Word: manic
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...Breaking Bad” is about pouting, not shouting. In order for this premise to work, we have to believe that this mild-mannered chemistry teacher is crazy enough to think that becoming a meth-maker is the best way to finance those oncology bills. Cranston has the latent manic energy to make us believe that, but creator Vince Gilligan seems set on not letting that energy show. Cranston does an admirable job of playing the part with as much restraint as possible, but anyone who’s seen what he can do aches for those moments of unabashed...
...Driving Miss Daisy” all get their own indie treatments, to the delight of those within and without the film. Gondry turns the audience into children again, as they giddily await each brilliant novelty.Comedic foil Black makes for a great pied piper. He brings a manic, absurd energy to his character that doesn’t ask viewers to suspend their disbelief so much as thrash them into submission. Exuberance and relentlessness on his part make up for Mos Def’s hopelessly awkward dialogue: he mumbles, murmurs, and slurs his words so frequently that its difficult...
...your Harvard experience has been less than perfect? Ultimately, we have a right to feel proud of, and attached to, the institution we attend, just like students at Cal, Northwestern, or Dartmouth. Though we shouldn’t flaunt our college enrollment, we certainly need not go to manic lengths to hide it. So consider investing in a simple Harvard hoodie—it’s a way to show campus pride without coming off as condescending. They’re cozy, and crimson just happens to be a flattering color...
...wider release, will it pick up steam or antagonize the mass audience? Even if Blood doesn't cop the top prize, as I uneasily predicted, it will win Daniel Day-Lewis the Best Actor award over everybody's favorite movie star (Clooney). DDL's performance is so manic, so intense, and he slips so deeply into his roles, that Academy members will be afraid to vote against him. He might come to their homes and devour their young...
...esteemed biblical scholar John Strugnell was under pressure to speed up the Scrolls' publication. In an interview, Strugnell, who had started studying the Scrolls four decades earlier at age 23, called Judaism a "horrible religion" and "Christian heresy." In the furor that followed, his family disclosed he was battling manic depression and alcoholism. Though he was the first editor to include Jewish scholars in the translation project--and he insisted he was not anti-Semitic--Strugnell was fired and irreparably discredited...