31. The stagey poses, extravagant gowns and near-abstraction of patterned light and shadow unblushingly signal an entry into the land of fantasy. 32. Detractors accused him of appearing sullen, bored and stagey and of relying on a sneaky humor and swagger that approached self-parody. 33. During many of the scenes, the cutting is too quick _ as if he's worried the film might seem too stagey . 34. Dole's momentary change of uniform, the most noteworthy aspect of his initial post-resignation campaigning, struck some voters as stagey . 35. The camera cannot capture the live show's intimacy; the stage lighting and stagey gestures and speeches do not translate well to video. 36. Writing in the Telegraph, Michael Hogan noted that Thursday's hour long episode was slow and stagey to reveal Jane as the killer. 37. Combined with a Vronsky who is masculine, but a tad stiff, it's no wonder the dialogue often sounds stagey and sometimes insincere. 38. His TV ads were partly to blame _ bland, generic and stagey , they handcuffed the charismatic former mayor of Dallas and muted his passion. 39. As a finale to the stagey production numbers, the spectators waived gold sheets of tinfoil, a sparkling gesture to honor the color of victory. 40. Manson is the 1990s version of Alice Cooper; he uses a woman's name, leads a hard-rock band and provides stagey spectacle.
