Word: passionate
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...great to see a movie musical with a smart sense of the genre. All Dreamgirls lacks is the amazing energy and passion of the original. In a way, the film is less Effie, more Deena...
...supercool star of Hong Kong crime movies, parades a magnificent malevolence he's not unleashed before. And Gong Li, working for the first time in 11 years with the director (and ex-lover) who made her an international star in Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern, shows a passion that has never been so animated or tearful...
...past--that place where the mindlessly cruel and the idealistically aspiring meet in vicious conflict--has been good to Mel Gibson. It brought him Oscars for Braveheart and hundreds of millions of dollars for The Passion of the Christ. It satisfies his directorial bloodlust and permits him to traffic in easily read moral metaphors about the issues...
...around them. They can be counter-stereotypical, providing role models of men who mentor, who challenge, who inspire, sometimes by their evident affection for Cicero or the piccolo, for physics or Sandburg or ceramics. Manly examples of adults who have chosen without reluctance to teach and to pursue a passion that is not rich in monetary reward but, here at least, socially respected, gives children the opportunity to learn “there are many ways to be a boy,” as the Allen-Stevenson School in New York states in its mission statement...
...Latin Tinge” on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m., featuring guest artists Bobby Sanabria and Brian Lynch, Lowell Lecture Hall will come alive with a medley of traditions. Percussionist Sanabria and trumpeter Lynch have each made a distinctive mark on the jazz community. The two share a passion for the fusion of jazz and Latin motifs, and have performed together at a variety of venues. This motivating theme of fusion is consistent with the 2006-2007 jazz band’s exploration of Afro-Cuban music. Thomas G. Everett, Director of the Harvard University Band (which includes...