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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Neill's Tom, the son anxious to change his dreary warehouse hob for the life of adventure his father chose long ago, broods like a trapped animal. Alternately raging at his mother and commenting sorrowfully on the action, O'Neill delivers an often powerful performance. He is especially effective in the latter role, although his Scottish brogue interferes mightily with his attempts at a southern accent...

Author: By Julia M. Klein, | Title: At the Zoo | 10/3/1975 | See Source »

...grave pride in helping his sister's old lover. What is canny in this movie is the way these various obligations are made to snake around each other, then abruptly thrust inward to threaten and destroy. Unfortunately, these serpentine strands also cause a great deal of confusion and hob ble the movie just when it should be moving briskly along...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Honor Bound | 3/31/1975 | See Source »

...Katherine Justice), and a neutral, who nevertheless gets a little queasy when shown some scenes of maimed North Vietnamese children (Kate Jackson). The movie is painstak∎∎ing in its refusal to take any kind of stand at all, other than a rather strong suggestion that war plays hob with hearth and home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Quick Cuts | 2/12/1973 | See Source »

...captain Verdt DiSesa notched Harvard's first goal, firing a shot over the shoulder of goalie Bill Cronin at 4:55 of the opening period. Midfieldman Lance Anderson. Left Rosenberger, and co-captain Hob Green each scored once before the quarter ended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Rally Downs Laxmen, 9-7 | 4/17/1972 | See Source »

...autobiography, To Hell and Back - he later starred in the movie version - he recalled his pleasure at being just another soldier. Even in his Hollywood heyday, Murphy was never comfortable in his hero's role. He preferred chatting with the extras to hob nobbing with actors and directors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: To Hell and Not Quite Back | 6/14/1971 | See Source »

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