Word: actorly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Light, jaunty big-band tunes that echoed the pop standards of the 1940s and '50s. He even came out from behind the piano and began strolling around stages in black tie, snapping his fingers, chatting with his audiences and crooning into a microphone. Like Sinatra, Connick became a Hollywood actor, landing small but spicy roles in five pictures, including Memphis Belle and Independence...
Robin Williams can dominate scenes and hold close-ups like no other actor in history: through intelligent comedic insanity. He commands complete attention during his manic riffs--whether he's mocking Jack Nicholson, performing his Mother Teresa impression, or simply improvising as only Robin Williams...
Given the admittedly bland tastes of the committee, why do the names of the candidates have to be secret, anyway. Last year, the names of various potential speakers--including the comedian Jerry Seinfeld, the actor Tom Hanks and the eventual Class Day speaker, record-producer Quincy Jones--did not become public until spring. (Attention candidates for the council presidency: ever consider sunshine laws at Harvard?) Of course, the intricacies of procedure are in place for good reason, i.e. to "protect the candidates," in the words of one committee member. This translates to "We want control." Would not a ballot with...
...painfully alert to this bitter contradiction. You read it first in Dillane's wary eyes, the weary set of his shoulders, the willed affectlessness of his voice. His Henderson is based on a real British TV journalist named Michael Nicholson, who covered 15 wars in 25 years, and the actor carries the weight of that experience, the need somehow to shift it, most affectingly...
Blair has made the monarchy an integral part of his plan to modernize Britain, and he is now perhaps the most interesting actor in the royal drama. He has an approval rating of 72%, whereas only 45% of the public view the royal family favorably. Because of his popularity, his good counsel and his eagerness to work with them, the royals listen to Blair, and he has handled them ingeniously. As their ally, he shares in the affection and awe that the Queen and the monarchy as an institution still inspire in the public; by urging reform, he distances himself...