Word: aunts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...expect the unexpected but manages to be consistently surprising never theless, introducing new twists and outrages that not even the most warped spectator could have foreseen. The novel adopts a formal, almost fussy style to convey lunacy, as if Berger were describing low deeds to a maiden aunt. At one point, Earl finds himself face down in a swamp, having been punched from behind by Harry. Berger writes: "He was not paralyzed, but someone's large foot was planted in the middle of his back. Owing to this impediment he could not rise...
...Donahue & Co. (2) 3. Free to Choose, Milton & Rose Friedman (3) 4. All You Need to Know About the IRS, Strassels with Wool (7) 5. Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient, Cousins (6) 6. On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors, Wright (5) 7. Aunt Erma's Cope Book, Bombeck (4) 8. The Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise, Pritikin with McGrady (8) 9. How to Become Financially Independent by Investing in Real Estate, Lowry 10. White House Years, Kissinger...
...from underneath his broad-rimmed hats as if posing for Gentlemen's Quarterly. His one-dimensional and completely uninspired performance clashes with the superb acting of the other characters. Robert Grubb as Hawdon is especially outstanding as Sybylla's awkward suitor, and Pat Kennedy--who plays Beecham's stodgy Aunt Gussie--is an archetypal proponent of Vicotrian mores. Don McAlpine, the director of photography, in a sense presents the most stellar supporting performance. McAlpine's love for the Australian landscape builds to an affair that he reveals on the screen in breathtaking colors...
...Aunt Erma's Cope Book, Bom beck...
...father's unmarried sister adores the mother's unmarried brother. That subplot should underline the tightness of this family circle, but in this production, it comes across as merely silly. Sarah Sewall, as the spinster aunt, falls into the obvious danger of mawkishness. She lavishes devotion on her brother's children and her sister-in-law's brother too ostentatiously. And, like Evans, Sewall does not move like a middle-aged woman. Her counterpart is much better. Genuinely funny as the incorrigible uncle, the drunken wastrel, one wishes Jonathan David Lemkin appeared more often...