Sentences with phrase «with emotional tales»

Not exact matches

Although White is absolutely right about the tendency of today's animated films (Tangled included) to pander to the most annoying and depressing aspects of popular culture even as they ignore or deny the richer, deeper culture from which most classic fairy tales emerged, the animated features that Disney brought to the screen when Uncle Walt himself still oversaw the studio made a point of drawing considerable aesthetic, emotional, and narrative power from specifically Christian aspects of the culture that, even today, America shares with Europe.

Maybe you could investigate and find the true facts rather than just jumping on some emotional bandwagon fairy tale along with the likes of «Remember Resource».

Having lived through this emotional mindf * ck with my FIL and now feeling calm enough to recant the torrid tale — I'll spare you the gory details — I'm reminded of the many times my girls have gotten into disagreements with one another and the coping mechanisms my husband and I have used as a means to resolve their differences.

Today Cuomo led an emotional pep rally — complete with a rare invocation of Mario Cuomo's famous 1984 «tale of two cities» convention speech and a special guest, Vice-President Joe Biden — calling for New York's minimum wage to nearly double, to $ 15 an hour, across the entire state.

Lawyers for former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam today argued that the federal corruption charges against the pair — which allege that the elder Mr. Skelos obtained posh jobs for the younger from companies with business before the state — really tell a heartwarming tale of a «caring and concerned» father and his «rude,» «volatile» and «immature and emotional» 33 - year - old boy.

The emotional truthfulness of Clean enters into our bloodstreams with its muted vigor, and we find ourselves getting hooked by this tale of getting unhooked.

Benedikt Erlingsson's follow - up to Of Horses and Men is «another skillfully crafted, surreally told tale of man and nature — or in this case, woman and autre — but one with more emotional depth and sharper political undertones» than his previous film, according to Jordan Mintzer of THR.

With Moss again leading the way, The Handmaid's Tale continues to thrive in many of the same emotional, yet soaringly beautiful, ways it succeeded last year — though several key flaws remain unimproved and are sometimes even exacerbated because everything else around them is so good.

Whatever its imbalances and flaws, the movie is sure to strike an emotional chord with the book's many fans as well as newcomers to the remarkable tale.

Tales of Berseria isn't a reinvention of the series, but it delivers a more emotional story mixed with a great combat system to make this adventure worth taking.

A coming - of - age tale conveyed with deftly handled emotional complexity and chilling thematic subtext, Raw is above all else a gut twisting work of classic body horror.

With a tough exterior but a soft and loving emotional center, Cooper acts as a sentimental pillar to our tale.

The emotional, and comic intergenerational tale of adult siblings contending with the long shadow their dad has cast over their lives, the film is the latest offering from writer and director Noah Baumbach.

Despite being surrounded by a cast of acting luminaries like Sigourney Weaver, Adrien Brody, William Hurt and Joaquin Phoenix, the 23 - year - old steals the limelight with a powerful performance that also provides this tale of a small, isolated hamlet who live in fear of the outside world with its emotional core.

The tale of a voiceless woman who relies on the music of her piano to communicate and develop emotional connections is told with subtle and warm sensitivity.

What it does have is an emotional authenticity and, thanks to Jonathan Demme's direction, a rock & roll attitude that infuses its tale with a special kind of life.

From writer / director Noah Baumbach, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is the emotional and comic intergenerational tale of adult siblings (Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, and Elizabeth Marvel) contending with the long shadow their strong - willed father (Dustin Hoffman) has cast over their lives.

Taking a distinctly right - wing point of view when considering the not inconsiderable problems with the American justice system, it shamelessly pushes all the right emotional buttons as it tells the tall tale of the... Read More»

The Iranian drama «A Separation,» which would've been graced with a dozen Oscar nominations (instead of two) by a more internationally minded academy, won for best foreign language film for this tale of a Tehran custody battle, a series of deceptions and the emotional costs of divorce.

Writer - director Jeff Nichols (Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter) continues his clean record of outstanding cinema with another southern tale dense in its display of romantic ideals, youthful ignorance, emotional transference and the wisdom contained in broken adults.

«Midnight Special» is nearly as great as those two, combining a thrilling sci - fi tale with an emotional family character study.

There's certainly nothing here that compares with «Part 1» highlights, which include the trio's infiltration of the Ministry of Magic, the brilliantly animated Tale of the Deathly Hallows, and, the emotional highlight, the doomed Dobby's defiant, «Dobby has no master!

BROOKLYN is a simple tale that excels due to Saoirse Ronan and a stellar supporting cast, combined with the striking emotional and visual elements of the film

The result is creative and cute, while simultaneously unleashing flashes of gory horror — a tale of growing pains and parental struggles that never loses realism or emotional weight, even as it sinks its teeth into weirder genre elements with relish.

They worked in story terms and emotional terms, and told its tale with buoyant invention, a tale of small - town daughter of a carrot farmer — a rabbit, female, patronized right and left but undeterred — who becomes Zootopia's first rabbit cop and cracks an insidious political conspiracy with the aid of her fox pal.

The Salesman Rated PG - 13 for mature thematic elements and a brief bloody image In Persian with English Subtitles Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97 % Iranian writer / director Asghar Farhadi claimed his second foreign film Oscar with this latest tale about a modern Iranian couple struck by tragedy and emotional damage when the wife is brutally attacked in their home.

Yet, even with obvious plotting, overt emotional manipulation and average performances, Levy's incarnation of the tale once told in an episode of The Twilight Zone is standard but spirited.

Reading stories written by fabulous children's authors, singing... All the basic needs for preschool and kindergarten are met in an interesting and captivating way with literature, music, poems and finger plays: physical, cognitive, social, and emotional... There are countless rich stories, poems and songs to develop cognitive skills... Leave it to the fairy tales... to teach social skills - living and working together, dramatizing, interacting with building and playing.

Library Journal and Publishers Weekly star it, with LJ writing, «Beautifully crafted and smartly written, this fairy - tale novella is everything that speculative fiction readers look for: fantastical worlds, diverse characters, and prose that hits home with its emotional truths.»

SUGGESTED READING Andrew Davidson's Favorite Novels: Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Perfume, Patrick Süskind Skinny Legs and All, Tom Robbins The Bone People, Keri Hulme Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro Frankenstein, Mary Shelley A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving Suggestions for Further Reading The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri, translation by John Ciardi Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia, edited by John M. Jeep The Mystics of Engelthal: Writings from a Medieval Monastery by Leonard P. Hindsley Henry Suso: The Exemplar, with Two German Sermons, translated, edited, and introduced by Frank Tobin Light, Life and Love: Selections from the German Mystics of the Middle Ages, edited by W. R. Inge Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Consumers, and Providers by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. Rising from the Flames: The Experience of the Severely Burned by Albert Howard Carter III, Ph.D. and Jane Arbuckle Petro, M.D. Severe Burns: A Family Guide to Medical and Emotional Recovery by Andrew M. Munster, M.D., and the Staff of the Baltimore Regional Burn Center Holy Terrors: Gargoyles on Medieval Buildings by Janetta Rebold Benton The Holy Bible, King James Version, 1611 Also of Interest The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield The Magus, John Fowles Possession, A. S. Byatt Interview With the Vampire, Anne Rice The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason The Dante Club, Matthew Pwith Two German Sermons, translated, edited, and introduced by Frank Tobin Light, Life and Love: Selections from the German Mystics of the Middle Ages, edited by W. R. Inge Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Consumers, and Providers by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. Rising from the Flames: The Experience of the Severely Burned by Albert Howard Carter III, Ph.D. and Jane Arbuckle Petro, M.D. Severe Burns: A Family Guide to Medical and Emotional Recovery by Andrew M. Munster, M.D., and the Staff of the Baltimore Regional Burn Center Holy Terrors: Gargoyles on Medieval Buildings by Janetta Rebold Benton The Holy Bible, King James Version, 1611 Also of Interest The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield The Magus, John Fowles Possession, A. S. Byatt Interview With the Vampire, Anne Rice The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason The Dante Club, Matthew PWith the Vampire, Anne Rice The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason The Dante Club, Matthew Pearl

What could have become a trite, overwrought, emotional depiction of «woman goes mad with grief, and is further corrupted by power» and, therefore, a backwards - looking cautionary tale, is, instead, presented as moving and human.

And the contrast between the bitter, crotchety Lyman and his bright, energetic forebears forms the emotional backdrop for a tale with generational sweep.

A now - classic of the genre is Mary Karr's The Liars» Club, the darkly funny tale of a childhood infused with drinking and emotional distress.

As she did with Half of a Yellow Sun, Adichie creates a multigenerational tale, spanning three continents and incorporating the complicated politics of Lagos, the slippery codes of race and class, and the emotional network of family and friends.

Leon offers a finely drawn tale that encompasses theft, blackmail, emotional violence, and murder, as well as a rich array of characters... [and] compellingly combines their workaday crime - solving with a detailed picture of a vanishing Venice.»

You brought a historic tale to life with vivid detail and emotional content that rivals narrative fiction.

Now firstly, Remedy knows how to tell stories and as far as engrossing tales with a character - centric narrative and suspenseful, often emotional developments goes, Quantum Break is probably their best work yet.

Naturally Shay's turn to the Templars brings him into conflict with the brothers and sisters of his previous life, a driving force behind the narrative that's never given the true emotional heft it needs, especially toward the closing stages of the tale.

For me, narrative experiences interwoven with engaging and exhilarating gameplay are the types of games that I adore, which is why I am keen to get my hands on A Way Out, a cooperative Shawshank-esque jailbreak experience written, directed, and created by the talented team behind the wonderfully emotional Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.

The Divine weaves a supernatural tale with stunning artwork and emotional gravitas, even though the story is a little shallow and rushed.

Danai Gurira who brought Michonne to life on the TV series did not reprise her role in the game, therefore Michonne is voiced by Samira Wiley who has starred in Orange is the New Black and The Handmaid's Tale delivers a stunning performance that can range from light - hearted dialogue with Pete to action and even emotional scenes when Michonne hallucinates about those who she has lost which provides a guaranteed emotional response from the player, while Malik Yoba voices Pete who made his debut as Yul Brenner in Cool Runnings followed by Detective Carson in Cop Land and TV series such as New York Undercover, Alphas and Empire.

Thankfully, Kirkman chose to spare the world another generic zombie shooter, instead teaming up with adventure studio Telltale Games to deliver an emotional and story - focused version of his apocalyptic tale of survival.

This was a shame because Nier has a fantastically dark tale, with multiple endings that tell cryptic and very emotional character stories.

The German campaign is particularly tastefully done, with storyline telling the tale of two brothers caught up in both a war and emotional turmoil.

Highlights of the exhibition also include major works, such as Racconti di Guascogna (Tales from Gascony) 1951, and Ragazzo col Tacchino (Boy with Turkey) 1955, which show how Afro's more symbolic representation of objects and figures shifted to become a purely expressive and emotional form of abstraction.

THINK EQUAL has created partnerships with Montessori, Tales Toolkit, Children in Harmony, Healthy Minds / Kindness Curriculum (check) Yale University's Center of Emotional Intelligence, and others.