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...pick up chicks. Harrison’s fresh, energetic portrayal of Stillman comes across on screen, but his role is limited by simple dialogue and an uninteresting storyline. Reynolds seems to realize his character’s lack of depth and submits to it, presenting the same blank facial expression when his wife leaves him as he does at the poker table. “Deal” is not a bet worth taking. For actual entertainment, turn on the World Series of Poker on ESPN. After all, it’s free...

Author: By Melanie E. Long, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Deal | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...Such a depiction conveys the dangerous notion that plastic surgery is just as simple and routine as applying lipstick. This speaks to a culture that now uses Botox more than braces, in spite of new research from the Italian Institute of Neuroscience shows that the botulinum toxin used in facial injections can migrate into the brainstem and cause death...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske | Title: Tummy Tucks for Toddlers | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

...generally effective and appropriate, ranging from the desert wear of the first act to the bohemian dresses and straw bags of the second. The wig that Kapetanovic wears while in drag could not be worse. It showcases his sideburns, which is intentional but unnecessary, as Kapetanovic, with his masculine facial structure and hairy arms, is quite obviously...

Author: By Kerry A. Goodenow, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Forced Farce Rains on ‘Cloud Nine’ | 4/20/2008 | See Source »

...vanity, stealing the attention of the audience as well as the rapturous maidens. His sickly counterpart, the “fleshly” Reginald, was well cast to satirize Oscar Wilde. Yet Kimmey’s permanent grimace was distracting, as were the mock Grecian poses and the excessive facial expressions of the actors. The overacting made the satire feel forced and slightly undercut the humor of the show. At times, it seemed that the orchestra, conducted by Yuga J. Cohler ’11, was the only consistently earnest element in the entire play. Its placement in front...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Parody Requires ‘Patience’ | 4/14/2008 | See Source »

...control the human eyebrow, shaping that portion of the face into an exponential number of expressions. Feeling distressed? Those muscles unconsciously knit the brows together and upward, pulling the eyes up at the inner corner. Think of that classic vision of perpetual existential angst, Woody Allen. It's a facial expression that O'Sullivan says can be performed by skilled actors like Allen. But, she says, "for most people when that [expression occurs], they're feeling distressed, and most people cannot make that movement voluntarily. So if you can't make it voluntarily then it's going to be impossible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Is a Face Suspicious? | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

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