Word: portrayal
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...Eisenhower era scenes in “The Mineola Twins” are especially guilty of speechifying first and dealing with plot and character development second, and as a result the characters’ emotional shifts are at times confusingly erratic.Steinemann has the actors portray these transformations from casual chatting to nervous breakdown with mixed effects: Hecht does quite well with these extremes, especially as Myrna; as Jim, Havard is much stronger in quieter, more serious or desperate moments than at these points of excitement or panic...
...Krolak also choreographed and soloed in “Attraversiamo,” the most peculiar and least successful piece of the evening. Krolak, who appeared in torn jeans and an orange plaid jumper with a string of stuffed socks sewn on the back, appeared to portray the frustration and self-doubt of a dancer in today’s society. Krolak’s interaction with the spoken words of the soundtrack varied from worriedly trying to “shhhh” the recording to singing along with it, repeating the words over and over again...
...job—a remarkable venture for his usual laziness. Mogolov’s deadpan comedy was more likely to garner easy laughs; for instance, David claims that his biggest problem is that he is “a shmuck.” Mogolov’s portrayal of David’s lethargy was amusingly self-deprecating; although he did not have the weight of a deeply rooted pain to portray, he mastered David’s laziness with the nonchalant delivery of his jokes...
...come back to society and contribute rather than being another ditto head in it.” To aid Penn in realizing his vision, Emile Hirsch (“Lords of Dogtown,” “Alpha Dog”) stepped in as the ideal actor to portray McCandless. “I saw him in “Lords of Dogtown” and the mischief in his face...I knew I could relate to that in him. His physicality and his heart, those things I could feel very comfortable with from early...
...dueling identities—the commercial T.I. and the rawer T.I.P.—against each other. This track is meant to remind listeners that T.I. has street cred and should be feared, as well as loved, by fans. While the video’s style takes pains to portray the rough underbelly of rap that no longer exists for some of its biggest stars, T.I. seems uncomfortable in a role he once played perfectly. Though he can swing a chain imposingly, threaten the camera with a bat, and mimic pulling out a gun, the actions seem unnatural and unthreatening...