Word: helpfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Starr added that the committee hoped to help people understand why the events in 1968 occurred and to look at the effects they had on subsequent years...
Bruccoli takes the plausible view of their relationship: Fitzgerald had not only a genuine regard for Hemingway's genius but also an immature fascination with Hemingway the warrior and sportsman. Ernest, by contrast, had a desire to dominate and turn a cold shoulder on those whose help might appear to challenge his independence. The list of his ex-friends included Sherwood Anderson, Gertrude Stein, John Dos Passes and Archibald MacLeish...
MEANWHILE, DR THORNDIKE, with the help of his old professor, Dr. Lillolman, tries to cope with his own particular neurosis--fear of heights known as High Anxiety. Montague and Diesel find out about his condition by chance, and the plot thickens into a conventional murder mystery, with comedy ostensibly subbing for the mystery. Thorndike is cleverly framed, but aided by the daughter of an imprisoned patient (Madeline Kahn), he shakes the police and manages to clear his name and even overcome the ravages of High Anxiety...
...most unsettling thing about the movie is its portrayal of Alan Freed as a man who through his vision created a whole new cultural force which he rode to the top without anyone's help. He is shown as a man who helped struggling artists, black and white, and who transcended the race prejudices of his era through his musical vision. He is ultimately seen, in the movie, as a martyr to the forces of evil who would keep black people oppressed, genius and creativity stifled and rock and roll out of American life...
...film does not have some good moments. The scene in which the "Planotones" (Danny and the Juniors) record "Come and Go With Me" truly captures that magic second when artists find the groove and turn onto something classic. As Freed watches his producer exhort the "Planotones," you can't help but be struck by the thrill of discovery the musicians must have felt...