Word: earnest
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...visit from a mystical guru, the boy realizes his true calling—as a master of the art of the air guitar. Under his sage’s tutelage, he participates in a sweetly sincere journey of self-discovery that is a mixture of the comic and earnest overtones found in “Rocky” and “The Karate...
...transformation into a repertory film theatre—“at least it was a respectable movie house,” says Simon—featuring an eclectic, and often obscure, mix of foreign, classic, and independent films ever since (see sidebar). Financial troubles arrived in earnest in the nineties, and, despite a shift to nonprofit status and some major renovations in 2001, those troubles have only deepened as attendance figures have dropped, says Brattle Creative Director Ned Hinkle. These widespread troubles have prompted the Brattle Film Foundation to launch the most extensive fund-raising effort in its history...
...album closer, “When God Made Me,” a simple and earnest plea for tolerance in the aftermath of 9-11, is likely to split opinions. The song’s first verse is artlessly direct, and betrays Young’s leftist sympathies: “Was he thinking about my country / Or the color of my skin? / Was he thinking about my religion / And the way I worshipped him? / Did he create just me in His image / Or every living thing? / When God made...
Anyhow, “Rent’s” promotional push begins in earnest with the release of this “music video” (read: trailer) for “Seasons of Love,” the hit song spawned by the musical. I’m a fan of “Seasons”—it’s actually quite pleasant, as songs about a lover’s death from AIDS...
Dense, funny, endlessly inventive (and, O.K., long-winded), this satire of the 18th century novel is also an earnest picture of the pitfalls awaiting innocence. It's the late 17th century, and Ebenezer Cooke is a poet, a dutiful son and a determined virgin who travels from England to Maryland to take possession of his father's tobacco plantation. Not since Candide has a steadfast soul witnessed so many strange scenes or faced so many comic perils...