But in Vietnam, for example, about which Mr Hayton writes with particular perceptiveness, the government faces pressure from critics eager to seize on any instance of "softness" towards China.
There is surprisingly little in the public domain that illustrates Assange's private tastes and passions – beyond, of course, that famous OKCupid profile, in which he spoke of his desire to find a "spirited, erotic, non-conformist" woman with "innate perceptiveness and spunk" – and really there are limits to my dedication to investigative journalism.
Based on Irving Stone's popular book, Vincent Minnelli's beautiful, vibrant film tracks Van Gogh's tragic journey into obsessive madness with unusual perceptiveness and insight.
Based on Irving Stone's popular book, Vincente Minnelli's beautiful, vibrant film tracks Van Gogh's tragic journey into obsessive madness with unusual perceptiveness and insight.
Gilder has married his technological perceptiveness with a libertarian brand of anti-government antagonism so right-wing as to make William Buckley blush.
Anuradha Roy's Sleeping on Jupiter (for the unshowy perceptiveness with which it addresses big themes such as religious hypocrisy and violence towards women in Indian society. And for daring to foreground three elderly female pilgrims).
Ric Burns has carved a special niche in documentary filmmaking by addressing some of the seamier aspects of American history (the Donner Party, Coney Island) and bringing them vividly to life with deep psychological perceptiveness.
Mottola's perceptiveness with the actors hardly helps the clotted and clattery movie, but it sure helps the actors, which is more or less the point of the film — the manufacturing of stardom.
Mr. Paterson, who is best known to American television audiences for his sharp-witted performance as the psychiatrist in "The Singing Detective," approaches the role of Lithgow with a piercing perceptiveness and a complete lack of any kind of actor's vanity.
It honors the vividness and perceptiveness with which the writer brings his or her subject to life.
