Word: gamblin
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...long as they didn't criticize the Nazis, they did so with surprising freedom. Bertrand Tavernier's Safe Conduct is an epic (almost three hours long) reconstruction of that era--comic, suspenseful, romantic. It's a richly populated movie, focusing most intently on a clever assistant director (Jacques Gamblin) who is desperately balancing the demands of career, family and Resistance activities. The film's great set piece is his sober-hilarious overnight flight to Britain on underground business, which must be completed in time for him to be on-set the next morning. It's lovely and winning--words that...
Vicki sent me to meet Utah Senator Orrin Hatch. "I'll probably say something about us having the greatest skiing on earth or the world's greatest choir," he said. We had a lot of work to do. My first idea, "Utah: the no-drinkin', no-gamblin', no-whinin' state" didn't go over well. And "Utah: our Olympic officials are as corrupt as anyone's" was summarily dismissed. But "Utah: home of that snotty Sundance Film Festival" pleased the Senator greatly. "Robert Redford is a liberal Democrat. What do you expect?" he said. And after we tried to come...