Word: focus
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...This [method] has developed over a while looking for a different way of expression,” he continues. “Singing allows myself to distance myself from the material... and look at the artistic aspects.” All eight of Mograbi’s films focus on the conflict between Israel and Palestine, particularly on how the constant violence between the two territories impacts their residents. Mograbi is well-known for adding incongruous elements to his films, including dark humor and his own musings, which often reflect his pacifist views. He says that his aversion to violence...
...writers of “The Office” haven’t figured this out. In fact, they’re all too aware of the problem. It’s clear that they’ve attempted the delicate act of shifting the show’s focus away from Jim and Pam, with renewed attention to the romantic misadventures of Michael and Holly, and Angela and... everyone. But once we’ve veered away from the Jim-and-Pam arc, the zaniness we love in the other characters actually works against them; there?...
...directorial style; every shot of his is remarkably crafted. His frames are horizontal and narrow; the top of each seems to barely avoid truncating the upper limits of the scene, creating a kind of uncomfortable intimacy for the viewer. The camera shots are still and never shift focus from the characters, allowing the viewer to take in the precise symmetry of the scenes and precluding any sense of detachment. Bricks, fences, and roads often form patterns of strong lines behind the actors, but this never seems forced. The only drawback to his directorial affectation is that it?...
With her fourth studio album, “Mi Plan,” Nelly Furtado shifts her focus wholly onto the Latin genre. Although she’s had several Spanish-language singles and has collaborated with famous Spanish-speaking artists, this will be her first album recorded entirely in Spanish. After delving into hip-hop and R&B with her 2003 album “Loose,” Furtado returns to pop with varying Latin styles, creating a record of intoxicating melodies. With her breakout hit “I’m Like a Bird...
...Time to Die” are entirely too long, averaging around four and a half minutes with the longest, “Troll Nacht,” clocking in at over six. The length, combined with a persistent background of confused reverberations, makes it hard to focus on any one song, but well-suited for background music. However grandiose their ambitions, this album shows the Dodos struggling to find their place in an already crowded niche of merely inoffensive indie-pop; “Time to Die” is pleasant to listen to, but Arcade Fire does...