Word: sweets
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...film’s soundtrack. Bale attempts to capture Dylan’s voice, posture, and idiosyncrasies, but his hulking frame and fierce demeanor overpower the icon’s softer, more introspective nature. Gere, in the same way, retains that signature chivalry and charm that makes him too sweet to be true. Ledger and Whishaw play compelling incarnations of Dylan.But nothing compares to Cate Blanchett. Put simply, she steals the show. As Jude, her performance is utterly compelling, and this electric phase of Dylan’s life is so fascinating that watching Blanchett feels like watching Dylan...
...members in audience, it’s not sufficiently witty enough to be consistently enjoyable for older viewers. This tension carries over to Portman’s performance—having played serious roles for the majority of her career, her puns and exaggerated expressions are forced or saccharine sweet. She is definitely more comfortable dramatically choking back tears as Mr. Magorium prepares to leave. On the other hand, Zach Mills (“The Santa Clause 3”), who plays Eric, brilliantly portrays a young, inquisitive but lonely boy. Eric is a dynamic and imaginative character who wears...
...politics is not what Sundquist wants to talk about. Wearing a red Mather sweatshirt, a backwards baseball cap, and jeans chopped off at the ankles, he leans back in his chair or slouches until a certain topic—perhaps the “sweet speakers” he promises to get for student use, or his job on Dorm Crew—draws his attention. Then he slams his hand down on the table and nearly shouts in laughter...
...long-term use of beta carotene supplements—the chemical that gives carrots and sweet potatoes their orange color—may reduce the risk of cognitive decline in men, according to a report released in the Nov. 12 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine...
...Increasingly, those suitors are whispering sweet nothings in European accents. So far this year, European bigwigs including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and London Mayor Ken Livingstone have come calling, while French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations next January. On Nov. 30, E.C. President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Union President and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates will visit New Delhi for the annual E.U.-India summit, a bilateral confab to discuss investment, scientific cooperation and efforts to combat climate change. The participants are expected to announce a joint solar energy project...