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...past slain corpses and Black Plague victims; the blight is so baldly presented that Sharif's ultimate arrival at the one unblemished valley in the Balkans proves enchanting: it's one of those great, outlandish movie ideas which only a philistine could conceive of, and only a moron botch. The Last Valley is the first film in a long time to present effective bucolia, even if John Barry's music, today's answer to Max Steiner's, rumbles ever-ominously in the background...
...further ravages by what he refers to as the "mechanical world view," the "megamachine," "technological exhibitionism"-never, thank God, the military-industrial complex. He has nothing but contempt for scientists who dream about dashing off into space or recreating life on another planet, when they have made such a botch of this one. He quotes a mathematician defending the costly moon project: "Technological possibilities are irresistible to man. If man can go to the moon, he will" Why not, suggests Mumford, carry this notion to its logical conclusion: "If man has the power to exterminate all life on earth...
...flying red flags and shouting "A bas De Gaulle!" voted Gaullist. Having won big wage increases and other with concessions, they reasoned- again with a certain logic-that De Gaulle was better prepared to defend their gains than the Communists, who, with no experience in running the country, might botch up the economy and nullify their improved status. In all, the Gaullists attracted 1,300,000 new voters to their cause...
...treat, however, as always, was at the plate. After a series of mediocre sounds it was announced that the Ill Wind was going to play. Those in the know approached the bandstand before the tourists could botch up the best listening space between the loud speakers. Connie, Carey, Richard, Kenney, and David the drummer made up quite a crew...
...Edward Mulhare, elegant head of Femina cosmetics? Is it his roughneck rival at May Fortune cosmetics, Jack Kruschen? Is it Chemist Ray Walston, who plays his part so broadly that his dialogue seems to be dubbed? Or is it really the men who wrote and directed this bleached botch of a comedy drama...