| 单词 | gravitas |
| 例句 | There had been larger marches in the past decade, but none of them matched in tone, the gravitas of this slow cortege through the streets of Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Families and friends gathered on a crisp October morning, soaking up the gravitas of the moment. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Skulason is a gentle and intense man with a gravitas that is arresting. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Barack had a life in Washington now, operating with some of the gravitas that came with being a senator, but I was still me, living my same normal life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you that Tennant brought a gravitas to the Doctor that grounded the insanity of the ludicrous situations he got himself into, but Matt Smith didn’t play the Doctor, he was the Doctor.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z All his gravitas from the Third Trial has morphed into a poisonous vitriol. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then Dr. Lerner, 45, who favors dapper suits and architect-style glasses, tried to inject some gravitas. Adam Lerner Enlivens the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver 2012-03-04T05:07:13Z His big onscreen break seems to have come at precisely the right time in his life; he has the gravitas of a grownup, but is also charming and mischievous—more avuncular than fatherly. Larry Wilmore Attempts to Be Seriously Funny 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z But Hollywood remains committed to granting the presumption of gravitas almost exclusively to stories about men. Will the Oscars Get as Nostalgic as Hollywood Did in 2019? 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Everything here is dramatized, scene after scene, compellingly so but without the gravitas of the earlier books and suggestive of a lighter, more carefree period in Knausgaard’s life. Karl Ove Knausgaard’s ‘My Struggle: Book 4’ 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Flanked by brass and string sections, Nutini is a slight, boyish figure who can lack the gravitas that he strains to impart through his music. Paolo Nutini 2010-04-11T21:05:00Z From thrillers to epic romances to teen comedies, the library is cinema's go-to location when it wants somewhere with history, gravitas and a glass door that can shatter when you scream. Clip joint: libraries 2011-02-16T14:29:11Z A combination of intellectual gravitas with cinematic spectacle and gut-wrenching entertainment is also evident in 2001: A Space Odyssey, with the Hal sequence being one of the most powerful cinematic experiences in my life. My hero: Stanley Kubrick by Tom Rob Smith 2011-07-15T21:55:12Z It was a space with gravitas, low lit, the end of a fire burning in a tiled fireplace to my right. My rock ‘n’ roll fantasy: He was an idol, I had a crush, and then he called 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z After all, a news company that brags about its gravitas and its Pulitzers should be fiercely safeguarding its most valuable asset, shouldn’t it? Perspective | ‘Screaming for adult supervision’: Chaos, secrecy and maybe hope at the L.A. Times 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The other beautiful, talented boys of his day gained gravitas and intrigue as they matured into A-list stars. River Phoenix died 25 years ago. He’s still slipping away from us. 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The unexpected approach worked, giving her track “Hold My Hand” from the blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” more gravitas than originally perceived. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z He deals in dignity, in gravitas, in memory and in art. David Chipperfield: master of permanence 2011-02-06T00:06:23Z But the Greens would have more influence if they could recruit someone with more obvious gravitas. Can Roseanne Barr help the Green party break out? 2012-02-09T20:44:00Z If Alexander’s announced mission was “to bring Greek culture to the world,” Mr. Burton’s was to bring gravitas to Mr. Rossen’s movie. ‘Gods of Egypt’ and ‘Alexander the Great’: Let Me Polish That Breastplate 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Yet while it succeeds in aping the superficial aspects of Scorsese's style, "Joker" lacks the intelligence or gravitas of Scorsese's best work. The problematic "Joker" 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z As for the future, a Tronc business plan that I obtained promises a future of “gravitas with scale.” Perspective | ‘Screaming for adult supervision’: Chaos, secrecy and maybe hope at the L.A. Times 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z It was a marked contrast to the gravitas of Mr. Clinton calling "Lincoln" a "brilliant film" at the Golden Globes. The Carpetbagger: Spielberg and Affleck Get the Last Laughs 2013-02-05T17:52:16Z Nothing says “gravitas” like a backdrop of local volleyball teams, out-of-town visitors and intoxicated sports fans waving signs and shrieking like Pavlov’s dogs whenever a camera red light goes on. Is KING courting Sodo with its vision of must-see TV? 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z In his single, haunting scene, Belafonte exhibits not only his skills and charisma as an actor, but the gravitas of his decades in the trenches of the struggle. Watch These Great Harry Belafonte Screen Performances 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Against: Del Boy arguably brought more gravitas to the role that time he dressed up as Batman. Poll: Who is the best Batman? 2012-07-18T10:19:00Z Maybe it was Jordan’s spectacles that lent him some gravitas. Date Lab: ‘I was really nervous that he’d wear a gingham shirt’ 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z This novel’s themes are echt Shepard: fathers and sons; shifting identities and competing versions of reality; a sense that there are watchers and there are watchees in this world of dusty gravitas. In His Final Fiction, Sam Shepard Chases Familiar Themes 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z What is unclear is whether the Domino piece, for all its size, has sacrificed some of the gravitas of the earlier, crueler work. Kara Walker Creates a Confection at the Domino Refinery 2014-04-25T14:00:08Z If he lacks gravitas for the role, well, it’s hard to be deep when you’re dancing in cabana shorts. Review: ‘The Flamingo Kid,’ a Musical Not Yet in Flight 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z It is a most serious work, well written and evocative of an era when the American foreign establishment exuded gravitas. An Acclaimed Biographer Takes On Her Grandfather, the Atomic Scientist James B. Conant 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Black, a white actress, makes for a questionable casting decision, though she’s primarily a narrator and her silky voice does lend the story a certain gravitas. ‘The Lady of Heaven’ Review: A Tale of Two Eras 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Her pulpit gravitas would have brought down the house at a political convention. Oprah Earned This Museum Show. And It’s a Potent Spectacle. 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z I can’t recall when I obtained it, but I got it for its appearance and gravitas. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: The case of the missing hidden books 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Born in Madrid but raised in the heart of Mexico City, the acclaimed actor, now 61, has amassed an eclectic list of credits displaying both his gravitas and comedic chops over nearly four decades. When Daniel Giménez Cacho Met the Three Amigos 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z This is what makes Chappelle’s set so slippery: His storytelling and gravitas are so magnetic that you can miss how far he goes in making the old slur of a Jewish conspiracy seem reasonable. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Jones lends gravitas to an aging teacher whose overwhelming emotions bookend the play. Review | Digital theater productions highlight the power of art without an audience 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Let’s just say an interviewer would be hard-pressed to find another subject with Strout’s blend of mirth and gravitas. At 66, Elizabeth Strout Has Reached Maximum Productivity 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z He brings a hard-fought gravitas to this old gunslinger character, his familiar face sharpened by weary eyes and deeply set lines reminiscent of old-school Western stars like Randolph Scott and Audie Murphy. ‘Miles Ahead,’ ‘The Exiles’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z During the game, any ad that gestured toward the moment gained gravitas and resonance, whether earned or not, while those trotting out the usual suspects—celebrities, pro athletes, cute kids—seemed irrelevant. The Best and Worst 2017 Super Bowl Ads 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z As he reflected on the film, Sarandon, 68, sat next to him, exuding a quiet sort of gravitas. 'Storied Streets' a family project, with Susan Sarandon guiding the way 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z These time jumps lend the show a gravitas it has not always offered. ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Takes Its Final Curtsy 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Business owner Robert Benson drove 90 minutes to see what he called "a terrific film" that "gives her some gravitas." Palin biopic now showing in theater not so near you 2011-07-16T03:12:31Z If she says something, I'm not going to take it with the same gravitas as a 28-year-old day player, so you listen. Jacqueline Bisset on her latest film and career typecasting: "They would say I was too pretty" 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Despite his weakness for the bottle, he is a heroic presence who exudes some of the gravitas associated with Denzel Washington. | 'Red Tails': ?Red Tails,? George Lucas?s Tale of Tuskegee Airmen - Review 2012-01-19T13:00:00Z His presence as narrator adds appealing perspective and gravitas to the podcast, which begins with the story of the Clash’s origins, in a West London riot in 1976. Three Podcasts to Listen to in March 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z “He could combine news sense with gravitas and he broke news again and again,” Ms. Brown said. The Undoing of Jeffrey Toobin 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z As Brutus, Brandon J. Dirden — an actor of intrinsic warmth and gravitas — communicates Brutus’s nobility, though to sell it he often falls into the rhythms of a sermon, and even this characterization feels thin. Review: In ‘The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,’ the Political Thrill Is Gone 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The gravitas she commands as a boldface name, even among this silk-stocking crowd, meant that people wanted her attention as she made her rounds at the conference. White House Hosts ‘Next Generation’ Young and Rich 2014-04-18T21:49:51Z All the same, it’s clear that a central goal of the redesign is to bring some gravitas to the sanctuary — a sense of weight underscored by expensive and muscular materials. The Crystal Cathedral redesign: Why tasteful updates add up to architectural disappointment 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z They created a meaningful sweet spot between showing off and showing gravitas. Rethinking Itzhak Perlman on the eve of his 70th birthday 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z “I call my show a concert,” LuPone said with gravitas, as she spoke recently by phone from her home in Connecticut. Don’t call Patti LuPone’s Wolf Trap show a cabaret, and don’t use your cellphone 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The best gaffes happen when the anchors are trying, with some gravitas, to blow a small piece of news up into a very serious segment. Megyn Kelly’s “Huckabee” flub was Fox News at its best: Why we’re obsessed with cable news bloopers 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z That is to say, the zombie arrived in the States mostly absent of the cultural resonance and spiritual gravitas it had, and has, for Haitians in Haiti. How did the zombie become so white? 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Two years after that success she founded V-Day, which has raised piles of money to fight violence against women and girls around the world: Galentine, with gravitas. In ‘Reckoning,’ Eve Ensler Unveils a New Name but Familiar Targets 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Maazel’s absence at the podium is the festival’s biggest problem, as his young protégés lack his gravitas and depth of knowledge. Young players bolstered by pros in last classical performance at Castleton 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z As in his previous series studying mathematics and diagrams, Du Sautoy proves an engaging guide, radiating the gravitas of an academic and the joy of a naive enthusiast. TV highlights 10/06/2013 2013-06-10T06:00:13Z It was a statement in favor of gravitas, seriousness and respectful discussion. The Morning After: Come Back, Loud Debate Audiences! All Is Forgiven! 2012-01-24T14:45:28Z That noise turns out to be coming from a television next door; it is merely misdirection like “Grand Horizons” as a whole, whose lunge at gravitas is too little, too late. Review: In ‘Grand Horizons,’ Marriage Is a Long-Running Farce 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The pair recruited artist Mark Wallinger, winner of Britain’s prestigious Turner Prize, to the team as cheerleader, using his profile to lend art-world gravitas to the project. Along London’s ‘other river,’ an art walk brightens the scenery 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Through graceful aging and the wonders of medical aesthetics, his face has achieved a granite gravitas suitable for the Mount Rushmore of movie studs where he belongs. Hero Glock Dirty: Arnold’s Back, Guns Blazing, in The Last Stand 2013-01-18T13:00:02Z Cruise’s age gives the character an unfamiliar gravitas, but the old man still feels the need for speed. Where to Stream ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Elvis’ and More 2023 Oscar Nominees 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Casually disdainful and airily patronizing, he is given tremendous gravitas by Harewood, a Black British actor cunningly cast against expectation as a white establishment figure who was taken to task for bigotry more than once. Review: In ‘Best of Enemies,’ a TV Duel Becomes a Theater Gem 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Lacking a ballast of gravitas or grit, the book lists into the realm of magical thinking: Nothing Gilbert touches seems to turn out wrong. Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ by Elizabeth Gilbert 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “She comes with this immense gravitas. She’s a hero to me.” Dia Art Foundation Welcomes Whitney Veteran Donna De Salvo 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Antony Sher's Freud subtly combines intellectual gravitas with the escalating panic of a man whose ordered life dissolves into chaos. Hysteria – review 2012-08-07T16:00:06Z It's hard to think of anyone who has the gravitas or ability to fill the role that Letterman fills. Letterman's departure will reshape late-night 2014-04-04T14:01:34Z Hers is a unique voice, full of light and gravitas at once, a truly revolutionary spirit. Why Olga Tokarczuk Likes to Read T.S. Eliot in Translation 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z He remembered the older man as strict and stingy, using so-called honey wagons to remove sewage rather than install proper plumbing, but also possessing a certain thespian gravitas. A ‘Dynasty’ for Generation ‘Gossip Girl’ (Mom Can Watch, Too) 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Todd Weeks lends both gravitas and a bit of tomfoolery, playing both priest Father Kosciusko, and the skater known as "Three Nuts" Kiger. Review: 'The Jammer' is bouncy, roller derby fun 2013-01-23T02:31:06Z Concluding that the host college, the University of St. Andrews, was primarily after “publicity,” Mullan suggested the attendees would be better off forgetting kids’ books and cultivating their gravitas. Majoring in Potterology 2012-05-25T19:20:00Z Times theater critic Charles McNulty has been focused on the pageantry, reporting on an opening ceremony that, in true Brazilian style, "combined gravitas with gravity-defying bounce." Essential Arts & Culture: The theatricality of the Olympics, Wall Street on stage, a Luis Buñuel opera 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z This landmark acquisition emphasized Mr. Lee’s art historian gravitas and his ability to work with the board to keep the museum moving forward. Texas Monthly: The Kimbell: A Small Art Museum With a Major Presence 2012-10-07T04:27:04Z These bona fides suggest a level of intimidating gravitas, but this is also a woman who, I discovered when we met one afternoon in March in a Midtown apartment, greatly enjoys gabbing about old movies. Just a Maid in Movies, but Not Forgotten 2011-04-22T23:23:02Z Stoll works hard to bring gravitas to The Strain, something this series needs about as much as Dracula needs a sunroof. REVIEW: The Strain on FX 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z But she loved their life in Washington, and so did he: the seasons, the gravitas, the wide-open restaurant scene. José Andrés thinks food can fix the world, starting in Haiti Lee is astonishing in the movie, bringing gravitas, intrigue and a touch of black comedy to a role that could easily have descended into farce. Christopher Lee 1922-2015: an appreciation by Mark Kermode 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Here’s a radical idea: next time, treat your child’s recital with the gravitas you would show toward a big-ticket night out. Motherlode Blog: To the Rude Parent at the Recital 2012-06-05T14:34:16Z Baritone Evan Hughes sang with warmth and gravitas, though occasionally his richness was lost in the mix. BBCSSO/Matthais Pintscher ? review 2011-02-07T18:13:25Z They also remain unrivaled for imbuing gravitas to ceremonies of pomp and circumstance: What would graduation be without a diploma? Review | The tale of the ‘lost’ Gutenberg Bible and other books about. . .books 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Beach had trained as an actor, and his impeccable diction lent the show a certain cantankerous gravitas. 2010-01-14T00:25:00Z While the documentary doesn't spend much time addressing his re-election, it provides more than enough context to the gravitas of his work to ensure that Black people were allowed to vote. New doc "John Lewis: Good Trouble" gives nuance to a relentless freedom fighter 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z It’s like a reminder that Reagan and Trump were different in that Reagan had gravitas and respect for the office which Trump does not have. Why “Angels in America” endures: “Without gay people, you can’t tell the story of America” 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Wallace has the kind of gravitas you expect as this complex, flailing icon. Review | Willy Loman still dreams big in Miller’s ‘Salesman’ at Ford’s 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z It is somehow texturally rich yet austere, with an atmosphere and a voice that suggest authority and gravitas despite the context of music designed essentially to make you have fun and dance. New band of the day: Jungle (No 1,536) 2013-06-19T14:21:15Z His lesser stories have the gravitas of a magazine subscription blow-in card. Experiments Succeed — and Fail — Spectacularly in Robert Coover’s Lab 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z A far cry from the prankster Breuning, the British-born, Los Angeles–based sculptor Thomas Houseago brings an air of gravitas to his work, embracing art history references and a sense of the handmade. The Season's Most Captivating Outdoor Sculpture From Carol Bove, Olaf Breuning, And More 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z His old-school notions of what a musical should be clash with those of his British director and a choreographer who want to give the genre new gravitas. ‘The Band Wagon’ Stars Brian Stokes Mitchell 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z "Roxanne, stay exactly where you are. Kit, leave, please," Goldberg says with the gravitas of a director on set. Actor Adam Goldberg, of 'The Jim Gaffigan Show,' is an analog man living in a digital world 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z But the change suggests these dialogues – and the people who start them – have some gravitas. Meet the woman who changed the dictionary definition of ‘femininity’ 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The epilogue reaches for a gravitas the material simply doesn’t earn. Review: In ‘Galveston,’ on the Run With Nowhere to Go 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z It was the first time that I’d watched anything larger than a beetle die, and it became, in my pubescent mind, an event of immense gravitas. The Joy of Being a Horrible Goose in a Time of Moral Crisis 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Nolan and his star, Christian Bale, were widely credited with lending soul and gravitas to the brooding, broken Bruce Wayne, who presided over a billion-dollar company by day and turned grim-faced vigilante by night. ‘Batman v Superman’ broke records at the box office. But that doesn’t justify its existence. 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z “It had all the gravitas of a toothpaste commercial,” he sneers. 'Masters of Sex' recap: Bill's secret action has unintended results 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z It does not have the gravitas or chill of his recent films The Fog Of War and Standard Operating Procedure. Tabloid revives memories of the 'Manacled Mormon' 2010-10-12T07:50:00Z Goliath has the technical polish, the effects, the box office, the gravitas. Academy Awards: season's splits pave way for the Mr Potato Head Oscars 2013-01-30T18:10:01Z You describe plenty of new-parent challenges in these essays: some lighthearted, like bathroom drama, and some with more gravitas, like wanting a sense of belonging for your son. ‘A Man Called Ove’ author Fredrik Backman reflects on the highs and lows of fatherhood 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “Brimming with life force, generosity, humor, gravitas and a fountain of talent. Loved by everyone lucky enough know him and work with him. He will be greatly missed. Rest In Peace, Reg.” House of Cards actor Reg E Cathey dies aged 59 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z We thought her iconic voice would bring a perfect sense of gravitas to the performance. Whoopi Goldberg teams with Extinction Rebellion for climate change movie 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z They didn’t want portraits to lose their formality and gravitas by looking too much like real life. Review | First Moroni exhibition in North America features one of the most celebrated portraits of the Renaissance 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z As Orlando, Duke of Oxford and the spy agency’s founder, Fiennes might read more cuddly than studly, but he lends a surprising gravitas to this flibbertigibbet feature. ‘The King’s Man’ Review: Suiting Up and Shooting Down 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z He lands the laughs, delivers the gravitas and at every turn makes you believe this tantalizing man knows and feels American law down to his very bones. Scalia and the intern, punching from right and left in ‘The Originalist’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z That statement suggests the gravitas that drives the scabrous hilarity of “The Mother… With the Hat” at the Lost Studio. 'The Mother... With the Hat' invigorates at the Lost Studio 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z “I feel like Michelle is able to bring this wealth of emotional gravitas that counterpoints the sort of savagery and dishonesty of the men around her.” Michelle Monaghan at the heart of ‘True Detective’ 2014-03-06T20:41:09Z Cicero’s was a life rich in gravitas and drama, and Harris depicts it with erudition and élan. Robert Harris’s ‘Dictator’ finds new drama in the lives of Caesar and Cicero 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z “I don’t know if I convey that same sort of gravitas. For me, it was like, lean into what you are, which is a sleep-eyed guy who rambles.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas’ and ‘Unicorn Store’ 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z In this programme, presenter increasingly seeking gravitas Nick Knowles visits Bath, meets survivors of the entirely unexpected attack, hears their testimony, and sees the scars left on the city's architecture by the raid. TV highlights 11/08/2011: The Culture Show At The Edinburgh Festival 2011-08-10T22:00:01Z Landau grew into his gravitas, and also into bittersweet human comedy and tragedy, in ways that were unavailable to him as a younger man. A great actor who grew into his gravitas: Martin Landau remembered 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z My hope is that the drawings here express the giddy gravitas of the moment. Live-Drawing Hillary’s Historic Convention 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z That performance-capture veteran lent a soulful gravitas to the chimp Caesar, who leads the movie’s ape faction with such rectitude and grace that it makes the audience want to root against its own species. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘SMILF’ and ‘Cash Cab’ 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z The difficulty here is that that the coup de grâce isn't delivered with full, genuine gravitas and true finality. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6 Finale: Negan Makes His Entrance 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Her albums — particularly “Energy Field” from 2010, which occasionally calls to mind drum-less heavy metal or an untuned violin — unfurl as tone poems, giving her changing surroundings a spiritual gravitas. The Poignant Music of Melting Ice 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z My pick for best picture is "The Imitation Game," a movie with gravitas but also very entertaining. Oscars Show Growing Gap Between Moviegoers and Academy 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Arsenio Hall is excellent as his right-hand man and James Earl Jones nails comedy with gravitas. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z These issues are for the most part voiced by small farmers, counterculture types and others who are earnest but don’t bring much gravitas or scientific evidence to the case. Review: In ‘Seed: The Untold Story,’ It’s Farmers Versus Big Business 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z This structure gave him a chance to demonstrate his belief that modernism was capable of producing works with the gravitas, the sense of permanence, and the popular appeal of the greatest traditional structures. Six of I.M. Pei’s Most Important Works 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Intoned with studied gravitas by a cable news reporter, that villainous lineup acquires a polarizing new entry in a sentient teddy bear named Winkie. | 'Clifford Chase's Winkie': A Teddy Bear on the Hot Seat, With Hysteria Swirling All Around 2011-03-13T21:45:10Z There's a quality to "Top Chef" that isn't seen in many other shows: there's gravitas, there's pathos, there's real emotional connectivity and there's superb food. "Top Chef: World All Stars": We see London, we see France, we see cheftestants cooking up plants 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Perhaps they are ill-equipped, or lack the gravitas to be heeded when they do? The importance of good editing 2012-06-14T14:04:47Z Yet in the final movement of the last of the Opus 33 Quartets, an unusually stately set of variations, they displayed the depth to find gravitas in every phrase. Review: Attacca Quartet Continues Its Haydn Project 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z But I think what he meant was that as an elder he would have the gravitas to speak and act from his no-doubt already-established legendary status. My long strange winter trip with John Perry Barlow, a legend in the making 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z But they lack the gravitas of the earlier letters, and the wit fizzles. Review: With ‘The Correspondence,’ a New Contender in the Ring 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z The two-bodied Oracle retains priceless gravitas as the questions prove wholly unworthy of divine expertise. Review | Angst and comedy among the Olympians in ‘Pantheon’ 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z When the former playwright suited up as Black Panther, he brought cool intellectual gravitas to the Marvel superhero whose “Wakanda forever!” salute reverberated worldwide. Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z There was no fetishizing of the oddball, no crippling nostalgia, no lack of gravitas, either in that desire or in its result. Miranda July Is Totally Not Kidding 2011-07-17T18:23:57Z It felt as if my wedding ring was a hurdle I had to clear to prove my commitment to academia, while Brendon’s was a badge of stability and good-guy gravitas. Modern Love: Is the Husband Going to be the Problem? 2010-08-12T23:00:00Z One is thankful that he is using his art-world power and moral gravitas to focus on meaningful issues. Review | Ai Weiwei’s new show at the Hirshshorn is self-satisfied, but not satisfying 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z National Dance Company Wales acquired a whole new gravitas when it shed its original name, Diversions, in 2009. Why English National Ballet's rebranding was a necessary step 2013-02-27T19:30:01Z At the Oscars, the academy can be expected to continue its tradition of equating gravitas with masculinity. The Carpetbagger: Box Office Heroines 2012-12-07T15:00:34Z No one should expect gravitas from a poll that features the blurb "Frankie Knuckles is his real name – how cool is that?" Not to be mythed: Is there any such thing as the best DJ ever? 2010-10-21T21:45:00Z “Tyrant” doesn’t give a viewer an authentic sense of place or culture and its gravitas comes off as counterfeit goods. FX’s ‘Tyrant’: Like sands through the cliched hourglass, so are the days of our despots Later, when the trumpets re-enter, they have Mahlerian gravitas, instead of sounding like they’re hurrying to join a party already in progress. The Ultimate Beethoven Symphony Collection 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Springsteen followed with an austere acoustic set — just the man, his guitar and his gravitas. For the troops on Veterans Day, rough-edged reverence on the Mall If Maria Radner's Erda so far lacks some gravitas, her relatively youthful glamour is perhaps not inappropriate given that Wotan dashes off at the end of the opera to father nine Valkyries with her. A rousing Ring 2012-09-25T16:40:00Z “We feel more of a certain gravitas — responsibility — here than we do in a Miami warehouse building.” Miami Collectors Shake Up a D.C. Schoolhouse 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z But now arguably the most famous member of his family, at 40 he can probably afford to approach his work with more gravitas. Louis Theroux: 'I'm not that comfortable doing polemic' 2011-01-30T20:30:00Z Bald and bearded, solid and solemn, Mr. Grant is a natural performer whose mournful gravitas grounds the ghost of a plot. Review: ‘Five Star’ Casts a Cool Eye on Gang Culture 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z To be fair, she deserved the recognition; Aniston plays the breezy ingénue so well that it’s easy to underestimate her considerable gifts as an actor of genuine gravitas. Stream These 8 Movies Before They Leave Netflix in February 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z An expert at condensing the story without losing its gravitas, Hinds is also talented at distilling sophisticated literary and historical traditions into clear and readable prose. The Graphic Novel Versions of Literary Classics Used to Seem Lowbrow. No More. 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Equally essential to the film's success is the veteran Michael Douglas, who brings an invaluable gravitas and stability to the film. Marvel comes up big with playful 'Ant-Man' 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z And that led to the new universe, which Dougas said carries not just the gravitas of Lee's name but also a banner of creativity. Stan Lee's got a new universe, and it's for kids 2011-10-14T10:46:08Z So you add “very,” which doubles down on your initial questionable assertion, giving it gravitas, and then you move on happily to the next exaggerated sentence. Perspective | And the world’s biggest abuser of the word ‘very’ is ... 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z His genius, of course, lay in a combination of gravitas and gaiety. Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar dies 2012-12-12T07:46:00Z An arresting blend of evocative humor and eerie gravitas permeates "Broomstick" at the Fountain Theatre. Another Jenny O'Hara triumph in 'Broomstick' 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z 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 The film’s grandeur was undeniable, and so was its gravitas: It was an epic punctuated with a question mark. Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z This story-driven approach to franchising – whether or not you think blockbuster material really needs the psychological realism and gravitas involved – is growing in influence. The Dark Knight and Marvel: the blockbuster franchise comes of age 2012-11-14T12:42:52Z Even here, though, she imparts an imposing gravitas, interrupted only by the half-smile she flashes as yet another tough guy underestimates her strength of spine. True Grit Review: Trading the Dude for the Duke
2010-12-22T19:25:00Z But he doesn't have the gravitas needed to deliver the play's pathos, and the production encourages him and his fellow actors to skate along the surface of their roles. Globe's compact 'King Lear,' at the Broad, lacks needed heft 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Under guest conductor Antony Walker’s baton, the 158-member chorus and 51-piece orchestra plumbed the depths of a liturgical work and highlighted an assortment of bel canto arias with bravura, gravitas and dynamism. Review | Choral Arts hits the mark with a serious Rossini 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z And genug with the well-meaning but lazy young adult novels that use the Holocaust as an atmospheric, high-drama backdrop for a love story, providing emotional intensity without true gravitas. Why Are There So Many Holocaust Books for Kids? 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Rubens gives severe character and antique Roman “gravitas” to this man of wealth and taste. Man of wealth and taste: Peter Paul Rubens' Portrait of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel 2012-08-29T14:26:29Z An attempt to cultivate gravitas as a commentator on Chicago NBC-affiliate WMAQ-TV's local newscast proved so unpopular with viewers that Springer resigned after two appearances. Jerry Springer, talk TV's ringmaster, leaves an entertainment legacy we'll be living with for years 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z “The Tiger’s Wife,” set in the Balkans, was a page-turner that accrued gravitas because of the author’s understanding of that region’s culture and history. Téa Obreht Follows Up an Acclaimed Debut With a Visit to the Old West 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Suchet is fearsome, Fraser brings his own share of gravitas, and I am getting something in my eye just thinking about it. TV Picks: Communitychannel, 'Doctor Who,' 'Poirot: Curtain' 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z When the film's distributor, Paramount, abruptly switched the release date to February 2010, the move was taken as an admission that the movie lacked either Oscar gravitas or box-office clout. Shutter Island and Polanski's Ghost Writer Look Good 2010-02-22T14:05:00Z That depends in part on how much you believe the old yardsticks of authority — projecting gravitas, finishing terms in office — still matter. TV Review: 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z CI: Over the past few years it’s become increasingly clear that the show is considered a big ad with a few awards thrown in to give it gravitas. ArtsBeat: 'Book of Mormon' and 'War Horse' Win Big at Tonys 2011-06-13T03:23:03Z Interestingly, both Kanye and Jay-Z seem to think that extra gravitas will be gained from some appropriation of that Jamaican gothic strain of reggae, with Sizzla's pleading lament Solid as a Rock snapped up here. Magna Carta Holy Grail – a first-listen review 2013-07-04T14:23:37Z But thanks to the decline in his image, he now lacks even the gravitas to solicit an audience's goodwill for an undemanding blockbuster such as Knight and Day. Two men. One dream 2010-08-05T07:00:00Z “Having my mother’s death and my daughter’s birth coincide, it was very traumatic for everybody,” he said with a rueful, nasal laugh, the kind he tends to affix to moments of gravitas. Rufus Wainwright’s 10-Year Journey Back to Judy Garland 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The closest we get is Strong’s ability to imbue his flustered dad with an absurd amount of gravitas. ‘Nocebo’ Review: A Troubled Home and a Sick Mother 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z It has gravitas but also a sense of whimsy. ‘Marks of Genius,’ Works From the Bodleian, at the Morgan 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z In summer it’s almost too pretty, but the cold gave it gravitas. 'My romantic holiday’: the good, the bad and the calamitous 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Huston’s performance, however competent, is no match compared with Heston’s heaving, oratorical gravitas, which gave even casual remarks the ring of Scripture declaimed from a mountaintop. Review: ‘Ben-Hur’ Is a Savage Update for a New Generation 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z With affecting gravitas, “Belle” confronts the lapse in communication between parents and children, as well as the neglect and abuse committed against young people by their guardians. Animation That’s More Than Kids’ Stuff 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z I liked his combination of gravitas and sweetness. A Stranger Looked Like My Twin. That Was Just the Beginning. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z But then Hall — as proven in last year’s creep-out, “The Night House” — has a knack for pumping gravitas into somewhat batty narratives. ‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z These little structures were intended to embody the gravitas associated with public libraries and also a whiff of grandeur. Why Libraries May Never Stop Being People Places 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z This is a cocktail, as Victoria Moore observes, that should be drunk "with gravitas". How to mix the perfect old fashioned 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Grant’s commitment to his dastardly rogue barely goes beyond his cravat — he’d rather guffaw than feign gravitas. ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Review: They’re on a Roll 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z There is no surer way for a young musician to acquire a quick coat of gravitas than an appearance on the Grammy Awards. At the Grammys, the Young Succeed Most When They Seem Old 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Then she can measure exactly the amount of gravitas she wants to give it.” UFO truthers want to make Roswell an issue for 2016. Meet their lobbyist. 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z I can tell the truth and bring some of my own experience to bear, so the gravitas of the character is authentic. Lou Diamond Phillips: "My entire career has been fighting against those labels" 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z “Hallelujah” found a natural home in the hospital shows of the late-2000s, and it was frequently called upon to lend extra gravitas to a patient’s dramatic death. How Pop Culture Wore Out Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z There is something in Washington's natural gravitas and bearing which looks fascinating when it is mixed with sin. Flight – review 2013-01-31T15:30:00Z He was a beanpole of a man in a baseball cap who combined an amiable gravitas with an unassuming creative openness to his surroundings, and to the night's largely unfamiliar playing partners. John Tchicai obituary 2012-10-11T17:25:54Z What the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s ceremony lacks in gravitas it usually makes up for in freewheeling frivolity and fun. Gaga, ‘A Star Is Born’ poised to dominate Golden Globes 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z What Brady’s images lacked in spontaneity they more than made up for in gravitas. Books of The Times: ‘Mathew Brady,’ a Biography by Robert Wilson 2013-08-07T21:29:29Z He says that his penchant for these roles has become a joke among his friends and family, who say he’s never exuded that much gravitas offscreen. Kyle Chandler Isn't Ready to Ditch Coach Taylor Just Yet 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z We needed the kind of gravitas he could bring to it. Cop drama tries not to be uniform 2012-08-30T09:33:06Z This film by Serge Bromberg tells the story of the movie Clouzot never finished, L'Enfer, his intended 1960s comeback, with which he hoped to assume the gravitas of a Fellini, a Hitchcock or a Kubrick. Doctor Who 2010-06-19T05:45:00Z But Lee is perhaps most adored in metal for his exquisitely droll "A Heavy Metal Christmas" recordings, where he lent his gravitas to some magnificently silly holiday originals. R.I.P., Christopher Lee, actor and heavy metal hero 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z At times, "Outer Range" feels mired in its own sense of gravitas. “Outer Range” is Amazon's creepier answer to "Yellowstone" 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Isn't this a cheap attempt to import the rhythms of the King James Bible to create a feeling of gravitas? Booker club: The Famished Road 2011-01-20T13:46:07Z One of the things you're skewering is the whole "wise man" thing that's almost become like a brand — when a movie needs gravitas, bring in Freeman. Morgan Freeman, the voice of gravitas, is wise to his image 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z By focusing solely on the siege, Benioff and Weiss went some way to addressing this issue, finally giving the storyline the deserved gravitas and making us realise what is at stake. Game of Thrones recap: season four, episode nine – The Watchers on the Wall 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z By providing a historical and literary perspective on the single woman, she reclaims the word “spinster” and brings dignity and gravitas to a subject that is often reduced to gags about drunk-dialing and shoe-shopping. I choose to be single 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The films describe psychological journeys far richer, more believable, and with more gravitas than those we’re used to seeing in more conventionally filmed movies, vaulting us straight into the emotional hearts of their characters. The Power of the One-Take Film 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z He’s more subdued and dull as a host, weighed down by a teleprompter that he is still uncomfortable reading and by a desire for gravitas. ArtsBeat Blog: The TV Watch: Sharpton Brings His Pulpit to MSNBC 2011-08-30T13:52:49Z They each use a prickly gravitas and fearlessness to challenge guests. What’s on TV Thursday: N.B.A. Finals and ‘A Bronx Tale’ 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Emily Blunt’s buzzy new film, The Girl on the Train, is the kind of drama that sets hearts racing, but the actress revealed that life on set wasn’t always full of gravitas. Watch Emily Blunt Give Stephen Colbert Some Acting Tips 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z His large, husky voice brought gravitas to cartoon characters and heavies, action films and comedies. AP PHOTOS: The many roles of Michael Clarke Duncan 2012-09-04T03:13:09Z Picard is, of course, portrayed by Patrick Stewart, an actor with a clear, forceful, Shakespearean voice that lends gravitas to even the most nonsensical dialogue about shield modulation and warp factors. All hail Will Smith and Tom Hardy, Hollywood's bad accent kings 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z More regal than ever at 81, she can speak Shakespearean verse with mellifluous intelligence; a former Merce Cunningham dancer, she can invest simple pantomime with gravitas. Review: A ‘Lear’ With Hops, Spins and Posturing 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Peace’s style often transcends modernist aesthetics to evoke ancient epics and medieval ballads, their repetitive formulas and lilting refrains, their stylized actions and heroic gravitas. Review of ‘Red or Dead’: Liverpool’s Bill Shankly, the Odysseus of Anfield In a nod to the lyrical turbulence, his voice dips and soars with delicacy and grace, which adds gravitas and emphasis to his complicated emotions. The soulful revenge of "Last Christmas," Wham!'s potent yuletide breakup song 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Entertainment Weekly treated the event with deep gravitas: There is the obvious concern that an open auction could allow the Hair to end up in the wrong hands. Justin Bieber cuts hair, Internet explodes 2011-02-22T16:47:00Z That there was gravitas in him was undeniable. A Delicate Truth by John le Carré – extract 2013-04-12T20:01:02Z It has the solemn gravitas of a university motto while, at the same time, implying awe-inducing combat skills and fable-worthy sexual prowess. Top 10 Movie Swordsmen 2011-10-20T09:00:13Z She would lead me through it with a lot of gravitas, which was helpful. Stephanie Hsu talks unleashing chaos in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Is this an album, something with a little more aesthetic gravitas and conceptual heft, a statement justifying an album-level price? Review: Drake's 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' Marks a Transitional Moment 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z But Rio de Janeiro’s sambaing shindig uniquely combined gravitas with gravity-defying bounce. Why the Rio Olympics opening ceremony matters 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z The king loathed Reynolds, but duly knighted him for giving gravitas to his pet project. The Royal Academy: a story of sulks and squabbles 2013-01-04T22:55:14Z The fact that a particular number of years has passed since an event appears to confer on it a certain gravitas and significance. The John Lennon Letters, edited by Hunter Davies - review 2012-10-10T12:16:01Z Directors such as David Lynch and Martin Scorsese have utilised the gravitas, even menace, Von Sydow brings to the screen in, respectively, Dune and Shutter Island. Max von Sydow: god of gravitas 2012-02-13T21:30:02Z More recently, documentaries such as Grizzly Man and Encounters at the End of the World mixed soul-searching gravitas with screwball flights of fancy. Werner Herzog to direct Killers webcast 2012-08-30T12:09:30Z For all of its cool and quirky new designers, American fashion also needs some gravitas. Fashion Review: In Carolina Herrera They Trust 2014-02-16T11:46:16Z If she chooses to magnify her gravitas in a severe black suit every single day, more power to her! How Hillary Clinton Ended the Clothing Conversation 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “Life was really, really easy for me in Paris,” said Mr. van Themsche, 35, whose streaks of gray hair add a touch of gravitas to his otherwise lighthearted demeanor. Up Close: Olivier van Themsche, Planner of Lavish Parties 2012-08-21T20:41:54Z Despite this dizzying ride, Terfel brought gravitas to the role and, as in his Wotan, again showed an exemplary understanding of the text and sang rapturously. Julius Caesar; Siegfried – review 2012-10-06T23:08:03Z Brooks has always been a curiosity insofar as his regular columns often summon a depth, even a gravitas, that is less evident in his books. ‘The Road to Character,’ by David Brooks 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z But in Taylor’s case, the phrase was crucial to lending his column and book gravitas. The New York Times called ‘Anonymous’ op-ed author Miles Taylor a Trump ‘senior official.’ Was that accurate? 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z "She brings a kind of darkness that I really wanted for Willow - not just ingenue, not just pretty-girl-saves-the-day but someone with a lot of gravitas." Jennifer Damiano's next chapter has no fireworks 2013-06-13T12:19:08Z Almost everything about them — their speed, their brashness, their noodling compositions, their splashes and spray-painted scribbles, their tacky accouterments, their sense of absurdity — seems to undermine the gravitas that large-scale painting traditionally projects. With Big, Bold Art, Sarah Cain Redefines Seriousness in Painting 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Historian Diana Butler Bass brings literary gravitas to the genre and admiringly draws upon a wide range of source material from religion to sociology to classical ethics. Review | The benefits — and limits — of today’s gratitude movement 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z "I guess there's a connotation that science fiction lacks gravitas," said Cuaron. Oscars: Gravity 'not sci-fi', says Cuaron 2014-02-28T08:38:19Z He has just the right combination of gravitas and human warmth, just the right level of floppy-haired handsomeness to appear every bit as lovable and admirable as the man on the page. To Kill a Mockingbird: shadows on film 2013-07-25T10:27:40Z Director Marc Webb said he was impressed with the actor's focus, emotional gravitas, comedy chops, and especially the way Garfield conveyed his transformation from teen-ager to spider. Andrew Garfield: The new 'Amazing Spider-Man' 2012-06-19T01:01:10Z His gravitas is all that Airplane! needs in that role, as if he were a time traveler ported in from another cinematic era and not told he was in a comedy. Airplane! at 40: the best spoof comedy ever made? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z We like to look from Kendall’s Municipal Building, which has such gravitas and weight, at Gehry’s apartment tower, a couple of blocks south, which is slim and light, a chameleon. Brooklyn Bridge, Star of the City: Here’s a Tour 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z The result is a production that aspires to be funny but not too edgy, entertaining but full of gravitas, and without the Golden Globe wild card factor of freely flowing alcohol. Let's never have an Oscars host again 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z The Mexican history embedded in the video is what gives this show real gravitas, though. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z As the Batman series lumbered on and the baton passed to Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale, it only became more outrageously, feverishly implausible, yet loaded with dubious gravitas. Down with dark: why screen drama needs to lighten up 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z “There’s a gravitas, man,” said Chris Eyre, who directed four episodes of “Dark Winds.” Zahn McClarnon Sets His Thousand-Yard Stare on the Lead 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Dizzyingly complex and sublimely executed, they finally bring gravitas to a plot line that always seemed destined to play second fiddle. 'Broadchurch' Season 2 Finale Recap: Alec and Ellie Forever 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z He carries himself with both gravitas and levity and, crucially, he’s not the sort of person who changes his manner to fit in. 'I am not naturally magnetic': can you learn how to be charismatic? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z It was a bracing show, full of extraordinary work, juxtaposed with both whim and passion, and delightfully free of the artsy verbiage that too many contemporary curators use to give the illusion of gravitas. Review | Five art exhibitions you really didn’t want to miss in 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Without their perceived authority and gravitas, without being likable enough to be invited into your den or your bedroom, there is no audience, and no newscast. Jim Vance was a TV news fixture for decades, in a largely transient town 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z In her New York Times review of the film, writer Roxane Gay describes it as "assiduous about conveying its gravitas and self-importance." "The Whale" rocked the Oscars' boat 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Bass Matt Boehler sang the Hotel Manager, who also becomes the Duke and a rubbernecker and the stiff-and- shocked judge, injecting a sense of gravitas. Ades' `Powder Her Face' opens NY City Opera season 2013-02-17T18:35:09Z There are times when you yearn for the coherence, the gravitas, the grip of Clark’s “personal view.” Review | ‘Civilizations’ is the most ambitious story about art ever told on television 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Even as he angled to show his range, some constants remained, like a keen interest in characters in the midst of a moral quandary and a flair for the theatrical leavened by a natural gravitas. Sam Waterston Is Still the Face of ‘Law & Order’ 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z In another year, this book’s gravitas would bring it much attention. Rock ’n’ Roll and Write 2012-11-22T21:38:44Z But while these elements occasionally feel like dutiful attempts to inject contemporary gravitas into a nostalgically romantic musical, they certainly do not bring this airborne show down to earth for long. Review: ‘An American in Paris,’ a Romance of Song and Step 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z The gravitas of this place also exerts a pull on politicians who want to lay claim to its emotional power and aspirational symbolism. Perspective | Forget the tanks. Trump’s violation of the Lincoln Memorial is the real offense. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z A Radiohead arena show isn’t a cosmic event, but it is a chance for fans to experience the band’s music in a space large enough to match its considerable gravitas. Radiohead show to mark 20 years since ‘OK Computer’ 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z It's hard to imagine any other actor bringing the same level of gravitas to the speech. Taken recap: 'Would the world be a better place if Liam Neeson hadn't gone to all that trouble to save his daughter?' 2013-07-19T12:34:00Z It’s packed with cerebral pleasures and a complicated awareness of what Mr. Ashbery has called “the public gravitas of things.” ‘Selected Poems,’ by Mark Ford, Covers a Career 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Woody Guthrie’s journals gain gravitas with the patina of passing years. How to resurrect a comic book 2012-05-23T00:00:00Z However, one of his most singular aspects was his voice, which announced itself with as much gravitas as his physical presence, which is a rare combo for most character actors. From "The Wire" to "John Wick," we trusted Lance Reddick as a voice of authority, empathy and comedy 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Maybe it's the grouchy gravitas that Tommy Lee Jones projects and maybe it's the gouges and protrusions and rugged geography of his face, but as usual he gets to be the voice of the movie. "The Company Men": Kevin Costner as working-class Jesus 2011-01-18T23:30:00Z Once again, Lee brought an ominous gravitas to his role, while also pulling off flowing white robes, mane and beard. Christopher Lee dies: Six of his sinister villain roles 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Taking on Beethoven’s nine symphonies in a concentrated marathon of concerts has long seemed almost a requisite undertaking for any conductor of stature — the ultimate public statement of artistic gravitas. Berlin Philharmonic’s Beethoven Marathon at Carnegie Prompts Some Head-Scratching 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z 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 It was better, I’m sure, than I concluded that day, but the work relied too heavily, I recall thinking, on borrowed gravitas. Review | Peter Sacks is one of the most compelling artists in America. But he didn’t find his voice until late in life. 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Pointing more in the direction of gravitas is a gallery wall that reproduces a portion of the famous “kunstkammer,” or chamber of wonders on which Rudolf lavished his energies and attention. Bartholomeus Spranger’s wild, weird and voluptuous art at the Met “I found it helpful for just the gravitas that Lynne had,” Adams said. How Bale and Amy Adams became the Cheneys in ‘Vice’ 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, Smalls, 26, took to social media to highlight the gravitas of her career highlight and congratulate her fellow Victoria's Secret Angels. Joan Smalls, Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss snag all-model Vogue cover 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z If she calls a press conference and gives it too much gravitas, she’ll still have to deal with the fundamental question of why she hasn’t talked about it in the last 23 years. UFO truthers want to make Roswell an issue for 2016. Meet their lobbyist. 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Nor, frankly, does he summon enough gravitas to be persuasive in the role of a grief-maddened father. Review: Jackie Chan Seeks Vengeance in ‘The Foreigner’ 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Any fears that the Irish/Canadian production might sully its copybook with gravitas, restraint or historical integrity are dispelled within seconds of tomorrow's opening credits. The Tudors: who said history was dull? 2011-01-21T15:09:16Z The specific details and texture found within them granted him entree — and lent him gravitas as an informed eyewitness who helped to shape a deeper understanding of blackness in a global sphere. 'Selected Letters of Langston Hughes' a glimpse of enigmatic poet 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z “Ghosts as traces of unrecorded lives haunt her writing, and her keen feminist and liberal conscience imbue her work with moral power and gravitas.” Helen Dunmore, Who Wrote About Legacy and Loss, Dies at 64 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Striding majestically from the gloom, he oozes gravitas and, more importantly to the characters, key information. 5 Great Cameos in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z But as he was working on it, “it started revealing a quality of loneliness, more so than gravitas.” Bach’s Cello Suites, Now on Violin, With a Folksy Feel 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z While Bock stayed behind the camera for this murderous gangster escapade through the Californian desert, professional actors brought an unusual gravitas to his chaotic dialogue, making their posturing both hilarious and unnerving. Artist of the week 2010-08-04T16:33:00Z In the leading roles, Ms. Robinson sparkles as Astrolass, managing to imbue her moral quandary with something resembling gravitas. Review: ‘Brooklynite,’ a Superhero Musical with Matt Doyle and Nicolette Robinson 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z They look like fair, upstanding citizens who have chosen nice outfits befitting the gravitas of a courthouse. Asleep at the Roger Clemens trial 2012-06-10T13:00:00Z It was a darkly comical sight, given the gravitas of the handmaids’ fictional existence. The absurdity and dread of witnessing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ filming in D.C. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Brown speaks with a gravitas that could lend emotional weight to even the emptiest cliche. Yass queens! Queer Eye’s Fab Five on how they are changing men – one makeover at a time 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z But the ideas that animate the action, or at least try to lend it some gravitas, remain the same. Review: The Perfect Timing of ‘Westworld’ Season 3 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Training a lens on that work is an obvious way of pointing up James’s exalted position, lending a gravitas to his character and, not less, to the film. What Walls Say in ?Wall Street? 2010-09-29T20:10:00Z He performed here in duo with his wife, clarinettist Jean Johnson, deftly weaving around the keyboard's dodgy low notes and driving Brahms's clarinet sonatas with brooding passion and a majestic sense of space and gravitas. Concerto Caledonia/Podger; Osborne/Johnson – review 2013-06-10T13:07:34Z My dad, I call him Atticus Finch, he's gravitas incarnate, plays solemn butlers and the lawyer you can trust . . . or can you? "Mrs. Davis" star Betty Gilpin on her risk-taking acting style: "I like playing high stakes" 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Meredith Arwady provides the best comic relief as the nurse Filipevna, but even here her charm would have been enhanced if the rest of the show had surrounded her with more contrasting gravitas. Seattle Opera’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ is fine but could offer so much more 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Benny and Josh are known for hiring regular people alongside real actors to embody roles so that they have a gravitas that somebody else just playing it might not get, right? Eric Bogosian breaks down "Uncut Gems" and Adam Sandler's "amazing" performance 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Men have gravitas and women have... "sagging breasts!" she says, as quick as a flash. Doyenne of Irish fiction 2011-02-06T00:05:42Z Mr. Audi also hit the right note in a staging with the gravitas of ancient times but without the toga-party camp. Opera Review: A Review of Julian Anderson’s ‘Thebans’ for the English National Opera 2014-05-05T12:53:03Z Its somber variations unfolded here with a poignant gravitas, an intensity that contrasted vividly with the musicians’ deft rendering of the more lighthearted qualities of the concluding movement. Review: Emerson String Quartet Plays Beethoven, Mozart and Fauré 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z And while certain theatrical tenets are passed down with the gravitas of religious law – never speak a line with your back to the audience! Raising the curtain on the new am-dram 2012-12-15T21:00:00Z At its start, "Larry King Live" was based in Washington, which gave the show an air of gravitas. After 25 years, King is giving up his CNN throne 2010-12-16T14:46:04Z Unexpectedly, though, his age and inescapable gravitas work for “Ghost Protocol,” partly because they invest the outrageous stunts with a real sense of risk. | 'Mission: Impossible ? Ghost Protocol': ?Mission: Impossible ? Ghost Protocol? - Review 2011-12-16T00:00:15Z He is unbesmirched by its recent difficulties and, at 61, has the gravitas and experience that now looks desperately needed. Hall in this together: a new boss at the BBC to 'lead us out of a crisis' 2012-11-22T21:10:16Z He was in demand as figures of authority, to which he contributed avoirdupois and a wry gravitas. Ian McKellen on Roger Hammond: "His special achievement as an actor was to spread great good humour' 2012-11-13T16:44:25Z Robert Frost was an admirer of Kennedy, and it was thought that the presence of the stately octogenarian poet would lend gravitas to the inauguration of the baby-faced senator. Do it for the country? Or don’t do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump’s inauguration. 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z CHEEVER: Many of the historians we revere in this country write with a kind of sleepy gravitas, a soft-focus lens that leaves out all the interesting things — sex, food, clothes and especially drinking. “An emotional Benjamin Buttoning”: The inside secrets of 6 new books that will top your fall reading list 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z “Success has not come easily to her, and she has established herself as a painter of gravitas.” Mary Weatherford Brings ‘Horror and Beauty’ to Venice 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z While Lamar’s music exudes focus and gravitas, the two openers on Tuesday occupy very different lanes. Kendrick Lamar’s Damn Tour comes to the Tacoma Dome 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z I think that these women not only bring tremendous gravitas, but humor. Women's empowerment is not "kicking ass in bikinis": Julie Taymor on what real feminism looks like 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “People seem to like the gravitas in the voice,” Ms. Collins said. For Shirley Collins, a Folk Revival of Her Very Own 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z His character lends a loopy gravitas to the cast, and I’d hate to lose that grounding. 'Girls' Recap: Hannah and Adam Try to Rebuild 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z These plain-spoken sentiments give purpose to the beings’ endearing — though inconsistent and occasionally overdone — vocabulary, and give the show a unique gravitas. ‘Strange Planet’ Review: An Alien’s Guide to Being Human 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z He was not a dissident, and his brand of light comedy seemed somehow un-Russian, lacking in gravitas. Eldar Ryazanov, Russian Film Director Known for His Satire, Dies at 88 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z He recently told me that he was overwhelmed by the “gravitas” of the home—the hugeness of Presley’s life and work. Going to Graceland 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z He is aristocratic and solid, with a handsome head, a checked waistcoat and many scarves encircling his gravitas. T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z As the tall, forbidding food critic Anton Ego, O'Toole brought gravitas and dignity to the role, in which he delivers a wonderful monologue late in the movie. Favorite Pixar performances? 2011-06-24T18:19:11Z His voice is wonderfully rich and resonant, and he has superb gravitas and a palpable humanity. Much Ado leaves critics unimpressed 2013-09-20T10:51:33Z Mansky’s wife bemoans, “utopia is gone,” perhaps understanding the gravitas of this shift in power. The man who filmed Putin’s rise: “Compromises I made, we all made…led us to this deplorable... 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Elba, who produced, lends the film gravitas with his assured, world-weary performance, and McLaughlin carries the film with his sympathetic turn as Cole, a teen trying to find his place in the world. Idris Elba drama "Concrete Cowboy" brings audience along for a crowd-pleasing ride 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z He has raised the movie’s gravitas by promoting it as a poignant depiction of mental illness, not the edgy-soapy rom-com that $100 million worth of moviegoers thought they were paying to see. Oscars 2013: Richard Corliss’ Picks – Best Director 2013-02-21T22:05:35Z Grahm will remain with the company as a partner and “guarantor of gravitas.” Reflecting the hardships of the business, an iconoclastic critic of ‘Big Wine’ sells his indie vineyard 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Other Quibi content utilizes the format with equal efficiency while plying a certain level of gravitas. Now is not the time for Quibi, the new streaming service for your phone 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Skarsgård's portrait is full of gravitas and would be very at home in a film by his fellow Swede, Ingmar Bergman. "We are all unreliable witnesses": Stellan Skarsgård on memory and his new film "Out Stealing Horses 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The relentless pace, hair-raising stunts and air of affected gravitas also goes a long way in boosting "Salt" a rung above much of this summer's other multiplex fare as a top-notch action thriller. 'Salt': Angelina Jolie is breathless in action-packed spy thriller 2010-07-22T17:22:00Z This may at first seem hard to reconcile with the fact that he is played by Zac Efron, a fellow barely able to muster sufficient gravitas for “High School Musical 2.” Movie Review: ?The Lucky One,? Based on the Nicholas Sparks Novel 2012-04-19T14:00:00Z It gives purpose and depth to a supporting character's arc – depth that is entirely crucial to the emotional center, vulnerability and gravitas of a character like Barbie. That "Oppenheimer" sex scene speaks to a larger problem with Christopher Nolan's storytelling 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The passage of time between Arthur’s era and Harold’s actually lends some gravitas to the fun and games “The Sherlockian” provides. Books of The Times: A Sherlock Holmes Tale That?s Hardly Elementary 2010-12-16T07:05:12Z In “Bird,” he again leans on the gravitas of King to pivot from the pain caused by sexual misconduct. Dave Chappelle Stumbles Into the #MeToo Moment 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z It is a sign of either maturity or gravitas that Mr. Javerbaum’s teen-boy wisecracks are kept at a minimum, and that he writes about forms of sex other than the strictly solitary kind. Books of The Times: ?The Last Testament: A Memoir by God? - Review 2011-11-27T22:24:27Z In her T-shirts and khakis, she brings more gravitas to her role than younger counterparts on, say, MTV or Yahoo News, and more edge and compassion than the ancient mariners of “60 Minutes” or “Frontline.” Critic?s Notebook: Surveying an Unvarnished America 2011-03-28T22:52:41Z Perrineau “carries with him this deep well of integrity without broadcasting it,” Pinkner added, going on to describe the actor’s qualities as “gravitas and grace and intensity and heartbreak.” Harold Perrineau Finds His Way 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z There are no traditional signposts of rhythm, melody or harmonic motion, just a lone, fleeting and recurring piano arpeggio, played with delicate gravitas by Ms. Ray. Music Review: Eclipse Quartet Performs at Roulette 2012-05-22T22:05:04Z I tried to keep my background quiet because I thought it might compromise my gravitas, but a few people found out. From pop star to chiropractor: musicians' post-musical careers 2010-09-23T21:29:00Z Sighing through Northwestern Skies, crooning through That Silver Necklace, Lightbody lacks the gravitas the genre demands. Tired Pony 2010-07-18T21:01:00Z But this swaggering fly-on-the-wall book picks up gravitas as it grinds forward. Books of The Times: What?s a Submarine Officer Doing in the Desert? 2010-09-21T21:23:00Z This issue is pertinent in classical music, because the field is considered, for better or worse, a high art with a mystique of gravitas and enlightenment. Gustavo Dudamel and Valery Gergiev Face National Issues 2014-04-03T12:00:01Z These were artisanal drinks with history and gravitas and a contrapuntal range of flavors — sweet, sour, savory, bitter — that hadn’t been balanced in generations. 2010-01-16T05:19:00Z “It’s hard to find actors that have that gravitas, intelligence and testosterone,” Mr. Fukunaga said. Idris Elba’s Toughest Role Yet: Going Brutal With Grace for ‘Beasts of No Nation’ 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z She may still have a cutesy image, but Swift has grown up, and continues to mature into a singer-songwriter with musical gravitas. AP music writers' top 10 albums of the year 2012-12-13T14:50:11Z He became that rare thing, a television comedian with gravitas. David Letterman Leaves His Successors a Rich Comedic Bequest 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z She was true to the instrument, not conveying a lot of weight or body, but exuding gravitas and a deceptive power. A Revolution in Jazz? An Avant-Garde Festival Makes History, but Not Community 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The 83-year-old Freeman — who reportedly recorded his parts at home, on an iPhone — is also heard in eight of the album’s 15 tracks, threading some kitschy gravitas from one song to the next. 21 Savage Hits No. 1, With an Assist From Morgan Freeman 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z That it might have been, but here in the 21st century the style looks perversely profound and carries with it an art-historical gravitas. ‘3-D Doings: The Imagist Object in Chicago Art, 1964-1980’ Review: A Celebration of the Weird 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z There is that irritating thing where people just try and give themselves a bit of extra gravitas, like: 'I'm not just in Transformers III – I'm saving the world!' Jarvis Cocker: the iceman cometh 2012-06-02T19:53:37Z In one of the most popular videos, a small Mansfield sits cross-legged in an armchair before a Christmas tree and performs the children's book "The Polar Express" with the gravitas of a Shakespearean actor. How one young actor is using American Sign Language in animation 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Songwriting, he said, “helped to sort of realize the gravitas of things and helped me reconnect and empathize with my mom.” Sampha, the Tender Vocalist and Producer, Wins Mercury Prize 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z “There’s a lack of gravitas now in London,” Andrew Lamb, a runway photographer for the past 25 years, said outside Somerset House. Fashion Review: London?s Bright Idea Is Color 2010-09-22T20:13:00Z Factor in the sheer gravitas of Celia Cruz, one of the most influential Latin singers of the 20th century, and there’s small reason to wonder why Cubans are so proud of being Cuban. In Miami, Cuban Culture, No Passport Required 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z During this millennium, in shelter magazines, designer showrooms and cooking shows, a six-burner gas behemoth became the signifier of culinary gravitas — even, if in some homes, it is rarely ignited. What we’re really fighting about when we fight about gas stoves 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z “I tried to think of a theme that would resonate with enough gravitas and engage as many artists in the region as possible,” she said. Echoes of Political Unrest at Venice Biennale 2011-05-25T20:49:54Z However, the new, fragile tremor in his voice adds gravitas to a 90-minute journey through a remarkable life. Kris Kristofferson – review 2012-12-05T19:47:56Z An “Additional Information” section at the back of the novel offers basic facts about the real story, and adds gravitas to the book. ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ and the History in Historical Fiction 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z So while I suspect he appreciates the kind thoughts, I doubt he'd want his name ever spoken with great gravitas. Don't eulogize Bret Michaels yet 2010-04-26T16:12:00Z The raspy voice, the resigned posture, the world-weary eyes with heavy bags and the thatch of hair that gradually turned white magnified a gravitas that made Mr. Hall’s characters believable, even when audiences knew better. Philip Baker Hall, Character Actor in Roles of Authority, Dies at 90 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z But he said that he thought it would be foolish to try to recreate Mr. Casell’s “gravitas, dignity and sly humor,” and that the show would probably rethink the role. ArtsBeat: ‘Wait Wait’ Tells Us: Carl Kasell Is Stepping Down 2014-03-04T20:21:38Z To try to gain gravitas in the male-dominated art world, Ms. Harrisburg said, many women eschewed traditionally feminine aesthetics such as pastel colors. Fifty Years Post Roe v. Wade, the Art of ‘1973’ Frames a Turbulent Era 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Few observations obtain more gravitas than: “If somebody had told me when I was twelve that one day I’d be appearing on Top of the Pops, I’d have thought they were completely nuts.” Review | Andrew Ridgeley reminisces about George Michael and the meteoric rise of Wham! 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z She also sought roles that would let her express the gravitas she had shown in “Ordinary People.” Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Today, Carnival is a nexus of past and present: the gravitas of historical rituals and classic Carnival characters collides with modern-day hedonism. Carnival Roundup: Carnival: A Party to Remember, an Island at a Time 2012-11-09T19:19:31Z If she missed a scintilla of gravitas in ’s “Dove Sono,” among the operatic repertory’s greatest treasures, she still provided richness and ample heart. Music Review: At Avery Fisher, Philharmonic?s Gently Scrambled Opera 2010-07-07T22:43:00Z I loved his earthy picture of ancient Rome, light years from Poussin's gleaming white city, white colonnades, white steps, white men in white togas full of gravitas. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice – review 2012-06-22T21:55:11Z Even the political transition to Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration, while certainly fraught, proceeds apace with admirable decorum and gravitas. ‘Jackie,’ art and accuracy in a post-fact world 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z This same mordant intensity appears in her storytelling, but in a slower cadence with more gravitas. Critic?s Notebook: Advancing a New Form of Comedy: Storytelling 2012-04-04T22:52:28Z Would you announce it over dinner with unprecedented gravitas? How can I help my friend who is disabled to meet someone? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Burt Lancaster, in his finest performance, brings gravitas and intelligence to its hero, Prince Salinas, the middle-aged Sicilian nobleman who confronts with stoic resignation the changing times of the Risorgimento in the 1860s. The Leopard 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z He certainly gave the Star Wars Saga a new level of gravitas and interest beyond a boy’s adventure story. ‘Taken 3,’ Starring Liam Neeson 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Theranos itself exuded gravitas, with an impressive list of early investors and a board of directors that Parloff would describe as arguably “the single most accomplished . . . in U.S. corporate history.” The magazine story that made Elizabeth Holmes famous could now help send her to prison 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z His resoluteness and gravitas, especially after undergoing the tragedy of a family death, could have proved essential to Kirkman’s indecisive White House. ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 1, Episode 9: The Whistle-Blower 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z In early 1993, word came back to O’Dowd from the IRA that they needed a current elected official as part of the group to give it more gravitas and attract more attention. How an undocumented Irish immigrant became an unofficial U.S. diplomat 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z The formal looseness that makes Louis C.K.’s stand-up and his FX series so pleasingly unpredictable undercuts the gravitas of this show’s subject matter, which jumps from stories of suicide to abuse, racism and cancer. How ‘Horace and Pete’ Made the Network Suits Look Good 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z There was no more embarrassing example than the president’s showy bombing of Syria in April, when the cable news pundits fell all over themselves to praise Trump’s gravitas. Perspective | Trump’s message of mistrust is sinking in, even in journalism’s new ‘golden age’ 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z That useful tension is also the result of Mr. Henderson’s immense gravitas. For ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2,’ the Second Time’s Also a Charm 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Heels give me gravitas that I would not have in lower shoes. High heels and their perennial appeal: why pain seems a small price to pay 2012-07-21T14:48:19Z The words “Volume One” imply that further “volumes” will follow, and chapter-heading intertitles in the film accord the pulpy subject matter greater literary gravitas than it deserves. Review: ‘The Osiris Child’ Has It All, and Then Some 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z The gravitas of the House of Cards actor’s presence wasn’t lost on Drizzy, however, who made sure to document the moment on Instagram, along with the caption, “Summer Sixteen tour in DC with the Prez.” Kevin Spacey Went To a Drake Concert 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The word gravitas could never come into play when referring to any of Fox's pundits, but calling Watters a lightweight provocateur compared to his predecessor is a kindness. Tucker Carlson is irreplaceable, but Fox News bets on Jesse Watters' popularity in that timeslot 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Perhaps he suspected that those movies robbed him of gravitas. Remembering Eli Wallach: The Good, the Bad and the Gifted 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z In less than 20 minutes, he provides a gravitas to Hemingway’s postwar experiences. Hemingway on film: 6 films that take him from a WWI hotshot almost to the bitter end 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z “It has this gravitas of being something that is so Italian and so important, but then, like Venice in general, there’s something a little kitsch about it, like the best version of Disneyland.” Inspired by Murano, Glassware Goes Wild 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z It was a stunning and poignant moment, wisely buttressed with silence to let the emotional gravitas linger. Everyone loves Paul McCartney: The secrets of one Beatle’s eternal appeal 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z But the organization also did not want to seem somehow glib or lacking gravitas in opting for someone so young. Texas Monthly: The Artworks John F. Kennedy Saw in Texas on Nov. 21, 1963 2012-11-25T05:07:16Z “Because gay men once identified, very powerfully, with Judy Garland: her wit, gravitas, glamour.” Judy Garland, Gay Idol Then and ?Over the Rainbow? Now 2012-04-05T20:43:41Z She didn’t think her name carried enough gravitas or prestige. ‘I became an icon. Now I want to be an oracle’: Diane von Furstenberg is ready for her third act. 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Boyishness and gravitas do not go together, and an eager-beaver manner kills it stone dead. Non-stop action: why Hollywood’s ageing heroes won’t give up 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z With his droopy face and dark-rimmed eyes, Sarris brought donnish gravitas to movie criticism, his reviews packing intellectual heft at a time when US movies demanded to be taken seriously. Andrew Sarris: the last of the highbrows 2012-06-21T14:30:15Z Just as he saved the C.I.A. melodrama “Homeland” from its own histrionic urges, Mr. Lewis pulls “Billions,” which begins on Sunday, back from the brink of macho outlandishness with his natural gravitas. Review: ‘Billions’ Delivers a Dose of Charisma to Hedge Fund Titans 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Few conjure a title with any comic resonance or gravitas, but Bristol's Arsequake have managed it. Who's right: Arsequake, Joy Orbison or Norman Jay MBE? 2010-06-23T09:59:00Z I draped my blue fleece around my shoulders for an air of gravitas. The Reporter's New Clothes 2011-02-02T23:00:00Z But the storm and the way it scattered her large family across America give this book both its grease and its gravitas. ‘The Yellow House’ Is a Major Memoir About a Large Family and Its Beloved Home 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z I don’t want to overstate Sean’s credentials for the purpose of inflating the gravitas of this column, but he is basically Isaac Newton, with less foofy hair. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: ‘Operation Warp Speed’? Trump plan for a coronavirus vaccine is, well, warped. 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z It benefits from the fact that these are guys with gravitas as actors. Shane Black Narrates a Scene From ‘The Nice Guys’ 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Stick around long enough, and you acquire a certain gravitas, no matter how ragged and unpretentious you may be. Dave Attell Is Our Greatest Club Comic (Says the Writer He Made Fun Of) 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z I talked last week about the grace and gravitas with which Considine has anchored “House of the Dragon” from the beginning, so I won’t belabor it again here. ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap: Calamitous Ambition 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z She would seem to lend gravitas to this fledgling movement, especially as the other new recruits can’t decide on their demands. 'Orange Is the New Black' Recap: 'Go Ahead, Girls, Take a Break From Your Values' 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z For decades if not centuries, he has been the go-to brand for instant gravitas. It’s Time to Turn the Page on the Trump-Shakespeare Comparisons 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z “I do want people to sit through an awards ceremony,” Austin said a week before Christmas, “and I do want to return gravitas to the awards.” A festival, a Fringe move and a firing mark D.C.’s theater year 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z To say that Haneke brought gravitas to the proceedings is putting it mildly. Haneke and Tarantino make odd couple in race for Oscars screenplay glory 2013-02-07T15:22:00Z "We are a society that does not deal with grief. She gives gravitas to emotions that we just aren't used to giving much attention to." For Betye Saar, there's no dwelling on the past; the almost-90-year-old artist has too much future to think about 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z In the Quintet, an unusual second cello adds gravitas. Poem of the week: Schubertiad by Fiona Sampson 2010-08-02T10:49:00Z Ryan said The Post sought a “world-class journalist,” with a particular strength in investigative and political reporting, as well as someone with “the credibility and gravitas” to be an effective spokesperson for the profession. Sally Buzbee of the Associated Press named executive editor of The Washington Post, the first woman to lead the newsroom 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z There is something Wagnerian about all this, and not just in its expansiveness and the gravitas of its utterance. John Adams on Boulez, a Composer Worth Wrestling With 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z In interviews, Brooklyn Museum officials said that gravitas and levity were not mutually exclusive. Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso Show Was Meant to Ignite Debate. And It Did. 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Jones wondered if the glamorous aspects of Ms. Union’s life might lead sellers to underestimate the gravitas of “We’re Going to Need More Wine.” We’re Going to Need More Gabrielle Union 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Its innate gravitas has not diminished its popular appeal. Cloud of knowing 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z Referring to herself as “co-president” of the United States, Hooks’ Clinton isn’t a pantsuit-wearing wonk but Capitol Hill Barbie, an airhead who has grand ambitions but zero gravitas to back them up. Hillary’s Saturday Nights: The good, the bad and the ugly of “SNL’s” Clinton impressions 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z There’s no questioning Tommy Lee Jones’s place as one of our last, great grizzled leading men, bringing a sense of gruff gravitas and no-nonsense authority to his acting work. ‘Zeros and Ones,’ ‘Juliet, Naked’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z His feline features and ability to lend gravitas to the otherworldly often took him into the realms of the fantastical. Michael Gough obituary 2011-03-17T19:38:43Z “The success of this exhibition could help to give that museum a new and significant gravitas in the public’s eye,” she said. Donatello exhibition heading to Museum of Biblical Art in New York Kheroufi met those women while working with an emergency shelter, and in one scene, each one curses at Creon in a different language, with arresting gravitas. In Paris, Young Theater Makers Swing Big 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z 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 In January, this organist and jazz-funk pioneer released “All in My Mind,” a swooping, mystical document replete with earthy gravitas and explosive, cosmic inquiry. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z It seems blithely unconcerned about being respected or winning awards, and the gravitas of Mr. Giamatti and Mr. Lewis are deployed like blunt instruments, the rhetorical equivalent of cave men beating each other with clubs. ‘Billions’ Season 1, Episode 6: A Weird Couple of Days 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Their stab at casual gravitas falls all over itself. Alex Israel and Bret Easton Ellis: Why new billboard art loses its power when seen up close 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z “That’s not to say she lacks gravitas, because nothing could be further from the truth. But she’s got a brightness to her.” Beanie Feldstein Feels It All in ‘Impeachment’ 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z On “It’s Been a Minute,” which began in 2017, Sanders attracted a loyal following with a combination of old-school gravitas and frisky informality. Reintroducing Sam Sanders 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z I’d also posit that gulping down this series holds the risk of having some of its intentionally structured notes of grace and gravitas elude you. "The Crown" and Her Majesty’s midlife crisis 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z But with its performance in Milan, Mr. Kjartansson said, his piece will achieve a new gravitas. In His Hands, a Love Song Becomes a Requiem for Plague Times 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z There is no question that the newly appointed members have the gravitas, professional accomplishment and temperament to help the CFA earn back the respect that was squandered during the Trump administration. Perspective | With most Trump appointees off the fine arts commission, Biden can put a progressive stamp on federal architecture 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Adam Driver embodies that tonal duality as Stallworth’s partner, alternately a source of gravitas and comic relief. Where to Stream ‘Green Book,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Other Big Oscar Winners 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Morgan Freeman once again lends gravitas to a penguin documentary. What’s on TV Friday: ‘March of the Penguins 2’ and ‘Roxanne Roxanne’ 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Lloyd provides effective narration and gravitas as The Singer in the first act, then turns irascible and loud throughout Act 2 as Azdak, the vulgar, ranting, drunken judge. Review: 'Caucasian Chalk Circle' jabs at injustice 2013-05-31T00:10:08Z “It is important to build up something more positive but with a certain gravitas.” Fiscal Crisis Seems Far Away at Milan’s Men’s Wear Shows 2012-06-24T18:23:58Z The glasses convey gravitas, so it doesn’t matter what he thinks, says, or does. We beat Donald Trump by mocking Donald Trump: What Bill Maher and Barack Obama understand about whipping a bully 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z But, true SF just has to have a bit more heft and gravitas to it. Star Trek v Star Wars: Star Trek v Star Wars: fans weigh in on the timeless debate 2013-05-17T13:50:00Z The building type, best known in recent years for starring in reality TV shows like “Tiny House, Big Living,” is gaining gravitas. A Roof of One’s Own, With or Without the Gingerbread 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z I mean he’s sort of almost… he’s comically anti gravitas. Why “Angels in America” endures: “Without gay people, you can’t tell the story of America” 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z She has accomplished this feat exuding earnest curiosity rather than gravitas. Our culture needed an adult. Gayle King rose to the challenge. 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Samples of Rainey’s incarcerated cousin and dead friends supply a gravitas as he sorts loudly through grief. Upending Expectations for Indigenous Music, Noisily 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The archive “very much captures the significance and gravitas of their careers,” said Julie Golia, the library’s associate director of manuscripts, archives and rare books. New York Public Library Acquires Joan Didion’s Papers 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z To have gravitas means to inhabit your history, and not to be diminished by your losses. Non-stop action: why Hollywood’s ageing heroes won’t give up 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z But none of these enterprises, as good as they are or may be, will ever have the history or the gravitas of the original Horace & Dickie’s. After 30 years, Horace & Dickie’s is saying goodbye to a neighborhood its owner no longer recognizes 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Close presides over her co-stars with gravitas and grace, in an understated performance that finds the humour in an otherwise bleak setup. Glenn Close: ‘You lose power if you get angry’ 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Faithfull's world-weary, gravelly voice and acting skills add gravitas to the fatalistic "Past, Present and Future," a quirky song by the Shangri-Las, spoken rather than sung to an accompaniment based on Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata." Marianne Faithfull delivers smart new disc 2011-07-25T20:41:04Z Owning a BlackBerry indicates a gravitas and devotion to work that the iPhone does not. Noted: BlackBerry Phone Users Are a Dying, but Not Dead, Breed 2013-12-24T21:22:10Z What I’m trying to say, with a sprinkle of charm and a whole lot of gravitas, is this: Shut it down. The Case for a National One-Week Vacation 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z By contrast, she said, Ms. Gangitano, “holds gravitas with that thoughtful presence of hers, and she is so sophisticated, never shrill, very calm and serene.” Lia Gangitano, a Transgressive Gallerist and Art World Darling 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z It wasn't simply that it made him look younger, but it seemed to change the whole shape of his head, giving him a new sort of George Clooney gravitas. From hair to eternity: Could James Nesbitt crack Hollywood? 2010-12-08T10:51:00Z And perhaps to project a little gravitas, the festival itself was foolishly stretched into two long, thin days. This one tastes bland, too: Sweetlife and the decline of the American music festival 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The final episode of a fine series that, while lacking The Wire's sociological gravitas, is a significant cut above the stylised pseudo-realism of the CSI franchise. The Culture Show at Edinburgh 2010-08-12T07:00:00Z Perhaps it’s the gravitas that comes with the title. New Wave of Male Entrepreneurs Changing Fashion Scene 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z The children show a gravitas beyond their years. Surrealist, Mexican works poised to lead NY Latin American art auctions 2012-11-16T23:07:45Z Elegant new labeling lends an air of gravitas. 5 all-American wines for the Fourth 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z After three years in office, he hasn’t mastered the basic repertoire of postures and motion that convey a sense of occasion, dignity or gravitas. Perspective | Trump wanted a photo op. He delivered the most ominous message of his presidency. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Belafonte turned the famous into folks, mixing the frippery of the format with the gravitas of the moment. Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Caravaggio was involved in a sword fight, and he actually killed someone: that's what seems to be recreated here, and that's why the morbid gravitas of that situation really comes out of the painting. Caravaggio and me 2010-07-24T23:04:00Z As a Pinkerton agent trying to help bring a train robber to justice, he calls back to the lived-in grit and gravitas of the old western character actors. Peter Fonda: 7 Great Movies to Stream 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z A nighttime soap opera about an oil family, Dynasty was indebted to the hit series Dallas, but Spelling brought his high glitz, and Forsythe his gravitas. Charlie's an Angel Now: John Forsythe Dies at 92 2010-04-03T05:20:00Z But it played out against the backdrop of the Biafran war, with a stark clarity that automatically gave it gravitas. Books of The Times: ‘Americanha,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013-05-19T20:26:59Z The honor — and crystal swan of Avon — typically goes to an actor or director with serious theatrical chops, as well as pop culture gravitas. From ‘Coriolanus’ to ‘Game of Thrones,’ Charles Dance is acting royalty 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z “Honestly I didn’t think he had the gravitas,” she says. ‘Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President’ Review: A Musically Enlightened Commander in Chief 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z And yet, it feels a little cheap, using gallows humor and faux gravitas to obscure this show’s lack of truly memorable works. Art in Review: Roe Ethridge: ‘Sacrifice Your Body’ 2014-03-06T22:14:26Z Why squander that moral gravitas by becoming yet another gazillionaire in a world where extreme income inequality is already threatening the social order? Sucks for us: Why Barack and Michelle Obama’s $65 million book deal is the last thing we need 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Pierce brings a singular energy and heat to all of his performances, but here he crushes the challenge to marry muscular action and gravitas, and he’s clearly enjoying the excitement of his task. Smart Watch: “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” Ava DuVernay’s “August 28″ and more top TV thi... 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z A quarter of an hour into the first episode, Lady Mary informs her parents, with all the gravitas and portent of Chamberlain declaring war, that she is "going upstairs to take off my hat". Downton Abbey: The secrets of series five 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Moulin plays with the understated gravitas of an older artist, though his musical imagination will surely continue to develop. French pianist Moulin shows promising talent in short but sweet performance Even so, "Doctor Who" is considered family entertainment, which may be one of the reasons that the series is not often granted the same of gravitas as other genre TV titles. Like 2020, the Dr. Who special "Revolution of the Daleks" is dark 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z As for The Governor, he will be missed, both for the importance of his character and the gravitas Morrissey brought to the role. The Walking Dead Watch: Too Far Gone 2013-12-02T10:14:40Z “Maybe I was the problem here. Maybe I wasn’t conveying any sense of gravitas. And maybe I was the one with boundary issues.” Sexism and Genius Collide ‘In the Land of Men’ 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z That some don’t land only adds gravitas to the feat, since it proves this was not an act polished for HBO but a real attempt to translate high-wire improv to television. Richard Belzer Had a Ball With the Relationship Between Comic and Crowd 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Gilt in mock-Spanish baroque with the boomy resonance of the best cathedral atriums, it hosted the music's gravitas in sense and sound while avoiding an overtly religious environment. Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir ? review 2011-02-13T21:46:00Z Greene brings a gravitas to his role and steals every scene in this ambitious thriller, which is why his performances are always so welcome. Actor Graham Greene on how fear & golf relate: "It's a game where you get to play against yourself" 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Producer Joe Henry brings a fitting gravitas to the selections, many of which were intended to give solace to disenfranchised Irish Catholics, resulting in themes of loss — personally or spiritually — and redemption. Holiday music: Seth MacFarlane, Downton Abbey, Idina Menzel, more 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z It has none of the dutiful gravitas of some previous fourth plinth sculptures. Fourth plinth: Katharina Fritsch's cockerel gives Nelson the bird 2013-07-25T16:24:59Z As this novel nears its end, it builds toward a kind of gravitas as Nero’s past starts to catch up with him. Salman Rushdie’s Prose Joins the Circus in ‘The Golden House’ 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z While Hill, who was unavailable for an interview, doesn’t treat the situation with as much gravitas, “Mid90s” similarly positions skateboarding as a reprieve. These new skateboarding movies challenge gender stereotypes in surprising ways 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The parents and grandparents in So’s “Afterparties,” at least, have a minimum of gravitas. Witty and Soulful Stories From a Writer Who Was Just Getting Started 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z All that, and the grace and gravitas he brings to the role, will lead the Academy to Plummer’s deathbed, allowing him to spring to lithe life and accept the award. The 2012 Oscar Race: TIME Picks the Winners 2012-02-21T16:54:56Z Actually, there is — there was one formative moment for me as a child that made me think about the gravitas of images connected to how we see race in America. Celebrating Black Culture With a Careful Eye 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z But the storm and the way it scattered the author’s large family across America give this book its grease and gravitas. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z It seems to lack authority and gravitas and sounds a bit thin and high. Terrified of public speaking? Start with what you really want to say 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z What gives the film a lingering gravitas, though, is how often Green’s sonic journeys lead him back to contemplating grief and loss. ‘32 Sounds,’ a Film Performed Live, Probes the Power of Listening 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z At the film’s worldwide premiere in Hong Kong on Thursday, Bay praised the 43-year-old Wahlberg as a leading man with maturity and gravitas. Cast changes give ‘Transformers’ a fresh start 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z “Way back in March, we came up with this framing device, which is ‘stupid Watergate’: It’s where there’s something with all the gravitas of Watergate, but where everyone involved is stupid and bad at everything. John Oliver Says the Russia Scandal Is Like ‘Stupid Watergate’ 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z For every undercurrent of gravitas and moral certitude driving our favorite crusaders, the picture of them surging into battle wearing tights and capes unironically is goofy as hell. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe comedy is a woman's work 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z "He brings to the set so much authority and gravitas just naturally in who he is," says Bigelow. In bite-sized roles, Gandolfini ubiquitous again 2012-12-24T16:26:08Z There's gravitas in Devane's demeanor and an authority in his voice that commands attention and respect. William Devane moves to higher office on '24: Live Another Day' 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z But he became a familiar face in art films with a European twist, which often called for him to serve as a bearded, grizzled emblem of Bergmanesque gravitas. Erland Josephson, Actor With Ingmar Bergman, Dies at 88 2012-02-27T07:10:29Z With no broader implications to give it gravitas, no real investigation of the way the rock revolution altered our concepts of celebrity, it floats away into the jukebox ether. Review: In ‘Almost Famous,’ the Heart of Rock ’n’ Roll Flatlines 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z As Michael performed the scenes, we saw he brought a gravitas to the character and also a wounded pride. 'Better Call Saul' finale: Message of that smoke on the water 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z But the opening of San Francisco’s two iconic bridges at the end of the decade reduced the building’s utility and its gravitas. Want to save our cities? Look to San Francisco's iconic survivor: the Ferry Building 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Their stage presence is the gravitas of their instrument. The 8 types of karaoke singers you’ll hear in Seattle 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z This is a big game for us and a big character so we want someone that has a certain type of gravitas'. Idris Elba: Actors in video games like Phantom Liberty is 'sign of the times' 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z At the outset, Vice President Kamala Harris would be a likely frontrunner, but she has negatives within the party and might not have the gravitas to win the nomination. What if Biden bows out? 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z “Choose the location that gives your business extra industry gravitas, or makes an enviable first impression,” Argyll says on its website. Bogus supplier of jet-engine parts may have faked employees too 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z "Because people also like you to be serious and have gravitas, and not to trivialize politics." Dinosaur-dressing Mexican senator adds bite to presidential race 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The brothers try to attract some big names to their project to give it some extra gravitas in Hollywood and luck out when actor Kit Harrington from Game of Thrones returns their call. Tommy Jessop: Line of Duty star tackles Hollywood with his own script 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Fleming believes that a bit of gravitas is essential in his work. Oddball comedian Chris Fleming's special "HELL" goes beyond his awkward body of work 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z “In theory, Beijing could have chosen to send someone with a bit more gravitas.” Shoigu’s North Korea trip signals Russian desperation, U.S. says 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z “It was the gravitas he’s able to bring as an actor that was part of what made everything so heartfelt — but also so funny.” 'Barbie' earworm 'I'm Just Ken' brings toxic masculinity to its knees 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z “It was the gravitas he’s able to bring as an actor that was part of what made everything so heartfelt — but also so funny,” Gerwig recently told The Times. Ryan Gosling's 'I'm Just Ken' from the 'Barbie' movie is here to take over your summer 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z “It was the gravitas he’s able to bring as an actor that was part of what made everything so heartfelt — but also so funny,” Gerwig says. 'Forgotten' no more: How Ken became the subversive center of 'Barbie' 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Having Griffey’s name attached to the cause, Reynolds said, gives it the gravitas it needs. Ken Griffey Jr.’s first Swingman Classic shines spotlight on HBCU players: ‘These kids can play’ 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z “In the climate assessment community, I don’t think we’d assign the kind of gravitas to a single day observation as we would a month or a year,’’ Arndt said. World swelters to unofficial hottest day on record 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z “Thank you, Lance, for everything you brought to the role of Sylens: your gravitas, energy, wisdom and more.” 'Horizon Forbidden West' honors Lance Reddick with in-game memorial: 'We miss you' 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Candidates covet endorsements from congressional lawmakers, given their gravitas and ability to tap into wider circles of political support and donors. Five House members from Pennsylvania endorse Trump despite his federal indictment 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z I know comics who have a larger amount of “comedy capital” — or gravitas, if I can put it that way — who are also getting turned down. Stand-up comics on selling specials to the streamers: 'You do not need them' 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Since then, she has become one of the faces of the fight — speaking with a gravitas beyond her years about the importance of the land for future generations. Battle for Oak Flat: How Apache opposition to a copper mine became a religious liberty test 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Although the title might suggest a quaint, cross-cultural excursion along the lines of “Italian for Beginners” or “Learning to Drive,” Vadim Perelman’s “Persian Lessons” turns out to be reaching for substantially greater gravitas. Review: The improbable 'Persian Lessons' manages to land an emotional punch 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The question is: Does Ron DeSantis have the gravitas to lead a national ticket? Who Ron DeSantis should fear — and why it isn't Donald Trump 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Perhaps most critical to clearing the blockades were Biden and McCarthy’s five negotiators who came to the discussions armed with policy gravitas and empowered by their principals. ‘Shrink the room:’ How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt-limit deal and staved off a catastrophe 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z James Baldwin as a presence possessed all the gravitas of a movie star, and all the rigor of an angry god. The day Martin Luther King and James Baldwin came to Beverly Hills 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z There’s something about his delivery that is “equal parts gravitas and incredible humor,” Chun said. After a year of long overdue Hollywood love, actor James Hong is still having his moment 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z “We gave her the gravitas the she deserved and the respect to show you what we love about her.” From Xerox to TV box, long awaited adaptation of ‘American Born Chinese’ book hits Disney+ 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Even when the machine around him is on autopilot, he brings his weathered gravitas to perhaps his most significant character. Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford 'deeply moved' by Cannes Film Festival award 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z The only difference was the media now adopted a tone of sincerity and gravitas combined with consternation. The news media coverage of Donald Trump keeps getting worse 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Lemon, for all his nighttime gravitas, had shown he could be fun on-air. How CNN miscast Don Lemon as a morning person 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z If Lehane’s sociological precision gives “Small Mercies” a gravitas seldom found in crime novels, Mary Pat Fennessy, a “mother … built for battle,” enhances the effect. Review | Dennis Lehane’s masterful new novel revisits the terrain of ‘Mystic River’ 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z I can make no sense of my life without design being central to it, and it never feels to me like a distraction, waste of time or diminution of gravitas. I want to be the old man with the orange socks | Charles M. Blow 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Even with increasingly scattered marketing efforts, it remains the company most creators long to work with; having a show on HBO, even an unsuccessful one, conveys career gravitas that no other platform can endow. HBO is the jewel in Warner Bros. Discovery's crown. And apparently they hate it 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Finally! — are busily trying to camouflage this vindictiveness with gravitas by uttering a somber incantation: “No one is above the law.” Opinion | How ‘no one is above the law’ became anti-Trump sloganeering 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Sapp’s Mallory is vibrant, charming and suitably quirky, though a few more notes of reserve and gravitas might have helped emphasize that he and Butler are kindred souls — a key theme. Review | In the historic comedy ‘Ben Butler,’ a serious war of words 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z But while the Yale drama school product was known for playing steely authority figures in prestige productions, he also possessed a less-celebrated talent: converting his trademark gravitas into off-the-wall comedy. The weirder side of Lance Reddick 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z “He brought gravitas, seriousness and Marxism with him, and we didn’t have that,” Mr. Ayers said. Jim Mellen, an Original Member of the Militant Weathermen, Dies at 87 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Some found it an effective list of his state-level accomplishments, while others said it lacked gravitas or personality and came off as a lecture. DeSantis indicates privately he intends to run in 2024 as allies prepare 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z President Barack Obama was the main speaker, but he was nearly upstaged by the sheer gravitas of the man who introduced him, Georgia Congressman John Lewis. Campus activists need perspective 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Betty Boothroyd, the first female speaker of Britain’s House of Commons who commanded over proceedings with wit and gravitas, died on Sunday. Betty Boothroyd, Britain’s First Female House of Commons Speaker, Dies at 93 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Despite wearing T-shirts and having once voiced over the cartoon character Paddington Bear, Mr. Zelensky has been transformed by the war into a leader on the world stage with as much gravitas as any other. Tempered in a Crucible of Violence, Zelensky Rises to the Moment 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z "In general, as we age, men are bequeathed gravitas but women are at best offered sympathy," she writes. Zeenat Aman: The 1970s Bollywood diva winning Gen Z hearts online 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The self-described goofball has provided levity and gravitas, not to mention a quick burst and silky moves, for a team that needs it all in search of its first national championship since 1995. UCLA's Amari Bailey may be goofy off the court, but freshman courts serious accolades 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “Which one of them actually brings gravitas and experience and genuine commitment to democracy to the table? And which one of them is currently serving in Congress?” Haley Walks Treacherous Road for G.O.P. Women 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z But his Shakespearean gravitas feels woefully out of place in one of the Ant-Man movies, which, with their cheerful, wholesome tone, have been the most little-kid-friendly offshoots of the ever-growing “Avengers” sequoia. Review | ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ goes big — and boring 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z “In fashion the decades give you so much gravitas it’s like the history of you, and where he’s been and what he has brought to the profession,” Cleveland said. Naeem Khan marks two decades of sparkle and glitz at NYFW 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z A gavel confers gravitas, whether the person wielding it is deserving of respect or not. Column: In Arizona, a crackpot gets promoted and underscores the danger to democracy 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z He added that Evans, who played Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, had “the gravitas and that movie star quality” that was necessary for the new-look Lightyear. To infinity and 'Toy Story 5'! Tim Allen confirms return as Buzz Lightyear 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Harding’s spin on the Malaga Island tragedy, as the title suggests, is to bestow his characters with the gravitas of a Bible story. Paul Harding's modest debut won a surprise Pulitzer. His third novel aims too high 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Kaine has the résumé — mayor, governor, national party chairman, vice-presidential candidate, senator — with the gravitas to take charge. Analysis | Senate workhorses face political extinction, which could leave big holes 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z It’s almost impossible to get tired of hearing his dry speech and heavy German accent, which convey a gravitas that can’t be ignored. What an Endless Conversation with Werner Herzog Can Teach Us about AI 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z A gifted performer can endow even a flimsy role with gravitas. Commentary: What a difference a revival makes: Two famously tricky Sondheim musicals shine in new outings 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Pelé's voice and gravitas could be heard in the commentary of big games long after the end of his career - particularly during World Cups. Pelé: Why black Brazilians like me mourn the King 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z As the film shows, the tome has become a badge of literary gravitas, with talking heads placing it on highly visible bookshelves during live shots. Behind Robert Caro's masterworks, a 50-year bond between writer and editor 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z And Republicans, how about putting forth candidates with a bit more gravitas and experience than Loren Culp? Visions of a lively 2024 WA gubernatorial race dance in our heads 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z He possesses a quiet gravitas, speaking in measured cadence that is sharply different from the older footage. Review | ‘Loudmouth’: Rev. Al Sharpton reflects on a career as a ‘blowup man’ 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z When the BBC broadcast Live Aid in 1985, Whistle Test's team helmed the coverage - lending the event a gravitas that Top of the Pops' more chummy presenters couldn't have managed. An incomplete history of pop on BBC television 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z |
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