Word: boxful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...country's only effective force for maintaining law-and-order, looked on. Whether Nicaragua's revolution proves to be a moderate one or a reproduction of Castro's coup depends in large measure on the emerging leader of the new provisional government, Sergio Ramirez Mercado (see box...
When the ending of a film is altered late in production, the change-Coppola notwithstanding-is usually made in the hope of raising box office receipts. Alterations often come after a preview audience has seen the movie and filled out questionnaires, which are studied by Hollywood executives with the same kind of eager dread White House aides must feel when they pore over the latest Gallup. Even the best and most independent directors find audience reaction helpful: Stanley Kubrick first filmed a wild custard-pie fight between the Americans and the Soviets as a final scene for Dr. Strangelove...
...game as played by directors, producers and studios is neither good nor bad; as Epstein observes, previewing and then fixing a film is "like taking a play out of town for a tryout." All's well that ends well as long as the picture does well at the box office. Epstein, for one, boasts that he would rewrite Shakespeare: "I think the worst ending in the world is Hamlet. There is too much blood. There should have been a few less corpses." It looks as if Coppola has been won over to that less-is-more outlook...
Allman Brothers Band--Boston Garden, Causeway St. Telephone 227-3200. Aug. 24, 8 p.m. Tickets $11, $9.50, $8.50 available at box office and major ticket outlets...
George Carlin with Travis and Shook--Music Hall, Tremont St., Boston. Telephone 423-3300. Aug. 18, 8 p.m. Tickets $9.50, $8.50, $7.50 available at Ticketron and major ticket outlets. Box office opens July...