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Michael Cimino will be lucky if he ever gets another job, perhaps not because his movie is terrible, but because it is so huge and terrible. The golden boy stands in shame. The kid had potential. He coulda been a contenda. And instead, he's a bum--with nothing to console him but his delusions of grandeur...

Author: By Jacob V. Lamar, | Title: Coulda Been a Contenda | 5/1/1981 | See Source »

Miss Kael proposed Marlon Brando's career as a thermometer to the general decline of our film industry. His "On the Waterfront" lament "Oh, Chollie I cudda had class! I cudda binna contenda!" she called "The Great American Lament." She feels that his recent career has mocked this early promise as a tragic hero...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Critic Kael Scores Flicks And Beatles | 11/30/1965 | See Source »

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