harken

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Just as she’d done with “Monster,” the 2005 short film which served as a clear predecessor to “The Babadook,” Kent wanted to harken back to the equally playful and nightmarish world of early silent cinema.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

At well over three hours long, the shows harken back to the days when big-budget Hollywood films trusted that audiences could sit still for more than 110 minutes.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2023

Along the way, they learn the language, rites, and beliefs of the “craft,” engaging in rituals that harken to Biblical beliefs .

From National Geographic • Sep. 19, 2023

Renovations and renaming harken back to Binion’s Horseshoe, a hotel and gambling hall in downtown’s “Glitter Gulch” where the World Series of Poker began.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

So harken now, ye witnesses Of the decree: if Tristram were to break The bond and secretly, and in disguise Return to Cornwall— 3d Baron.

From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various