| 单词 | larger-than-life |
| 例句 | So Chip became the Colonel—the military-style planner of their pranks, and Alaska was ever Alaska, the larger-than-life creative force behind them. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The above message can be found written on larger-than-life signs staked on every road leading into Alexandra, where I was bom and raised, or for that matter, into any other black ghetto of South Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His testimony had caused so much anguish for Walter and his family that I had created a larger-than-life image of him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z These same internal stirrings also predisposed him to regard all perfectly symmetrical narratives or stories preaching an obvious moral message and populated by larger-than-life heroes as utter fabrications. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Opposite us, I can't help but also study the larger-than-life mural portrait of Tariq that cropped up on the wall behind where he died. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The clapping sound of shoulder pads transforming a scrawny kid into a larger-than-life football player. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still hard for me to accept the fact that my larger-than-life parents seemed so small in America, so under the radar. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Just a few minutes before, the president of the United States had been a vibrant and larger-than-life presence. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z An old man, almost larger-than-life, presiding over the room like a king. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Big Bill,” a white man, was a larger-than-life hero to the black community. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Flannery would take me away from here and deposit me into her fictitious world crawling with self-righteous saints and larger-than-life misfits. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The one scientist they did revere, if begrudgingly, was Linus Pauling—the larger-than-life Caltech chemist who had recently announced that he had solved an important conundrum in the structure of proteins. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I pined in my heart to be in a dark theater with popcorn and larger-than-life actors on the screen in the latest hit movie. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We walked beneath a huge billboard with a larger-than-life picture of a woman decked in gold jewelry—not just bangles and necklaces and earrings and nose rings, but even golden hair clips. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I sweep her into my arms, going for dramatic, romantic, larger-than-life. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Daring, larger-than-life Bill Harvey was now America's top spy hunter—and he was determined to make his mark in the war against communism. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Some were medieval paintings in gilt frames hardly bigger than CD jewel cases; some were rough pencil sketches of Renaissance statues; some were larger-than-life oil paintings. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On the front of the old Oregon Historical Society building there’s a larger-than-life mural of Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea with her baby, and York with Seaman, the dog that accompanied them on the trip. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And between them, unmistakable, larger-than-life, and with six arms to hold six weapons, was the Godslayer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Second place receives a larger-than-life fuzzy toy chipmunk that, powered by the battery inside, wiggles its limbs and tail and makes chipmunk sounds. Style Invitational: Who’s kidding whom? Give any two people a child 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z What was it really like having the charismatic, larger-than-life conductor/composer Leonard Bernstein as a father? 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z “What I’ve found so striking about him is that he’s this ebullient, larger-than-life personality, and such an optimist and a kind of a cheerleader for the publishing industry,” Nossel said. Publishing C.E.O. Donates $500,000 to Fight Book Bans 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z It’s a larger-than-life portrayal that may still understate the real thing. ‘Boy Erased’ Is Her Story, Too, and the Mom Wore Marchesa 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Not that it was easy to get a handle on the larger-than-life figure. He hunted bin Laden — then died in 9/11. Now the FBI legend is the center of a new TV show. 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z It was an unfortunate but unsurprising revelation, considering the large role social media played in her ascent to stardom and continues to play in keeping people tuned in to her larger-than-life personality. Review | Cardi B keeps them waiting — and waiting — at Echostage 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z It was larger than larger-than-life, and many felt that Day-Lewis had a slight tendency to ham. Daniel Day-Lewis: an extraordinary career of acting artistry – is it really all over? 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, the group was earnest and expansive, creating a chiming, marching, larger-than-life rock sound that countless bands would emulate. U2 Revisits Its Past, in the Name of … What, Exactly? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The museum hosts its Viking Days Celebration, with a Swedish pancake breakfast, food hearths of Scandinavian countries, the Valhalla Beer Garden, entertainment, a salmon bake and a larger-than-life Viking encampment, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 5 things to do in Ballard during the week of Aug. 21 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z An astronomer, mathematician, navigator, alchemist, spy and celestial necromancer, Dee was a larger-than-life magus figure. The fantastic Dr Dee: angels, magic and the birth of modern science 2012-06-25T16:52:34Z Crates and barrels occupy one corner; another corner is given to a larger-than-life, fluffy white nylon incarnation of a Chinese rock squirrel. Art In Review: MARK DION: ‘Phantoms of the Clark Expedition’ 2012-07-26T20:01:48Z George Remus, the subject of two current biographies, was one of those larger-than-life outlaws. Diamond Doris, the Bourbon King and Other Stars of True Crime 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Tension and emotion come through the old-fashioned crafts of larger-than-life acting and a full orchestral score, and Hazanavicius revels in playing with the absence of sound. Cannes movie recalls magic of the silent era 2011-05-15T10:50:12Z She was doubtless the most polarizing, a magnet for controversy, a larger-than-life personality and in certain ways the standard-bearer for an approach to architectural practice that has come in for intense scrutiny in recent years. A critic's take on the power of Zaha Hadid 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z They are also cautionary tales of larger-than-life individuals complete with tragic or at least melodramatic flaws. Los Angeles as the City of Dreams, and Nightmares 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Yet it sounded all bells and whistles, as though the Philharmonia had so absorbed virtual reality that it could now produce larger-than-life effects the old-fashioned way. Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia play larger than life on Southern California tour 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z A larger-than-life mural showing Pope Francis as a sneaky graffiti artist painting peace signs on a wall near the Vatican was taken down by Rome's "decorum cops" on Wednesday just hours after it went up. Rome 'decorum cops' remove mural showing pope as graffiti artist 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z A feature film, directed by Sofia Coppola, starring Bill Murray, is about a young mother who reconnects with her larger-than-life playboy father on an adventure through New York, Variety reported. Factbox - Apple's media ambition: Original shows, news subscription 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Icons like Robert Plant, Roger Waters, Keith Richards ... sure their music is legendary, but it still takes a backseat to the larger-than-life egos behind the music. The Strokes' brilliantly subversive media blitz 2011-03-14T15:14:00Z So is School of Rock star Jack Black as larger-than-life in person as if he is on camera? Acting with a tennis ball 2010-12-24T08:50:01Z In an online tribute, the band remembered him from a fan’s perspective as “a larger-than-life dynamo of high-energy slapstick, outrageous and spontaneous humor and a genuine childlike joy.” Paul Revere, Rocker Who Founded the Raiders, Dies at 76 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z The Doctor Octopus sequence feels playful and extravagant, with colorful, larger-than-life images that evoke the stylized look of a comic book. The Spell ‘Doctor Strange’ Is Missing: Sam Raimi’s Macabre Vision 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Franklin's expansive talent, larger-than-life personality and unparalleled musicianship make the choice a no-brainer, although she wasn't the first selection for the third "Genius" installment. Capturing how Aretha Franklin could "alchemize her pain into sonic gold" 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Petite, with strawberry-blonde hair that falls to her shoulders, she is nothing like the larger-than-life characters she portrays in her self-portraits. Arts & Leisure: MoMA to Showcase Cindy Sherman?s New and Old Characters 2012-02-16T12:00:00Z ‘Babe’ had that larger-than-life feel about it that I wanted.” Andrew Lesnie, Cinematographer of ‘Lord of the Rings,’ Dies at 59 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Their movies were larger-than-life reminders of bad dating decisions. “The Internship” teaches Gen Xers to get along with millennials 2013-06-11T19:42:00Z To honor the occasion, Jimmy Fallon set up a larger-than-life cardboard image of Robinson Cano in a Mariners uniform, and invited passing Yankees fans to boo. Richard Dawkins gets it all wrong, yet again 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Fittingly, a show that’s big on weird and basically all about ego, ends with a shrewdly monumental example of both: a larger-than-life wax portrait of the artist Julian Schnabel by Urs Fischer. Picturing America in the Selfie Age, at the Whitney 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Gotham also successfully conjures up the darkling eccentricities of Batman’s home town and its larger-than-life inhabitants without ever descending into the pantomime silliness of the worst screen adaptations. The Incredible Hulk, Jessica Jones and the best comic book TV shows ever 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Finally, in the contest for awards-season attention, documentaries suffer because most documentary filmmakers are accustomed to fading into the background -- Moore being the larger-than-life exception that proves the rule. Documentaries aim to make Oscar history 2010-11-24T02:13:00Z The play follows a rocky period in the playwright-screenwriter-novelist’s late life, a time when he was struggling with drug addiction, critics and the pressures of living in his own, larger-than-life shadow. Al Pacino and the role that pulled him to the Pasadena Playhouse stage 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Parton has long moved on from those days and has figured out her signature look with larger-than-life blonde wigs, a full face of makeup and glitzy wardrobe. Dolly Parton says she uses Pond’s Cold Cream and these other beauty brands 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Oesterheld crafts an ode to a larger-than-life figure and the principles he believed in — even if Guevara didn’t always embody them. A 50-Year-Old Graphic Biography of Che Guevara That Still Feels Fresh 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Bonds’ plays lack spaceships, larger-than-life characters and cosmic battles. 'Curve of Departure' at South Coast Rep: The dad, the ex, her son and his lover. Let the drama begin 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Three feature larger-than-life male nudes — Adams of an oversize sort — modeled on McConnell and relatives. In the galleries: Artist’s glass has life of its own 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z James Monroe Iglehart, who plays the larger-than-life genie in "Aladdin," jumped up and shouted to loud audience applause after winning the featured actor prize in a musical. Audra McDonald makes Tony history, Cranston wins acting prize 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z A Walter Mitty is a timid person with larger-than-life daydreams—and, this winter, Ben Stiller is too. Today’s Movie Trailer: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013-07-30T19:03:53Z Her persona remains deliciously larger-than-life throughout her rise and fall, as her childlike innocence is eroded by power, transforming her into something of an anti-Evita. Review: David Byrne revisits disco in new work 2013-04-24T02:11:13Z There, they meet a charismatic and volatile Russian named Dima, a larger-than-life figure capable of switching in a heartbeat from seething hostility to sloppy declarations of love. 'Our Kind of Traitor': John le Carr?'s novel of the world's number-one money launderer 2010-10-13T23:08:00Z He preferred the independence of choosing the villainous roles that appealed to him, and that measured his success, to the prospect of directing someone else’s script and wrangling larger-than-life egos. L.Q. Jones, Who Played Heavies With a Light Touch, Dies at 94 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z “What Mardi Gras is today, what our City is today, owes much to him and his imagination, his larger-than-life personality, and his relentless creativity,” she said in a statement. Blaine Kern Sr., New Orleans’ ‘Mr. Mardi Gras,’ dies at 93 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Eriksen, who died in December at 88, was a larger-than-life figure in American recreational skiing, a charismatic Johnny Appleseed on skis who worked his way East to West promoting various ski areas. In Vermont, the Lure of Skiing in the Mad River Valley 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z And yet New York still retains a sort of mystique: To become the sound of the city still feels like a larger-than-life goal. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Modernizes New York Hip-Hop 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z This high-toned showbiz biography teems with larger-than-life Broadway personalities and their raffish kind. The shame and glory of Tennessee Williams in John Lahr's new book 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Compared to the larger-than-life, at times cartoonish, more physically demonstrative performances delivered by Pitt and especially Robbie, Calva is relatively tamped down and reactive, which brings his turn closer to contemporary notions of realism. ‘Babylon’ Review: Boozing. Snorting. Grinding. That’s Entertainment!? 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z It was grand Michael style, a larger-than-life proposal with a woman who wants that, who that's not lost on, and he's found that in Holly. Steve Carell clears out his 'Office' 2011-04-21T23:36:44Z He is a larger-than-life player in every sense, and his sound and personality overflowed the space. Phillips’s Music Room bursts at the seams for recital by Lynn Harrell 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Boseman’s death, she said, may be difficult for parents to discuss because they’re reluctant to burst the larger-than-life bubble created in movies. In mock funerals and `42′ jerseys, kids mourn Black Panther 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z A small section dominated by a big, larger-than-life “Virgin of Sorrows” looks at religious and funerary art. Edmé Bouchardon's extraordinary drawings changed the way sculpture looked 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z In “Now I Won,” by Myles Nurse, a larger-than-life, Wilson-yellow metal tennis player inspired by Billie Jean King is preparing to serve. At the U.S. Open, 5 Artists Get a Place in the Sun 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z History’s Bible, in other words, is probably going to result in more religious drama that’s larger-than-life. History Channel’s Bible Is a Hit. Does That Mean TV Will Get Religion? 2013-03-05T15:54:18Z But they both make a strong first impression as a larger-than-life big kid, projecting bubbly sweetness, almost innocence, in a scene where that is rare. Ron Funches Works a Crowd, and Its Assumptions 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z He is tiny on stage, dwarfed by the trees that reach up to the theatre's roof – yet in his presence, Rylance's larger-than-life Byron is momentarily deflated. A quick curtain call. Then bed: Child actors in adult theatre 2010-05-05T20:30:00Z “You can’t just write a funny book about it, even if your dad is this sort of larger-than-life, Toad of Toad Hall character, which is probably his only analog in literature.” Patricia Lockwood likes to write in bed. 'Priestdaddy' is her memoir 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z And then there is Mr. Sondheim, who appears in appropriately larger-than-life form on artistically arranged monitors, typically concealing as much as he reveals in quick takes of self-portraiture. | 'Sondheim on Sondheim': Barbara Cook and Vanessa Williams at Studio 54 2010-04-23T02:50:00Z And he's in the tough spot of functioning as the straight man at the center of all these larger-than-life personalities. `The Paperboy' delivers gooey, sleazy cheese 2012-10-03T22:40:24Z An overgrown garden and larger-than-life flowers and insects? This Exhibition Will Help You Make Sense of Your Senses 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Then he went on to create a series of larger-than-life stage characters - astronaut Major Tom, alien rock star Ziggy Stardust, troubled Aladdin Sane, the enigmatic Thin White Duke. Show at London's V&A museum celebrates David Bowie 2013-03-20T15:59:12Z Getty’s long, troubled path through production has yielded one of the surefire cult objects of tomorrow, in no small part because its larger-than-life background has complete sincerity at its root. A millionaire, his meth addiction and the horror movie 15 years in the making 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Mariah Carey's new reality show sees the larger-than-life singer trying on wedding dresses and wrestling with a decision to postpone her marriage to Australian businessman James Packer. Marriage or not, Mariah Carey goes ahead with reality TV show 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z You’re known for your larger-than-life persona, but you seem very guarded about your personal life. Rick Ross Isn’t Moving to Paris Anytime Soon 2014-03-04T14:13:15Z That’s convenient, certainly, but isn’t the same as going to a movie palace to watch, as an audience, a luminous, larger-than-life work that was made by human hands. The New Season: How Digital Is Changing the Nature of Movies 2012-09-06T16:55:25Z Caught between these two larger-than-life forces, the narrator searches for the truth—which is, in this situation, less an object to uncover than a decision for characters to make. In “Afternoon of a Faun,” James Lasdun Mixes Autofiction and Psychological Thriller 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Ming-Trent, though, pulls off the perhaps the most challenging assignment: satisfying the expectation for a larger-than-life Falstaff without pushing the predictable bombast button. Review | Shakespeare returns to Central Park with a ‘Merry Wives’ that lives up to its title 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The show’s tour de force is an oversize bust of Teddy Roosevelt, apparently adapted from a famous laughing photograph of the equally larger-than-life president. Is that a laugh? A cry? In Ben Jackel's sculpture, messages molded by deft hands 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Rather it's a specific spice that hails from Jamaica and is harvested from larger-than-life pimenta trees. How to substitute allspice when you don't have any left 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z At the Armory, the audience also faces a long horizontal stage, watching as figures surface, move, and then are erased, often partnered by larger-than-life shadows. “The Head and the Load,” William Kentridge’s Homage to Africa in the Great War 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z After retiring from basketball because of injuries, he turned to acting, gaining a fan base by playing larger-than-life characters such as the fearsome giant Mag the Mighty on “Game of Thrones.” Neil Fingleton, actor on ‘Game of Thrones,’ dies at 36 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Her father’s larger-than-life legacy remained with her right until her final days. Fans Mourn Lisa Marie Presley, Daughter of the King, at Graceland 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The medium remains stuck in what might be called its epic-poem phase, relying on static, larger-than-life characters whose exploits are explicitly fantastical — wizards, aliens, zombies, future soldiers and space marines. Video Game Review: Papo & Yo 2012-09-25T12:45:11Z The pop celebrated at Jingle Ball mixes real-life emotions and unreal, larger-than-life fantasies. Review: At Jingle Ball, Male Singers Were Tender, and Female Voices Feisty 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Ultimately, Nolan barely scratches the surface with his female ensemble and doesn't do their larger-than-life experiences justice. That "Oppenheimer" sex scene speaks to a larger problem with Christopher Nolan's storytelling 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z An interview with Hal Steinbrenner, now the prime mover in the team’s management, confirms reports that he lacks his father’s larger-than-life quality. Television Review: No Fastballs, Just Nibbling at the Corners of the Boss?s Legend 2010-09-20T23:01:00Z Like the film, the novel tells the story of the House of Xtravaganza, the Latinx drag ball “family” of the 1980s, through the voices of Angel, Hector and its other larger-than-life gay and transgender members. The Coming of Age of Transgender Literature 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z As the band played its songs — or generated them, since it was impossible to tell how much was live — larger-than-life three-dimensional projections towered over the stage and moved into the audience. Music Review: Kraftwerk in Concert at the United Palace Theater 2014-04-02T21:23:44Z Here, Richie Marcello — a “larger-than-life collector,” the show’s website calls him — and three gorgeous female assistants buy and sell supposedly valuable memorabilia in Movieland, either for themselves or on behalf of clients. Critic’s Notebook: More Lockers to Open in ‘Safecrackers’ and ‘Treasure King’ 2014-03-19T20:41:18Z There, Edgar falls under the spell of another charmer, a larger-than-life foreign correspondent named Barrington Saddler, who has swashbuckled his way across the world collecting bylines, women and adoring acolytes along the way. Books of The Times: Lionel Shriver?s ?New Republic? Has Echoes of Sept. 11 2012-03-26T22:37:24Z I was enthralled by the larger-than-life gods, the epic adventures and most of all by the noble and deeply flawed heroes. My hero: Homer by Madeline Miller 2012-06-01T21:55:16Z “The Sun” charts the fortunes of the larger-than-life Matthew Flood and his offspring. George S. Patton sailed off to save the world 75 years ago — and read these novels on the way 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Complicated policy details may cause the songwriter's pen to freeze but larger-than-life politicians who polarise opinion enable the ink to flow. The villain of political pop 2013-04-08T17:00:00Z He humanized the larger-than-life historical figures with the same soulful, reserved dignity — interrupted by flashes of sparkling wit — that he would later bring to T’Challa. Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z On stage, though, he becomes “Big Shane,” an explosive and larger-than-life hip hop artist who can command a crowd with just a microphone. Big Shane: is he DeRidder’s budding hip-hop star? 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z I am one of a dying breed, a larger-than-life man whose eccentric behaviors are a constitutive feature of this colorful industry. Julian Assange and the History of Celebrities Wielding Books 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z The painting is accompanied by the roar of drums, the haunting twinkle of a single piano key — the rush of lyrics that are both powerful and lonely, larger-than-life, yet so easily overwhelmed. How memes are breaking down elitism in the fine art world 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Grimes finds herself by losing herself: in concepts and characters and costumes, in surreally larger-than-life music, in overarching ideas and omens of apocalypse. Beauty Confronts Doom on Grimes’s ‘Miss Anthropocene’ 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z But rather than presenting these as larger-than-life archetypes, she shrinks and elides them into creatures from some surreal ballet fantasy. Ros Warby: Monumental ? review 2010-10-24T21:01:00Z Mr. McNally’s Callas is a flamboyant, larger-than-life personality, a molten core of fierce pride, anger and despair wrapped in layer upon layer of affectation, self-aggrandizement and withering sarcasm. A Tough Mama Tries to Find Her Inner Diva 2011-06-23T23:07:53Z Independent filmmaker Martha Stephens was planning a vacation trip with her husband to Iceland last year but her thoughts kept returning to her larger-than-life Southern cousin, Dr. Earl Lynn Nelson. 'Land Ho!'? It all began with an Icelandic travel brochure 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Olympia-based author celebrates the paperback release of his novel "Border Songs," a tale of larger-than-life characters whose paths cross on the U.S./Canada border. The Week Ahead: Lady Gaga and No Depression Festival 2010-08-11T23:00:00Z Rather than adding unnecessary complications, his approach was to strip the characters to their larger-than-life essence. Darwyn Cooke, Comic Book Artist With a Retro Take, Dies at 53 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z She's this incredibly private person, and he's this extroverted, larger-than-life character. Watts stars as CIA operative Plame in Cannes film 2010-05-20T13:13:00Z And Denzel Washington is one of the few Hollywood stars who can pull off a larger-than-life character who can dispatch a gang of cutthroats with a nasty blade yet maintain an air of saintliness. 2010-01-11T02:48:00Z Sometimes you just want a larger-than-life adventure story about thieves, wizards, assassins and kings to dwell in for a good long while, and this certainly scratched that itch. Sublime New Fantasy Fiction 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z With their personalities differ, they all agreed on one thing: They hated the larger-than-life banner of all seven of them posing on the hemp farm hanging on the wall of the party. Seven Buds for Seven Brothers 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z He was one of the early artists in the fabled Ferus Gallery lineup, and was a larger-than-life figure, known for donning a pair of bright, striped pants that occasionally worked their way into his paintings. Object Lesson: John Altoon's Oswald spoof is very Internet 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z When the poet describes himself in this book, in a poem addressed to Anne Sexton, as not a larger-than-life character but rather “the shy heart with the side part,” he had me. Review: Poetry by Lucia Perillo and Amit Majmudar 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z “Anyone who knew my dad knew he was this goofy, larger-than-life of-the-party guy, and my little brother was his entire world.” Massachusetts man, who died 6 years ago, left son $10 to buy him first beer 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z For an artist famous for conveying a larger-than-life aesthetic, Flowers is remarkably unruffled by the challenge of adapting the album's relatively intimate songs to the stage. Brandon Flowers' new solo album, 'The Desired Effect,' takes personal turn 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z He invented a larger-than-life role for himself and inhabited it whenever a camera or audience could see him. Little Richard: An Ecstasy You Couldn’t Refuse 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Despite their evident humor, his films are usually received by critics as straight dramatic studies of larger-than-life characters rather than as black comedies. Comedies in serious clothing: an introduction to the films of Paul Thomas Anderson 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Another Marine, Ernie Cheatham, comes through as a larger-than-life leader, a former N.F.L. lineman who was sent belatedly to rally the companies of his battalion as they were getting chewed up in Hue. The Beginning of the End in Vietnam: An Account of the Battle of Hue, by the Author of ‘Black Hawk Down’ 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z His show recalibrates the data, placing more emphasis on Trump’s genius as a performer — a performer limited to one larger-than-life role, that of Donald Trump. Trump as theater: Mike Daisey's one-man show, 'The Trump Card,' delves into the Donald phenomenon 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z One scene stealer was an unruly pony named Sandy who stomped its hoof and shook its head aggressively during the larger-than-life Triumphal Scene, eliciting nervous laughter from the audience. A Cyberattack Shuts the Met Opera’s Box Office, but the Show Goes On 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z And the incredibly vibrant world my parents were once part of, how ahead of their time they were, and what larger-than-life characters they were to me. “We really had a Warhol? “: Lisanne Skyler talks about her HBO documentary “Brillo Box (3¢ off)” 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Two illuminating Radio 4 documentaries focused on flawed, larger-than-life characters who battled their demons and lost. Desert Island Discs; Robert Winston's Musical Analysis; Ziggy Stardust Came From Isleworth 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z He notes, for example, that elections in African countries often feature grandiose, larger-than-life candidates and violent outbreaks among a party’s supporters and opponents. Despite the beatdown, reporters love the Trump beat 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Smoking a turkey doesn't necessarily save time, but it does save valuable oven space, making room for larger-than-life casseroles and stuffings. Short on oven space? Smoke a turkey for Thanksgiving 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z “The Prince of Providence” is part comedy, part tragedy and full-on farce — just like the larger-than-life politician who put Rhode Island’s capital on the map, often for all the wrong reasons. Comedy or tragedy? Play tells infamous mayor’s story onstage 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z The Beatles' friendships resonated so profoundly because musical icons often feel like family — or are at least larger-than-life representations of our own familial relationships. Everyone loves Paul McCartney: The secrets of one Beatle’s eternal appeal 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z During the civil rights movement — our country’s most sterling model of social change — marchers sang “We Shall Overcome,” a larger-than-life gospel song that promised victory just over the horizon. Perspective | It’s a brave new world. Why is our protest music stuck in the past? 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z “André is someone that, because of what he had to endure and the larger-than-life vision he had for himself, he forced up a couple of walls that sometimes seemed impenetrable,” Mr. Calmese said. André Leon Talley: Mentor in Chief 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z We are always searching for the recipe for success, and surely this production must have all the right ingredients: a strong central character, passion, conviction, truth, larger-than-life stories, justice, love and music. Fela! the musical couldn't be more timely | Ola Animashawun 2010-04-06T10:46:00Z Like the archetypal unhappy clown, this Cyrano seems truly at ease only in performance, willing himself into larger-than-life stances that both exaggerate and disguise his insecurities. Theater Review: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac,’ With Douglas Hodge 2012-10-12T02:00:00Z Petty was expert at blending the everyday with the larger-than-life in his music. Tom Petty’s Wisdom and Will Transformed American Music Forever 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z We wanted something that gets back to basics and finds a way to make Michael scary and not just some larger-than-life superhuman. Danny McBride Is Not Who You Think He Is 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Garbed in a purple blazer, Mr. Taruskin was a larger-than-life figure at conferences of the American Musicological Society, where his presentations were blockbuster events. Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Despite her larger-than-life tales and crafted image as the delinquent problem child of the Manhattan publishing scene, Marnell says she is actually a “control freak” who takes precautions while using. In her debut memoir, notorious writer Cat Marnell apologizes for nothing 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z His best movies have all the immediacy, all the colour, verve and larger-than-life characterisation of the sharpest graphic novels. The next Paul Verhoeven? I'd buy that for a dollar 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z There is a kind of unfettered, up-close quality to the Snowden scenes that would be unusual for any documentary subject, let alone a larger-than-life figure. In 'Citizenfour,' Laura Poitras feels heat of telling Snowden's story 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z “He was such a charming, larger-than-life guy,” Casablancas says of his dad, who died last year. Julian Casablancas' Radical Reinvention 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z The actors bring a wonderful combination of modern intimacy and the larger-than-life hamminess of old Hollywood. Ssh, no talking: Silent movie charms Cannes fest 2011-05-15T14:31:11Z We stop at a magnificent larger-than-life picture of Ali's arm and fist wrapped for work. Jay-Z: good from the hood 2010-11-20T00:03:00Z With its larger-than-life digitally enhanced riffs, consider it the rock 'n' roll song as pep talk. 'Big Hero 6': Fall Out Boy offers 'Immortals' -- can the song live on? 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Bunting’s larger-than-life biography might be the first thing to catch one’s attention, but his voice, which only gets better with age, is what will endure. The Improbable Life and Prescient Poetry of Basil Bunting 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z “We had been looking for four years for a docu-soap about larger-than-life characters that would connect with our audience.” With a Star of ?Half Pint Brawlers,? Spike TV Show 2010-05-29T02:37:00Z So, how do you begin to portray an infamous couple with larger-than-life personas, especially when neither Anderson or Lee are involved in the project? ‘Pam & Tommy’ recaps sex tape drama through a #MeToo lens 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Already an Oscar winner for “Glory” and an additional three-time nominee, Washington was the clear choice to embody the gruff, larger-than-life Coach Boone. Not just a football movie: How ‘Remember the Titans’ became a hit and inspired a nation 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z While show people like David Bowie and Madonna established this career path, Lady Gaga is strutting along it with larger-than-life style and, behind it, actual musical gifts. 2010-01-21T09:05:00Z Central hero George Valentin, a mustachioed, larger-than-life screen idol with a passing resemblance to Douglas Fairbanks, refuses to believe that sound is the future, and after the economic crash of 1929 falls on hard times. Cannes movie recalls magic of the silent era 2011-05-15T10:50:12Z Denzel Washington plays a talkative, bombastic, larger-than-life dad whose personality leaps off the screen. Oscar best actor race is tale of two opposites 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z As effective, if not more so, is a potent group of docs that deal persuasively with larger-than-life entertainment personalities. Sundance preview: Diverse lineup unspools in Park City 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The airy interior is a bit intimidating with walls lined with larger-than-life in-action photographic images of super-fit men dangling off rock ledges. A Taste for Lunch in Ashland, Ore. 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z This is where I call on my flameproof, “I got this,” larger-than-life alter ego just so I can get things done. I swallow my fear 2013-04-04T00:00:00Z Kar brought an outsider's eye to bear on that world, her larger-than-life presence and extravagant dress sense setting her apart from her subjects, many of whom seem to have been bemused or bedazzled by her. Ida Kar: Bohemian Photographer, 1908-1974 ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:32Z The baritone Marco Nisticò lacked larger-than-life power but was restrained and charming as Dulcamara, the quack doctor who sells the town on cheap wine dressed up as the eponymous love potion. Music Review: Two Debuts at a Diner That Specializes in Donizetti?s Secret Sauce 2011-03-23T21:29:23Z This racy, larger-than-life love story of a bookish Virginia socialite and a Texas rancher — famously made into a movie starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean — was the “it book” of 1952. 50 States, 50 Love Stories 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Under his direction, these pulpy, larger-than-life creations become both tragic and relatable. MOVIE REVIEW: ‘X-Men: ‘Days of Future Past’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The fascinating story of Kesey’s emergence into the larger-than-life character we’ve come to know takes up the second half of Dodgson’s excellent biography. Ken Kesey bio: Journey from farm kid to Merry Prankster 2013-12-24T21:27:41Z Dream Casting for a Reality Show Anna Wintour and Glenda Bailey, not only because I think it would be interesting to see them together, but also they are obviously larger-than-life personalities. On the Runway Blog: Andy Cohen, Playing to a Tough Room 2013-05-29T21:36:27Z My early exposure to movies and their larger-than-life male characters led to an adolescence spent chasing outsize and disinterested boys. Modern Love: Casting Call: Bit Player, Male 2011-03-10T22:08:55Z The operatic drama and larger-than-life passions usually subside at the Metropolitan Opera when its season ends for the summer, but not this year. Not Over Till Overtime’s Due? Met Labor Strife Bares Secrets 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Rubens' contribution here — a larger-than-life image of Roman Emperor Constantius passing the reins of power to his son, Constantine — is vividly ordained by a stunning angel swathed in purple and gold. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Everyone, it seems, wants a souvenir of Buatta, a mischievous trickster and larger-than-life personality who launched an American version of English country style. Design royalty is all atwitter about the Prince of Chintz auction 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z “In those days,” Mr. Abu said, “the posters were larger-than-life, just as the movies themselves.” In Transit Blog: Hindi Cinema, in Poster Form, at a Mumbai Shop 2011-09-19T10:00:27Z A 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist, the play uses the outlandish world of professional wrestling, with its larger-than-life heroes and villains and reliance on ethnic stereotypes, to consider the power of storytelling itself. From a Wrestling Ring to Tiny Boxes: How ‘Chad Deity’ Went Zoom 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z As she spoke in a calm, even tone, looking me squarely in the eye and her teacup held just so, she seemed nothing like the larger-than-life creature at the gala. Eva Chow, the Culture Queen of Los Angeles 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z "Houdini" offers the challenge of portraying an icon in all his complexity — of playing on the small screen one of the entertainment world's most larger-than-life figures. In 'Houdini,' Adrien Brody wants to 'convey the truth of an illusion' 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Banks slid into the director’s chair for “Pitch Perfect 2,” a larger-than-life sequel whose scale and scope speaks directly to the surprising success of the first. “Pitch Perfect 2”: Anna Kendrick’s larger-than-life sing-along sequel earns a standing ovation 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The front of the post office sports larger-than-life cutouts of Hummel figurines mailing porcelain letters straight, one imagines, to a visitor’s heart. Thanksgiving in a Town Built on Lederhosen and Limitless Meals 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z And he attempted to funnel centuries of pain for black American soldiers into a colossal, larger-than-life character. Delroy Lindo on his titanic performance in ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z So it’s appropriate that Luna’s film stumbles a little with the sweeping moments in this intimate biography passed off as larger-than-life epic. ‘Cesar Chavez’: a noble portrait of the civil-rights leader 2014-03-26T18:56:20Z They include a double-page spread and several full-page images, all individually autographed, that highlight the boldness of Kirby’s art and his larger-than-life characters. Up for Sale: Pop Culture Mementos 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The larger-than-life centaur sculpture Kardinal Julian of 2006, for instance, has a fanged mouth and an abstract painting in place of eyes, overshadowed by an SS officer's cap. Artist of the week 79: Andreas Hofer | Skye Sherwin 2010-03-18T13:04:00Z They used Heidi Smith, a designer hired right out of college who had larger-than-life takes on the characters. With ‘ParaNorman,’ Laika Aims to Push Animation Boundaries 2012-08-12T02:53:01Z “Gold,” however, doesn’t really develop any genuine excitement in the scenes or between these two larger-than-life characters; the dynamic is too cool. Matthew McConaughey in Stephen Gaghan’s adventure film “Gold” delivers a bewildering yawn 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z He was a larger-than-life hero with a noble cause, a leather jacket, a hat, a gun and a whip, and he used his smarts. “You have those pipe dreams that Spielberg is going to see it”: The ultimate film geeks finally finish their “Raiders” masterpiece 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z In short, despite their larger-than-life auras, astronauts are all too human, and thus spectacularly unsuited for traveling in zero gravity. 'Packing for Mars': Mary Roach's take on life in the void 2010-08-11T23:14:00Z Magic delivered a jolt into the unstable NBA with his larger-than-life smile and no-look passes in legendary battles with Boston and Detroit. "Air" doesn't do justice to Sonny Vaccaro, much less sneakerheads 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z However, there was a different Tell here, Michele Pertusi, who was not ideally heroic in sound or stage personality for such a larger-than-life character, even though Rossini doesn't provide him with much to work with. Prom 2: William Tell - review 2011-07-17T11:22:29Z The cavernous VIP room was quiet and nearly empty, but the two larger-than-life entertainers easily filled the space. 'Kinky Boots' creators Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein kick back 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Instead, the renovated Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum tells the former president's story through larger-than-life photographs, interactive touchscreens and video of Nixon's speeches and his eventual departure from the White House. Richard Nixon museum makeover puts visitors in his shoes 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Rather than focusing on Hendrix as a larger-than-life figure, Shadwick puts the music center stage. NW Books: the musical history of Jimi Hendrix 2012-12-28T21:52:26Z “He was that sort of larger-than-life person. Once met, never forgotten.” Prince Philip ‘wasn’t looking forward’ to centenary ‘fuss’ 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Cooking didn’t come naturally to her, although her three older sisters are in the business and her father, Moises Drijanski, is a larger-than-life kind of guy who ran two restaurants in Mexico City. Forget the Wall: Pati Jinich Wants to Build a Culinary Bridge to Mexico 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z In Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth often plays larger-than-life characters that project him as a savior of the masses. Tamil film star to enter politics in India's 'Detroit' 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z “Most Wanted,” which opens January 27 at White Cube in London, features 10 larger-than-life oil paintings of celebrities over luxury label backdrops. | Richard Phillips's 'Most Wanted' 2011-01-19T17:25:32Z Surprisingly, though, Tennessee was simply fed up with growing up under the shadow of his larger-than-life father and his insufferable, occupational modus operandi of one-way, verbose pontifications. 'Frontier' covers unexpected ground in a refreshing way 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Kátya may be Janácek's most popular opera, but arguably it is also his most conventional and trite, and needs larger-than-life performances to provide its beating heart. K?tya Kabanov? | Opera review 2010-03-16T22:05:00Z Nothing beats witnessing this kind of larger-than-life portrayal onstage, of course. Review: Bryan Cranston Shines as Lyndon Johnson in ‘All the Way’ 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z “At the same time, this is such a modern version of the moon goddess. She’s what we think of as the goddess now: amazing female figures who are singer-songwriter-performers, just larger-than-life characters.” Phillipa Soo’s Week: Fund-Raising Videos and ‘Agents of Chaos’ 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z He was fascinated by larger-than-life characters who experience sudden upswings and devastating downfalls. The movie that foretold the rise of Donald Trump 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z But the festival’s most auspicious music came from Rico Nasty, an already larger-than-life rookie from Maryland who changes her hairstyle as frequently as the rest of us change our underwear. Review | Did everyone go to Trillectro just to hear ‘Mo Bamba’? 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z These films really aren’t about the man wearing the cape, but about the larger-than-life characters and the franchises they embody. Chris Hemsworth comes out of his shell: How “SNL” humanized our dullest superhero 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z You play larger-than-life scammers in both “The Music Man” and “Bad Education.” Hugh Jackman Is Having Fun Playing as ‘Arrogant as You Possibly Can’ 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The union of the larger-than-life Jewish artist in pajamas, whose mother was the Brooklyn head of Hadassah, and Ms. Jebreal, a Muslim 22 years his junior, seems ripped from a Leon Uris tale. One Turbulent World Readied Her for Another 2011-03-23T20:23:22Z “An Acceptable Loss” errs in its insistence that political conspiracies demand larger-than-life action. ‘An Acceptable Loss’ Review: Conspiracy Drives a Nuclear Attack in a Rote Thriller 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Dickens also continued to perform his early hits on the show, including his statement of purpose, “I’m Little but I’m Loud,” with its larger-than-life chorus: “I’m puny, short and little — but I’m loud!” Jimmy Dickens, an Outsize Country Singer, Dies at 94 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Guests walked into the entrance of the premiere flanked by larger-than-life AT-AT Walker transport vehicles. Star Wars: The Last Jedi premieres with tribute to late Carrie Fisher 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z These larger-than-life figures bear our projections and our fears, she says, and allow us to maintain a fantasy of innocence in our own lives. In a Raft of New Books, Motherhood From (Almost) Every Angle 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Telluride launched another major contender with “King Richard,” which casts Will Smith as the larger-than-life father of Venus and Serena Williams. The 2022 Oscar Race Has Begun. Here’s Who Is Already Ahead. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z But unlike the influencers of today, many seemingly hellbent on conjuring an illusion of authenticity, she refused to be anything but larger-than-life. Before Taylor Swift or David Bowie, There Was Sarah Bernhardt 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z “Except for Clarence,” he said about Clarence Clemons, his larger-than-life saxophonist. Books of The Times: ‘Bruce,’ a Springsteen Biography, by Peter Ames Carlin 2012-11-06T13:00:00Z The truth was more complex; while Joplin did create the larger-than-life Pearl persona, there was more to her than that. Is the Janis Joplin biopic finally going to be filmed? Don't hold your breath 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z Can you talk about your reputation for a larger-than-life persona? Julian Schnabel, a movie star at last 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z In my teenage years, I felt betrayed by my 183cm frame – a larger-than-life fortress that commanded authority and kept my tiny personality prisoner within. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z “In an art form that is full of larger-than-life personalities,” Mr. Gelb said, “she is larger than most.” Same Opera, Different Role: Karita Mattila Returns to the Met 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z These three suspects represent no existential challenge, no larger-than-life threat. Review: ‘Career of Evil,’ J.K. Rowling’s Grisly Crime Novel 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z All of those actors merged with the larger-than-life artists they portrayed, offering the audience more than just an impressive display of I-can-do-that chops. Why music biopics so often fall flat 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z As a result, the evening, introduced by a larger-than-life master of ceremonies, Brian Scott Bagley, is a mishmash of styles but strikes a good balance between history and novelty. Paris Cabarets: Can We Ask for More Than the Cancan? 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z A musician of great physical force and deep, ruminative intention, he was a larger-than-life hero in avant-garde jazz, a living lodestar. Memorial Service for David S. Ware, Jazz Saxophonist 2013-01-08T23:13:50Z The only E Street Band member to share an album cover with Springsteen, Clemons was a larger-than-life character who brought a soulful R&B vibe to the songs of a scruffy street poet. Born in the U.S.A.: When the president met the Boss 2012-05-28T18:00:00Z But it’s not the square footage that matters; it’s the elegant proportions, details and decorating that give Woodland its larger-than-life charm. | At Home With Robert Evans 2010-10-27T12:30:00Z Listeners are vying to win a $10,000 contest to design an animated video for the single “Bad!,” with one entry depicting a larger-than-life XXXTentacion crackling with lightning. As XXXTentacion’s Posthumous Album Arrives, a Battle Over His Legacy Rages On 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z But every journalist knows when a larger-than-life character has walked into their story, and Demos and Ricciardi are clearly no exceptions. “Making a Murderer” returns with a new Steven Avery lawyer to obsess over: Kathleen Zellner 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z While at times her identification with her subject — Lowell, it becomes clear, is a kind of hero to Jamison — clouds her critical vision, Jamison is the first biographer to succeed at humanizing this larger-than-life figure. How much did Robert Lowell's manic-depression affect his poetry? A new biography tries to find the answer 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z For Safinia, Chicago — and by extension Illinois — offers a larger-than-life setting that is rich with absurdities, including the fact that Illinois has no gubernatorial term limits. Kelsey Grammer, the Boss of Chicago 2011-07-01T07:00:00Z Most notably, Stromae actively refused the larger-than-life persona that usually accompanies the venue’s main stage. Stromae in New York 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z "Innovation" was supposed to feature "larger-than-life smartphones" broadcasting updates on the dancer relationships being explored, but technical hitches prevented the special effect from being ready for the show. Seattle's BOOST dance-festival works explore anxiety, entrapment, escape 2011-03-23T21:26:07Z His larger-than-life power is to apply resources and energy to the country's literary ecosystem in multiple new ways. James Patterson is on a mission to #saveourbooks 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Cameras capture the scenes on the screen-enclosed stage, so that the performers appear as both hazy background figures, operating in isolation, and as larger-than-life projections in a detailed film world. Review: ‘Helen Lawrence’ Has Cops, Blondes, Hustlers and, of Course, a Corpse 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Even the name of this larger-than-life company translates as big or grand. Bolshoi ballet: Power and poise 2010-07-19T20:31:00Z He is a good mimic, helped in no small part by the fact that he has an everyman quality, his look transformed by larger-than-life wigs and glued-on facial hair. Crush of the week: Andy Samberg 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z But it was her 1973 cookbook, "The Classic Italian Cookbook," that led some to draw comparisons between Hazan and another larger-than-life cookbook author: Julia Child. At 88, cookbook legend finds new audience online 2012-06-28T15:23:08Z “First and foremost, it was a great story with larger-than-life characters and astonishing twists and turns,” Gregory said. ‘White House Plumbers’ Revisits the Fringes of Watergate 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z “We didn’t want to make a movie about the larger-than-life King that we’ve all become accustomed to seeing,” she said. Clothes and Character: 'Theory,' 'Selma' and 'Hobbit' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Comic-book creators are generally better known for imagining and illustrating the larger-than-life conflicts of fearsome opponents, not for engaging in them themselves. When Titans Clash: Comic-Book Creator Edition 2010-06-15T15:33:00Z In Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth often plays larger-than-life characters that project him as a savior of the masses. Tamil film star to enter politics in India's 'Detroit' 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Campaigning Hard for Presidential Plays Lyndon Baines Johnson was a larger-than-life figure, no doubt, but is Broadway big enough for two plays about that president? Lyndon Johnson is the Subject of Dueling Works 2013-06-28T21:49:29Z What impressed me is that you’re very calm and collected, while playing a larger-than-life character. Jane Fonda: “I never was a hippie!” 2012-06-09T22:00:00Z Director Tate Taylor knew what most of us did about James Brown before making the film — he was a larger-than-life character who popularized soul, founded funk, had countless children and often tangled with the law. Getting it together for James Brown biopic 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The hero is physically small and yet larger-than-life. Amanda Knox: By the Book 2013-05-07T18:24:20Z That first left turn outside, I'm often met with a flock of larger-than-life horned cows sifting through the garbage in search of breakfast. The 5 pantry essentials in my Senegalese kitchen 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z I, Tonya takes its stylistic cue from Martin Scorsese, presenting her story as freewheeling mockumentary stuffed with larger-than-life characters, obscene dialogue and unreliable narrators. Why I, Tonya is a game changer in the world of female sports movies 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The marriage at the heart of this story appears to be spectacularly mismatched: Graham is a larger-than-life man of appetites, while Annie, a photographer prone to self-doubt, is more reserved. 15 Books to Watch For in September 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z By vulgarity I mean an exuberant over-the-top larger-than-life slightly bad taste red-blooded thing. The Master of Cinematic Vulgarity: Ken Russell (1927-2011) 2011-11-28T20:17:50Z Marshall, already assuming larger-than-life dimensions, was determined to see justice done but focused on cases that let him set legal precedents to dismantle segregation and Jim Crow. Gilbert King on His Pulitzer-Winning ‘Devil in the Grove’ 2013-04-24T21:49:56Z The larger-than-life singer was equally famous for making news outside the studio or stage. George Jones, Country Legend, Dead at 81 2013-04-26T16:01:40Z In larger-than-life images, Valdez renders Klansmen huddled in a field, illuminated by the glaring lights of a pickup truck. Moving From Elegy to Ecstasy, a Poet Pushes Against the Canon 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Lohan is one of the few people ever to have portrayed the diamond-loving, larger-than-life, two-time best actress Oscar winner on screen. Lindsay Lohan, Liz Taylor and pages of "what ifs" for TV's "Liz & Dick" 2012-11-20T12:32:12Z And so we present, with verification from Trump and his campaign, a brief tour of The Donald’s larger-than-life world. Inside the fabulous world of Donald Trump, where money is no problem 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z The narrative features an array of larger-than-life characters, including Lawrence of Arabia, international arms dealer Basil Zaharoff and Aubrey Herbert, a wounded war veteran who tried to negotiate a separate peace with Turkey. 'The Balfour Declaration': Jonathan Schneer's history of a short statement that led to the long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians 2010-08-11T23:15:00Z His larger-than-life presence led to the establishment of the club, the carnival and the ski area that now bears his name. Land of 100 Olympians: Why Steamboat Springs is a winter sports mecca 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Back outside the temple are two larger-than-life, figurative sculptures that were machine-carved from marble, both from this year. Review: Faile Mines the Dark Depths of Modern Youth With Two Exhibitions 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Indeed, it’s difficult to see what Phillips is responding to in Brontë’s novel, since it’s not its setting, its atmosphere or, in any significant way, its headstrong, larger-than-life characters. ‘The Lost Child’: an homage (of sorts) to ‘Wuthering Heights’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z But only now do I wonder if I messed up romantic potential over my larger-than-life insurance provider, whom I felt I owed ... something. Modern Love: When the Toast Is: ?To Your Health? 2010-05-14T21:53:00Z But the orchestra had grown accustomed to the larger-than-life presence of Ms. Borda. Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Chief Executive Abruptly Leaves 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Freed from the constraints of actual events, “River of Stars” allows him to write about complex, involving human beings rather than the larger-than-life legendary figures they become in time. ‘River of Stars’: A sweeping saga of a swordsman and a poetess 2013-04-18T21:17:46Z This is a story of great sweep and drama, played out over the map of Europe by larger-than-life characters whose names are still familiar to us today. Books of The Times: Dominic Lieven?s ?Russia Against Napoleon? 2010-04-07T22:54:00Z Despite striking trademark emotional chords, "Toy Story 3" takes full advantage of its main attraction -- those larger-than-life toys. "Toy Story 3" an inevitable box office smash 2010-06-09T02:50:00Z Funerals in Washington are rarely simple when it comes to such larger-than-life figures as Scalia. Who showed up at Scalia’s funeral — and who didn’t 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z He is what is sometimes termed a larger-than-life character, because he is loud while also being quite fat. TV Review: The Man Who Moves Buildings 2010-07-23T05:45:00Z Trump’s insistent lying as well as his larger-than-life personality allowed him to outmaneuver the American news media in at least two ways. Peter Thiel pulls back the curtain: Donald Trump is a pro-wrestling villain turned president 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z It has to have a slickness and a larger-than-life quality to it. "Like photographing sculpture": Cinematographer reveals what makes "Creed III" look so good 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z More than three decades ago Willis' McClane shifted our action expectations away from larger-than-life hulks. "Die Hard" changed action movies in Hollywood – then it became part of the franchise problem 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The new Anthony Bourdain documentary, “Roadrunner,” is one of many projects dedicated to the larger-than-life chef, writer and television personality. What Should Happen to Our Data When We Die? 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The N.W.A. episode, for all its flaws, adapts a larger-than-life genre in larger-than-life style. Review: In BET’s ‘Tales,’ Rap Lyrics Get Lost in Translation 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Renamed Secret Agent Corrigan, the strip had echoes of James Bond, and Corrigan found himself working in exotic locations and battling larger-than-life villains. Al Williamson obituary 2010-07-14T17:21:00Z I’m expecting something funny, or a little saucy, given her larger-than-life reputation. A tiny Frenchwoman has had a huge impact on food in America 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z With the sky as a proscenium arch, it’s a stage that inspires us to ponder our own insignificance in the grand scheme of things, at least compared to the larger-than-life stories we tell ourselves. Making Waves: 10 Memorable Beach Scenes 2013-08-05T09:45:21Z That’s one of the signature documents of 1970s soul music, and one of the most ambitious albums in pop history, one that helped cement Mr. Wonder’s larger-than-life standing. An R&B Master, and Maybe an Heir 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Barnum, and as I rewatched season one of "Tiger King" to prepare for the new season, I was struck by the similarities between my research subjects and the larger-than-life world of Joe Exotic. Joe Exotic channels the spirit of America’s 19th-century tiger kings 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Its release during an actual pandemic is coincidental, but the quixotic, larger-than-life tone is exactly what Flynn, who has been working on the story off and on for seven years, envisioned. Gillian Flynn Takes Her Paranoia to Television 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z To illustrate his points, DeVita briefly impersonates a number of people, from his own frustrated acting teachers to larger-than-life theatrical figures. Review: Bard comically humanized off-Broadway 2013-01-14T22:26:07Z Musical colleagues and fans say the lanky, baritone singer and guitarist was a mesmerizing performer with a charismatic, larger-than-life personality. Late Reggae Icon Peter Tosh Receives Jamaica Honor 2012-10-16T02:02:42Z If revealed, the larger-than-life persona would become just more life. Review | In ‘Becoming Duchess Goldblatt,’ a Twitter celebrity is ready for her close-up — but her creator remains a mystery 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z And when the larger-than-life Cardi B accepted her award for best rap album, she seemed almost paralyzed by the honor. Review | Childish Gambino won big at the Grammys — and he wasn’t even there 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z There's a huge difference between this early, personal work and his larger-than-life later films. My obsession with Andy Milligan's cult horror movies 2012-06-14T19:00:05Z His larger-than-life Nats mascot has retired, as so many older folks do, to Florida. Celebrate Presidents’ Day with this trivia quiz 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Andy Morrison fondly remembers growing up with brother Jim, whom the world has painted in the decades since his death as a larger-than-life rebel. "A Guide to the Labyrinth" is a portrait of Jim Morrison, the writer, in his own words 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z His stage set was another statement: It included larger-than-life Fender guitar speakers, old arcade games like Asteroids and an American flag with a peace symbol. Review: Governors Ball Is Ruled by Women 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z “Facing,” a new documentary series that dissects some larger-than-life characters by interviewing their adversaries and allies, begins with the Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Room’ and ‘Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman’ 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “Three Wise Guys,” on the other hand, lacks the relish Runyon brought to his larger-than-life creations. Review: ‘Three Wise Guys,’ Spreading Good Cheer and Stumbling Into Trouble 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z His larger-than-life sculptures, like “Pietà: Self-death,” use both the mold itself and the figure made from it to create two related figures. Art: Venice Biennale Thrives Despite Tough Economic Times 2011-06-06T12:30:05Z Ultimately, “Memoirs and Misinformation” is about how even larger-than-life figures are prone to feeling small. Review | Jim Carrey the actor-writer deconstructs Jim Carrey the character in ‘Memoirs and Misinformation’ 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z In the process, her larger-than-life persona "became like an armor," she said, dressed at the Chateau in flared jeans and a filmy purple blouse. Florence Welch says no tricks on new, stripped-down Florence and the Machine album 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Now the show is focused on resolving the currents of love and guilt between the siblings, and in the early episodes of the season there’s no larger-than-life villain for Dexter to test himself against. ArtsBeat: Channel Surfing: ‘Dexter’ 2013-06-28T16:01:20Z A larger-than-life textile exhibit from the Mexican artist Marcela Diaz was particularly enjoyable, and included a comically large hammock woven from coconut fibers. In Omaha, a Progressive Approach to Free Time 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z But Trump, as president, certainly lends himself well to opera: Whatever you think of him, he’s a larger-than-life figure who evokes large-scale reactions and is prone to easy-to-imitate gestures. Perspective | Opera plays its Trump card: Yes, the president is showing up in Verdi 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z And there is some thinking that the election of Mr. Trump, a former reality star, could inspire more larger-than-life characters. Now That Trump Is President, How Will TV Respond? 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z After an hour and a half in the countryside we suddenly came to a cluster of larger-than-life stone figures at the edge of a squared-off moat. Homestay among the ruins in Cambodia 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Like that costume, which enshrined her as a larger-than-life icon of eternal womanhood, Jamison was outsize in every way. Lady Gaga’s pointe shoes, punk-ballet tutus in ‘Dance & Fashion’ exhibit She invited her mother up to accept the award with her—an unexpected gesture from the larger-than-life star. A Female Rapper Pushes Forward 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z What follows is a delicious tour of the bright lights and larger-than-life personalities of Paris, Hollywood, Cannes and St. Petersburg as Miki becomes inexorably entwined in Jérôme’s lavish world. Best new romance novels for December In the last few years, moviegoing has become a larger-than-life experience, and a part of that theater experience has felt like films seem to have increasingly grown longer and longer . Actually, I don't need (or want) intermissions during long movies 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z They were these larger-than-life fantasy friends who we grew up with, who I grew up with. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: The Era and Extinction of Rock Stars 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z This “rather incoherent jumble,” Neil Genzlinger wrote in The Times, isn’t “outlandish enough to be worthy of its larger-than-life central character.” What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘The Big Lebowski’ and ‘Elvis Lives!’ 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z She became a Playboy centerfold, model, reality TV show star, movie queen of the straight-to-video set, and old-fashioned, larger-than-life sex symbol. Revival of ‘Anna Nicole’ Opera Comes to London 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The 19 pieces at BAM are mostly larger-than-life male figures. Review: Terra-cotta warrior meets American pop art in 'Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey' 2011-03-31T00:13:36Z Satire, in contrast, is uniquely suited to cover the Trump team because it is designed to go after BS, faulty logic, abuses of power, larger-than-life personalities, corruption, vanity and outright lying. Why we need serious Trump jokes: From "SNL" to Colbert, comedians make sense out of impeachment 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z It’s not the kind of larger-than-life pop event and sharply etched public statement that “Beyoncé” delivered as last year’s December surprise. Review: D’Angelo’s ‘Black Messiah’ 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z A bubbly, irrepressible performer with a penchant for big, broad, vastly larger-than-life characters, it's easy to imagine her going on to great things. This week's new live comedy 2012-06-15T23:05:25Z "I'm not an extrovert," he insists, despite his larger-than-life stage persona. Glastonbury 2010: How Dizzee and the performers psyched up 2010-06-28T07:59:00Z He was this larger-than-life figure, and I think it’s a larger-than-life piano concerto. ‘It Has It All’: Taking on a Strange, Immense Piano Concerto 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Themes and cliches plucked from countless country lyrics fuel a thoroughly unconvincing show business story about a larger-than-life, crash-and-burn star and her unruly entourage of self-serving personalities. "Country Strong" a Nashville nightmare 2010-12-22T23:47:51Z He concludes that “narcissism may be a functional and healthy strategy for dealing with the modern world,” invoking Freud’s 1931 sketch of the narcissist as a larger-than-life personality striding confidently across the world’s stage. Lay off Kim and Kanye! Why millennials actually aren’t “Generation Me” 2014-04-06T15:00:00Z There's sunshine everywhere, thanks to the four skylights, and even from the door it's easy to spot the larger-than-life cinnamon rolls. 13 best places to eat at in Seattle (because it has some of the best restaurants in the country) 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z It seems as if there should be a quota system to prevent any one prison from housing this many fiery Latinas, larger-than-life black women and pale, snaggletoothed whites, not to mention hearts of gold. Review: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 2 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z But one very prominent statue is no longer on view: the Getty Kouros, a larger-than-life sculpture of a naked young man once thought by museum leaders to be from ancient Greece. Five Must-See Artworks at the Renovated Getty Villa 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The resulting album positions Tucker as the multifaceted heroine at the center of her own larger-than-life story. Tanya Tucker Would Rather Be Celebrated While She’s Alive 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Stimulating though it may have been, Dolemite’s larger-than-life persona, built largely on his wardrobe, may have left some fans queasy, Ms. Carter acknowledged. Eddie Murphy’s Latest Look Is Ripe for Appropriation 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z There’s scarcely any singing, but he does play Mr. Abramoff as a larger-than-life figure whose intensity veers from the moralizing to the comical. The Carpetbagger: For Kevin Spacey, a Reviled Lobbyist Is No Mere Villain 2010-12-16T20:44:04Z Trump raged, and Rainbow sang back at him, delivering bravura performances that matched the former President's outsized ego with his own larger-than-life character. Randy Rainbow, singing truth to power 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Morris, the company’s larger-than-life choreographer, is usually nearby. Mark Morris Gives Video Dances a Whirl 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Demme lets the camera linger, blowing up Young's face and hands into larger-than-life resolution. 'Neil Young Trunk Show': At 64, he's even better 2010-03-18T20:54:00Z Much of Holmes's narrative is given over to these larger-than-life personalities. Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes – review 2013-05-18T07:45:02Z On stage and off, he was a joy to behold - flashing that million-watt smile as he gleefully pumped up his own larger-than-life persona, mugging for the camera, laughing large in that deep, velvety voice. E Street nation remembers beloved Big Man Clemons 2011-06-19T18:46:04Z But the movie lacks focus when it moves between its larger-than-life plotlines. ‘Domino: Battle of the Bones’ Review: Juicing Up the Game 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z As he did in his last book, “Hemingway’s Boat,” Hendrickson, a former Washington Post reporter, employs tremendously rigorous research to interrogate the myths that hang around his larger-than-life subject. Review | A look at the forces — and tragedies — that shaped Frank Lloyd Wright 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z After devoting so much time to researching Wojtowicz's larger-than-life story, Berg and Keraudren found themselves scrambling to finish "The Dog" in time for last year's Toronto International Film Festival. Filmmakers turn John Wojtowicz's crazy tales into 'The Dog' 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z That might be one reason why the fanfare surrounding Firth’s larger-than-life Hyde Park statue paled in comparison to the ballyhoo surrounding Goldblum’s. Jeff Goldblum’s a movie star, jazz pianist and an inescapable meme. What’s behind his enduring appeal? 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z But I worry about how the return of this larger-than-life hero will affect the young, relatively inexperienced team leading GM today. The Trouble With Bob Lutz's Return to GM 2011-09-02T18:42:18Z The fact is that Marvel is short on barnstorming, larger-than-life supervillains. Why Tom Hiddleston's Loki could be Marvel's next great supervillain movie 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z These larger-than-life events are probably why we're all still so fascinated with the Tudor era. Six to watch: TV Tudors 2013-05-24T12:02:18Z I was blown away by this guy because he was a larger-than-life pop star. Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor" gives Seattle talent a second chance 2011-04-18T21:48:05Z Made in the months before his death, this documentary chronicles the larger-than-life existence of the Puerto Rican television and radio astrologer, Walter Mercado. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Mucho Mucho Amor’ and ‘Snowpiercer’ 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z At 83, she is a woman who still has a larger-than-life reputation in the Philippines. Special Report: Travel Asia: In Manila, ‘Livin’ La Vida Imelda!’ 2012-10-12T23:07:41Z The larger-than-life theatricality and emotionalism of Puccini and Verdi don’t exactly lend themselves to clarifying complex, precise ideas. Hannah Arendt and Walter Benjamin Don’t Talk. They Sing. 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z I felt drawn to Eckstine’s confident, booming voice and his larger-than-life presence. Breaking Down ‘Those Color Lines’ in a Music Industry That Drew Them 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Shielding his private life only added fuel to the fire that his mysterious, larger-than-life persona created. Tom Cruise, our messy messiah of movies 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z A majority of our colleagues and acquaintances were larger-than-life presences barely masking personality disorders. Is it possible to recover from narcissism? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Gifford is a master of the set piece in the tradition of Nelson Algren: larger-than-life characters, ribald dialogue and an uninhibited spirit that seesaws between the profound and the profane. Barry Gifford's 'The Up-Down' salutes legacy of Sailor and Lula 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z I paused at a larger-than-life statue of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone, who named the falls after Queen Victoria. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z "Citizenfour" is an examination of a larger-than-life personality in the most handmade manner imaginable. NYFF 2014: Edward Snowden documentary 'Citizenfour' jolts film world 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Concerts, fashion shows, theater performances, film screenings, parties and workshops are all part of the architecture of these international mega-exhibitions, which by nature are more suited to larger-than-life pop icons than traditional studio artists. ‘David Bowie Is’ and the rise of the superstar art exhibit Their belief in him is exceeded only by his belief in himself as a legendary, larger-than-life figure. Review: ‘War Machine’: Brad Pitt Has Met the Enemy. He Just Doesn’t Know It Yet. 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Members of law enforcement aren’t any more bullet proof than the citizens and suspects they police, and are just as subject to scrutiny and corruption as any larger-than-life villain. The good cops of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" are a scathing critique of destructive policing 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Queen of the Desert has been scripted by Herzog and looks set to continue the director's long-standing interest in larger-than-life figures with impossible dreams. Robert Pattinson to play Lawrence of Arabia 2012-08-15T15:22:25Z When the larger-than-life statue was first unveiled in May 2011, it was widely criticized by passers-by as looking more like Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini than the beloved Polish pope. Revised statue of John Paul II inaugurated in Rome 2012-11-19T12:46:04Z Aided by Photoshop, 3-D printing, video editing, and other 21st-century technological advances, celebrity portraits are easily created, perfected, and replicated, saturating our society with the likenesses of the larger-than-life stars. Here’s Your Chance to See Brad Pitt, Michelle Obama, Kobe Bryant, and Britney Spears—All in the Same Place 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z But then Marley was a larger-than-life figure, bestriding his era like some denim-clad colossus; he's worth the extra time investment. Marley ? review 2012-02-13T16:19:31Z They’re reminders of the larger-than-life screen worlds that existed before the pictures became smaller than even Norma Desmond could have imagined. Movies: A Season of Movies About Movies 2011-12-04T03:43:05Z Well into his 90s, Mr. Segal remained a larger-than-life presence on New York’s cultural scene. Martin Segal, Leading New York Cultural Figure, Dies at 96 2012-08-05T23:27:45Z He is not a finger snapping, larger-than-life owner host. View From the River Café: 40 Years of Feasts and Firsts 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Given both the larger-than-life quality to the story and complicated musical and other rights, Joplin's story is a hard one to tell. A Janis Joplin film finally shakes the kozmic blues 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z "Howard Stern's larger-than-life personality will bring a thrilling new dynamic to 'America's Got Talent' starting this summer," said NBC alternative programming chief Paul Telegdy. Shock jock Howard Stern gets "America's Got Talent" gig 2011-12-15T14:49:10Z On Twitter, Wendy’s and its larger-than-life social media account put the regal burger chain in its place after the "King" tried to troll its competitor. Burger King tried to troll Wendy's, but Wendy's wasn't having it 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The other element of “It’s a Sin” that is completely autobiographical is the character Jill Baxter, the larger-than-life girlfriend every successful gay gang requires. ‘It’s a Sin’: Sex, Adventure and Loss in 1980s London 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z It is hardly what one needs on a day set aside for telling as many people as possible about his role as Skyfall's larger-than-life villain. Skyfall: A Bond aiming to please 2012-10-25T23:54:18Z At no point does he exude the charismatic larger-than-life glamour of an athletic superman. Review: ‘American Pastoral,’ Philip Roth’s Fiery 1960s at Low Heat 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z This time out, DeMarco — smart and tenacious, if something of a sad sack — is on a personal mission for his larger-than-life boss. From Shanghai, Paris and Mississippi: new mysteries 2013-07-11T17:50:57Z Andy Warhol transcended a photographer’s copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an “iconic, larger-than-life figure,” a judge ruled Monday. Andy Warhol’s ‘Prince Series’ Is Fair Use, Court Rules 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z It’s a voice made for larger-than-life declarations; the first lines she sings on “Mint,” in “Learn to Live,” are “They’ve got fire/Well, I’ve got lightning bolts.” On Alice Merton’s Debut ‘Mint,’ Hooks Conquer Fears 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Fox Sports executive producer Brad Zager said in a statement that Gronkowski’s passion for the game and larger-than-life personality made him a great fit. Fox Sports hires former Pats tight end Gronkowski as analyst 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Jenkins talks about his work on the film with the same analytical approach he took to James’s life, allowing audiences to draw their own conclusions about the person behind the larger-than-life image. Coming to Terms With the Legacy of Rick James 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Voutsa’s patterns, which run the gamut from larger-than-life sea creatures to explosive florals, are digital manipulations of the artist’s own watercolor designs. George Venson's Watercolor Wallpaper 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z After all, the women we now think of as loud usually communicate through performance as larger-than-life versions of themselves: Beyoncé, Rihanna, Lady Gaga. In praise of loud women – the joy and power of being noisy and female 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z McLaren takes it further by hinting that we all perform in life as if on stage, and he offers some of Dickens' larger-than-life characters as a series of white-faced grotesque turns. Great Expectations – review 2013-02-07T14:35:48Z "Senna" is such a vivid and powerful film about a larger-than-life personality that I hesitate to criticize it, but racing aficionados will notice a heavy and perhaps inevitable degree of hagiography. "Senna": Meet the Elvis of racing drivers 2011-08-12T00:30:00Z Sow captured the world's attention in 1999 when his larger-than-life wrestler sculptures were exhibited in Paris. Senegal artist awarded French honour 2013-12-13T14:27:05Z I’m always looking for larger-than-life characters, which is probably why I like playing villains. No Matter What Rachel McAdams Plays, She Plays for Keeps 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Then he embarks on a fluent soliloquy about subversive 1970s cinema, Thatcher-era repression, the scourge of box-office figures, the larger-than-life greatness of Elizabeth Taylor. T Magazine: Rupert Everett Is So Not An American Movie Star 2013-05-10T13:00:54Z And I missed it; the crazy, emotional, larger-than-life existence that was too big and too exhausting to fit into the real world in any productive way. Delving deep for Norma's voice on 'Bates Motel' 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z I started seeing Paul as a larger-than-life Shakespearean and Wilsonian tragic character. Delroy Lindo on ‘Da 5 Bloods’ and Playing a Trump Supporter 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The good news, however, is that there are plenty of other larger-than-life yard decorations that you can buy for Halloween. These 6 Halloween décor trends are going to be everywhere this year 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Karas' distinctive artistic style works well in "Young Zeus," especially as he contrasts the pint-sized Zeus with the Cyclops and other larger-than-life Greek characters. Feast for the eyes: A baker's dozen of new picture books for kids 2010-03-18T22:30:00Z The museum disputed that the larger-than-life statue, which investigators believe depicts the great Roman statesman Marcus Aurelius, was even from Turkey and suggested that it was really the torso of a philosopher, not an emperor. Cleveland Museum Sues to Block Seizure of Its ‘Marcus Aurelius’ Bronze 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z He has a low-boiling energy onstage — confident, jaunty but not aggressive — and his set features solidly constructed, verbally playful jokes enlivened by an uncanny ability to channel a subway crowd or a larger-than-life character. Comedy: Gay Male Comics Await the Spotlight 2012-08-15T14:06:57Z These functions include elevating everyday people into larger-than-life characters, distorting reality, and altering perception, both literally and figuratively. Explore 50 Years of Contemporary Photography in a New Exhibition in Philadelphia 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z And sometimes the exaggerated language of film is the only thing that can capture larger-than-life experience; as the series notes, people describe Sept. 11, over and over, as being “like a movie.” Is 9/11 a Day, or Is It an Era? 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z These are big subjects, and Pearl Jam's natural tendency is to turn them into larger-than-life songs that inevitably will be compared to its superior '90s work. Pearl Jam fights for relevance 2013-10-11T20:14:00Z While design details are still under review, the plan is for it to stretch 56 feet across one side of the park and to feature larger-than-life human figures in high relief. Perspective | A wave of war memorials is coming to D.C. Are we all at peace with that? 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Many directors use spectacle to convey larger-than-life events while reserving devices like close-ups to express a character’s inner being. ‘Roma’ Review: Alfonso Cuarón’s Masterpiece of Memory 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z He concedes that his larger-than-life stage presence has sometimes proved an obstacle. Perspective | Mick Jagger is a movie star again, and it’s about time 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Lichtenstein tweaked them and repainted them on a larger-than-life scale, in a flat, droll style without commentary. Masters of Surface 2012-07-26T20:00:00Z The hair-hanging stunt is described on the circus' website as a "larger-than-life act" featuring eight female performers. Authorities: Clamp snapped in circus accident 2014-05-05T13:03:36Z “These action films about mythological, larger-than-life characters die when you ask your lead to be expositional,” Finch said. John Wick Sure Has a Lot of Friends for a Lone Assassin 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z For the entire episode, which introduces the characters, Louie has ruled from his office cage, a high perch in the corner of the taxi garage, a glowering, irascible and larger-than-life figure. David Davis, a Force Behind Memorable 1970s Sitcoms, Dies at 86 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z A larger-than-life personality with an irreverent streak — imagine a cross between the great Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson and Tina Fey — she works hard and plays hard. A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Watch him skewer the political establishment, and learn how a satirist finds the killer image in a larger-than-life demonstration of his art. Edinburgh festival 2013: our critics' picks 2013-07-15T05:59:01Z He's a larger-than-life character: just over six-foot tall, rotund, affable and with a wardrobe of brightly coloured pinstripe shirts, tailored trousers and the shiniest of dress shoes. Meet Nozinja, the Simon Cowell of Soweto's Shangaan electro scene 2013-07-05T12:00:00Z Yet such a larger-than-life dessert is available at Dolly Parton's Dollywood amusement park in Tennessee, which celebrates everything about Appalachian cooking and the region at large. Celebrate Dolly Parton's induction into the Roll & Roll Hall of Fame with her iconic apple pie 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Will she be hoodwinked by two larger-than-life writers who want to influence, manipulate, control, even censor her — even as, all the while, they appear to cooperate? Learning the Wiles of a Biographer, With Beckett and Beauvoir 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z With a larger-than-life personality and a taste for extravagance, she built a loyal fan base and was sometimes called classical music’s answer to Beyoncé. The Netrebko Question 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The history of church-state separation features a lot of larger-than-life figures. Five people who fought the Christian takeover of America 2012-08-16T17:47:00Z This breath of fresh Canadian air wasn’t a larger-than-life bio-series, just delightfully life-size. Best TV Shows of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, there is also a frequent fascination with lists and catalogues: in "Marilyn's Auction House", the larger-than-life cultural icon is reduced to an itemisation of her surviving possessions. Poetry ? review 2011-07-15T21:55:06Z There was never any doubt, though, that it was all done on Washington’s commanding, larger-than-life terms. Review | Kamasi Washington’s playing is a mighty howl at Lincoln Theatre 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z She spent her childhood inside two of New York’s most iconic restaurants, Tavern on the Green and the Russian Tea Room, which were operated by her father, the larger-than-life Warner LeRoy. Jennifer Oz LeRoy, Veteran of Tavern on the Green, Reinvents Herself at Gurney’s 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z “It has a larger-than-life antihero and Gotham-style side villains. Why not try to animate it?” ‘The Blacklist’ Draws Up a Novel End to Its Season 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z In honor of Day of the Dead, Fitch made a larger-than-life ofrenda at the Mexican Cultural Institute. On Mexico’s Day of the Dead, the dead are remembered, not feared 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z It was that intimate yet larger-than-life quality that appealed to James Robinson, the co-director of “Fire.” A Black Composer Finally Arrives at the Metropolitan Opera 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Is it pigeonholing you if I say that I saw flashes of some of your best-known “S.N.L.” characters — uncomfortable loners like Penelope and larger-than-life misfits like Target Lady — in your performance? Kristen Wiig Would Have Said Yes to One Line in ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z She said a documentary filmmaker has been following her around, adding that she sometimes wished she had a larger-than-life persona to hide behind, like Tom Waits’s or Laurie Anderson’s. Martha Wainwright Tells a Few Stories She Might Regret 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z And ‘Babe’ had that larger-than-life feel about it that I wanted.” Andrew Lesnie, cinematographer won Oscar for ‘The Lord of the Rings’ 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z At least one classic movie provides a brilliant primer in exploring larger-than-life political corruption as well as the structural, genuinely democratic forces we need to fight it. Perspective | Trump’s exit may be too late to save the presidential movie 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z One memory was of reading about a “sublime” Spanish cheese made by a larger-than-life artiste, the aforementioned Ambrosio. Books of The Times: Michael Paterniti’s ‘Telling Room,’ Set in Rural Spain 2013-07-22T20:29:40Z With its larger-than-life sex-changing, time-travelling protagonist, Orlando is one of Virginia Woolf's fictional experiments that perhaps offers the most potential as a stage work. Orlando 2010-10-03T20:45:00Z Reiner has said that it was the insecurity that loomed behind Johnson’s larger-than-life persona that most interested him in pursuing the project. Here's a First Look at Woody Harrelson as Lyndon Johnson 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z When she presented herself as larger-than-life, her fans felt a permission to be themselves, and that’s a beautiful thing. Lady Gaga’s ‘Joanne’: Where the freaks have no game 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z "I remember him as a larger-than-life fellow," she said. Actor Dale Robertson dies in California hospital 2013-02-28T01:41:08Z Given the number of larger-than-life personalities who populate his book, though, Dyson's quasi-biographical approach means he hops back and forth in time as he introduces new characters, which sometimes is confusing. 'Turing's Cathedral': convergence of the natural and digital worlds 2012-03-01T20:45:04Z “They’re larger-than-life figures from the standpoint of what they created, but they are very ordinary in terms of their lives and births and deaths.” After Mozart?s Death, an Endless Coda 2010-08-24T17:50:00Z There's no denying the Shakespearean contradictions within Johnson's larger-than-life character, but his virtues and flaws aren't the sole determinants of the play's action. 'The Great Society' a bustle of history lacking full LBJ picture 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Cena has granted more than 500 Make-a-Wish requests over the years, so when Mr. Richardson was left speechless by the larger-than-life celebrity in the room, Mr. Cena knew just how to respond. John Cena Grants a Wish Before His Wrestling Match 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Asked if it was too glib to say that the larger-than-life H. K. directly inspired self-assured characters like Archie Bunker or Maude Findlay, Mr. Lear replied, “I don’t think it’s too glib at all.” Norman Lear’s Memoir, ‘Even This I Get to Experience’ 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Lerner had only three scenes in the film, but made the most of them, leaning on his range to show breadth of a larger-than-life character. Michael Lerner, ‘Elf’ and ‘Barton Fink’ Actor, Dies at 81 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Rap music has always invited the listener to step inside the song, to make the narrator’s larger-than-life triumphs feel parallel to whatever tiny personal victory we’re chasing in our heads. Review | Everything Cardi B says is music 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Brando’s larger-than-life performance on the other hand is so mannered that for many contemporary viewers it verges on parody or camp. The cutthroat casting of "The Godfather": life imitates mob movie 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z When Hollywood began relying increasingly on green screens, Johnson stood out, larger-than-life, against muddy digital backdrops of crumbling cities and candy-colored jungles. ‘Red Notice’ Review: When the Stars Don’t Shine 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z This style is danced in a group, commonly at weddings and cultural festivals, and combines jumps, hops, shoulder shakes and larger-than-life extensions of the limbs. Travel the World Through These Dance Tutorials 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Welles also directed himself with more assurance, especially in "Touch of Evil," where he plays a corrupt police captain, and in "Chimes at Midnight," in which he plays Shakespeare's larger-than-life rapscallion Falstaff. 'Magician' conjures up the life of Orson Welles in his own words 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The failings of real-life journalists are mirrored in the larger-than-life worlds of comics, where the headlines tend to be more cosmic and spandex-clad. The worst journalists in comics: How The Daily Bugle became a parody of Fox News 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z The final product was a montage of larger-than-life views of the dancers, multiplied somewhat like “Run IV.” Glenstone’s connections to dance, now and on the horizon 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The world of "A Free Man of Color" is peopled with broadly drawn, larger-than-life locals as well as historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, James Monroe, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Jeffrey Wright preens in 19th century New Orleans 2010-11-23T03:01:00Z How do you approach portraying a larger-than-life icon like Ernest Hemingway onscreen? Hemingway on film: 6 films that take him from a WWI hotshot almost to the bitter end 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z And if it's not exactly an acting stretch for the ex-wrestler, Johnson brings a deft physical urgency and larger-than-life nobility to this ancient superhero. Dwayne Johnson's 'Hercules' packs action-filled punch 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z FRI-SUN Display of more than 50 larger-than-life illuminated toys until 10 p.m. Community calendar 2011-12-28T23:34:04Z More to the point, it’s not outlandish enough to be worthy of its larger-than-life central character. Review: ‘Elvis Lives!’ (And Not Just in Your Head) 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z He is, to Agu and the others, a larger-than-life figure, half monster and half wizard. Review: ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ a Brutal Tale of Child Soldiers in Africa 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z More recently, the attention has shifted to his dazzling, larger-than-life smile and his eyes, which look . . . different. Can we talk about the senior citizens running for president and how they try to look younger? 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z With its tragic, larger-than-life characters, The Crown represents a fading dream of something that never quite existed. Queen Olivia Colman, an epic budget and a cast of thousands: a year behind the scenes on The Crown 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z He's larger-than-life, going for bold and even clashing patterns. Milan designers tip hat to summer elegance 2011-06-20T22:31:13Z Cain also seems to think that the larger-than-life presidential aspirant is somehow above the mundane reality of everyday life. Jerry Sandusky’s guilty — and so are we 2012-06-25T13:59:00Z As for the retailing of the film's new talent, a number of billboards highlight Wahlberg but others showcase the larger-than-life machines. 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' is a hybrid in more ways than one 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The eyes, cheeks and broad semicircular smiles cohere into commanding, larger-than-life abstract faces. African Masterpieces With the Grace of Kings 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z But there are stranger sights, too: otherworldly vistas that have the larger-than-life feel of formative memories and the potent symbolism of dreams. 5 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The script may be over-explicit at moments, and it takes time to adjust to characters written as larger-than-life figures in a tale that, though inspired by history, proceeds with a fable-like disregard for realism. Tragic 'Twenty-Seventh Man' brings power of the pen to bear 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Back in the day, Donald J. Trump was known to study New York’s larger-than-life figures, swashbucklers like George Steinbrenner and Frank Sinatra, to develop the swagger he wanted to have as he rose in prominence. Victoria Gotti Is Back in a Big Way on Your Teensy Screens 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The stories that people tell about invention in the U.S. continue to focus on white men – the Benjamin Franklins, Thomas Edisons and Elon Musks – without affording women and people of color the same larger-than-life status. The iconic American inventor is still a white male — that’s an obstacle to race and gender inclusion 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Like Sheen, that character used lofty, pedantic language to construct a defiant, larger-than-life persona and mask a roiling sea of inner anguish. Charlie Sheen wants $10 million for tell-all memoir 2011-02-26T16:27:00Z The reimagined American Revolution Museum at Yorktown does a wonderful job of delving into the political intrigue, brutal battles and larger-than-life figures of the American Revolution. An Awakening in Columbus, a Reckoning in Williamsburg 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z At that time, so much of hard rock was about mythology and these larger-than-life characters. What Do Lars Ulrich and A.O. Scott Have in Common? A Lot, It Turns Out 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Lady Macbeth is such a larger-than-life theatrical figure that it's only natural that audiences would like more information about her than Shakespeare is willing to provide. Toil and trouble, and missed connections, in 'Macbeth' at Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z They bring the grandeur of high Modernist sculpture down to earth, from lofty, larger-than-life forms to something you might hold in your hands. With just with carved wood or terra cotta, one artist makes the miniature feel monumental 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z His tantrums and tirades made him perfectly suited for reality TV, which thrives on dramatic, larger-than-life characters. Did chef Gordon Ramsay drive a man to suicide? 2010-09-29T15:14:00Z If Giacomo Meyerbeer is remembered at all these days, it is for his grand operas, larger-than-life tragic works that profoundly influenced Richard Wagner. CD reviews: Eschenbach and Goerne take on somber Brahms 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Who better to teach a larger-than-life lesson than a strident diva in a bold headpiece? Review: In ‘Dear World,’ Donna Murphy Leads a Righteous March 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z His best known, chilling, larger-than-life images, painted on vast unstretched canvases hung on hooks threaded through grommets, force us to consider mercenaries and their victims, conjured up with ravaged, scraped expanses of pigment. ‘Leon Golub: Raw Nerve’ Review: Raging at Injustice With a Brush 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Max Harvey, 47, the director of operations at Wulf’s, said that while he can’t quantify Mr. Paiva’s impact on sales, “his mystique and larger-than-life persona are tangible and part of our growth.” Cutting Up Big Fish and Cultivating an Even Bigger Fan Base 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z "Curb" is a larger-than-life depiction of its star's neurotic world. Larry David will be back for another 'Curb' season 2010-04-20T19:21:00Z Sure, plenty of bands and musicians hire stylists to meticulously plan an image, but to achieve larger-than-life pop-icon status requires more ambition—namely, the marriage of music and visuals in surprising ways. From Lady Gaga to M.I.A., Music Videos Are Back 2010-04-27T21:41:00Z The reissue is an appropriately grandiose gesture for a band that’s never been shy about its larger-than-life ambitions. It’s time for the critical reappraisal of Def Leppard, whether you like it or not 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z It exploited the nostalgia in the elder generation of music-business gatekeepers — not just for classic rock but for the kind of musicianship and larger-than-life rock stardom that Led Zeppelin flaunted. Greta Van Fleet Blasts Toward the Past 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z But as the movie merrily hops through more than 100 interviews, it’s often a wickedly funny showcase for the fashion world’s numerous larger-than-life personalities. Wit, style on display in Bergdorf Goodman documentary 2013-05-23T20:21:22Z Perhaps that’s why Simpson, a man withering away in prison, stripped of his larger-than-life stature, still captivates us in the 21st century. OJ Simpson and the unshakable demons that continue to haunt America 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z In Vienna he had already begun producing his slightly larger-than-life and entirely self-commissioned “character heads.” Art Review: Odd Faces, Strange in Their Day, but Familiar in Our Time 2010-09-16T22:37:00Z This new work, which features a soundtrack by experimental audio artist Steve Roden, is inspired by 19th century magic lantern performances and will include a stage-set and larger-than-life projections of silhouettes. Datebook: Zombies of Beijing, Chicano landscapes, fountain sculptures 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z But for me, it was the legacy of Byron and the Shelleys — and the juxtaposition of such larger-than-life characters in such a pristine buttoned-down place that gave Lake Geneva its most powerful allure. Lake Geneva as Shelley and Byron Knew It 2011-05-27T19:00:27Z “The myths about TR are mostly true — there’s no way I can do what he did. I wouldn’t talk about it, but it’s pretty intimidating to have such a larger-than-life ancestor.” When Truman is your grandpa: The complicated lives of presidential descendants 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Or Buddy Cianci Junior High, named for the larger-than-life former Providence mayor best known for resigning office - twice - after two separate felony convictions. Bus tour brings fake RI 'Family Guy' town to life 2012-05-04T09:31:07Z A decade ago, he was creating songs about the precocious kid who hated his minimum-wage job at a retail store, a relatable, everyday figure in a hip-hop world populated by larger-than-life stars. Kanye West's 'Yeezus' an uneasy listen 2013-06-16T20:37:00Z Erasures reinforce the fact that there is true human effort behind the adventures of this larger-than-life hero. Can’t Wait for the Movie? Original Spidey Art Is on Display 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z In the civil rights struggle, Young was overshadowed by his larger-than-life peer, Martin Luther King Jr. But Young's penetration of white-dominated corporate boardrooms and the Oval Office over three administrations was critical to the movement. New film tells story of unsung civil rights leader 2013-02-23T10:46:08Z Banksy has constructed this larger-than-life persona by going by a strange name and remaining anonymous. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Film Festival: ‘Mr. Jones’ 2013-04-18T16:09:28Z Many of Ture’s larger-than-life contemporaries are still alive and still outspoken. Peniel E. Joseph on His Biography of Stokely Carmichael 2014-03-03T21:52:52Z A larger-than-life statue of Randolph, the union’s first president, sits inside the Back Bay Station in Boston, often ignored by commuters and homeless people alike as they sprawl around it. Black History Trail Makes 200 Stops Across Massachusetts 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Her larger-than-life persona makes her a great entertainer. Dolly Parton, American icon: Why everything's coming up Dolly now 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Still, stylish writing alone rarely creates bestsellers, and I think the real secret of the series’s phenomenal success is Child’s improbable, larger-than-life hero himself. Spoiler alert: Jack Reacher survives, but the 19th Lee Child novel is fascinating The characters are mostly tortured, unsympathetic, larger-than-life guys created with the help of a tiny club of A-list directors, most notably Martin Scorsese. film: Leonardo DiCaprio in Clint Eastwood?s ?J. Edgar? 2011-11-02T12:13:02Z All her life she toiled in the shadow of Rivera, her larger-than-life husband, and for decades after her death in 1954 she remained a forgotten figure. Evolutionary tales 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Both are ridiculous, larger-than-life pop superstars who seem to live via an alter ego. The rise of the Twitter tribes 2011-04-01T23:06:07Z Arrayed on pedestals around the main gallery at Venus Over Los Angeles, they are larger-than-life vessels of fun. Dan McCarthy's 'Facepots': The smiles never end in this L.A. world 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Of these larger-than-life figures none seemed more important than Woodward, one of the most celebrated reporters of the past half-century. She said, he said: journalist accuses Woodward of ‘breathtaking betrayal.’ 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Well, nominally anyway: in fact, comics Matt Crosby, Tom Parry and Ben Clark use the credit crunch as little more than a jumping-off point for their usual overstuffed ragbag of imaginative, larger-than-life sketch comedy. This week's new comedy 2011-03-26T00:05:43Z Garcia’s book is a loving chronicle of the last days of his larger-than-life father and loyal mother. Why Did Two People So Poorly Matched Stay Together So Long? 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Netflix has in recent years focused particularly on growing their own stable of franchises, and Samuel’s crowded landscape of larger-than-life outlaws could be tapped for expansion. Giving the Western some swagger in ‘The Harder They Fall’ 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z She had the camp aesthetic, gave larger-than-life performances, and some in the queer community saw her struggles as parallels to their own. Why "A League of Their Own" goes over the rainbow 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z There, as he encounters friendship, bullying, romance and tragedy, his love of Bollywood movies keeps him going, inflecting his everyday existence with larger-than-life musical reveries. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z You know, one of the interesting things about Norma's life is that it was filled with these huge, larger-than-life personalities. "AKA Jane Roe" filmmaker on Norma McCorvey's authenticity and getting to that "deathbed confession" 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z “Even though he still was Mayor Koch, even in the family, it was the only time that he wasn’t larger-than-life.” “An Insane, Surreal Day”: Koch Documentary Released on Day of Mayor Koch’s Death 2013-02-01T20:16:27Z The historical afterword to this jaunty portrait is a jarring reminder that larger-than-life characters tend to fare less well in real life than on the page – especially when they're women. Astray by Emma Donoghue – review 2012-11-09T22:54:01Z The first season of Showtime’s “Billions” ends with the show’s two larger-than-life adversaries standing in the wreckage they’ve made of their lives. ‘Billions’ shows why some of us root for the rich and scandalous 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z In “Blood & Beauty,” she creates a lush stage by providing period details of food, rituals and clothing, then uses dazzling prose to put larger-than-life characters into it. Sarah Dunant’s ‘Blood & Beauty’: tales of the Borgias 2013-07-11T21:33:10Z Throughout his career, Bowie the larger-than-life public persona was interchangeable with Bowie the person, sometimes to the detriment of the latter, and so this focus was understandable. A David Bowie for every mood: From “Space Oddity” to his farewell “Blackstar,” Bowie’s shape-shifting always felt right 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z His first documentary chronicled the Pixies’ 2004 reunion tour, capturing the band’s infighting, struggles with sobriety and the disconnect between the four musicians and their larger-than-life musical legacy. In Film and Music, the Galkin Brothers Are on Their Own Together 2010-07-14T20:09:00Z “All the King’s Men,” the novel and movie based on the career of Huey Long, set the template for larger-than-life politicians. Television Review: ?Boss,? With Kelsey Grammer on Starz - Review 2011-10-20T20:03:50Z And as for the rise of the romance—with its larger-than-life passions, revolutionary aristocrats, and “nihilistic and untamable” occurrences—maybe we’re living in a romantic age. A Better Way to Think About the Genre Debate 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Within minutes of its opening, thousands of fans crowded the giant space, collecting freebies and checking out larger-than-life displays from movie studios, comic-book publishers, video game companies and toy manufacturers. Fans swarm San Diego as Comic-Con gets under way 2010-07-22T09:31:00Z Despite that and a banal theatrical reliance on bathos, more than a little of Glass’ larger-than-life Disney emerges. An opera about Walt Disney, in commuting distance of Disneyland 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Rumbling tractors will pull glittering floats crowned by oversize sculptures of anything from King Arthur in full armor to a larger-than-life version of Lucille Ball. Heads Up: In New Orleans, Early Mardi Gras Parades Are Family Fare 2011-02-04T19:55:00Z In an era when rock drummers were larger-than-life showmen with big kits and egos to match, Charlie Watts remained the quiet man behind a modest drum set. How Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts infused one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands with a little jazz 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z The architects even reimagined the infamous 1976 blind taste test, known as the Judgment of Paris, from which Californian wines emerged victorious, for a larger-than-life photo mural that underscores the event’s now-mythic status. | More Wine 2010-11-24T17:30:00Z But the fair was missing the majesty of larger-than-life roller coasters. That Time I Built My Own ‘Wonder Park’ 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z He takes special pride in the expressionistic animated interludes that break up the film, leaving the larger-than-life impression of a bone-crunching comic book. 'I'm indigenizing zombies': behind gory First Nation horror Blood Quantum 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Carrey's performance, though, is problematic; he throws himself into the role with vigor, and the result is something that would have to be shrunk down to be larger-than-life. 'I Love You Phillip Morris': But I'm lukewarm on the movie 2010-12-16T21:51:10Z Cootie’s towering mass is also an idea: It’s a larger-than-life manifestation of the way society perceives Black youths as dangers. Review: ‘I’m a Virgo’ Goes Big 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z They shimmied and quick-stepped, screamed for familiar tunes and waved their hands in the air on cue, as larger-than-life LED video displays dwarfed the D.J.’s. Music Review: Electric Daisy Carnival New York at MetLife Stadium 2012-05-21T03:57:17Z Eight larger-than-life sculptures of female torsos also play with stereotypes — in this case the objectification of women’s bodies. Women, divorce and art that turns shame into celebration at Gavlak gallery 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The LeWitt film, with its larger-than-life dancers, shifts the audience’s perspective, giving way to a dreamlike setting where bodies drift and sail almost angelically. Taking Note as Dance Reflections Takes a Pause 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Jeremy Irons, who plays Bruce Wayne’s loyal aide, Alfred, said that beneath all the special effects and high-tech trappings of the film, Mr. Affleck seemed drawn to the mythical, larger-than-life qualities of the title champions. Ben Affleck’s ‘Broken’ Batman 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z One of the most thorough portrayals of a larger-than-life Hollywood studio boss was never seen by its subject. Another Film Bites a Hand In Hollywood 2011-01-12T23:00:25Z Even in his nineties, Dickens remained committed to his duties at the Nashville institution, where his big voice and larger-than-life personality made him a fan favorite. Grand Ole Opry star 'Little Jimmy' Dickens dies at 94 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z When she was left offstage—as a voice, a force of nature, a scary, larger-than-life figure—the story couldn’t reveal Jewel’s more concrete understanding of her own scary power. This Week in Fiction: Antonya Nelson 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Vasquez uses photographs of the men he grew up with to produce larger-than-life images that are exceptionally well painted, powerfully confrontational and resonant with historical baggage. National Portrait Gallery exhibit features an exploration of Latin self-identity David Foster Wallace was a larger-than-life figure even before he committed suicide in September 2008 at age 46. Will 'The End of the Tour' warp the way we think about David Foster Wallace? 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Were you trying to break free from your larger-than-life comedy series, Desperate Housewives, with something darker and more realistic? Felicity Huffman on American Crime: 'Now Is the Golden Age of Television' 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z It’s ripe dramatic material, with an essential larger-than-life character in Mr. Ali and an apt balance of humor and pathos in the libretto. Music Review: ‘Approaching Ali’ by D. J. Sparr at Kennedy Center 2013-06-10T21:43:12Z It comes across as a larger-than-life version of what all of us feel when something we long for is suddenly in the offing: stage fright without a stage. One fan's mission to Lars 2012-06-02T22:01:47Z Roy's story of overcoming financial hardship to become one of India's richest businessmen only added to his larger-than-life persona. Subrata Roy: The chequered legacy of India's 'rags-to-riches' tycoon 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z A larger-than-life mural of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna will remain on the wall of Hardcore Fitness in downtown Los Angeles for at least another year. Video game company saves Kobe and Gianna Bryant mural in downtown Los Angeles 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Disneyland has been getting creative while its signature nighttime show “Fantasmic!” is down for refurbishment after a recent fire took out the show’s larger-than-life Maleficent dragon figure. $50 tickets and everything else that's new at Disneyland this fall 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Innovative, individual, incomparable - Missy Elliott changed the sound of hip-hop forever, with her alien beats and larger-than-life music videos. Hip-hop: Eve on five female MCs who changed the genre 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z In a tribute, her family described her as "beautiful, witty and hilarious" and said she had a "larger-than-life character". Brianna Ghey: Second teenager denies murdering 16-year-old 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z My friend had a larger-than-life personality, which shone when he walked the streets of Damascus, greeting everyone as if they were family members. Khaled Khalifa: 'Larger than life' famed Syrian writer mourned 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Even before his larger-than-life personality rankled some across the sport, his bold approach to rebuilding Colorado through the transfer portal upset many observers. USC's Lincoln Riley and Colorado's Deion Sanders dole out flowers instead of barbs 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The Wolof woman to whom the name belongs is a larger-than-life character in French Senegalese writer David Diop’s novel “Beyond the Door of No Return,” inspired by Adanson’s life. A formerly enslaved woman gets her revenge in ‘Beyond the Door of No Return’ 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Wu is tasked with restoring “Eight Immortals,” a group of larger-than-life wood and paper figures from Chinese mythology: Each possesses a different power. A full (tea) house in Ballard makes space for ‘Eight Immortals’ 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Once the string lights shut off each night at 8:30 p.m., the art installation in City Hall Park, MONUMENTS, projects larger-than-life faces of Coast Salish peoples onto trees looming over the grassy lawn. Watch trees turn into monuments at Seattle’s new public art exhibit 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Sofian and co-director David Norman Lewis said they specifically wanted to build their debut feature around Fantasy A’s larger-than-life charismatic presence on screen. A mattress search becomes personal for a Seattle rapper in 'Fantasy A' 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z “Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger-than-life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle,” Hayes said. Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell dies at 56 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z As the owner of Fulham, he erected a larger-than-life, sequined statue of Michael Jackson outside the ground even though the singer only attended one match. Mohamed Al-Fayed, Harrods owner whose son dated Princess Diana, dead at 94 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Soon, they were face-to-face performing for Sylvia Robinson, the larger-than-life founder and chief executive of the landmark rap label Sugar Hill Records. 'I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippie / to the hip, hip-hop and you don't stop...' 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z “Starting with ‘King Kong,’ guests found themselves on the tram in the midst of a completely immersive environment with a larger-than-life animated ape,” Hettema says. How the Universal Studios tram tour defined the modern theme park 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The youngster had a "larger-than-life aura", his mum added. Pembrokeshire: Mum struggles to understand son's drowning death 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Through regular appearances at White House briefings, he became a larger-than-life personality counseling calm for an anxious nation. Anthony Fauci Will Join Faculty at Georgetown University 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z |
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