Word: bravely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...early '70s, Ashley's marvels attracted a cult following. To dance fans, her debut in Square Dance (1977) was one of the season's hottest / tickets. At about the same time she met her future husband, United Nations Translator Kibbe Fitzpatrick, and he, brave fellow, undertook to give her dancing its final finish. Onstage, said her love, Ashley was "no fun"-- pursed lips, stuck-out chin, blank stare or silly smile. Out went the mannerisms, and the ballerina began to show that she enjoyed her own performances. Ashley's perfectionism shows in several picture sequences, photographed expertly by Jack Vartoogian...
...nuclear age. Any would-be movie adapter of Nineteen Eighty-Four knows that a work so well and easily remembered requires revision if the film is to evoke a response beyond the merely respectful. In these circumstances, the achievement of Michael Radford and his actors is subtle and brave...
...making a bird suit pasted together feather by feather and then launching himself off roofs and cliffs in an attempt to fly. And we are talking about a madness that is innocent, joyous and, finally, perhaps unconquerable and exemplary. Especially as it is presented by Matthew Modine in a brave performance--just over the top but under control--with Nicolas Cage playing sane and sensible counterpoint as Al. In movies ! like Midnight Express and Fame, Director Parker oversentimentalized innocence and oversensationalized the cruelty of the world that oppresses it. Not so in Birdy. Working from a lively adaptation of William...
Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, a brave and noble voice from an almost forgotten continent...
...with a method that seemed like madness. Half of the episodes were directed by Television Veteran Christopher Morahan, 55 (Uncle Vanya, Old Times), the other half by Jim O'Brien, 37, who has directed a number of documentaries and theatrical productions. In addition, the film makers decided to brave four months' shooting on location in India, an adventure that involved wrangling 300 containers of equipment past vigilant customs officers, recruiting local beggars to act as extras and running up a tab of $7 million...