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• “She wielded her immaculate beauty with sly wit in Mr. Buñuel's "Belle de Jour" (1967), as a bourgeois wife who vanquishes her frigidity by secretly turning tricks in a brothel, but conveyed an even more supple emotional transformation in Mr. Buñuel's "Tristana" (1970), based on Benito Pérez Galdós's novel about a corrupted innocent.”

  The Wall Street Journal: A Belle de Cinema in New York

• “Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way.”

  New Teaser Trailer and Poster for DESPICABLE ME Starring Steve Carell – Collider.com

• “Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way.”

  Grammy-Award Winner Pharrell Williams to Write Music for DESPICABLE ME Starring Steve Carell – Collider.com

• “In most (successful) hostilities the victor — especially if occupying for a period of time — vanquishes any armed hostilities by the other side.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Remarkable Window into Amnesty International’s Worldview

• “Further up Front Street, Café Crème vanquishes my partner's daily latté lust and several clothes boutiques satisfy big city yearnings.”

  The Huffington Post: Crai S. Bower: Bobbing on the Tourist Tide in Bath, Maine

• “But with help from Andy, the magical panther Hermes (a slinky Matthew Schleigh), the conjure woman Athena (a regal Shaunte Tabb) and a reflective washboard, Percy vanquishes his enemies, kills a giant gator and returns to make a happy home, with Andy, by Danae's side.”

  The Washington Post: Theater review: 'Perseus Bayou' at Imagination Stage

• “Set in the court of Edward III, it tells the story of Jack, a “noble Saxon” who rises from pauper to royal knight and vanquishes his enemies by clubbing them over the head with an enormous cudgel.”

  Culture

• “Please don't assume the Obama administration is merely gathering round the Tree of Souls, and playing with each others 'ponytails while praying Eywa vanquishes the evil ocean-bed monster.”

  The Guardian: James Cameron: can the king of the world save us all?

• “Over five decades now, decades dominated by TV – sheer surprise vanquishes all predictions.”

  The Guardian: Rajars show that television never killed off the radio star - or the big screen

• “A random head-turn vanquishes the evil and saves France.”

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