Word: henchman
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...Early reviews have applauded the show for employing humor without losing sight of the underlying tragedy. At one point in the show, Hussein's henchman assert that Sayid "will go far" - well, "bits of him at least." And the foot-stomping number "I Wanna Be Like Osama" skewers Hussein's hunger for power: "While my lackeys loom like vultures, I'll declare a clash of cultures, kill civilians by the millions round the globe...
...words have altered lives, some quite prominent: Charles Colson was exposed to Lewis when he had the conversion that eventually transformed him from a jailed Nixon henchman to a mover in Evangelical politics and ideas; Domino's Pizza billionaire Thomas Monaghan has credited one chapter of Mere Christianity with his decision to sell his major assets and work to "populate heaven" via conservative Roman Catholic giving; the Lewis-abetted faith of National Human Genome Research Institute leader Francis Collins has proved that you can believe in both evolution and God. Other admirers have included Pope John Paul II, Greek Orthodox...
...declared a mediocrity, a crony, "the least qualified choice since Caligula named his horse to the Senate." There was such venom in the attacks that you had to remind yourself that unlike in past court dramas--the slaying of Robert Bork or Richard Nixon's ill-fated henchman G. Harrold Carswell--this was not just about her; it was about him, about Bush's promises and the dream of a permanent conservative revolution. Of all the things a President ever does, this is the one that lasts: he picks the jurists who will chisel and polish the Constitution in ways...
...Neill, who used legal contacts to get in touch with underworld figures for research. But it is the character behind the fa?ade that Neill articulates best. In one of the film's most poignant scenes, the Jockey, who is estranged from his wife and secretly gay, thanks his henchman for his "trust and discretion." Here it is as if Neill is conspiring directly with the audience. "Every sleaze is also a human being," says the actor. "I look for the humanity and maybe even a humorous dimension to the people I play...
...witch Angelika. The movie's sense of humor is high-low in the Python style. It alternates the drollery of Jonathan Pryce's French villain (when Will charges, "You killed my friends," Pryce purrs, "I only wish you had more") with the labored buffoonery of Peter Stormare's Italian henchman. But in the enchanted forest, Grimm's sense of wonder is spellbinding--a reminder that Gilliam is as much shaman as showman. His reckless, robust imagination leaves Hollywood's prime confectors of fantasy light-years behind...