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Dates: during 1970-1979
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While generals and admirals have paraded in and out of the elegant pale yellow structure over the years, Blair House has remained a place of hope. The original house was built in 1824 by an offshoot of the Lovell family of Massachusetts, taken over later for a century by the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Ghosts and Pecan Bars | 11/6/1978 | See Source »

The Billy Hayes we first meet is, by any measure, an unlikely hero. His self-image is a familiar and obnoxious one: cocky, fool-hardy American punk bopping around the Mideast with his girl and his stash. Played by Brad Davis in his flashy feature film debut, Billy comes off...

Author: By Joe Contreras, | Title: Busted at the Border | 11/4/1978 | See Source »

There is a raw, uncontrolled quality about Midnight Express that accounts for the film's magnetic pull on the viewer. The violence is graphic and uncompromising, mindful of no boundaries imposed by discretion or "good taste," whatever that might be. Brad Davis' performance as Billy reinforces this no-holds-barred...

Author: By Joe Contreras, | Title: Busted at the Border | 11/4/1978 | See Source »

The supporting cast of Midnight Express complements Davis's performance by providing appropriate counterpoints to his character and acting style. Randy Quaid in particular shines as Jimmy Booth, the slightly psychotic American imprisoned for stealing two candlesticks from a Turkish mosque. Like the other actors in the movie. Quaid has...

Author: By Joe Contreras, | Title: Busted at the Border | 11/4/1978 | See Source »

Narcotic spaceshot put-ons in the memory of great rock'n'roll continued with "Sandman"--another song spaced into lost perception. And finally, oh finally, "Cat" Davis came jogging through the gym, stripped of her warm-up and donning her Everlast gloves. I was expecting, something like a roller derby...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Rock 'n Roll Sometimes Forgets | 11/2/1978 | See Source »

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