Hollywood is full of directors who made their name with a small-scale thoughtful movie, and then promptly put this earnestness behind them with a shift up to the megabudget big league.
A Buddhist altar is tucked away in a dark tower of Bayon; outside, rocks thought to create curses if removed are piled in small, thoughtful arrangements.
Small, thoughtful touches like that make it a memorable spot.
Be alert to the small, thoughtful acts of others and express your appreciation for them.
A small, thoughtful 44-year-old, she offers a running commentary on her expectations and disappointments.
After meeting in college, Sharon and Mel spent a decade making (per their critics) "small, thoughtful cartoons and out-of-mainstream animation shorts for a thinking woman's audience".
Here was the schlubby funny guy from Superbad giving a masterclass in reserve, his small thoughtful features lost in the big moon of his face.
JM Read the full four-star review 3.30pm, Pleasance Courtyard (until 29 August) I love the fringe because it throws up small, thoughtful, moving and unassuming shows such as this one in which Lucy Grace sets out in search of Lucy Barfield, the girl to whom CS Lewis dedicated The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
All these small, thoughtful and seemingly loving acts are really instances of an anemic contempt for and patronization of her mother, who, she is sure, absolutely sure, would much rather have seen a Bette Davis double feature in the neighborhood rerun house, the Stanley, and then have enjoyed a melted-cheese sandwich and a cup of tea in Holsten's Ice-Cream Parlor.
As in life, it's often the small, thoughtful gestures – from a well-timed message of consolation after my football team loses to suggesting activities to do with the kids when it's raining in my beach holiday resort – that are the most powerful.
