Word: blusterer
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...major role is one of the best in the show. In “All Apologies,” a one-sided conversation between a couple experiencing troubles in their marriage, she delivers the single funniest monologue of “Autobahn.” A mixture of rambling bluster, linguistic commentary, and heartfelt apology, Ritchie manages to make her scene really come to life...
...Somewhere, behind all the bluster, lays the real reason for this purposeless debate. It’s not about academic definitions or historical precedents; ultimately, it’s about preserving American sensibilities. By accepting a change in terminology, news organizations accept not only the failure of the U.S. invasion, but also the unsettling responsibilities and blame associated with that failure. Evidently, that’s too raw for editorial boards of major media outlets, and so they seek solace in the safety of semantics...
...Beethoven” captures such a slump, showing us the last, deafened days of Beethoven, with the Ninth at his back. Holland, who directed “The Secret Garden,” enlists Ed Harris to play the German genius, and though both director and star create much bluster and intensity, neither of them offer the audience much more than empty sound and fury. Apart from the music itself, the story told in the film is blatantly fictitious and will likely offend the aficionado’s sense of history. The role of a twenty-something copyist, played...
...documents stacked up, Hussein's bluster faded. He seemed to take on a growing sense of resignation about his fate until, finally, he snapped. Without warning, Hussein rose March 1 and offered a statement in which he essentially admitted everything and urged the court to hold him responsible...
...players have happily boarded Lovie's boat. "He's got a quiet confidence about him that demands respect," Grossman says. "You just follow his every lead." In the Windy City, where the bluster of legendary coaches George Halas and Mike Ditka helped lead Da Bears to glory, Smith is a cool breeze off Lake Michigan. "He's not seeking to show he's General Patton," says Marv Levy, general manager of the Buffalo Bills, a 40-7 victim of a Bears beating. Smith, who spent 20 years as a college and pro assistant before taking the Bears...