Word: darkeness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with material on Reagan. The Soviets know everything from the size of his biceps to the way he conducts himself at closed-door meetings. By contrast, U.S. intelligence analysts do not even know whether Andropov drinks vodka. The Soviet leader at this point is little more than a neat, dark blue suit filled with cold air. But we have made a start in putting some flesh and blood under the suit...
...DISAPPOINTING that, despite the coziness, many actors need a microphone to be heard One of the few who do not need help is Sam Scalamoni. When he first appears in the back of the dark theater singing "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" and sporting a multi-colored tailcoat, Scalamont fills the house by himself. Scalamont, cast as both John the Bapost and Judas, nandies madness subtly the switch from Christ's right-hand man to His betrayer, gradually separating himself from the other joyful, rag-clad actors. He easily outshines James Weatherstone, who is uninspiring as Jesus...
...direct the project, Paramount executives were convinced that they needed a general as much as an artist. They turned to Dan Curtis, 55. Though he had an unimpressive list of credits, including a couple of horror movies and the soap opera Dark Shadows, they felt sure that he had the passion, talent and physical stamina for the job. Wouk was put off by Curtis' record. Only after Paramount sent him two nonhorrific Curtis TV specials did the novelist agree to see him. "He came to my home, but he wasn't wearing the bar mitzvah suit I figured...
...woman who played Natalie Jastrow was supposed to be about 33, "a big, dark Jewish girl," in Wouk's words. He wanted her so Jewish-looking that her ethnic background would be immediately obvious in several key scenes. The choice: MacGraw, who, though she claims some Jewish ancestry, does not look Jewish. She is honest enough to admit to being 43, but she looks ten years younger...
...meals a day. Nothing anywhere else could compare. Perhaps more importantly. Hudson's offered a brand of courtesy and service which bonded shoppers and bred loyalty. Up to its final day of business on January 7, employees operated the store's elevators and delivery men drove dark green tracks along familiar routes. People came not only to stop, but also to make travel arrangements and rub shoulders with an eclectic crown of shoppers. Hudson's reportedly employed clerks of more than a dozen nationalities to accommodate immigrant customers...