Word: poignant
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...still true, even now, with Together Through Life. It will not go down among his best albums, but the music is good, and the mood is poignant to the point of intoxication, the wheezy nostalgia anchored by David Hidalgo's magnificent accordion work. Dylan can still get frisky, as he does with the last track on the album, "It's All Good," in which the banality of that expression is demolished in escalating scenes of horror...
...Private Screenings. Since the early days, Osborne has sat down with venerable actors (and a few directors) for a clips-heavy discussion of their lives and work; the conversations usually run a little under an hour. It's a treat, and occasionally poignant, to see stars who've been out of the klieg lights for decades sit for one last closeup. Don't miss the Betty Hutton interview: she erupts into laughter and tears with exactly the gale force she exuded in her '40s comedies...
...chance. She auditioned for Common Casting and was given the role of Jackie in “The Art Room,” a romantic comedy set inside of a mental hospital. “It’s a funny play, but it’s also poignant,” Sherman says of her first Harvard production. Playing Jackie, a “particularly deranged woman,” was a struggle, but the experience was a rewarding one for Sherman. She finally felt that she had found her niche at Harvard. Her directors for the show, Julia...
...emotions for a ride but never quite leaves the ground. Though the performances are convincing and compelling, the movie is weighed down by its insistence on subordinating both music and personal narrative to a broader social message. The story of Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx) has ample potential to be poignant and transformative. A man whose early talent for the cello propelled him to The Juilliard School and boundless opportunity, somewhere along that journey he lost himself. The movie never gives sufficient evidence as to why or how, but when we first see him, he’s living homeless...
TIME's cover story was a poignant look at one person's struggle to get the health care he needs [March 16]. Even more tragic, this story is repeated too many times each year in this country. As illustrated in your piece, physicians often provide care without charge when patients are in need, but we need a system that does a much better job of supporting patients and physicians. Your reform points are key. A full 75% of total health-care spending is linked to chronic health problems, many of which are preventable. If we can help Americans live healthier...