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...friendly, affectionate musical for all ages-between five and twelve. The first half of the movie drags a bit, but the action picks up once Dick Van Dyke, who plays a pixilated inventor, gets his children, his girl friend (Sally Ann Howes) and his car airborne in a glorious romp...
Then there are the songs. "The Parish Boy's Progress" has nothing to sing about, but that has not stopped Composer-Lyricist Lionel Bart. Starveling orphans chant about Food, Glorious Food. Oliver asks Where Is Love? Fagin warbles, "Can a fellow be a villain all his life?" Well done? Indeed. Appropriate? In doubt. Putting trust in sounds and forms, Bart has obscured the message of "that great Christian," as Dostoevsky once called Dickens. The "demd horrid grind" is gone. In its place is solid, canny entertainment. Purists and sociologists will object as loudly as Christmas audiences will applaud...
...record note, however, that Brigitte Bardot stars in the film, and that she is still a glorious beauty and a first-rate actress. Her English accent never fails to interest and amuse, though unfortunately her dialogue is mostly along the lines of "I have no more cartridges," or "You wanted me last night, do you still want...
...writes Russian Spy Rudolph Abel, addressing fledgling operatives in the Soviet secret police. The convicted spy that the U.S. exchanged for downed U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers in 1962, Abel is the exemplar and frequent spokesman for a current massive Soviet propaganda campaign. Its aim: to trumpet the glorious exploits of the KGB in the Russian press, TV, radio and cinema...
Like many another women's fashion designer, Scott is turning his attention increasingly to men's clothes. His vibrant, eye-popping print shirts at $55 each are only a beginning-he hopes. "The Medici, who invented banking, wore glorious colors," says Scott. "So why shouldn't your banker today dress in red velvet...