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...Britain's most eligible bachelor, Prince Charles produces front-page palpitations every time he is seen with a marriageable young woman. Until now, however, Buckingham Palace has kept a discreetly stiff upper lip when Fleet Street attempted to handicap the Prince's love life. Thus it was highly unusual when Queen Elizabeth II through her spokesman publicly denounced London's Sunday Mirror last month for a story linking the Prince and Lady Diana Spencer, 19, the winsome blond whom many Britons expect to be the next Queen. The Sunday Mirror's response was even more unusual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Royal Pain | 12/8/1980 | See Source »

...moved the chairs around myself to face the fire," said Carter. There was the slightest gleam of perspiration on his upper lip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Inspecting the Premises | 12/1/1980 | See Source »

Amateurism is easier to spot in dancing than in singing or acting, but the clever choreography, done by Cyndi Silva, keeps Dames at Sea moving without overburdening the actors. And this earnest, lip-biting, Ruby Keeleresque style suits the script and the spirit of the show...

Author: By Katherine Ashton, | Title: A Chance In A Million | 11/19/1980 | See Source »

...through One-Trick Pony, you get the feeling that director Young believed Simon's formidable reputation and following as an artist would make anything believable. The "live" concerts are extremely artificial because of both the perfect lighting and the flawless studio sound. Simon seems to be lip-synching his way through most of these scenes. The climax of the movie, where Jonah finally rebels against conformity, is sappier than the fight scene in Rocky, and less believable because Simon drops completely out of character. And finally, regardless of Simon's past musical accomplishments, the score in undistinctive, with the title...

Author: By William F. Powers, | Title: Mellow but Righteous | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

...Snout and a ponderously funny Wall. The male lovers, Stephen Rowe's Demetrius and Eric Eliee's Lysander, are as energetic a pair as they were last season; new faces animate the female roles--Cynthia Darlow as Hermia and Cherry Jones as Helena. Darlow's Hermia thrusts her lower lip out at life with a little-girl pout that is sometimes winning and a whine that's sometimes shrill; Jones is more the robust than the morose Helena, bludgeoning Demetrius with her lust. The four lovers interact with a vigor that sometimes shakes the planks of the set, providing...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Midsummer Journey | 11/15/1980 | See Source »

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