A theatrical pose. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A website has launched for what it describes as the theatrical animated adaptation of Tow Ubukata's Mardock Scramble science fiction novel series. From Wordnik.com. [Anime News Network] Reference
No sooner did Mr. Clay resume his seat than Mr. Cuthbert sprang to his feet, and in an insolent tone alluded to what he called the theatrical manner of the speaker. From Wordnik.com. [Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis] Reference
You Alice will be released after 12 weeks in theatrical run. From Wordnik.com. [Avatar DVD and Blu-ray Plans Officially Announced | /Film] Reference
American producer actively interested in Armenian theatrical art. From Wordnik.com. [Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net] Reference
"Let's swap the word theatrical for cinematic this time," he says. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
A small man in theatrical make-up and baggy pantaloons approached him. From Wordnik.com. [Cantinflas, the castillo and ponche in the plaza] Reference
Charles was now a conspicuous and prominent figure in English theatrical life. From Wordnik.com. [Charles Frohman: Manager and Man] Reference
Because the scene was cut from the film and can't be found in theatrical prints. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Story Behind Captain America in The Incredible Hulk « FirstShowing.net] Reference
I work in theatrical multimedia presentation, so I switch between platforms almost daily. From Wordnik.com. [Countdown to Palm Pre: My Super-Quick Hands-On Review] Reference
“Sweet Smell of Success” is a nasty film, and it flopped big time in theatrical release. From Wordnik.com. [Top 10 Movie Journalists » Scene-Stealers] Reference
He has himself taken part as an actor and energetically joined in theatrical debates and theatre policies. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1986 - Presentation Speech] Reference
When she wasn't humming she spoke in "theatrical tongue" using many made-up words as we laughed and we purged. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
They shift between prose and poetry, incantation and hymn, they contain theatrical scenes and filmic sequences. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Literature 2004 - Bio-bibliography] Reference
The fourth wall is considered, in theatrical terms, to be “the imaginary wall between the stage and the audience.”. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Beyond the Fourth Wall] Reference
Face painting booths are a staple at carnivals and fairs, and elaborate make-up is often used in theatrical performances. From Wordnik.com. [Face Paint: Not Just For Carnivals Anymore (SLIDESHOW, POLL)] Reference
It wasn't all bad, but she has too much trouble sorting out the theatrical from the spiritual for it to be genuinely informative. From Wordnik.com. [Off the Shelf] Reference
That, gentlemen, is the message of the Dynasts and that is what we expect, as they put it in theatrical parlance, to get across to you. From Wordnik.com. [The Dynasts] Reference
When it is completed, it will be hailed as one of the first new advances in theatrical construction since before the turn of the century. From Wordnik.com. [Canada's Big League Theatre] Reference
Are you not called a theatrical Quidnunc, and a mock. From Wordnik.com. [Scarborough and the Critic] Reference
He found it theatrical, that is, appropriate to theatrical performers. From Wordnik.com. [A Mummer's Tale] Reference
Drago's delivery is wooden and theatrical, which is one of the disturbing elements of the film. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily] Reference
The plan risks alienating exhibitors, who have resisted any narrowing of the so-called theatrical window. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
The word role only gets interesting when you realize why the French began calling a theatrical part a role. From Wordnik.com. [OUPblog] Reference
At times, Miller and Co. 's sense for the theatrical is a bit passé, while at other moments it is invigorating. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
"What are you, some kind of theatrical agent or something?". From Wordnik.com. [Jed the Dead]
Somehow that scene did not look real -- it had a kind of theatrical effect. From Wordnik.com. [Through Finland in Carts] Reference
Shakespeare is talking about the particular kind of theatrical world he creates. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare]
To have courageously attended bestows on the theatre-goer a kind of theatrical chic. From Wordnik.com. [Point Break…adapted for stage. Homoerotic! Sensational! Idiotic! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture] Reference
It has a strong "theatrical" vibe that I think works really well for the subject matter. From Wordnik.com. [Something new....with wings!] Reference
About a year ago, I came out of "theatrical" retirement to act in a play here in Los Angeles. From Wordnik.com. [David Dean Bottrell: As Seen on TV] Reference
But if Assad can be "theatrical", what makes Feltman believe that Mustafa cannot be as "theatrical"?. From Wordnik.com. [Hussain Abdul-Hussain: In the Absence of a US Foreign Policy] Reference
Janis's concerts gradually became spectacles, with audience participation a kind of theatrical routine. From Wordnik.com. [Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin]
It wasn't very good by most accounts and it never saw any kind of theatrical release in the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Johnny Depp To Direct A Documentary On Rolling Stones Guitarist And Jack Sparrow Inspiration Keith Richards » MTV Movies Blog] Reference
Lynche finally understands the difference between performing and being "theatrical," which is over-performing. From Wordnik.com. [Idol Season 9: Top 9...Again] Reference
Mr. MARSALIS: Which is more kind of theatrical - it has a more theatrical concern than getting deeper into the feeling of the blues. From Wordnik.com. [Wynton Marsalis Moves Jazz To 'Higher Ground'] Reference
He prefers the traditional "theatrical" lobby voting system in the House of Commons which, he added "nine of his own party were use to". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
MM: The other phenomenon is that in Japan, the DVD release date had already been set in anticipation of a certain kind of theatrical run. From Wordnik.com. [Brad Balfour: Japanese Film Departures, 2009's Foreign Language Oscar Winner, Illuminates Asian Rituals of Death] Reference
Overall, it was an excellent production, although I felt James Laurenson as Vladamir was miles too 'theatrical' and 'lovey' for the part. From Wordnik.com. [Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot] Reference
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