Word: charmers
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...some historical tableau. The author's use of language is a fresh breeze on a hot day. Shea's windbag of a father-in-law is a "self-important old streak of misery." And when Shea's sister-in-law is asked whether she loves a certain scamp and charmer, she replies, "What an idiot question! I could put the darling little fellow in my pocket and walk the earth's highways with...
...first meets Cornelius. After all,. he is a 35 year old man who has never kissed a girl but has decided now is the time. Cornelius, shy and lacking self-confidence, requires Dolly's help in wooing Mrs. Malloy; with Dolly's "boost" of confidence, he becomes an instant charmer. Cornelius and Malloy's duet, "It Only Takes A Moment," which rivals the title song as the best in the play, is a serious, beautiful contrast to the humorous wooing of Vandergelder by Dolly...
...Fish, written by Guinevere Turner (who is also a charmer in the lead role of Max) and Rose Troche, and directed by Troche, offers a radical take on lesbians: they're human beings. Imagine! They can be funny and horny. They look for love and, when they're not looking, fall in it. Max, "a carefree Sappho lesbo," hooks up with gawky Ely (V.S. Brodie), who finds it hard to commit to anything, even a haircut. And just like real people -- oh, yes -- lesbians can be long-winded, tortured and smug...
...music. He played the violin obsessively, retreating to the bathroom with bow in hand for three to five hours at a stretch. He also sang and played guitar and, after leaving college, appeared on Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour and in nightclubs as Calypso Gene or the Charmer. He has said that after hearing Elijah Muhammad speak in 1955, he had a dream in which he was expected to choose between show business and an unknown future -- and he chose the unknown...
This success is due in great part to Liam Neeson's outstanding performance. Neeson presents a remarkably full-bodied character; the charmer, the rogue, the womanizer, the profiteer and the hero in him all get their due. Neeson is ably supported by Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes. Kingsley is a marvel as Itzhak Stern, summoning up fierce, quiet dignity and sly humor, while Fiennes is terrifying and complex as Amon Goeth...