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...crisis flows from an unresolved flaw in British society of the '70s: the inequitable distribution of the rewards of labor. The inequalities have become all the more painfully abrasive during the Heath government's concerted drive to lift the British economy to a new plateau of sustained growth. It was a central part of Heath's strategy that Britain's labor unions could be persuaded to hold down their pay demands. But in observing the lavish profits that have accrued to Britain's financial and property speculators over the past year, the unions have...
...field ionizes the air (ordinarily a good insulator) surrounding the lines, turning it into a fairly good conductor of electricity. That allows some of the current in the lines to leak off, creating a blue glow around the wires. This happens especially at points where the lines have a flaw (a faulty section of wire, a minor scratch, a coating of soot or pollen) and in damp weather, when air becomes a better conductor. The result: high-tension experiences for everyone in the vicinity of the line...
What happens to the girl is, understandably, the reviewer's secret. One flaw that may safely be mentioned is that while the caretakers try in every way to convince the girl that the time is 1935 and not 1973, they never succeed. If the girl plausibly believed that she was losing her mind, the play might have achieved some of the tingling suspense of Gaslight...
...from Bach's Cantata #29 known in solo violin, solo organ, full orchestral, and Moog synthesizer versions. The Sinfonia was played brightly by strings and brass only to be let down by the organ. There was not enough bass registration to carry through the Church--in part, a design flaw of the Fisk instrument--but even the upper voices were too thin to compete with such a healthy orchestra. Coupled with a number of fingering lapses in an admittedly difficult part, the Sinfonia was still exciting--but it could have been much better...
...this ill-written, wretchedly performed and tediously directed film may be said to have a central flaw, it probably lies in its reckless violation of a bit of conventional theatrical wisdom: when you call a lot of attention to a gun on the wall in Act I, it had better go off-loudly-by the end of the evening...