Word: fame
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...attacking a pathetic character who embodied the critic. In the late sixties, perhaps influenced by Liv Ullman, his lady at the time. Bergman warmed a bit and granted a few interviews. Even then it seemed he felt an interview was a chore, a quite unpleasant side effect of fame to be conducted with the smug assurance of the true artist...
...malicious theater critic, so for many the quintessence of Bergmanism remains, unfortunately, The Seventh Seal. Simon mentions the film only a few times, and in passing; his omission is one of his best critical judgments. In 1956, the film made Bergman intellectual chic. In later years, its fame, coupled with its lack of substance, led many to a premature disenchantment not only with Bergman but with foreign films as a group. The labored allegory's saintly sheen cannot disguise its sanctimony; stark and serious do not by themselves make profound...
...treaty. And almost every week at one point. Kissinger bombarded the paper with notices that he was cancelling his subscription because of The Crimson's inaccuracy. His letter writing campaign seemed to be his favorite hobby in the days before he worked his way up the ladder to fame...
...from 1932 to 1940; of emphysema and lung cancer; in Kirkland, Wash. Edwards' aggressive pursuit of opposition quarterbacks and ball carriers helped his team to three championships. Later he served as Redskins' head coach for two seasons and in 1969 was elected to the football Hall of Fame...
...Sitting Room. Could t his comedy about mutations found after a nuclear war really be a masterpiece ahead of its time? That's what disgruntled fans of director Richard Lester, of Beatles film fame, have claimed every since the film's miserable box-office showing...