Word: cops
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with the truly sloppy stereotyping of Benjamin's parents and Elaine's law-school suitor, The Graduate doesn't hold water dramatically or structurally, and ultimately says nothing. Nichols' satire of the uppermiddle class establishment dates back 15 years, and has the impact of a butter knife. A thematic cop-out, The Graduate's simplistic affirmation of love, honesty, and individual liberation provide the cold comfort of a second-rate Aesop fable...
Jimmy ("the Greek") Snyder never played pro football. He has only seen one game this year, and if he so much as said hello to a pro coach or player, somebody would probably call a cop. Jimmy the Greek is an oddsmaker-one of those faceless fellows who set a betting line on pro games for bookies and their clients...
Call for the Cop. Most programs to ease the glut try to treat aviation within the existing rule of individual right to the air. A few experts take a more radical tack. They would create a federal aviation traffic cop to assign not only flight routes but also schedules and air speeds, thus spreading the jarm out of rush hours. Instead of informing the FAA of his flight plan and being accommodated no matter what the crush, every civilian pilot would have to notify a controller of his intentions and ask: "When...
...Baby, reputed successor to I, A Woman in the skin flick genre, aspires to higher things. It promises a story. A squeaky voice at the beginning warns that events will occur--perhaps even a death. And the hero--that's what you call the pugnosed, smalleyed scarecrow in a cop's uniform--knows what virtue is. At one time he patrolled a beat, reported on time, and protected prostitutes from armed prostitutes. But the hero's struggle against ungodly tendencies and the hint of a plot are a cover-up. The movie's a smorgasbord for voyeurs...