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...cacti and petrified armadillos lure travelers from the interstates to the tourist emporiums of dusty towns. Lacking any such magnet, Clayton, N. Mex. (pop. 3,000), a farming and ranching center nine miles from the Texas border, was long, in the words of Local Merchant Leon ("Buster") Zinck, "a forgotten city?even in Albuquerque." But no more. Now Clayton's Union County Fairgrounds boast a unique attraction: a 100-ft.-tall windmill, the first in the land to be built by the Government to supply electricity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: Electricity from The Wind | 2/13/1978 | See Source »

...Little Criminals," it's simplicity. In today's world, simplicity is usually a welcome addition to any venture, but in "Little Criminals" the marked lack of complexity quickly translates into boredom. Newman's latest effort, for the most part, doesn't have the necessary ingredients for the great block-buster cult album that his fans may be looking...

Author: By Marc M. Sadowsky, | Title: Simple Music | 10/18/1977 | See Source »

...Buster Keaton Festival. At the Orson Welles: The Navigator, Friday through Sunday at 5, 7:30 and 9:45, with The Saphead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Listings | 10/13/1977 | See Source »

...swimming to shore from a sinking ship, but not nearly as funny as it was when Katherine Hepburn wrestled with her little leopard in Bringing Up Baby. The red gas stove is certainly milked for all its comic absurdity, yet Yves Montand cannot do with it half of what Buster Keaton did with a simple pair of bicycle handlebars in Sherlock Jr. Director Jean Paul Rappeneau seems to understand the basic atmospheric conditions of screwball humor, but he fails to enliven his combination of characters and incidents with any modern twists or new routines. He does not realize that this...

Author: By Joellen Wlodkowski, | Title: Screwballing Amidst the Mango Trees | 7/19/1977 | See Source »

...Buster Keaton Film Festival, including The General, Sherlock, Jr., Steamboat Bill, Jr., and The Navigator. Call for times...

Author: By De Witt, | Title: Film | 7/8/1977 | See Source »

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