Word: fancifulism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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It is silly, thinks Niebuhr, to advertise Christianity by insisting on what, to the secular-minded, will seem "fantastic," i.e., the Second Coming. "The New Testament eschatology is at once too naive for a sophisticated world and too sophisticated for the simple-minded modern man, who has become so accustomed...
It is the rare motion picture magnate who can resist burdening screens with a sequel to any smash hit. Happily, the public has been spared an acquaintance with the Son of Fan Fan the Tulip. Instead, Rene Clair has taken the materials that made Fan Fan so entertaining--a fanciful...
As he grew older, Dodgson learned the art of finding or creating "spirits of peace" that alleviated earthly wretchedness. Alice in Wonderland is the bright vision by which he is known, but it is a mere fragment of the whole-a solitary chip off the imagination of a man who...
Despite this real problem, the instrument-packed boat has contributed a vast amount in an almost unknown field--the science of currents. Working mainly around the Gulf Stream, the boat has charted and recharted its shifting course in an efforts to get at the forces that underlie all currents. The...
The supporting cast is generally excellent. Camera work adds much to the mood of the film, and usually relies upon darkness and shadow to accompany the drama. Jane Eyre has probably received its classic film treatment in this version, which retains the novel's exciting pace and a good deal...