Word: angelicizing
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Sheena Easton complements him beautifully with her angelic voice, shown off in four solos. Most memorable is the compelling "Aldonza." Although her Scottish accent is slightly annoying, she compensates with radiating stage presence. It is surprising to learn that this polished performance is Sheena Easton's theatrical debut.
There is something about church music that attracts even the most agnostic British composer whenever a major statement is called for. The choristers decked out in liturgical robes, the angelic, sexless piping of boy sopranos, the hovering vicars, the culturally resonant majesty of the cathedral setting -- the whole High Church...
With a few prominent exceptions, most of the performances are solid. Giering, as both the angelic Angelina and the adorable Aline, is by far the most talented singer, and her melodic voice helps compensate for the weaker ones. As the usher in Trial By Jury, Baritone Skip Sneeringer commands the...
So many grand and silly traditions have died in Hollywood, but this naive take on death is alive and well. From The Green Pastures, Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Stairway to Heaven in the '30s and '40s to Field of Dreams, All Dogs Go to Heaven and Always last year...
In Hollywood the black man's burden is to be all things to all people: stoic Sidney Poitier and sassy Eddie Murphy, angelic sitcom kid and fuming rapmaster. Lee's movie bravely tries both approaches. It gives you sweet, then rancid, but without explaining why it turned. He holds the...