Young became associated with the Ashcan School, an art movement which focused on realistic, gritty scenes of everyday life.

He suffers racial abuse and violent beatings in gritty scenes that are a far cry from the world of staid period drama.

(The gritty scenes of her battles against her addiction are among the best in the book.)

A gritty scene set in a prison cell in the television drama "Oz"?

With the exception of the Civil War series and some gritty urban scenes, his illustrations present a portrait of American innocence.

She said "Jeff has the ability to turn any scene into a really great, gritty scene, so for me it's been like taking a masterclass, really."

The piece itself was beautifully adapted and it was a joy to help bring some of those dirty and gritty scenes to life.

The early, grittier scenes ring true.

It is that type of gritty scene, often with a strained but positive resolution, that permeates Mr. Price's novels.

LEAD: "The Courier" is a small, ambitious, uneven Irish film that identifies the gritty scene where the underworld and the working class meet.