Word: mood
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...find that I am romanticizing my reaction to "The Coast of Utopia." The trilogy is perhaps an hour, perhaps a play, too long. But I know why I am in a mood to wave away what I might have considered its excesses and obscurities. I just realized that the play is closing today, and may never be performed again (though a New York visit has been discussed). It is as if a dear friend, who had enthralled and exasperated me, who talked so fast and stayed so long, were suddenly reported absent, or missing, or lost at sea. Would...
...unilaterally withdraw from the entire Gaza Strip and evacuate the 7,000 Israeli settlers there. It's a sharp change from Ben-Eliezer, who as Sharon's Defense Minister oversaw massive military operations against the Palestinians. But it seems just as pointedly at odds with the Israeli mood. Instead of bringing centrist Israelis back to Labor, Mitzna appears likely to poach from other dovish parties in a shrinking pool of leftist voters. "Mitzna has vacated the center and Sharon is sliding in," says Dan Schueftan, a Haifa University professor and friend of Mitzna. Sharon's response to the Jerusalem...
Hoffman’s direction is similarly well-done. His shots of the grand St. Benedict’s Academy are beautifully composed as he effectively uses different settings to tailor the mood for specific exchanges and dialogs. Unfortunately, these positive aspects of the film are not enough to compensate for the serious flaws in the script. The Emperor’s Club does little to distinguish itself from any other “great teacher” movie, largely because the story focuses excessively on the relationship between Sedgewick and Hundert without ever really probing into each of their...
...Animal Gorilla is about on par with any of the Sesame Street releases (and is certainly no more deceptive than claiming that Elmo can sing). Highlights of the album include “Even Gorillas Get the Blues,” a slow-burner that actually sets a bluesy mood quite nicely, and the ethereal “Gorilla Lullabye,” a touching number that describes the various friends Koko will see in her dreams, including her late gorilla friend Michael...
...Mood in Iraq...