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...action even worse is the amount of time devoted to special effects sans action, dialogue or intelligent meaning. The lengthiest of these scenes is almost ten minutes long; such sequences dominate the film. Inserted between the effects are bits and pieces of trite dialogue, sparsely populated by thoughtfulness and chock full of allusions to the television series and are thus only understandable to Trek fans...

Author: By Joshua I. Goldhaber, | Title: Not Very Enterprising | 12/14/1979 | See Source »

...There are not as many people here as I thought there'd be. I figured this place would be chock full of people, but I guess they all went to Cabot," a freshman who wished to remain anonymous said yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Undergrads Flock to Lamont Library For a Last Week of Studying Before Exams | 1/11/1978 | See Source »

...book is a chatty one. It is chock full of anecdotes about the famous, near-famous and, with the passage of time, obscure (read: boring) political figures of this century--all of whom she seemed to know. Edwards name-drops in the style she no doubt refined working as the society page editor fo the Chicago Trbiune for several years. Stories of working side by side with Ring Lardner and Charlie McCarthur are as interesting as the tales of life as a New Deal Democrat in Chicago society (one socialite slapped her for opposing Alf Landon). The experiences of later...

Author: By Jonathan H. Alter, | Title: A Passage For India | 11/15/1977 | See Source »

...Ford division, chock-full of young drivers seeking a permanent career in racing and teams looking for a way to hold on, is the most competitive, Herne says. Founded in 1968. Formula Ford is an internationally recognized beginners' class. The successful first season cost the Medenica team about $12,000, but they managed to break even when they sold their car at the end of the year. A normal weekend of Formula Ford racing costs about $500, Medenica says, including entry fees, a set of tires, gas, hotel and travel expenses and repair work on the car. The $500 figure...

Author: By John Dolan, | Title: Racing Towards the Big Time? | 11/15/1977 | See Source »

...than boxer's shorts, and you get the message. But Stallone did capture America's heart for one fleeting moment in motion picture history, and no subsequent bomb can ever take that away from him. While the corny script does wear on your nerves at times, the film is chock-full of can't-miss scenes, and Rocky might restore your dwindling faith that the Underdog still has a chance in this world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: There's A Hitch At Quincy | 11/3/1977 | See Source »

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