In the meantime, Villete's head psychiatrist, Dr. Igor, attempts a fascinating but provocative experiment: can you " shock " someone into wanting to live by convincing her that death is imminent?

The provocative visualizations of the universe of Venieri's work offer a Potnian statement about the world in flux in which we live.

It can create sensually provocative montages ; become a laboratory for experimental cinema ; bring out the emotional truth in an actor's performance ; create a point of view on otherwise obtuse events ; guide the telling and pace of a story ; create an illusion of danger where there is none ; give emphasis to things that would not have otherwise been noted ; and even create a vital subconscious emotional connection to the viewer, among many other possibilities.

In their early career, the MC5 had a politically provocative stage show: they would appear onstage toting unloaded rifles, and at the climax of the performance, an unseen " sniper " would shoot down Tyner.

Based on the reviews of 81 critics collected on Rotten Tomatoes, 82 % of critics gave the film a positive review, making the film " Certified Fresh ", with the consensus being " A compelling and provocative story led by an excellent performance by Edward Norton.

Shishaldin (; born 1981 ) is a New York based artist best known for her provocative endurance and performance pieces.

* In May 2006 during an Australian Football League match between North Melbourne and St Kilda, a North Melbourne fan had a provocative confrontation with coach Dean Laidley, to which Laidley responded with a verbal barrage, inviting the fan to the club rooms to see how badly the players were feeling due to their consistently poor on-field performance.

In general, a money shot ( also called a money-making shot ) is a provocative, sensational, or memorable sequence in a film, on which the film's commercial performance is perceived to depend.

Commenting on the highly athletic and sexually provocative performance, Lenny Stoute from Toronto Star stated, " This pelvic-thrusting, butt-wiggling, lip-licking high-energy temptress is a long way from the cute ' n ' chubby girl next door of her previous Rhythm Nation tour.

Rita did not win, but her song ," Shvil habricha ", along with her provocative performance, garnered much interest.

reporter Amy Goodman, pioneer of the transgressive art movement Nick Zedd, collaborative documentary filmmaker Kent Bye of The Echo Chamber Project, provocative multimedia performance artist and world cake-eating champion Shishaldin Hanlen and the experimental, underground filmmakers Usama Alshaibi and Kristie Alshaibi.

Though the series was a success for Channel 4 ( gaining 2, 000, 000 viewers ), little thought was given to the ethics of child performers singing songs originally written for older artists and dressing and dancing in a provocative style ( often influenced by the original performance ).

There is an inwardness and a luster to old furniture ( look at that mahogany highboy behind you ) which has a provocative emanation, if I may say so.

Their photos are largely aimed at male audiences with poses or activities often intended to be provocative or suggestive, generally accentuated by an air of playfulness and innocence rather than aggressive sexuality.

Le Pen has made several provocative statements concerning the Holocaust which amount to historical revisionism and has been convicted of racism or inciting racial hatred at least six times.

Revere eventually began attending the services of the political and provocative Jonathan Mayhew at the West Church.

Charles de Lint praised Hearts in Atlantis as " the Great American Baby Boomer Novel ," saying that " when he's at the top of his form, as he certainly is here, he can be as provocative and inspired as < insert your favorite literary author here >.

These involve Bart asking to speak to some fictional person with a provocative name ( e. g. Mike Rotch, aka " My crotch "), which, when Moe says it, makes it dirty / naughty and / or insulting to himself, making everyone in the bar laugh at him.

When asked about Irving ’ s statement that " more women died on the back seat of Edward Kennedy's car at Chappaquiddick than ever died in a gas chamber in Auschwitz ", Hochhuth dismissed it as provocative black humour.

Similarly, predatory or violent offenders at some facilities may also undergo testing for involuntary physical arousal when shown provocative images relating to their past crimes.

Sueleen appears at a local club's open mike night in a provocative outfit, and despite her lack of singing ability, club manager Trout ( Merle Kilgore ) recommends her to Triplette for the fundraiser based on her appearance.

The play co-starred Flora Montgomery and after premiering at the Soho Theatre in London was described by The Daily Telegraph as " one of the most powerful and provocative new American plays to have opened since David Mamet's Oleanna.

The reader slowly offers a huge quantity of very general information, often to an entire audience ( some of which is very likely to be correct, near correct or at the very least, provocative or evocative to someone present ), observes their subjects ' reactions ( especially their body language ), and then narrows the scope, acknowledging particular people or concepts and refining the original statements according to those reactions to promote an emotional response.

White Cargo, one of Lamarr's biggest hits at MGM, contains, arguably, her most memorable film quote delivered with hints of a provocative invitation: " I am Tondelayo.

Its provocative antisemitic activity in London led to serious, often violent, conflict, most famously at the Battle of Cable Street in October 1936, when over 100, 000 anti-Fascists of English, Irish, Jewish and Somali ( amongst others ) descent successfully prevented the fascists from marching through London's East End.

Although the Mattachine Society began as a provocative organization with roots in its founders ' communist activism, leadership of the Mattachine thought it more prudent and productive to convince heterosexual society at large that gays were not different from themselves, rather than agitate for change.

An example of his receptiveness was the addition of the provocative " Ballet of the Nuns " in the third act of Robert le diable, at the suggestion of Duponchel.

Hobson, a British liberal writing at the time of the fierce debate on imperialism during the Second Boer War, observed the spectacle of what is popularly known as the " Scramble for Africa ", and emphasized changes in European social structures and attitudes as well as capital flow ( though his emphasis on the latter seems to have been the most influential and provocative ).

Dong Zhuo was fully aware that his provocative actions and reckless behavior had aroused the anger of many, and he was at a high risk of being assassinated by enemies, so he ordered his strongest warrior and adopted son, Lü Bu as a personal bodyguard, who shadowed him most of the time.

NSFW has particular relevance for individuals making personal use of the Internet at workplaces or schools which have policies prohibiting ( even inadvertent ) access to sexually provocative content.

" In The Times, Paul Hoggart's verdict on the first episode was that: " It is intelligent, often amusing, and, at times, passionate and provocative.

During questioning by detectives, including Nick, at police headquarters, Catherine engages in provocative behavior, refuses to extinguish her cigarette and re-crosses her legs ; her short skirt revealing that she is not wearing underwear.

While his " new synthesis " is at the heart of Avakian's works, he has written on a variety of other subjects that are related to society and revolution, including extensive radical and provocative critiques of traditional thinking, from democracy to religion.

In July 1968 the BBC issued the document Broadcasting In The Public Mood without Greene's significant involvement, seeming to question the continued broadcasting of the more provocative and controversial material ( one of Greene's allies at the top level of the corporation described this document as " emasculated and philistine ") and in October 1968 Greene announced that he would be retiring as Director-General.

* Chemise-when used in reference to sleepwear, it is a delicate, usually provocative, loose-fitting, sleeveless, shirt-like lingerie, similar to babydoll, but tighter at the hips.

** Subnormal GH secretion in response to at least two provocative stimuli

In his early days he was managed by anarchic comedian and club proprietor Malcolm Hardee, whose provocative selling line was that Sadowitz was too shocking to appear on TV ; this may have actively put off TV producers from booking him.

Commenting on these and other matters, Field Marshal Slim makes many frank and provocative remarks:

' Let's Dance ', with its little narrative surrounding the young Aborigine couple, targeted ' youth ', and ' China Girl ', with its bare-bummed ( and later partially censored ) beach lovemaking scene ( a homage to the film From Here to Eternity ), was sufficiently sexually provocative to guarantee heavy rotation on MTV.

It was also deliberately provocative to adherents of those practices, providing opportunities for Fox to argue with them on matters of scripture.

The critics were more provocative than those of the previous generation, and much of the bad reception was based on Coleridge's timing of publication and his own political views, much of which contrasted with those of the critics, than actual content.

Further changing values are evident in the writings of Dorothy Allison, who focuses on child sexual abuse and deliberately provocative lesbian sadomasochism themes.

In some of his work in particular his provocative lecture on " The Nation State and Economic Policy " delivered in 1895, Weber criticizes the immigration of Poles and blames the Junker class for perpetuating Slavic immigration to serve their selfish interests.

In 2010, Cruz was a guest editor for the French Vogue magazine, focusing on larger-size models in a provocative photo shoot.

Immigration was a divisive and provocative issue during the late 1960s and on 23 May 1966 Jenkins delivered a speech on race relations, which is widely considered to be one of his best.

The last straw was when Don Salvador read in a Barcelona newspaper that his son had recently exhibited in Paris a drawing of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, with a provocative inscription: " Sometimes, I spit for fun on my mother's portrait ".

" Killing an Arab " garnered both acclaim and controversy: while the single's provocative title led to accusations of racism, the song is actually based on French existentialist Albert Camus's novel The Stranger.

Many fetish models display what are termed fetish fashions, which are clothing styles that considered extreme and provocative, designed to elicit a strong emotional reaction or desire on the part of the observer.

According to an AFI interview with Stewart Stern, with whom Shulman worked on the screenplay, one of the scenes was thought to be too emotionally provocative to be included in the final print of the film.

The exception was critic Gene Siskel who, on the TV show " Siskel & Ebert ", admitted " I went to the theater to see it expecting the worst ", and called it, " a brave little movie that explored the provocative issue of how some frustrated men channel their inability to love a woman into cruelty.

Chamberlain earned a reputation for provocative speeches during the period, especially during debate on the 1884 County Franchise Bill, which was opposed by the Whig Liberals Lord Hartington and George Goschen, as well as the Conservative leader Lord Salisbury, who argued that the Bill gave the Liberals an unfair electoral advantage and was prepared to block the Bill in the House of Lords unless it was accompanied by redistribution of seats into the suburbs.

Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes.

When Fred asks her if she sees people she used to know, her answer proves provocative: " Words like see don't do very well on this side of things.

Chen Shui-bian and his party had continued to express an ultimate goal of de jure Taiwanese independence, and made statements on the political status of Taiwan that the PRC considers provocative.

In this provocative book, George Ritzer explores how Weber's classic thoughts on rationalization take on new vitality and meaning when applied to the process of McDonaldization.