The modest but devilishly cunning first feature "Shallow Grave" was followed by "Trainspotting", based on the novel by Irvine Welsh.
Probst's work is manifestly more cunning and often features degrees of duplicity (what appears to be an alpine location in one frame, for example, is only revealed to be a cloth backdrop when seen in another frame from above).
"War Horse" is designed by the inspired Rae Smith, who also created the fairy-tale gothic look of the National's delightful current production of "All's Well That Ends Well," directed by Marianne Elliott, which features cunning projections of wolves, spiders and other bump-in-the-night phenomena.
In addition to a wonderful documentary, "Animating 'The Cunning Little Vixen,' " featuring an interview with Mr. Dunbar, there is a setting that allows viewers to toggle back and forth among various stages of animation, from early sketch to finished product.
This is in a different league to bit-flashing on Chatroulette; the intimacy and access of mobile and the cunning self-destruct feature designed to lull the bit-flasher (almost always female) into a false sense of security.
Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Fitch have another success with this "Cunning Little Vixen," featuring a large, winning cast of singers; the New York Choral Artists; and a dozen sweet-voiced members of the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus, who crawled, hopped and scampered around the extended stage, dressed as a frog, a moth, a rabbit, a beetle, a mosquito, a butterfly and other creatures.
The biggest difference is the level of cunning cynicism the show features.
This can be achieved by using generalized linear mixed modeling or, more specifically, multilevel modeling, which is also called hierarchical linear modeling, mixed-effects modeling, random-effects modeling, and others (see Barkaoui, 2013, 2014 and Cunnings, 2012, for other features and advantages of this method).
Along with the famed, cunning cat, "Puss In Boots" features Humpty Dumpty, a perhaps even more famous character (if you're surveying children).
Its plans already feature the low cunning of snipping budget lines so the Internal Revenue Service cannot enforce key provisions of the health care reform law.
As you watch Mr. Pattinson twist his features into expressions of cunning and treachery, as if he had just been practicing in a mirror, the primary missing ingredient is charm.
