Word: superbeings
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...flossy, say that the story's texture, the dark background against which Arkady moves and about which he shrugs and thinks his wry thoughts, is real in a way that seems bitterly true. Clearly the thriller form, with no artistic expectations whatsoever, can free the best writers to produce superb stuff. Quite casually, between car chases and dead bodies, Martin Cruz Smith has drawn stinging portraits in caricature of three cities under attack by the future...
Judith Kipper, a Mid-East expert at the Brookings Institute, favors appointing Carter and calls him a "superb choice" because of his ability and readiness to hear all sides. You shouldn't forget that Carter's enormous contribution to the Camp David accord between Israel and Egypt was due in part to his relative evenhandedness and his meticulous attention to detail...
...conversation with Mendy, which occupies the entire first act, Bubriski effectively renders his character as a witty but melancholic man on the verge of desperation. The exchange between the two is a true feat of endurance, and these actors pull if off admirably. Ingrid Sonnichsen's direction is also superb--the dialogue is taughtly paced throughout this...
...like a cross between Orwell and the Marx Brothers. "My involvement was strictly limited to the extent of my participation," huffs one official. A TV anchorman anticipates a witness by "waiting for the arrival of his appearance." Richard Kiley, Ed Begley Jr. and Tim Reid are standouts in a superb cast...
...were disappointed, because we played a superb defensive game, but we just didn't get the breaks at the end. It was basically a two goal game all the way through. It could have gone either way," Oakes said...