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...Frank. Maybe it was Davis' broken home or his height (5 ft. 6 in. in his tap shoes) or his funny face, all big nose and jutting jaw, or the car crash that took his left eye, but Davis was a howling void of insecurity that drowned out all other emotion. He craved affection, especially from white people, preferably famous, preferably Frank. In Haygood's telling, Davis' marriages, his compulsive gift giving, his surprising conversion to Judaism, even his support for the civil rights movement, all play like bids for applause, just another snappy routine...
...cover of Rolling Stone in 2003. Did anyone seriously think the Olsens would be the break-out stars of Full House? As captains of a multimedia empire projected to gross $1.2 billion in revenue this year—enough to make even J. Glow’s jaw drop—the girls are certified teenage multimillionaires. And for what? Does anyone even remember Two of a Kind...
...defense held Northeastern to under 100 rushing yards. Yes, the defense nabbed two interceptions and recovered a fumble. Yes, the Harvard defense is, in general, jaw-droppingly talented...
Ultimately, the only analogous performance in recent movie history is Sigourney Weaver's turn as the avenging warrior matron in Aliens. But whereas Weaver clenched her jaw, widened her eyes and depended on a giant space monster to provide the fear, Thurman sometimes is the thing to fear. Even though the reasons for the Bride's revenge spree are well set up, there are moments when Thurman portrays her as a beast who has tasted blood and might like more. Certainly there are also plenty of scenes in which Thurman seems to be holding herself together by the memory thread...
With another two-minute scoring drive starting every three minutes, there was no time to pause and remember. And with the visiting crowd cheering every jaw-dropping play, it was too loud for a moment of silence...