In some ways, the Romanian new wave is fighting the same battle undergone by the other localised culture surges of the noughties, such as Japanese J-horror, the Latin American buena onda, the South Korean hallyu; the battle for survival outside the initial warming spotlight of the global media.
Fury faced mental difficulties before he won the heavyweight title and he faces them even more acutely now as the warm glare of the spotlight shines on him.
"Wives without husbands, children without parents," he said, bathed in a warm white spotlight.
Gates does not warm to the spotlight the way celebrities do.
The perception is that when the going got tough in Cleveland, which looked outmanned against Boston in the postseason last year, James bolted for South Florida, where the sun was warm but the spotlight would not shine on him alone.
They entered the stage and warmed to the spotlight, easing into their numbers with breezy patter.
Much as he warms to the spotlight, however, this is not a draw that Mourinho can be too thrilled about.
Whether it was the ministers or the radio show, many of those who had ignored the Thompsons rushed to their side in the newly warm glow of the spotlight.
And the ceremony and concert, presented in conjunction with Jazz at Lincoln Center and viewable at the Web site ustream.tv, gave each honoree a warm bask in the spotlight, with many previously inducted Jazz Masters looking on, and some of them giving the introductions.
Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Warm Bodies.
