Sentences with phrase «young protagonists in»

The Way to the Zoo is a brand - new picture book and includes many things I've come to love about Burningham's books over the years — secret passageways, adventures, and intrepid, young protagonists in a (mostly) adult - free world, to name but a few.

The young protagonists in the following books face an array of daunting problems but persevere in a variety of ways.

That's certainly the case with the admirable young protagonist in writer - director Mickey Keating «s latest horror film, «Carnage Park,» as she's forced to fight back against her new enemies, who threaten her plans to realize her objectives.

Not exact matches

In a pivotal scene in Underworld (1997), a Jesuit priest sits down with the protagonist, Nick Shay, when he is a young man and asks him to name all the parts of a shoe — the cuff, the counter, the welt, the vamp, the aglet, the grommeIn a pivotal scene in Underworld (1997), a Jesuit priest sits down with the protagonist, Nick Shay, when he is a young man and asks him to name all the parts of a shoe — the cuff, the counter, the welt, the vamp, the aglet, the grommein Underworld (1997), a Jesuit priest sits down with the protagonist, Nick Shay, when he is a young man and asks him to name all the parts of a shoe — the cuff, the counter, the welt, the vamp, the aglet, the grommet.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle — I loved this book as a teen — Meg Murray is an excellent protagonist for young girls to know.

In Chapter 11 of William P. Young's «The Shack,» the story's protagonist, Mackenzie, encounters a mysterious female figure who represents Wisdom, (no doubt inspired by Solomon's personification of the virtue in the book of ProverbsIn Chapter 11 of William P. Young's «The Shack,» the story's protagonist, Mackenzie, encounters a mysterious female figure who represents Wisdom, (no doubt inspired by Solomon's personification of the virtue in the book of Proverbsin the book of Proverbs.)

When Young's protagonist, Mackenzie, encounters God in the shack, he experiences God as both male and female in the form of the Trinity.

In Chapter 12 of William P. Young's The Shack, Jesus talks with the book's protagonist, Mackenzie, about the inadequacy of institutions in bringing people closer to GoIn Chapter 12 of William P. Young's The Shack, Jesus talks with the book's protagonist, Mackenzie, about the inadequacy of institutions in bringing people closer to Goin bringing people closer to God.

The book wastes no time in setting up the cosmology of its fictional universe: the stakes of our young protagonist Nita's first forays into wizardry involve a battle between Life and Entropy.

Her sign reminded me of the quirky movie, Juno, in which the protagonist, a young teenager, decides not to abort her child after hearing that it has fingernails.

Her sign reminded me of the quirky movie, Juno, in which the protagonist, a young teenager, decides not to....

«The Fountainhead» her protagonist, Howard Roark, is an individualistic young architect who chooses to struggle in obscurity rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision.

Along with Don Carson, Keller established The Gospel Coalition in an attempt to draw together the various networks that the resurgence of reformed theology had created, and offer a voice of experience to some of its younger protagonists.

Similarly, «playing God» pairs with the young gay protagonist of the video sitting in a pew with his mother, the same mother who harasses him until he shuts the door in her face at «paraphrase a book written thirty - five - hundred years ago,» and who aggressively makes the sign of the cross (to the lyric «preach hate») before storming out («holy water... poisoned») when her son brings his soon - to - be spouse home for dinner.

In particular, they and the young people involved noted the lack of disabled characters as protagonists in video games, compared to other media such as television and filIn particular, they and the young people involved noted the lack of disabled characters as protagonists in video games, compared to other media such as television and filin video games, compared to other media such as television and film.

The earliest examples of women wearing over-the-knee boots come from the traditional principal boy role in pantomime theater, in which the young male protagonist of the play is played by a young actress in boys» clothes.

On top of all that, it doesn't wear out its welcome either, gliding in and out of its young protagonist's life in a compact 72 minutes, not unlike a brief, exhilarating performance.

More than that, despite the surplus of violence in the pilot film, it is refreshing to see a television drama about young people in which the protagonists are doing something besides drugs, in which their concerns run deeper than clothes and dates... It could get terrific.

Considering the age of the child protagonist and his appeal to young viewers, it's too bad film editors couldn't have punched out of few of the profanities in favor of a more family friendly bout.

We may be processing them in much the same fragmented but intensified fashion as our young protagonist, Alias (electric newcomer Hamisi Bazili), as he watches the nighttime murder of his father (Tito D. Ntanga) at the machete - wielding hands of local muti harvesters.

Still, this adaptation differs significantly from the book, but the only similarities that audiences will even care about are the big ones contained within the title; that is, Popper and his penguins are indeed front and center, and the protagonist learns the value of family while also amusing very young kiddies in the process.

Although the material does indeed involve young protagonists, no effort is made to show their lives in a way today's kids can identify with.

While there are some clear narrative similarities - the protagonists are all three young men, who undertake some form of manual labour to get by and feed their respective vices - there is a big difference in emphasis.

And as the young, vibrant nanny works tirelessly to shake Marlo out of her postpartum depression, Reitman begins to introduce magical - realist elements into the film — a nighttime excursion into the city, an amusing yet uncomfortable threesome — that ably put us in his deliriously exhausted, wish - fulfilling protagonist's mindset.

I think the main point in the film is how the lead protagonist Paul Baumer (like his friends) starts out as a patriotic young German wanting to go off and fight for his country.

The characters are an entertaining group of misfits, of particular note is central protagonist and narrator Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young man with aspirations of stability, and of happiness in his life, but who is utterly unable to survive without «one more hit», the violent and psychotic Begbie (Robert Carlyle), who refuses to take heroin but makes up for not doing drugs by «doing people» instead, and the childlike Spud (Ewan Bremner), the innocent fool of the group, and the most vulnerable to peer pressure.

The story is set in the drug subculture of the 1970's, and it's protagonist — a young man in his twenties — careens through his days getting stoned, stealing, or scamming a quick buck.

Director Jason Reitman (Men, Women & Children, Labor Day)-- teaming up with Cody and Theron again after 2011's Young Adult — is deeply, intimately sympathetic to Marlo in a way that I have never seen onscreen before when it comes to a female protagonist.

After 7 years in what seems to be development hell, Team Ico finally introduces us to the majestic Trico and its heartfelt relationship with a young protagonist.

Later that year, Macdonald appeared in Mike Figgis» The Loss of Sexual Innocence, playing the young girlfriend of the film's protagonist; and in Gregg Araki's Splendor, a romantic comedy in which she played the blue - haired best friend of the film's heroine.After a slew of similar supporting roles, including a memorable turn as the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Colin Firth in My Life So Far, MacDonald was given possibly her biggest break since Trainspotting when Robert Altman cast her as a lead (albeit one of many) in Gosford Park (2001).

Thanks to a young - adult cast that's rarely off - key (except intentionally, in the case of the amusing Liebling), as well as strong direction from Mohan and Ry Russo - Young (Nobody Walks), the series strikes a lively, lighthearted tone, even as it sensitively plumbs its protagonists» longing, loneliness, and desire for acceptance and companionyoung - adult cast that's rarely off - key (except intentionally, in the case of the amusing Liebling), as well as strong direction from Mohan and Ry Russo - Young (Nobody Walks), the series strikes a lively, lighthearted tone, even as it sensitively plumbs its protagonists» longing, loneliness, and desire for acceptance and companionYoung (Nobody Walks), the series strikes a lively, lighthearted tone, even as it sensitively plumbs its protagonists» longing, loneliness, and desire for acceptance and companionship.

Such glib, blithe quips are the motor oil of the teen comedy, but in her first outing as a solo writer and director, Gerwig is as sensitive to place and the fragility of young and old bodies as she is to her protagonist's often hurtful words.

The next year, he was cast in his first movie as the protagonist in Queen and Country, John Boorman's sequel to his Oscar - nominated Hope and Glory, as a young soldier trying to make his way in postwar England.

Young women, in particular, are profoundly influenced by films that follow girl protagonists whose stories transport them to new cultures, environments and character circumstances outside of their personal experiences within their familiar realm.

Building on research she originally published in The Velvet Light Trap (3), Perkins demonstrates the striking similarity between the young rich protagonists of Whit Stillman's Metropolitan (1990), Barcelona (1994) and The Last Days of Disco (1998).

For much of this movie, the three young protagonists of the saga — Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson)-- exist in suspended animation, camped out on a series of picturesque British heaths as they flee the Death Eaters, minions of Harry's archrival Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).

A darkly comic indictment of Britain's upper class, Patrick Melrose, which also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Blythe Danner, follows its protagonist from age five, when he is abused by his father (played by Hugo Weaving) in a country house in Provence, through his young adulthood, when he becomes a heroin addict in New York and London, to his recovery from drugs and transition to fatherhood.

Braff does a solid job as the main protagonist, although it's easy to imagine a better actor doing more with the part, while Mandy Patinkin and Joey King (who's steadily proving herself to be one of the best young talents in the business) both deliver great supporting work as Aidan's judgmental, orthodox father and ultra-religious daughter, respectively.

All the while, Suzy and Sam, our young protagonists, are surviving out in the wilderness and faring perhaps better than their pursuers.

«Drinking Buddies,» Joe Swanberg's deceivingly jolly, sharply alert romantic comedy, doesn't just pay homage to those confusing unspoken feelings, but engages in that very opaqueness itself, plunging viewers into the same kind of what's - really - going - on - here questions that its young, attractive protagonists are facing.

Comparisons will immediately be drawn between Divergent and The Hunger Games, as both are dystopian sci - fi film series based on a trilogy of young adult novels written by women, featuring teenage female protagonists in an action - thriller scenario leading a rebellion against a corrupt and manipulative government force, while also engaging in a bit of romance on the side.

The movie's secret weapon, though, is Vince Vaughn's sardonic protagonist Peter LaFleur, who keeps the craziness grounded in a manner reminiscent of a young Bill Murray.

Here the septuagenarians are the protagonists, with younger characters serving supporting roles in their stories.

The one beam of light in the darkness is the addition of a new student, a young, energetic fox who immediately takes a shine to the protagonist, giving him a real companion for the first time in his life.

Typical horror gene fair has the protagonist as a weak young woman who is constantly running up the stairs only to get stabbed during sex or in the shower.

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«We are looking forward to sharing Lover For a Day with arthouse crowds, fans of Garrel and French cinema, as well as younger audiences / students who can relate to the two protagonists — especially Esther Garrel's growing fan base given the break - out year she has had, with an impressive performance in Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name in addition to her leading role in Lover For a Day,» commented Kasman.

Offers a relatable young protagonist and several key supporting players from the prior films in a nimble setup to the series.

The ultimate haptic heroine of the AFI FEST was the unnamed protagonist of Krotkaya (A Gentle Creature), the third narrative film of the Berlin - based Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitza.45 The Russian title is that of the original short story by Dostoyevsky (1876) about a meek young woman inexplicably committing suicide, but, in its country of production (France), the film is called Une Femme douce — like the 1969 adaptation of the same story by Robert Bresson directed.

In an early scene from Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, the panning camera reveals a framed photograph of a young, smiling blond woman — except, the image is on negative film, which serves as a presumable correlation for disabled protagonist Jeff's (Jimmy Stewart) outlook on women, which is tested in his gaze and projected desire from a lofty apartment window throughout the filIn an early scene from Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, the panning camera reveals a framed photograph of a young, smiling blond woman — except, the image is on negative film, which serves as a presumable correlation for disabled protagonist Jeff's (Jimmy Stewart) outlook on women, which is tested in his gaze and projected desire from a lofty apartment window throughout the filin his gaze and projected desire from a lofty apartment window throughout the film.