Sentences with phrase «with much commentary»

We've become so inundated with this sub-genre of mainstream cinema at this point in time that I won't dispense with much commentary on this one.

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«While many investors are asking whether Apple might price its next line of iPhones much more aggressively, management commentary suggested a consistent strategy of pricing to value with each new iPhone carrying more technology and a higher bill - of - materials,» as she wrote.
Based on Allergan's response to Valeant's prior overture, however, and as corroborated by analyst commentary in February 2014, which underscored that Allergan would not be interested merging with Valeant — particularly where Allergan's stockholders would be compensated in large part with Valeant stock — Valeant was well aware that a friendly business combination would not likely occur, and conceded as much later on.
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Of course, I can watch this movie two decades later and enjoy it with much more thoughtful commentary.
«The real problem with investigative journalism, and one of the reasons there isn't as much of it as its partisans so desperately desire, is that it often doesn't pan out,» observes John Podhoretz, once of the Weekly Standard and now editor of Commentary, discussing a Washington Post hit job on Senator Marco Rubio.
Though I try to write the text with simplicity and clarity, without getting bogged down too much in the details, it is still a commentary.
Your commentary adds a lot to it, but even with just the image, so much is said.
Mr. Nuechterlein's rhetoric, labeling orthodox critics of Benke as «ultraconservatives» with a «sectarian mentality» and a «blinkered preoccupation with unionism,» sounded much more like the kind of orthodoxy - bashing one has come to expect from the mainstream media than the thoughtful commentary typical of First Things in general and Mr. Nuechterlein's work in particular.
The book carries chapters of well - thought - out commentary, written with much circumspection, on practical issues that secular pluralism in Europe forces Muslim communities to deal with.
Lear marvels that so much of what passes for commentary on Socratic irony in Plato's dialogues has to do exclusively with the question of whether Socrates dissembles, whether he wears a mask of unknowing behind which lurks either certainty about important matters or skepticism, perhaps even nihilism.
The Navarre Bible, that wonderful commentary which has done so much to seed the wasteland of contemporary Biblical scholarship, refers in connection with the passage I quoted from Matthew (9:36) to words of St Margaret Mary Alacoque: «This Divine Heart is a great abyss which holds all good, and he commands that all his poor people should pour their needs into it.
The commentaries were pretty much in agreement that in Matthew 19 Jesus was simply reiterating the Genesis account with respect to human sexuality and marriage and added that for this reason divorce was not part of God's plan.
Apparently, the moderators do not know much about the tenets of Islam so one more time, the top five with commentary:
It is too bad that much of the commentary was written by ignorant, arrogant and neo-violent people, who can not seem to offer alternative points of view with anything resembling intelligce.
The fact that a time had arrived when at least one man was to «prefer a popular lectureship even to a bishopric» 72 was quite as much a commentary on the decline of the episcopal office in public esteem at is was an indication of the prestige and influence associated with an important preaching post.
And with the addition of the new feature POINT AFTER (any section that offers even occasional commentary by Frank Deford is fine by me), I believe I will learn to like the look very much.
This article talks about another Indiana midwife, along with commentary from Debbie Pulley of NARM about how much training a CPM has.
Polling Commentary There are four new polls out, and with one exception they tell pretty much an identical story, of a three - horse race with just five per cent covering the field.
Haumea is a much larger object further out in the solar system, and together with the centaurs can help scientists learn more about planetary rings in general, writes Amanda A. Sickafoose, astronomer at MIT and the South African Astronomical Observatory, in a Nature commentary.
Much of this is a commentary on thoughts from Swami Rama «s book «The Path of Fire and Light» which outlines how to develop a meditation practice with the following 8 distinct steps.
Published peer - reviewed commentary from 1999 reveals that concern was percolating about the real issue, exacerbating hyperinsulinemia in a patient with too much insulin already.
Or those who expressed shock at Teen Vogue recently tackling political commentary with as much rigor as, say, fashion.
The Blu - ray release of «The Hangover» doesn't add very much in the way of additional extras, but there is a picture - in - picture video commentary with director Todd Phillips and co-stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis that, while it starts out slow, is actually worth checking out.
And here, as in last year's I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Sandler interestingly attempts to blend genuine social commentary with copious gross - out humor in much the same way that Mel Brooks did in Blazing Saddles (a movie that, beyond the beans - around - the - campfire gags, wore its heart so firmly on its sleeve in favor of racial brotherhood that it stopped just short of singing «Kumbaya» to its audience); Sandler, who's admirably never been shy about proudly proclaiming his Jewishness, takes on xenophobia, suggests that Israelis and Palestinians CAN get along and — most controversially of all, perhaps — makes a case that disco music CAN be enjoyable in the right time and place.
It's so much easier to let the yammering that Cole does with James and with Sophie dominate the proceedings, and to stuff the moral and social commentary into a clever but cheap one - shot coda that comes during the closing credits.
Apatow's film overflows with great, smart commentary on who Shandling was and how much of an enigma he remained all his life.
With an engaging plot that's as much a commentary on consumerism as it is a tale of morality, Forgotton Anne's inspired narrative is backed up by some solid and engaging gameplay.
Medina, a Bronx - born comedian who plays the film's aggressively stereotyped Mexican character, counters with a précis on the problem with Lee's self - described «existential parody»: «People that like titties and zombies pretty much don't give a fuck about commentary
EXTRAS: The Criterion release features hours of new bonus material, including an audio commentary by writer / director Richard Linklater and various cast and crew, a making - of documentary, a Q&A with Linklater and actors Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane, a video essay by film critic Michael Koresky and much more.
The ending in the theatrical release was not well - liked, but a much - better alternate version is included here, along with interviews with director John Boorman and art director Anthony Pratt, as well as an audio commentary with film historians Travis Crawford and Bill Ackerman.
Comics have never needed realism to create complicated character arcs or social commentary, and perhaps the reason Black Panther feels so much like an actual Marvel comic is that it expresses its ideas with unapologetically clashing color.
In 2016, Kino Lorber released a Blu - ray edition, with a much - appreciated audio commentary track by historian Michael Schlesinger, Sam's widow Christa Lang Fuller, and his daughter Samantha Fuller.
A feature - length audio commentary with producer / director Tony Krantz and co-producer Reece Pearson is a rudimentary effort from enthusiastic individuals, with much of the conversation devoted to details of the frame.
It has an optional commentary with Sylvain Despretz (which is recommended; all these scenes are much more interesting with the commentary on).
Additionally, there's an audio commentary with director Adam McKay and the cast, a making - of featurette, four more production featurettes, a lengthy gag reel, deleted, extended and alternate scenes, clips from the table read, and if you can believe it, much more.
The official «Deadpool» Twitter account posted the following photo, revealing that deleted scenes, a gag reel, a commentary with comic book co-creator Rob Liefeld, and much more, will be included on the home video release:
The original 2001 film wasn't particularly scary either, but it did succeed in delivering some interesting social commentary on the nature of electronic means of communication, and how it is separating us from actual human contact, leaving those who succumb to it as empty shells who sit in lonely rooms with nothing much to live for.
Blu - ray Highlight: There are a number of great extras to choose from (including one of the funnier blooper reels and a cool feature called Disney Intermission where the Muppets perform short gags and tease other bonus material whenever you pause the movie), but the commentary with director James Bobin and co-writers Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller is too much fun to ignore.
First up is an audio commentary with director Daniel Attias, moderated by Michael Felsher, which goes over much of Attais» involvement with the production, as well as his other film and TV work.
A commentary track — apparently recorded some time ago for the laserdisc release — includes chat by the late James Coburn and Donald Pleasence as well as a much older interview with Sturges.
The most charitable way to look at the film (or the play, since it's still being produced these days) is not as social commentary, or even as a reminiscence, but as a vehicle (literally, much of the time) for two actors to have fun with an odd - couple bonding narrative.
EXTRAS: There's a new audio commentary by Chaplin historian Charles Maland, a video essay about Jackie Coogan, interviews with Coogan and Lita Grey Chaplin, deleted scenes, archival footage, the 1922 silent short «Nice and Friendly,» an essay by film scholar Tom Gunning and much more.
Coming from the US, I take as much as I can from films that depict a culture I am unfamiliar with, but having the opportunity to discuss the technique and story of a French drama with someone who is more than familiar with the director's work and the social commentary surrounding a film brings about a whole new understanding and experience from what I initially left the theater with.
WHY: «Sausage Party» isn't a very subtle movie (the dialogue is laced with so much profanity that it feels like it was written by a bunch of prepubescent boys who just learned about swear words), but what the comedy lacks in maturity it makes up for with some clever commentary on faith, sexual temptation and the Palestine / Israel conflict.
On another track, Savini offers an engaged, good - natured commentary that doesn't so much narrate the action as augment it with stuff like, «Those are real tears!»
Three technical caveats accompany the «film with alternate ending and additional scene,» as it's called on the packaging: During the branched sequences, which are accessible only when viewing Identity in widescreen, the picture's stupendous Dolby Digital 5.1 mix switches to a much blander Dolby Surround recording, while James Mangold's director commentary, if selected, drops out altogether.
Features relaxed commentary by director Lone Scherfig and actors Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard (who spend as much time reminiscing over the shoot and appreciating key moments as discussing the production and the characters), a nine - minute making of featurette (which also includes interviews with screenwriter Nick Hornby and author Lynn Barber) and 11 deleted scenes among the supplements on both DVD and Blu - ray.
The DVD is one of the best ever, with two audio commentaries: one with Altman and one with Fellowes, who reveals how much he borrowed from his own upper - class family background in the creation of characters.
In 2006, The Criterion Collection re-issued it with a much improved transfer and new extras and a new commentary track, though I did not personally review this new edition.
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