Word: frightfully
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Haneke, an Austrian who now works in France, is a master of elegant film pranks. (He called one of his movies Funny Games.) Hidden is a creepy, complicitous thriller that ratchets up the tension even as it asks us to study the mechanics of film fright. Haneke's camera, so quietly predatory, is the herald of disaster. And we the viewers are its beneficiaries, watching and waiting for something awful to happen. Here it does, first subtly, then spectacularly. The twist is not revealed until the last shot--if you keep your avid eyes open...
...uncommon to fear speaking in public. But with Microsoft readying a revamp of its ubiquitous PowerPoint, Apple leaping ahead with its user-friendly Keynote 2, and new gadgets and software making it easier to shine up your speeches, now's the perfect time to conquer stage fright with some cool new tools...
...voice and physical features polarize listeners into fright (skinny white boys) or adoration (latter day feminists). Those sallow eyes, sultry voice and writhing midriff in 1996’s “Criminal” video won me; while I had only a prepubescent understanding of the subject, it began a pseudo-sapphic affair with self-loathing women...
...Most Taiwan firms, however, still have a bad case of stage fright. Branding their own products means they may wind up competing with their multinational clients in some markets, which is a great way to alienate their best customers. Taiwan's electronics companies "don't have the courage or commitment to do branding," says Ereca Chen, co-founder of Taipei-based Atelligent Global Consulting. "It's hard for them to take that first step." The companies that do sell products under their own names often stick to tiny markets or small-time campaigns. Mitac International, which manufactures a wide range...
...organization called Corporate Air Services. The group, he said, had been supervised by "two naturalized Cuban Americans" named Max Gomez and Ramon Medina who "worked for the CIA." The pair, claimed Hasenfus, did most of the flight coordination, "oversaw all our housing projects, and also refueling and some fright plans...