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Much like ballet, kabuki necessitates precise choreographed actions: Not only does “Kokuho” provide generous samples of different kabuki pieces but also includes captions that list the title of the individual works and a brief synopsis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
But this one-line synopsis also succinctly captures the film’s complexities, humor, darkness and honesty.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Now, the convicted killer argues that his "torturous and inhumane" detention conditions during his trial made him incapable of making rational decisions when he pleaded guilty, according to a court synopsis of the case.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
According to the show's synopsis, his plan initially works and tourists begin to arrive, but unfortunately, the locals were right.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
I mumble a synopsis and then ask if I can be silent to tan.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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The logline, “A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair” is easily one of the funniest film synopses I’ve ever read in my life.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
The assets include the movie poster-style tiles, as well as trailers and synopses.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
Lear asked TV Guide and other publications not to include “abortion” in their pre-show synopses.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Several key central bankers, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell, appear at a variety of events today, ensuring investors have plenty of commentary, and nearly similar synopses.
From Reuters ● May 19, 2023
These changes being made in the scenarios, the original synopses could not be used.
From Writing the Photoplay by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein
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