Word: chases
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...biting commentary he ever wishes to make. Most men are basically good, says Kramer's films; their political and social ills are shallow compared to the potential of their 'untapped depths of human understanding'; if you get a Negro and a cracker on the same side of a chase, they'll learn to respect each other. Think of Pauline Kael on Ship of Fools: "Original Sin Meets Mr. Fixit." As for recalcitrant Nazis or racists: Kramer only suggests slaughter...
...scientific nonentity when she began her work. Born in London in modest circumstances, she worked as a secretary when she arrived in Nairobi. Struck by her feeling for animals, Africa's worldrenowned paleontologist, Dr. L.S.B. Leakey, wangled a grant and packed the young lady off to chase chimps. At first she could not get within 500 yards of her subjects. Real discoveries started, however, when a bold chimp she called David Graybeard strolled into her camp one day and began chewing on a palm nut. Lured by bananas, his friends followed. Jane in turn followed the band...
...loss mathematically eliminated Harvard from the Ivy title chase. The Crimson is now 3-4 on the season and 2-3 in league play...
...themselves at this point. In any event. Hakim fled from their guns, and the receptionist raced into the room where the meeting was going on. She screamed. "There's some white men trying to shoot Malik." By this time, the people in the room had caught up with the chase. Hakim was lying injured outside under the eyes of a dozen policemen. He had been placed under arrest on two charges--violation of parole and the rape of a white woman...
Midway through it all there is a race between an automobile and an elevated train that is sharply reminiscent of the careering car chase in Bullitt. Philip D'Antoni produced both movies, and it is obvious from the similarities in pacing and incident that he also took a hand in their direction. If he was imitating his first success with The French Connection, he has also improved upon...