Word: gorgeous
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...oneline gag as Bob Hope and Mort Sahl, he bases his humor on the creation of comic characters-most of them acted by himself. And as the late James Thurber liked to remark, such comedy may be amusing, but it is also serious commentary on human life. "Gleason has gorgeous creative juices," says Requiem's Producer David Susskind with purple accuracy. "He is a thundering talent-the kind of raw, brilliant talent that has gone out of style, with as much instinct in drama as in comedy...
...majority, he expects to be offered a Cabinet post, but for no clear reason finds himself quietly scuppered. The rejection rankles. A child of poverty, the hero has unhappily contracted one of the more dangerous diseases of deficiency: galloping ambition. He finds biological consolation by attaching himself to a gorgeous platinum blonde (Mary Peach) about half his age. He takes political revenge by attaching himself to the bright pink rump of the party. But these two concerns conflict. He misses his big chance to bait the Prime Minister because he has taken an opportunity to bed the blonde...
...Simply Gorgeous. The "trial"-a kind of rally for motorcycles*-is a punishing test of bike-handling skill that requires the agility of an acrobat, the know-how of a mechanic, and the endurance of Job. Riders use special, lightweight motorcycles with high ground clearance (for traversing rocky terrain), special gears (for hill-climbing power), and waterproofed engines (for fording streams). Bounced like Yo-yos by their bucking bikes, they must make their own repairs in case of breakdown, take care of their own first aid. Spills are common: in the Welsh trial. Russia's Vikton Pylajev broke both...
...like looking at a steeplechase horse. It's lovely. When you feel the tires bite the turf and the bike take off. and you know you've judged it just right, and you can feel the power waiting to take a bite again-that's simply gorgeous...
...those whose means are evil though their ends be good, and the world goes happily back to war. The paper-airplane crowd may find the ethics of the film a bit confusing, but they are bound to get a bang out of The Albatross, which is indeed a gorgeous gadget. Made entirely of impregnated paper, it checks out at 200 m.p.h. and looks like a cross between a blimp, a helicopter, a giant bat and a 19th century resort hotel. It even has a side porch...