Word: aloofness
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...Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, due out in October. A month later, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he will be the villainous Voldemort--"a full-on, red-blooded baddie," he says, happy to describe one of his roles without tiptoeing around the words aloof and tortured...
...masses don't go for his brand of tortured and aloof, they should consider this inside dish from Weisz: "He loves to dance. He's very free on the dance floor, and he's a great dance partner--because, as with his acting, he knows how to improvise...
...also the only candidate bearing scars from the last race. Organized labor, a powerful force in the party, has not forgiven his attacks on "special interests" backing his ultimately successful rival for the presidential nomination, Walter Mondale. In addition, he struck many voters as a paradoxical combination of cold, aloof technocrat and movie star manqué who let his unexpected victories in early primaries go to his head...
...think everyone agrees that he has an attitude and demeanor that alienates people and despite his best efforts he comes off as aloof or arrogant,” Rubins said. “But I think it’s accepted that of all of the presidents in Harvard’s history he’s made an effort to get involved with undergraduates the most...
...changed? Everything. A series of moves largely orchestrated by China has pricked Hong Kong's democracy bubble. Beijing has become savvier about dealing with the city, seemingly taking into account public opinion even as it increasingly calls the shots. In March, the Chinese leadership nudged Hong Kong's aloof and deeply unpopular Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, into resigning. That paved the way for Tung's No. 2, Donald Tsang, a gregarious, astute career civil servant with the common touch. Beijing has publicly backed him as the best man to run Hong Kong?even though some of the city...