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Egotistical producers, pampered actors, ill-used writers, oily agents: the familiar cast was on hand as the BBC poked its nose into the film capital. But producer Nicolas Kent enlivened the old story with an outsider's perspective and a filmmaker's brashness...
Egotistical producers, pampered actors, ill-used writers, oily agents: the familiar cast was on hand as the BBC poked its nose into the film capital. But producer Nicolas Kent enlivened the old story with an outsider's perspective and a filmmaker's brashness...
...promise of integration. "Bull" Connor's Birmingham cops and dogs signaled the distance still to travel and helped spur the end to de jure segregation. The image of Richard Daley's Chicago cops clubbing peaceful demonstrators in 1968 caused the Democratic Party to reform itself. To hear the words Kent State is to recall how Americans came finally to recognize the lies and dissembling that characterized the Vietnam War's prosecution by two Presidents. More recently, the amateur video of Daryl Gates' Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King sensitized the nation to police brutality...
...cashed in with Tom Glavine, Steve Avery, Kent Mercker, all key parts of Atlanta's staff, all home grown...
Like Atlanta, the Twins came up with some young pitchers in 20-game winner Scott Erickson and Kevin Tapani. Jack Morris arrived as a free agent from Detroit to supply an instant anchor for the pitching staff. Still in place were Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek, holdovers from the Twins' 1987 World Series champions. Catcher Brian Harper had a big year...