Word: hand
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Next scene: Graves, who is the brother of Gunsmoke's Jim Arness, browses through photos of available M:I agents. He invariably chooses Barbara Bain, the group's sexy smoke screen; Martin Landau (in real life Barbara's husband), master of sleight of hand and disguise; Greg Morris, ace engineer; and Peter Lupus, strong man. The team sets off to the rescue without informing the audience of its plan-which is always a variation of the con game. Each operative wins the enemy's trust by playing a separate innocent role; together, they catch the villain...
...Since most young conductors tend to weave and wave like hysterical herons, he takes drastic steps to restrict them to wrist movements. In practice sessions with the Academy's student orchestra, he makes them stand still and beat time only with the right hand, keeping the arm tied to a chair or held out stiffly in front of them. He teaches that the conductor is "a necessary evil" who can be crucial to the preparation and rehearsal of a score but should be as unobtrusive as possible in performance. Frequently he quotes the ironical advice of Strauss...
...Stop boxing," he grumbles, or "Stop moving your fanny; I'm not teaching ballet." Even a compliment may be prefaced with "That was the worst thing I have seen in my whole life." Such treatment, says Swarowsky, "strengthens their character and teaches them how to gain the upper hand of the orchestra...
...Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., whose representatives last year made 6,524 appearances before 215,798 people-a 33% increase over 1966. Audiences range from corporation employees to social-club gatherings. This spring, vacationers aboard Grace Line's Caribbean cruise ships will find a Merrill Lynch lecturer on hand. The firm's representatives work with department stores to give women a combination stock market education and fashion show; one of the gimmicks used is a dress made of material with a stock-certificate pattern. As another example, onto the stage strolls a leggy model wearing...
Still, the majority of nominations were beyond controversy. Bonnie and Clyde is up for ten Oscars. Paul Newman received his fourth nomination for Cool Hand Luke; the protean Rod Steiger got his third, for superbly playing the gum-chewing redneck sheriff opposite Poitier in Night. Perhaps the most important fact about this year's nominations is not the who but the where. All five best-actor citations went to stars of U.S.-made films. In the best-picture category, for the first time in nine years, all five candidates are domestic products...