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Upon rare occasion, the effects of directorial interjection whet our appetite for issues that are never examined. Dall and Conrad rely on a conventional flashback series, first depicting Sally arriving at Framingham as a bellicose, hand-cuffed delinquent, then as a demure young lady applying make-up to her eyes, which cast arrogant glances on those of whom she disapproves. She has undergone a metamorphosis that is never explained or justified during the course of a cursory, several shot treatment...

Author: By Philippe L. Browning, | Title: Playing the Game | 10/26/1981 | See Source »

Every participant in the race received a special Bonne Bell gift package, which one runner said was filled with "astringent, blushing gels, make-up, and other kinds of gook." Bonne Bell, which spent $60,000 to set up the race, is a cosmetics corporation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 7300 Women Run Through City In Fifth Staging of Bell Race | 10/13/1981 | See Source »

Organization bent over laughing. Then she stood up and wiped the rouge from her face with my freshly cleaned towel, and I realized that she was Procrastination. Organization had been only a grumpy Procrastination in tailored clothes and cosmopolitan make...

Author: By Robert M.mccord, | Title: A Harsh Mistress | 10/3/1981 | See Source »

FACE-MASKING--If any player or players attempt to conceal jubilation or congratulation by covering their faces with helmets, footballs, cheerleaders or clown make-up, they will be assessed a 15-yard penalty...

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: Illegal Emotion | 10/2/1981 | See Source »

FAYE DUNAWAY, who plays Joan, cannot be blamed for the failure of this film. She is a fine actress, and the work she invested to perfect her Joan Crawford imitation is evident throughout. Her recreation of Crawford's seductive, almost sneer-like frown is remarkable. And the make-up artists deserve credit, too, for Dunaway looks as well as acts the part. Both Diana Scarwid and Mara Hobel, who play Christina as a child and as an adult, respectively, turn in good performances. There is no problem with the acting in Mommie Dearest. The flaw is the absolute lack...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: Mommie Monotony | 10/2/1981 | See Source »

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