Word: intentionally
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...underacting. Perhaps in an effort to seem more natural, Madonna seems stoned. She stares off into space and delivers her lines in dazed-whine. Note: bruises and messed up hair are enough to convey abuse. The same is true when, as Jennings the actress, Madonna wears glasses to seem intent and intellectual. She is best when playing herself, or at least he persona. The restaurant scenes in which Madonna must play the bitchy and racy superstar Sarah Jennings (even her name isn't convincing) and tell bawdy jokes are reminiscent of her "performance" in the docu-drama "Truth of Dare...
...making the dangerous argument that 'we are not Americans with a hyphen; rather, we are all Americans." How can this possibly be dangerous to anyone with less than fascist intent...
...protesters] intent was forming analliance with people like me, then theysucceeded," Wizansky said...
Live, the band seems to respond to their music in an equally necessary fashion. The four core members of the Junkies--Margo and Peter Timmins, their brother, guitarist and songwriter Michael Timmins, and bassist Alan Anton--appear totally intent on communicating their music without any pomp and circumstance. Michael Timmins remained seated in the back of the stage for the whole show, the his face hidden for the most part by his long, brown hair. Similarly, Peter Timmins and Anton were conspicuous only because they were never in the spotlight...
Guitarist Graeme is now in London, leading his intent-on-stardom band the Cakekitchen; Peter remains in New Zealand (though he toured the US last year), producing records and playing piano and drums and singing on his own releases, which continue the TKP sound more effectively (Any record Peter plays on is good.) Besides being superb minimalist musicians, and haunting lyricists, and (both) capable of acoustic solo outings so emotionally honest that your ears may burn, the Jefferies brothers were also able to fly off no noisy "experimental" larks. It's a measure of how intense the rest...