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Noel Coward himself acted in the London production of Private Lives is the 1930's (as Elyot), and he found it a trying, though successful, experience: "It was more tricky and full of pitfalls than anything I have ever attempted as an actor." Hutson and Lewis, as Elyot and Amanda...
Still, one is almost grateful for this opportunity to muse once again over the asininity of the rating system, since the rest of this predictable slice of frontier life (the setting is California's Big Sur country) offers almost nothing to think about. Hannah's response to her...
Courting umpires is another Jackson tactic. Always speaking softly to the man behind the plate, even when he feels wronged, Jackson often gets the benefit of the doubt in return. "One umpire appreciates my manners so much," says Reggie, "that he reduces the strike zone when I come to bat...
The beginning of the film resembles a comedy of manners and its humor persists to the end. Eustache has written a very funny movie, but what starts out as the foolishness of his characters turns out to be something worth watching for more than laughs. If it seems like slow...
Having influenced fashion and the movies, something like the '30s look has returned to the political life of the Western world. Not since the querulous prewar years, certainly, have there been so many wobbly governments, imperiled leaders and shattered traditions in Western Europe and North America. Last week alone...