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...film is meant to entertain, to divert without rhetoric or didacticism, and it does so in parts with something close to lightheartedness. Watch for the scene in which Francois gives a demonstration lecture on the art of mixing dry martinis, at one point remarking that the ice must be very firm and very cold, about 32 degrees, and notice how discreet Bunuel himself is about the charm of his bourgeoisie...
...pages; $50). Volume I goes only from A through G. Volume II, H through P, and Volume III, Q through Z, are expected within the next five years. When the supplement is completed, it will have more than 50,000 words and 1.5 million quotations selected at times to entertain as well as inform. Under butterfly, for example, Queen Elizabeth II is listed as having said, "I always have butterflies when I open Parliament...
...then President Johnson, he is more morose. He lacks the some of historical justification and approval that Dean Acheson filled his own account of this period with, and replaces is with reflective melancholy. That makes it an easier book to read. But, of course, it is very difficult to entertain pleasant reflections on having been present at the creation of a of a monster...
...Spivaks limit outside social activity to major Washington gatherings, where steady streams of VIPs pay court to his influence. Otherwise, Spivak prefers to entertain Washington figures in his apartment, sizing them up over lunch or cocktails as potential TV guests. He and his wife are also members of a permanent floating poker group that includes Alice Roosevelt Longworth, who, until she kicked the habit two years ago, was the only person to defy Spivak's edict against smoking in his home...
...dissenters, discourage rude questions and avoid unpleasant encounters. The atmosphere for most of the trip was summed up by Ed Reimers, M.C. for an American Cancer Society dinner in Los Angeles. Speaking to the press, Reimers cautioned, "I have been asked to announce that the only question we will entertain is: 'Can we take another picture, please...