Word: personae
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...from South Carolina saw the genius in changing her name ever so slightly. Eartha Mae Keith became Eartha Kitt - discarding an ordinary surname for one of inspired felinity. It heralded the sex kitten who purred the lyrics to her lightly naughty hit singles of the early '50s; whose sophisticated persona in films and on Broadway barely concealed her claws; and who would achieve camp renown as the prowling, growling Catwoman on the '60s Batman TV series...
...potential in the kids-as-sorcerers plot, and game energy in the pan-Anglo cast. (Palmer, from Australia, is a standout as the Paris Hiltonish vixen, much more charming than the original.) And yet the movie doesn't move, because it is defined by Sandler's essentially static, grudging persona...
...Salazar is a hat guy, and he donned his trademark Stetson on Wednesday during his introduction as Secretary of the Interior-designate. It was a sartorial gesture that seemed both an expression of his down-home persona and a reminder that he hails from the wide-open spaces he's now charged with managing. At Interior, Salazar, a first-term Democratic Senator from Colorado, will be charged with the critical role of mapping out policies that strike a balance between preserving America's natural resources and tapping them for energy and recreational purposes...
Known for her witty conversation and sharp analytic mind, the acclaimed historian of the Byzantine empire developed a public persona larger than life—perhaps overshadowing a compassion that translated into dedication to her students and their research...
...academic “crack investigators” with relish. The only failure of the film here is Rebecca Hall (last seen actually emoting in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”), whose character, Caroline Cushing, is not only an accessory to Sheen’s playboy persona but to the film as well. One is hard pressed to find any non-expository dialogue escaping her lips—a rare misstep in an otherwise flawless film.The transition from stage to screen is fraught with pitfalls. A stage play adapted for cinema must expand its scope without losing...