Word: portrayal
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...When he showed up, he stomped around the coffee shop and he was acting like Leonidas,” Snyder recalls.The director shot the film in only 60 days. Because everything was done against a blue or green screen, however, post-production took a year.GENDER-NEUTRAL DESPOTSantoro, who portrays Persian king Xerxes, explains that the blue-screen process also presented a unique challenge for cast members, who had little concrete material to interact with while shooting scenes.“Once you’re there acting, it’s just you and blue walls everywhere. And because Xerxes...
...Instead, over the next 10 days, jurors heard the methodical drone of the prosecution's effort to portray Libby as a liar. No fewer than four officials testified that they had told Libby who Plame was, and two reporters testified that Libby later confirmed her identity in one way or another. Fitzgerald followed those witnesses with a numbing eight hours of Libby, on tape, denying or not recalling any of those conversations...
...drivers and workers rights' advocates at NyayaBhoomi say the real crooks are the city officials. "Politicians have left no stone unturned to portray auto rickshaw drivers as dishonest, cheats and rude. The reality, however, is that they are the victims of the same political games that have played havoc with the entire public transport system of Delhi," reports NyayaBhoomi's website. "There are scores of other problems which the politicians do not want to address. The result is that in spite of cheating you, most auto drivers live in slums or resettlement colonies. Their children are forced into child labor...
...head. According to Graymsith, Gyllenhaal, though riveted by the script, hesitated to take the role, afraid to open a Pandora’s Box and reveal the psyche of a man so in vested in a killer. However, after meeting with Graysmith to better understand the character he might portray, Gyllenhaal accepted the role. “Jake reached in,” notes Graysmith, recalling his many one-on-one sessions with the star. Besides advising the actor, Graysmith worked with Fincher to make the film as accurate as possible. The director recreated everything from the wiring...
...crackpot theories of movements like the LaRouchians’ only damage the debate. When such groups are viewed as just another set of pacifist protesters, it means that we have trivialized the anti-war movement, undermining its reputation and ability to act. The Bush administration has repeatedly tried to portray the entire anti-war movement as crazy fanatics; allowing mainstream protesters to become indistinguishable from people like the LaRouchians makes these attacks even more effective...