Word: transcended
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...more determined than ever to market the meaning, began talking about the Games as a chance for restoring America's hope. There were recollections of the 1980 U.S. hockey team that won its proxy war against the Soviets, who themselves were then at war in Afghanistan. These Games would transcend even politics and patriotism on their way toward therapy. "This is an important event under any circumstance," Utah Governor Mike Leavitt had said a few weeks after the attacks, "but fate may have fallen upon this state and city to host an event where the world will come together...
Soderbergh wryly acknowledges the film’s origins and then manages, as he so frequently does, to transcend its limitations. While prepping his team for the heist, Danny explains precisely why he would attempt such an impossible mission. His reasons are succinct, his delivery is deadpan and his air is undeniably macho. Pitt bursts the bubble when he asks, “You’ve been rehearsing that, haven’t you?” Clooney responds: “A little, did I rush? I felt like I rushed.” With any other director...
...Landau). Here he joins the task of revamping an old movie theatre, The Majestic, along with rediscovering himself, finding true love and other such escapades, such as evading the Communist hunters who eventually track him down. Darabont is the classic Hollywood emotional manipulator, and usually he is able to transcend convention in his films just enough to forgive their cheesiness. However, though he has the always-lovable Jim Carrey at his disposal, he doesn’t have a clever, magical Stephen King story to float the film. The Majestic may not be the season’s most exciting...
Most of the principals fare better than the physical production. However, though they are generally adequate, few transcend the limiting material. Brian Noonan’s Chris, the American soldier, seems lost on stage most of the time. And while the character is weak (apart from being weakly sketched), there needs to be enough substance to him that two strong women would fall so deeply in love with him. Noonan’s performance is also hampered by the fact that his voice, while a powerful instrument, appears largely untrained. His forced vibrato and difficulty with held notes detract from...
...period. Collins concluded that it's not necessarily celebrity leaders, rich executive pay, pricey technology or splashy mergers that lead to greatness. Rather, it's "Level 5 leadership." Such leaders often are "self-effacing, quiet, reserved, even shy." They put people in the right roles, confront unpleasant facts and transcend mere competence. "I like to think of our work as a search for timeless principles," writes Collins. --By Andrea Sachs...