In an effort to give "Hannibal" class, he films some of the most sumptuous backgrounds ever seen in a B-picture.
Ms. Elias is a pianist first and a singer second, a fact that is much more evident in concert than on recordings like "Dreamer," her successful 2004 album in which she sang ballads with a sumptuous orchestral background.
This is truly sumptuous in motion, with backgrounds stretching miles into the distance, every inch of Ratchet's fur looking good enough to pet, and Clank's flapping jaw and steely body making him seem like a toy you could just pick up, right out of the screen.
Adding harmonies and background vocals to the sumptuous sounds that also feature the McCrary Sisters as a choir, Morris puts the virtual mixtape of her past to good use.
The setting is sumptuous.
THE sumptuous vase full of flowers against a dark background, composed by Ori Gersht, could momentarily be mistaken for an old master painting.
The detailed attention to sumptuous clothing and jewels, the precious objects near to hand, the architecture that serves as background, even the dogs advertise the subject's importance.
Given the background of imperial patronage and the exhibition title, you might assume that such sumptuous objects basically express the political power of the governing party.
The new RoboCop's matt-black suit has come in for criticism, but the Brazilian film-maker's background as the director of the well-received Elite Squad films and a sumptuous cast has helped fuel anticipation.
An 1843 triptych measuring more than 30 inches across and called "The Earth Spider Conjures Up Demons at the Mansion of Minamoto no Raiko" depicts a visionary battle between two hordes of ghostly, comically misshapen devils looming in the immediate background as the ailing warrior Raiko lies in his sick bed, and his four bodyguards lounge in sumptuous robes in the foreground.
