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...worked under the single professional name Nadar, and his son Paul. Their subject is Michel-Eugène Chevreul, an elderly scientist and expert on the theory of color mixing. Visible in some frames: a tubular machine that recorded Chevreul's words to be set alongside his facial expressions in the Paris weekly Journal Illustré. In one picture he is saying: "I must make you see. I want to make you see because it is when I see that I believe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Photography: The Sense of a Magic New Gift | 2/16/1981 | See Source »

...Neill also has the disconcerting habit of changing facial expression flamboyantly at every line he hears, particularly noticeable in O'Neill's many scenes with the exemplary Zabusky. The same heavyhandedness unhappily characterizes O'Neill's singing. His voice is rich and resonant but, like Sheldon's, somewhat stentorian under the circumstances...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: A G & S Surprise | 12/11/1980 | See Source »

...does not promise to turn a felon into a bank president. In any case, a more informed judgment on facial surgery's potential for changing personality probably must await release of a study now under way at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Meantime, prisoners continue to apply for surgical work that may cost taxpayers $2,000 to $4,000. But even at that, it may be the cheapest rehabilitation program going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Fresh Faces | 12/8/1980 | See Source »

Ellen Burstyn is called upon to cover a physically and emotionally broad range of acting. While empathetically assuming the pain of an invalid she goes through an impressive series of facial and bodily contortions. Ordinarily possessed of a mild countenance with round, gentle features, her face can grow taut with anger or sadness...

Author: By Jed S. Corman, | Title: Life After Movies | 11/21/1980 | See Source »

...Jedi master and wise-cracking philosopher who teaches Luke the intricacies of The Force. Yoda--a muppet-like creation operated by Frank Oz (Miss Piggy's human half)--proves a special effects miracle in a film where every frame contains an intricate cinematographic maneuver. The puppet's retinue of facial expressions is endless; his ears alone are more expressive than any of his human co-stars, whose abilities to convey emotions seem to have suffered permanent frostbite on the frozen ice planet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Bombs | 7/4/1980 | See Source »

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