Word: polisher
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...there are few fancy toys but where things are noisy and fun and the mom is always ready to take everyone to the skating rink or the zoo. When a child begs for something--whether a $500 electric-powered baby Jaguar or a $7 bottle of lime-green nail polish--she's often just begging for a conversation with you. "Spoiling" is overindulgence combined with neglect, and kids can be spoiled at WalMart just as at FAO Schwartz...
...featured an array of disjointed murals on an extended platform staircase. The first scene of Act II, a boisterous rendition of a song called "Generations," replaces these murals with Noah's arc. The maneuvering of this set change was somewhat disjointed, but another day's rehearsal should polish the scene changes. The set in Act II becomes a vital part of the story of Noah and the Flood rather than merely an entrance and exit prop for the cast...
...defy South Africa's "pass laws" by entering white townships, Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus just as Gandhi had on the South African train, the unknown rebel blocking the line of tanks rumbling toward Tiananmen Square, Lech Walesa leading his fellow Polish workers out on strike, the British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst launching hunger strikes, American students protesting the Vietnam War by burning their draft cards, and gays and lesbians at Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn resisting a police raid. In the end, they changed the century as much as the men who commanded...
...could be argued that the East-meets-West dynamic is an original facet to this movie. In fact, what is interesting at times is the introduction of the sub-plot of violent turmoil within Siam. However, the film has mixed ambitions--should it polish up the love story between a schoolteacher and king? Or should it present a clear story as to what is historically accurate and what is not? The film is touted as the true story of a daring British woman of Victorian times who traveled alone to a faraway land; while Leonowens may have done...
...Zelle's growling, husky vocals. True, the band could have done with more stage presence. The usual stage trick of the guitarist and bassist facing off didn't work when the guitarist's back was to the audience and the band's mishmash of outfits suggested a lack of polish. It would be churlish, though, to harp on minor flaws in what was otherwise a very enjoyable set. One of their songs may have been titled "Queen of Melodrama," but the band managed to play a tight, moving set without ever straying into the realm of the melodramatic...