Word: ets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Manhattan galleries at midwinter, the overall impression is of a series of dead ends being earnestly explored by many artists. They are producing hundreds of square yards of post-abstract expressionism, after Hans Hofmann, Robert Motherwell et al., and seeming acres of color field after Morris Louis and Jules Olitski. There are innumerable variations on hard-edged abstraction, after Stella, and scintillating but ultimately repetitious structures of glass, light and Lucite in the dimming name...
...bungled by being to flatly spelled-out; the flashbacks are too insistent, show too much. Everything is reduced to a simple formula; each murderer gets his motive neatly assigned to him. The energy is lost that should be generated in any room containing John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Ingrid Bergman et al. Lumet doesn't seem to realize that such energy won't generate itself, that he has to do something to make it happen. The pace of his film is slow, so slow at the beginning that you can enjoy it purely as an atmosphere picture, as the camera takes...
...Russian words. Boris' realistic-in a sense unoperatic-style of recitative is perhaps Mussorgsky's greatest innovation and contribution to future operatic composers. Says Conductor Schippers: "Boris influenced so many composers-Puccini, Stravinsky, Janacek, even Gian Carlo Menotti. Without it we might not have had a Pelleas et Melisande. That's how important I think Boris is." -William Bender
...years Boston area skiers have been more inclined to drive a few hours longer to get to Vermont's "biggies"--Stowe, Mt. Snow, Killington, et. al.--leaving New Hampshire as the Green Mountain State's little sister. But last year, the ski operators in New Hampshire intensified their campaign to pull a larger chunk of the New England ski dollar into their coffers...
...volcanoes and happy old age. The Grand Prix Litteraire des Vins du Périgord de la Région de Bergerac goes to the best literary celebration of the glories of Perigord wine. First prize: half a barrel of Périgord wine. The Prix Mystère et Cognac, which was unfortunately abolished this year, traditionally went to the best detective novel whose hero drank cognac. There are even awards for losers. The coveted Prix Cazes goes to a writer who has never won any other prize...