Word: demeanor
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...start a new life with Sethe and her quiet daughter Denver (Kimberly Elise), who is bright and beautiful but is also being suffocated by her mother's overprotective rein. All goes well at first as Paul D begins to unlock Sethe's heart and melt Denver's cold demeanor through his natural charm and exuberance. But their fragile existence becomes threatened by the emergence of a strange girl known simply as Beloved (Thandie Newton), who may or may not be the incarnation of the daughter Sethe was forced to murder in her sordid past. As Beloved's presence becomes more...
Among the musicians, pensive faces shined generously as a heavy cadence played to the late moon. It is a strong gift to watch brilliant artists take risks with each other, reveal their gentleness, and understand their connection with their vision of art. Their demeanor with each other showed only unselfishness, and each contribution was given with total "Body and Soul...
...Anthony," says Vaughn, whose larger frame gives him some physical distance from the gaunt Perkins. "I liked what he did with stuttering and body language, but I didn't mimic him completely. It would have been insulting." Van Sant says he chose Vaughn for his ordinary yet edgy demeanor--"that ability to snap...
DIED. E.G. MARSHALL, 84, Emmy-winning actor whose resonant voice and stoic demeanor led him to portray a succession of authoritative and trustworthy characters; in Mount Kisco, N.Y. Perhaps best known for roles on The Defenders (1961-65) and The New Doctors (1969-73), Marshall also starred in films and appeared in the 1956 Broadway premiere performance of Waiting for Godot...
...speech did not elicit sympathy because he was not tough on himself. He was, instead, tough on the independent prosecutor. His demeanor was not that of a strong man in a moment of contrition but that of a defensive man in a moment of aggression. There was no trust in his speech, no sense that he knew he could trust the compassion of the people he leads. When you fail to trust the people, they notice and are not warmed. More to the point, they are left uninclined to give you what you don't give them...