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...longtime Tolkien addict himself, Director Ralph Bakshi knew these dangers; he also knew that the task of translating this ring-cycle to the screen had stymied some of the most formidable names in Hollywood, including Walt Disney, and still he plunged ahead. Bakshi brought to this project none of the brass and sass that animated his earlier cartoon features including the X-rated Fritz the Cat and the jive-talking Heavy Traffic. If reverence had wings, his new picture would fly. The fact that it hobbles simply proves again that the road to Mordor is paved with good intentions...
Monty Python cackles on the tube and Michael Smith from Leicester, England cracks up as he takes in his nightly dose of British humor (or humour as they say over there) like an addict in a methadone clinic. No one else in the room gets the joke...
...bail, Richard has been touring with the other Rolling Stones, but faced a possible seven-year jail term when he came to trial. Last week in Toronto he listened somberly as his lawyer described him as "a tragic person" with "a poor self image" who became a heroin addict but who has now kicked the habit. A sympathetic judge put Richard on probation for one year, then tacked on an unusual condition. The guitarist must give a free performance for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind...
...public than in the past: "I began getting out more when I realized that I'm not only dependent on readers, I rely on their response." He was especially pleased by the mail he received after Falconer was published last year. "A book about a homicidal, fratricidal drug addict," he says, shaking his head. "I got perhaps two crank letters. The rest were thoughtful comments from concerned, well-informed men and women...
...news. Playwright Paul Giovanni is obviously an addict of Holmesiana, but in the diet of drama he is not past Gerber's. His play is silly, campy and confusing, possibly by design...