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Sniderman creates a superbly farcical yet self-contained Face, the show’s most profound character. Acting as the sycophant, the officious hustler, and the meek servant with equal ease, Sniderman brings an understated humor to Face’s many roles. He mimics the antics of the gulls with relish but is just as entertaining when he stands removed from the action, a sly smile playing at his lips. Jacobs, too, gives a forceful and lively performance as the fiery...
...issues objectively,'' Mandela notes. ''I was tremendously impressed.'' Once out of prison, Mandela commended De Klerk as ''a man of integrity.'' Months later, he retracted this judgment. As the intense bargaining between them began, Mandela was first startled and then outraged to discover that De Klerk was not a meek facilitator of historical inevitability but a tough, grudging opponent. De Klerk kept attempting to insert into any proposed power- sharing agreement checks and balances that would still give whites some guarantees of a voice in future governments. Mandela bridled and complained that the National Party ''keeps looking for ways...
There she sat, her little chocolate-brown eyes peering up at me from a familiar-looking face. Meek, if a bit intimidated, she squeaked out a timid greeting: “I’m glad you’re ‘home...
After a four-day trial without a jury, Judge J. Calvitt Clarke Jr. needed just 15 minutes to pronounce Arthur Walker, a retired Navy lieutenant commander, guilty of espionage. He faces a maximum sentence of three life terms and a fine of $40,000. The defense called no witnesses. Meek, stooped and without his usual toupee, Walker looked more like an accountant than a spy. His lawyers tried to portray him as an innocent dupe of his aggressive younger brother. One of them told reporters, "He may have been...
This film also features two unforgettable moments with well-known actresses: Andie MacDowell’s Terri Green—Woodruff’s representation of the standard upper-class, meek, weight-concerned trophy wife—undergoes a hysterical transformation that involves some “soul food” and weight gain; and Della Reese’s short-lived cameo as the elderly, grouchy Mrs. Towner, who awkwardly removes her teeth before her haircut, is uproarious...