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...beginning was Gentleman's Agreement, in which Nice Goy Gregory Peck pretended to be Jewish, the better to write an earnest indictment of anti- Semitism for a magazine. Now, almost 40 years later, comes Mark Watson (C. Thomas Howell), overdosing on tanning pills and learning what it feels like to be black. But Mark is no gentleman: short of funds, he is out to obtain a scholarship to Harvard Law School intended for a black student. And the only agreement the filmmakers have reached is to aim for safe mediocrity...
...very wisely slipped every punch and ducked every engagement with the President." Even in Louisiana, where Reagan's policies were blamed for the statewide economic crisis wrought by the collapse of oil prices, Democratic Winner John Breaux declined to criticize the President. He diplomatically called Reagan a "very nice gentleman who gets bad advice...
Group Sex is about the improbable romance between Frances Girard, who is a young editor at a New York City publishing house and a lady; and Paul Treat, a steam-headed avant-garde stage director who is definitely no gentleman. Treat is known for his manhandling of the classics -- Peer Gynt performed on stilts, As You Like It featuring seals. Before long he has Frances believing that stilts rescue Ibsen and that seals are ideal companions for Shakespeare's lovers. He also has her playing dubious "primal scenes" -- one is called "Rudolf and Mary," about the suicide pact at Mayerling...
...population are "attending": following the campaigns, informing themselves about world affairs or caring about public issues in any active way. Field tells the story of a door-to-door campaign worker who persuaded the head of one California household to register to vote. "What are the choices?" the gentleman asked. Democrat, Republican or Independent, he was told. "Which is Reagan?" the man said. "That's what I want...
...decided to get the real name and position of this self-styled "owner." Not only did the gentleman refuse to give his name, but he also grabbed the menus out of our hands and told us to get out. And he turned out not even to be the owner...