Word: sweetnesses
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...special effects, it never sells out to sentimental uplift. Giamatti deftly walks the same line. He and Pekar share a physical resemblance--both are chubby, round-shouldered and balding--but he gives a performance that goes beyond mere impersonation. He infuses this cranky character with some of his own sweet tentativeness of spirit, giving Pekar an audience appeal that perhaps the more churlish original lacks. And he gives himself a problem. A self-confessed "escape artist," a master of submerging self in role, Giamatti is currently trying to escape the acclaim being heaped on him and his movie. Sorry, Paul...
...thing you can say about lust, it sure shows up early. Talk all you want about the honey-sweet face of an innocent newborn, the fact is, from the moment we appear in the world, we're not much more than squalling balls of passion. Our needs aren't many: to sleep, to eat, to be held, to be changed. Satisfy these, and there won't be any trouble. Fail to, and you will hear about...
...coffee. The ambience was pronounced "sympa" [friendly], the service "accueillant" [welcoming] - though in a country where waiters have a near-statutory duty to be surly that wouldn't seem to be a difficult accolade to achieve. The only criticism was reserved for the pastries, almost universally deemed too sweet. One bypasser was less than happy with the chain's arrival: "It's the beginning of the end," she sighed. But she was an American...
...Crimson returns all but one member to a squad that went 21-5 en route to a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA tournament before being ousted by No. 1 Stanford...
FAREWELL: "Dan is a sweet guy, very sweet," says Vick...