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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...films are all but indistinguishable-we come away with a memory of one or two good jokes, but people don't remember Woody Allen jokes. Because Monty Python, like anything surrealistic, depends on the realism it parodies; it takes not of the world outside and (ab)uses it. Whereas Woody operates in a vacuum, surrounding himself with flimsy satirical types who recur in each film he makes, and his humor vanishes once his personality isn't on screen...

Author: By Peter Swaab, | Title: Academia Meets The Loser | 12/11/1979 | See Source »

Potency does not come cheap. Rod implant surgery runs around $3,500, including hospitalization; for the inflatable prosthesis the cost can go as high as $9,000. Despite the expense, which some medical insurance does not cover, the operations are becoming increasingly popular, and doctors performing them say that implanted men are among the happiest patients they have ever seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Aiding Nature | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...novel consists of one stunning view after another: coral seas, scarlet sunsets, moonlit landscapes, stormy skies. Almost every shot is suitable for framing, and Ballard prefers it that way. Whenever actors step into the frame, the director dismisses them quickly; he seems to feel that characters are intruders who come around only to mess up his pretty pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Ride on a Dream Horse | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

What on earth does this sentence in a news story mean? Has Nevin been guilty of some other funny business that has not yet come to light, or has he simply not done well enough, or what? A flabby and unspecific accusation is anonymously made. There it lies on a page of the New York Times-unfair, unchallengeable, unproven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWSWATCH by Thomas Griffith: Just Don't Quote Me | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...week's romp over Brown, the thinclads showcased their depth. Sixteen runners scored points as the Crimson copped two places in every running event except the 880 and swept the relays, proving that even without Murphy--who suffered from a sore throat and Udo, injured foot--the team can come through with enough points to hang tough in just about any meet...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Tracksters Outrun Eagles; Dixon Records Two Wins | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

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