Word: virtuosa
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...There are other sweet scenes in the film - notably the (perhaps imagined) kiss of a (possibly sleeping) woman. But the memory we'll cherish is that of Portman's vibrancy, grittiness and ache, all performed with a virtuosa's easy assurance. She, not Jones, is the savory dish of movie magic in a mostly bland Blueberry Nights...
...Which sets me to thinking about another virtuosa vocalist. Isn't it odd, and sad, that k.d. lang - the supreme lyric reader of our time, the modern singer without rival at making sentiment sound like world-weary wisdom - hasn't done a Christmas album? That would be a lovely present under next year's tree...
...theoretically possible that this wide-eyed cluelessness is sincere. O.K., maybe not - some of that eye-batting innocence has to be an act. But even so, she's no Madonna, the virtuosa media manipulator whose current reinvention of herself seems to be as Spears' mentor, video co-star, and Cabala buddy. "Oh, she's totally sincere," insists her 26-year-old brother, Bryan, who runs the financial end of Spears' licensing empire (now moving from dolls to more grown-up goods like cosmetics). "She really doesn't understand the power she has. But then none of us in the family...
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