Word: poignant
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...album are the title track as well as “Penelope” and “A Boat Like Gideon Brown”—noteworthy for their infectious melodies and insightful lyrics. The traditional “Barque in the Harbour” is especially poignant with guest vocalist Liz Pickard’s soprano voice adding a haunting quality to the tale of lost love...
...chosen,” O’Reilly says, “to move beyond the cerebral and look at the beautiful.” He cites as his artistic influences Vermeer, de Hooch, Clasez and Monet. And indeed, his photographs recall both the poignant and dignified simplicity of Flemish still lives and the French Impressionists’ emphasis on the qualitative and sensory experience of objects...
...builds from there, blossoming into a rich harmony with background vocals, electric guitar, strings and drums. Rufus repeats: “Wish you were here to chain you up without shame in my arms tonight.” The song captures the paradoxical beauty of difficult love with its poignant sound and melody...
...racial issues discussed in Hart’s War represent another of the film’s strong points. In a poignant monologue, one of the accused soldiers discusses how German POWs were allowed in Georgian movie theaters and diners, whereas he himself was not allowed to enter, even while in uniform. The discrepancy between the American quest to end the Nazi racial program and its own discriminatory racial policy in America’s mainland is a harrowing concept that is nicely illustrated in the film...
...people who came to see Tuesday's event. "And it's all because of you." Street's easy demeanor has brought her legions of fans and some $1.5 million in endorsements, according to Forbes Magazine. She seems sublimely comfortable with TV cameras and photographers' long-range lenses recording every poignant moment with her family and friends, moments most people would like to keep private...