Word: braving
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...jailed for political activity, and he would not have been engaged in "illegal" political activity if his country's entire legal, economic and social system were not founded on racism and exploitation of 19 million blacks by 4.5 million whites. His death--like the deaths of so many other brave South Africans who have fought apartheid--is the natural result of the country's systematic oppression...
While all the various-and-sundry-ness of Joslin's life and love have somehow made the movie an artistic, cohesive statement, they have also made it a very loose confederation. Let us hope that in his next film Joslin will first be brave enough to make the statement he sets out to make, and, second, will not feel he has to tie all the loose ends of his life and work together in just one bundle...
...neighboring Thailand, with whom it had previously had little contact. Last month the country's Foreign Minister, Ieng Sary, came to New York City, where he played host at a United Nations cocktail party for 200 diplomats. He even provided the entertainment: a film extolling the glories of brave new Kampuchea...
This provides Bancroft with a suitable I climax for a brave, bravura performance. Lined in the face, skinny to the point of emaciation, febrile in manner, she tiers the definitive portrayal of an aging star. MacLaine matches her in their big scene, but is perhaps too conscious of her nice-girl screen image in the rest of the picture. She is entitled to more desperation than she is willing to show...
...most Israelis last week seemed to be exploring a new economic landscape with little joy, a dash of mordant wit and a surprising lack of panic. It hardly seemed possible, but after nearly 30 years of semisocialism-and all the government controls and subsidies that went with it-the brave new world of laissez-faire capitalism so abruptly introduced by Premier Menachem Begin began exploding before their eyes. The Israeli pound, shorn of its artificially pegged value, quickly plunged 46% against the dollar, from 10.3 to 15.2. Prices of essential consumer goods, no longer kept deliberately cheap by big government...