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...most visible of these recently commissioned works is the gentle portrait of senior admissions officer David L. Evans, which hangs in the entrance hall of Lamont Library. The portrait was painted by Stephen E. Coit ’71 and unveiled in 2005. “I tried to portray Evans in a role that is characteristic of his role at Harvard. He engages with a great many people and is a great listener,” Coit says. “So I painted him listening...
...opening couplet (“She warned him, warned him not to go / He said I, I’ve got to go”) demonstrates Morello’s complete inability to portray any depth of emotion in his music. The lyrics disappoint throughout the album and on many songs the listener is reduced to cringing in anticipation of another appallingly obvious rhyme...
...relationship. Callie’s apprehension is played out perfectly by Flynn. The character of Callie is a complete departure from the infamous Mrs. Lovett she played earlier this year in “Sweeney Todd,” and she showcases her range of ability with an excellent portrayal of everyday situations as well as the fantastical. Elmore also presents an ease with the stage that is especially hard to portray in such an intimate script. Because “Stop Kiss” doesn’t boast any theatrical pyrotechnics or thrilling plot twists, the task...
...Sundance Film Festival. The film, which will begin a theatrical run at the Kendall Square Cinema on October 17, revolves around the impact that a man’s suicide has on his twin brother, ex-lover, and young son. Utilizing three nonprofessional, local actors to portray the principal characters lends the film a sense of weight and realism. But the actors do far more in the film than act; according to Hammer, they were even responsible for writing the actual dialogue. “People are an extension of a place for me, so the language had to come...
...risked undermining his ticket's claim of having greater experience and putting "country first." By attacking Obama's "lipstick on a pig" comment, the campaign clearly established itself as willing to engage in frivolous, small-ball distractions, a disposition that served McCain poorly when he pivoted and tried to portray himself as a sober statesman willing to halt his campaign to deal with the nation's financial meltdown. Most recently, McCain rolled out an ad calling on a new spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation in the nation's capital only a day after blaming the House of Representatives' defeat...