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Dates: during 1980-1989
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FORTUNATELY, the actual filming of Dancers offers some viscerally exciting movement and light. Especially well-executed are a scene of the dancers eating pasta in the Italian countryside as well a sequence in which Tony dances alone bathed in five o'clock sunlight. Why, however, such flawless cinematography was not employed during the 20-minute-long sequence of the actual staged ballet remains a mystery. Nevertheless, the audience is thankful for the respite from cliched and silly dialogue that this 20 minutes provides...

Author: By Deborah E. Copaken, | Title: Giselle in Hell | 10/16/1987 | See Source »

...shot clock was mysteriously turned off in the final minute, and in the confusion the Bison scored with 10 seconds left to seal...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Aquamen Place Sixth at Eastern Leagues | 10/13/1987 | See Source »

Grim's desperation shot with 20 seconds rolled wide. Cornell then ran out the clock to preserve...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Red Upsets Stickwomen, 2-1 | 10/13/1987 | See Source »

Penny Kaganoff, who has reviewed several examples of the genre in her capacity as an editor at Publishers Weekly, agrees. "With more and more of these books, women are becoming more worried and more nervous about having a good relationship, and they are hearing their biological clock tick louder," % she says. "These books are less than helpful." Betty Friedan, godmother of the feminist movement, also warns of "books that prey on the transitional stage" in the sexual revolution, when women are still grappling with unaccustomed challenges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Back Off, Buddy | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

...their front yard, snow melts off six other refrigerators, piles of tires, three Maytag washing machines, a dozen bicycles, several bed frames and various orderly piles of useful treasures, all harvested from the dump. Their toaster, broiler, blender, coffeepot, clock, heaters and just about every other electrical item in the house are also from the dump, repaired by Ron, along with down jackets, chairs, front ends for cars, wood, French windows and jars for canning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New Mexico: A Family Lives in Its Own World | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

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