Word: warmth
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...into a psychotic, exploitive, and morally ambiguous child abuser. Wizard’s poorly conceived role as the villain ultimately slows the film, detracting from its simple magic. On a positive note, the film’s well shot. In particular, bright colors create a sense of easy-going warmth in places where the film’s happiest, music-related moments occur. The white light from a window in a Harlem church blissfully silhouettes the scene where Hope, a sassy young girl, lends her angelic voice to Rush’s musical compositions. Hans Zimmer prot?...
...movie is less ho-ho-ho than uh-oh, or oh-no. Emitting a stale odor from the first reel, Fred never engaged the audience of kids and adults that I saw it with. There were neither big laughs nor the kind of warmth you can feel when moviegoers are connecting with the stuff on-screen. And if early indications hold, the opening weekend will be a box office disappointment...
...Naipaul imperiously claims to not be in the habit of reading the newspapers. Anthony Powell was a good friend - in fact, during the 1950s he helped the young and ambitious Naipaul secure work as a book reviewer for the British magazine the New Statesman, and displayed an avuncular warmth that Naipaul warmly recalls. But Naipaul now conducts a shameful hatchet job on his late benefactor's reputation, depicting him as the plodding ham of English drawing-room novelists and wondering if their friendship lasted "because I had not examined his work." Sam Selvon he boasts of having insulted face...
...vaulted chamber of Memorial Church last night as students, faculty, and others gathered to bid farewell to music lover and avid public servant Henry C. Fienning ’06-’08. Fienning’s favorite pieces of music were interspersed with accounts of his warmth, compassion, and dedication to service. “Henry was an exceptional human being,” said Leone E. Price ’06, a close friend of Fienning. He was “one of those rare people with a special gift for bringing the world together...
...World Series even deeper into October, but now MLB is really tempting fate. And it's not as if there aren't alternatives; the regular season could start earlier, or be cut back to the old 154-game schedule, to allow the playoffs to unfold in the relative warmth of early-to-mid October. "It's a foolish thing," says former umpire Dave Phillips, who worked four World Series during a 32-year major league career that ended after the 2002 season. "Baseball is not meant to be played in those conditions. They're sitting on a time bomb. This...