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...continue to disbelieve everything the Soviets say or do, then dialogue between the superpowers is hopeless. We can do nothing but wait for a better day and more enlightened citizens. Domenic Lombardi New Castle...
...sent 30-foot flames shooting into the air and may have killed many of the 100 siege victims. Early the next morning, the terrorists released Justice Reinaldo Arcienagas with a proposal for a cease-fire and truce. The government refused. The surviving guerrillas apparently realized that their situation was hopeless and reportedly began shooting the judges in cold blood...
With the premise of handing control of the camera over to Cal (Calvin Robertson) and Andre (Andre Keuck), the film refuses to accept the idea of its anti-heroes as hopeless zombies led astray by the supposed ills of popular culture. The two are smart, witty at times, and almost wholly independent of their surroundings. They have friends, their families are not in any way abusive, and they never mention their cultural preferences, in fact burning all of their possessions before the attack so that no blame can be laid on such associations...
Boxing right now is punch-drunk legends, venal managers, scheming promoters, calloused writers, hopeless under-cards, injured preliminary boys, several champions per myriad division and one middleweight monster. Also, lately, hectoring medical associations and posturing legislators. Watching a fight like last week's in both horror and appreciation, finding equal wonder in savagery and science, one is amazed and a little ashamed that there has always been a class poor enough for this uncivilized business, this simplest sport or this purest art. What can you call it? Jake LaMotta, still married, called it "the best three rounds of fighting...
...Will you listen to me? Trying to tell you they're taking you to court here, anybody comes to the door don't open it. Stumpp serving a summons on you some seedy process server comes to the door tell them a mile away, some down at the heels hopeless looking bastard they get seven dollars a summons he has to hand it to you, has to touch you with it, see some burnt out case out here on the doorstep you open it and all he says is Mrs Booth? hits you with the paper and that...