Word: belief
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Gestapo figure seems just a little too good to be true. One suspects that such "good" Germans as there were, probably served quietly in the Quartermaster Corps. On the other hand, we do learn that he has suffered a personal tragedy that may have turned him against noxious belief, and remember that we are seeing him through Ellis's bedazzled eyes and curiously innocent nature. We are always aware that she is not an ideologically driven woman. In van Houten's very brave performance - it's hard to think of an actress who has ever been so naked, literally...
...trying to debunk the myth. Instead, she says she's more interested on focusing on why the story continues to persist. "This whole issue made me realize it's not a matter of one group having the truth and another not. It's matter of two different sets of beliefs. It's made me realize that belief doesn't have a lot to do with factual representation. People feel in their gut that it's true so no one can convince them in their head that it's otherwise...
...defused tensions reflect a belief that Larijani speaks on behalf of Iran's highest authorities, and that the leadership has signaled its intention to end the conflict. Analysts in Tehran say now that the British government has also lightened its rhetoric, Iran has little to gain from holding onto the marines. "Iran wanted to show a tough posture, signal its power to maneuver, and to demean Britain," says Saeed Laylaz, an analyst and former official. "It has achieved all that...
Contrary to popular belief, the entertainment industry isn’t actually getting any more violent, raunchy or sexy than it was a decade ago. We’ve always had violence on TV in different forms, from the sci-fi variety represented in “The X-Files” to the crime in hits like “NYPD Blue.” Crudeness, too, has always sold—“Married With Children” had far more so-called ills than anything we see today...
...these modest endeavors ranged from grouchy John Lund to the craggy leprechaun Barry Fitzgerald, from hysterical geek Eddie Bracken to bulky Sonny Tufts. (Sonny Tufts??) The paucity of registered masterpieces of complementary star power simply proved her appeal. Audiences paid to see her propriety-defying shenanigans, in the implicit belief that any Hutton performance - squeezing as it did every ounce of life from her slim, sturdy body - might be her last...