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...disclose which shows the volunteers-and the computers-found most objectionable. Some hints are in his newsletter, which he has suitably titled NFD Informer. On the basis of last fall's programs, Revlon was declared the "least constructive" sponsor, followed by Dow Chemical, Noxell, Gulf + Western and the Beecham Group. Some of the "least constructive" shows have already been canceled because of low ratings, but among those returning are Taxi, Three's Company, Laverne & Shirley and The Dukes of Hazzard. Wildmon will do more than name offending shows, however. Some of the companies that pay for the most...
...time it seems that Sybylla will indeed submit, though not before a wild fox chase. She makes life miserable for an unsuitable suitor (so identified because his hair is parted in the middle), and is even harder on the suitable chap, Harry Beecham (Sam Neill), who is solemn, good-looking and earnest. But when she prankishly overturns a boat in which they are punting, soaking them both in their decorous, neck-to-ankle costumes, it can be assumed that she likes him. When he proposes, it is hard for her not to accept...
...century Austrialia, is based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Miles Foreman. The rugged setting reinforces Sybylla's spirited independence, which manifests itself in a need to pursue her identity through writing--a persistent calling that prevents her from surrendering to her love for a man. When Harry Beecham first proposes to her, Sybylla asks him to wait for two years so that she may explore the world and live on her own. When he needs her, she promises, she will marry him; and she professes her love for him. The two years pass, Harry waits and asks again...
...minutes of film preceding this scene, Sybylla has pined for Beecham and has jealously resented his attention to her younger sister. The final decision is presented as the articulation of her identity as a person and a writer, but the wrenching thought process that should have precipitated the choice is absent...
...CONCEITED performance of Sam Neill as Beecham makes Harry and Sybylla's love less credible. He peers 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...