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...could probably give you a shot-by-shot analysis of this unsubtle director's technique, most critics will find it hard to be objective about Revenge of the Pink Panther. So much depends on one's mood, the setting, the company, and, of course, one's expectations. To discard all pretense of objectivity: I had a great time at Revenge, although a) I was in a good mood, b) in a crowded, happy theater, with c) someone I was fond of and d) I expected nothing...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Panther Puree | 8/18/1978 | See Source »

...next phase, the dancers attempt to discard their constraints actively. In the second photograph, Clara Maxwell '80 symbolically sheds the beauty that restricts her by ruffing up her hair. In the third section, the dancers succeed in casting off their chains for a short time, and pretty, free-flowing forms predominate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Anatomy of a Dance: From Idea to Movement | 3/22/1978 | See Source »

...opposed the idea of giving the minority groups special representation and were therefore opposed to the constitution in its present form. The convention delegates, similarly, abhorred the thought of tainting the "divine" institution of one-man-one-vote and were amazed that the minority students were so eager to discard this basic tenet of political philosophy...

Author: By J. WYATT Emmerich, | Title: Convention Faces Apathy and Distrust | 3/21/1978 | See Source »

Other council business last night included a review of the city manager's salary, by City Councilor Kevin Crane, who proposed to reduce the $52,000 salary to $45,000 after Vellucci proposed to reduce it by one dollar in order to discard the issue. Both moves failed to gain the necessary votes...

Author: By Laurie Hays, | Title: Council Vote Favors Apartment Tenants | 2/14/1978 | See Source »

...both sweep and intimacy, although there is too much use of the zoom lens--a noxious device--especially on Agamemnon, who is on the receiving end several times in the first few scenes. Mikis Theodorakis's music begins execrably, thudding around in the first half-hour like a discard from some horror movie, but it begins to wake up with the arrival in Aulis of Iphigenia, and in the final scene provides lively, uplifting support during her climb. This is music that suggests a quiet grandeur without a hint of soupiness...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: A Tragedy--but not a Total Loss | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

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