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This director bears no resemblance whatsoever to his armchair counterparts in Hollywood. For Werner Herzog, filming his latest effort Fitzcarraldo, only hauling this massive ship over the mountain would properly illustrate the central metaphor of his movie. Perpetually choosing the most difficult route possible to achieve his goals, Herzog scorns the shortcuts and props that usually dominate his medium...
...Blank's documentary, Burden of Dreams, which opened last Friday at the newly renovated Brattle theater, captures Herzog and his crew fighting both to create a movie and retain their health and sanity while entrenched in the primitive jungle. Beware of dismissing this movie merely because it falls into the category of "documentary." It is a fascinating portrait of a director straddling the border between sanity and the depths beyond, while challenging himself and nature through the jungle...
...spacious Busch Memorial Stadium, power is hardly necessary, or so Manager Whitey Herzog has demonstrated. Herzog has the team playing his special brand of running, hustling baseball -- "Whiteyball," as the locals call...
...concern is to keep anyone from trying to pull their money out. We are writing the book on how it's done on this one." As the talks wore on, members were in almost constant tele phone contact with Mexico's Finance Secretary Jesús Silva Herzog. During breaks, the financiers grabbed quick meals at a nearby 24-hour restaurant...
After his speech, Silva Herzog returned to New York to meet with representatives of about 115 international banks that hold Mexico's foreign debt. He requested a 90-day postponement of loan repayments totaling some $10 billion. Silva Herzog added that Mexico would require between $500 million and $1 billion in additional credits over the next year. The proposals were accepted in principle...