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...Magic Moment," for example, begins with violins doing giddy, hurricane-force arpeggios. The chorus is musically and lyrically ordinary, but that?s just to lull you before the surprise of a great bridge. An acoustic guitar goes Latino in a minor key, and King sings gently: "Sweeter than wine/ Softer than the summer night..." Then the melody returns to its dominant chord, backing singers join in for an open-throated "Aaaah" and King declares: "Everything I want I have/ Whenever I hold you tight." Four lines that express gentle love, consuming love...
...Kiss of the Dragon opened to slightly softer business than Romeo Must Die. This has less to do with the quality of the two films (Dragon is much preferable in atmosphere, directorial skill and the climactic face-off) than with the featured player. Nothing against Fonda, who still has the most wickedly flirtatious mouth of any Hollywood actress. But Chinese action stars have succeeded with the American public only when their co-stars are African-American. Jackie Chan had his one big U.S. hit, Rush Hour, with the black comic Chris Tucker; the love interest in Romeo Must...
...while Card may ruffle a few feathers with his extreme discipline and conservative positions, past colleagues and friends say his low-key and friendly personality give him a softer edge...
...Sharon spoke in a different language, a softer tone, but he said nothing new - he urged the Palestinians to cease fire, and said that Israel would immediately respond positively. This is what he has said all along. Neither side will reject the Mitchell Report, and both sides will say they're committed to implementing it. But that doesn't mean it will happen...
...People simply want laptops more than they want desktops these days, and neither the adoration of the Coliseum nor the intimidation of the veiled Emperor will change this fundamental fact of the marketplace. Does that mean Jobs will be a softer touch to interview one of these days...