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  • Unfortunately, not even the convoluted Holocaust tie-in, the semi-divine presence of Gary Oldman, and the striking good looks of starlet Odette Yustman can make up for the lack of any character with the innate charm Darren McGavin brought to his Carl Kolchak.

    Movie Review – The Unborn 2009

  • Unfortunately, not even the convoluted Holocaust tie-in, the semi-divine presence of Gary Oldman, and the striking good looks of starlet Odette Yustman can make up for the lack of any character with the innate charm Darren McGavin brought to his Carl Kolchak.

    22 « January « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009

  • But the whole sort of in the tenure of Greek myth is that you have Hercules, who starts as a man, though the son of a God, but works his way up to some sort of semi-divine status.

    The True Story Of 'Antony And Cleopatra' 2010

  • But the whole sort of in the tenure of Greek myth is that you have Hercules, who starts as a man, though the son of a God, but works his way up to some sort of semi-divine status.

    The True Story Of 'Antony And Cleopatra' 2010

  • But the whole sort of in the tenure of Greek myth is that you have Hercules, who starts as a man, though the son of a God, but works his way up to some sort of semi-divine status.

    The True Story Of 'Antony And Cleopatra' 2010

  • But the whole sort of in the tenure of Greek myth is that you have Hercules, who starts as a man, though the son of a God, but works his way up to some sort of semi-divine status.

    The True Story Of 'Antony And Cleopatra' 2010

  • Some believed that Philip was now seeking to establish himself and the Macedonian royal house as semi-divine figures.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • When will people realise that this is not a day for enjoying themselves, but for sitting with doffed caps around the wireless and marvelling with due reverence at the semi-divine mechanism that allows an anointed prince to lift a commoner to the realms of glory via one simple sacrament?

    This week: George Osborne, Carole Middleton, Elizabeth Taylor 2011

  • Alice Waters, the founder of the restaurant www.chezpanisse.com , has semi-divine status in the U.S. And while virtually every chef in the Bay Area still pays homage to her continuing impact on the food scene there, in recent years, new trends have emerged that provide a fresh approach to that now-ubiquitous cooking style.

    Talkin' Bout an Evolution Bruce Palling 2011

  • But the whole sort of in the tenure of Greek myth is that you have Hercules, who starts as a man, though the son of a God, but works his way up to some sort of semi-divine status.

    The True Story Of 'Antony And Cleopatra' 2010

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