Word: fresh
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Unfortunately, though all the clever touches and well-acted segments add up, they don't make for a first-rate movie. They can't overcome the plot; it isn't different or fresh enough. The bright colors of the gypsy world make this drab story good entertainment, nothing more...
...surging price of heating oil is bad news for most homeowners, but not for Walt Schneider of Cannondale, Conn. Schneider's business is selling wood-burning stoves and fireplace accessories. Every time OPEC tacks yet another increase onto the price of a barrel of imported oil, fresh waves of Schneider's neighbors come streaming into his shop in search of a solution to their overheated bills...
With demand for stoves growing, companies are turning out fresh designs that are not only more efficient than the traditional Franklin stove but also a good deal more pleasing to look at. Until recently, imported stoves such as the cigar-shaped Le Petit Godin from France or the futuristic-looking wood burners of Scandinavia have been the industry's pacesetters. Now the slumping dollar is driving up import prices, and people find that they can often get better value with a domestic product like the Vermont-made Downdrafter or the Connecticut-made All Nighter...
...wealth of new stuff that couldn't fit on Some Girls languishing on tape somewhere, facing an unfamiliar time urgency (Billy Wyman is 42 and Keith Moon is dead) and a new solo ambition on Richards' part, the Stones have turned to the single as a way to introduce fresh music without the agony of launching an album piggyback on Some Girls. More can probably be expected in the new year...
Verdi: La Traviata (Deutsche Grammophon, 2 LPs). Conductor Carlos Kleiber gives a fresh, strikingly opinionated reading of an opera that is usually ill-served...