Word: characterizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"A lot of it has to do with the character of the individual," says Kate Smith, who has worked with athletes in the Harvard training room for two years. "Obviously, if the athlete is not committed to the sport, then an injury provides an excellent excuse to quit. But almost...
What gives this film a somewhat higher value is the addition of one new character. "84 Charlie MoPic" is an Army term for a documentary cameraman, and all of this film was shot on super-16 mm, as if through his lens. But MoPic provides more than the title; he...
Also promising but in need of a further draft or two is Crews' Blood Issue, an old-fashioned play of a family gathering leading to late-night revelation. The secret is tame by current standards: a man who feared his blood was tainted asked his best friend to sire his...
Even better is Brun's turn as Dr. Chausable; he employs an entirely different British accent to capture perfectly the character's well-meaning but provincial sobriety as well as his underlying lecherousness. And as society matron Aunt Augusta, Emma Laskin drawls each word with a terrifically contemptuous sneer; she...
Connell's performance is also effective, although Norman's explosive presence dominates the stage. As Austin, he nicely portrays the character's outer conflict between halting his brother's moral decline and saving his own career. He also copes with his deeper problems of dealing with his unseen father's...