It reads as a documentary, a testament that describes the at-first furtive though vibrant gay scene in Berlin that quickly devolves into a tale of horror of two men on the run, one of whom ends up in a concentration camp. ❋ James Scarborough (2010)
After a prologue of an at-first mysterious content (a woman seemingly throwing herself into the sea), Pao's story formally begins, with Pao (Do Thi Hai Yen, of The Quiet American) narrating her life as we see it (successfully breaking yet again one of those many rigid modern screenwriting guru rules). ❋ Unknown (2007)
It's wonderfully acted, very funny in parts especially Cary Elwes as Jane's at-first involuntary husband, and covers some amazing themes. ❋ Michael May (2008)
Ironically, it's possible because we got, through Rev Wright's at-first shocking sermons out and in the discussion. ❋ Unknown (2008)
My two favorite illustrations are the ones accompanying "Observations from the City of Angels" (a robot hand plucking a petal from a flower) and "Objective Impermeability in a Closed System" (an at-first puzzling piece that I only belatedly realized references Picasso's Guernica). ❋ Shunn (2007)
Botha kept South Africans in the dark about Operation Savannah, the at-first secret South African involvement in Angola in the wake of the collapse of Portuguese colonial rule - which he had convinced cabinet to endorse. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Even Mr. Seward, cautious and conservative diplomat as he was, at-first “opposed any concession or surrender of the prisoners.” ❋ Browne, Francis F (1913)
Even Mr. Seward, cautious and conservative diplomat as he was, at-first ❋ Unknown (1878)
At the instigation of First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill, the British government became a majority and at-first secret shareholder of Anglo-Persian during World War I. ❋ Randy Alfred (2011)
The players recalled the unsettled days after the attacks and the at-first awkward, yet ultimately rewarding visits with victims' families and rescue workers. ❋ ANTHONY McCARRON (2011)
After a strong start, the at-first likable characters underwent seemingly random personality makeovers. ❋ Unknown (2011)
SSO's smartly programmed first half nicely prefigured the unguarded romanticism and splashy angularity of jazz with a gorgeous rendering of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" and an at-first tentative but ultimately rousing edition of Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite." ❋ Unknown (2011)
The bill, which had yet to be formally introduced late Wednesday, drew at-first - glance skepticism from members of law enforcement and the pro-cannabi ... ❋ Unknown (2010)
He has always shown a fascination with cars, especially the wheels (at-first), now he is more into the whole car (although he still ends up ripping most of the wheels off) ❋ Unknown (2010)
Set in 1957 in the backyard of the Maxsons 'modest house, the play depicts at-first playful but increasingly charged confrontations between Troy and his family, with a major plot point involving the building of a fence that has all too symbolic meaning. ❋ Unknown (2010)
And inside the Democratic Party an at-first almost invisible fissure began to widen and show itself, separating Truman from self-described left-wing "progressives" as represented by his predecessor as FDR's vice president, Henry Wallace. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The rise and fall of muni-Fi (and rise again): Clearly, the largest story involving Wi-Fi in 2007 was the at-first continued growth in cities awarding contracts with no money involved on their part to have service providers build Wi-Fi networks -- and the subsequent failure of these networks to be built. ❋ Unknown (2009)
