Although Ms. Sullivan, who is accompanied by Larry Woodard on piano and Jay Leonhart on bass, brings an air of slightly breathless wonderment to most of the material, behind her faux kewpie-doll naivete is a shrewd acting talent.
"Hancock" was written by Vy Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan, directed by Peter Berg ("The Kingdom"), and produced by such shrewd Hollywood talents as Michael Mann, Jonathan Mostow, and Akiva Goldsman (among others), and, like the people who made "You Don't Mess with the Zohan," these filmmakers realize that it's time to transform digital into meta-digital.
Matthews's career year persuaded the Angels, normally shrewd judges of talent, to give him the lucrative contract.
Bradley, a shrewd judge of talent, seemed a smart buyer in acquiring Sergio Galván Rey, Fabian Taylor, Cornell Glen and Pablo Brenes, but only Glen has played consistently.
Anthopoulos called Gibbons a shrewd judge of talent who works well with the front office and is popular with players, yet unafraid to confront them if needed.
Mr. Congdon, who started out as a messenger at a small New York agency, developed an enviable reputation as a skilled editor, tough negotiator and shrewd judge of talent.
The Devils have won the Stanley Cup three times in the last 16 years, and their longtime general manager, Lou Lamoriello, is widely perceived as a shrewd judge of talent.
Omar Minaya, whom I like, is supposed to be a shrewd judge of talent, but how come Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain, who competed for the fifth spot on the Yankees, are better than the second starter on the Mets, whoever that is? Good grief.
A shrewd judge of talent, especially early in his career, he became known for providing a home for gifted, wayward athletes, signing or trading for some players who were undervalued or given up on by other teams, like quarterbacks Daryle Lamonica, George Blanda and Jim Plunkett, and running back Billy Cannon.
