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...able to portray the dignity in his characters, particularly when they are in the act of making fools of themselves. It may be ludicrous for a grown man still to mourn a childhood move from one Tennessee city to another, but the author's art evokes sympathy along with laughter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Civil War in the Upper South a Summons to Memphis | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...real crowd-pleaser is Spike Lee himself as Mars Blackmon, the supersonic-mouthed, puny-limbed biker who 10-speeds directly into the camera at his first entrance. With big aviator frames, high tops, and an imposing, gold-plated "MARS" necklace, his mere presence inspires laughter. And his street-patter has proved to be contagious: Mars' stacatto delivery of "please, baby, please, baby, please, baby, baby-baby, please" is mimicked all over town. Some movie mavens have dubbed Lee the new Woody Allen and it's true--he saves all the best jokes for himself. But sweet, street-smart, and boastful...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: You've Gotta See It | 9/26/1986 | See Source »

...character. He takes chances and willfully escapes from standard film conventions. Lee inserts a sequence that illustrates Nola's caustic commentary on men. Ten men deliver their most persuasive come-on lines for the camera. One winner, for instance, suggests "Hey baby, let's do the wild thing." The laughter of the audience tends to drown out some of the lines but Lee surely will have his timing down by his next project. Another small misstep comes with a fantasy dance sequence shot in color in the middle of this black-and-white film; it lasts too long and seems...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: You've Gotta See It | 9/26/1986 | See Source »

...choral group in a rendition of "Dominum Salvum Fac," which is the traditional presidential song because it includes the phrase nostrum presidentae, "our president." The laughter this generated attracted a wandering television crew, which unfortunately missed outon the chance to catch Bok with his baton up. Bokand his assistant maestros had already returned toMassachusetts Hall...

Author: By Thomas J. Winslow, THE CRIMSON STAFF | Title: Of Postage Stamps, Old Porters And the Wrong Anniversary | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

John Harvard's "graven image will make thePostal Service more viable--for sellingcollector's stamps is akin to forgotten traveler'schecks and unused airplane tickets--as costsnormally associated with such product sales arenot incurred," Casey said in a dedication speechthat elicited a steady stream of laughter from thepacked forum audience...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: Post Office Issues Stamp To Commemorate 350th | 9/4/1986 | See Source »

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