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...create an elegant essay in formal design. To the insistent rhythms of an electronic sitar, Whitney creates an Oriental kaleidoscope of pulsating colors and lines. Roll'em Lola, a product of Southern California's Department of Film Graphics is a fast-paced car chase through a liquified Peter Max landscape that keeps changing into the sinuous humps and valleys of an Ingres odalisque. And Will Vinton simply uses animated clay to tell a sly parable of nature's revenge on three musicians who "groove too high" on their electric guitars...
Several levels of dishonesty become apparent in Network. The film hits its deceitful best in its with which to identify. We have an Edward R. Murrow character in whore-number-one, Max Shumacher (William Holden), head of the news division. But unlike Murrow (who was virtuous both on and off the screen) Shumacher leaves his wife of 25 years and shacks up with whore-number-two, vice president for programming Diana Christenson (Faye Dunaway...
...Childhood of Maxim Gorky, by Max Konskoi. Sunday...
...proficient on the cornet. After three years of college he went under the wing of that great alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, who gave him a solid start on his own recording career. After his stint with McLean, Tolliver became one more great musician to work under the tutelage of Max Roach. He played on several popular recordings in his two year stary with Roach, including the classic "Members Don't Get Weary" on which he met pianist Stanley Cowell. He later teamed with Cowell and a few other musicians including drummer Jimmy Hopps, to form Music Inc. The group, which...
From the Titanic through the Ship of Fools, the movies have seldom undertaken a more top-heavy displeasure cruise than this one. The passenger list for Voyage of the Damned is heavily booked with star types-Max Von Sydow, Oskar Werner, Malcolm McDowell, Faye Dunaway, Lee Grant, James Mason, Orson Welles, Ben Gazzara and Katharine Ross-along with an affecting newcomer, Lynne Frederick. All have been brought aboard to add glamour to the journey, but the effort is futile. The actors struggle, usually valiantly (Werner, Von Sydow, Mason), sometimes campily (Dunaway, Welles), but are ultimately undone...