| 单词 | underdog |
| 例句 | The British had the best uniforms and the shiny new guns, but there was something exciting about the Patriots—being underdogs and fighting off the mighty British army. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Having so recently been one of the underdogs of the savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Jewish people have been the underdogs so often that they understand what it’s like to be an underdog. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He demonstrated the courage and resourcefulness of the underdog, and the power of a less sophisticated but patriotic army against a tested war machine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the disease was crippling, it may have provided Roosevelt with a greater compassion for the underdog; or perhaps it improved his striving for success. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t even know where I come from... but I’ve got a feeling this isn’t the first time I’ve been an underdog.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t go out on the strip overconfident, because I knew Cecilia would be a tough opponent and I had just proved in my last bout that the underdog can win. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z DNA, once the underdog of all biological molecules, was thrust into the limelight. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Matt knew he’d been, quite literally, an underdog, and Maria couldn’t resist a crusade. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Painting a picture that justifies her opinion of him—an underdog cursed with an ungrateful son upon whom he has showered love and concern, only to be infamously treated by that son in return. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Did having Arnold as understudy make Froelich feel like an underdog? The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And it sure seemed to me that screechers had always been the underdogs in nature’s plan. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z War Admiral was the heavy favorite in the betting, but reporters mingling in the crowd found that most racegoers were rooting for the underdog. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Most important, I'm never seen as an underdog. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They have certainly been the underdog long enough. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s just the fight of the underdog. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He has to be considered the underdog at this point -- if only because he's run into a Palin juggernaut that shows no sign of slowing down. "Dancing with the Stars" recap: Bristol Palin is out of her league 2010-11-16T13:30:00Z But a vote for Pedro is less a vote for change than it is a symbol of the underdog getting his due, a nerd with no ideas defeating a cheerleader with no ideas. 5 Election Comedies to Get You Ready for the Polls 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z In this modern rendition, Goliath was Wall Street hedge funds short sellers, while the underdog David was the retail investors seeking revenge on the aforementioned bullies. The 6 wildest GameStop short squeeze revelations from Netflix's "Eat the Rich" documentary 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The story of the underdog immigrant is inherently sympathetic, so that’s the story we tell. Lionel Shriver Warns Readers Not to Meet Their Favorite Authors 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Here is a small band of white Americans in hostile territory, at once strategic overlords — with more firepower and better technology than their enemies could dream of mustering — and tactical underdogs. Movie Review: Mark Wahlberg Stars in ‘Lone Survivor’ by Peter Berg 2013-12-24T21:55:24Z And within that Darwinian world, art houses and independent theaters have always been the underdogs, with even less room for error than the giant multiplexes that dominate the business. Perspective | With the theatrical movie business in peril, art houses might hold the key to survival 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z You don’t need to have any entrepreneurial spirit whatsoever to be engaged, especially because many of its episodes center on classic underdog stories. 6 Podcasts to Help Navigate Your Career Path 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The second season of “Ted Lasso” debuts this month, bringing a new set of challenges to the amiable coach and his underdog club, AFC Richmond. Britney, Bennifer, Beatles and Broadway: Pop culture in 2021 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Tilly said that she believed “all people who are disenfranchised” will feel seen in the show’s underdog through lines and complex family dynamics. Chucky Returns to Terrorize TV. His Creator Couldn’t Be Happier. 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The $80 million movie distributed by 20th Century Fox tells the story of an underdog dinosaur who becomes a hero. 'The Hobbit' tops 'Anchorman' sequel at weekend box office 2013-12-23T05:53:08Z But you couldn’t find a better underdog than the plucky Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, which last year released their most enchanting and ambitious film yet. Oscar predictions: Can anything beat ‘Nomadland’? 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Steinbeck, whose work I continue to appreciate for its sense of place and compassion for the underdog. The Crime Novelist William Kent Krueger Still Loves Sherlock Holmes 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z De Yonge survived all this with a droll wit, sympathy for the underdog and a distrust of "those in power and those with money." 'Boom Town Boy': growing up in Fairbanks, a hell-raising town 2010-08-18T20:15:00Z She may be an underdog to win the Bafta, but the ceremony will be a good place for her to say goodbye to The Selfish Giant and embark on the next stage of her career. The Selfish Giant seeks Bafta boost 2014-02-13T01:53:31Z You have this very depressing underdog, Wozzeck, who is in this position of slavery. ‘Wozzeck,’ the 20th Century’s Most Influential Opera, Turns 100 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z But Weathers wasn't prepared for the onslaught of attention for his role as the nemesis of Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa, the endearingly sweet underdog Creed chooses as his next opponent in the ring. Carl Weathers of 'Rocky' still a hit with fans 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z But that's why I dig the song - it's a song for the underdog. Broadway's Telly Leung gets jazzy in his solo CD 2012-12-06T13:39:16Z All of this has made "Boyhood" something of an awards-season paradox: the underdog front-runner. The 'Boyhood' awards season campaign comes of age, delicately 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z With a presidential primary race on its way to concluding and basketball’s March Madness here, we’ll be hearing a lot about underdogs. The Bernie Sanders underdog problem: “You may root for them, but you also know they’re probably going to lose” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z At 10, he chose to play bass, because he saw it as the underdog of rock band instruments. Review | He named his band the Slants to reclaim a slur. Not everyone approved. 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z The film is presented as a feel-good, underdog sports drama but its critics say that the film serves as a vessel for how whiteness benefits from Black pain and struggle. Is "The Blind Side" a lie? Michael Oher's claims of an adoption that never happened, explained 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z And quite apart from their underdog appeal, there is something compelling about their self-denial, which often led Cathars to choose being burned at the stake rather than renounce their faith. Languedoc, France: Brutal History and Beautiful Setting 2010-05-07T18:37:00Z But the underdog did not get to rule the kingdom she’d conquered. What’s Next for Hollywood’s Most Feared Reporter? 2013-06-06T09:45:14Z EW talked with Stiller about filming the new video and looking back on the “true underdog story,” 13 years later. Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn Reunite In 'Dodgeball' Video 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z I assume this goes with the territory of the “underdog,” but my advice — to talk and to listen — runs both ways. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughter-in-law has had it with the baby talk 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z With his new V-shaped torso and flab-free frame, it’s hard to think of Gervais as an underdog anymore, and as such, his wickedly funny humor can seem, well, just plain wicked. Are comedians funnier when they're fat? 2011-09-23T16:24:00Z We don’t often talk about it this way, primarily because we’re accustomed to females being the underdogs in the justice equation. “Condoms are pretty much awful”: So why isn’t there something better for men? 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z The strength of the work from the early years of his career, though — especially “Dreams and Nightmares,” the album cut that has become every underdog’s anthem, and the rapper’s best-known song — helped him push through. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Or gung-ho war movies like the latest version of "Midway," timed for Veterans Day weekend 2019 and marking America’s 1942 naval victory over Japan, when we were not only the good guys but the underdogs? Killing me softly with militarism 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z The main unifying trait of these shows is this feeling that they are underdogs whom you alone seem to understand. Riff: Why Is That Nice Girl From ?Friday Night Lights? Fighting a Bunch of Ninjas? 2012-03-09T19:22:00Z We don’t see, but hear over the final credits, the last seconds of the boxing match, in which Archie Moore–the aging underdog Bill identifies with–pulls out a historic 11th-round knockout. Punch-Drunk Love: Masters of Sex Moves Up a Weight Class 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Nobody thought the Cavaliers would win, but they beat the Golden State Warriors, reminding us that underdogs can sometimes take the crown. 2016: a year of utter hell – but let's raise a toast to it anyway 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z This defeat turns New Directions into true underdogs again, and raises the stakes for next season. "Glee's" utterly charming season finale 2011-05-25T08:26:00Z I think it's always been an underdog show from the inside out. Alison Brie on filmmaking, "back to old antics" with Danny Pudi and a possible "Community" reunion 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z He was struck most, he says, by her passion “to help the underdog.” Sweet potatoes and a dream: Can an old-school bakery still thrive in D.C.? 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z A major sports fan who helped coach his son’s basketball team despite standing just five-foot-three, Phife had an underdog’s energy and energy and a giving soul. Mourning Phife Dawg: Hip hop lost a legend too young in Tribe Called Quest’s Malik Taylor 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Aggression from an underdog can be overlooked; aggression from the establishment is serious enough to become a matter of public concern. The age of banter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z “Moneyball,” which stars Brad Pitt in the true story of a baseball underdog, was a strong second with an estimated $20.6 million in ticket sales. ArtsBeat Blog: ?The Lion King? Tops Box Office Again 2011-09-25T17:09:14Z The comedian was doing the unglamorous grunt work of phone banking last week on behalf of businessman Andrew Yang, the underdog Democratic presidential candidate who Chappelle has endorsed. Dave Chappelle’s endorsement matters, but not in the way Andrew Yang wants 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z But to the New York Times, she is, apparently, an “underdog.” Taylor Swift is not an “underdog”: The real story about her 1 percent upbringing that the New York Times won’t tell you 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Even at the height of their success, something of the underdog clung to them. Black Sabbath: 13 – review 2013-06-06T14:29:01Z They despise Reagan and root for the underdogs. ‘Armageddon Time’ Review: Hard Lessons About Life in America 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Israel is looking to shed its underdog status. ‘Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel’ Review: When Baseball Is a Religion 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z It's partly driven by our sense of the underdog. Centurion kicks off British sword and sandals film wave 2010-04-22T22:15:00Z The Greendale students are scrappy underdogs who save themselves with their wits and spunk and a real sense of fellowship — this spirit, drawn directly from the original trilogy, feels notably absent in "Skywalker." Forget "The Rise of Skywalker" — the only "Star Wars" sequel you need is this episode of "Community" 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z One would almost admire his scrappy tenacity were he a real underdog rather than a very rich and extremely influential member of the political elite. How Fox News created a new culture of idiots 2012-10-28T12:00:00Z The plucky underdog got a title shot and blew it. So long, "Lights Out" -- you coulda been a contender 2011-04-05T14:01:00Z The film’s deep-pocketed backer, Apple TV+, has spent big to push a feel-good underdog indie to the front of the pack. Oscar Preview: Five big questions ahead of Sunday’s awards 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z "We started reading the letters on the air," a move that started to endear them to listeners as underdogs in the morning radio wars. KROQ-FM's Kevin & Bean stunned at radio Hall of Fame honor 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Several years ago, friends of Luke Korem, a documentary film-maker and Texas A&M grad, dared him to favor his team, an underdog, over college football powerhouse Alabama. 'We're not allowed to talk about it': inside the world of US sports betting 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z I only saw a bit of it myself, but I'm quite glad – he was the underdog. David Cameron feels the hand of history where it hurts 2010-04-25T11:00:00Z Her heroines are almost always smart, self-deprecating underdogs who haven’t been “seen” by the world. Review | Jennifer Weiner understands women. Her new novel, ‘That Summer,’ shows us why. 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z With Greenberg, Mr. Stiller’s gallery of neurotic underdogs expands to include a sometimes truly off-putting misanthrope. Film: Ben Stiller: There?s Something About Mortification 2010-03-12T04:24:00Z This positions Banks as the underdog hero, tirelessly arguing his case while battling jaded minds and legal deadlines. ‘Brian Banks’ Review: Falsely Accused, and Fighting Back 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Virtually every adventure story relates a rebellion of the underdog against the ruling class; few movies find the one percent wonderful. Oz Revisited – Part 3: A Parable of Empowerment 2013-09-18T15:30:10Z Grant and Roberts turn Brockovich into the type of person who has been wronged so often that she’s always spoiling for a fight, especially when she identifies other underdogs in need of an ally. Erin Brockovich at 20: how a grim true story became a glossy star vehicle 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z If nothing else, he was an underdog with good hair, and that usually turns out O.K. 'Game of Thrones' Finale Recap: Shocking Deaths and a Walk of Shame 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z “Hand to God,” the plucky underdog in the best play category of the Tony Awards on June 7, is a fresher and more forward-looking work. ‘Hand to God’ Melds Gore and Giggles, Each Often Elicited by a Puppet 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Before he won his seat as a senator for New Jersey, Cory Booker was a charismatic young underdog taking on the state’s political machine. 8 Political Campaign Documentaries Worth Streaming 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z “They were brothers of a sort. . . . the social underdogs that just missed the mark as far as society went.” Perspective | Trump once wanted the National Enquirer to win a Pulitzer. Now it may prove his downfall. 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Croatia is an underdog in the tournament, but not as big an underdog as Team USA, whose own coach has basically written off the team as having no chance this year. World Cup fever hits diplomatic Washington One way to look at the play is as an extended commercial for a rum now owned by a company nobody would describe as an upstart or an underdog. For Havana Club rum, the play's the thing: "Amparo," a Cuban tale of exile, loss and reclamation 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z For all we know, the Greyhounds' sprint away from underdog status may be the start of a marathon. The "Ted Lasso" way gets tested in the beloved show's third season 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z As a business strategy, it worked beautifully, particularly when Democrats were in power and Republicans felt like underdogs. A Partisan Books Editor Places a Bet on Balance 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z So no matter how appealing your underdog is, at some point you may back off that person to someone who you think is actually going to win. The Bernie Sanders underdog problem: “You may root for them, but you also know they’re probably going to lose” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z I'm more concerned about what's to become of the ostracised bestial boy: he's the real underdog here, in every sense. The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:05Z The enduring American fascination with underdogs who hit the big time is found everywhere in its sports writing. Sports writing just isn't our field 2010-06-15T09:59:00Z There to tout his latest confectionary about underdogs, “David and Goliath,” Gladwell embraced the online community as enthusiastically as he embraced Glenn Beck. Here are the most Malcolm Gladwell moments in Malcolm Gladwell’s Reddit AMA 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z And that comes with great, multidimensional storytelling – of both the star champions and the underdogs who were gone too soon. How "Physical: 100" should level up in light of its anticlimactic finale 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Like other members of the white working class, they saw, in the freeing of slaves, a threat to their own underdog economic status. Review: ‘Personal Correspondents: Photography and Letter Writing in Civil War Brooklyn’ 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z His championing the underdog, coupled with his band’s constant touring, won Mr. Daniels a following, which included President Jimmy Carter, who invited the Charlie Daniels Band to perform at his 1977 inaugural ball. Charlie Daniels, Fiddling Force in Country and Rock, Dies at 83 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z In that fight, Eliot is rooting for what he sees as the underdog, tradition—the foundational essay of modern literary criticism is fundamentally conservative. A Hundred Years of T. S. Eliot’s “Tradition and the Individual Talent” 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z To say more would give away too much, but the denouement has the hard-earned emotional weight of the improbable underdog made good. Review | Dave Eggers tells the story of the most dangerous cup of coffee in the world 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z It's been a day for the underdog, both in football and in rock. British Sea Power on tour: from Helsinki to the FA Cup final 2013-05-23T18:00:01Z Feig spoke last month from Los Angeles about that personal connection, about his love for the underdog and about his impulse to protect the Midwest. With ‘Welcome to Flatch,’ Paul Feig Comes Home 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Secret weapon of birds and underdog hockey players alike, the flying V formation is believed to be ideal for energy and aerodynamics. Scientists solve mystery of birds’ flying V 2014-01-16T13:45:00Z Gazzara, for once a movie’s underdog hero, shows resources of feeling not often glimpsed before. Requiem for Mr. Tough Guy 2012-02-06T17:01:31Z Would have been the year's greatest underdog success, had it not been for… A team with no stars and a bald, eccentric manager with a broad Bristolian accent defied all possible odds this year. Web exclusive! All the celeb lists we couldn't fit in the mag 2010-12-17T12:18:20Z The sensibility that emerges is that of a champion of the underdog who editorializes through insinuation and juxtaposition. Music Review: Bringing Out the Bad Girl for Some Tough Times 2011-03-24T22:06:02Z Red Bull, based in Austria, introduced its drink in 1987, and in its early underdog days pursued this “culture marketing” as an alternative to traditional advertising. Red Bull Music Academy Comes to New York 2013-04-25T22:11:06Z “It’s a recurring thing,” he added, that may suggest “a psychological attachment to the underdog” on his part. Oliver Stone?s Latin America in ?South of the Border? 2010-06-26T01:42:00Z He fought for the underdog - an enduring trait in any hero. Tarzan rebooted 2012-07-13T08:42:09Z That's a main reason critics who have connected with this underdog of a show have a soft spot for it – the group's struggle to live in the world outranks their abilities in terms of power. Is the new DC Studios regime the apocalypse that "Doom Patrol" can't survive? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z But it’s Dale Beegan — a lawyer for the underdog — who is the real winner. Review: ‘Everybody Rise,’ Stephanie Clifford’s Debut Novel, Features That Old-Money Scent 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z "Once the outcast underdogs, fanboys have become the new bullies," he wrote. When the alpha nerds kicked ass 2010-12-16T22:01:00Z FEY With the exception of Regina, every other character believes themselves to be an underdog in some way. Finding New Meaning in ‘Mean Girls’ 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z For these protesters, it is presumably not the tragic dimension of “Les Miz” that beckons them — it’s the resilience of the underdog. Perspective | The Hong Kong protesters have found an anthem in this song from ‘Les Miz’ 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Meanwhile Rock assumes the sort of Everybody Hates Chris underdog role he clearly relishes. Death at a Funeral Review: Comedy on Life Support 2010-04-16T05:45:00Z As a technician, Eminem hasn’t changed much over the years, but gone is his sense of whimsy, his puerile gift for social rebellion, his underdog thirst. Hip-Hop Changes. Eminem Doesn’t. 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z There may also be an element of underdog complex at work in the current vivacity of the Norwegian capital’s restaurant scene. New New Nordic Cuisine Takes Hold in Oslo 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z In one of the film's most memorable scenes, Stallone's underdog boxer, Rocky Balboa, climbs the stairs as part of his training and exults upon reaching the top. Plan to change Philadelphia's 'Rocky' steps not firm: architect 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Like most movies and novels that focus on the underdog, we lived in the bad part of town. Unpretty: I live the life I want to live – even if I didn’t win the beauty lottery 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Maybe in the eyes of some, that makes her an underdog going up against three dudes from New York bars. On the ground at the battle for the world's best new rum cocktail 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Here was a story, after all, of a revolutionary charting a path for an underdog nation—one that now holds Puerto Rico as a territory, without voting rights. What “Hamilton” in San Juan Means to Puerto Rico 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Berra was that underdog, although there was nothing for which he needed vengeance; he lived an exemplary athletic life. 'It ain't over till it's over' and other lessons from Chairman Yogi Berra 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z And the brutal, efficient and ingenious manner in which Lisbeth brings various baddies to justice is calibrated for almost universal appeal, since we all like to see a scrappy underdog bringing pain to the bullies. Summer Movies: Gosh, Sweetie, That?s a Big Gun 2011-04-27T13:02:25Z “Leave was the underdog, so if you’re writing this you’re going to focus on how did they overturn the establishment,” she says. 'They've turned Michael Gove into a vacillating fool' – politicians on Brexit: The Uncivil War 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Chicago being what it is, Tuten's underdog optimism soon crashes into the city's big shouldered machinery. "City So Real" is the must-watch series about Chicago in all of its separate and unequal glory 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z ‘Glee’ After making the New Directions the underdogs again last week, the producers bring us the annual holiday episode, a tribute to the 2003 film “Love, Actually.” Thursday TV Picks: ‘Glee’ on Fox 2012-12-12T23:33:12Z He loves his passionate underdogs too much to challenge them in the sustained way that serial TV requires. Review: ‘Roadies,’ Building Each Night’s Stairway to Heaven 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Norton seems to have decided that the best way to celebrate Lionel’s underdog scrappiness was to build a monument in its honor. ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: Edward Norton Fights the Power Broker 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z ACC refs, on the other hand, were flagged for favoring home teams, betting-line underdogs, and long-time conference members such as Duke and North Carolina. Proof That College Football Refs Are Riddled With Bias 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Sympathy for the underdog had a resonance beyond just the Lower East Side of the 1930s, however. The Amazing Spider-Man and the iron law of the superhero genre: less is more 2012-07-04T19:29:29Z “We have just put one foot in front of the other, but the whole underdog story and Dumpster diving thing has run its course.” Music: Echoes of Another Time and Place 2011-02-18T20:45:34Z But Tirana is no underdog — though most citizens I communicated with tried to convince me otherwise. Tirana, Breaking Free From Communist Past, Is a City Transformed 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z So, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I give you one of the great champions of the underdog. Forever Rumpole by John Mortimer – review 2013-02-05T07:00:06Z Buffy was a social outcast to her peers, but her quick wit, vulnerability and expertise in killing vampires made her a champion for us underdogs. Readers Recall Their First Creative Crush 2013-09-01T21:08:08Z “It’s hard to go from being an underdog to an incumbent,” he said. Nate Silver blew it when he missed Trump. Now he really needs to get it right. 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z What soon becomes clear to both of them is that the idea of Somali pirates as misunderstood underdogs is not going to fly. Books of The Times: As Pirates Swash Their Buckles 2010-10-10T19:00:00Z It was called "The Strike," and I think standing on the side of the underdog, always going to the mat for those being marginalized is my modus operandi. "A king's ransom": SAG-AFTRA's Fran Drescher calls out "maniacal" Hollywood CEOs for their "greed" 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Still, the city’s scrappy, underdog spirit remained a crucial element of the magazine’s aesthetic. The Wild Story of Creem, Once ‘America’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll Magazine’ 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z And, finally, a tiny drama about a sad-sack underdog written and starring a struggling actor took home the top prize, beating out more artistic films that left tradition behind. 49th Academy Awards in '77: 'Rocky,' posthumous honor and Scorsese snub 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z “I don’t view us as underdogs anymore,” Carney recently told Mojo magazine. The Black Keys return with ‘Turn Blue,’ a little more subdued and psychedelic That's not necessarily a compliment, but if I had to choose between the expensive dreariness of "Robin Hood" and the ultraviolent earnestness of "Ironclad," I would root for the low-budget underdog. 'Ironclad': Paul Giamatti leads a fine cast into bloody battle 2011-07-07T19:25:07Z A gritty, fact-based fairy tale set in working-class Lowell, Mass., "The Fighter" is quite effective as drama — that is, until it abruptly becomes an underdog sports movie in the final act. The Week Ahead: Christmas TV and stage shows are Seattle-area highlights 2010-12-15T23:52:13Z Luckily, the god of this universe, its novels’ author, George R. R. Martin, tends to be loyal to underdogs. Season 5 of “Game of Thrones” 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z You have to watch to find out, but here's a hint: "I wanted to make an underdog story," said Dynes. Previews of the 3 Minute Masterpiece winning films 2011-05-18T19:56:10Z It was an index of how nobly Mr. Wisdom played the underdog that for decades he enjoyed a cult status in a most unlikely place: Albania. Norman Wisdom, Funnyman, Dies at 95 2010-10-06T05:14:00Z While Arca Continental would not comment on how the deal may affect operations, it’s fair to wonder whether Topo Chico will lose some of its outsider, underdog appeal. How Do Texans Beat the Heat? With Water From Mexico 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z It felt like walking out of the arena after a 10-time state champion in basketball sinks a last-second shot to beat an underdog in overtime. The Best and Worst Moments of the 2021 Oscars 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z You can decide the motives at play, but wherever you land, James tells a captivating underdog story, and finds charismatic characters in the banker Thomas Sung and his hard-working family. ‘Flux Gourmet,’ ‘The Meddler’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z In Rivers' life, they saw a universal tale of an underdog who finds huge success, tumbles from lofty heights and rebounds by reinvention. New film undoes Joan Rivers' cosmetic makeover 2010-06-08T17:35:00Z Yet lionizing underdog after underdog often leads Mr. Lethem to oversell their stuff, doing no favors to them or to him. Books of The Times: Jonathan Lethem?s ?Ecstasy of Influence? - Review 2011-11-08T23:22:25Z His narrators urgently want to say their piece, perhaps because they’re underdogs, used to being misunderstood, dismissed or ignored. Short Story Collections for an Ever-Changing World 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z But there is an underdog charm to trampoline, in part because it sounds, to the unenlightened ear, fitter for clown college than the Olympics. Amid the Fury of the Olympics, the Zen of the Trampoline 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The show used our expectations about chosen outsiders and underdogs against us. 'Game of Thrones' Finale Recap: Shocking Deaths and a Walk of Shame 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z “I am completely independent at this point,” he said early in his set, painting himself as an underdog. Music Review: Lloyd Banks Performs at Nokia Theater 2010-04-30T22:56:00Z ON THE MAP Sometimes a sports movie about the amazing triumph of the underdog is a documentary. Holiday Movie Release Schedule 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z And yet, this year as the others, the underdogs labored. Loss and Hope: A Documentary Presents the Flip Side of Hoosiers 2013-04-19T09:45:43Z Waltz was seen as an underdog to the more venerated Jones and De Niro. Christoph Waltz wins best supporting actor Oscar 2013-02-25T01:56:08Z Rocky, much like the film’s hero, was an underdog. The 12 Most Controversial Best Picture Oscar Winners of All Time 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z That Phillips is the underdog in the cutthroat world of auctions was also appealing. Auction World?s Blast of Brash 2010-09-26T03:00:00Z In that play, he pulled off the feat of getting audiences to root for the billionaire magnate as a plucky underdog. Trump gets a bold Shakespearean twist in new play ‘The 47th’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z While not shying away from the larger forces that loom over our lives, Cocker’s focus has been and remains the underdog. Jarvis Cocker was one of the voices of Britpop. He’s still the voice for England’s disaffected who just want to dance. 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z However, given West’s double, that finesse was an underdog. Bridge: Bridge Players Tom and Carol Sanders 2012-08-31T21:58:58Z He was known for his roles as a clumsy underdog battling against adversity. British comedian, actor Norman Wisdom dies at 95 2010-10-04T22:40:00Z “To be honest,” he said, “it’s more fun being the underdog.” Stephen Karam?s ?Sons of the Prophet? and ?Dark Sisters? 2011-10-09T03:17:20Z Somehow, despite all her wealth and jewels and yachts and living out loud, we always felt that somehow Elizabeth was on our side – the side of the underdog. Elizabeth Taylor, always leading lady 2011-03-24T15:29:00Z In the first movie, he's the underdog who defeats the rich kid Cobra Kais and gets the girl against impossible odds. Straight to DVD: Original "Karate Kid" on Blu-ray 2010-06-14T10:14:00Z The uniforms are meticulous representations of history’s best-known underdogs and doomed armies, including American Revolution troops and Napoleon’s invaders. Antiques: A London Apartment Done Up in French 2010-04-22T22:32:00Z It’s an underdog tale in which the rise of the underdog has an air of inevitability and sweet revenge. How a Writer With a Ph.D. in Psychology Became a Poker Champ 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z "I am used to playing the underdog, as opposed to the guy who has everything." Remake of 'The Gambler' turns to theme of redemption 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z In six episodes, “Cheer” documents the lead-up to Daytona, and the series is a quick, compulsive watch, combining the savage thrill of watching an overdog dominate and the emotional pull of witnessing an underdog’s rise. The Pathos of “Cheer” and the Extraordinary Deceptions of Cheerleading 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z After all, as the critic Colin Covert noted, Ms. Bullock’s “great strength as an actress is her underdog vulnerability.” Academy Award Luncheon Talk: I’m an Underdog, Too 2014-02-11T00:17:10Z Braun also added a message to Bieber's fans, writing: "Looks like we get to stay the underdog a little longer". Bieber manager: Grammys 'blew it' 2012-12-06T10:12:20Z Throw in outside financing, a classic underdog story and a director with cachet, David O. Russell. ?The Fighter? Has a Long Count Before Its Release 2010-08-09T22:03:00Z In fact, the Midlands are pretty busy at the moment: We Love You City is a football underdog drama at Coventry's Belgrade, where the studio space has been turned into Wembley Stadium. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2010-09-24T14:48:00Z France Stendhal The Red and the Black thomasconolly Catherine Slater For the presentation of an underdog who, though acknowledging his own immorality and hypocrisy, commands our profound sympathy and respect. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z This suited the Argo camp, which wanted their contender to be the marginal underdog. Oscars 2013: how Argo beat Lincoln 2013-02-25T08:47:00Z “We were seen as the underdog in the industry,” Ms. Cornell said. On the Runway Blog: State Senator Makes a Fashion Statement 2013-07-03T18:43:02Z “The Karate Kid” stands alone as a triumphant one-shot enterprise, with the underdog coming out on top despite tremendous odds. "Cobra Kai" returns: Will the "no mercy" way of fighting win? 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z And if the odds seem too heavily stacked against a big win for “All Quiet on the Western Front,” remember this: The one thing Oscar loves most is an underdog story. Could ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Win Best Picture? 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z So in rooting for the underdog, there’s a lot of identification around that. The Bernie Sanders underdog problem: “You may root for them, but you also know they’re probably going to lose” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z There, the magazine is widely seen as a leftist, anti-establishment irritant and champion of the underdog, carrying on a long French tradition of scabrous satire. Charlie Hebdo Award at PEN Gala Sparks More Debate 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Beane was a failed Major League Baseball player who went into the personnel side of the business and, by applying superior “metrics,” had remarkable success with a financial underdog. The Two Friends Who Changed How We Think About How We Think 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z As with many inherently conservative films, it likes to think of itself as siding with the radicals and underdogs. I've never seen ... Titanic 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The idea of an underdog succeeding in a world not built for them is surprisingly a story that actually doesn’t break through often enough. America Ferrera on Why People Should See Themselves on TV 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The saga chronicles a boxing underdog with a champion name – Adonis Creed – who is fighting his way to recognition, independent of a legacy that seemed to die with his father. How Michael B Jordan fought his way to the top of Hollywood 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z That Moore and his writing team managed to turn a cheesy 70s Star Wars homage into something gritty, thrilling and politically resonant became part of an irresistible underdog story. Battlestar Galactica: all hail a cult classic of 21st-century TV 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Such tales as this, of historical romance and underdog rebellion, have been done so often that it would be easy to merely replicate works of the past. ‘Spin Me Round,’ ‘Small Town Crime’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z We will embrace the underdog attitude like, "Okay, go ahead and dominate this level, you've got to do something special to get out of here." "Last Chance U" basketball coach on DeShaun, Joe and the "hard as hell" grind of junior college ball 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Gordon-Levitt, a wonderful young actor, carries the film easily and does well to capture the gritty underdog mentality of the bike messenger. Review: Shannon rides away with 'Premium Rush' 2012-08-23T14:09:08Z “She was an underdog,” said Ms. Hamilton, whose card company is called Tay Ham. Tonya Harding, Tragic Muse? More Works Explore a Skating Scandal 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Down-the-center rock is the new underdog, steadily and studiously uncool, and maybe the last genre that can truly move in silence. Critic’s Notebook: Bastille and St. Lucia Take Different Musical Routes 2014-01-24T22:51:14Z Mr. Lethem is all about the underdogs, and he counts himself snug among their number. Books of The Times: Jonathan Lethem?s ?Ecstasy of Influence? - Review 2011-11-08T23:22:25Z O’Neil told the Associated Press that he thinks Ruby’s accomplishment is a "true underdog story." Shelter dog turned K-9 hero inspires Netflix movie 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z In South Korea, where their competition begins Feb. 14, the women are, to put it mildly, profound underdogs. Think you could be an Olympic curler? Don’t make these women laugh. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Social division is a theme that runs through much of Bong’s work, and, despite his avowed neutrality, he tends to favour the underdogs. Parasite director Bong Joon-ho: 'Korea seems glamorous, but the young are in despair' 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z To be from Katwe is to be an underdog in Uganda. ‘The Queen of Katwe’: Hope plays out in the game of chess 2013-02-20T19:59:27Z He’s decidedly the underdog in the National Book Award contest. Domingo Martinez Takes a Trip Back to South Texas 2012-11-09T23:27:32Z And, in Jinkx’s eyes, those feelings are heightened if you are presented as the underdog who succeeds against the odds. 'Free drinks, drugs, boys': what happens next for RuPaul's Drag Race winners 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z It was gratifying to see Tim, always the underdog, get the moment of romantic realisation he’d longed for – like never happens in real life. From Friends to the Office: TV’s 10 best love triangles 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z But it also could shape up to be a fable about how assumption and disparagement can be turned to the underdog’s advantage. Mucky intent makes “Taboo” a questionable proposition 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z But just two years later, she faced more prominent opponents and was cast as a political underdog in her first reelection battle. For Ayanna Pressley, the beauty of unexpected wins led to Congress and a historic office 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Rocky: A film about a young underdog who struggles for recognition in the brutal world of video conferencing. From Fight Club to Brief Encounter: how self-isolation would change classic films 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z There, with Gay Talese as his mentor, he developed a singular voice that, by temperament and life experience, invariably sided with the underdog. Former New York Times sportswriter pens memoir 2011-05-02T11:35:11Z There’s even a lame valet with shrapnel in his knee — played with proud understatement by Lark Rise’s Brendan Coyle, fast shaping up to be the ultimate period underdog. “I Must Have Said It Wrong”: Decoding Downton Abbey‘s Television DNA 2013-01-04T13:00:59Z I spoke with Prior-Palmer last week by Skype, in advance of her U.S. book tour dates, about competition, the perks of being an underdog, and how she wrote this book. Take it from the youngest winner of the toughest horse race: "We all have a bold mode" 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z The Academy loves this kind of underdog storytelling, as indicated by the two most recent documentary winners, both about neglected musicians. Oscars 2015: The Carpetbagger's Predictions 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Little wonder, then, that so many felt a natural affinity with Thompson's outsiders and underdogs. EP Thompson: the unconventional historian 2013-03-06T15:05:11Z This summer, he made fun of hapless political candidates, playing the underdog candidate obsessed with pugs who challenges incumbent congressman Will Farrell. You Can Take Your Oscar and...: Joaquin Phoenix and 8 Other Tinseltown Trash-Talkers 2012-10-19T14:00:00Z Like Bill, Nick Clegg is attractive because he's an underdog, an outsider and, like Redford's hero, he has strangely invisible, unreadably pleasant looks, although Clegg is hardly as beautiful as Redford in his 70s pomp. What the Robert Redford film The Candidate teaches us about Nick Clegg 2010-04-21T09:53:00Z Even so, many Belgians and Europeans continue to see Tintin as a universal character, a defender of the underdog and a force for good in the world. Belgians keen to share Hollywood's Tintin with world 2011-12-05T14:55:52Z Well, Taylor Swift may be a lot of things, but we’re not really sure “underdog” is one of them. Taylor Swift is not an “underdog”: The real story about her 1 percent upbringing that the New York Times won’t tell you 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Cole has evidently managed to craft another feelgood ensemble comedy about plucky underdogs with universal appeal, in the vein of his previous Calendar Girls. The Film Council's finest hour? 2010-09-16T10:48:00Z He frames his candidacy as a virtuous expression of underdog resolve. He’s raised and spent millions running against Marjorie Taylor Greene 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z "It's the story of the underdog," he says. India and the US: a new wave of collaborative cinema 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z We are, in our own mind, a scrappy underdog and the world’s only superpower at the same time. It really can happen here: The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s authoritarian appeal 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Optimists are hopeful that voters might come up trumps for Australia, the underdog with no obvious allies. Australia's affection for Eurovision pays off 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The Palace of Curiosities, in its determined championing of the underdog, falls neatly on the "alt" spectrum. The Palace of Curiosities by Rosie Garland – review 2013-04-06T09:01:01Z We are introduced to an underdog and follow them as they discover their passion and overcome obstacles. 'The Hammer': wrestling drama with a twist 2011-10-26T18:54:04Z Portland embraced these underdogs who were not only entertaining, but league champs. Bing Russell's grandsons explore his 'Battered Bastards of Baseball' 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z “I didn’t want to discontinue the underdog story,” Caple, Jr. says. Philly, long the underdog of ‘Rocky’ and ‘Creed,’ actually had a winning year 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z One of her trademarks is combining top dog intensity with underdog humanity, and here she manages to make Nora’s fierce convictions seem at once completely reasonable and totally one-sided. The secret to Tony Awards nominee Laurie Metcalf's success? Brilliance and a whole lot of hard work 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z “We want to root for the underdog and believe in something positive,” said Agnew, 38. She put a stranger on her shoulders at a Phillies rally. Now fans want them to marry. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z “I do love feeling like the underdog,” he said, “even in a large movie with a $15 million paycheck. I want something to fight and claw for. It turns me on.” The Carpetbagger: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Puts McConaughey on Oscar Track 2014-02-05T22:57:52Z David and Goliath is an underdog story, and I think it carries forward. The Bernie Sanders underdog problem: “You may root for them, but you also know they’re probably going to lose” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Which is weird, because one side won that battle a long time ago but refuses to acknowledge its victory and wants to go on acting like the aggrieved underdog. In praise of boredom, at the movies and in life 2011-06-08T01:01:00Z He was very passionate, inspired by the underdogs, by the injustices of the world, by the voiceless and the innocent. Katherine Heigl unfiltered: "I know my value. Beauty ... is the least interesting thing about me" 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z It’s the story of guys “trapped in an unfair game,” said Mr. Pitt, who later characterized “Moneyball” as an “underdog story.” ArtsBeat Blog: Seeking Universal Life Lessons in Story of Baseball Nerdery 2011-09-09T18:16:50Z At the same time, the conception of Poe the writer seems to tap into a cultural affection for outsiders, nonconformists and underdogs who ultimately prove their worth. How Edgar Allan Poe became the darling of the maligned and misunderstood 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z There's an irresistible, Cleveland-esque, underdog quality about this whole production, in fact. "Kill the Irishman": An explosive mobster surprise 2011-03-18T18:59:00Z On his early albums Mr. West was an underdog, fighting through the kind of obstacles his listeners might share. Kanye West Writes a Song of Himself on ‘Ye’ 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z In true Hollywood style, it will be the underdog. The real winner at the Oscars this year 2011-02-23T07:00:04Z But the sheer simplicity of its alignment with the underdog is its rather special magic, while it’s still porous to other, more transgressive interpretations and identifications. Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water is a much-needed ode to the 'other' 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Buffy was a social outcast to her peers, but her quick-wit, vulnerability and expertise in killing vampires made her a champion for us underdogs. Your First Crush 2013-07-10T15:42:09Z We saw Jack Osbourne compete as the underdog, while he battled not only the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, but two semi-professional dancers: High School Musical‘s Corbin Bleu and Glee‘s Amber Riley. Dancing with the Stars Watch: And The Winner Is… 2013-11-27T04:57:30Z He attributes his sympathy for the underdog -- his characters include chambermaids, peasants and victims of persecution -- to his humble roots. Nobel-winning Portuguese author Saramago dies at 87 2010-06-19T02:24:00Z He plays Dr. Leonard Blach, one of the owners of the American thoroughbred Mine That Bird, the underdog winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby. William Devane moves to higher office on '24: Live Another Day' 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z She is unpredictable, however, in her fondness for underdogs. Books of The Times: Stealthy Insights Amid Short Phrases 2010-03-05T00:07:00Z I’d always loved the underdog—whether it was a cause or a sweetheart—and that trait definitely delivered its share of adventures. I slept with the enemy: Here’s what an unlikely romance taught me about racism, Donald Trump, and our cultural obsession with male rebellion 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Also on display was the natural bias, in any discussion involving Facebook organizing, in favor of the perceived underdog, in this case Palestinian protesters at the Israeli embassy in Cairo. ArtsBeat: Watchlist: A Self-Conscious Web Experiment From CBS News 2011-05-24T15:20:10Z Affleck's Oscar snub has not hurt Argo and may even have earned it some favour among awards voters as an underdog favourite. Ben Affleck's Argo becomes Oscar favourite with DGA win 2013-02-03T09:52:08Z Instead Farage preferred to speak about what he believes that he and Trump have in common, which is their identity as underdogs. Nigel Farage on the Story Behind His Friendship with Trump 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z But even without a financial incentive, the underdog had a sporting one: he would get to the next round, a promotion that the favorite had already attained. Freakonomics: The Dismal Science Brightens Up on Screen 2010-10-02T06:30:00Z Zheng surprises by eschewing the standard Disney story line of an underdog’s saccharine victory and instead exposes that some wins are just for optics. Disney Creates a ‘Launchpad’ for Underrepresented Filmmakers 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z His underdog story — can this digital driver make it in the real world? — doubles as an old-fashioned tale of a young man proving his worth to his family and other skeptics. ‘Gran Turismo’ Review: Once Upon a Pair of Sticks 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The show's 14th season returned with an all-new cast and while many braced for a flop of a season, Jessel — who was labeled as "unforgettable" by the other cast members — rose from underdog to fan-favorite. Why Jessel Taank, the first Indian housewife, is the breakout star of "Real Housewives of New York" 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z From the beginning, Wilmore said that he wanted his show to be a voice for “the underdog.” As ‘The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore’ says goodbye, late night loses its underdog 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z But it appeared on Apple TV+, which not enough people know how to watch, so it now has the luxury of being a plucky underdog. Tired of rewatching Fleabag? Here are 30 TV hidden gems to stream 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Mary, being the underdog, is the more insistent. Lessons on the Royal We, from “Mary Queen of Scots” and “The Favourite” 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Vee modeled his nasal vocal style on Holly’s and, through a long string of hit songs that explored unrequited love, cultivated the persona of a cheerful underdog. Bobby Vee, clean-cut teen idol of 1960s pop, dies at 73 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z In our own minds, at least at the movies, we are all embattled underdogs standing up for our rights against a bunch of overprivileged jerks who won’t leave us alone. | 'Robin Hood': Crowe and Blanchett in Ridley Scott?s Nottingham 2010-05-13T19:58:00Z This is yet another tale of an underdog battling long odds and stubborn adversity in search of a shot at the big time. | 'The Fighter': Guys, Kiss Mom and Come Out Fighting 2010-12-09T22:56:00Z “We were the underdog in a larger media conglomerate … and I don’t think there were great expectations for the future of a brand like Teen Vogue,” Welteroth says. Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’ 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Lohan’s soft spot for underdogs may help New Directions, but it’s not a funny enough self-mockery to do any good for the actress. Glee Watch: Lohans and Losers 2012-05-16T14:25:33Z He said that Slumdog Millionaire, with its similar theme of the underdog triumphing over adversity, was the reason they took Africa United to Pathe. Africa United reveals the other side of a continent 2010-10-02T23:07:00Z The director also wanted to make sure the Bellas came across as underdogs. A word-of-mouth hit? The perfect pitch for 'Pitch Perfect 2' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z He suddenly has a claim to underdog status, after being snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild in its award nominations on Wednesday. The Carpetbagger: What to Look for in the Golden Globe Nominations 2013-12-12T11:00:24Z To America's stars, Zelenskyy was and is one of them; to Americans, he was the kind of determined underdog we love to root for. Sean Penn's "Superpower" renews Zelenskyy's relationship with Hollywood to sell the politics of war 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Comedy thrives on mocking the powerful, he continues, but in South Africa everyone still considers themselves an underdog. New Africa: the doctor who became a standup comedian 2012-08-23T23:05:01Z Indigo Child was written from the viewpoint of a young kid who was looked down upon, was an underdog, and was uprising. BBC Sound Of 2015: Raury 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z LEMIRE: The road to the top prize at the Academy Awards is a long haul full of ups and downs, front-runners and underdogs, and it's been especially eventful this year. AP writers pick `Argo' for Oscar best picture 2013-02-21T17:46:04Z The stories take place across the globe and tell inspiring tales ranging from how the sport helped heal Rwanda after the genocide, the rise of women’s football and the underdog spirit of Iceland’s team. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘CMA Fest’ and ‘Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj’ 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Plenty of action movies feature training montages and underdogs growing into heroes over the course of the story. A blockbuster for the “meta-blockbuster” age: What “Edge of Tomorrow” reveals about the sad state of action movies 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z But on Friday afternoon the two will be connected when a pack of underdogs finally get their props in a tale of unlikely triumph against the odds. The Uncondemned: the heartbreaking story behind the first conviction of rape as a war crime 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z And they are extremely useful middlemen, making it easier for consumers to compare prices and read reviews and for underdog companies like local inns to reach a worldwide audience. Help! The Hotel I Booked Online Became a Homeless Shelter and No One Told Me. 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z “The world just championed this underdog to a place where it has already surpassed all of these other franchises. But the franchise has a soul, and that soul has to rest.” Vin Diesel says ‘Fast and Furious’ saga planning an ending 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z I just think it’s interesting that certain projects get tagged as, “Oh, that’s political,” when maybe just because they focus on the underdog, they’re challenging the status quo just in doing that. “This is the anti-Christ of ‘Law & Order'”: Stars and creators of “The Night Of” weigh in on the making of HBO’s engrossing crime drama 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The show doesn’t suffer the protagonist problem of “Be More Chill”; that show’s teen hero was an underdog who probably deserved to stay down. Review: In ‘Love in Hate Nation,’ the Revolution Will Not Be Scrutinized 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z As Ocasio-Cortez’s star continued to rise, Lears found herself at the center of something big and vital and thrilling: a real-life underdog story. Knock Down the House: behind the year's most rousing political documentary 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z My whole career identity has been about being an underdog and trying to scrap my way into getting parts. She’s Oscar-Nominated, but Hong Chau Hopes to Stay an Underdog 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The crown jewel, though, is “Freaks and Geeks,” which existed for just 18 perfect episodes and was, conveniently, not only an underdog show but also a show about underdogs. Riff: Why Is That Nice Girl From ?Friday Night Lights? Fighting a Bunch of Ninjas? 2012-03-09T19:22:00Z He plays the underdog to a T, bumbling, put upon, kicking his heels in the streets as these fiends enjoy his central heating. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Many Latin Americans, living under dictatorships during the height of the show, found his underdog triumphs heroic in the face of authority. Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Mexican comic performer who delighted millions, dies I just recognize that I enjoy being the underdog, the hard work and the process. 10 Minutes with Brandi Chastain 2010-07-09T20:15:00Z In his outright embrace of old-school styles and approaches, he came across with the same steadfastness and resilience that characterize the underdogs populating his workmanlike songs. Bob Seger full of conviction, energy at United Center 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Strachan, who grew up in Nassau, knows something about being an underdog; this year’s Biennale, the 55th, was the first to include a Bahamian national pavilion. | Reviving Past Heroes at the Bahamian Pavilion 2013-09-04T16:14:49Z “The film needed it," Favreau said. "It was fighting in the summer with big movies with tremendous advertising and we were very much an underdog.” 'Chef,' the movie, the DVD ... the restaurant? Favreau, Choi cook again 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Some of the underdogs have more live microphone experience than others, however. Hot mics, yikes: NBC's first Democratic debate became a reality TV audition round gone sideways 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Literacy is taking root across these deep green mountain valleys — it’s now around 60 percent, compared to 3 percent in the 1950s — giving rise to a surprising underdog literary scene. A New, Flourishing Literary Scene in the Real Shangri-La 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Stories of underdogs doing battle with thugs are commonplace in literature, especially in children’s literature. The Enduring Appeal of “The Pushcart War” 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z It comes instead from observation of the absurdities of life, from the frustrations of being the underdog, from sticking it to the man. "Go the F**k to Sleep" and Tracy Morgan's comedy battle 2011-06-28T16:50:00Z Hall: I guess, because I've always seen myself as the underdog. Tamron Hall is back, and she's ready to talk with America 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z The kinship is not hard to explain: Both on screen and off the Stooges were the ultimate underdogs. The Farrelly Brothers on Their ?Three Stooges? 2012-04-06T13:00:00Z “We are the underdog; the underestimated. We are the ceiling-breakers. We are the celebration of culture and joy that will persevere after an embattled year.” ‘Shang-Chi’ blasts Labor Day records debuting with $71.4M 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Which only confirms the category as an appealing ready-made underdog to cheer for amid the Hollywood bluster — and underlines the distinctive identity of these small worlds made for the big screen. Every Film in This Oscar Category Is an Underdog You Can Root for 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z However, they'll first have to negotiate a group containing France – who beat England in the world cup quarter finals two years ago – spirited underdogs Russia, and tonight's opponents Spain. TV highlights 12/07/2013 2013-07-12T06:00:04Z The narrative rises inexorably, with the final 50 pages blurring by with white-knuckled suspense as these all-American underdogs pull off the unimaginable. ‘The Boys in the Boat’: UW team vanquishes Hitler’s crew 2013-05-29T22:21:04Z It was set to be directed by John G. Avildsen, who had made the underdog classic “Rocky.” Ralph Macchio Will Always Be ‘The Karate Kid.’ He’s Finally Fine With That. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Wisdom, whose fame spread as far as Stalinist Albania, usually played the underdog who eventually triumphs over adversity to win success and the girl. Slapstick British comedian Norman Wisdom dies at 95 2010-10-05T10:26:00Z If Hollywood’s mainstream prize ponies couldn’t all reach cinemas by the end of the year, perhaps this would be the year of increased opportunities for underdog indies – not to mention traditionally underrepresented minorities. Oscars 2021: how shifting the awards later favours the old guard 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Yet she also senses the insecurities behind his swaggering egotism, smartly pointing out — given his educated, upper-middle-class background — the artifice of his underdog posturing. ‘Malcolm & Marie’ Review: Fight Flub 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z That job led her to study at Loyola University Chicago’s law school with the intention of becoming a prosecutor, but she ended up going into defense work after gravitating toward “underdog” clients. Defending R. Kelly and Bill Cosby, the Same Combative Lawyer 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z I’m here to write about one of the most deserving underdogs. Oscar Surprise: Why a 5-Year-Old Actress Might Just Win Over the Academy 2012-12-20T10:45:26Z But an exception occurs when the subject is an underdog sports figure who must fight the way to the top to triumph. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z They had helped an underdog win, and that’s what she has hired them to do for her. The 2016 election inspired her to run for Congress — as an unapologetic Trump supporter 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z In short, he was the farthest thing from the underdog contender typically beloved by sports cinema. "Secretariat" Review: A Feel Good Movie to be Proud of 2010-10-07T20:05:00Z But as the Bellas themselves are sure to learn in their second big-screen outing, graduating from underdog to success story comes with increased expectations. 'Pitch Perfect 2' trailer showcases high notes, low comedy 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z You might notice a theme developing here: the underdog is obviously a cause dear to the Korean animator's heart. South Korean animation: is the underdog finally having its day? 2013-01-22T15:12:56Z The movie portrays the Soviets as plucky underdogs held back by a lack of resources, scheming sports bureaucrats, and health problems. We are the champions: basketball film wows Russians before election 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Did I want to spend two evening hours with Swank walking me through every step of another underdog's remarkable journey? Hilary Swank Shows Some Conviction 2010-10-14T03:45:00Z “I’m from an inner-city community, from a lower-income family. I come from an environment that didn’t have a lot of access. I have that underdog experience, and that crosses all cultures and races.” School of American Ballet Appoints New Leaders 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z In a blog post, Yang argued that Lee has positioned herself as the establishment — “the Man” — against the underdog Yu. Who’s the angriest Asian? It’s ‘man’ vs. ‘little girl’ in trademark feud. 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z “Jonah is the opposite of the underdog, because of his success at a young age, but he became who is because he works hard, he’s really smart, and he’s really ambitious,” he said. Jonah Hill may have abandoned comedy, but “Mid90s” wouldn’t exist without “Superbad” 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z For his part, Avildsen said Capra — who also championed underdogs on film — was his favorite director. 'Rocky' and 'Karate Kid' Director John Avildsen Dies at 81 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z And I wanted to tell this underdog story of seeing this family take this opportunity and turn it to their advantage. "Four Seasons Total Documentary" captures the Trump campaign's emperor-has-no-clothes moment 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z It is a good American underdog story, and director Ben Affleck tells it in a slick, enjoyable style. From commentary on money and race, the power of Ben Affleck's "Air" gotta be more than the shoes 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z “They’ve always been working class champions, a band that roots for the underdog,” Danton said. Southern band takes on Trump as impeachment vote nears 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z “All my films are about underdogs,” he said. What Makes Taika Waititi Run and Run and Run? 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z But his songs stayed down-to-earth, with sturdy guitar riffs carrying lyrics that spoke for underdogs and ornery outcasts. Tom Petty, Staple of Rock Radio With the Heartbreakers, Dies at 66 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z She laughed at the last sentence, ironising her instinct for fiction and the underdog. India's bold, brilliant daughter 2011-01-29T00:06:38Z They were the underdogs in that race, and they knew it. The Carpetbagger: U2, the Nervous Underdog 2014-02-18T16:38:56Z It featured three great goals, breathless suspense, heart-stopping action and a heroic effort from the underdog Americans. Learning 'Lear': Torn Between Soccer and Shakespeare 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z The officers are made to look like underdogs — that’s exactly what they want you to think. Television Review: Playing Hide-and-Seek With a Stash of Cash 2011-08-01T22:58:23Z Bolger, while effectively smarmy and combative, makes Mike almost entirely unsympathetic — an easy pitfall to be sure, when the play’s sympathy lies so squarely with the underdog. ‘Good People’ portrays the haves and have-nots 2013-03-16T16:53:55Z Funny and refreshingly honest, Hsu understands that nothing is guaranteed this awards season, and many may see her as an underdog. Is Stephanie Hsu the ‘Dark Horse’ of Award Season? 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The first-time director Michael Gracey achieves an aggressively synthetic style through kinetic editing and tidy underdog stories, but none of the true joy of pulling a fast one. Review: In ‘The Greatest Showman,’ a P.T. Barnum Smaller Than Life 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z And while he bankrolls the farm and provides a healthy budget, he still views Sagamore the way he does Under Armour: as an underdog that has to make wiser, more strategic decisions . Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank And His Underdog Horse Farm 2012-09-07T13:00:00Z Now, in the teaching of history, curiosity about Rome and Romans in Britain is focused more on the underdogs than the rulers. Roman stories required 2012-10-02T15:16:13Z The much-admired “Wolfwalkers” has underdog potential, and the Globes often go for that: Just last year, the far more modest “Missing Link” won over juggernauts like “Toy Story 4” and “Frozen 2.” 2021 Golden Globes Predictions: Will ‘Borat’ Be the Big Winner? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Burt likes talented underdogs: the band that almost made it, the poet you have yet to hear of. The Education Issue: Stephen Burt, Poetry’s Cross-Dressing Kingmaker 2012-09-16T00:17:27Z This was a political as well as an aesthetic choice intended to encourage the inclusion of Mexico's indigenous population – the underdogs of Spanish conquest – into post-revolutionary society. Mexican modernism and the politics of painting 2013-06-29T07:59:01Z Strategically speaking, the Greeks’ underdog maneuvers work, until they don’t, while the Persians are unstoppable, until they aren’t. Movie Review: In ‘300: Rise of an Empire,’ Greeks Under Siege Again 2014-03-07T01:38:02Z “He seemed to be an underdog,” Mr. Chace said in an interview, explaining why he started researching the artist a decade ago. James Jebusa Shannon’s Portraits Rescued From Obscurity 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z It taught me about supporting the underdog and supporting the outsider. Lonnie Bunch, the Smithsonian’s first black leader, on the challenge of making it ‘a place that matters’ 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z One of the reasons Mr. Powell championed underdogs, Ms. Benson reasoned, was that he was one. Chasing the Scent of a Brooklyn Fragrance Lover 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Swift makes a similar wish to keep an iron grip on memories in “Long Live,” a triumphant love letter to her band and Nashville team, who started as underdogs and conquered the music world. If you think Taylor Swift sings only about her exes, then you don’t get Taylor Swift 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z If Americans love to root for the underdog, they may love to root for the favorite disguised as the underdog even more. "Secretariat": A gorgeous, creepy American myth 2010-10-07T00:30:00Z So it was not, in these terms, all that surprising when the flashy McGregor — who is both the aggressor and the underdog — tapped into the old boxing vein of race baiting. Mayweather Jr. vs. McGregor taps into boxing’s race-baiting traditions 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z That “nearly” is the movie’s hitch — after following all of the story beats of underdog victory, you feel the filmmakers straining to give the movie the happy ending it so desperately needs. ‘Definition Please,’ ‘Cyrus’ and More Streaming Gems 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Do you worry that you all lack a little of the underdog spirit that powered Season 1? With ‘Dave,’ Lil Dicky ‘Achieved My Destiny’ 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z In the three years since, she’s continued to provide a voice for the underdog while very much becoming a mainstream star. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z There’s nothing wrong in empowering underdogs to find their fangs and claws, but Johnny forgets to impart the lesson to back off, to stave off the transformation from victim into assailant. The Way of Fatherhood, as seen in "Cobra Kai" 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Truth be told, he's something of a, well, underdog. 'Too Cute!' downsizes its format but with same results 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z We embrace the underdog until he's no longer the underdog. T Magazine: The Manhattan Project 2012-11-30T14:00:46Z It feels as though streaming’s phase one – a wild west where scrappy underdog services attracted big-league talent by offering to realise all their weird ideas that television would not touch – is over. I Love Dick, Lady Dynamite and the death of 'quirky' comedies 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z But when people talk about “inspirational” films – underdogs achieving spectacular sporting success, charismatic teachers winning over pupils, people overcoming disabilities – I am sometimes a bit agnostic. From Groundhog Day to … Raging Bull? – films to inspire and uplift 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Twenty years later Katzenberg, now head of DreamWorks Animation, hopes to score again although his hero, Barack Obama, is less of an underdog and the blockbuster drama is better known as the US presidential election. DreamWorks boss leads Hollywood push to bring Obama a fairytale ending 2012-10-28T18:39:02Z “To an extent ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ is benefitting from being the underdog,” Mr. Foundas said. 2010-01-12T06:56:00Z Jean is unusually passive for a main character, which would be problematic if she didn’t win our sympathy as an underdog. ‘The Widow’ review: Can she find love in a killer marriage? 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Perhaps no souvenir from Cleveland quite captures the city’s underdog pride as the popular T-shirt that reads “Cleveland Against the World” by the artist Glen Infante. A Cleveland Arts District Hustles and Rebounds 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z In the best stories they're there to balance some injustice in favor of the underdog, teaching the arrogant and the cruel a lesson by inflicting massive damage. "Better Call Saul" and the two faces of JMM 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z His general knowledge is fantastic, and he appeals to the producers as an archetypal underdog. Quiz Show takes the prize for historical accuracy 2012-12-14T11:02:00Z There's something heroic about this underdog who found his voice and wooed a nation with it. Midnight in Paris. And 2 a.m. And 4 a.m. 2011-08-31T14:20:00Z Hopefully, it will be good training for writing her new character, an underdog who spends a lot of her life in hiding. 'I feel joy': how Bisha K Ali went from struggling standup to Marvel maestro 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z A modern-day parable of underdogs taking on bullies, it quickly found millions of readers. Ronni Solbert, Children’s Book Illustrator, Dies at 96 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Why has he always seen himself as an underdog, an outsider? ‘Succession’: Jeremy Strong on Kendall’s ‘Catastrophic’ Ending 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Bob Fragala, 53, who portrays the Confederate captain, admits that it’s much more fun to play the underdog. Will Civil War reenactments die out? 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z For decades, people have been telling him where they were when they saw the 1984 popcorn flick or how its underdog story affected them. Ralph Macchio Will Always Be ‘The Karate Kid.’ He’s Finally Fine With That. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z We were the underdogs, and we looked at the bigger bands and thought, 'We're true metal. Together at last: Heavy metal's dream-ticket Big Four tour 2010-07-22T21:30:00Z When the book opens, she has been asked to defend asbestos manufacturers, and Judy, champion of the underdog, wants no part of it. In ‘Betrayed,’ Lisa Scottoline has created a modern Nancy Drew Why is she the underdog, the unknown Brontë, when any reading of their collected works will show her talent burning as brightly and as fiercely as those of her famous sisters? The forgotten genius: why Anne wins the battle of the Brontës 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z For Chioggia, anything taken away from Venice has the taste of an underdog’s redemption. ‘Little Venice’ Finally Gets its Moment 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Foster is very good at conveying Armstrong’s beady-eyed fanaticism and inability to reconcile his “underdog hero” view of himself with the public’s deep disappointment. Every Stephen Frears film – ranked! 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z As the 10-episode documentary series became a viral phenomenon earlier this year, Strang and Buting rose to fame as “the good guys” in a fight against injustice and corruption on behalf of the underdog. Make Dean Strang proud: If you really care about criminal justice reform, stop trying to get out of jury duty 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Hill said he showed it to friends "who couldn't care less about baseball and they all adored it...It is really about values and underdogs and life choices." Brad Pitt aims for home run with "Moneyball" 2011-09-10T15:32:44Z A classic underdog tale, only with players that we already recognize and care for, who are now picking themselves up by their weathered bootstraps and carrying on, humbled and wizened and buoyed by gratitude. The Sexual Innocence of Britney Spears 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z He wants to conquer the world in the name of the underdog, to celebrate nature by means of the most extravagant artifice, and to make everything new feel old again. ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: Big Blue Marvel 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Their personas are that of the underdog and outcast: the bullied, the picked-on. Jerome Jarre and Casey Neistat, Heroes in the Age of Vine 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z But the feature is more than an underdog sports comedy. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z She is a complete and utter success, and yet an eternal underdog — even when she’s onstage. The Defiance of Mariah’s Lambs 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z Attenborough played underdogs and misfits in a string of character roles after World War Two, notably "Brighton Rock", "Seance on a Wet Afternoon" and "10 Rillington Place". Oscar-winning British film director Richard Attenborough dies: BBC 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z It’s a music-business underdog because it largely defies current marketing niches and radio formats, particularly in the United States, where lyrics in Spanish face a language barrier. Critic’s Notebook: Calle 13 at the Latin Alternative Music Conference 2012-07-15T22:22:21Z For more than 10 years High on Fire has been a perfect underdog, touring regularly in support slots with more popular bands and often leaving the stronger impression. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-22T13:57:00Z After that, youths in the Southwest embraced and remixed that underdog image. A comedian’s Cholofit videos spoof gentrification and our fitness-craze culture 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z We are always looking for undercurrents in films, what is going on underneath it," Pitt said, adding that "Moneyball" is "much more than a baseball film" and more of "an underdog story. Brad Pitt aims for home run with "Moneyball" 2011-09-10T15:32:44Z But if like Greene, he has found himself a dangerous places and often championed the underdog and the oppressed, he is not staking out a political position. Tom Russell sings of life from Hollywood to Mexico 2012-01-19T13:14:07Z It was an underdog story, a tale of hope and redemption — perfect for a Trojan horse. Keeping it real 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z But it's hard to view Black Sabbath as underdogs today. Black Sabbath: 13 – review 2013-06-06T14:29:01Z But somehow, Outlander still feels like an underdog. How to catch up with … Outlander 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Wale is a bit of an underdog in hip-hop, bouncing between the underground and the mainstream and trying on different personas. Jerry Seinfeld on His New Friend, Wale, and 'The Album About Nothing' 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z They're a ragtag group of underdogs, but together they make it work. A word-of-mouth hit? The perfect pitch for 'Pitch Perfect 2' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z And Joyce, a Vassar graduate, has a pedigree that Constance recognizes, but she also sees potential in the other scruffy underdogs — save, maybe, for Doug. Saved from extinction, "Minx" is back with an even richer and more complicated second season 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z And there are at least two scrappy underdogs many of us are rooting for, namely the winning coming-of-age tale “Eighth Grade” and Paul Schrader’s chilling portrait of spiritual crisis, “First Reformed.” Perspective | Denzel should get an Oscar nomination. He won’t, but here are more films and actors that deserve recognition. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “Eddie the Eagle” is a good-natured film about the British Olympian Eddie Edwards, but it would be better if it respected its audience’s ability to recognize an underdog story. Review: ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Revels in Its Underdog Status 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Is there any more classic underdog than the Victorian orphan? Kids’ Fantasy Novels That Make Heroes Out of Underdogs 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Whether that’s the underdog candidates who won even if they were not traditionally viable candidates, or activists fighting on issues in New York. Brewing a "Coffeehouse Resistance": Hopeful activism that's organized and energized 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z They don’t talk about “Some Kind of Wonderful” as completely unknown or an underdog but they cherish it because it hadn’t been this massive hit movie. “Some Kind of Wonderful” at 30: On the John Hughes film’s epic romances — on- and off-camera — that endure 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z He transformed the dynamic of the HBO-Showtime competitive dyad, remaking the network's No. 2 status from the also-ran you pity to the underdog for which you root. Departing Showtime boss out-HBOed HBO 2010-06-28T05:24:00Z They've joked together, learnt from each other and usually rooted for the underdog. Is The Great British Menu the effing end of the rude television chef? 2012-06-08T14:13:30Z That is one of the central themes in “The Parting Glass,” a one-man show about perpetual underdogs, at the Barrow Street Theater, produced by axis, an arts center in Dublin. | 'The Parting Glass': The Unluck of the Irish in Love, Soccer and Business 2011-07-24T21:59:13Z For too long I've been underground and underdog, and I need to be seen as the thing to do: 'This is the direction to go in – follow this man.' Cee Lo Green: 'I'd do a lot more damage if I could' 2010-09-30T21:00:00Z He’s someone who looks out for an underdog. Raúl Castillo Can Empathize With Ambivalence 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Yes, I’m very fortunate and yet I’ve always felt like a bit of an underdog because of my struggles with color. A Colorblind Artist? Yes, With a Little Help From His Friends 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z And the crowd went wild for the climactic first act number that finds “the world turned upside down” when the underdog Americans finally win their war. Review: ‘Hamilton’ Conquers London (King George Slays, Too) 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Back then, though, the underdogs took pride in the small scale of their artistic revolt. Popcast: Hip-Hop’s Silent Majority 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z He said the film's underdog plotline and exotic locale -- most of it was shot in China -- worked in its favor. "Karate Kid" crunches "A-Team" at box office 2010-06-14T05:14:00Z To be Ugandan is to be an underdog in Africa. ‘The Queen of Katwe’: Hope plays out in the game of chess 2013-02-20T19:59:27Z Revisit this classic underdog tale before the premiere of the revival series “Cobra Kai” on Wednesday. What’s on TV Monday: ‘James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction’ and ‘Elementary’ 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Given the popularity of those artists, Arcade Fire also probably won support for being the underdogs. Grammys sing the praises of independent labels 2011-02-15T02:03:08Z I feel like being from cities like Columbus or a place like Baltimore, I feel like we're always the underdog when we're fighting with different powers in New York, or Atlanta, or L.A., right? From "Soul Train" to Don Shirley, new book celebrates the history of Black performance in America 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Formed when much of the animation world was following Pixar into computer generated animation, Cartoon Saloon is an underdog no more. How an Irish town became home for an animation powerhouse 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z I'm cool with it – I always saw myself as the underdog, but I suppose I felt I had a little chance. SBTRKT Q&A, plus listen to an exclusive remix 2011-08-16T15:10:00Z What he was not prepared for was going from early front-runner to late-season underdog. The Carpetbagger: Ben Affleck, Now an Underdog With ‘Argo,’ Is on the Rebound 2013-01-16T22:39:05Z Wan, 41, a spirited, quick-talking filmmaker with a plume of reddish-purple dye in his hair, is used to being an underdog. The Director James Wan: If ‘Aquaman’ Doesn’t Work, Blame Me 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z “It’s rooting for the underdog,” says Irfan Hussein, a 31-year-old data project manager and zebra fan in D.C. who has started a Maryland Zebras Twitter account. On the trail of Maryland’s fugitive zebras 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z I think its purpose was to be the underdog," she tells the BBC, "which meant we got showered with so much love and affection. Upside of being the 'underdog' 2011-02-27T12:24:40Z Nick Mohammed, the British actor who plays Ted’s underdog assistant coach Nate, is about to follow the opposite trajectory. Nick Mohammed Has Been Faking It on ‘Ted Lasso’ 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z So when he dances the rumba, Sharna Burgess does what she can with the gangly and awkward performer, but there’s only so long his personality and underdog charm can carry him through. Dancing with the Stars Watch: It’s A Pants-Off Dance-Off 2013-04-30T09:45:40Z By the turn of the 20th century, the stage was set for Poe to be embraced as the perennial underdog. How Edgar Allan Poe became the darling of the maligned and misunderstood 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z When “Argo” did end up winning, conjecture abounded that Mr. Affleck’s directorial snub boosted the picture’s chances, by making it an underdog. ‘La La Land’ Has an Oscars Edge: Its Hollywoodness 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Directed by the female duo Bert & Bertie, “Troop Zero” possesses all the elements of a traditional film about underdogs, retrofitted for a new generation. ‘Troop Zero’ Review: A New Generation of Underdogs 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z On the fictional side, spirit-lifting tales of underdog teams overcoming adversity to score on the court are a dime a dozen, though classics have emerged from the cliches. Streaming: great basketball films to watch after The Last Dance 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z That’s the question in this lightly feminist film, which shifts from being a domestic dramedy to an underdog sports tale, a favorite genre of Indian movies. ‘Panga’ Review: Put Me in Coach, I Have Life Experience 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z To be a girl is to be an underdog in Katwe.” ‘The Queen of Katwe’: Hope plays out in the game of chess 2013-02-20T19:59:27Z “Pete is truly in the seat of the underdog,” he said. ‘Mad Men’: the beginning of the end 2014-04-09T18:26:17Z Not that soccer films are all about global cooperation and underdog badassery; other films poke fun at the game’s biggest icons. These Soccer and World Cup Movies Have Big Goals 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z On some level, Ambudkar is right; the film is an underdog story about overcoming obstacles that no one could have predicted, not even Brittany. Utkarsh Ambudkar on his "revolutionary" love interest role in "Brittany Runs a Marathon" 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z But before our eyes, we see her transformed into that other great narrative device: the underdog who overcomes all odds. Susan Boyle: What happened to the dream? 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z As I was growing up he was making films like 12 Angry Men and The Grapes of Wrath, playing characters who spoke up for justice, who fought for the underdog. Jane Fonda at 78: ‘I’ve had tragedies. It’s nice to know you can survive’ 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Opal, though blind and deaf, is no underdog. Mark your 2020 calendar with these funny, silly holidays 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Though the early L&S songs had an underdog acerbity, the pair's determination to produce hit after Drifters hit made them cautious with other writers' songs. Remembering Jerry Leiber, the 'Hound Dog' Poet of Rock 'n' Roll 2011-08-24T06:10:00Z The movie “possesses all the elements of a traditional film about underdogs, retrofitted for a new generation,” Lovia Gyarkye wrote in her Times review. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Pain and Glory’ and ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Demos: If you look at true crime as a genre and why it has a mass appeal, one thing many true crimes stories have in common is a champion for the underdog. Making a Murderer Creators: Juror Feared Being Framed by Police 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Far from being an underdog genre defended by a scrappy band of cultural renegades, the superhero spectacle represents a staggering concentration of commercial, corporate power. ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and the Modern Comic Book Movie 2012-06-27T16:13:49Z Before awards season began, who would have thought that “Everything Everywhere All at Once” would go from underdog to top dog? Oscars 2023 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Victoria Melody brings her Basset Hound to the studio for Major Tom, a story of underdogs. Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-04-26T13:42:00Z He combines his archival knowledge and graphic-arts skills to update “Star Wars,” “Spartacus” and other epic underdog fantasies from before his time. Review | In the galleries: Tracing a generational progression in abstract art 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z There is a long-running misconception that members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences love only underdog biopics, literary adaptations and anything in which Meryl Streep speaks with an accent. Best picture Oscar contenders often break the genre film barrier 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z There is some cheek at presenting an English monarch as the underdog, yet even this audacity was part of its charm. Oscars 2011: The Academy and the elderly genuflect to The King's Speech 2011-02-28T09:20:46Z “CODA,” a relatively small-scale drama once considered an underdog, won the award for best picture, becoming the first film distributed by a streaming service to win Hollywood’s top honor. 2022 Oscar Winners: Complete List 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Fittingly for a show about underdogs, it was playing from the standpoint not of the regime but of the rebellion. ‘The West Wing’ and David Byrne Stage America 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The underdog “Super Troopers 2” zipped along to $14.7 million, good for fourth place. ‘A Quiet Place’ Returns to No. 1 at the Box Office 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z Alas, these irresistible underdog tales weren’t true in any conventional sense. I like my imagined literary nemesis 2013-06-01T22:30:00Z I’ve usually been at my funniest when I have little preparation, I'm just tossed into a situation and it’s chaotic and I’m the fish out of water and I'm the underdog. Conan O'Brien's history-making Cuba mission: 'Make them laugh' 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z At the risk of mix-breeding metaphors, the movie racehorse is usually an underdog, one whose victories transcend the winner’s circle. Film: In ?Secretariat,? Dark Horse Is the Owner 2010-10-03T00:45:00Z These action sequences are more an underdog celebration of physical freedom than brash showing off. Review: In ‘Tracers,’ Taylor Lautner Joins a Shady Parkour Gang 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z One of the most obnoxious but persistent beliefs that drives reactionary movements like Gamergate is the idea that the people screaming about having a “feminist agenda” pushed on them are the true underdogs. I’m not “that creepy guy from the Internet”: How Gamergate gave the geek community a bad name 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z “They didn’t have a record deal and sort of weren’t sure if anybody cared about them anymore. They felt like underdogs.” Backstreet Boys, all grown up and ready for movie redemption 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z That is, they end up in a place that remains true to the comedy’s underdog spirit while finding a way, karmically speaking, to grant the Pied Piper team success by way of failure. "Silicon Valley" powers down for the last time, silently 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Yet "History of the World" still works because for the most part it supports the underdog and has an overall tone of good-natured sweetness. "History of the World, Part 1" turns 40, and it's still good to be Mel Brooks 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z “I’m big for rooting for the underdog. As an underdog myself, I really identify.” LeVar Burton joins Scripps National Spelling Bee as host 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z I think it just shows how attached I am to the idea of the underdog. ArtsBeat: Pollution Tourism: Andrew Blackwell On Visiting the World's Not-So-Hot Spots 2012-05-23T17:35:41Z “It seemed to me that this story about an underdog from the underclass should be played by an Indian and hopefully an unknown Indian, not a movie star,” he said. How Netflix helped ‘The White Tiger’ movie become a reality 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Over the years, there have been dozens of sports movies pitting the lovable underdogs against the seemingly unbeatable elites — it’s a classic American story. Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn Reunite In 'Dodgeball' Video 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z And here’s a chance to relish in the underdog story that is “Rocky.” What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Miss Universe’ and ‘Rocky’ 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z A natural cheerleader, especially for underdogs, she also posted this on her Facebook page: “Never give up, no matter how things look or how long they take. Don’t quit before the miracle.” The Writer Anne Lamott Gets to the Happily-Ever-After Part 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z An underdog drama with clanging metal-on-metal action, “Real Steel” feels scientifically programmed to claw at your heart while its battling robots, which have a semblance of human personality, drum up your adrenaline. | 'Real Steel': ?Real Steel,? a Tale of Robot Boxers - Review 2011-10-06T21:49:06Z Three movies’ worth of underdog hooks fuel Wahlberg as the story winds him up and watches him go. ‘Father Stu’ Review: Screwball Salvation 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The story of an underdog football team in Tennessee, “Undefeated” has the backing of the Weinstein Company, which knows how to run an Oscar campaign. The Carpetbagger?s 2012 Oscar Predictions 2012-02-24T00:38:40Z “For a long time, he was an underdog, he was always fighting the establishment,” Mr. Probst said. Confessor. Feminist. Adult. What the Hell Happened to Howard Stern? 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Speaking at his campaign headquarters there, Santorum rallied his supporters with what he portrayed as another against-the-odds turn in his underdog campaign. AP: Rick Santorum sweeps Southern states 2012-03-14T02:53:00Z It’s a scrappy, entertaining little bunch of shows, though, with an underdog’s energy and signs of an appealingly high-low, genre-smart curatorial sensibility. On Paid YouTube, Sci-Fi Comedy and the Grown-Up Karate Kid 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The confidence and directness he displays make him an underdog worth rooting for. Critic’s Notebook: 2 Chainz Is Hip-Hop’s Rising Star 2012-08-15T22:26:48Z They were deeply interested in the idea of the underdog, the rebel, the simultaneously sinister and somehow glamorous foreign power that might threaten to unseat them. Centurion kicks off British sword and sandals film wave 2010-04-22T22:15:00Z This portion of the film resembles a naturalistic sports movie, an underdog story about a young black child who wants to learn to fly. Space Jam at 20: 'The perfect movie' or one of modern cinema's biggest follies? 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z He proves himself to be a true underdog, and as his game improves, Maurice is no less beloved, even being feted by an American tournament in his name. "Phantom of the Open" is Mark Rylance's winning film about the worst British Open golfer ever 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Trump and Sanders see potential benefits for pursuing a prime-time event that would be unprecedented, pitting the presumptive Republican nominee against the clear Democratic underdog — and excluding likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Trump agrees to debate Sanders but sets stiff price 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z It's a lot easier to deal with being an underdog than it is being a household word. Tom Waits: 'I'm a night-owl reporter' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-08-07T16:41:06Z Creed pounds on Rocky during their first bout, but ultimately learns to respect the underdog from South Philly, who would officially take his belt in "Rocky II." "Creed III" hits hardest outside of the ring 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Kaplan is a brash and original strategist, with neither a gift for patience nor silence, a crusader for underdogs who has won almost every legal accolade imaginable. Attorney Roberta Kaplan is about to make Trump’s life extremely difficult 2021-01-17T05:00:00Z “Philomena” is the underdog, which is, perversely, exactly where Harvey wants to be. The Carpetbagger: Alfonso Cuarón May Be a DGA Favorite, but ‘Philomena’ Is Rising Fast 2014-01-24T18:43:51Z Apollo Creed, played by Carl Weathers, was the heavy in that movie, and Rocky was the noble underdog. Review: In ‘Creed,’ Rocky’s Back, as a Mentor, Not a Fighter 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Running through the movie is an insistent, underdog nationalism. Review: ‘Brothers ... Blood Against Blood,’ Set in the Mean Streets of Mumbai 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Bloom told the New York Post in July: “It was just second nature to me that, of course; you have to fight for the underdog”. Harvey Weinstein: fall of Hollywood player they once called ‘God’ | Observer profile 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Whether roast chicken qualifies as an underdog is debatable, but the Odeon does a fine job with it and sends it to the table with root vegetables and a simple jus. The Odeon’s Not-So-Bright Lights Still Beckon 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z She’s kind of the underdog, and you don’t expect her to develop and adapt as well as she has. Sophie Turner: I Want Sansa to Have ‘More Kills’ on 'Game of Thrones' 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Two nonfiction shows about struggling underdogs also received Emmys. Britain wins 5 International Emmys 2010-11-23T10:16:00Z With all of its can-you-handle-it? chatter, it’s giving big studio movies like “Halloween Ends” and “Smile” underdog competition as the most talked about horror movie this Halloween. How ‘Terrifier 2’ Slashed Its Way to Box Office Success 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z “Ultimately, it’s made us sort of the underdog,” Crow says. Sheryl Crow expands her range, writing the songs for stage’s ‘Diner’ 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z “My family in this picture is definitely the underdog,” he says. How ‘The Big Sick’ makes arranged marriages, Muslim families and a coma perfect rom-com material 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z So the Mauritanian Abderrahmane Sissako is well aware that his “Timbuktu,” a drama about that fabled desert city struggling under harsh Islamist rule, would seem to be an underdog in this year’s competition. 'Timbuktu' Director on the Burdens and Blessings of the Label 'African Filmmaker' 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z “The Boys of ’36,” based on the book “The Boys in the Boat,” covers the underdog American rowing team who won gold in Berlin. What to Watch This Week: Films New to Netflix and ‘Gilmore Girls’ 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Above all, the humble ukulele -- dubbed "the underdog of all instruments" by virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro who busted out his rendition of the aforementioned Queen classic in a recent performance -- sounds like Hawaii. Hawaii considers making it official with ukulele 2014-02-13T03:48:19Z Do you mean you were perceived as an underdog, or you felt like an underdog? She’s Oscar-Nominated, but Hong Chau Hopes to Stay an Underdog 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z It bonds them, too, as working-class underdogs in a system that tilts to the elite and as men who struggle to combat the forces against them. ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 3: Outsiders 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z In its earnest attempt to present a landmark legal case as a classic underdog story, “Little Pink House,” based on Jeff Benedict’s 2009 book of the same name, succeeds neither narratively nor visually. Review: Fighting to Save Her ‘Little Pink House’ 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Nevins said the cable channel, once seen as an underdog to rival HBO in terms of original quality drama, was in expansion mode. Showtime adds 2 million subscribers, expands original shows 2011-08-04T18:31:47Z I know our movie, we’re a little bit underdog and a little bit the little engine that could, and you take me out of it maybe helps … it’s just about that picture. Affleck’s ‘Argo’ Wins Directors Guild Top Honor 2013-02-03T08:27:43Z "He would sing the songs for the underdogs," said Carter Cash. Cash son pledges more songs for release 2014-01-14T09:27:48Z Keeping with the underdog theme, I made the case for "Broad City" here. Emmys 2015: Our take on bad habits, bright newcomers, 'Modern Family' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z We root for the underdog, we bark up the wrong tree and then we’re in the doghouse. Who’s a good boy? The unbreakable bond between humans and dogs 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z They form the emotional backdrop against which Theriault’s forlorn assemblages strut their underdog stuff, defying futility by making room for real renegade beauty. Paul Pascal Theriault: Turning everyday junk into childlike wonder 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The scene plays with a genre in which underdogs so often triumph. ‘The Phantom of the Open’ Review: ‘The World’s Worst Golfer’ Wins Laughs 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Redford had been seen as a leader in the Oscar race, but he now has a claim to underdog status since being snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild in its award nominations on Wednesday. The Carpetbagger: ‘American Hustle’ and ‘12 Years a Slave’ Top 2014 Golden Globe Nominations 2013-12-12T14:10:51Z To be African is to be an underdog in the world. ‘The Queen of Katwe’: Hope plays out in the game of chess 2013-02-20T19:59:27Z There are traces of that Gervais – the blinking underdog – in his first turn as host. Ricky Gervais isn't the Golden Globes host we want – but the one we deserve 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z But they still list competing, underdog origin stories, including the idea that “O.K. represents an alleged Choctaw word” okii, meaning “it is.” 7 Words English Borrowed From American Indians 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Together, those roles made Mercury a double outsider, a two-fisted underdog fighting for his day. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s a western of sorts, and a romantic rebel movie of sorts — there are hints of “Viva Zapata!” and “Shane” and a half-dozen other underdog classics — but with an unusually clear ideological focus. Review: Matthew McConaughey Rebels Against Rebels in ‘Free State of Jones’ 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z To have a natural born killer like 50 Cent flub so fantastically felt like an affirmation for playground underdogs everywhere. 50 Cent makes another horrible pitch with 'Animal Ambition' 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Like O we’re glad to have it both ways: rough and sweet, cynical and naïve, champion and underdog. | 'Savages': Review: ‘Savages,’ Oliver Stone’s Adaptation of Don Winslow’s Novel 2012-07-05T16:02:31Z It’s akin to Yankees worship, with the Greeks playing the underdog role of the old Red Sox. Abroad: Demands for the Elgin Marbles Raise Art Partimony Issues 2010-05-05T19:10:00Z As an artist, he still believes in underdog stories, he said, in “man against the system, woman against the system, modern mythology, rising above.” In ‘Tulsa King,’ Sylvester Stallone Tries Something New: Being Himself 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z His owner, however, was an underdog, if only by virtue of her sex, and that provides much of the film's drama. "Secretariat" Review: A Feel Good Movie to be Proud of 2010-10-07T20:05:00Z The playwright leans left loudly, a lifelong champion of the working class and of underdogs, reliably furious at institutional greed and abuse of power. David Hare’s political stages 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Speaking of games of thrones, then there was… Game of Thrones, the series that’s only an underdog at awards shows. Emmys 2015: A Great Night for TV Is Defined by Surprising Winners 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z "One of his greatest gifts was the way he empathized with people in need, especially underdogs, because he had been an underdog himself, coming from a poor dirt farm in Arkansas," Hilburn said. 'Look Again to the Wind' revisits Johnny Cash's 'Bitter Tears' 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z “I work for the underdogs: the obese, the people in wheelchairs, the elderly,” Simmons told the Toronto Star at the time. Is Richard Simmons missing? Or is he just dearly missed? 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z She added that the Golden Globe-nominated star was "not afraid to fight for the underdog" and "challenges our hearts and our minds." Watch Kerry Washington's moving GLAAD Awards speech 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Any number of underdog stories begin this way and end with the underestimated parties triumphant, and this series more or less follows that structure. With "Maxxx," O-T Fagbenle subversively takes on pop culture's soft-serve cultural appropriation 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Many of these characters are the types often relegated to the role of best friend: underdogs, men forced to play wingman to their more beautiful and dopey companions. Two Lies and a Truth: Story Collections Exploring the Spectrum of Human Honesty 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Here’s a look at who’s leading the pack right now, and the underdogs and dark horses we hope might be able to unseat them. Could “Selma” take best picture?: Pulling for the Oscar underdogs in these 8 critical races 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Her characters are no longer underdogs on a hero’s journey to return magic — now they are leaders who are suffering from the consequences and trauma of their previous quest. The Explosive Y.A. Novels Fans Have Been Waiting For 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z The movie portrays the Soviets as plucky underdogs held back by a lack of resources, scheming sports bureaucrats, and health problems. We are the champions: basketball film wows Russians before election 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Affleck’s Oscar snub has not hurt “Argo” and may even have earned it some favor among awards voters as an underdog favorite. Affleck’s ‘Argo’ Wins Directors Guild Top Honor 2013-02-03T08:27:43Z Some of the characters on “Ted Lasso,” like the show itself, face a tricky question here at the end of Season 2: What happens to underdogs when they’re not underdogs anymore? How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z “My readers identify with the outcast,” Martin says, “with the underdog, with the person who’s struggling rather than the golden boy.” Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No 2012-03-31T23:17:15Z Dury, who died in 2000 at 57, had been kicking around for a while, but with the arrival of punk his eccentric, anarchic blend of underdog anger and music-hall mischief suddenly made sense. | 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll': Andy Serkis Stars in Ian Dury?s Punk-Rock Story 2010-05-04T22:55:00Z He may have been one of the most well-regarded artists in his field, but Coppola was still an underdog, up against the odds from start to finish. Is Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut the best version we'll ever see? 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Instead, the Marylander bought it out of competitive pride, as a man who relishes the role of the underdog. Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank And His Underdog Horse Farm 2012-09-07T13:00:00Z Its mission is to forever be the scrappy underdog, to always be that little bit louder, brasher and bolder; to charge into places other dramas feared to tread. Shameless: Why Frank Gallagher must die 2011-01-10T11:16:00Z Profiling four members of an underdog high-school wrestling team in Huntsville, Alabama, “Wrestle” constructs an empathetic portrait of a mat that’s anything but level. ‘Wrestle’ Review: On the Mat, Fighting for a Future 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Among the final five are four great dancers — and General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher, who is working hard while making the most of his underdog status. Dancing with the Stars Watch: The Semi-Finals 2013-05-14T15:23:59Z Fantasies of individual power and collective victimhood are marketed to flatter obedient ticket buyers with the conviction that they are masters rather than minions, underdogs rather than lackeys. Poking at Politics, Without a Stick, on Big and Small Screens 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z In the novels, Gardner advanced arguments in favor of the underdog. Perry Mason Is Coming to HBO. Here’s What to Know About His History. 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The grit and guts that are supposed to make the underdog beloved don’t matter, either.” The Whore of Akron: More Than Just a LeBron James Takedown 2011-11-30T11:58:32Z The lyrics presented him as a seeker, an embattled underdog, a guy seizing his last chance, a defender of vanishing glories — roles that became truer in the next decades. Foo Fighters Stand Up for the Power of Rock (Again) on ‘Concrete and Gold’ 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The internet is hyper-fixating on one show and one show only right now, and it's the unlikely underdog "Suits." How the canceled legal drama "Suits" was resurrected to become a favorite summer show 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Eddie’s crusade makes him an underdog hero among the pariahs, and the fame goes to his head. | 'Beware the Gonzo': ?Beware the Gonzo? - Review 2011-09-08T23:18:53Z His idea, he said, was to invent “a scrappy underdog” show that would serve as a counterpoint to the Monroe musical. The ‘Smash’-That-Wasn’t Returns, for 3 Concerts 2013-12-06T17:02:29Z He is, however, picked on by his peers and underestimated by his superiors – yet again, an underdog viewers want to root for. How Edgar Allan Poe became the darling of the maligned and misunderstood 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z "I think people are embracing the whole underdog thing -- it's kind of the American way," he said. Vanilla Ice brings house-flipping skills to TV 2010-10-15T02:06:00Z Still, not everything worthy is stageworthy, and soliciting applause for championing underdogs, as this “Clarence Darrow” relentlessly and without nuance does, can also undermine the gesture. Review: Kevin Spacey as Clarence Darrow, Stadium Size 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z When will filmmakers realize that there’s little thrill in a bland underdog eventually rising to the occasion if the character wastes much of the running time being flatter than a Kansas freeway? ‘First Date’ Review: Modern Action Romance Propelled by a ’65 Chrysler 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z They were perpetual underdogs, earnestly hyping their charming brand of bluegrass-tinged folk. The Avett Brothers’ Slick but Charming New Album 2013-10-18T09:45:18Z In recent years, the British awards have helped underdog films gain momentum for Hollywood success. Clooney, Pitt, Streep due at British film awards 2012-02-12T11:42:10Z Even fans rooting for the underdog in the European cup match pitting Germany against Spain over the weekend were secretly relieved when the German team won. On the Runway Blog: At Gucci, Assuredly 'Made in Italy' 2012-06-25T15:52:33Z This cheeky ensemble comedy about an airline crew of underdogs making weekend flights from Los Angeles to Las Vegas ends its first season. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous’ and ‘The Insult’ 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z I don’t know why, but I had a much more underdog way of going into it. What would Kim Wexler wear? Rhea Seehorn on her iconic ponytail, Marshall’s separates and class 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z That energy is akin to the electricity that made the movie so winning, with underdogs flipping off the circumstances conspiring to keep them low. Stripped of its cheekiness, Hulu's "The Full Monty" transforms from a movie comedy into a TV slog 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "Lucky's life and her legacy of saving the underdog will be celebrated and her mission continued," Diamond said. Lucky, a little dog with a big mission, dies in NY 2012-06-06T16:16:04Z The defensive end was a standout in Super Bowl XLVIII, notching eight sacks and three recovered fumbles, as the underdog Seahawks routed the Denver Broncos. Seattle Seahawks star Michael Bennett is writing a book: 'How to Make White People Uncomfortable' 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z It was the show’s early underdog status that helped create fervent word of mouth, thinks Dan Levy. Terrible name, terrific sitcom: how Schitt's Creek became a surprise hit 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z The underdog absurdity of this 56-year-old playing Britain’s top secret agent. My favourite film aged 12: Gold 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Watch the video above to get Camil's take on the difference between Mexican series and American programs, making the jump to the English-speaking market and "Jane the Virgin's" journey from underdog to critical darling. Emmy Contenders: 'Jane the Virgin's' Jaime Camil teases season finale 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z The films depict the story of the underdog, of young males who don't quite fit into the mould and, significantly, are fine with this. Cobra Kai, Bill & Ted: comebacks redefine middle-aged masculinity, but where are the women? 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z “She was an underdog,” said Hamilton, whose card company is called Tay Ham. Tonya Harding, tragic muse? Plays, films and art explore skating’s biggest scandal 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z “But it worked. It promoted the whole underdog concept and kept on going.” Sylvester Stallone: the wacky people's champ who battled his own ego 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, a vast array of up-and-comers, actresses playing against type and underdogs worth a second look will be vying simply to make the final five. Inside the Oscars’ Best-Actress Battle Royal 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z He is the eternal cheeky underdog, with lightning fists and an open face that seems forever on the cusp of either tears or laughter. Jackie Chan: ‘I hate violence’ 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z It tells the story of Olsen's first 18 years of his life, "years that formed his voice, his ear, and his passionate concern for the underdog," according to the publisher. Local books: A memoir by Jack Olsen 2011-09-19T22:04:06Z But underdog, as veteran Oscar watchers know, is the pole position to be in for the race. The Carpetbagger: Ben Affleck, Now an Underdog With ‘Argo,’ Is on the Rebound 2013-01-16T22:39:05Z Arthur Z. Schwartz, a lawyer with a reputation for representing underdog clients, said that there needs to be some type of legislative change to rein in distressed mortgage purchasing. A Theater Treasure of St. Marks Place Faces Closure 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Is the appeal of the underdog a culturally specific thing? The Bernie Sanders underdog problem: “You may root for them, but you also know they’re probably going to lose” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Mary Ward, 24, appreciates the opossum’s underdog status. The Cutest Animal on Instagram Is Possibly in Your Trash Can 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Thus began Jackie's eminence as Asia's all-time top star, one who stretched his talents through a series of enthralling, literally death-defying stunts — and accomplished it all with an underdog hero's smile. 'The Karate Kid' Review: Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith Do Kung Fu Fighting 2010-06-11T09:10:00Z What with the influx of Hollywood A-listers to TV, this year will be particularly starry, but may also be one for the underdogs to shine. Golden Globes 2018: who will win – and who should win – the TV categories 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z She’s also a believer in optimism and the underdog, which describes her character in “Back to Life.” Parolee is no hometown hero in TV comedy ‘Back to Life’ 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z He’s also an underdog who sympathizes with other underdogs. In This ‘Billy the Kid,’ the Wounds Are Those You Cannot See 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Underdog fighting underdog became a central theme in my book. Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out 2012-05-22T00:00:00Z “I had to be forced into adapting to the idea that the Black Keys were no longer an underdog but now were expected to be a great band.” Music: The Black Keys Change Gears With ?El Camino? 2011-12-01T18:34:37Z Gulmarg is Kashmir’s underdog ski resort, tucked in the snowy Himalayas, a place of magnificent skiing and no frills. A Family Ski Adventure in the Himalayas 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z A few weeks back moviegoers were given an Olympic story, “Eddie the Eagle,” that made really, really sure the audience knew that its underdog hero was likable. Review: In ‘The Bronze,’ a Former Gymnast Has Losing Ways 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Cognizant of his underdog role, Perry compared himself to of the , noting that many doubted his ability to be a successful quarterback. Gingrich under fire in GOP debate 2011-12-16T04:04:00Z In “Moneyball,” he tracked the astonishing success of Billy Beane, the general manager who turned the Oakland A’s from underdogs into championship contenders by relying on statistics rather than acquiring star players. Michael Lewis Explores Why People Tend to Go With Their Guts 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z But I bet Barton could have drafted the film’s outline, which uses the same squelchy gym bag of tricks as many underdog sports dramas. ‘Cassandro’ Review: Love and Lucha Libre 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z They were TV stars, but they were the little guys too, and at the show they almost reveled in their collective underdog status. Critic?s Notebook: Tours for Singers on ?Idol,? ?The Voice? and ?Platinum Hit? 2011-08-24T22:15:29Z And it feels politically disingenuous, like yet another blandly perverse attempt to envision inhabitants of the world's dominant military power as scrappy underdogs, valiantly fighting for freedom against technologically superior foes. Close encounters of a tired kind 2011-06-19T21:20:00Z The common thread seems to be a sense of smallness or underdog status: nobody calls a jowly dictator or heavyweight boxer “feisty”. Double-edged words 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Explain that you aim to help the underdogs. Book Review Podcast: 'The Conservative Heart' 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Alicia starts out the show as an underdog, but, at the end of the first season, she draws on one of her husband’s connections to win a coveted position at work. The Season Finale of 'The Good Wife' 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z But the underdog “Fun Home,” a critical darling that is now selling well too, has more than its share of passionate advocates and could pull off an upset Sunday night. Tony Voters Speak, in a Royal We 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “He taught me chess, tennis, how to belch, and to always stand up for the underdog,” Kinky explains before reading, “as well as the importance of treating children like adults, and adults like children.” The Summer of Kinky Friedman 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Davenport describes Musk’s lawsuit as “pitting an underdog upstart against the nation’s military-industrial complex.” Elon Musk and the Failure of Our Imagination in Space 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Adam Brace, who in Stovepipe brought Iraq to a Shepherd's Bush shopping mall, provides an underdog but not hangdog look at the Games. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; Playing the Games: Taking Part/After the Party – review 2012-08-04T23:06:09Z “King Otto,” which opens with a quote from “The Odyssey,” treats its retelling of a soccer underdog story as the stuff of myth. ‘King Otto’ Review: For Greece, a Whole Different Ballgame. 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z They’re in the gym, the hallway, or the schoolyard, and by the time the last punch is thrown, the underdog, our hero, has taken his first steps into manhood. How the Bloody ‘Bottoms’ Reinvents the Coming-of-Age Fight 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z But the scene also doesn’t offer the easy comfort of framing Joel as the underdog beating the bad guys. ‘The Last of Us’ Finale: First-Person Shooter 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Taiwanese food is an underdog because it is often grouped underneath the broad umbrella of Chinese food. "Taiwanese food is an underdog": In her new cookbook, Clarissa Wei writes a love letter to Taiwan 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z But people love an underdog and Jojo Rabbit is far from an obvious choice for this category. Why Jojo Rabbit should win the best picture Oscar 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z I suspect Arbus, a champion of underdogs and interesting misfits, would have preferred it. Review: Arthur Lubow’s Diane Arbus Biography Recalls an Underworld Voyager 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z And in so many ways, “Glee” is exactly the kind of oddball, underdog show that’s impossible not to root for. Riff: How Football Players Got Trounced by ?Glee? 2011-06-03T12:00:00Z Just shows what an underdog story that gets great word-of-mouth can do, once in a blue moon, without the kids. Box Office: Limitless Wins, But Where Are the Kids? 2011-03-20T06:50:00Z “I’m an underdog by nature and I like to be fighting,” he says. Perspective | James Murphy is our Huey Lewis 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z That underdog mind-set has always been central to the hip-hop ethos, but Wale’s eagerness to stomp and blab his way through these riptides sets him apart as the most idiosyncratic rap star of our time. At top of charts, Wale feels underrated — not that there’s anything wrong with that 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z For hipsters, the series finale event this week wasn’t “Modern Family,” it was the last episode of “Schitt’s Creek,” Pop TV’s louche underdog comedy that eventually found a loyal audience on Netflix. Review | ‘Modern Family’ series finale: A heartfelt end to a show that made us laugh and changed some minds 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Over in the design categories, area fans of vintage clothing — and really, anyone who loves a perennial underdog — are again rooting for Jane Greenwood, who has been nominated 19 times and never won. The shows you should be rooting for at Sunday’s Tonys 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Pop culture is lousy with lawyers: heroic underdogs, scheming villains, charm-deficient disasters. My fancy law firm hell: I set up a Scale of Dismay to measure the degree to which my job was ruining my life 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z "The case is so American. You have the underdog hero sticking it to the man," said Geoffrey Gray, author of the 2011 novel "Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B Cooper." The 6 most surprising "D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!" revelations from Netflix's docuseries 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z After premiering to swoons at Venice last August, it’s gone from bet-your-granny lock to total no-hoper, without so much of a cameo as underdog. Why A Star is Born should win the best picture Oscar 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z You know the setup: one boy, the underdog, is forced to face off with a boy with more social clout — and, likely, more muscles. How the Bloody ‘Bottoms’ Reinvents the Coming-of-Age Fight 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z The twist of the series is that the name of the cutthroat team is the Mighty Ducks — once underdogs, now the Death Star. The Game Winner for Disney+? Slapping Down the Sports Clichés. 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z We searched the video shop for his other sporting picture, which he wrote and starred in, about an underdog boxer from Philadelphia who unexpectedly gets a shot at the world title. I've never seen … Rocky 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z How much of an underdog do you feel like in a class with these mega-pop stars? For Lukas Graham, ‘7 Years’ Changed Everything and Nothing 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Folks who saw it advised the French voters to see the film, so word of mouth between voters happened, and that is a big compliment for my work, this underdog, to be discovered. "The Man Who Sold His Skin" turns a chivalrous refugee into merchandise in the name of love 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z But it's also a loving tribute to an underdog story that still resonates, generation after generation, and what it's like to be the custodian of that iconic legacy. "Daniel LaRusso felt like someone I knew": Ralph Macchio on the eternal appeal of "The Karate Kid" 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z “Puppetry’s kind of an underdog,” Mr. Thomas told me. Give Them a Hand: Puppet Artists Are Having a Moment 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Varys’s plan is probably doomed, but it’s exciting: two underdog heroes teaming up and fighting the good fight. Season 5 of “Game of Thrones” 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Do you embrace winners or root for underdogs? A Summer Without Superheroes 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z This makes "Supernatural" a series that's as much about underdogs battling corrupt systems as it is about hunters confronting monsters. How "Supernatural" reflects the American spirit and the monstrous darkness lurking underneath 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z She is an underdog, often dismissed by her superiors and treated as someone who lacks the intellectual abilities of her male colleagues or Lecter. Clarice Is Back. What Has She Been Up to Since ‘Silence of the Lambs’? 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Consider Bill, the underdog paper hero of “I’m Just a Bill,” longing to become a law that would keep that cartoon school bus safe at railroad crossings. ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ at 50: Those Are Magic Numbers 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Halt and Catch Fire is TV’s ultimate underdog. The best TV of 2016 … that you probably didn't watch 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Sweeney employs shifting points of view throughout the novel, but the one we’re most privy to is Flora’s, which is filtered through the slightly shaded prism of the underdog. Double the Trouble in a Novel of Hollywood Marriages 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The teams, players and seasons they focus on are not typically well-known, lacking the obvious drama of underdog success or rags-to-riches glory. Turning Sports Statistics Into Riveting Cinema 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z I felt like an underdog, always really excited and grateful to be a part of things. She’s Oscar-Nominated, but Hong Chau Hopes to Stay an Underdog 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Plus, it’ll probably be the closest any of us gets to one of those great movie scenes where the underdog finds her snarl. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Mom wants to come dress shopping but thinks weddings are a waste 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z “They’re very personal. He’ll let you in. He’s a regular dude that sings and writes wonderful songs, but he feels like this unbeatable underdog.” Can Luke Combs, Country’s Everyman, Grow Up Without Losing Touch? 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The large quantity of painting and drawing gives lie to complaints about the underdog status of these forms, while the predominance of figurative work is a welcome departure from the current craze for abstraction. Smack Mellon and Grey Art Display Art Sparked by Politics 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z But the problem ultimately may lie in the overarching moral emphasis among the underdog pirates: too much honor, too little raising hell. ‘The Pirates,’ a Korean Swashbuckler 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z People like to stomp around to jams that instantly position them as scrappy and determined underdogs, overcoming tremendous odds. Headphones Everywhere 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z “The Detroit piece just struck a chord. Here was the idea of Detroit as the underdog,” said Marketing Director Bridget Russo, discussing the company’s decision to locate in Motor City. The luxury-goods company Shinola is capitalizing on Detroit While some bartenders may champion underdog cocktails, they are also aware that the drinks need a little work under the hood. When Bad Drinks Go Good 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z We hope that someone like comedian Patton Oswalt goes for the accountant position at Dunder-Mifflin, since the "Big Fan" star is great at playing both the sarcastic underdog and delusional optimist with equal aplomb. Two roles left to fill as actress/model Cody Horn lands gig on "The Office" 2011-02-15T22:54:00Z Despite seeing himself as the underdog, Dan maintained a casual confidence. This Democrat thinks his opponent has an advantage because she’s a woman. Is he right? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z The best ones have a rare, almost alchemical combination of our fascination with crime, the ever popular underdog story, and our love of twisty, complicated plots. Scarecrow Video recommendations for 'Tower Heist 2011-11-03T13:01:07Z Read more Philip French said: The film aims to be simultaneously a coarse sentimental little-guy comedy, a tale of embracing the American dream, and an increasingly serious underdog fight movie on the lines of Rocky. What films have you been watching? 2012-11-12T14:34:26Z “In doing the research, the thing I realized was that we were never going to make Secretariat an underdog,” said Mike Rich, the film’s screenwriter. Film: In ?Secretariat,? Dark Horse Is the Owner 2010-10-03T00:45:00Z Even though I've now actually lived longer in the States than I did in England, that attitude … that embraces the underdog, embraces failure, and chaos and anarchy, still feels somehow uniquely British. Vertigo announces new 'Lucifer,' more at Comic-Con: Read Q&As with four creators 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z A: Yes, I’m very fortunate, and yet I’ve always felt like a bit of an underdog because of my struggles with color. Colorblind, he chose art anyway 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Being the "spare" to his brother Prince William's "heir" makes him an underdog. Prince Harry's special relationship with the American media proves it's good to be the "Spare" 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z And the story stars you, or stars the corporation, or your division as an underdog up against very powerful forces and admits to the existence of the negative. Screenwriting guru tells all 2010-04-21T15:06:00Z Why shouldn't the underdog, the best friend, get his chance to prove how romantic he could be? The dangerous myth of "Friends With Benefits" 2011-07-15T18:01:00Z He was the voice of the underdog, and though he could have chosen another path and been just as famous, he chose to keep being the voice of those people.” ‘Lost’ songs from Woody Guthrie’s time in the PNW found, rolled into double album 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z The underdog is everyone else: the people she knocks out, shoots, stabs, or glues to the ceiling with her hypertrophied atomic mind. Lucy: too much wham-bam and not enough ma'am 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Owen also had to face up to his not-so-secret-shame, the fact that he's a black man with almost no athletic ability who's expected to lead an underdog softball team to victory. The Everyman charm of Andre Braugher 2011-06-16T13:17:00Z The small New York film distribution company has remained an underdog even in a business that prides itself on backing long shots, and competes against deep-pocketed rivals such as Fox Searchlight Pictures and Weinstein Co. With 'Boyhood,' indie player IFC crashes the big shots' party 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z In a market defined by size, the Cromwell checks into Las Vegas this month as the underdog, competing on style rather than scale. A Las Vegas Boutique Hotel With Star Power 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Here was another show about a white male underdog trying to overcome his awkwardness. For ‘Crashing,’ the Third Season Was the Charm. Also the End. 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z This may be a textbook case of an inspirational teacher/underdog sports drama, but it surehandedly delivers the feels. With "Critical Thinking," John Leguizamo directs a rousing "Stand and Deliver"-style chess story 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z These guys are really talking their underdog status to heart. The Carpetbagger: ‘The Croods’ Team Can at Least Count on 2 Votes 2014-02-14T19:30:53Z Also, for the first time since the War of 1812, Americans got to feel like underdogs in an international event. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z Explosions in the Sky seems especially well poised to work with filmmakers interested in profound stories about triumphant underdogs. Texas Monthly: Fans Always Called Explosions in the Sky ‘Cinematic’ Anyway 2013-08-10T22:31:20Z Everybody, we’re told, loves the underdog – a category that crosses over culture, politics and sports. The Bernie Sanders underdog problem: “You may root for them, but you also know they’re probably going to lose” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z And now here Collins was, at the final debate in a race where she had become an underdog, avoiding his name. Last stand of the Republican moderate 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z It would also illustrate his public devotion to human freedom, and his eternal literary alliance with the underdog. Ken Burns' vicious Hemingway smear: PBS series totally ignores writer's lifelong leftist politics 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z Undergoing many a torment on the field, the players have a way of disintegrating at decisive moments, earning incredible derision by fellow Chileans who see some underdog aspect of a national character in their footballers. Your guide to SIFF 2011 2011-05-18T20:00:54Z “Songland” recognizes that these writers are underdogs, but it still ends up undermining them. How “Songland” Tries and Fails to Honor the Songwriter 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Despite consistently trending on YouTube, the show has managed to maintain some level of underdog appeal. ‘Hot Ones’ Was a Slow Burn All Along 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z There are examinations of colorful subcultures, gimmicky excursions into muckraking, and chronicles of underdogs beating the odds. Captivating Films, Complicated Truths 2011-07-23T00:03:17Z So this subject seems unusual for a filmmaker better know for defending innocent underdogs. Whitey Bulger: An American crime drama 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The main thrust will be to examine issues from the point of view of the underdog. 'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore' Premieres Jan. 19 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z “It’s a show about underdogs, and that happens in a lot of different forms, whether it’s race, gender, or whatever.” 'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore' Premieres Jan. 19 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Back then, Drake really was the underdog that he still pretends to be, and he based entire songs—the opening track, “Lust For Life,” and the eventual single “Successful”—around that premise. A Peek Back at Early Drake on “So Far Gone” 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z “Gold” could have been a biting satire of greed and folly, a neo-Conradian tale of Western misadventure in Asia, a rousing fable of underdog triumph or a caper comedy. Review: Matthew McConaughey Mines Profane Capitalism in ‘Gold’ 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z What about Taiwanese food has ostensibly made it an "underdog" in the global food spotlight? "Taiwanese food is an underdog": In her new cookbook, Clarissa Wei writes a love letter to Taiwan 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z David Heyman, a producer of “Gravity,” about astronauts adrift in space, shrugged off the underdog label. Academy Award Luncheon Talk: I’m an Underdog, Too 2014-02-11T00:17:10Z Mr. Sandler characteristically turns his insecurity into aggression; he’s a bully pretending to be an underdog. Movie Review: ?American Reunion,? With Jason Biggs and Eugene Levy 2012-04-05T22:22:57Z Our hearts hurt a bit when it happened, and, as we were the underdogs, I knew the dozen or so spectators on the bleachers were probably sad, too. On boys and balls: How I learned to stop hating sports 2014-05-12T23:00:00Z Bree’s new school is named after the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in swimming, and its swim team is the underdog battling a threatened pool closure and a snooty rival school’s team. Water Dance 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z While he’s always telling us about how beloved, how powerful, how educated he is … He’s sort of the opposite of an underdog, and yet he’s leading his party. The Bernie Sanders underdog problem: “You may root for them, but you also know they’re probably going to lose” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z But I was drawn to the way they occasionally resisted notions of tradition or national heritage, claiming faraway underdogs. A YouTube Journey Through Rap Tributes to Soccer Stars 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Although “Boyhood” is the more lauded film so far, it remains, in certain ways, the underdog candidate for this year’s Academy Awards. Rooting for “Boyhood” 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z In contrast, Niderer's fight against Dassey's conviction is based on a single unwavering premise: that her client, the underdog, continues to be taken advantage of by a legal system that's weighted against him. “Making a Murderer” returns with a new Steven Avery lawyer to obsess over: Kathleen Zellner 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Russell has called it an underdog, a position that makes for a good awards-race narrative, and Oscar watchers consider it a sneaking threat. The Carpetbagger: Schmoozing in the Service of an Oscar 2010-12-22T22:49:37Z Only at the Grammy Awards does the most commercially dominant artist in the world get to play the underdog. The Grammys Want Us to Know That They’re Trying 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z In other words: an underdog cursed, for some reason, to be construed as an infuriating alpha who needed to be put down. ‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’ Catches Up With a Hard-Luck High Achiever 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Too little and you lost the sports underdog story that gives the series its shape. ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Tries a Risky Play: Betting Chess Can Be Good TV 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z In those two years, Florida State’s championship happened to correspond with ACC refs halting their apparent favoritism of conference underdogs. Proof That College Football Refs Are Riddled With Bias 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Weren’t country singers supposed to be underdogs who told the truth? Review | New name. New sound. But the Chicks still sound like the truth. 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z But the customary underdog stories were also well represented here. ?Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory,? at Toronto Film Festival 2011-09-12T23:03:03Z By convention, courtroom films tend to tilt viewers’ sympathy toward an underdog or the wrongfully accused. Looking for a Great Courtroom Drama? Start Here 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Then, she sympathizes with us non-nepo babies, agreeing, "I'm not an underdog," and "It's not fun to root for me." How to survive the "nepo baby" label, win friends and influence people 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Apple is a big player now and has enemies to match – it's no longer being cut the slack the media reserve for the underdog. David Mitchell: are smug Apple users losing their cachet? 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z It was more fun to imagine ourselves as virtuous underdogs, unable to keep up with Big Apple profligacy. For a Sox Fan, Intensity Is Not Yet in Midseason Form 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z I became invested in the band’s identity as underdogs. Nirvana’s “Nevermind” Made, and Unmade, Alternative Culture 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Sam Raimi made a splash with this, the first of his original trio, and he persuaded a new generation to love Spider-Man as the existential underdog, the winner who is also a loser. The 20 best Marvel films – ranked! 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The Wizards would be underdogs against either the Celtics or Cavaliers, but Wall appears to be on a mission and Washington is playing well. Will the Capitals and Wizards stick around for a long run? 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Besides, in this climate, betting on a drama where the good guys, led by a woman, fight for the world’s underdogs and win isn’t the craziest strategy. Law, be a lady: "Stumptown" leads the new squad of TV women fighting for justice 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z He chuckles strategically, praises the patrons often and plays the underdog. Big Jay Oakerson, a Master of the Dirty Joke 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Unlike other games conventions, the scrappy indie underdogs aren't relegated to their own hall or shoved in the corner – at PAX Aus they're pushed to front and centre, mixing it up with the big boys. Game on for PAX Australia as Penny Arcade Expo hits Melbourne 2013-07-21T23:47:00Z The Kendrick brothers began work on Sherwood's second project, Facing the Giants, an underdog story about a high school football team, with $100,000 raised from the congregation. Faith-Based Filmmaking: The Sherwood Pictures Crusade 2011-09-04T14:15:00Z At a certain point, the underdog becomes the establishment—and that’s when the haters swoop in. Making Sense of the Banksy Backlash 2013-10-16T18:30:55Z Because the movement was born in the 1970s of frustration with the ubiquity and self-seriousness of late modern architecture, its best-known expressions tended to be scrappy, to play the underdog. Postmodern architecture at risk, Part 2: The saga shifts to Chicago 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Perhaps one could, but the story here is emotionally hollow, and wrongly convinced that Alex is somehow an underdog. Review: CBS’s ‘Me, Myself & I’ Doesn’t Know Itself Yet 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z To America's stars, Zelenskyy was and is one of them; to Americans, he was the kind of determined underdog we love to root for. Sean Penn's "Superpower" renews Zelenskyy's relationship with Hollywood to sell the politics of war 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Matthew McConaughey, arriving at Monday’s lunch in a tan suit, replied “absolutely,” when asked if he and his film “Dallas Buyers Club” were still underdogs. Academy Award Luncheon Talk: I’m an Underdog, Too 2014-02-11T00:17:10Z They’re the underestimated underdogs, dissed frequently by their superiors who seem to believe bad things just happen. ArtsBeat: ‘Fargo’ Recap: A Prayer for the Prey 2014-05-07T03:16:30Z They're a fantasy enemy vomited up from the collective id and scrubbed clean of all racial, political or religious considerations, against whom we can look like noble underdogs. "Battle: Los Angeles": Bizarre fantasy of imperial decline 2011-03-10T02:01:00Z So why does she also feel like an underdog? It’s Beyoncé’s Time to Shine at the Grammys … Right? 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The governing sensibility isn’t just underdog; it’s hangdog. Theater Review: ‘Rocky,’ the Musical, Brings Songs to a Film Story 2014-03-14T02:00:03Z The song points to her unwavering compassion throughout her career for the underdog, oppressed, the voiceless, the disenfranchised members of society, human or nonhuman. Emmylou Harris lives in the moment, sings about the past 2011-04-25T16:03:05Z MOODY: The Grammys are famous for ignoring the shoo-in for some underdog in the top category, leading to a big shocker. Will Adele be the belle of the Grammy ball? 2012-02-10T03:01:04Z "We always like to root for the underdog, and our film is about that very thing and women finding their voices." Baftas 2012: France takes on Hollywood on British turf 2012-02-13T04:28:46Z Playing the night before the LCD Soundsystem farewell show at the Garden, the Strokes seemed like sure underdogs. Pop and Jazz Concert Highs of 2011 2011-12-28T23:32:40Z “I think because she was adopted in China and we had very few other ethnic races in our town, she might have felt like an underdog herself,” her father said. John Fetterman’s TikTok Whisperer 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z It was a sketchy premise to begin with: even assuming an audience interested in the beige-box computing era, the quest to create a slightly better, cheaper knockoff did not exactly make a thrilling underdog story. Review: Halt and Catch Fire Works the Bugs Out in Version 2.0 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The packages that reveal the character and personalities of the athletes are essential narratives that creates heroes and underdogs. Netflix's engrossing Rubik's Cube competition doc reminds us what we're missing without the Olympics 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z In a twisted way, if comic fans boycott, Card could see himself as the underdog being persecuted for his openness. Orson Scott Card isn't the right man to write Superman 2013-02-14T14:15:00Z Few are the creative spheres in which New York plays the underdog; men’s fashion at the moment appears to be one. New York Men’s Fashion Week: Bruised, but Still in the Ring 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z In their simplest form, they show us an underdog empowered to effect change by embracing a secret self. Orson Scott Card isn't the right man to write Superman 2013-02-14T14:15:00Z A long nine years in the making but a brisk hour and a half to watch, Ringside offers plenty of classic boxing underdog moments, but no tidy answers. Ringside: inside a powerful boxing documentary made over nine years 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z I mean, over the years, I look back and I see that I seem to be attracted to these stories and to underdog characters where the humanity, the beautiful humanity, is dark. ‘Sharp Objects’: Jean-Marc Vallée on the Series Premiere and Underdog Storytelling 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z When LSU won, it was the first championship in the program’s history, after being considered underdogs all season. Analysis | Jill Biden’s gaffe about women’s basketball and its endless fallout 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z This movie, which plays like 1970s drive-in fodder, is also almost wholly derivative, borrowing from any number of underdog sports pictures and campus raunchfests. '108 Stitches' strikes out in nearly every way possible 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z And Russell Crowe proves he can play a leader who thinks you give down-on-their-luck underdogs a pep talk by reminding them what massive failures they are. The Best 'Cut For Time' Sketches SNL Sketches You Should See 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z They were underdogs making the best of what they had. Spice Girls: What I really really really want 2012-06-28T12:07:34Z In "The Other Guys," they play mismatched underdogs on the trail of a con artist played by English comic Steve Coogan. Will Ferrell cop comedy collars box office crown 2010-08-09T00:21:00Z As much as Murdoch liked positioning himself as the underdog and outsider, these new digital competitors were turning out to be too much. Rupert Murdoch: The media mogul says goodbye to much of the company he built 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z And here is the bizarre, warping power of the Grammys summed up in a neat little package: the most popular woman in the world, being made to act like the underdog. Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, and the Warping Power of the Grammys 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z |
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