Word: causticity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...John. They become an odd trio a house of claustrophobia. John soon realizes that he is sharing a situation with his wife, not a life. Though she is desperate for a child, Annie's magnificent obsession and only priority is Helen. John takes to tippling. Tempers flare and caustic words are spoken, especially by Annie, who possesses, as she admits, "a mouthful of boils...
...winners of the Palme d'Or satisfied the byzantine demands of this United Nations of Cinema. Missing was made by a Greek director on location in Mexico for a major Hollywood studio, and as one caustic observer put it, "The film couldn't miss in Cannes: it was both American and anti-American." As for Yol, this slow, powerful study of six Turkish prisoners on a short leave to visit their families was "directed" by its author, Yilmaz Güney, while he was being held in a Turkish jail on a murder charge that his supporters believe...
DIED. Lee Strasberg, 80, guiding guru of the Actors Studio who redirected both the training of actors and theatrical performance in the U.S.; of a heart attack; in New York City. Over five decades, the Polish-born Strasberg, a discerning but caustic pedagogue, helped shape such future stars as Dustin Hoffman, Jane Fonda, John Garfield, Al Pacino, Sidney Poitier, Eli Wallach, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Strasberg's technique, the so-called Method, was inspired by a system developed by the Russian director Konstantin Stanislavsky. Through the use of physical and emotional exercises, Strasberg taught his pupils to forgo...
...exemplary cast, Joseph Maher masterfully conveys the joy and the juice of the play's language. The speeches vary from the fuming arias of a John Osborne to the wryly caustic asides of a Simon Gray (Otherwise Engaged), and Maher enthralls the playgoers with the subtle nuances of a tone of voice...
Allen responded that he was not the subject of Haig's accusation, even though he has been known to make an occasional caustic remark about the Secretary of State. "As a matter of fact, Haig called me to say that he knows it's not me," said Allen. Chief of Staff James Baker, one of Haig's prime suspects, similarly denied being the culprit. Said Baker: "Someone led him to believe that I was the source of the rumor that he would be fired. We cleared that up." So who is it? "I don't know...