Word: characterizes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Goodness is all in this role, and Roscoe Orman conveys it with naked honesty, especially in a touching scene with his loyal wife Portia (Mary Alice). Gylan Kain's Cassius is less convincing. He possesses the character's guile and envy but not his menace. Morgan Freeman, an...
Connery's cool rogue occasionally conveys a bit of Crichton's original intentions. The character's honest amorality stands in contrast to the false piety of the wealthy bluebloods he swindles. But Connery's low-key performance is often vitiated by Donald Sutherland's uncharacteristically...
The neglect of the play is understandable--Shakespeare never painted a more thoroughly ugly, corrupt society than the Vienna of Measure for Measure. The rulers are hypocrites, the police are incompetent, and even the clowns are annoying. The Duke, a Prospero-like character who stage-manages much of the plot...
"I was really pleased tonight. It's very difficult to win at Cornell," coach Frank McLaughlin said following the struggle. "We showed a lot of character out there," he added.
The particular skip tracer of this film is one John Collins, Vancouver's finest, Man of the Year for his firm three years running, and probably the coldest, most calculating lead character of the year. With his stylish suits and grown-out crew cut, he is the epitome of the...