So Mr Berezovsky's camp has been busy praising Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russia's older and more stolidly pragmatic prime minister.

ECONOMIST: Russia

Dylan, with a huge cowboy hat atop his stringbean body, moves through the film stolidly, though he is required to cry at one point.

NEWYORKER: Masked and Anonymous

Naturally, the government of the tiny neighbouring state of Rwanda emphatically denies any involvement in the current rebellion, a line it has repeated stolidly over many years and many similar episodes.

BBC: The tactics behind DR Congo's mutiny

The bulk of the crowd were stolidly watchful.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

All 27 EU states are stolidly opposed to the changes (though many of its network providers aren't), some of which were leaked from a draft Russian document proposing more control over traffic entering its networks.

ENGADGET: EU stands with the US against proposed ITU internet changes: 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'

When Charlie (played stolidly by Chris Weitz, who co-directed "American Pie") rejects Buck's overtures, both amicable and sexual, Buck follows him back to Los Angeles, finds a place to live and promptly becomes his old friend's obsessive stalker.

WSJ: In 'X-Men,' Mutants Have Special Power -- But Plot Does Not