Word: righteously
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...novels, film reviews and a newspaper column under three different pseudonyms. Then he set about defining the Hong Kong action movie. Such swaggering epics as The Savage 5, Shaolin Avengers and The Five Venoms filled theater and TV screens around the world, schooling a generation in the intricacies of righteous machismo. He made stars of Jimmy Wang Yu, Ti Lung, David Chiang and Alexander Fu Sheng, and mentored his assistant director (later action master) John Woo. When Chang died June 22, at 79, from pneumonia, the Shaw Brothers studios paid for the funeral of its most prolific, pioneering auteur...
...understandable that John Gotti’s death would receive lots of media coverage; after all, the Don had been an immense public figure in New York City. What was baffling, though, was how the recently deceased Gotti suddenly emerged as a paragon of virtue, character and righteous perseverance. He may have been a good father to his children and a loving husband to his wife—none of us are entitled to dispute those claims from his family. To that end, our prayers should be with his relatives, as they struggle through this trying time...
...Jury, it was an honorable one, in the tradition of such previous Palme d'Or winners as The Tin Drum, The Mission, Pelle the Conqueror and Farewell My Concubine - films that impose a personal story on a grand, wrenching national canvas. After the award ceremony, the critics massed in righteous annoyance that a film as conventional (though artfully, powerfully made) as Polanski's could win the Palme d'Or, when their favorites were slighted. This kerfuffle was silly but sweet: Cannes was finally back to normal...
Yasin, who was notified of his selection soon after final auditions, will speak about “the Muslim concept of jihad as righteous struggle...
McNichols, 52, sounds weary when he says this, not righteous. After 23 years as a Jesuit priest, he remains deeply loyal to the church. He is a painter, among the most famous creators of Christian iconic images in the world. He has a parish that he speaks about with so much awe, it strains the imagination. And he is enraged by the notion of priests preying on children. But he says he cannot stay silent while all gay priests are blamed for such crimes. "This is an extremely dangerous moment," he says quietly...