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Much was made in the campaign of the contrasts between Dole and her husband--she, glib and spontaneous, he, earthy and halting...
...considered moral act but as a rather desperate improvisation, an instinctive gesture he needs to make in order to assure his survival as a fully human being. He is surprised, puzzled by his own grace under pressure. The movie, in turn, respects his mystery, and by its refusal of glib inspirationalism earns our emotionally profound regard...
Park's performance of the first movement had a smoothness that was sometimes even glib; the orchestra must have found it hard to follow. His trills were appealingly steady and even, and his left hand octaves (so often bangily overdone in Mozart) were gems of control--in this surpassing even Andreas Haefliger's performance in last year's Bank of Boston Celebrity Series. But beyond pure technique, his pedaling and phrase-shaping demonstrated a great ear. The orchestra adequately reinforced and developed all the musical ideas, but Park's was the artistic voice of authority...
...Good Morning America and start a panic. That will generate a headline, way too high profile," he said. "Just don't be yourself. Don't be upbeat. People will get the message. Stress long-term, but don't smile, don't laugh and don't be glib." Sure enough, 10 minutes later, 10 excruciating minutes after I gave my first downbeat, frowning talk on GMA, my cell phone rang. "What's the matter?" my wife asked. "Who died? How can you be so negative...
...City isn't quite that glib and preachy; but it gets dangerously close. Director Costa-Gavras, whose much-Oscared filmography includes the 1982 Missing (Best Screenplay) and the 1969 Z (Best Foreign Film), taps into the nation's anxiety about the growing influence of the media--a strategy that is certain to pay off in the wake of the Princess Diana tragedy. Gavras is particularly concerned with the "personal responsibility" of grandstanding journalists like Mad City's protagonist, Max Brackett, who walks the fine line between reporting the news and creating the news. "We all move the line," Gavras says...