As smart and thought stirring as this exhibition is, it is also a little short on living, breathing artworks, and slightly overloaded with rather stale ones and other objects and diagrams that, altogether, function primarily as interesting period pieces or historical artifacts.
The images snag on the edges of thought, stirring up fragments of half-remembered dreams.
But, after seeing the intriguing trailer for Richard Linklater's R-rated Boyhood, the only thought stirring in my best friend's and my heads was "We HAVE to sneak into this movie".
And they're the ones, I think, stirring it up.
But after watching so many Democratic Conventions over the years with no coherent big picture message, messages that were all personal and didn't have an ounce of ideological definition to them (think Dukakis' stirring "I'm a good manager" message, Kerry's "I'm a war hero" message, and a host of others), it was a joy to see a clear definition of who we are, what we value, and what we believe in.
DAVID DENBY: I think it's stirring — particularly the rugby scenes, but it's also a little stiff, don't you think?
"It is cynical, but I think they enjoy stirring up a hornets' nest".
Her full return was announced in January 2005, with John Yorke, the BBC controller of continuing drama series, stating he was "delighted" as "[Peggy] is a hugely loved character and one we think will be stirring things up from the moment she steps back into Walford".
But one of Jerusalem's most affecting qualities is, I think, its stirring sense of place.
Emmy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow, Nelson ("Freedom Riders," "Jonestown," "The Murder of Emmet Till") has forged a stirring, thought provoking montage of film clips, talking heads and still photos of one of the most dramatic movements in modern American History.
The door of the sitting room was partly open, and she thought she heard something stirring.
