Word: modestic
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...father figure, has the thoughtfulness, the heroic withholding of rage that Washington the actor has lent to so many of his characters. The movie (from a true story, written by the real Antwone Fisher) takes its power from the authenticity of its emotions. The director is typically modest about his effort. He says, "I like what Tom Hanks said about directing: 'It's not the stupidest thing I've ever done...
...benefits would kick in around election time, 18 months from now. Should the stock market bounce back and unemployment fall by that time too, Republicans believe that voters won't care if the rich get richer - as long as they do too. Democrats, who have their own, more modest program, remain critical: "This is the most reckless policy I have seen pursued by any President in my adult life," fumed Kent Conrad of North Dakota, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee. Reckless or not, the plan is likely to move rapidly through the House of Representatives, where...
...Israeli club scene dominated by trance music, Moshe Lahav had modest ambitions for his nostalgia singalong show. But after 20 years in the business, this pudgy, scruffy guitarist is suddenly riding a wave of sentimentality among young Israelis yearning for less complicated times. From midnight to 4 a.m. at the Yellow Submarine in Jerusalem's Talpiot industrial district, Lahav sings tunes written when Israel was a brand-new state by people who, if they are still alive, are probably in bed with their teeth on the nightstand by the time Lahav takes the stage. At 2 a.m., Lahav wraps...
...Moss hardly fits the mold of the pomo hipsters who currently dominate the independent film-making scene; with a modest collared shirt and a neatly trimmed beard creeping with gray, he comes off more Spielberg than Solondz...
Despite the milestone, Sullivan remains modest of his streak...