Word: messiah
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Besides the attempt to be a meaningful movie, Blast often contains sight gags that are absolutely hilarious. Take note of Joey Slotnick ("The Single Guy") as the bum who mistakes Calvin Webber for the messiah. As Eve's gay confidante, Dave Foley ("NewsRadio") elicits chuckles with his sympathetic demeanor and sharp tongue...
...Handel & Haydn Society next big event will be the traditional holiday performances of Handel's "Messiah." From Dec. 4 through the 12, Symphony Hall will be a joyous place, something to consider on those dreary weekend afternoons. Who better to play Handel's most famous work than the Handel & Haydn Society? It might be awkward to be dressed up on the T, but Boston's classical culture is there to be taken advantage of. Perfect that tricky concert etiquette while getting into the classical Christmas spirit. Just remember, classical music will always be in style...
This simply isn't the case. While the strike was a devastating blow to many fans, its effects have been neither as deep nor as dire as the media consensus, and baseball is ill-served by having each new star anointed the game's messiah...
Dunlap's role as self-appointed messiah for shareholder value, meanwhile, is up for another casting call. Sunbeam shares were as high as $53 early this year and have fallen 79%--to $11.25, which is lower than the level at which the stock traded ($12.50) when Dunlap was hired. The collapse has crushed morale at Sunbeam, where workers who survived Dunlap's initial slashing and burning (he cut half the company's 12,000 jobs) were rewarded with a company-wide stock-option plan that for a painfully brief period was gratifying but now represents lost dreams. Said an employee...
...found himself in his work. But he had not been looking for a cause to lead. It was a historical accident that he appeared to those idealistic rebels against theatrical tradition, the Stanislavskians, as the messiah they had sought for decades--the genius-hunk who could sexily take their case to the starstruck public, help them reform not just acting technique but the whole corrupt Broadway-Hollywood way of doing business...