Word: eye
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...effect of the terrorism in Italy, says Bonfante, is that fear has paralyzed the instinct of Italians to excel in something and thereby catch the public eye. Anything they might do that attracted publicity could also attract a terrorist...
...outlawed until 1962. Murderers are still beheaded and adulterers stoned to death under Islamic law. Yet thanks to a gift of Allah?proven reserves of 150 billion bbl. of petroleum bubbling underneath the hot desert sands?this extraordinary nation is hurtling in a blink of history's eye from a medieval past toward the 21st century...
...film extensively deals with only the three basic instincts. The economy of words and footage used to examine the remaining six instincts is a shrewd way to preserve the brevity of the documentary and thereby insure maximum impact upon its audience. Endowed with a seasoned eye for color and an intuitive feel for pacing, The Forty Day Experiencenever begins to drag at any point during the progress of the narrative. But billing the movie as "the first feature color documentary on human development"may border on the misleading, raising some doubts as to the filmmakers' judgment and even integrity...
...science-fiction fans there will be an hour-long show called Battle Star: Galactica, with John Dykstra, who won an Academy Award for the special effects of Star Wars, working the same magic every Sunday at 8 p.m. Vega$ will follow the adventures of a handsome young private eye "in that sizzling city of beautiful women and gambling men," says ABC, while Taxi and Apple Pie are billed as comedies about taxi drivers and zany Americans, in that order. Lest anyone get the characters confused, the shows are scheduled for different nights. The only non-Silverman entry is titled Mork...
...time Cannonade won in 1974, Steve had been working to learn the jockey's trade for two years. He watched the race with a wise young eye, studying how the riders broke from the gate, maneuvered for position in the backstretch and then opened up for the run to the wire. At 14, he vowed to win the Derby himself some day. Some day came very soon: five days after his 18th birthday, just two years and one week after he had received his jockey's license...