| 单词 | commanding |
| 例句 | Better Joe looked out into the night—with a great commanding croak, pointed at Charles, and through the crush of devotees, bid him approach. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When I raised this with the commanding officer, he told me our bodies would absorb the moisture. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “My husband has a whole squadron full of aviation cadets who would be only too happy to shack up with their commanding officer’s wife just for the added fillip it would give them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “How dare you come poking into my tent and commanding my two friends to leave? How dare you tell the Chinese to leave?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z On our second day in Pretoria, we sent a deputation to complain about the conditions to the prison’s commanding officer, Colonel Snyman. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lipnitsky stressed the connection between commanding the center squares of the board and seizing the initiative through the mobilization of the pieces. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We never resolved this issue, but we did make some progress when we submitted a joint letter to the commanding officer setting out our complaints about prison conditions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of my colleagues whispered to me that it was Brigadier Aucamp from the Head Office, our commanding officer’s commanding officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And the Church in recent times, Lyra, it’s been a getting more commanding. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A commanding woman in a red jacket came forward with a hand outstretched. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “A man with a Western education like yours could provide great service to our country,” continued the commanding voice. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He is commanding in his own way, but he didn’t feel that way in the presence of the baseball dads. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Because of this, people think that Grant Major General George Gordon Meade, commanding general of the Army of the Potomac. commands the Army of the Potomac. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Under the stout, gray cylinder of the water tower on its commanding hill, the sandbar curved out into the sea. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z That weekend, I was told by the commanding officer to be prepared to see General Willemse, who was coming down from Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you’re the commanding officer, sir, then I present you with these here prisoners.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was on my way back to my cell, a very nervous white warder said that the commanding officer, Colonel Jacobs, had ordered me to hand over the kaross. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But Zeus’s daughter Athena countered him: she checked the course of all the winds but one, commanding them, “Be quiet and go to sleep.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But his posture was so erect and his stance so commanding that no one would dare to challenge him. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Smith’s early call for reserves evidently had not upset the commanding officer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The commanding officer told them to go after the NVA soldier. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It had been sent to Mr. Lome, commanding him and the other printers of Boston to quit their seditious, rebellious publications—or else. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t in the navy any longer, and Kaz wasn’t a commanding officer. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That is what the commanding general of the Sixth Marine Division put in his official report. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra relied on her commanding presence to show her people the strength and power she would bring to her reign. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “We were supposed to report directly to the commanding officer,” Bill added, tapping his knuckles on the table. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Sergio imitated the commanding tone that Gideon had had in his voice, and people stepped out of the way without question. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Because horses who gain commanding early leads in match races generally win them, observers thought the bullet-breaking War Admiral held a considerable advantage over the historically slower-breaking Seabiscuit, even with a conventional start. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I immediately made a request to the commanding officer to be permitted to attend her funeral in the Transkei, which he turned down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Following the commanding wave of one of the men, he inched his way past. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Okay, let's get some high knees!" the coach was commanding. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “His commanding officer has reason to believe that he is and that he has been making his way toward this part of the state—we assume toward his home.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no route maps posted on the walls, but a Wonderland-style sign commanding, “If you know where you are, then please tell others.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z That night Mac told the warder that he had his fingerprints on the pack of cigarettes and that if the old man did not cooperate, he would expose him to the commanding officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hot and sweet and poisoned. With mine own ears I heard you commanding the men in the pit to kill Dmgon. Shouting at them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His Lordship himself I did not see, he being concealed behind the door; but I could hear his casual and commanding accents. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The commanding voice came from the center of the room. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear the raspy voices of their leaders commanding, “Forward march,” as we first walked through these front doors on September 25, 1957. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The case, then commanding headlines as far east as Chicago, as far west as Denver, had indeed lured to Garden City a considerable press corps. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She demanded that someone give us the correct change to call Mississippi, which two boys did in such a hurry you would think Mother was their commanding officer. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He walks with his shoulders square and has a gruff, commanding voice. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z On March 23 it won by an astonishing seven lengths in one race and a commanding three or four in a second. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z General Steyn and the commanding officer stood by her, but I did not mince words. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, by dint of alternate coaxing and commanding, he contrived to get them all once more enclosed in their separate dormitories. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z As of 2012, 55 women have been in space, flying shuttles and commanding space stations. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The orders said that I was to report back to my outfit, where I would report to my commanding officer. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of wise and confident, the man looked cold, commanding, intimidating, like some regal animal of prey. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My tone softened, became more pleading than commanding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Halt!” a voice, harsh and commanding, rang out above the sound of BaiMa’s striking hooves. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her gaze was fierce and commanding - as impossible to ignore as the blue harpy feather in her hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I had previously pointed out to the commanding officer that it did not make sense to permit us to read books but not permit us glasses to read them with. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was exactly like a man in early middle age, tall, powerful, and commanding. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Without any greeting whatsoever, the commanding officer announced: “Mandela, we have found your manuscript.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a commanding voice, clearly someone in charge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For the commanding officer, Washington picked Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton, a veteran of the French and Indian War and a hero of Bunker Hill. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the unit that Marina Raskova would be commanding herself—she, too, had had to learn to fly the complex Pe-2 before she could lead her flight crews into battle. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I guess after a lifetime of commanding sailors, she's got an unfairly jaded view. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the first commanding officer to spurn such a meeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that morning, at about eleven o’clock, the front gate swung open, revealing the commanding officer with two men in suits. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With a tiring field behind them and less than a mile to go Cal was in a commanding position to win. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In his eyes gleamed a light, keen and commanding. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Hoster Tully, Lord of Riverrun, lay abed in his solar, with its commanding view to the east where the rivers Tumblestone and Red Fork met beyond the walls of his castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Prove it,” said Riddle at once, in the same commanding tone he had used when he had said, “Tell the truth.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z So deeply conscious was he of violating dangerous taboo, that he felt that the very air or sky would suddenly speak, commanding him to stop. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her stance was commanding, one leg thrust forward in a powerful movement, more stride than step. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The term of a commanding officer was usually no more than three years, and we had been through several by 1970. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a proud Pukhtun, like most of our Taliban brothers,” murmured a deep, commanding voice. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “I have to report you to Captain Davies, my commanding officer,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z In the years following the Revolution it was able to step into this commanding position almost unopposed, because the whole process was represented as an act of collectivization. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Everything about this man, his commanding voice, his odd accent, warns of an unknown and dangerous threat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z His commanding officer didn’t even bother to note Horan’s experience in his service record. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Part of Ann’s success was due to her commanding physical presence; she knew how to exploit her bulk. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In poll after poll, she held a commanding lead among the country's potential Democratic primary voters, with Barack lagging ten or twenty points behind, and Edwards sitting a few points behind Barack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was a lot of brass commanding teams of policemen; sending them by fours and at times by sixes, all combing the neighborhood for something or maybe as a show of force. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z And he could picture her as he had seen her so often, standing before the city council, righteous and indignant, like a black Moses before Pharaoh, commanding, “Let my people go!” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z From then on, that is what we did, and we heard no more complaints from the commanding officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nathaniel,” said Mr.-Derby, “Captain Prince is commanding a ship of mine—the Henry—on a voyage to Bourbon. He agrees with me that you’d make an excellent clerk.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We pause so the woman can hit a metal button commanding double doors to open and let us into the pediatric ward of the hospital. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His deep voice echoes across the dance stages, as commanding as a soldier’s. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Lee seemed to see the shaman shaking a feather-trimmed rattle and commanding something to obey him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "His massive figure, commanding, self-confident manner, and magnificent bursts of fiery eloquence, won and held the attention of his audience from the moment he opened his lips." Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When a German pilot shot down a Pe-2 dive-bomber and found that a woman had been flying it, his commanding officer told him: “Don’t mention it to anyone. We don’t shoot at women.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Tidings’s voice drummed up the stairs, sounding as commanding as General Robert E. Lee’s at Gettysburg: “It’s nine o’clock! Visitation’s at three! Let’s move-move-move! Where are the hedge clippers, Mama?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Causey was the commanding officer of squadron 234, which had the reputation and history of being one of the best F-8 squadrons in the Marine Corps for the past five years. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Muhammad’s papers were gone from the table, and Mom’s favorite rustic-candle formation was back to commanding the center space. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Black looked at his commanding officer for support, found none. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Friday morning there’s a message from Kyro in the announcements, commanding all track members to report to his room at lunch to return uniforms and finalize banquet plans. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Fern pointed her finger as if she was commanding a dog. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z November 21 the Putnam sailed, “bound for Sumatra and the pepper islands, God willing”—Captain Bowditch commanding. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment he sounded as commanding as their father, like the lord he would someday be. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The commanding officer then reached behind his desk and produced a sheaf of papers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet the nature of both jobs was that, ceding the decision making to commanding officers, you went anyway. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So began Miss Bates; and Mr. Knightley seemed determined to be heard in his turn, for most resolutely and commandingly did he say, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Maybe not anymore. You don’t know what’s happened since you went running. Maybe someone else is commanding.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There’s no doubt that Soviet pilots, navigators, and commanding officers were privileged during the war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Stanton wanted his commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant, back in Washington. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not been in my cell long when I was visited by the commanding officer and a number of other prison officials. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unable to muster the commanding vitality of their predecessors, the priestly leadership responded ineffectively, even counterproductively. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For there was President Washington—a tall, commanding man, riding horseback to enter the town. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When the drums of breakfast porridge were wheeled into the courtyard, the warders commanding the work crew ordered the men out of the yard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t speak to me. If you see me on the street, you’re going to turn and walk the other way. Disappear. Or I will go to your commanding officer. Maybe I will anyway.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Her disdain did not convince Richard; it began when Madu complained that His Excellency had bypassed him and made his junior a commanding officer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Wait!’ he said in a commanding voice, giving Frodo a quick look from under his bristling brows. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When I reached the two men, the commanding officer said bluntly, “Mandela, go back to your place. No one called you.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is an evaluation from his commanding officer,” Georgia said, tapping the case. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “I was with the Twenty-fourth Transportation Battalion, but I put in for a transfer ’cause I had a run-in with my commanding officer.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z No one but a scythe could be so commanding and take such absolute control of a situation. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “And how many poor fools will I be commanding?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His voice, always booming and commanding, was now cracked and dusty. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Stay here. Don’t go anywhere. I know the commanding officer. I’m going to go and talk to him. But you must stay here, okay?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Shortly after their arrival on the island, the commanding officer came to me and asked me as a favor to address the young men. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An elevated seating unit has been set up for prestigious guests, with the stylists commanding the front row. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The Christians had only one god, but he was said to be all-powerful, commanding all lesser gods. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Then Mother took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said in a commanding voice, “Even when we’re being overcharged?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His name was Major General Clinton Vogel, commanding general of the amphibious division of the Pacific Task Force. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “My lord,” said King Ogunwe, “may we know whether the Lady is now part of this commanding council? If so, what is her function? If not, should she not be taken elsewhere?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z At night his powerful and commanding voice would lull me to sleep. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We had reached Alpha Company in the boonies and were sitting in the commanding officer’s hooch. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They had been off Alicante about a week when a ship flying the American flag anchored near them—the Ember, from Salem, Captain Gorman commanding. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier has to obey his commanding officer without questioning his orders. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One day I was at the Head Office conferring with the commanding officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a commanding person, over six feet tall and with a shrewdness in his expression that impressed other men. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Very well. You are to take her where she wishes to go and do as she bids. Lyra, I’m a commanding you now, you understand?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z What I see clearly is the face of my fourth-grade teacher—a pleasant face, but completely invulnerable, it seemed to me at the time, with sharp, commanding eyes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z One day we were working at the lime quarry when the commanding officer came to observe us, accompanied by a gendeman whom we at first did not recognize. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I crested the hill where Doña Zena’s house perched, commanding a view of the barrio. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z At some point in the approach, Jones would tell Kelley he was now responsible for commanding the helicopter. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z We were met by the commanding officer, Colonel Wessels, a rather colorless fellow who cared only about strict adherence to prison regulations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The commanding colonel was wroth and shouting at Yossarian that he would not permit his patients to take indecent liberties with his nurses. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This will be the biggest assassination plot ever, and his commanding performance will guarantee an eternity of recognition. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They radioed their commanding officer and asked what he wanted them to do. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Octavian’s voice sounded a lot more commanding than it had the previous night on the battlefield. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In spite of his diminutive stature he has a commanding, captivating presence in the room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If the commanding officer was coming, the warders on duty would blow a whisde to warn us to pick up our tools. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They sprinted down the dirt road, Ben taking a commanding lead with every stride, until he heard Sammy trip over a stump and somersault into an oleander bush. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It is after two more dances that she notices the brothers commanding the attention of a crowd in the dining room. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see Faramir’s face, which was now unmasked: it was stern and commanding, and a keen wit lay behind his searching glance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It offered twenty-one guest rooms, commanding sea views, and a lobby fireplace as big as a truck. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The commanding officer made a surprise visit to Kathy’s cell, asked for a book, and plunked it on his desk. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was addressed to William Tecumseh Sherman, a famous Union Civil War general and the current commanding general of the U.S. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then there were men’s voices, rough, harsh, commanding. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Nearly a year later, Washington and Count Jean B. de Rochambeau, the general commanding the French troops, began planning a real attack on New York. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Bowing with the air of one accustomed to public praise, he stole to the cavern and ordered Hagar to come forth with a commanding, “What ho, minion! I need thee!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z From his years holding Irwin’s horses for relay races and matches, Smith knew something about one-on-one races: If one horse could steal a commanding early lead, he almost always won. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Like an obelisk towards which the principal streets of a town converge, the strong will of a proud spirit stands prominent and commanding in the middle of the art of war. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again both boats beat the previous course record, but Washington beat it by a good deal more, coming in at 15:56.4, a commanding 37 seconds ahead of the mark. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Little Johnny’s feet are sore after a long march and his commanding officer bawls him out. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I don’t fondle the clothes, the way customers do; I slap them into place, commanding them to hang straight, at attention, or lie subdued on the shelves in perfect order. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The commanding officer announced that the two visitors were a reporter and photographer from the Daily Telegraph in London. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he knew in his heart that they were silently commanding him to wait. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He had been dozing, but woke quickly, hearing the sentries yell and the corporal commanding the gates to be opened. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Today,” says the captain in his most commanding voice, “I shall share a tale of these waters that I do not need a lore-master to verify, for this one I know by heart.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Though not as tall or physically commanding as Bull’s, Captain Brannon’s body was stacked together with the knotted muscles of a stevedore, and an implied menace shadowed his whole appearance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull had promptly nicknamed him “White America,” an appellation that Brannon bristled at to the undiluted joy of his commanding officer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She switches to English, her voice calm and commanding. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Close on the heels of the marching men was an old chaise containing their commanding officer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z General William Westmoreland, the commanding general of US forces in Vietnam, pointed out that the American air base in Da Nang, near the border between North and South Vietnam, was now vulnerable to attack. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The warder balked at touching trousers worn by a black man, and finally the commanding officer himself came to my cell to pick them up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn't a large woman, but there was something commanding about her presence—I couldn't help but watch her as she moved carefully through the doorway toward the metal detector. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He was tall, commanding in stature, but upon looking closer, Koffi noted that his eyes were drooping with fatigue. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, I was summoned to the office to see the commanding officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt sorry for him and I said, “Look, here, just tell your commanding officer that it is Mandela speaking, not you.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hunter handed Washington a sample of his ability to swipe intelligence material—a letter that was supposed to go to the commanding officer of British forces in Canada. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Our Father rose and said in a commanding voice, “Let us all pray to the Lord for mercy and understanding.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Colonel Cathcart is our commanding officer and we must obey him. Why don’t you fly the four more missions and see what happens ?” “I don’t want to.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Some of the seeds I purchased and some — for example, broccoli and carrots — were given to me by the commanding officer, Brigadier Munro, who was particularly fond of these vegetables. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Firing her out of the gate, Pollard sent her up alongside the favorite, then drew off to a commanding lead on the backstretch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "The Lord Commander's place is at Castle Black, lording and commanding," he told Mormont, ignoring the newcomers, "it seems to me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Enlistees from Allied countries, like Chinese medical officers and the first Caribbean Regiment, presented themselves to the port’s commanding officers before shipping out. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And then a voice cuts through the yard, bright and commanding and clear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His office in Building 1 afforded him a commanding view of the large park in the center of the Johnson Space Center complex. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He informed me that the commanding officer wanted to see me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He could remember Gideon’s face, his expression, his calm but commanding voice in the subway. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z She found her mother staring at the sink and commanding it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Looking for me?” he said in a loud, commanding voice. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And off I zip, in my most commanding way, swoosh, a blaze of light. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z It had been Robin’s plan to issue orders as his father might have done; to have been lordly and commanding. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He bitterly regretted his foolishness, and reproached himself for weakness of will; for he now perceived that in putting on the Ring he obeyed not his own desire but the commanding wish of his enemies. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Many American newspapers carried the story, praising the brave commanding woman who’d flown for the Soviet Union, allied with the United States against the Nazis. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z One day he asked whether I had any objection if he obtained permission from the commanding officer to be near me in the prison hospital. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s another change that was made this morning, sir. All combat operations are now under the jurisdiction of Special Services. General Scheisskopf is our new commanding officer.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It was General Peckem’s opinion that all combat units in the theater should be placed under the jurisdiction of the Special Service Corps, of which General Peckem himself was the commanding officer. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Judging by my father’s height, I figured Mr. Marshall was more than six feet tall, with a commanding presence, fair skin, and brown hair and mustache. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice was as sure and commanding as his. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a commanding lead, though, and it didn’t mean much so early in the race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The commanding officer cleared his throat and clasped his hands behind his back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I recalled that the commanding officer had recently said to me in a bantering way, “Mandela, you ought to retire to the Transkei and take a good long rest.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been emboldened by this case, so when Bogart asked for help I immediately demanded to see the commanding officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She drew strength from the older man’s steadfast support and intellectual nourishment from his commanding intelligence, which grappled with a wide range of issues, from anticolonial movements in Africa to presidential politics here at home. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It may be closer to the truth than what your commanding officers say. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir. I may outrank you, sir, but you’re still my commanding officer.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was a true cavalier, with his fine embroidered coat, his commanding air, and the wealth of dark curb that flowed over his velvet collar. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z From die social snubs of his commanding officers, he was picking up his hatred of Eastern liberals and the Ivy League at the same time as he was falling in love with Brooks Brothers clothing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The ship was the Stanley, from Boston, Captain Daniels commanding. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle, the Leader sat complacently, laying eggs, attending to the broadcasts, issuing directions or commanding executions, surrounded by a sea of adulation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In a firm, commanding voice she announced, “Jonas has been selected to be our next Receiver of Memory.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He winked at her as if he were promising to keep her secret rather than commanding her to keep his. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The dog halted at the treeline beside the cat and looked back, but the commanding, summoning bark was heard again, and together the two passed out of sight and into the blackness of the night. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z No doubt one day this valet would be commanding an army or managing a prince’s domain somewhere, for only the most promising boys become valets for the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Horan’s commanding officer asked him to account for his absence: where had he been the last few days? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Great Ellen had never tried forcing or commanding them to behave or obey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Despite multiple referrals from commanding officers for psychiatric evaluation, he remained in combat for seven months before his “crying outbursts” and “uncommunicative withdrawal” resulted in an honorable discharge in December 1966. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Out of the fire there spoke a commanding voice. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The tone was soft and soothing, but also commanding—like a hypnotist giving orders. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I wagged my finger at him like a commanding officer. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He informed the commanding officer that not only was it an imposition to have stand-up desks, but that they sloped so steeply that the books fell off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever a new commanding officer was appointed, I requested a meeting with him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After the last of the wounded were transported in, the commanding officer saluted Dr. Han, and then with one last bow, he and all his men boarded the trucks and drove off again. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z "And who are you, boy?" he asked in a commanding tone that took no notice of the fact that the other was a year his senior. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Stannis reined up long enough to bark a brusque dismissal to Lord Florent and the others, commanding them to attend him in his pavilion one hour hence for a council of war. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After I had been in my new cell for a few days, I asked the commanding officer to arrange such a meeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them bore the name of George A. Custer, the commanding officer of the U.S. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z This was highly unusual; the commanding officer did not generally pay calls on prisoners in their cells. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I miss the dummy by a couple of inches and lose what little attention I had been commanding. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Skahaz was convinced that somewhere in Meereen the Sons of the Harpy had a highborn overlord, a secret general commanding an army of shadows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I was roused from my reverie by the sound of a drum commanding retreat. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was easy enough to find out that spies had returned, were reporting to the commanding officer—but what had they reported? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Tony Johnson, Nancy’s commanding officer when she had worked at usamriid, remembered her competence in a space suit and wanted to get her back. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the words of a drüskelle commanding officer, and he delivered them with all the authority he’d ever learned to muster. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Ms. Seo is scheduled to dance Odette-Odile on Saturday, but how did she deliver such a commanding performance on such short notice? ‘Swan Lake’ at American Ballet Theater 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Foster’s slyly commanding Stanley — a performance that makes the specter of Marlon Brando, who created the part, temporarily retreat into the dusk — is obviously the younger, stronger and more confident of the two. Review: A Darwinian ‘Streetcar’ With a Feminist Streak 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Midway through, Rubin answers her with a delicate counterpoint melody, and Allen concludes by commanding, "Love me like it's the end of the world and I'm the very – last – girl." Dance music's sample-free future 2011-08-18T21:29:00Z One of the nation’s leading basketball coaches and a commanding figure during a Hall of Fame career at Temple. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z These are places that even the division’s commanding officer, Col. Television Review | 'The Pacific': First Marine Division in Gruesome World War II Battles 2010-03-11T23:25:00Z He says that market forces should play a decisive role, but does that mean he wants to topple state-owned enterprises from the commanding heights of the economy? The people's pope 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z It was, of course, wonderful to hear the stories spoken with the sincerity and strength of her voice, at once gentle but commanding. Letters: Susannah York obituary 2011-02-08T18:37:05Z Though by her own account she was not a great singer, her voice had a singer’s coloration as well as the captivating, unhasty pace of someone used to commanding attention, a star. In a Commanding Literary Voice, Maya Angelou Sang Out to the World 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The most commanding canvasses feature large gold circles, ideal in form and rough in execution. In the galleries: These landscapes are something short of idyllic 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z The pacifist counsel of Biehl’s Trump is so wise and commanding that an audience laughs — a reaction by turns wistful and uncomfortable and run through with “if only . . .” Review | It was a dark and stormy night at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, as the talk turned to Trump . . . 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Phyllis Braff of The New York Times lauded her series of five-foot-tall stainless steel heads: “They have a commanding, awesome and ritualistic presence that calls to mind the grand and mysterious Easter Island monoliths.” Elizabeth de Cuevas, Sculptor With a Flair for the Monumental, Dies at 94 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z As the guides make lunch, the rest of us follow a path to a commanding view of the river as it meanders beneath the hulking sculpture of the high desert. On mountain bikes in the Utah desert, a college reunion like no other 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z He was visibly fatigued and seemed to have difficulty commanding the orchestra, according to reviews of the concert in late August by European critics. Daniel Barenboim, a Towering Maestro Held Back by Illness 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z If the designer is a snob, it is only by looking down from his commanding position at the flat plain of global luxury. Special Report: Fashion: Ala?a Opens Up His Universe 2011-07-07T17:26:03Z Elsewhere, Capt. Pei seems to be a lone wolf in the early chapters of the book but falls into line when his maverick behavior is criticized by his commanding officer. A Modern-Day Chinese Hit Comes to America 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Best of all are a commanding, kind Harriet Tubman and an appealingly down-to-earth Florence Griffith Joyner, both played by the show’s M.V.P., ‘She Persisted’ Review: A Musical About Women Who Triumphed 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z As led by Mr. Tveit, whose Booth has the commanding presence of a celebrated actor and the festering malevolence of a viper, the song forms the evening’s haunting centerpiece. ‘Assassins,’ Sondheim and Weidman’s Musical, in London 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Davis is no longer young, yet still feisty and imperious, and Kane is commanding in her mature, sparkling impersonation. Review: Lucas' 'The Lying Lesson' a gentle comedy 2013-03-14T00:33:12Z “It’s the most literal type of casting, perhaps, but Stacy’s performance is powerfully commanding and straightforward,” the critic Tom Shales wrote in The Washington Post. James Stacy, Actor Who Kept Working After a Disabling Crash, Dies at 79 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z He learned to fly as a hobby, and when war came, found himself commanding a Spitfire squadron. The Real Great Escape by Guy Walters – review 2012-05-23T13:40:01Z Her kaleidoscopic organizations of large groups, and her ability to hone a collective’s movements to razor-sharp synchronization, made even her earliest efforts startlingly commanding. Mothers of Reinvention: The Lab Pivots as Studios Close 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z For an actress known for the crisp, commanding surfaces of her performances, Ms. Smith can cut deep with an equally authoritative precision. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Missing Maggie Smith 2011-02-17T18:40:33Z Among white voters without college degrees, Donald Trump holds a commanding lead over his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. Promises, promises 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z His campaign tactics may have been ruthless, but in person he was unfailingly decent and courteous, commanding remarkable levels of loyalty. Review: In ‘Destiny and Power,’ George H.W. Bush Epitomizes a Vanishing G.O.P. 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z They are an essential, immensely enjoyable part of this novel’s strange allure, and they have been rendered with commanding expertise, right down to the most tangential details. Books of The Times: In Florida Slough With the Gators and Family Ghosts 2011-02-16T23:30:12Z In Erie, Pa., a Hampton Inn studio with two queen beds that usually goes for as little as $210 a night was commanding $1,188 this week. Want to Marvel at Next Year’s Total Solar Eclipse? Book Now. 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z But they're eclipsed by the commanding yet sagacious presence of Alec Guinness. Devendra Banhart: 'I love almost every Britpop band' 2013-03-21T22:37:54Z Fresh from presenting her evening of Josephine Baker arrangements at Lincoln Center, Ms. Bullock charted a commanding course from a nonverbal start to the peerlessly sophisticated poetry of Wallace Stevens. Review: Resonant Bodies Festival Blends Freedom With Radiance 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z By 1964 that had all changed; he was using fewer notes, and each one took up more space, stating its case with subtlety but commanding greater attention. John Coltrane Took a Detour in 1964. Now It’s a New Album. 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Pianists complain of the awkwardness of Brahms' craggy piano writing, but under Andsnes' coolly commanding fingers it all flowed beautifully. Andsnes' commanding Brahms lifts Muti-less CSO concert out of the ordinary 2011-02-18T16:33:00Z I looked at the children of Charles Duquet’s sons—third generation Dukes—who were now moving into commanding positions in the family timber company. This Week in Fiction: Annie Proulx Discusses Her Upcoming Novel, “Barkskins” 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Drake played commandingly, including a piano solo depicting the consummation of this impulsive love — fitful music of hurtling chords and steely harmonies. Review: A Tenor Offers a Subtle Model of Adventurousness 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s no coincidence that the last scene shows a damsel in distress revealing to Teddy and the Man in Black, in eerily commanding tones, that she’s a plant sent by the mysterious über-villain Wyatt. “Westworld,” Episode 8: Maeve, the Man in Black, and Backstories Galore 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Thompson’s fierce charisma infuses the commanding Gennady with warmth and genial humor, although he is rather more buoyant and less glowering than the character is in the text. | 'The Forest': Dianne Wiest Tries ?The Forest? at Classic Stage 2010-05-07T03:50:00Z One figure is traditional in appearance, upright, commandingly grave, nude except for a cotton loincloth. Art Review: African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Tenafly, N.J. 2010-08-19T22:05:00Z The bigger the vocal sound, the more commanding the vocal presence. Music Review: Justin Vivian Bond Sings Melanie at 54 Below 2012-12-24T21:26:41Z Cave, 56, is responsible for one of the most commanding and evocative bodies of work in rock music over the past few decades, and he’s only getting better as he gets older. Nick Cave looks into his dark mind with ‘20,000 Days on Earth’ documentary The challenge for Iglauer now is how to keep the label healthy with sales of recorded music declining annually and blues commanding less than 1 percent of the American market. Alligator's Bruce Iglauer among Chicagoans of the Year 2011-12-23T03:48:00Z No one dreamed they would still be fighting in April 1865, when Southern commanding general Robert E. Lee finally surrendered to his Northern counterpart, Ulysses S. Grant. When the guns of the Civil War fell silent 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z She received, she recalled, $10 or $15; by the end of her career, she was commanding several hundred dollars a puzzle. Bernice Gordon, Who Toyed With Words, Dies at 101 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z The Whitney show vividly restores him to full, commanding view, and reasserts his importance for a new generation, but does so in a carefully shaped and edited way. Meet Warhol, Again, in This Brilliant Whitney Show 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z That’s an enormous sum of money, and the military we have is incredibly commanding, even though it might not be suited for the challenges that we now face. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z And Jacqueline Green, in a solo that followed, was more than her usual precise, commanding self as she snapped her limbs sharply; her movement was shaded with voluptuous curves. At Ailey, a Dance Set to Coltrane Finds a Somber Radiance 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z His speeches and body language are commanding as he internalizes all of his guilt and his tyranny surges. Denzel Washington is commanding in Joel Coen's bloody, bold and resolute "Tragedy of Macbeth" 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Noble, growling his lines with a guttural Mittel-European accent, has a commanding presence to match the moral authority his character so righteously asserts. Theater Review: ‘Substance of Fire’ Opens at Second Stage Theater 2014-04-28T02:00:01Z But why is Shaw in his quarters rather than on the bridge of the ship he is supposed to be commanding? ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap: A Sinking Ship 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z A dramatically commanding soprano, she is an exceptional stage presence. San Francisco Opera looks backward with the World War II-set 'Two Women' 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z NOW Not yet of credible grandpa age, Grant Show’s Blake dresses commandingly but casually, as titans of industry have since the tech revolution of the 1990s. Never Mind the Catfights. What About the Clothes? 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z He served very briefly in the British Army during World War II, but was soon discharged as unfit — his commanding officers said he was simply incapable of violence. Ronald Blythe, Scribe of the English Countryside, Dies at 100 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z But it was his turn as the commanding officer in It Ain't Half Hot Mum which made his name. Ain't Half Hot Mum's Hewlett dies 2011-06-05T13:30:45Z Bargemusic opens its spring season with this commanding duo and a heavyweight program as part of the floating concert hall’s Here and Now new-music series. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z A commanding theme of Foner’s book is how much American law relied on a racist account called the Dunning School, after the historian William A. Dunning. What Reconstruction-Era Laws Can Teach Our Democracy 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z This one ended with an impassioned, colorful performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, which Mr. Mehta conducted commandingly. Music Review: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Visits Carnegie Hall 2014-03-21T21:42:06Z Chris asked his commanding officer for a transfer, but it was denied. A second chance at first love: meet the couples who marry, divorce – then remarry 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z This is Forbes’s fifth work of fiction, and her narrative confidence is both subtle and commanding. A Novel of Jamaica Brimming With Magic, Passion and History 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The real Chevalier de Saint-Georges looks commanding and impossibly handsome in a rare portrait from the era. ‘Chevalier’ Review: A Black Virtuoso Rocks the Court of Marie Antoinette 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z A man is “commanding” and a woman is “demanding.” Barbra Streisand Can Hear Herself Again 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z A commanding presence onstage, Hopkins put the crisis of faith at an age where it, in fact, matters most. Race, justice, power: Finding new relevance in Kurt Weill's 'Lost in the Stars' 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Of the many outstanding components of her game, Serena Williams may best be known for her commanding serve. Serena Williams forced journalists to get out of the "toy box" and cover tennis as more than a game 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z If domestic airline experiences become much more miserable, someone will wake up and realize you can make money not by copying others but by commanding the premium market. Letters: What Happened to First Class? 2012-02-24T15:20:30Z Joseph Millson, easily commanding with his mellifluous voice, is mellow-toned but – watch the amount he paces around the stage – always on the brink. The Old Woman; Macbeth; Bank on It – review 2013-07-06T23:07:05Z Over more than 20 years as a national figure, Lauer greeted millions of viewers each weekday morning as the co-host of the popular “Today,” commanding a $25 million annual salary in the process. ‘Today’ show host Matt Lauer fired after claims of ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’ 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Just playing it commandingly, as Mr. Lebhardt did, is difficult enough. Review: Daniel Lebhardt Shows Daring Command in a New York Debut 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Small and slim though she is, particularly in comparison with Mr. Jones’s commanding presence, Ms. Tyson transmits Fonsia’s poise and rectitude, which reveal themselves in her firm upbraiding of Weller for his foul language. Review: James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson Shuffle Emotions in ‘The Gin Game’ 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z He’s got to lead a band through stadium concerts — in which commanding the stage space is the first order of business — with a serious impairment. Review: Foo Fighters Bring a Little of Everything to the Stage, Including a Broken Leg 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “When the school opened, in the nineteen-twenties, it was a grand piece of public architecture with a commanding view of the city,” he said. Walking the Heights 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z In a commanding performance, Cate Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, the award-winning maestro of the Berlin Philharmonic, who is promoting a new book and preparing to lead her orchestra through Mahler’s 5th symphony. Where to Stream ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Elvis’ and More 2023 Oscar Nominees 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z But the young god reveals himself in eagle imagery above all; and with “Apollo” Balanchine found his own commanding, eagle-eyed view of his art. Balanchine’s ‘Apollo’: On Gods, Ballet and the Creation of Poetic Art 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Each scena could stand alone, but each benefits from the other, and from the shared thread of commanding performances. Review: Harrison Birtwistle’s ‘The Cure’ and ‘The Corridor,’ Myths With a Twist 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z His whiny, gravely voice sounds absolutely nothing like the real OJ Simpson’s deep, commanding tones. The People v OJ Simpson: episode one – great casting, with one exception 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Cooper doesn’t have the commanding presence necessary to anchor a four-parter or the combination of charm and gravitas needed to make Fleming as intriguing as he probably was. Television Review: ‘Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond,’ on BBC America 2014-01-28T22:11:21Z The only force standing firm against the king’s irrational hate is nonetheless a formidable one, the commanding Noma Dumezweni as Paulina, the queen’s confidante. | 'The Winter's Tale': The Cool Ferocity of a King Inflamed by Jealousy 2011-07-24T22:32:50Z In this, Smiley's most commanding novel yet, the medium matches the message. Jane Smiley brings 'Some Luck' to readers 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Then there are the challenges of commanding worldwide attention for a night of Hollywood self-congratulation after two years of pandemic and while Russia’s war ravages Ukraine. The Oscars are Sunday, and change is in the air 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Thomas drew a colorful and commanding performance from the players. Music Review: A Voyage of Discovery As a New Hall Sets Sail 2011-01-27T20:55:02Z Portable, tapestries were commanding emblems of unequivocal power on the road. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z In the bunker at Iraq's Sunni Triangle, their commanding officer assembled the unit for processing. Life and death in the US Marines 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Haley was good: pretty, in fine voice, commanding the stage. 'American Idol': Who wants to win? 2011-05-05T05:12:42Z One of the Tillman family's grievances is that the army – specifically a commanding officer who was also an evangelical Christian – overrode Pat's explicit wish for a secular funeral. The human heart of the matter 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z He sounded like a commanding father trying to rein in an unruly child. My Daughter’s Married Boyfriend Shouldn’t Join Us on Vacation, Right? 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Blythe, who also does a compelling Waltraute, is a singing actress of such commanding power that she simply sweeps all before her; what a voice, what a presence! ‘Götterdämmerung’: The end of the world, done right 2013-08-10T17:25:17Z After intermission Mr. Dohnanyi drew a commanding and inexorable account of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony from the inspired Philharmonic players. Music Review: New York Philharmonic, Led by Christoph von Dohnanyi 2013-02-01T22:33:56Z It recognises that everyone, from the commanding officers to the pilots and their targets has their own story to tell. Kill shots: why cinema has drone warfare in its sights 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The poster girl for a new pressure group, Equal Representation for Actresses, she is a forceful feminist and strides into the cafe where we meet looking like a model: tall and rangy and commandingly chic. Phoebe Waller-Bridge: ‘I felt strongly there was no such thing as a slut’ 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Denk, one of Mr. Bell’s most frequent collaborators, is rightly commanding his own growing share of the spotlight for his profundity and puckish temperament. Music Review: Joshua Bell With Jeremy Denk at Mostly Mozart 2010-08-20T22:18:00Z He’s poised to earn a best actor nod for his coolly commanding turn in “Moneyball” as Billy Beane, the iconoclastic general manager of the Oakland A’s. The Oscars: Brad Pitt Discusses ?Moneyball? and ?Tree of Life? 2011-12-30T18:44:10Z Pagan, Christian and contemporary history arrive at a zenith in one commanding sculpture. 'Sculpture in the Age of Donatello' shows artist's competitive spirit 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z A commanding and experienced Shakespearean actor, she provides the production with a thrilling jolt of high style. Theater Review: ‘Richard III,’ with Ron Cephas Jones, at the Public Theater 2012-08-12T20:55:37Z But he has long since established himself as “one of the most commanding classical actors around,” as the critic Ben Brantley once called him. Artistically in Sync, and Reunited for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z In the commanding translation by Arthur Goldhammer for the Library of America, Tocqueville declares that his book simply aims “to familiarize the reader with the laws of the United States.” Perspective | Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy in America,’ read anew in 2020, feels prophetic — and in some ways, hopeful 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Her high dining-room window affords a commanding view of the Washington Monument. Three audacious women before audacious was in 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z And Kevin Crossley-Holland rewrites Arthurian legend commandingly in his acclaimed and award-winning Seeing Stone trilogy, and takes one of its most engaging characters on a quest to the Holy Land in Gatty's Tale. Old stories for young readers 2011-02-24T10:32:26Z He remains well-loved by the company’s audience for his rich, warm voice, his imposing characterizations — and commanding height — and his relish for the words he sings. Bryn Terfel Returns to the Metropolitan Opera. (Sort Of.) 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Then a funny thing happened: while Cuban kept quiet, the Mavericks kept winning, sweeping the Lakers in commanding, shocking fashion. The Mavs' Big Winner: Mark Cuban's New Image 2011-06-17T09:15:00Z A widower, Vadim’s strongest emotional connection is with a beloved daughter, Natasha, who in one memorable if slightly hilarious scene watches her father—athletic, shirtless, commandingly swinging his ax as he chops logs for firewood. ‘McMafia’ Review: Crime Catches Up 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Ruess is an impressive front man, with a commanding presence and a soaring voice that recalls that of the late Freddie Mercury. A band that lives up to its name| Concert review 2013-02-06T21:14:29Z As a centerpiece, Aretha Franklin delivered a commandingly embellished “My Funny Valentine” and an ironclad “Respect,” which she dedicated to the guest of honor. Critic’s Notebook: Jamison Ross Wins Thelonious Monk Contest 2012-09-24T22:05:15Z Mr. Volle is tall, sturdy and commanding, with a voice to match. Volle Takes His Turn in ‘Die Meistersinger’ 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z "I was just a young white kid from Oregon commanding these working-class kids from the ghetto." Vietnam road 2010-07-10T23:01:00Z There are the Pollocks and Calders at one end, the commanding view of the sculpture garden at the other. Art Review: Carol Bove Sculpture Shows at the High Line and MoMA 2013-07-25T20:55:54Z It was easy to envision her commanding the respect of real estate executives with whom she often works on projects. Feng Shui Lessons From a Design Master Who Has Your Back 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z There wasn’t the graceful historical pageantry of Athens, the commanding special effects of Beijing, or the theatrical prowess of London. Why the Rio Olympics opening ceremony matters 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z In short, McCartney's legacy and commanding influence are secure. Paul McCartney’s “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present”: A visual feast, if flawed, for Beatles fans 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Six movies and a handful of actors are commanding the buzz in this week's races, the results of which will narrow the field for Oscar glory on February 24. Hollywood heats up with Oscar nominations, Golden Globes ceremony 2013-01-09T12:09:28Z That makes De Mornay's quietly commanding, creepy turn stand out even more. Capsule reviews of `The Avengers,' other new films 2012-05-02T22:04:55Z The owner of just one boutique in the Midwest, Goldman is nonetheless a commanding presence in New York and Paris. Ikram Goldman, High Fashion’s Ambassador From the Midwest 2013-05-02T09:00:02Z But at Disney Hall, under the enthusiastic and commanding baton of Gustavo Dudamel, the music’s tempos were freer; the dense textures, more clearly defined; the mastery of craft, impossible to miss. Review: Thomas Adès Charts a Journey Through Hell and Heaven 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z In the African wing, a show of just four commanding wooden crowns constitutes a blockbuster in its own right. 16 Art Exhibitions to View in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Ms. Merkens is tall, commanding, with a profile from a Greek vase. Dance Review: ‘Dido and Aeneas,’ From Mark Morris, at Mostly Mozart 2012-08-23T22:03:45Z This statement should have been proven true by the Antwerp designer's patterned and flowery ode to spring - a commanding show that mixed up wildly divergent textures, styles, cuts and shapes. Playful gender-bending at the Paris fashion shows 2012-09-26T19:09:09Z It's a cacophony of local voices, recorded in situ, and led by narrator Frank Burnett, whose commanding voice is a cross between the mayor and Will Self. Radio review: Hackney Podcast 2011-07-26T19:29:01Z This is the sort of thing that gives historians a rampant case of the smugs, because if we were commanding the operation we would have spotted it. Full Metal Jacket: history unzipped 2010-06-24T08:46:00Z For his third curtain call after a commanding performance of Bruckner's Ninth Symphony, Blomstedt dashed onstage for his final bow. Herbert Blomstedt leads L.A. Phil's commanding Bruckner performance 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Ms. Harrow brings a regal presence to her role, and her delivery of Shakespeare’s verse is hypnotic in its beauty: What loving son could resist a mother of such commanding eloquence? Review: In ‘Coriolanus,’ a Politician for a Campaign Season 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Modest at first, he was nevertheless an immediately commanding presence. Review: A Guest Conductor Reveals the Philharmonic’s Potential 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z A stocky, robust man with a commanding voice, Williams potently conveys Troy's strengths and self-delusions. Theater review: Seattle Rep's staging of 'Fences' hits it out of the park 2010-04-01T20:18:00Z Alfieri’s closing speech, even spoken by an actor as distinctively commanding as Ryan, reveals an author nervously trying to compensate for his play’s shortcomings. A smoldering 'View From the Bridge' turns up the heat at the Ahmanson 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z They don't make big claims, but they're stealthily commanding: a beautiful end in themselves, and a doorway to modern poetry. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z And the iPod is by far the most popular digital music player, commanding nearly 80 percent of the market and piling up a staggering 300 million sales since 2001. iPod turns 10: Has convenience and portability made music more disposable? 2011-10-21T04:01:00Z But he cut a commanding figure whenever he played — and no less when he was just standing and nodding in the background, watching the action unfold. Eddie Henderson and Quintet Regales the Crowd at Smoke 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z The album exults in a voice that’s still velvety, elastic and commanding. Critics? Choice: New Cds: The Droll, Buzzing Grandpas of Rap 2011-05-02T19:51:31Z In my nearly seven years in this job, I don’t remember this company starting a season with such commanding freshness. Dance Review: Balanchine Evening Ignites City Ballet Winter Season 2014-01-22T22:40:35Z Titan had players commanding an army of mythological creatures like centaurs and griffons to attack the other players’ titans. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z She was a commanding figure, standing six feet tall, and immensely striking. Obituary: Maya Angelou 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z No actor wants to be reduced to one thing, although those who ask Shannon about his commanding presence mean only to praise. Man Of Steel: eye to eye with Michael Shannon, the new General Zod 2013-06-08T05:00:00Z Her most commanding songs doubled as tutorials on perseverance in the face of incalculable pain, and even her brightest melodies seemed bruised. American soul survivors: Maxwell and Mary J. Blige in concert 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Forest Service offers about 75 of these fire lookouts for nightly rentals in mostly Western states, providing outdoorsy visitors with commanding views, wildlife watching and seclusion. Old fire lookouts offer sleepovers with history, panoramas and unexpected comfort 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Not a proper concert, but a commanding performance nonetheless, this “VH1 Storytellers” taping featured catalog staples along with choice new material. Pop and Jazz Concert Highs of 2011 2011-12-28T23:32:40Z Framed by forests and perched on a commanding hill some 60 m above a river, Vianden's spires and ramparts conjure up fairy-tale fantasia. Five Reasons to Visit Luxembourg 2011-01-13T14:15:00Z Ms. Sillman, a virtuoso of motion, brought to Gladstone Gallery not only commanding new abstractions but a pandemic surprise: small, tender floral still lifes, ardent promises of new life. The Most Important Moments in Art in 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z The question of whether he is a real baritone was once summed up this way in a review in The Los Angeles Times: “Baritone, schmaritone: Domingo was a commanding vocal and dramatic presence.” Plácido Domingo Defies the Gravity of Age 2014-03-07T15:00:03Z She’s a quiet, often anxious person who likes to plan and strategize — not a commanding, confident type. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘The Thief Knot’ by Kate Milford 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Vocally he was commanding if unvaried, a convincing approach to an elusive role. The Flying Dutchman; Medea – review 2013-02-24T00:07:18Z It’s a sing-along that lets Beyoncé show off her virtuosity, a focused, commanding display of individuality that speaks for every raised hand without a ring on it. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z Keep going to the even more spectacular Whitfield, before ascending out of the glen and taking a moorland track back to Askrigg, with commanding views over the dale. 20 of the world's best waterfalls: readers’ tips 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z As commanding a presence as his onscreen personas suggest, Mr. Washington, who is 62, also carries a hint of the absent-minded professor. Denzel Washington, the Oscars and August Wilson 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z This show’s centerpiece, “Burned Bridge,” turns a dead metaphor and a pile of reclaimed lumber into a haunted, commanding sculpture. Art In Review: MARIANNE VITALE 2012-02-09T22:53:27Z To walk in is to be astounded that so much commanding sculptural form, so many columns and pyramids, can rise up from such flimsy materials. A Rare Look at Rauschenberg’s Second Act 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z I returned to the makeup and hair area, and pretty soon I heard Ms. McGrath call out in her clear, commanding voice, “First looks!” Lanvin: Polished Like a Stone 2010-10-01T20:21:00Z “As much bumbling clown as muscular force to be reckoned with, by turns endearing and commanding,” Dominic Cavendish wrote of “Misty” in The Daily Telegraph after it transferred to the West End. Four Rising Theater Stars to Watch This Spring 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z His body is practically naked, and his movements suggest someone who is only beginning to discover the extent of his powers, tentative yet forceful and commanding. Nora Chipaumire Makes Darkness Visible 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z When I came across it in the library, there were not a lot of novels where women were allowed to be confident and commanding without being violently murdered by the end of the story. Karin Slaughter: By the Book 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z As Miriam, a onetime matriarch who grew estranged from her family and turned to the convent in middle age, Ingvarsson delivers a finely tuned performance that toggles between personable, commanding and distressed. Review | This ‘Agnes of God’ is blessed by a holy trinity of actors 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The first and last musicians in the lineup got solo spots in addition to a duet, and each exercised that privilege commandingly. Pairings Fulfill ‘A Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Only two years past his election to his high office, Charles was titular head of the Holy Roman Empire, commanding the allegiance of its princes and vast populace. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z By the time war broke out again in Europe, he was commanding a cargo ship called the S.S. Lost at Sea on the Brink of the Second World War 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Sometimes, Fiennes’s “lower class” mode can be a little mannered and quaint, but his Basil is commanding and convincing. Ralph Fiennes's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z He delivers such a commandingly conflicted performance that I wish so many of the other roles weren’t pitched at such a boisterously farcical level. Hot Priests and Wayward Libidos Run Wild on London’s Stages 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z And unlike Lady Bunny and Bianca Del Rio, she is neither a ferociously funny comedian or a commanding stage performer. Amanda Lepore, Transgender Club Diva, Tells All About Her Plastic Surgery 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z In an age of wall-to-wall eye candy, in which it often seems everybody aspires to a Vogue photo op, Ms. Shear refreshingly manages to be frumpy, dumpy and commandingly attractive. | 'Restoration': Claudia Shear at New York Theater Workshop 2010-05-20T02:25:00Z “This isn’t a hospital, this is an insane asylum!” she screams at her commanding officer. Oscar-nominated ‘MASH’ actor Sally Kellerman dies at 84 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z As the clock edged toward 2 a.m. on a Saturday earlier this spring, superstar DJ David Guetta stood at the control board like a mad king, commanding his people. Casino bosses transform Sin City into Club City 2013-05-05T18:09:09Z West isn’t like the Charles we know — he’s more charismatic, more obviously commanding — but he’s a strong, absorbing screen presence, as usual, and you understand why the show needed that. ‘The Crown’ Review: Tempus Horribilis 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z While Wonder Woman has lately been commanding media attention with her gaudy, sentimental take on the power of positive thinking, Zorro commits to social action without losing his nimble sense of humor. Zorro at 100: Why the original swashbuckler is still the quintessential American action hero 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Maybe it’s the group context, with its voluble personalities, but I’ve never seen her formal assurance and expressive serenity look so commanding. Art in Review: ?STARGAZERS?: ?Elizabeth Catlett in Conversation With 21 Contemporary Artists? 2011-04-14T20:26:17Z Gallery owner Debra Brehmer, who called the piece “really commanding and actually quite respectful,” sees it as a commentary on the way social issues are intertwined with and shaped by religion. Condom portrait of Benedict XVI attracts attention 2013-03-22T05:37:00Z Huge apartment buildings occupy the commanding heights along the river. The High Bridge, a Scenic and Serene Cousin of the High Line 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z It is so difficult that only the most commanding of pianists dare take on its 75 minutes and five movements. ‘It Has It All’: Taking on a Strange, Immense Piano Concerto 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z She is shrewd on Michael Jackson’s breathy public voice and his more commanding private one. Books of The Times: Lisa Robinson’s Rock ’n’ Roll Life in ‘There Goes Gravity’ 2014-04-29T20:48:45Z Always a commanding physical presence, Shannon displays a gravity in this role, a gut-wrenching sense of inner turmoil, that I haven't quite seen before. Pick of the week: "Take Shelter," a potent fable of marriage and madness 2011-09-30T00:01:00Z Marcell, a veteran stage actor who was on the TV series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," has a commanding voice and theatrical agility to spare. Globe's compact 'King Lear,' at the Broad, lacks needed heft 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z In his first tour, beginning in April 2003, he was the commanding officer of a light armored reconnaissance unit, in a village near Iran. Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z Some are large and fill the wall with a paradoxical sense of both grandeur and intimacy, heroic visions of vulnerability, commanding sculptures that depict the minimal but electric space between intertwined bodies. Review | This visionary artist lives on an island. Does that make her insular? 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Despite the froth that seemed to surround some artists at Christie’s, art world observers say it is heartening to see artists of color playing in the auction major leagues, commanding big prices. Artists of Color and Women Soar at Christie’s ‘21st Century’ Sale 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z With a floppy mop of red curls and a nasally voice that trails off at the end of sentences, Ms. Wolf projects an almost cartoonishly distinctive persona, perfectly suited for commanding attention. Hating Hillary Clinton: Female Comics Skewer the Sexism of the Likability Trap 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Mauro left me to admire the commanding view of the ancient arena, which lay across the street from the rooftop terrace of the Aroma restaurant. Revelations in High-End Rome 2012-09-28T18:24:21Z The five characters are all women, four of them the wives of an unseen rebel commanding officer, whom they call C.O. How Broadway Imagines Africa 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Farmer is a commanding dancer, displaying a crisp, cool assurance as she goes after the man she wants. Tharp delivers libido-charged Sinatra love letter 2010-03-25T22:43:00Z Attention turned to a central stairway, and the commanding figure who stood on it. Lululemon’s Kumbaya Capitalism 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z But “Happy Valley” is Ms. Lancashire’s show, top to bottom, and with her weary eyes and commanding physicality, she conveys every ounce of Catherine’s strength and her catastrophic grief. In ‘Happy Valley,’ the Bodies Pile Up 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Ernest Hemingway was not only a commanding figure in 20th-century literature, but he was also a pack rat. Review: Hemingway, Man of Few Words and Many Mementos, at the Morgan 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z When I was in the Navy, I heard a story about a prankster who'd chalked a profane message on the lawn of the commanding officer's residence. Edouard Levé's 'Works' is charged with wit and wonder 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z “For almost two decades, Sue Mengers was one of the most powerful agents and most commanding hostesses in Hollywood.” Sunday Reading: California 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z He looks physically commanding as the aging warrior, and at times his brooding, understated reactions work better than the typical explosions of rage. Review: Jose Cura takes over as Verdi's Moor 2013-03-22T15:18:08Z Cosimo was a great statesman, commanding respect both at home and abroad. Review: Bronzino Emerges From Limbo 2010-11-16T08:30:00Z You will be able to recall a parent leaning over you and commanding you to say sorry – perhaps to Auntie Maude on the day you spilt blackcurrant juice over her white tablecloth. Abdel Hakim Belhaj, Auntie Maude and the art of saying sorry 2013-03-05T14:30:02Z There is something so commanding in her address to the camera. Who is the best Oscar-winning lead actress of all time? 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Hart continued to tour using the Delfonics name, his falsetto a bit weaker but his presence still commanding. William Hart, Driving Force Behind the Delfonics, Dies at 77 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Brown, 49, is part of a small club of female artists with work commanding seven figures. Cecily Brown’s Paintings Are at the (Other) Met 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Playing a 15-year-old girl who's been given sanctuary by two "wives" of a commanding general, she scurries about like a scared rabbit, darting under a tin tub whenever anyone threatens to enter the room. Danai Gurira's 'Eclipsed' — a harrowing tale of women and war in Africa — is a promising sign of Broadway's future 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Such was its colossal success that, two years later, Carrey would be commanding pay cheques bigger than that. Jim Carrey's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Rivera sang “Carousel” in “An Evening of My Favorite Songs,” her Tuesday night debut at Café Carlyle, in a harsh, commanding voice, but she also danced it. Review: For Chita Rivera, Life Is Still a Merry-Go-Round 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z She is classically trained on the piano, and she is equally commanding in the genres of rap, soul, pop, and gospel. The gospel of Alicia Keys: In an era dominated by phony vulgarity, she stands for wisdom, authenticity and genuine artistic vision 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Though McQueen was the film’s undeniable star, as a jaunty, rebellious American, Mr. Attenborough turned in a calm but commanding performance as a squadron leader. Richard Attenborough, Actor, Director and Giant of British Cinema, Dies at 90 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Gordon was himself a legendary jazz musician and not a trained actor, but he is at ease on screen; his hoarse, slow delivery has its own kind of musicality and he is a commanding presence. The black Oscar wins that got away | Peter Bradshaw 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z But he has never quite managed to tie his influences and the various other threads of his sensibility into taut and commanding art. Review | Georg Baselitz is an overrated hack. Art collectors fell for him — but you don’t have to. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z A commanding nkisi n’kondi from Kongo, its hips thrust forward, its body studded with nails, lords over an impressive African collection that integrates performance and masquerade to show the continent’s expressive cultures across media. Finding a Globe’s Worth of Art Treasures Close to Home 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Large windows with commanding views of the street are screens of a sort for the greatest soap opera in town — the lives of the drivers’ friends and neighbors. Review: August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ Magnifies Marginalized Souls 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z In a pair of semi-staged performances earlier this month at the Bridgewater Hall here, the Hallé, in radiant, commanding form, completed Wagner’s “Ring,” nine years after it began. A Critic’s First Orchestra Defines Britain’s Musical Soul 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Early in his career, James Wood, the commanding, occasionally contentious literary critic at The New Yorker — once anointed “the last critic” — used a pseudonym. In ‘Serious Noticing,’ James Wood Closely Reads Chekhov and Others — Including Himself 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Yet there was no overshadowing Ortega’s commanding voice as she delivered searing takes on the Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody,” Janis Joplin’s “Mercedes Benz” and a mesmerizingly unique rendition of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.” Lindi Ortega: The pipes of Patsy Cline with the visual flair of Amy Winehouse 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z “Tell me how to see the light,” she sings, as if yearning for salvation, but at other moments in the song she sounds like an eerily commanding cult leader. Shawn Mendes and Tainy’s Summer Breeze, and 12 More New Songs 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Gero’s bearing is unimpeachable at every turn: This holds up as a great performance, commanding in case law and bull’s eye with feeling and wit. Review | Gero still rules as Scalia in ‘The Originalist’ 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z As often as not they’re just filled with anatomical odds and ends, though here the sculptural form itself is so commanding that what was hidden inside probably didn’t matter much. Art Review: The Spiritual Network 2011-03-24T22:13:08Z It’s so impressive that she’s so commanding, and this big warrior queen, when she’s sitting on top of a green beanbag, really. Lena Headey on Playing Cersei on 'Game of Thrones:' 'I Admire Her' 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z When you’re commanding the Unsullied to do what they do, what is it like to shoot a scene like that, and to have thousands of warriors at your fingertips? ArtsBeat: Emmy Nominees: Emilia Clarke of ‘Game of Thrones’ 2013-07-18T16:04:37Z The result, “In Light,” is one of her most commanding moments, a revealing ode to the effort of saving yourself. Julianna Barwick Left Her Ghosts in New York. Then the Healing Began. 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z It is a commanding, intelligent performance from Hoffman, and an overwhelmingly satisfying note for this actor to end on. A Most Wanted Man review – Philip Seymour Hoffman’s superb swansong 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z It’s common today to find Whitten’s commanding, technically audacious, subtly buzzing and politically charged abstract paintings hanging in major museums around the country. Review | After death, major works by artist Jack Whitten discovered 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The idea of a queen commanding knights is not a new one, by any means. Medieval Times Goes Modern, Replacing Its Kings With Queens 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z “LBJ” may not be as artistically ambitious as “Jackie,” but it was enormously enjoyable to watch, not least because Woody Harrelson delivers a performance perfectly suited to his own wily, commanding gifts as an actor. At the Toronto International Film Festival, the coming film season looks strong 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Rod Gilfry is a commanding, forbidding Alfonso, who controls the lovers with insane glee but who is himself subject to his own fits of epileptic anguish. Dudamel and the L.A. Phil illuminate, elevate 'Cosi fan Tutte' 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Always a commanding actor, Arestrup takes naturally to being a powerful general, a third-generation professional soldier and an individual of formidable hauteur. Paris' fate is at stake in the flawless, WWII-set 'Diplomacy' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Luckily, Kosinski said, there were “Top Gun” fans among the commanding officers. Winning the Skies Without Losing Your Lunch: Filming ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Waarts, playing commandingly from memory, balanced passages that evolve in the halting dance idiom of the chaconne with rhapsodic stretches that in this gripping account seemed somberly ruminative. Stephen Waarts Debuts at Merkin Concert Hall 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z One commanding post-bop quartet led by the tenor saxophonist J. D. Allen spent a half-hour taking down “Straight No Chaser,” its first tune. Music Review: 30 Bands Perform in Jazz & Colors at Central Park 2012-11-11T22:52:39Z As a fan, I don’t begrudge a legend for commanding ticket prices commensurate with his legacy and catalog. Live music is a luxury now: Outrageous ticket prices make it harder and harder to support the bands we love 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z And while the commanding bass Soloman Howard is always a pleasure as the King, will the Met ever give him another role? After 31 Years, Farewell to the Met Opera’s Grand, Gaudy ‘Aida’ 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z It is the only artwork in the room, a commanding presence, and the heartbreaking apex of the museum’s new exhibition, “Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience,” opening Friday. Review | Breonna Taylor’s image adorned T-shirts, signs and street murals. Now her portrait is in the Smithsonian. 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z On or off the stage, Mr. Fierstein’s Albin is a royal diva and commanding cut-up, who mugs quite happily even in times of crisis. Critic?s Notebook: Her Sequins, Plumes and Foghorn Voice 2011-03-28T22:30:28Z I'm used to being commanding in those situations. Wall Street insider looks into "Money Never Sleeps" 2010-09-24T12:59:00Z So I said to myself: Who is this guy, and why isn’t he commanding more attention?” Anthony Santos Has New Album and TV Project 2011-11-13T05:00:12Z One feature that tends to accompany those traits is a deep, commanding voice. 5 wild things science teaches us about sex 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Draper, while still charismatic and commanding, is increasingly old hat as he enters middle age in 1968. Don Draper: Stuck in place as 'Mad Men' drifts? 2013-04-08T03:03:08Z Ms. Linney’s Sarah Goodwin, a photographer recuperating from serious injuries she incurred while on the job, is now an even more formidably commanding mixture of steely resolve and suppressed feeling. | 'Time Stands Still': Wounds of War Run Deeper Than Ever 2010-10-08T02:01:00Z Granted, there were moments in Mr. Welser-Möst’s commanding reading of the Bruckner that showed what he might have in mind. Music Review: A Concept Is Minimal. The Works Sure Aren?t. 2011-07-16T00:02:19Z Reality, of course, is muddier, as Robert Wuthnow shows in his commanding sociological history of this fast-growing state. Clinging to religion 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z She said the design was unsuited for the eight-acre site on Crissy Field, a former airfield with a commanding view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Presidio Asks Filmmaker to Try Again 2014-02-05T23:09:33Z “Down the River,” her commanding work, alludes to the practice of separating slaves — and prisoners to this day — from their families and sentencing them to backbreaking labor on the South’s cotton plantations. Artists Grapple With America’s Prison System 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Visitors approach from the town below, where its commanding position makes a strong impression. In Windsor, England, a look at Harry and Meghan’s (relatively) low-key wedding site 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z At the height of Stone Temple Pilots’ fame in the 1990s, Mr. Weiland was known for commanding large stages. Scott Weiland, Former Singer of Stone Temple Pilots, Dies at 48 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z As the storyteller, Gary Lagden is commanding, engaging beautifully with his young audience. The Tin Soldier ? review 2010-11-21T22:00:00Z A person could impale themselves on their uprightness, the commanding Grace hopes. How "The Company You Keep" maps the anatomy of a dangerous, network-friendly sexual thrill 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z “Show me how you think,” Peggy says, commanding the man who used to be her boss. 'Mad Men' Watch: Welcome Back; We Missed You 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The issues explored in those films are of the sort that hover around the edges of public awareness without always commanding the full measure of attention they deserve. Movie Review: ‘The Invisible War,’ Directed by Kirby Dick 2012-06-21T22:53:09Z In commanding voice, Christine Brewer tackled the taxing solo soprano part with thrilling fearlessness, and won. A sublime, profound ‘War Requiem’ at SSO | Classical review 2013-06-14T18:03:36Z Speaking at an AFI tribute to Kirk Douglas, who also featured in In Harm's Way, in 1991, she was highly commanding, if a little halting. Patricia Neal: a career in clips 2010-08-09T11:06:00Z If Mills hits the obvious notes of hauteur with Louis, he’s also physically commanding as he thrusts across the stage in sword exercises. Synetic’s ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ has action and unexpected melodrama 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Hamilton,” a new musical about Alexander Hamilton, continued to strengthen its already commanding position in the commercial theater market. 'King Charles III' Commands Its Strongest Broadway Week 1459-08-05T05:00:00Z Something fairly similar to this happened recently, except the commanding officer didn't take his undetectable, state-of-the-art nuclear submarine rogue. How WikiLeaks killed the conspiracy thriller 2010-12-02T22:30:00Z Mr. Grant is known for his romcom stammers, but here is restrained and commanding. Review: ‘A Very English Scandal’ Is Very Good. And Scandalous. 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z It falls somewhere between appropriate and ironic that Ro wants to question her former commanding officers about committing treason. ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap: Old Friends Return 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In both capacities, she exudes a quiet but commanding serenity that defuses tensions and restores perspective. Review: ‘Oslo’ Fills a Large Canvas in a Thrilling Production 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z “It’s a vivid and commanding statement of those being unjustly silenced at a time when significant diplomatic focus is being placed on Iran and its renewed engagement with the world.” ArtsBeat: Protest Installation to Document Prisoners in Iran 2014-02-18T11:30:30Z There's still an Anglo-American hegemony, but the question "who's number one?" will get a different answer in Australia, Turkey, Israel, India, France or Egypt, all countries with great contemporary writers commanding international respect. Is there a 'number one' writer today? 2010-09-20T14:12:00Z Rising to the challenge, Ms. Westbroek gives a vocally commanding and emotionally courageous performance. Opera Review: ?Anna Nicole? Reimagined at Covent Garden 2011-02-18T04:59:19Z When the next batch of Emmy nominations are announced later this year, Ms. King will have two more commanding contenders. Regina King Has So Many Stories to Tell 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Homer’s epic poem “The Iliad” opens with a dispute between Achilles and his commanding general, Agamemnon, over two young women. In ‘The Silence of the Girls,’ Pat Barker Tells ‘The Iliad’ From a Woman’s Perspective 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Smith puts in a commanding performance as the Doctor, with as much chaos running through his body as is unfolding around him in the fictional English village of Leadworth. The Doctor arrives 2010-03-18T22:45:00Z Republican presidential contest, said on Wednesday, a day after added to his commanding lead in the Republican race with primary wins in five states. Gingrich to drop out of Republican presidential race: reports 2012-04-25T14:48:05Z But for all the skill, it's mainly an evening of academic interest: it's extraordinary to see the most humanist of directors commanding a tinkling, anxiety-causing, mechanistic drama. Swallows and Amazons; Get Santa!; The Animals and Children Took to the Streets; A Flea in Her Ear ? review 2010-12-19T00:06:17Z “I didn’t understand why he was commanding,” she said. Woman says she set boundaries, but actor Masterson raped her 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z It made his concerts almost like revivals, but with a twist — the dark-clad man with a commanding manner seems to Perry a bit devilish. ‘American Cool’ at the National Portrait Gallery Every piece, even one recorded at the Hideout, a club in Chicago, is quiet and commanding, bound by its own mysterious glue. Playlist: Surfboards, Harmonies and Sheet Metal 2010-09-19T20:25:00Z This guitarist doesn’t need to be slick to sound commanding. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z And once she starts scribbling with a pencil in a small volume, well, forget about anyone else commanding the stage, even though she’s been dead for years when the play begins. | 'Compulsion': The Young Girl Pulls the Strings in This Relationship 2011-02-18T03:01:01Z But when I listened to the album, now available in America, I was astonished by the mature, commanding and richly detailed playing of this exceptional artist. Music Review: An Intimate Entree, Escorted by Beethoven 2014-03-13T22:21:16Z “Mockingjay – Part 1” is a penultimate chapter without a real ending, but it’s also a thrilling ride full of potent emotions, new characters and major twists of fate, built around another commanding star performance. “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1″: Roman Empire vs. Khmer Rouge 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Next, the pianist plunged into the ferocious opening chords of the “Pathétique” with a commanding presence and solid control, while underlining the dialogue that pervades the Allegro section. John O’Conor performs at Catholic University for International Piano Festival The mighty machine hauls two separate Top Secret loads; one is a mystery even to the Union officer commanding the troops guarding it. 'Dreadnought': Cherie Priest's steampunk saga of a Civil War nurse and a big bad train 2010-10-01T22:00:00Z McClellan's demotion set in motion a series of events that eventually led to Ulysses S. Grant commanding the Union army, a move that ultimately ended the war and brought victory to the North. Letter from Lincoln being sold by Philly dealer 2011-09-07T16:52:10Z But the film, executive produced by Martin Scorsese, is foremost further proof of Decker’s commanding talent. 8 films from the Sundance Film Festival you’ll want to see 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z And I just thought it was so commanding for these very high ceilings. The Private Art of the Public Space Architect of Hudson Yards 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z As we witness the very dawn of our species, a commanding voice declares "And the ape stood, and became man." 11 memorable facts about "History Of The World, Part I" 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The commanding soloist, in his Philharmonic debut, was Alban Gerhardt, who also played the work’s world premiere with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, in 2018, and its American premiere with the Minnesota Orchestra in November. Review: She Returns to Lead the Philharmonic. For Real, This Time. 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Written words can generate a wide variety of film versions, but a great one is so particular, so commanding, that, once made, it bars the way to any other masterpiece. Elena Ferrante: ‘Solaris is not Tarkovsky’s best film, but it made the greatest impression on me’ 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Several arrangements in his cabaret show included martial drum rolls that jacked up the intensity of his singing, which at its most forceful had the tone of a commanding bark. Music Review: Actor Shows His Burly Singer-Songwriter Side 2011-03-18T21:54:53Z To military colleagues, she was guilty of “Hollywooding”: commanding the attention to herself in a culture that is all about the team. Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus and the Afterlife of a Scandal 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z “This collection is a commanding reminder that the former poet laureate is one of the most important poets writing today.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The "furious river of competing voices" which Sinclair sought to interpret, increasingly subject to the single commanding voice of the property developers, is also the Roman Ermine Street, running from the London Wall to York. A film ride that cuts to the chase 2011-07-20T12:02:50Z Mr. Thompson was tall and commanding, with steady blues eyes that his daughter believes helped him win the role in “Cease Fire.” Roy Thompson Jr., Real-Life and Movie Hero, Dies at 85 2014-05-07T02:35:40Z While the comedy does ultimately overshadow the tragic dimensions of the story, Mr. Pringle is a commanding, virile presence. Review: ‘Othello’ Goes Hip-Hop. There’s Humor, Too. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Across the catwalk, another woman, tall, leggy and dark-haired, was commanding equal attention. On the Runway Blog: Fashion Week Stargazing: Day 6 2012-09-12T17:47:03Z Thanks to conductor Andreas Mitsek, the company’s artistic and general director, Glass’ score retained its commanding vitality even in an acoustically challenged theater. An opera about Walt Disney, in commuting distance of Disneyland 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z It is still the world’s largest religious structure, encompassing 401 acres — so commanding that a traveler forgets “all the fatigues of the journey.” In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Bronfman brought commanding pianism and acute insight to his vigorous, lucid account of the Brahms concerto. Review: The Met Orchestra’s Season Concludes Under James Levine’s Soaring Baton 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z At the height of her powers here, Summer is both playful and commanding. Remember Donna Summer: listen now to five classic songs 2012-05-17T20:33:10Z It meanders past civil-war defences with commanding views over the city and across the Potomac river into Virginia. A tour of a changing capital 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Like Sister Juana, played here with commanding self-assurance by Naomi Frederick, it rarely raises its voice. London Theater Journal: Firebrands 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z She comes back to find a former assistant, Eve Morton, commanding the computers and running the show. Cool Beach Books for Hot Summer Days 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The military is an insular world of power and authority, one in which, as one veteran explains, your commanding officer doesn’t want the trouble of investigating something that’s just going to make him look bad. Ending military rape: The crusade of “The Invisible War” 2012-06-27T11:45:00Z The “Infernal Dance” from Stravinsky’s “Firebird” sounds blazing and demonic in this fierce, commanding performance. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2019 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z His father retired as a major in the New York State Park Police, and was the commanding officer in the Finger Lakes region, with an office in Trumansburg. Joanna Corn, Ryan Waffle 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Neither do they want to know the radio call sign of the vehicle, ‘88’; or of the commanding officer in charge of the abduction, ‘12.’ Books of The Times: Directly Confronting the Appalling 2011-04-04T22:00:07Z Meanwhile, the shorter messages that punctuate the installation seem to mock the commanding tone of earlier classic conceptual text art, with what the museum’s assistant curator Margot Norton aptly calls “wonky directive syntax.” Art Review: Laure Prouvost Exhibition Opens at New Museum 2014-02-20T23:19:30Z She sets the mood, commanding it for the world to dance with its beat, hiring professionals to show them the way. The unreasonable, degrading expectations imposed on stars' bodies 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z With his physical bulk and commanding presence, Durning was perfectly cast as the tyrannical tycoon Big Daddy in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway in 1990, for which he won a Tony award. Charles Durning obituary 2012-12-25T15:24:51Z But his voice is commandingly, parodically paternal as he assumes the position of father to his five-year-old brother Paúl and his 15-year-old sister Selene and husband to his mother. Abel ? review 2011-01-09T00:05:32Z This is a political posture, but it’s also a declaration of Barnum-style showmanship, and the 17-minute work richly delivered, commanding attention like a ringmaster conjuring acrobats. One Night, Several String Quartet Premieres 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The playwright does so in commanding fashion in what may be her best play: “Detroit ’67,” brought to you in fine digital form by Arlington’s Signature Theatre. Review | These 3 new D.C. shows show why online theater is more interesting than ever 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Chenel has brought a commanding, full-height Roman statue from the second century A.D., depicting Hercules wearing the skin of the Nemean lion. A European Art Fair Freshens Up for Its First Spring on Park Avenue 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Buckley is commanding on screen because she projects an air of confidence even when she is most freaked out. "Men" is Alex Garland's glossy, gendered fever dream that bewitches as much as it befuddles 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z But after she rebuffs Thomas’ attempts to dismiss her, Vanda slyly begins to reveal her great, commanding talent. Review: Polanski and ‘Venus in Fur’ are a match 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The ensuing Battle of Brooklyn, with George Washington commanding U.S. troops, became the largest single conflict in the Revolutionary War. Review | The rise, fall and resurgence of Brooklyn 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Gia Eradze, a tall, commanding circus star who runs the Royal Circus that takes his name, is distressed about the closing of Ringling Brothers and other threats to America’s circus tradition. These Graduates Throw Themselves, Not Caps, in the Air 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z "He's the sovereign reigning over Carnival, commanding the party," said Haroldo Costa, an author of several books about Brazil's Carnival traditions. Rio's Carnival bacchanal opens, city celebrates 2011-03-04T12:16:05Z This joke provides a nice bookend to an inventively funny closer by Ian Karmel, a commanding comic who came out of the Portland, Ore., scene. A Netflix Experiment Gives Deserving Comics Their 15 Minutes 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z History has depicted Braddock as a failure, but Washington had admiration — even affection — for his first commanding officer. On a General’s Trail, Summoning America’s History 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z One of the most commanding is also one of the smallest: a carved ivory relief, probably a home altar, with the central players taking a bow before an adoring audience of monkeys and holy men. Small Shows at the Metropolitan Museum 2010-08-05T22:21:00Z In the commanding voice of a classically trained actress, she regales us with sharply told tales of family life on Derby Grange, a 40-acre estate in Dubuque, Iowa, that’s a kind of Midwestern Hyannis Port. Review | Life beyond ‘Star Trek’: Kate Mulgrew’s poignant, sometimes shocking family story 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z And as much as Stonebridge appears to be a proper British soldier through-and-through, we learn in the pilot that he’s having an affair with his commanding officer. Saying Goodbye to Strike Back’s Odd Couple 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z With his commanding, raspy voice and blue-collar lyrics, the Bruce Springsteen comparisons started early. Country star Kip Moore weathers the Nashville storm to make a comeback 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Richard Taruskin, a commanding musicologist and public intellectual whose polemical scholarship and criticism upended conventional classical music history, died early Friday in Oakland, Calif. He was 77. Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z This guy is such a commanding leader in his handful of scenes as a rival tribal goliath that I’m not above admitting I wanted to see him run Wakanda for just, like, the week. The Best Performances of 2018 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z For nearly half a century he has occupied a singular, quietly commanding position in American cinema. Haile Gerima and his landmark film ‘Sankofa’ are being rediscovered. Finally. 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z But from the start, this performance — especially Wang’s commanding, colorful playing — seemed determined to look below the bustling surface for hints of the bitterly satirical Shostakovich. Review: Carnegie Hall Reopens With a Blaze From Philadelphia 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z But by the time he wrote his book, the commanding heights of the field had been seized by proponents of the fat hypothesis. The sugar conspiracy | Ian Leslie 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The gold standard for arena comedy right now is Kevin Hart, whose commanding turn at the Garden last year was exciting from start to finish. Aziz Ansari Plays Madison Square Garden 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Flash forward and Alex is a lieutenant on one Naval destroyer while Stone is the commanding officer of another. Review: `Battleship' loud, dumb but stays afloat 2012-05-16T01:31:06Z Mr. Ax was commanding in the difficult piano part, which is full of leaping chords and fitful, keyboard-spanning runs. Music Review: A Slide Show for the Ear, Given by Emanuel Ax 2011-04-29T21:40:52Z Touches like zippers kept it modern for an accomplished, commanding show - the most feminine display so far this season in Paris. Fashion shows travel continents and eras in Paris 2012-09-27T20:44:15Z Festivals followed — Edinburgh, Under the Radar— and before long Mr. Mac was commanding the microphone at fancy wingdings rather than hoisting a tray. The Gaudy, Glittery, Gorgeously Subversive World of Taylor Mac 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Ms. Lewis’s commanding performance would be impressive under any circumstances, but the drama surrounding her undertaking the part makes the achievement all the more remarkable. Review: A ‘Mother Courage’ Deployed to Africa 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z A commanding triumvirate indeed: Miss Kell, the principal, was a white woman over six feet tall who looked like a mix of George Washington and a Eudora Welty character. Anna Deavere Smith: The First Time a White Person Wrote ‘Love’ to Me 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z For example, look at The Hunt for Red October – a nail-biting thriller about a commanding officer who takes an undetectable, state-of-the-art nuclear submarine rogue, with potentially catastrophic global consequences. How WikiLeaks killed the conspiracy thriller 2010-12-02T22:30:00Z And Mr. Gordon, until now a golden adolescent, looks here commandingly adult. Review: Vail International Dance Festival Celebrates Meter 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The play’s title characters are the couple’s young children, who though seen only fleetingly in video, exert a commanding gravitational pull. Review: A Put-Upon Nanny Erupts in Todd Solondz’s ‘Emma and Max’ 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z A spotlighted ticker-tape machine sits commandingly center stage as the play begins, right across from a manual exchange board. | 'The Merchant of Venice': Al Pacino Brings His Shylock to Shakespeare in the Park 2010-07-01T02:01:00Z He may continue on a path toward becoming a commanding maestro along the lines of his father or — as a trained singer and an experienced record producer — he may choose any number of other directions. Ken-David Masur, Back at Tanglewood, Feels His Father’s Spirit 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z In the concluding Libera me, Ms. Meade’s voice soared commandingly over the orchestra and chorus — an operatic feat, undoubtedly, and a magnificent one. New York Philharmonic Performs Verdi’s Requiem 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z It’s an ingenious expression of the commanding and persuasive power of art. Going Topless, Tig Notaro Takes Over Town Hall 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z They get the connection of commanding an avatar on screen. The Hobbit‘s Andy Serkis on Getting Inside Gollum’s Skin 2012-12-11T13:00:05Z And he's lodged scrupulous, commanding performances here in recent years, as a die-hard Marxist academic in Tom Stoppard's "Rock'n Roll" and a disillusioned sleuth in Martin McDonagh's "The Pillowman" — both at ACT. Generation gap in John Logan's 'Red' bridged by 2 familiar actors 2012-02-22T21:59:04Z The open-air restaurant sits under a thatched roof inside the pavilion-style main lodge with commanding views of the Coral Sea. Down under, mother and daughter learn to see each other in a different light 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z That’s the challenge in “Lego Castle Adventure,” an exhibit now commanding the top floor of Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore. Port Discovery in Baltimore offers a ‘Castle Adventure’ for Lego fans 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Wearing a long, sweeping dress, the Pioneer Woman is a commanding character with many dramatic moments. The painful truth about those Noguchi stage designs 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Sometimes I’ll even consider a few guys with similar voices, and one might be a little more resonant and commanding, even in a subtle way. Trailer Voice-Over Work Scarce for Women 2012-01-28T06:15:44Z Today, the museum is a cavernous and commanding urban nucleus that, according to Ms. González, aims to draw as many local visitors as it does tourists from abroad. Colombia’s Museum of Modern Art Celebrates Its 40th Year 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Boosler’s career clearly suffered from systemic sexism, the impossible bind that demanded women command the stage without being too, well, commanding. The Comedy Master Who Hasn’t Gotten Her Due: Elayne Boosler 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z But even for models accustomed to commanding a stage, Versailles presented a unique challenge. ‘Battle of Versailles’: How African American models reshaped fashion 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z A listing for the lectern briefly appeared on eBay, commanding bids of at least $56,000 before it was taken down. The Capitol mob desecrated a historical workplace — and left behind some disturbing artifacts 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z King George III’s sailors returned fire upon Hamilton’s earthen fort atop the commanding heights. Inside Alexander Hamilton's first Revolutionary War battle 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z He ended with an exuberant, commanding account of Brahms’s formidable Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel. Emanuel Ax Concert Pairs Brahms With New Works 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z But it’s also an acting issue: Abele’s Charles is more compelling than Andrews’ Kate is commanding. Charles is king, Harry's in trouble and Kate's taking charge in Pasadena Playhouse's royal winner 'King Charles III' 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Crowned, blinded and gagged by highly polished discs, and born of traditions both European and African, these graceful, commanding figures will change the face of the museum, literally and figuratively. Wangechi Mutu: A New Face for the Met 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z It is as if, he writes, “an acting major commanding a small force of guerrillas behind enemy lines had direct access to Eisenhower whenever he pleased in the second half of 1944.” Books Of the Times: Lawrence: Fresh Look at Warrior of Desert 2010-11-21T22:37:00Z It’s not just that the steps are commanding you. In ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ the Hard Work of Being Princess (or Prince) 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Since Mr. Thompson is one of the most commanding classical actors around, you would think any performer pitted against him would be doomed to defeat. Review: Domestic Doom, Fiercely Conveyed, in Ibsen and Strindberg Plays 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Though in real life most of us have trouble even commanding the attention of a bartender. Full Metal Jacket: history unzipped 2010-06-24T08:46:00Z Topchjan, who led the program without scores, is an unsmiling, serious, commanding conductor. An eloquent remembrance by Armenian National Philharmonic 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The trudge to victory is spiced up by an interesting progression of tactics, as you graduate from commanding Vikings to magic-wielding Aztecs and the rocket-happy ancient Chinese. iPod, iPhone & iPad games round-up 2011-07-29T23:10:46Z Originally trained as a mezzo-soprano, she has a full-bodied lower range that is just as thrilling to witness as her candescent high notes, and a commanding softness in more conversational moments. Review: Two Sopranos Make an ‘Elektra’ Both Mythic and Human 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z The early Social Realist paintings borrowed from Giorgio de Chirico’s haunted plazas and the commanding figuration of the Renaissance for its robed and hooded thugs, who were big, muscular and threatening. After the Storm, Philip Guston for Real 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Through a video monitor, he must communicate with a woman who is evidently now his commanding officer. Source Code ? review 2011-03-31T14:00:01Z The writer-director has taken that back story and cast it into a mother-and-daughter revelation and one of the film’s most commanding scenes. ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Review: Periods and Question Marks 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z More than anything, she showed a commanding ability to quickly pivot without fluster. Taylor Tomlinson: A Comic With the Confidence of a Star 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z With his egomania commanding all the attention, the writers indulged in sociocultural critique both as an undercurrent and as the main show. In its final mission "Archer" takes a hard look at whether this agent deserves to be called super 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Bob Lee tries to protect his family from inside a federal detention center, while Isaac, his former commanding officer, tries to silence him. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ and ‘The Ice Storm’ 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The revival of "A Raisin in the Sun," which ends Sunday and stars Denzel Washington, is commanding a top price of $348. Average cost of a Broadway ticket passes $100 for the first time 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Hadelich played an encore: Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for Solo Violin, a well-known, technically formidable set of variations, offered here in a commanding and aptly impish performance. New York String Orchestra Performs at Carnegie Hall 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Brooding furiously, he dominated that book, commanding it as effortlessly as he does the attention of his fellow vampires in this latest installment. Anne Rice's 'Prince Lestat,' and More 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Nowadays, the ultrawealthy are more individual in their tastes, with contemporary art commanding the highest prices and the most buzz at recent auctions. At Seattle Art Museum, a peek at Paul Allen’s landscapes 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Her voice is at its most commanding in this Nashville style, and she growls with a nicely dirty edge as she cavorts in boots and a big black hat. They’re a little bit durable: Donny and Marie bring Christmas show to National Then it returned after a two-year absence with a storytelling jumble, but one guided by commanding, assured writing and an ensemble cast that commits to its oddity. "Loki" speaks to Marvel's biggest concern – if only the studio will heed it 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Operatic arias delivered in a commanding bass-baritone voice, bird calls, lovers’ baby talk, the blues — all this and more were part of Joseph Keckler’s performance at Pangea on Thursday. Review: Joseph Keckler Shares Operatic Overtones and Tales at Pangea 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z "The poems and stories she wrote and read to us in her commanding voice were gifts of wisdom and wit, courage and grace," he said. Maya Angelou was a 'real original' 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Vemic brought a mellow, full-bodied voice, a feeling for bel canto phrasing and commanding stage presence to his portrayal. Review: Bellini’s ‘La Sonnambula,’ Sung by Promising Young Voices 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z An accomplished pianist and decent crooner, he made even the vaudeville larkiness of National Express seem commanding. The Divine Comedy ? review 2011-07-27T17:48:00Z Ty Jones, the theater company’s artistic director and a commanding stage presence, tackles the title role. Review: A ‘Macbeth’ at Ease in the Dark and Noisy City 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Marie is a commanding figure in a small world and Tierce’s depiction of her is big and true. So You’ve Read ‘The House of Mirth.’ Now What? 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z With Beethoven's Fifth, the most famous of all symphonies, the repertory was standard, but Dudamel's commanding performance was not. Everything goes right for Gustavo Dudamel in Beethoven program 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Roberts, who originally hails from Perth, Australia, was an especially commanding soloist throughout the set, though there were stretches — notably on “Brilliant Corners” — when his tone and phrasing evoked Branford Marsalis. Music Review: Jeff (Tain) Watts’s Quartet Opens Series at Minton’s 2014-04-13T21:21:46Z Netflix comes into the Globes with a commanding 34 nods — 17 in film categories and 17 in television categories. From Gervais to J.Lo, what to expect at the Golden Globes 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z It sits on a crest of London’s Hampstead Heath, commanding expansive views across the city. One man’s treasure is still treasure: Kenwood paintings come to SAM 2013-02-11T04:38:43Z At first this works a treat; the critter is commanding where Walter was meek. SXSW 2011: The Beaver - review 2011-03-17T10:10:14Z The result was a vastly improved dining experience on two levels, each with commanding Pacific views. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in San Francisco 2011-05-12T19:04:19Z They plan their plumed flying outfits; they hide from commanding rellies and teachers in a gaudy nest they build in their kitchen; they wait for the night to appear, "like a little fish's ear". My Dad's a Birdman; Beauty and the Beast; Les parents terribles; Alice in Wonderland 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z Back in the green room, Teyana Taylor and her preening are commanding attention. Meet Kanye West's newest stars: Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Common and Pusha T 2012-09-28T12:00:00Z Thomas, a classically trained drummer, loved Trouble’s take-no-prisoners stage presence and commanding attitude. Wanton Looks: 'Upset, ticked off, ready to rock' 2011-08-10T23:05:00Z More often than most actors, he had a tuxedo — or at least a suit — as a costume, but his characters could be comic or dramatic, as likely to be stuffed shirts as genuinely commanding men. Edward Herrmann, Actor With a Noble Air, Dies at 71 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Bisa Butler’s 2021 “I Go to Prepare a Place for You,” is a textile portrait of Harriet Tubman, equally commanding and more explicitly regal than Sherald’s depiction of an ordinary woman thrust into posthumous renown. Review | Breonna Taylor’s image adorned T-shirts, signs and street murals. Now her portrait is in the Smithsonian. 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The figures in “Building a Palace” are seen in both contemporary and ancient costume, apparently putting the finishing touches on a classical palace surrounded by a commanding colonnade. Piero di Cosimo, a misunderstood master, at the National Gallery of Art 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z In a solo from “Love Songs,” the artistry of Mr. Rushing’s phrasing was extraordinary, turning material that might easily be negligible into a commanding study in dance musicianship. Dance Review: Renee Robinson Farewell at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2012-12-10T22:58:28Z This month Wilson toasted her Alice in Chains buds with a commanding rendition of their hit “Rooster,” a tribute for MoPOP’s Founders Award show saluting the grunge kings. Heart’s Ann Wilson on leaving Seattle bubble, reconciling with sister and Carrie Brownstein-led biopic 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z It is a measure of Rotunno’s commanding presence in court No 99 that she is attracting almost as much public attention as her celebrity client. Donna Rotunno: the ‘ultimate feminist’ lawyer leading Harvey Weinstein’s defense 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z In his long and varied career, the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has flown fighter jets, walked in space and orbited the earth for months while commanding the International Space Station. He Stayed Grounded by Writing a Thriller Set in Outer Space 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z As anti-democratic pressures mount, the commanding institutions of capital are divorced from matters of politics, ethics and responsibility. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 1 of 2 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z There's really no room for Elizabeth Bennet to be anything other than a feminist heroine, having such a pert wit and lovely eyes, commanding our affections the way she does. Pride and Prejudice at 200: looking afresh at Austen's classic 2013-01-26T08:01:00Z I know what I want, but also I have a commanding voice, right? Baron Davis Directs Now. If There’s a ‘Space Jam 3,’ He Wants In. 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z In the Tchaikovsky concerto Ms. Wang gave the kind of commandingly virtuosic and brilliantly colorful performance we have come to expect from her, to the delight of delirious fans in the hall. Review: U.S. Youth Orchestra Inspires a Chinese Counterpart 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Two young children are taken over by two commanding adult figures. Feast; In the Beginning Was the End; The Turn of the Screw – review 2013-02-10T00:05:37Z Tintoretto was a master of commanding attention in his day. An Old Master of Painting Was a Master of Marketing 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z High-Powered Hangouts Given that Las Vegas has developed both a commanding entertainment scene along with first-rate restaurants, you'll find celebs visiting on a regular basis. Ten Star-Spotting Restaurants 2010-03-02T23:00:00Z Catherine Eaton leads a commanding cast as May, an expectant mother in frigid Cornwall when the saga begins. Review | The British hit ‘Oil’ strikes a vein in its U.S. debut at Olney 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Hall has a way of commanding all of her surroundings with ease. Tamron Hall, TV host and now mystery novelist, created a heroine to be "the reporter I wish I was" 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z But, in its commanding detail, Morahan's performance is entirely her own. A Doll's House – review 2012-07-10T11:07:19Z This was such a commanding performance of the score known as the “Symphony of a Thousand” — requiring a massive orchestra, doubly massive chorus and eighth vocal soloists — that no defense of Chailly should seem necessary. Why America got it wrong on Riccardo Chailly and how the Italian conductor is proving it 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Only one female character, the virgin-goddess Diana, is depicted as assertive and commanding, but her actions are arbitrary and cruel. Can We Ever Look at Titian’s Paintings the Same Way Again? 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z “Designated Survivor’s” producers don’t have to hide their star’s 5-foot-9 averageness the way “24” did, letting this accidental president discover his inner commanding presence. TV presidents can do anything, except declare themselves as good Republicans 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z “So, son,” he intones in a voice of commanding contempt, “you‘re a very talented fiction writer for whom I paid to get a law degree, a business degree and a master’s in sociology.” | 'Stick Fly': ?Stick Fly? at the Cort Theater - Review 2011-12-09T03:01:07Z Ben Brantley, in a glittering review in The New York Times, deemed her “fabulous,” “commanding” and “delightfully intimidating.” Mastering the Monologue and the Mammoth Part 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z The drummer, Yowell, was extremely groovy—casual and commanding at once. Joe Jackson, Past, Present, and Fast Forward 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Weaver, despite commanding top-dollar consulting fees, was “always broke,” according to several colleagues. The fall of John Weaver, a Lincoln Project co-founder whose political career was shrouded in mystery 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Well, he was good at commanding attention, and that’s not nothing. How ‘Candyman’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Became the Next Big Name 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z She is not yet commanding megastar sums; it’s more like “I had a good year as a new person on Wall Street.” The Sneaky Power of Amy Schumer, in ‘Trainwreck’ and Elsewhere 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z A church-trained pianist and organist who often accompanied herself on recordings and in concert, Ms. Franklin—thanks to her powerful, flexible voice and fierce delivery—was the most commanding and influential vocalist of her generation. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, Dies 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z We see his commanding talent and pursuit of truth from a new angle. Art Review: ‘Fine Lines,’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2013-04-18T21:31:41Z He served as commanding officer of minesweeping vessels in the Navy during World War II and stumbled into announcing after the war at Ohio State University. Peter Allen, a Voice on the Radio for the Met Opera, Dies at 96 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z And then I realised – Madonna wasn't commanding me to be brilliant, she was giving me permission. Wendy Shanker: Madonna is my guru 2010-05-09T21:00:00Z “It’s so commanding, with its incredibly imposing buttress roots,” says Sacheti. Tree of the week: a centuries-old kapok amid the hubbub of an Indian megacity 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Other decisions play as comical even to the voters, including Goloborodko's dismissal of his personal security and insistence upon taking public transportation instead of commanding a motorcade. "Servant of the People" is an example of a politician living up to the promise he plays out on TV 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The conviction marks the final comeuppance for a towering figure who wielded his power in the movie industry – as well as his commanding physical presence – over vulnerable young women seeking his help. Harvey Weinstein found guilty at rape trial 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Simone Leigh’s “Brick House,” a 16-foot-tall bronze figure of a black woman merging with an African architectural form sits commandingly on the spur of the High Line that bridges 10th Avenue. Best Art of 2019 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Rutkow paints convincing portrayals of technocrat-heroes like Logan Page and Thomas MacDonald at the federal road office, who handled their jobs with efficiency and prudence even while commanding staggering amounts of money. The Utopian Quest to Link the United States and Latin America 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z But he became much admired for developing a style that combined fingerpicking precision on the one hand with a commanding slide on the other. Sonny Landreth, never straying far from the blues 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z With flopping dark hair, deep brown eyes and thick lips, he made Buzz handsome and commanding, but just a little loutish. Corey Allen: Buzz's second sad send-off 2010-07-01T16:57:00Z The actress is equally commanding reacting silently to children playing on a public bus, or during her emotional testimony in the freighted courtroom scenes. In "Pieces of a Woman," Vanessa Kirby survives the worst in a heartbreaking, measured performance 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Harrell, known for the penetrating richness of his cello sound, was in a commanding mode right from the first solo entrance. Music Review: The Met Orchestra Ends Its Season at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-12T22:37:50Z Shively may not have the most commanding voice, but he nicely conveys Billy's appealing innocence. 'Bright Star' wears its old-fashioned heart on its gingham sleeve 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Scary, funny and commanding, the figures seem to be simultaneously piecing themselves together and decomposing. Art Review: 1 Artist, 2 Shows, 2 Mediums, 1 Vision 2010-12-18T00:15:16Z A small seating area has been colonized by Gillen’s prints and handmade artist books; a commanding aluminum triptych insinuates itself over the dining table. Ann Gillen: Sculpting in Plain Sight 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z I asked Giles, who later became the curator of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University, if such exemplary and commanding local coverage would be possible today. Perspective | 50 years ago, a local newspaper dominated the story of the Kent State tragedy. Could that still happen? 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “He’s so commanding when he speaks to a crowd, but he’s got a weird sense of humor about it,” someone remarks after hearing one of Hark’s speeches. Review | In ‘Hark,’ a lifestyle guru isn’t even buying his own shtick 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Asked during her trial why she was commanding an army rather than keeping to “other womanly duties,” like raising children, Joan shot back, “There are enough other women to do those things.” | The Koan of Joan 2012-01-06T22:30:09Z The commanding officer banishes a deserter, a man from a nearby farm; shortly after he has fled, his young daughter turns up. Zinnie Harris: Next stop Nam 2011-08-09T20:59:01Z Two years removed from a breakout set on the festival's smaller stage, Sleigh Bells prove up to the challenge of commanding the largest platform. Pitchfork Day 2: Sleigh Bells, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wild Flag 2012-07-15T06:26:00Z To compensate for the visual gap left at the commanding southwest corner of the building, seven statues were shifted one pedestal westward, leaving Zoroaster in the place of Muhammad. Move Over Moses and Zoroaster: Manhattan Has a New Female Lawgiver 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z He warmed up, headphones on, torquing his body in seemingly impossible angles before joining the rehearsal and commanding the floor. Lil Buck Expands Jookin’s World 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z My favourite performance of the lot was the unshowy yet commanding piano work by Alan – he held it all together and led the way for the others to follow. Radiohead's Colin Greenwood reviews Guardian covers band Radio Eds 2011-03-31T15:51:18Z He’s got a long way to go before he becomes a truly commanding presence. As TV goes, the inauguration was perfunctory and unimpressive, but it had moments 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z This one, shot in Baltimore, had a grander, more old-fashioned vibe, with reaction shots alternating with him pacing the stage in his signature commanding cadence. Review: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’ Strikes Back 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z The sway of Hawkwind's hurdy-gurdy man established itself at the start, commanding the rhythm and taking a crisp but spectral lead break on "You'd Better Believe It". Hawkwind plus Easter equals ... Hawkeaster! 2013-04-02T15:20:32Z Basically Mr. Parreno is using, but not really commanding, the drill hall’s 55,000 square feet to display several kinds of artwork. Review: ‘H {N)Y P N(Y} OSIS,’ Out of This World, at Park Avenue Armory 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The orchestra performed three challenging programs on three successive nights, ending on Friday with a feisty, commanding account of Mahler’s 80-minute Sixth Symphony. Review: Andris Nelsons Makes New York Debut as Boston Symphony Leader 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z It offered a commanding view of the harbor, sweeping down to a promontory about 1,000 feet below us. In Spain’s northern Basque region, San Sebastian shines 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z But there was something so commanding, and so all-encompassing about Lenny Bernstein. Playing for Lenny: Musicians Recall the ‘Magical’ Bernstein 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Travis Steiner, 28, of Reading, Pa., bought multiple skeletons for his own display and then, seeing the prices they were commanding on eBay, decided to profit on his investment. Can gigantic skeletons save Halloween? 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z We sat there singing “La Nena soy yo” over and over: we were all her, and she was commanding us, and we were delighted. Listen to Dom La Nena 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z He was also commanding, both in voice and stage presence, and could summon bass power when called for, as he did that afternoon. A Singer for Whom Words Always Came First 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z She was constantly confronted by the figure of her sister Diana, a political extremist who possessed an otherworldly power of commanding idolatry. In a New Biography of the Bouvier Women, Jealousies Rule 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z And then I saw the pastor commanding an audience, and thought, I want to do that. BBC Sound Of 2015: George The Poet 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z An auction of some of the items they wouldn’t be able to fit in storage concluded on Thursday, with the beloved parrot sign commanding more than $4,000. ‘I’ve got tequila on my foot’: It’s last call for Whitlow’s in Clarendon 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Tall, with a commanding presence and caustic wit, Mr. Polke was often fittingly called an alchemist. Sigmar Polke, Whose Sly Works Shaped Contemporary Painting, Dies at 69 2010-06-12T02:59:00Z White’s Ma Rainey has a deliciously commanding voice that allows us to savor every flamboyant remark, but there’s just a sharper theatrical focus to the upper playing area. Resilience and dignity are the rich, bluesy music of 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Although his youthful energy enlivens his conducting, his music making is driven by deep insight, commanding technique and decades of experience. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Opens Tanglewood 2010-07-11T22:38:00Z On August 1, 1966, a man named Charles Whitman forced his way to the observation deck and, using high-powered rifles from that commanding vantage point, fired at people on campus and in surrounding neighborhoods. A Hitchcockian Re-Creation of the First Modern Mass Shooting 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z By the 1970s, Mr. Sikand was commanding a higher salary for his bad-guy roles than most of the top stars of Hindi cinema. Pran Sikand, Villain of the Bollywood Screen, Dies at 93 2013-07-17T00:31:08Z The source material was commanding but challenging, he recalls. Oscar Nominee James Ivory on Avoiding ‘Visual Poison’ 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z She honed her skills early on through regular bookings at small clubs throughout New York City, and at shows like this free performance at Coffey Park in Red Hook, Brooklyn, she is a commanding presence. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z But Ryback takes pride in his work – something immediately apparent when the weapons, tactics, explosives and bouillabaisse expert demonstrates more emotion for the loss of his burned pies than his beloved commanding officer. Picking fights: Steven Seagal at 60 2011-04-11T17:15:59Z Then Ms. Ohuchi brought her commanding pianism to Mr. Bunch’s eruptive Étude No. 4 for piano. Review: The Composers Concert, With David Hertzberg and Other Young Masters 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z But of course Steve becomes a dynamic hero, gruffly indulged by his commanding officer Col. Captain America: The First Avenger ? review 2011-07-28T14:00:01Z He’s the most controversial and commanding figure to have emerged since Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa began issuing mature work in the early 1960s. Books of The Times: Freewheeling Essays, to Be Consumed With a Cocktail 2011-06-07T14:01:39Z Immersive, unhurried and beautifully created, "Mr. Turner" will premiere in competition at the Festival de Cannes on Thursday with Timothy Spall commanding in the title role. Mike Leigh explains what was 'terrifying' about filming 'Mr. Turner' 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z She impulsively stabs him, commanding Scarpia to die as he writhes in pain and collapses. The Best Opera Recording Ever Is Maria Callas Singing ‘Tosca.’ Hear Why. 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Imagining is a whole lot easier with such a lively, well-written and commanding narrative to guide us. The Last Man in Russia, and the Struggle to Save a Dying Nation by Oliver Bullough – review 2013-04-13T13:30:01Z Some of it was the actual commanding of the crisis and the thousands of people involved, and some of it was being the face of "Hey, we care, and we're here to help." Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan: ‘At some point, there’s no longer going to be a Donald Trump Party’ 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Those who enjoy McMurtry’s rueful humor and understated tone of elegiac melancholy will devour the book in one setting; others will find it too slight and offhand to be genuinely commanding. Westerns by Larry McMurtry, Craig Johnson, David Fuller, Jeff Guinn This stunning white apparition rises like a porcelain bowl from a podium set in restored parkland, between the breakers of the Atlantic and the commanding backdrop of Lion's Rock, Devil's Peak and Table Mountain. Perfect pitch: Cape Town's Green Point stadium 2010-05-30T20:30:00Z That, says Kika, was the odd thing about Corin’s brain injury: when he was on stage it somehow melted away, and he was as impressive and commanding and passionate as he had ever been. Corin Redgrave: He lost his memory of our life together 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z He has a commanding though gentle presence, a rich baritone that arches over the lush instrumental patterns laid down by the band and complimented by fine harmonies. The Complete Glastonbury Festival Post Mortem: 30 Top Moments 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The X-Patsys’ repertoire eventually grew to encompass standards and blues, performed in a highly dramatic manner halfway between noise rock and German art song, with Sukowa as a commanding siren. Her Specialty Is Bringing Headstrong Women to Life Onscreen 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Brendan Ryan at the department’s office of the deputy commissioner of public information, the 2,000 school crossing guards in New York City are assigned at the discretion of each precinct’s commanding officer. Motherlode Blog: What Does a School Crossing Guard Do? 2014-02-06T15:43:28Z Another did not even bother to phrase it as a question, simply commanding respondents to “tell about the ghosts you have seen.” The Haunted Past 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z I’m commanding an aircraft carrier; “Lord of the Rings” is an aircraft carrier. Can Tony Gilroy Bring New Hope to ‘Star Wars’? 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z More often than not, she’d be there, portraying women of wit and passion, whose commanding serenity rippled with hints of upheavals to come, masterly performances in masterworks by Shakespeare, Chekhov, Pinter, Ibsen, Rattigan and Euripides. How Helen McCrory Shone, Even in a Haze of Mystery 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Their hand-carved textures, beguiling balance of shape and form, and commanding presence don’t translate to digital images. 3 Art Gallery Shows to Explore From Home 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Williams, though thought Sill had had a breakout moment, coming out of his shell and commanding attention. 'The Voice' recap: Teams Gwen and Pharrell get their grooves on 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z And judging by her instinctive poise, commanding condescension and cut-glass accent, she can’t be in that much doubt, though she does sometimes go all wobbly when ghosts of the Romanov Empire dance around her. Review: ‘Anastasia,’ a Russian Princess With an Identity Crisis 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z The clarinetist Bryan Conger brought commanding technique, myriad colorings and flair to the inventive solo part. Music Review: Juilliard’s Focus! Festival at Alice Tully Hall 2013-01-27T21:14:09Z Mr. Dutoit, who at 75 is still wiry, kinetic and commanding, began with a brisk, emphatic account of the exuberant Glinka overture. Music Review: Charles Dutoit Conducts Philadelphia Orchestra, Carnegie Hall 2012-05-21T04:01:15Z "It is important we recognise the leadership and generalship of Sir Douglas Haig in commanding what was the largest land force ever to leave these shores," he said. Authors prepare to mark centenary of first world war with flood of new books 2013-06-09T08:30:02Z General Nathan Twining, the commander of Air Materiel Command, sent a secret memo on “Flying Discs” to the commanding general of the Army Air Forces at the Pentagon. ‘Project Blue Book’ Is Based on a True U.F.O. Story. Here It Is. 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z “There is a way to have a commanding presence even if you’re small and quiet, which I think is a good lesson for women.” Ninja Supreme Court Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Fun With Fame 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Claire Chase, a prominent flutist and educator, described her as a “supernova,” praising her collaborative and commanding style. A Conductor on a Mission to Help Ukraine 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Though the twins have moved away from the screen and into the fashion world, commanding three successful clothing lines and enjoying critical runway success, they still cast a long shadow in certain Hollywood circles. Elizabeth Olsen: Sister Number Three Rises to the Top 2011-10-21T16:08:07Z She was the most singularly commanding presence I’ve been privileged to witness. Shut Up and Drink Your Champagne: The Impossible Life of the Impossible Elaine Stritch 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z She earns the respect of The Tribe, people she once wrote off as zealots, by leading a party to save one of their children and commanding successful missions against dishonorable enemies. We salute you Bo-Katan Kryze, but the third season of "The Mandalorian" took on too much 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z During the Falklands war, it fell to him and his commanding officer to inform service wives that their husbands had been killed in the conflict. 'You don't ever get over it': meet the British soldiers living with post-traumatic stress disorder 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Calmly commanding throughout, she was also unfailingly subtle. Review: A Cellist Accompanied by His Sister. Or Vice Versa? 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Birney, a recent Tony winner for “The Humans,” inhabits and fills Ken’s tenuous world with a paradoxically commanding air of self-effacement. Review: ‘Man From Nebraska’ Delivers a Midlife Crisis of Faith 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z That gesture, so unique and so commanding and so full of power and rage and despair. What Scares the People Who Scare Us? 2011-10-31T15:37:35Z Other than a small mark below his right eye, he showed no signs of injury, confidently commanding the stage along with black-clad dancers and a backing band. Jussie Smollett Gives Defiant Concert Days After Reporting Attack 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z I remember being at the BBC one afternoon in 1994 and hearing his voice booming majestically down the corridors of Broadcasting House – rich, mellifluous, commanding. Christopher Lee 1922-2015: an appreciation by Mark Kermode 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Did you think the person commanding the imaginary visitors from North Korea to get up and dance the hora was the maître d’hôtel of Per Se? Restaurant Review: Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse on the Lower East Side 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z I found Joy disappointing and tonally mismanaged, compared to his stylish American Hustle, although Jennifer Lawrence is certainly a commanding presence and is duly rewarded with her nomination. Golden Globes nominations 2016: will it be a Blanchett/DiCaprio one-two? | Peter Bradshaw 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Tveit’s voice is solid but not outstandingly beautiful or commanding. Music Review: Aaron Tveit at 54 Below 2013-05-12T20:06:45Z Bored of the hotel’s commanding view of Manhattan? Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg Is Heating Up 2012-07-18T20:30:39Z All that remains are the commanding officer’s house, where Sitting Bull surrendered, and two other structures. In North Dakota, Boom, Bust and Oil 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It was garage rock with a punky twist; taut and edgy, with Bigley developing into a commanding vocalist, with a booming bass voice or wildcat screaming as needed. The legendary U-Men and grunge-era Gruntruck release albums 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z This suits the soprano Elena Stikhina — a sympathetic more than a commanding presence, her voice creamy and evenly produced in a daunting role. Nearly 100, the Salzburg Festival Doesn’t Wait to Celebrate 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z King is rock-solid, as an actor, for being both intimately accessible and absolutely commanding when necessary. Best TV of 2015: A salute to the year’s hardest-working faces we saw again and again 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z In common usage, a subpoena is “a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure.” “Arrogate” and Other Pesky Impeachment Words 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The rebellion’s leader is Harry Percy, called Hotspur, and, as portrayed by a commanding Matthew Needham, he is indeed a fiery figure driven by an insatiable lust for honor on the field of arms. Review: Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘King and Country’ at BAM 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z She too made a commanding figure and sang beautifully, if with not quite the flashing incisiveness of her colleague. 'Turandot': an impressive and moving triumph 2012-08-06T17:38:04Z Yes, he’s harsh, but Mr. Zhurbin, commanding without resorting to the usual bad-guy stiffness, filled in the outline to create a character. Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Brings a Precise Pairing to the Met 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z As a conductor of sorts, Ms. Chuma, a commanding presence in a fetching pink ensemble designed by Gabriel Berry, guided the limousine along its slow path. Dance Review: Yoshiko Chuma?s ?A-C-E One? at the River to River Festival 2010-07-08T21:23:00Z It is monumental in scale, and thus initiates our reflexive tendency to submit or show respect to things that are powerful or commanding. Review | Hans Haacke makes that banana on the wall look ridiculous 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Was there actual hatred lurking beneath every meeting with your boss or commanding officer, every date, sermon, novel, TV commercial? What Does Misogyny Look Like? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z But it is clear Elba gives a commanding performance in a biopic that, from what little I saw, may prove a little conventional for some viewers' tastes. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-09T07:46:10Z But seeing these productions back-to-back had me thinking about acting not only as a delicate and commanding art but also as an existential condition, in which gender is always partly a matter of performance. How She Survives: Strategies for Women on London Stages 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Onstage Ms. Schumer’s jokes are lean, her delivery precise and her control of the audience commanding. Amy Schumer’s Comedy Central Show, From the Inside 2013-04-18T12:00:01Z Mr. Rawlings’s instinct for harmony is extraordinary, but his voice is thin, a bit nasal and doesn’t sustain that well; Ms. Welch’s voice is even, relaxed and commanding. Music Review: Dave Rawlings Machine, With Gillian Welch 2010-06-03T22:14:00Z But the invitation to look, at these and the other paintings, is just as commanding. Art in Review: Paul DeMuro: ‘Revelations’ 2012-12-06T23:05:32Z The solo part drives this work, and Roumain played commandingly on a violin that was amplified, including electronics with which he could eerily process certain sounds. Review: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Returns, With Gusto 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Butler can be a commanding presence, and punch lines seldom elude her: The Arena Stage stalwart has repeatedly proven her gift for coaxing audiences into the palm of her hand. Olney’s big ‘Sweeney Todd’ makes a stab at greatness, and falls just shy 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Her “With God on our Side” is delicately lied-like, her “Masters of War” coursing, commanding. Listen to Odetta Cover Dylan 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Such commanding, try-anything charisma is useful if you’re attempting to hold together a badly assembled party or, for that matter, play. Review: ‘The Present’: Even in Russia, It’s Hard to Turn 40 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z The problem isn’t musical: The orchestra and its longtime conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas, are commanding, sounding rich yet lean, in this daunting work, which is one of the glories of Beethoven’s final years. Review: San Francisco Symphony Stages ‘Missa Solemnis’ With a Visual Component 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Its style is so commanding that it permeated the idiom of those for whom it was daily bread, and made churches resistant to the idea of new translation. King James Bible: 'Twas a work most modern 2011-03-01T13:05:13Z Jett’s primal, commanding sound is, in part, a reaction to that attitude. Joan Jett’s Raw, Inclusive Rock and Roll 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Their voices are sturdy and commanding in the huddle or the boardroom. Fixing the Leadership Crisis In Sports 2011-06-03T10:00:00Z The merger would also give Charter, currently the nation's fourth-largest cable TV provider, a commanding presence in the New York and Dallas markets. Charter nears $55-billion deal to buy Time Warner Cable 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z It is a Wurlitzer Opus 1967 pipe organ, whose commanding tones run through the new movie’s soundtrack. In ‘The House With a Clock in Its Walls,’ a Key Player Pipes Up 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Nancy has two adult children, each struggling to detach from the commanding mother ship. ‘Let’s Not Do That Again,’ a Crackling Satire Set Against a Senate Run 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z In the film, interviewees repeatedly state that the FBI were hellbent on preventing the rise of a new ‘Black Messiah’, an impulse which ultimately accounted for the preternaturally commanding Fred Hampton. New Black Panthers documentary tells the story behind the berets 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Dawson, beautiful in face and voice, was commanding, conflicted, touching as Erminia. Review: Lafayette’s Double Bill of Baroque Opera and Dance Drama 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z Take, for example, this business of commanding guests at shows to tuck in their legs and handbags, so the photographers can get a tidy shot of the clothes. On the Runway Blog: When Fashion Week Was Made of Simpler Cloth 2013-08-23T20:18:25Z But it’s this combination of easy confidence and vulnerability that made Sansa’s extreme trajectory over eight seasons, from callow neophyte to commanding leader, seem believable. Who Is Sophie Turner Without Sansa Stark? We’re About to Find Out 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z As ever, the key to his performance was the absolute seriousness he brought to it – particularly in that piercing, commanding gaze. A great actor who grew into his gravitas: Martin Landau remembered 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Pine, exuding entitlement from every pore, speaks in the quietly commanding voice of a man who doesn’t need to raise the volume to have his wishes made manifest. Theater Review: ‘Public Reading About Death of Walt Disney,’ at Soho Rep 2013-05-10T17:23:50Z The performance, especially Kirchner’s commanding playing, is inspiring. Leon Kirchner CD With Piano Concerto No. 1 and ?Lily? 2011-10-29T04:30:09Z The excerpts below amply demonstrate his deceptively simple yet commanding craft. Howard Hawks: Hollywood’s Proud Professional 2013-05-30T22:18:27Z He was a giant, whose achievements were commanding and annihilating. ‘Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel,’ by Annie Cohen-Solal 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z McNamara once wrote an open letter to him, warning that his days of freedom were numbered and commanding him, "Open the door. Show us your face. Walk into the light." HBO's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" is a haunting tribute to Michelle McNamara and meditation on grief 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z The expressive detachment of the work recalls the commanding, elongated sculptures by the Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti or the anonymous, expressionless figures by George Smith. Brooding sculptures invite interaction, pushing of 'Borders' 2012-08-09T20:29:11Z But then the conversation inevitably comes around to this central question: What led Mamie Gummer to step into a field where her mother plays such a commanding role? Mamie Gummer finds stardom as 'Emily Owens, M.D.' 2012-10-15T13:01:10Z Her commanding mixed media works often focus on female figures pertaining to Liberian mythologies and histories, and question the dangerous allure of utopian representations of dominance and power. ________Stepping Into the Expansive Worlds of Black Imagination 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Her playing was consistently commanding, full of breadth and elegance. At Carnegie Hall Opening, Delving Into Levity’s Layers 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z More bom boys are here, but now in business suits and commandingly perched on ammunition crates. Art Review: Jane Alexander’s Work at St. John the Divine 2013-04-25T20:34:53Z But he also brought a welcome impetuosity and commanding propulsion that any successful emperor or "Emperor" demands. Dudamel, L.A. Phil scale down amid Andsnes' elegant Beethoven 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z “The Music Man” opens Thursday as the marquee event of this theater season, commanding hundreds of dollars per ticket and signaling a new dawn for a beleaguered theater industry. ‘The Music Man’ hopes to lead Broadway out of winter woes 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z But today even conservatory orchestras can play the score solidly, if not as commandingly as this impressive ensemble did. Are Bruckner Symphonies Now the Proving Ground for Conductors? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Trump gets far more media attention than other candidates, if only because he says such outrageous things, commanding the daily news cycle over and over. Yes, the media should cover Trump fairly — but even better, hold him accountable 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z But Mr. Jevtic is also a misanthrope, and his natural social isolation helped him hear the call of an instinctive decency; he didn’t care what his fellow Serbians, including his commanding officers, might think. Books of The Times: Eyal Press Considers Courage in ?Beautiful Souls? 2012-02-23T23:21:46Z That puts it in a commanding position for a repeat victory over rivals "Glee," "The Office," "Parks and Recreation" and "The Big Bang Theory." "Mad Men" tries to fend off "Boardwalk" at Emmys 2011-09-18T13:06:46Z But the refined yet visceral Bartók performances by the Calder Quartet were commanding. Feeling the sonic rush at the Ojai Music Festival 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z His is a commanding voice, both in verses and between tracks. Run the Jewels pose tough questions in sold-out Regent set 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z This latest collection of work by James Wood, the commanding, occasionally contentious critic at The New Yorker, includes pieces about many literary greats: Chekhov, Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z But Quinn’s imagination and adventuresome spirit are a pleasure to behold, boding more commanding work to come. Bright Young Things, Revisited: War Clouds a Childhood Idyll 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z "My son ran the last leg with some of the commanding officers of the Naval Academy," Thomas said. Former NYPD detective, a 9/11 responder, loses 100 pounds after cancer, heart failure diagnosis 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z “He ranges from science to politics to economics to culture with a commanding scrutiny, managing to surprise us about even those episodes we have only recently lived through and thought we knew well.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z There was never any doubt, though, that it was all done on Washington’s commanding, larger-than-life terms. Review | Kamasi Washington’s playing is a mighty howl at Lincoln Theatre 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z So it is with Andrew Hilton's commanding production of Richard II, which opens as repressive regimes are feeling the force of popular revolt in Tunisia, Egypt and beyond. Richard II ? review 2011-02-22T18:20:29Z If Bell, with his boyish gusto, and Curley, sharp and authoritative, are good, Camargo is great — commanding, heroic, gentle, sad with a fate that is almost worthy of a sequel. Review: How Deep Is Your Love? A Ratmansky Ballet Dives In 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The dancer in Cunningham’s old role — on Thursday night it was a commandingly brilliant Rashaun Mitchell — walks across the stage in a long baggy coat. Dance Review: A Long-Absent Comedy Leaps Out for a Farewell 2011-03-06T20:22:36Z The spin-brake-stop pirouette flourishes of the ballerina’s cadenza entrance have never looked more brilliantly commanding in my experience. Sugarplum Fairies and Cavaliers Move Ahead at City Ballet 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Mercury held all those aspects together with a performance in which campy and commanding were inseparable. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Mary the sly eccentric, Madeline the serene grown-up and Pamela the narcissistic beauty materialize both as fascinating specimens of their class — inhabiting great houses, commanding scores of servants — but also as complex, flawed individuals. Review | These three sisters were the one percent of the one percent — before it all crashed 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z He is commanding in his awkwardness; he presides over the family and the portrait from a place slightly outside it. Fatherhood Apart 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z In this commanding account of the Third Quartet, the first movement sounded like music trying to be an exuberant late-Romantic Allegro, but roughed up by modernist jolts and sudden shifts. Review: Danish String Quartet Plays at the Rose Studio 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z And certainly, at the lower reaches of the market, Ticketmaster’s share is not nearly so commanding. Live Nation Rules Music Ticketing, Some Say With Threats 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z It was another commanding performance that also left me feeling a little detached. Brilliant soloist gives powerful, ambiguous performance 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Eastwood needed an actor of commanding stature to deliver weakness, then rage, then fragile strength, and Bates has deservedly earned the lion’s share of the movie’s acclaim. Kathy Bates: 'I told Clint that after 50 years, I feel like I've hit the big time' 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The eyes, cheeks and broad semicircular smiles cohere into commanding, larger-than-life abstract faces. African Masterpieces With the Grace of Kings 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z But later, when the supply of lifeboats turns out to be inadequate, it is the mid-manager Lightoller who draws order from anarchy by quietly commanding his men to “get organized.” DVD: Titanic Film ?A Night to Remember? From Criterion 2012-04-01T03:45:43Z The voice bores in, instilling fear in the girl by threatening her with jail, and commanding obedience from the manager through unrelenting insistence that she follow his instructions. 'Compliance': Following prankster's orders turns creepy, unsettling 2012-08-23T20:56:10Z It’s worth going at least for a drink at the commanding 40-foot black walnut bar, which, like the restaurant, has sweeping views of the city and New Jersey. Room With Quite a View: Danny Meyer’s Manhatta 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z If a child says, “I am in charge of myself,” that is an indicator that the parent or caregiver is bossing, demanding and commanding too often. The right response when your child doesn’t want to be ‘bossed around’ 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Lithgow, an actor of commanding intellect and histrionic combustion, cuts a sharp outline. With age, the wisdom of staging 'Lear' becomes less clear 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z We hear the commanding lieutenant of the department’s seventy-seventh division, who made the ill-fated decision to retreat from the corner of Seventy-first and Normandie, which allowed the rioting to spread. The Unrest That Led to the L.A. Riots, Twenty-Five Years On 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Among its tracks is an instrumental version of the traditional spiritual “City Called Heaven,” with a stark, commanding prelude on solo violin. John Blake Jr., Versatile Jazz Violinist, Dies at 67 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z “France won’t send us any good plays,” complains the director, a commanding and elegant man who surely deserves better. ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’ at BAM 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Like most artists who get big before they nail their routine, though, Uchis fell short of commanding the room. A night of wholesome nostalgia from R&B’s Leon Bridges 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Her gamer tag is Easy Ice and she is a commanding, charismatic presence. William Gibson’s ‘The Peripheral’ stars a plucky female gamer with 3D printing skills “We’re not commanding anything,” Silvers says of an editor’s relationship to his writers. ‘The 50 Year Argument’: A celebration of words that mattered — and still do Every café patron and child kicking a football stopped to glare at our commanding, transient presence. 'My Nuclear Family': Coming of age in the U.S. military 2010-09-22T23:15:00Z The character doesn’t have all that much to do, but Gal Gadot lends her a confident stride, a commanding presence, and plenty of attitude. “Batman v Superman” Is Democrats vs. Republicans 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The first movement is a commanding yet confounding Sonata-Allegro form; the final fugue, driven by a bustling theme initiated by a persistent trill, is a dizzying web of counterpoint. Review: Murray Perahia Takes a Majestic Approach to Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Many, like Bernie Mac, who did a famously commanding set in which he repeatedly told the crowd he wasn’t afraid of it, exploited sound cues to juice up a joke. Why ‘Def Comedy Jam’ Gets No Respect 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z He proved a colorful, commanding player, and he took his share of the spotlight without stealing it from Mr. Owens. Music Review: Eric Owens Uses Wagner as a Grace Note at Zankel Hall 2012-02-22T22:39:09Z The investigative reporting is as strong as the film-making, fearless and commanding. Fight the power: documentaries to unleash the activist in you 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z This has also wisely been entrusted to Altwies, a winning and commanding Seattle stage veteran who draws every arrow in his quiver for the challenging task at hand. Theater review: 'An Iliad' proves an ancient tale can still be meaningfully and well-told 2010-04-15T20:08:00Z The beguiling yet manic music involves nearly nonstop patter, which the singers dispatched commandingly. Review: For This Young Chorus, It’s Never Too Early for Six World Premieres 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z The speaker commanding our attention, as it happens, is not Halvard Solness, the eponymous architect drawn to his doom by the unexpected re-emergence into his life of a young woman from his past. On the London Stage: It's Judy's World and Welcome to It 2010-12-01T08:00:00Z Her work — both violent and yielding, fiercely willed and oddly relaxed — is the subject of a commanding solo show, on view through July 28 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Sculpture as personal as it gets 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Hammer’s gauzier sequences notwithstanding, the film’s most commanding image is the housekeeper’s description of the ruthless monasticism Bishop maintained and the compulsive writing she practiced in her studio. Review: ‘Welcome to This House,’ the Private Life of a Poet 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Heralding the arrival of Pharaonic perfection, this creature could not be more commanding; the ruff of fur around its face is a de facto royal headdress. Art Review: ?The Dawn of Egyptian Art? at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-04-12T22:17:19Z Vannucci's listless voice does the songs few favours, either: he's nobody's idea of a commanding presence at the microphone. Big Talk: Big Talk ? review 2011-07-14T21:00:03Z Ms. Mutter played with commanding dramatic sweep, wondrous subtlety, incisive attack in tortured passages and plush tone in the wistful ones. Review: New World Symphony at Carnegie Hall With Anne-Sophie Mutter 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z His commanding bearing and gruff baritone voice imbued his characters with gravitas and authority, but he also seemed to enjoy playing against the ultraserious types for which he was known. Watch Lance Reddick’s Best Performances 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z For the latter, Wood is the writer whose passion for literature is not only commanding, it is transformative. James Wood’s New Novel Confronts the Mystery of Other Minds 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z All told, it is a commanding, haunting farewell—one that deserves, but is unlikely to receive, the cult fame accorded to its predecessor. Cult Fame and Its Discontents 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Gone was Mushu, the wisecracking miniature dragon, as was Li Shang, Mulan’s commanding officer turned love interest — a decision producer Jason Reed in a February interview attributed to the #MeToo movement. The live-action ‘Mulan’ is not the first retelling of the legend. Or the second. Or the sixth. 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z During the presentations, she was seated on one of the bar’s long communal benches, eyeing the clock and commanding the air horn, promptly tooting it after three minutes of frenetic friend-pitching. When your friends are so desperate to get you a date that they resort to PowerPoint 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z In “The Menu,” the chef is a psychopathic authoritarian commanding an army of cooks to execute his dark vision of moral absolutism and retribution. The Horrors of Rich-People Food, Fleshed Out on Film 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Hopkins’ stirring voice and commanding presence summoned a call to action that resonated all too easily. Beethoven, politics and a Ninth Symphony for all 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Back in the day, he was an alpha male commanding of a 40-strong crew. King of the swingers: what Primates tells us about our locked-down world 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z It was a commanding point in the slow-burn of the icy character as the modest-performing show settles into its second season. 'Masters of Sex' artfully exposes a myth of masculinity 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z On one mission, you are slogging through the snowy tundra; on another, you are battling the North Vietnamese army in the jungle; and on yet another, you are commanding a helicopter mowing down remote villages. Game On: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' one of the year's best 2010-11-18T05:16:00Z His gruff, arresting voice rode commandingly through all the turbulence. At Globalfest, Rowdy Sounds From Around the World 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z When I visited him at the huge Seattle medical center, he lay flat on the bed, the flimsy bedclothes barely covering his commanding frame. My father loved epic solo road trips. But for his final journey, we all came along 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Pitt plays a poker-faced sergeant commanding a crew of U.S. soldiers in the 1940s. 30 minutes of 'Spider-Man 2' shown at CinemaCon 2014-03-27T13:32:06Z Chris Colfer turns "As if We Never Said Goodbye" into a valentine to self-knowledge and self-improvement, and a young, gay singer's dream of treating the world as a stage, and commanding it like a star. The genius of Chris Colfer 2011-04-27T14:28:00Z Outside, commanding officer Simon is waiting for the Chinook helicopter, whose arrival is a matter of life and death for Corporal Phipps, wounded in a Taliban attack. The Empire 2010-04-09T21:15:00Z Still, Marlantes’s idiosyncratic approach is to his credit: “Deep River” is an engrossing and commanding historical epic about one immigrant family’s shifting fortunes. Review | ‘Deep River’ bucks every literary trend, and that’s what makes it so charming 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z He brings to the role a commanding presence, a sense of solitude and a burnished tone that almost stops the show in This Nearly Was Mine. South Pacific ? review 2011-08-23T22:01:00Z Once upon a time in tourism, a commanding view from way on high was attraction enough. Chicago’s new ‘Tilt!’ puts you over the edge - of a skyscraper 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z This film follows the platoon's commanding officer, Lieutenant Alex Horsfall – who lost a leg and three fingers in the attack – as he organises a platoon reunion. TV highlights 23/01/2013 2013-01-22T20:00:01Z That’s because Lear himself is unmatched as a portrait of a forceful, commanding personality under siege to the destructiveness of age. | 'King Lear' : ?King Lear? at the Public Theater - Review 2011-11-09T03:01:30Z It had such a gorgeous shape and regal, commanding presence — a perfect sculpture by Mother Nature — that I was afraid to touch the mushroom, let alone remove it from the earth. "You never forget spotting your first mushroom in a Finnish forest": My day with the Mushroom Queen 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Describing how she learned to hold a stage as commandingly as she does, she lightly tosses off a line that sounds like a Jimmy Stewart truism: “I learn from m’ betters. Donna Migliaccio hits her stride 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z When his new commanding officer heard him accompany a Red Cross traveling show one day, Mr. Brubeck recalled, he told his aide-de-camp, “I don’t want that boy to go to the front.” Dave Brubeck, Jazz Musician, Dies at 91 2012-12-05T18:31:41Z Ender is isolated from his comrades and manipulated into commanding war against a hostile alien race by Colonel Graff, played by Harrison Ford. 'Ender's Game' explores complexity of youth, isolation and warfare 2013-10-30T18:03:14Z And he partnered Ms. Reichlen through their extremely long pas de deux with commanding assurance. Critic’s Notebook: Three Men Leap Forward at City Ballet 2014-02-11T22:31:39Z He exerted his influence on a generation of what critic Brett Martin termed “difficult men”, commanding antiheroes whose internal conflict held viewers captivated in spite of the more repugnant aspects of their personalities. The Sopranos at 20: how the hit show changed the gangster genre 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z When she recently moved to Maine from New York, though, she noticed that her new natural environment began to assert itself in her images, commanding a presence equal to that of her human subjects. Jocelyn Lee’s Painterly Portraits of Nudes Immersed in Nature 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z MM: My top two are probably the same ones most people would name, the first being Cedric Daniels, his principled commanding officer on "The Wire." From "The Wire" to "John Wick," we trusted Lance Reddick as a voice of authority, empathy and comedy 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z James Mason as the commanding officer and David Warner as his adjutant are both first rate, as are Coburn and Schell. Cross of Iron 2011-07-30T23:05:35Z At one points Don Juan confesses that the power he enjoys wielding as a commanding officer is neutered when he is in one-on-one contact with a woman. Theater Review: ‘Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq’ by Paula Vogel 2014-03-28T22:10:08Z The script does much better by Chris, though, and “Landscapers” is a showcase for Thewlis, with his angular frame and his distinctive style of commanding awkwardness. Review: ‘Landscapers’ Is Not Your Typical True-Crime Love Story 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z A durable star since the 1970s, Mr. Hoffman is essentially a character actor writ large, commanding attention by disappearing into his roles while also playing someone we recognize as a “Dustin Hoffman” type. The New Season Film: In Praise of Character Actors 2011-09-14T12:00:05Z The door is almost an abstraction of the style, drawing on some elements, stripping away others, emphasizing a commanding, classical authority. Exhibition Review: National Design That?s Hidden in Plain Sight 2011-06-13T22:41:43Z As the lone female soloist of “Rubies” — its dangerously commanding mistress of ceremonies — the much younger Emily Kikta was just as terrific an example of Balanchine’s view of girl power. Review: City Ballet, in Turmoil, Shows the Value of What’s at Stake 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z But Messerschmidt’s personality, commandingly idiosyncratic, had always set him apart, and by the early 1770s his eccentricities were more pronounced. Art Review: Odd Faces, Strange in Their Day, but Familiar in Our Time 2010-09-16T22:37:00Z It’s not the most commanding position to be in. L.A. artist Marnie Weber reflects on why monsters hold such power for women 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z It is a testament to their artistry that the parts here are greater than the whole, and that the book’s muteness only draws attention to the power of its most commanding images. Nothing but Pictures: Alex Majoli and Paolo Pellegrin’s “Congo” 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z She is alternately conspiratorial, whispering to Mina about their cousins, and commanding as when she confronts Mina about her behavior. Music helped treat her father's dementia, and that's why Shohreh Aghdashloo made "The Cuban" 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The cello soloist — here the eloquent, calmly commanding Gautier Capuçon — begins alone, notes subtly bending to evoke the twang of a qin. Review: A Chinese Concerto and a Romantic Classic Gaze Back 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “The 7th Hand,” Wilkins’s newly released second album, confirms the quartet’s commanding status on the scene. On ‘The 7th Hand,’ Immanuel Wilkins Sees Jazz as an Escape Pod 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Set in a bullet-scarred shack, the play focuses on four women, held as "wives" by a rebel warlord known only as "C.O." — or commanding officer. 'Walking Dead' star Danai Gurira also breaks out in the New York theater community with two plays 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Those qualities, in changing proportions, animated his soulful account of the Andante and his commanding but playful reading of the spirited finale. Music Review: Caramoor International Music Festival 2012 in Katonah 2012-06-24T22:08:50Z It instantly felt like one of the most commanding performances in Grammy history. Grammys: Taylor Swift wins the big one, but Kendrick Lamar steals the show 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Last time I saw “Our Town” was at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, in a bracing revival directed by David Cromer and starring a commanding Helen Hunt in the role of the Stage Manager. Deaf West and Pasadena Playhouse populate 'Our Town' with fresh faces 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z With an unassailable technique and a commanding sense of structure, he offers uncontroversial, authoritative performances elevated by his tonal mastery and poetic sensitivity. Buttoned-down pianist Murray Perahia cuts loose in Strathmore concert 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Wever in particular — who stole series like “Nurse Jackie” as a supporting player and recently co-starred in “Unbelievable” — proves a commanding lead, layering her usual mild-manneredness with Ruby’s simmering fury at her life. ‘Run’ Review: A Rail Romance Turns Train Wreck 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z A history of brain injuries has kept him out of action, but he hopes that a good word from his commanding officer will give him a chance to go back overseas. ‘Dog’ Review: Man and Beast Hit the Road 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z But she was witty, commanding and imperiously focused as we pieced a history together. Solving the Many Mysteries of What Became ‘Carol’ 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z “War Machine” is inspired by Michael Hastings’s best-selling book “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan” about a “rock star” general commanding the war in Afghanistan. Brad Pitt Movie to Debut on Netflix 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z He taught her how to move, how to use her every ounce to create a magnificently commanding presence. Glyndebourne's 'Rosenkavalier,' hit by catty reviews, set for webcast 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Thanks also to her commanding work on the otherwise intensely silly small-screen thriller How to Get Away with Murder, Viola Davis is something of a favorite at the SAGs. SAG predictions: who will win – and who should win 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Dark-skinned and statuesque, Ms. Rodgers was a dynamic reader of her own poems and a commanding figure at the coffeehouse gatherings that fueled the Black Arts Movement in Chicago. Carolyn Rodgers, Poet, Dies at 69 2010-04-19T04:28:00Z She exudes the frenetic, commanding energy of a film director. How to Make Salad Into Art 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z It’s not credible that this outsider would succeed at not only insinuating herself into the group but also commanding it. Review: The God of Wine Stirs No Sexual Whirlwind in ‘Hurricane Diane’ 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z In a career spanning seven decades, Ms. Dee was known for a quietly commanding presence opposite powerful leading men, including Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington and James Earl Jones. Ruby Dee, actress and civil rights activist, dies at 91 The concatenation of difference is captured in the busy final image, in which a singer with a guitar begins to perform in a crowded restaurant, never quite commanding the attention of its diners. ‘Chinese Portrait’ Review: A Snapshot of a Country, Artfully Composed 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Bangs inch past her eyebrows as she twists her shoulders and then, with a wild insouciance, flings one arm above her head and then the other before taking commanding steps along a straight line. The Wednesday Dance Is an Invitation. Be Weird. 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Way Home samples Hero Fisher at her best, one moment delicate, the next commanding and powerful. Now listening: reader playlist 2012-05-23T16:08:00Z Mr. Campbell played it commandingly, especially the silences. Review: Jay Campbell, the Cellist, Displays Strengths at Weill Recital Hall 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The tone is almost theatrical, mixing the commanding voice of a single actor onstage with precise stage directions. The Unsparing Confessions of ‘‘Giovanni’s Room’’ 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Every gesture, every image commanding, ignore me at your peril. Patti Smith, an accidental rock legend, has finally become the artist she always wanted to be 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z At Versailles, with Cybèle performed by Anna Reinhold, the commanding young mezzo-soprano, the opera was revealed as her tragedy. ?Atys,? French Baroque Opera by Lully, at BAM 2011-09-09T14:40:53Z Many of these are the most commanding, especially “To Be Loved,” in which she wails, repeatedly, “Let it be known that I tried.” Adele and Summer Walker: Our Season of Romantic Discontent 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Kester is one of my favourite characters of all time, along with his animal trio, General the commanding cockroach, Wolf Pup, who never tires and the Great Stag, the wildness of his wild. The Last Wild by Piers Torday - review 2013-03-05T15:00:00Z She was also known for a commanding stage presence that belied her petite stature. Giulietta Simionato, Italian Mezzo-Soprano, Dies at 99 2010-05-07T02:54:00Z The bass Jordan Bisch, 30, was both commanding and vulnerable in the Coronation Scene from Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov.” Music Review: George London Foundation Awards at Morgan Library 2012-02-19T22:22:21Z The commanding performance of this 11-minute piece suggested that the final touches may not have been that extensive, or that Mr. Halevi and Mr. Lindberg are experts at the honorable musical tradition of faking. Music Review: Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in New Mexico 2012-07-29T20:46:59Z The biggest of the three projects, and the most commanding, is Ms. Sigurdardottir’s “Foundation.” Three Solo Shows at SculptureCenter in Queens 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Two jurors from Morton's trial appear in the movie and say they were struck by the defendant's lack of emotion, in contrast to Anderson's commanding courtroom presence. Documentary lays bare Morton's wrongful conviction 2013-03-15T22:23:12Z A ferociously charismatic presence, this man serves as the group’s leader and insistently speaks up, commanding attention with each utterance. Review: ‘Vazante’ Revisits Brazil’s History in Black and White 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z “They want the story so much that they don’t pay attention,” says Cipriano, whose alter ego is named for his commanding officer, a Capt. Jank, from his Army days in the 1980s. Prank-call legend Captain Janks is still a nemesis of news outlets Walker, in the role of insouciant, irresponsible Berger, was the most commanding presence on stage — with or without his shirt and pants on. This 'Hair' makes it easy to be heartened 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Wotan, the ruler of the gods — Michael Volle, the production’s high point as a commanding baritone and actor of remarkable range — oversees a kingdom of inquiry into the human mind. Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’ 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z With its “pillars of commanding, rich-hued chords” and “chaotic, swirling woodwind lines,” Mr. Kozinn suggested that if this “shape-shifting” tone poem had a visual analogue, it might be a Jackson Pollock painting. Steven Stucky, Composer Who Won a Pulitzer, Dies at 66 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Judges praised team Obama's social media campaign for having "masterfully combined savvy political and tech genius to become the secret weapon behind Obama's commanding reelection" and its ability to use data to target voters efficiently. Justin Bieber, Obama election campaign headline Webby winners 2013-04-30T18:05:14Z The fiery keyboardist plays in a commanding, muscular, two-fisted style that ranges from Oscar Peterson-like soul to more adventurous and oblique forays. Earshot spring series has Gerald Clayton; Cornish College hosts Hollenbeck 2011-02-25T20:42:05Z So you can imagine how effectively his poison, as he likes to call his cocktail of deceptions, works on his distracted commanding officer, Othello. ArtsBeat: London Journal: Shakespeare’s Liars and Lovers 2013-07-05T15:47:54Z With a commanding stage presence and charismatic style, he returns to New York for the first time in 15 years with his show “Doin’ Time: Uncut Live.” Comedy Listings for May 13-19 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Apart from a layer of digital skin that was added later by computers, there is nothing different between Serkis’ commanding of the screen and Morton’s. The Oscars vs. Motion Capture: Tintin and Apes Snubs Raise Big Questions About the Academy 2012-02-08T17:02:25Z From start to finish Monae was electric, fantastic, colorful and commanding. Big wins for "Parasite" including Best Picture provide the thrills in a long, dull Oscars 2020 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Their commanding vocals are matched by a confident production that revives the best of the original while pointing at the possibility of growth, and hope. ‘Parade’ Review: The Trial and Tragedy of Leo Frank 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z TV, for his work on the anti-war comedy series "M*A*S*H" playing the upstanding commanding officer of a U.S. Actor Harry Morgan of TV comedy 'M*A*S*H' dies, 96 2011-12-07T18:38:39Z The staging concept seemed to inspire the players to give a commanding, deeply expressive account of an unusual modernist masterpiece. Review: Cantata Profana Revives a Henze Cycle Inspired by German Poems 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Equally commanding, Midori was the soloist in the Walton, a natural partner for Nelsons in her concern for flow and her eschewal of technical for emotional virtuosity. Prom 21: CBSO/Nelsons ? review 2011-07-31T17:07:00Z Barely 30, Sands is already known as one of the most commanding pianists of jazz’s young generation, a gospel-infused technician with contemporary sensibilities and a deeply rhythmic approach. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The occasional big effects were commanding and intense without ever descending into coarseness, and the delicacy and tonal allure he brought to the cycle’s preponderance of quiet songs were deeply impressive. Olympic Music Festival opens season with songs of love 2013-07-01T16:17:08Z In an integrated military, black officers or NCOs might also end up commanding white troops. African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z He is muscular and bulky and seems to scowl, and his expression — is it commanding or brutal? decisive or megalomaniacal? — is unnerving. National Gallery of Art offers rare chance to see ancient Greek bronzes 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The Whitney show restores him to a full, commanding view, but does so in a carefully shaped and edited way, with an emphasis on very early and late work. 27 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Banks’ voice, so crisp and commanding when Interpol played classics like “Evil” and “Slow Hands” that night, became more mercurial. Interpol classes up the Paramount, expanding on their instantly recognizable sound 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The sky and commanding sun had shrunk, willingly transformed into a backdrop for a figure who was striding — or pacing — in front of the choir in a white shirt and tie, holding a microphone. Obama as folk hero: To be what he’s trying to be — black, idealistic and president — is nothing less than superhuman 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z But for all the excellence of the ensemble, this is a play that demands a commanding central performance. Cyrano de Bergerac – review 2013-07-23T17:11:00Z The Belgian surrealist was still an acquired taste when Ostin started collecting him in the 1990s, long before the painter started commanding upwards of $50 million in the global art market. Fair Warning: Lots of Passes, But Sotheby’s Modern Sales Still Bring In $427 Million 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z But her upright, commanding stoicism exudes the familiar, bracing air of upper-middle-class stoicism that remains one of Britain’s most popular cultural exports. London Theater Journal: In the Shadow of the Nazis 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Hughes’ commanding Solange initially is the stronger of the two siblings but must ultimately defer to the gradually more dominant Claire. Class, power and a plot to kill: It's Jean Genet's 'The Maids' 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z She uses the raspy but still commanding state of her voice to hurl songs about abuse and abusers, poverty and history, lust and violence. The Best Albums of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z By the end of the scene she is shaken and spent, a collapsed shell of the crisp, commanding figure we met when the play began. | 'Collected Stories': Linda Lavin as Donald Margulies?s Vision of Faded Fame 2010-04-28T23:01:00Z It’s a milestone as the generation of leaders born before the end of World War II passes — and, with it, the old-school conception of the commanding, protecting maestro. For Riccardo Muti, a Grand Sort-of-Finale in Chicago 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z After years of suppression and much overshadowing, rock music is once again commanding the city’s club and festival stages. Next Stop: Belgrade Music Scene: Pop, Folk, Electronica and Politics 2010-06-10T18:37:00Z Drawing on your own military experience in Sweden, how do you explain the dynamic between commanding officers and enlisted men that makes soldiers do things they wouldn’t ordinarily consider? There Are Worse Roles Than the Seducer. Ask Alexander Skarsgard. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Only when his former commanding officer, by then a bookseller, was brought to him to reverse his orders did Onoda capitulate and leave the jungle. How we can overcome our covid conditioning and start traveling again 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z But Ms. Houston got her own commanding showcase in the gospel standard “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” which revels in her voice. Playlist : New Music by Lianne La Havas, Jovanotti, Blonds and Opossom 2012-08-03T16:00:00Z And as Mr. Thompson was quick to point out, in person Mr. Kuti can be nearly as commanding a presence as his father. Femi Kuti, Guarding the Legacy of His Father, Fela 2010-07-11T22:42:00Z After blossoming on the Philadelphia circuit, Ali, who is now based in New York, quickly became a crowd favorite with her commanding stage presence and storytelling style. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Striking a commanding pose, whether you are in a sparkling gown or frayed jeans, can change how you perceive yourself, which ultimately influences how you are perceived by others. Studied: The Right Stance Can Be Reassuring — Studied 2013-05-03T23:12:24Z A commanding officer ordered the group to disperse, saying it was city-owned land and they would be arrested for trespassing. 10 arrested outside Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic 2012-04-24T12:00:00Z Now, as the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, Trump this week has arrived at the summit of political showmanship, commanding a venerable American stage before a worldwide audience. ‘Game to do it all’: From TV to WWE, Trump the showman set the stage for Trump the candidate 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z With Grimsley’s commanding stage presence and resonant voice, this is a role that suits him admirably, and one he has frequently sung. Seattle Opera’s ‘Flying Dutchman’ unleashes gloriously perfect storm 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Anyone who cares about the future of either art or neuroscience should see this commanding show, which, like all the best science fictions, offers equal amounts of hope and fright. Pierre Huyghe Reads Our Minds, and Discovers a New Art Form 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z But it also had her confidently commanding a house of 31 men and taking ultimate control over her romantic future. A ‘Bachelorette’ Finale, Served With a Dash of Humiliation 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z David Brooks’s “Stress Tests,” suspended roof fragments extracted from a bigger homage to Gordon Matta-Clark, is among the large installations commanding the aisles. Art Review: NADA NYC Art Fair at Basketball City 2013-05-10T20:45:22Z She is also a commanding and mesmerizing presence onstage. 11 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Mr. De Luz showed the choreography with commanding charm and compellingly musical phrasing. Dance Review: International Stars at Damian Woetzel?s Festival in Vail 2010-08-08T23:47:00Z Watson rode the folk revival wave of that decade, becoming one of its most recognisable and revered figures – his name commanding the same admiration as the likes of Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis and Bill Monroe. Arthel 'Doc' Watson dies 2012-05-30T02:19:00Z For someone so commanding on stage, she speaks slowly and with long hesitation. Kate Tempest: the performance poet who can't be ignored 2013-04-10T14:50:13Z He has more gripping, even breathtaking ways of commanding readers’ attention. 'Something Rich and Strange,' a Ron Rash Anthology 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z A fragile but still commanding diva, whether playing poker with her friends on the lawn of her luxurious home or ordering a meal, she insists on getting her imperious way. Movie Review: ?The Salt of Life,? a Comedy by Gianni Di Gregorio 2012-03-02T00:28:51Z He is a savior or a disaster; a bigot or a patriot; a truth-teller or a buffoon; a commanding front-runner or a bubble on the verge of bursting. What ‘The Apprentice’ Taught Donald Trump About Campaigning 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Obama gave a more commanding performance Sunday night than he did during the first Democratic debate, in South Carolina in April. Democrats Focus on Iraq In Contentious Second Debate 2007-06-04T10:00:00Z See, I understand that despite what the news media, pundits and commanding generals say, the reality of war is wall-to-wall gray. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z She is an authoritative, commanding, fearsome singer — and yet not a powerful one. Savages, a London Band, Plays Three New York Clubs 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Eugene Levy’s patriarch became more commanding and more empathetic. Schitt's Creek: the funniest sitcom you're (probably) not watching 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z As the protective Lilac Fairy, Kateryna Derechnyna looked as if she were next in line for the throne, serene yet commanding. Review | The Washington Ballet awakens with a lavish, triumphant ‘Sleeping Beauty’ 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The sergeant playing Valjean was a college freshman studying opera when he was called up, while his heartless commanding officer, Javert, majored in opera. Singing Korean airmen score a hit with love, snow and "Les Mis" 2013-02-08T08:42:27Z When Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Finn capture Captain Phasma — Finn's former commanding officer and master — he taunts her with the phrase, "I'm in charge now," which expresses his embodiment of Black resistance. Before John Boyega became "Star Wars" hero Finn, he was far more revolutionary in "Attack the Block" 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Until that time, Declan Bennett’s bearded, instantly commanding Jesus suggests a hipster embarking on a collision course with an increasingly crazed mob. Review: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ ‘The Trial of Jane Fonda’ and ‘Now We Are Here’ 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z His conducting on Friday, if not as commanding as his work in Berg’s “Wozzeck” this month, was inspired and beautiful. Opera Review: A ?Walk?re? Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy 2011-04-23T18:40:58Z "As a musician you'd want to play every musical palette — Ellington, Tchaikovsky, whatever," says the East Coast-based Cooper, who has a gentler demeanor offstage than his often fierce, commanding stage presence might suggest. At Intiman, 'All My Sons' gets a Seattle Central District makeover 2011-03-10T01:37:01Z Ray Holt, the precinct's stern, gay commanding officer, known for an emotional reserve that makes Mr. Spock look like Gilbert Gottfried. An Andy Samberg roll call on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' cast 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The poem brims with irony and is studded with staccato, commanding exclamations—“Freedom!” “The Black Clown” Beautifully Reconfigures a Langston Hughes Poem 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Salter’s human-scaled Lady Macbeth never quite finds a commanding, revealing moment. Review | The king feels more like a pawn in updated, political ‘Macbeth’ 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Here, commanding attention, not because of her personal accomplishments but because she is the solo offspring of America’s ultimate power couple. Chelsea Clinton steps into the spotlight — on her own terms 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Lester’s Othello is an officer long used to commanding others, a figure whose martial fierceness is contained by military discipline. ArtsBeat: London Journal: Shakespeare’s Liars and Lovers 2013-07-05T15:47:54Z Kent Nagano leads his Canadian forces in a program that’s notable mainly for a rare appearance by Maxim Vengerov, the commanding violinist, for the Brahms concerto. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Wapner handled two cases on each half-hour show, ruling with a commanding demeanor and basing decisions on his three decades as a lawyer and judge. 'People's Court' judge Joseph Wapner dies at 97: reports 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Gerhaher then returned for more arias, again commanding the stage and winning big ovations. Review: Mozart, a Little Bit Symphony, a Little Bit Opera 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z He was also clever: That morning, with his three commanding white officers carousing ashore, Smalls began executing his plan. In Charleston, Coming to Terms With the Past 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Sister Nancy Wilson, who danced around the stage and frequently tossed her hair, was equally commanding on acoustic and electric guitars and occasionally on mandolin. Heart at the Puyallup Fair: forever young 2012-09-11T17:26:19Z He performs here, as part of the Vulture Festival, with the commanding trip-hop singer Banks, who continues to support her breakthrough debut album, “Goddess.” Pop & Rock Listings for May 29-June 4 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z In Mr. Clark’s version a solo tenor — the fine Michael Slattery — moves smoothly from graceful melody to recitative, from speech to commanding drama, as the spirit of the Twain text evolves. Music Review: Manhattan Chamber Orchestra at Symphony Space 2012-06-28T21:08:15Z Ms. McCrory, a commanding actress with a crypt-tone voice, delivers a lacerating study in a madness with which any latter-day psychiatrist would be familiar. Theater Review: ‘Medea,’ Kathleen Turner and Noël Coward on London Stages 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z In fact, Tony Cox’s “Mrs. Orwell,” at the Old Red Lion pub theater in London through Aug. 26, is at its least commanding as and when its eponymous figure takes center stage. A ‘Night Music’ of Heightened Harmony, and Pub Theaters That Put Actors First 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Some were made for families back home, others to be sold and a few by orderlies as gifts for their commanding officers. Wartime Quilts Honor Battles and Leaders, but Mostly Art 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z It shows, as the Monstars take a commanding lead in the first half. Space Jam at 20: 'The perfect movie' or one of modern cinema's biggest follies? 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z This means the parent is constantly commanding, demanding and making requests. Perspective | Getting an uncooperative 5-year-old from Point A to Point B 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z The same energy bursts free on One for Blount, Iyer's dedication to Sun Ra as the finale of a commanding one-man show. Vijay Iyer: Solo 2010-08-19T21:39:00Z There's been no hint of her commanding a film, as she did with La Vie en Rose. David Thomson on Marion Cotillard 2011-04-07T21:27:01Z In the meantime, Mr. Goodman’s vigor under stress remains the commanding reason to catch Laurie Sansom’s production, not least for those aching silences once his character’s fevered garrulousness falls away. Theater Review: At the National Theatre in London, Other People's Pain 2011-05-03T13:00:07Z But is there an E Street Band without Clarence Clemons, without his presence, his commanding solos that are so much a part of Springsteen’s music? Born in the U.S.A.: When the president met the Boss 2012-05-28T18:00:00Z Matthew Macfadyen is equally fine as Jeeves, commanding, sepulchral and extremely strict in the matter of men's trouserings, no matter how fraught the situation may be. Press views: Jeeves and Wooster 2013-11-13T13:04:49Z But this too was a commanding performance, with virtuosity aplenty yet no empty display. Music in Review 2011-02-20T23:48:45Z The film critic Pauline Kael, a longtime Connery devotee, was far from the only observer to tumble to his athleticism, his “richly masculine” vitality, as she wrote, and his commanding physical presence. Clothes Make the Spy 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Isaac Campbell Kidd, commanding officer of the Arizona, died too. Lois Lowry’s Ode to the Fallen in World War II 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Bernard D. Bernstein, deputy chief of SHAEF’s Financial Division and my father’s commanding officer, was ordered to take charge of recovering the treasure. Monuments Men: A Baltimore writer learns her father helped in the search for Nazi plunder The women’s images appear in commanding portraits, displayed around a crownlike structure, while 200 lights hang above them — a memorial to the women still serving life sentences, 54 of whom are from Philadelphia. They Are Their Own Monuments 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z There was always something so physical and commanding about their presence. Ray Manzarek was the key to the Doors 2013-05-21T16:59:18Z More essential was Strauss’s “Ariadne,” which fielded the only true star turn of this year’s festival: the soprano Christine Goerke, calmly commanding in the title role. ‘An American Tragedy’ and More at Glimmerglass 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z In much the same way, Christian fundamentalism is a parasitic ideology that inserts itself into brains, commanding individuals to act and think in a certain way — a rigid way that is intolerant to competing ideas. How religious fundamentalism hijacks your brain, as explained by a neuroscientist 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, we learn that David Duchovny is “dryly hilarious,” Lloyd Bridges was “so generous,” Geraldine Page was “commanding,” and Aaron Paul, his “Breaking Bad” sidekick, is “honest and present and vulnerable.” ‘Breaking Bad’ star Bryan Cranston was ‘always hustling’ as a young actor 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z But even on this album’s weak tracks, and there are several, he remains a commanding presence, deploying just enough of his insistent croak to tether the song together. Critic?s Notebook: Lil Wayne?s ?Tha Carter IV? - Review 2011-08-30T22:28:26Z It was an unusual setting for him, and something notable happened: His playing, always husky and swinging and commanding, took on a fresh sense of possibility. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Even now, enormous calligraphic roundels in Arabic impose themselves on its cavernous space, affirming that if this is a house of God at all, the commanding spirit is Islam. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z The Welshman's rich baritone has rarely sounded as commanding, and his songwriting is sharp. John Cale: Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood – review 2012-09-27T21:15:03Z Few performers have more experience commanding a crowd’s attention than Mariah Carey, and her performance on Saturday night was no exception—though not for the reasons the singer would have wished. Technical Difficulties Plague Mariah Carey's New Year's Eve Performance 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Out of those political ashes Obama’s commanding electoral victory arose. Where has this Barack Obama been? If Obama had governed like this in 2009, he’d be a transformational, historic president 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z He said the post on the group’s blog “was intended in a principle that’s deeply rooted in the Islamic religion, which is called commanding the good and forbidding the evil.” After Warning, ?South Park? Episode Is Altered 2010-04-22T21:51:00Z This double assignment is a formidable challenge, and Mr. Álvarez delivers the most impassioned and commanding singing I have heard from him at the Met. Review: At Met Opera, ‘Pagliacci’ Goes Vaudeville as ‘Cavalleria’ Turns 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z It retreats to reveal Mulaney, 40, in a maroon suit, before circling to give us a picture of the commanding power of stardom. John Mulaney Punctures His Persona in ‘Baby J’ 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The commanding general of a new task force in Afghanistan was looking for someone with Dave’s background. Modern Love: A Surrender, After an Uneasy Peace 2012-04-05T21:27:32Z Beloved in Europe after 25 years of commanding performances, Ms. Antonacci, 51, has appeared on this side of the Atlantic only a few times. Anna Caterina Antonacci, Italian Soprano 2012-03-30T16:27:11Z She wasn't a sex object called upon to act; she was the total package of commanding movie presence and acting chops. Dead Sex Kittens: Farewell to Three Icons of Movie Eroticism 2011-02-10T08:10:00Z “Empathy is one thing; betraying a commanding officer is another,” Jean-Luc rages, though we should remember that Jean-Luc just stole a shuttle from the Titan and put the entire crew in danger. ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap: Old Friends Return 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The latter work, brooding and shadowy, was an ideal foil for Lawrence Power's commanding but unshowy playing. BBCSSO/Titov 2010-04-18T20:45:00Z But sales came in well below expectations, and attention proved hard to come by, particularly in a decaying record industry that was commanding less and less real estate in a Walmart. It’s got a good beat, and you can fall asleep to it 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z But whenever I try to use it as the soundtrack for some dull administrative task, Ms. Aftab’s weaving of electric guitar lines, synth progressions and vocal melodies ends up commanding my undivided attention. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2018 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Only Malefane, a stately and commanding Queen of the Night gowned in feathers, is really at home with operatic technique. A 'Flute' from Africa renews Mozart's musical magic 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z To master the ancient tradition, Huston worked his way from sitting in a chariot cart with two horses, to standing, and eventually to commanding four horses while standing. Jack Huston on How to Drive a Chariot Without Dying 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Oh yes, he was big and tall – I only remember him having one friend who was taller and scarier than he was – and he had this deep voice and he was certainly commanding. Anjelica Huston: 'I find extreme characters irresistible' 2011-07-21T20:00:01Z And Richard E Grant’s unimprovably bonkers follow-up, somehow both slurred and royally, commandingly, articulate: “We want the finest wines available to humanity.” May 1986: Withnail demands cake and fine wine – and an enduring cult classic is born 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Although one would never guess by the way she commandingly saunters around the stage, she was once reticent to share her music. For Jillian Banks, music is a major 'exhale' 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z I’m such a fan of the HBO series “Succession,” about a morally depraved, megarich media family, that I hum its theme song in the shower and have taken to wearing commanding pantsuits. Brian Cox Takes Stock of His Eventful Life on Stage and Screen 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z The Bunker Hill neighborhood, which offers some of the most commanding views of the surrounding area, is just a few paces from the Title Guarantee Building. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Mrs. Fiorina was commanding and fluid throughout, often interjecting into other candidates’ exchanges and over the questioners. Review: In Republican Debate, CNN Throws Candidates Into Ring 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Running a hand through his shaking quiff, he gave a commanding performance, all quivering hips and gyrating bottom, and frequently ended up in the middle of the meagre audience. Frankie and the Heartstrings: 'Music needs a bit o' spite' 2010-06-17T22:29:00Z One imagines commanding, distant doctors in the Mr Rochester mould. What are the best books for Valentine's Day? 2013-02-13T10:43:37Z He certainly has no intention of commanding a violent nationalist uprising. Black, white and the gulf in between in Lorraine Hansberry's 'Les Blancs' 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Yet the marriage of Fields’s commanding performance with Diamond’s vivid characterization still makes Stone a star worth rooting for. Review | ‘Toni Stone’ takes some big swings in Arena Stage’s winning return to live theater 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Williams is a commanding and kinetic stage presence, towering over Ms. Robinson, who is more unpredictable and provocative; she is quicker to laugh, to be vulnerable or to insult. In ‘2 Dope Queens’ a Duo Muses Over Life, and Stanley Tucci 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Dumas's military abilities were quickly recognised and he rose through the ranks from corporal to general in a little over two years, commanding a division of 53,000 soldiers when he was just 30. The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss – review 2012-09-28T21:55:05Z The main part of the village lies at the very top of the hill along the edge of a sheer cliff commanding sightlines along the entire valley. In France’s Dordogne region, a land of castles and caves calls for deep exploration 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z But as both a deft comedian and a commanding dramatic actress she carved out a varied career, playing parts in Shakespeare and Shaw and on “Fantasy Island.” Lynn Redgrave, Actress and Playwright, Dies at 67 2010-05-04T00:38:00Z Anna Netrebko was commanding yet tender in the title role, one of her best parts to date. Best Classical Music of 2019 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z But many of the people I called said they would place this comic-book blockbuster near the top of their ballots — citing its commanding performances, sumptuous production design and overall cultural importance. What Will Win Best Picture? 20 Oscar Voters Spill Their Secrets 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The central roles are mostly well cast, although Mr. Gotay, while a fine singer, doesn’t provide the show with a particularly commanding central figure. Review: ‘A Bronx Tale: The Musical’ Doo-Wops Down Mean Streets 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z “Her sculptures are really commanding in the space they occupy. The scale and presence and magnificence of her figures are so demanding of visibility.” Simone Leigh Is First Black Woman to Represent U.S. at Venice Biennale 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z But Timm’s portrait of a man who is commanding up front and yet crumbling inside, is ultimately empathetic. ‘Tails of Wasps’: a politician stung by his own infidelity 2014-04-12T03:23:29Z When she sought to move forward with her case, her own commanding officer told her she would face court martial for lying if she pursued the issue. Documentary about rape in the US military changes government policy 2012-06-19T13:14:56Z Carter looked incapable of commanding events, and the long standoff undercut American stature. Was Jimmy Carter the Most Underrated President in History? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The show's title, Baryshnikov says, is meant to be both commanding and descriptive. Baryshnikov shows his dance photography in Miami 2012-02-23T17:42:09Z In 1956 she was invited to join the Paris Opera Ballet as the first American étoile, the highest rank in the company, commanding classical repertoire with her exhilarating control and lyrical stage presence. Oklahoma’s Gift to Ballet: The Five Moons Ballerinas 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The merger would also give Charter, currently the nation’s fourth-largest cable TV operator, a commanding presence in the New York and Dallas markets. Charter Communications announces deal to buy Time Warner Cable 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z In Clark’s commanding performance, you can see glimpses of the character tempted by the One Ring in the film, imagining herself a queen “terrible as the dawn.” ‘The Rings of Power’ Review: Shiny, Not Yet Precious 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z “The poems and stories she wrote and read to us in her commanding voice were gifts of wisdom and wit, courage and grace,” Clinton said. Obama mourns death of poet, author Maya Angelou 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Pears was enjoying a vocal renaissance; a new teacher had helped him add a commanding lower register to his tenor timbre and at the top he was freer and more eloquent than ever. Schubert: lieder of the pack 2011-03-10T22:43:00Z In the 1880s and 1890s, his portraits became as commanding and classic — and in some ways as impenetrably odd — as the rest of his work. Review | The sourest, meanest mouth in the history of portraiture 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z As she rises to meet me, I’m immediately struck by her formidable height and commanding mien. Before I Fall: The Girl’s Guide to Saving the World 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Atka took the stage first, sweeping right to the piano and striking a commanding pose. ArtsBeat: No Howls, But Many High Notes at H?l?ne Grimaud's Performance for Wolves 2011-01-28T16:17:37Z Her voice, a mixture of traditional and contemporary styles, was commanding and full of feeling in “Cloud-River-Mountain,” a song cycle by Lao Luo, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Lang and Ms. Wolfe set to Chinese poetry. Review: Bang on a Can Marathon Stays as Eclectic and Playful as Ever 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z A satirical comedy about the war in Afghanistan, it stars Brad Pitt as a cocky commanding general, and is released by Netflix around the time the festival ends. Sofia Coppola to Michael Haneke: the movies and directors most likely to make it to Cannes 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z "Then you can shape a commanding performance of it," he says. John Adams to conduct own 'Harmonielehre,' Beethoven's 'Emperor' with Seattle Symphony Orchestra 2012-11-02T14:31:04Z Directing, it is sometimes said, is a cross between commanding a military invasion and planning a wedding reception. Greatest Oscar winners ever: who is the best director of all time? 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Sounding softly immaculate one moment, commandingly dense the next, he suggests the ambiguities of this strange character, neither Tannhäuser’s friend nor really his foe. Review: A Writhing, Emotional Revival of Wagner’s ‘Tannhäuser’ 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Jepsen has a sweet voice, though not a commanding one. Call Carly Rae Jepsen a Pop Star With Depth (Maybe) 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z In the history of Russian art, Polenov was a commanding figure. Special Report: Art in Perspective: Artist's Family Home Sustains Legacy 2010-05-28T12:00:00Z Late in the afternoon, the Season 14 “American Idol” finalist, Rayvon Owen, performed, dramatically entering from the audience and commanding the stage in an electric yellow jacket. A Music Festival Wedding with Two Grooms as the Main Event 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Thomas, a classically trained drummer, loved Trouble's take-no-prisoners stage presence and commanding attitude. Female rock group took time to group 2011-08-12T07:00:00Z Luke is the protege of Major Scullion, a commanding officer who represents the best of the contemporary military. ‘The Illuminations,’ by Andrew O’Hagan 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z This was a commanding moment, no doubt — but is the music industry truly committed to equal representation for women? Review | With a sweep from Bruno Mars, the Grammys snub hip-hop — again 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z As audio, the song is more ominous, scalloped with sudden dissonant crescendos and menacing gaps, with the singer quietly commanding, "I need you to trust in me." The Playlist: Calle 13’s Residente Goes Globe-Trotting and Slowdive Cruises Back 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z But Mr. Pilotto and his partner, Christopher de Vos, cut culottes with enough volume that they looked commanding, for madame to swoop into the kitchen on her way out. As London Fashion Ends, a Burberry Concert and Anya Hindmarch’s Fun House 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z And soon Becky’s finger was scanning the room like radar, commanding, “I dare you to kiss — —” The Shirt Stays On 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z His rich baritone is in full blossom, with a commanding low voice, an enveloping midrange and a top that he wields with heart-stopping poignancy. Review | A wide-ranging program of song at the Library of Congress 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z On Wednesday as Escamillo, Mr. Croft, in robust voice, looked commanding and sounded great. Music Review: A Young Carmen, but Worldly Still 2011-01-06T21:02:34Z The symphony, one of Mozart’s mature masterworks, needs no special pleading, but here a thoughtful context and vivacious playing made it sound especially commanding. 2010-02-15T05:07:00Z He didn’t want the mural to eclipse his contemporary art: “The mosaic is too commanding,” he said. L.A. Reincarnation: New Art Spaces in Vintage Settings 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z It’s an appealing idea, and one might replace Jeff Davis with Frederick Douglass and leave the allegorical figure of vindication right where she is, surveying the state’s capital from high atop her commanding pillar. Perspective | What to do when the Confederate statues come down? Leave the pedestals empty. 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Chester Thompson on drums, Mr. Collins’s longtime sideman, deployed Motown’s commanding backbeat and annunciatory snare rolls. Music Review: Phil Collins Plays Motown at the Roseland Ballroom 2010-06-24T21:18:00Z He was discovered after they arrived in France but was allowed to stay after lifting his right paw to his forehead and saluting the commanding officer! 100 years ago, U.S. came to the aid of its allies in Europe 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Billy Burke, as the criminal leader, plays it a tad too cool while commanding a garden-variety group that includes the psycho dude and the good-hearted guy, who are sure to be at each other’s throat. Review: ‘Breaking In’ Finds Gabrielle Union as a Mother on a Mission 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Pierre Boulez, one of the most commanding musicians of the past century, must have been asked countless times, before his death in 2016, what he thought his legacy might be. ‘It Needs You’: The Human Side to Boulez’s Demanding Music 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Because her image has become more refined and more commanding as she has got older. Nicole Kidman in Cannes: her tortuous journey to Queen of the Croisette 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z It’s commanding and extravagant, like his presence on the carnival route. The Essentials of Brazilian Music for Olympic Listening 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Even when a particular piece seems amorphous or elusive, these elegies, fantasias, sonatinas and more are continually fascinating, especially in Mr. Hamelin’s commanding performances. ArtsBeat: Classical Playlist: Stephanie Blythe, Eva-Maria Houben, Nicholas Phillips and More 2014-03-05T17:18:59Z That at least is a playable arc, and Mr. Zayas — a New York stage fixture perhaps best known as Angel Batista on Showtime’s “Dexter” — is commanding in the role. Review: Alpha Male Romantic Problems in ‘Devil of Choice’ 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Ghee is cool and commanding, coaxing the audience with his mischievous smile and sure singing while absolutely rocking the boots, minidresses and gowns he is given by costume designer Gregg Barnes. ‘Kinky Boots’ at Kennedy Center struts, kicks and empowers — just by the book 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z But the show’s central relationship is between the professor and Mr. Patton’s gruff, commanding Captain Weaver. Television: Kindly Keep Your Mitts Off My Planet 2011-06-03T20:59:53Z Ms. Josefowicz, playing this formidable violin part from memory, gave a stunning performance, by turns commanding and vulnerable, slashing and sensual. Review: John Adams Unveils ‘Scheherazade.2,’ an Answer to Male Brutality 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Follett may not be a great literary artist, but he is a commanding storyteller who has taken on an impossibly large task and accomplished it with passion, intelligence and skill. ‘Edge of Eternity,’ the final installment in Ken Follett’s sweeping trilogy But her commanding first notes just after intermission show that that pale, girlish priestess was just a ruse. Review: A Surprise Tenor Jolts the Met Opera’s ‘Samson’ 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z She’s gone screaming through a wormhole into another dimension and then another — dancing with Josephine Baker, commanding a troop of Amazons, doing interplanetary field work in costumes that would blow Sun Ra’s mind. Best Performances of 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Ms. Palin, good-looking, confident and proudly conservative, is a sensation at first, commanding huge crowds and donations, but her thin record, her ignorance of the issues and her tangled syntax stymie the momentum. | ?Game Change?: In ?Game Change? on HBO, Julianne Moore Plays Sarah Palin 2012-03-08T13:00:00Z Mentioning "I need a car" or "I love this car" only makes you seem vulnerable--emotional reactions are never conducive to commanding low prices. Common Car-Buying Mistakes 2011-05-09T16:30:00Z This collection is a commanding reminder that the former poet laureate is one of the most important poets writing today. Four Poets Write New Histories 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z But there’s a bigger problem: How could the three remaining legacy airlines, who together hold a commanding market share, happen to do this at almost exactly the same time? Three top airlines changed the pricing of multi-city tickets. Here’s how to avoid paying more. 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Gilroy spoke further about the making of “Andor,” what he has learned about “Star Wars” from these projects and why running a streaming TV series is like commanding an aircraft carrier. Can Tony Gilroy Bring New Hope to ‘Star Wars’? 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z In “7/11,” an auto-tuned Bey lays down a commanding, mantra-like rap over a warped beat, while “Ring Off” delivers a completely different vibe. Listen to Beyoncé's Killer New Tracks 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Still, that pause hardly slowed the onrushing momentum that Mr. Washington, a commandingly charismatic tenor saxophonist and bandleader, has gathered since the release of his momentous debut, “The Epic.” For Kamasi Washington, It’s About Keeping an Open Mind 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The whole song is a commanding celebration of life: an intense and wryly foreboding sermon that explodes into an ecstatic dance party. Dancing to Prince 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z She is an exceptional singer not only with a commandingly dark and penetrating sound but a dominating physical stage presence. The Sellars method: How a master director coaches singers toward greatness 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z This was a comprehensive introduction to the waterway, with a strong sense of its commanding beauty, sometimes terrible dangers, and contested ownership of the land that fringes it. Radio review: The Bosphorus 2011-02-09T08:00:05Z The group, which started in 1980 in Athens, Ga., was a commanding force in music for two solid decades and a venerable, though slightly diminished act in the third. R.E.M. Says Goodbye With Its Last Single 2011-10-19T16:45:29Z Her soft-grained singing is a consonant-free zone, her phrasing approximate, and there are only glimpses of the commanding dramatic presence the role demands. Adriana Lecouvreur - review 2010-11-19T21:30:00Z But he grew into a formidable director with a commanding leadership style and strong ideas about what a show should look and sound like. Hal Prince, Giant of Broadway and Reaper of Tonys, Dies at 91 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Lambert’s coolly commanding stage presence shined over the modernized road-dog anthem’s sauntering groove. Miranda Lambert brings her post-divorce party to Tacoma Dome 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z This commanding Spanish dancer brings his program “Latente: A Flamenco Journey” to Pace University for one night only. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Oscar Coronation for ‘The King’s Speech’ “The King’s Speech” garnered best picture and best actor for Colin Firth, but no film scored a commanding sweep. The Oscars 2010-12-31T20:00:30Z His commanding performance as George in the Steppenwolf Theater Company’s revival of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” will surely come as no surprise to local theatergoers. | 'Who?s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?': Watch It, Martha: This George Is a Stealth Bomb 2010-12-13T03:01:00Z Mr. Sickinger was something of a Pied Piper, an alluring, commanding personality with an irresistible idea: that theater isn’t presented to a community but arises from it. Bob Sickinger, 86, Father of Chicago’s Theater Scene 2013-05-14T23:53:44Z George Washington’s decision to resign his commission as commanding general of the Continental Army earned him comparisons to Cincinnatus. The Walking Dead Watch: Cincinnatus Rises 2013-03-25T15:15:36Z It was partly the mixed boxer’s commanding jaw and the steadiness of his eyes, but it was mostly his name: James Earl Jones. Shelter Dogs Up for Adoption Are Given Celebrity Names 2013-12-20T22:15:36Z While the film would have gained resonance if these provocative ideas had been developed more fully, it works well enough on its own terms, with Grillo’s commanding turn anchoring the proceedings. Review: ‘Purge’ sequel provides requisite thrills 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, these nestled forms assume a solemn monumentality, commanding their sill like immense, slightly anthropomorphic monoliths. Art in Review: JANE FREILICHER: Recent Paintings and Prints 2011-05-19T19:18:10Z At the top of town, the Church of Santa Maria offers commanding views of Cadaqués. Seaside sisters: Tranquil towns snuggle on the Franco-Spanish border 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien.” Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z His maternal grandfather was Senator Thomas P Gore, a commanding figure in Washington politics for many decades. Gore Vidal 2012-08-01T05:32:19Z This Canadian DJ has taken the festival world by storm, emerging as one of EDM’s most commanding women without a traditional hit. 10 Bumbershoot 2019 artists to watch, from Lizzo to Tyler, the Creator 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z She congratulated the singer for “commanding the imagination of the world through the pursuit of excellence with her creativity, her discipline and above all else, her extraordinary commitment to the land of her birth.” It’s official: Rihanna’s ‘right excellent’ in Barbados 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z |
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