the quintessential stoner Jeff Spicoli in «Fast Times at Ridgemont High,» the boombox - hoisting Lloyd Dobler in «Say Anything,» the driven agent Jerry Maguire in the movie that bears his name and the teenaged rock journalist William Miller (based on Crowe's own adventures) in «Almost Famous,» for which he won a screenwriting Oscar.

Having gone from one of the few actors in Hollywood whose association with a film would guarantee it box office success to being in a string of high - profile disasters, Arnold Schwarzenegger's career (political and thespian) needed a shot in the arm, and what better way than by resurrecting his most popular character for one more outing.

Directed with the equal energy by British director John Hough, whose lean, high - powered action scenes are energized by the dynamic, almost child - like performances of his thrill - addicted characters, it's a classic of seventies speed cinema, where car chase and stunt films were really about rubber hitting — and leaving — the road.

Among the high - profile premieres this year are «Antz,» the new Dreamworks animated film; James Ivory's «A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries,» with Kris Kristofferson playing a character inspired by novelist James Jones; «Dancing at Lughnasa,» starring Meryl Streep in the film of Brian Friel's celebrated play; John Waters» «Pecker,» with Edward Furlong as a fast - food worker whose photos are embraced by the New York art world; Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh in «The Theory of Flight,» about a work - release prisoner assigned to a woman with Lou Gehrig's disease; Ben Stiller as a drug - addicted TV writer in «Permanent Midnight»; Christina Ricci in «Desert Blue,» about slim prospects for a teenager in a town of 89 people; «The Imposters,» the new film by Stanley («Big Night») Tucci, starring Tucci and Oliver Platt as cruise - ship stowaways; «Rushmore,» with Jason Schwartzmann as a prep schooler who is a lousy student but hyperactive in campus activities; Cameron Diaz in «Very Bad Things,» about a bachelor party that ends in murder; Cate Blanchett as «Elizabeth,» the story of England's 16th century monarch, and «The Judas Kiss,» with FBI agent Emma Thompson on the trail of the kidnapper of a computer genius.

The story of Burt Shavitz, the bearded, backwoodsy photojournalist - turned - homespun entrepreneur whose beekeeping and honey - selling business morphed into the Burt's Bees empire, «Burt's Buzz» spends its first hour as a charming character study of an idiosyncratic man who lives a ramshackle life («sort of like a high - class hobo») when he's not serving as the public face of a huge brand.

(The one character whose contribution feels superfluous here is Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye, who continues to register with all the commitment and charisma of a junior - high archery instructor.)

McCarthy and Falcone, while still eager to subvert convention, and more than willing to showcase a central character whose likability quotient isn't particularly high, have thankfully not pushed the envelope so far to the extreme that they forget to bring the funny.

0:00 - 2:05 — Introduction; we didn't do a show on Friday because of reasons 2:05 - 11:00 — «21 Jump Street» review 11:00 - 16:50 — QOTW (movie characters whose high school years you'd like to have seen) 16:50 - 41:50 — South By Southwest Film Festival highlights: «Cabin in the Woods,» «Fat Kid Rules the World,» «Big Easy Express,» «Killer Joe,» «Safety Not Guaranteed,» «Sinister,» «Sleepwalk -LSB-...]

The actors manage to keep the intensity of their performance high (especially Walters, whose character is crying throughout the entire movie) for the entire duration of the film, not an easy feat.

The most compelling characters are Frankie and Russell (Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn), whose heist of a high level illegal poker game sets the films action in motion, but the script doesn't let them spread their characters» wings enough.

Rather, the characters are altogether different, with Judd playing a high - powered attorney whose life unravels when her husband is arrested and revealed to have hidden his true identity to her for years, and what's worse, is facing the death penalty in a military court for his alleged role in the murder of several innocent El Salvadorians.

Jock Manby - Colegrave — Jonathan Wood chronicles the life and 1930s racing career of Jock Manby - Colegrave, whose impressive stable of road and racing cars embraced Aston Martins, supercharged 4 1/2 Litre Bentley, MG K3, Squire and ERA / Fiat's 8001 Turbina — If a country's character defines its cars, perhaps it was inevitable that Italy's first — and so far only — turbine - powered automobile should be a striking high - performance sports car.

Everything's going swimmingly for the characters — their business plan is all about low - ransom, high - volume kidnappings, and they never hurt the victims — until they nab the wrong guy: a man whose wife has mafia connections.

Shifting from teen emotions triggered by high - school bullying, sexual attraction, and musical passion to deeply disturbing revelations of a macabre fascination with putrefying flesh, Joey is crafted by reader Heyborne as a complex character whose naturally youthful voice taps a core of utterly audible horror.

A contemporary thriller with characters whose emotional journey is just as page - turningly gratifying as the most high - stakes manhunt.

«Spider - Man is maybe my all - time favorite character, and I'm really excited to get to tell new stories about his high - school days — and to finally get a chance to work with Todd Nauck, whose art in this story is the best I've ever seen from him (which is saying a lot).»

We also get a high - resolution image of the full artwork with the characters revealed so far, and the silhouette of the new character Zeus, whose look for now remains a mystery.

This award will be presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in bringing a character or characters to life in an interactive title.

While the gameplay is simple and fast to pick - up, you'll need to strategically upgrade your characters — the knights attack single enemies for high damage, a ranger whose gun can blast enemies in the front row, the demolition specialist with bombs to stun all enemies, and a quirky wizard with a staff to rival Gandalf's to heal your troops.

Sometimes players are just running to the right to get from Point A to Point B, searching high and low for all the Teensies, other times you are running frantically up a tower to avoid getting drowned in sand or away from disturbing, hairy monsters whose only mission in life is to devour you (all the characters in Legends die in one hit unless you collect a heart, and explode in a «I ate too much cake» hilarious fashion).

In the interview, she speaks of contemporary influences — the British artists Chris Ofili and Isaac Julien, and the American painter Lisa Yuskavage, whose own invented characters are as high - keyed in color as Yiadom - Boakye's are subdued.