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...bona fide press conference--the Crimson people were the only critics present--self-styled or otherwise.) It was one of the studio-sponsored get-togethers meant to spread word-of-mouth in big college areas. The questioners sounded like job-seekers; as I walked in, a young gentleman kneeling on the floor (there were some scattered chairs) asked: "How do you sell your films?" And Kramer replied that he had a treatment ready whenever he had a saleable package; that he'd recreate the story for the prospective financier, "enliven it, enrichen it and pull the snake...

Author: By Michael Sragow, | Title: Guess Who's Coming to Brandeis? | 11/12/1971 | See Source »

Desperate, she walks the streets and notices a man in the window of a coffee shop. He is tall, curly haired, solidly built and, most important, reading R.D. Laing. To bed. Next morning, even before the gentleman turns T.R. out, he manages to turn her off by slipping her "a little cab fare"; Shock. Tears. Failure of communication. Alone once more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Alienation Blues | 11/1/1971 | See Source »

...handle that matter. There is a gentleman here who speaks Chinese." Benson added that the Chinese-speaking employee was not in the office, and offered to have him call back. He declined to give the employee's name...

Author: By Garrett Epps, | Title: FBI Seeks Chinatown Informers | 10/29/1971 | See Source »

...dollar off the gold standard. He had the discretion, however, to keep his objections to himself-a fact that Roosevelt appreciated. When another official resigned with an angry blast at the President, F.D.R. instructed an aide: "Tell that man to go see Dean Acheson to learn how a gentleman resigns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Diplomat Who Did Not Want to Be Liked | 10/25/1971 | See Source »

...Gossett rolls his eyes, shuffles along behind his new master, escapes at his first chance and meets Garner outside of town, where they split the profits and have a good laugh. It all works splendidly until they run afoul of a shrewd little swindler (Susan Clark) and an angry gentleman, name of John Brown. Part adventure, part easygoing comedy, Skin Game is an amiable pleasure about the size of this review...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Shuffling Along | 10/25/1971 | See Source »

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