Word: charming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...considerable charm of the show lies not in the half-baked reiteration of wider European themes and styles, but in its uniquely Danish elements. Khyn's View from the Rectory Garden in Greve with the Churchtower (1877) evokes a typically Danish village idyll. The lively interplay between light and shadow, clear sky and clouds, and buildings and vegetation lends the work an engaging dynamic element. The works of Vilhelm Hammershoi are the jewel in Loeb's crown. At first glance, his interiors appear simple a serene; close inspection reveals a sparse and tense atmosphere. Hammershoi relentlessly emphasizes doors, windowframes, skirting...
Peter Han: 35-24, Buffalo. "The fourth time will be the charm...
...down in Endora, and from it emerges Becky (Juliette Lewis). Although boyish and elf-like with her close-cropped hair, Becky resembles the Momma we see in former "beauty queen" pictures. She captivates Gilbert and subdues Arnie with her deep, slow way of speaking, her simplicity and her ethereal charm. Becky's influence is so profound that she brings Gilbert to life; by the end of the film, Momma remarks to her son, "you shimmer and you glow...
...long ago, skating meets had some of the intimate charm of horse trials or country fairs. Even today, no skater -- except one in the throes of a postdefeat pout -- is too big to sign autographs, accept a stuffed teddy bear or stop and chat with a thigh-high champion of tomorrow. Most practice sessions are like high school afternoon scrimmages: come along and stay behind afterward to hear from the source what it feels like to sail along the wind in a grand spread eagle. The end of all that may have begun last week...
...Pygmalion success story who parades into the Kittredges' home and fools them all, rapper/sitcom star Will Smith performs admirably. His portrayal is honest and sincere and it is easy to see how even New York's snobby elite could be taken in by his easy style and charm. Smith may be a little too gentle and clean-cut, however, to be thoroughly convincing as the conniving and street-smart criminal who trades sexual favors for the training and personal information which enables him to con the Kittredges...