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THE SECOND EPISODE. of Leave It to Beaver was something of a history maker. Answering an advertisement in the back of a "Robot Men of Mars" comic book. Beaver and Weekly mail off $2.50 for a "Genuine Florid Alligator "But when the critter arrives, the two realize they have no...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beaverisms | 5/7/1984 | See Source »

Bresson, a technician of metaphysics, is fascinated by the machinery of injustice. Everything from a bank's cash dispenser to the French legal system to a finely honed ax is considered for its practical application. Nothing works, except for Bresson's own favorite machine, the movie camera; like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Spring Collection from Paris | 4/16/1984 | See Source »

Sagan used the findings of the 1971 "Mariner 9" space mission to Mars to illustrate the after effects of nuclear war. Particles in the Martian atmosphere stirred up by dust storms formed a cloud over the surface of the planet, he said, raising the upper atmospheric temperature while lowering surface...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Nuclear War Could Freeze Earth's Surface, Sagan Warns | 4/5/1984 | See Source »

The talk, entitled "Dust Storms on Mars and Nuclear War on Earth; A Tale of Two planets," was sponsored by the Harvard extension program, and the Lowell institute of Boston. The Lowell institute sponsors an annual lecture on major issues of the late 1980's. Previous speakers have been Gloria...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Nuclear War Could Freeze Earth's Surface, Sagan Warns | 4/5/1984 | See Source »

The one-dimensionality of the characters is the movie's greatest shortcoming. Although they may be mere caricatures, they nevertheless appear human enough to arouse the audience's interest, even if only for their peculiarity. But Fellini, alas never satisfies that interest. The connections between the passengers and the ashes...

Author: By William S. Benjamin, | Title: Picture Stills | 2/17/1984 | See Source »

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