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David B. Hilder '78 is a Crimson reporter who began his investigation of PCM and McKee-Berger Mansueto this summer as a press assistant to John W. McKean '71, then a candidate in the Democratic primary for Essex County Commissioner...
...indictments and hearing reports that Essex County had a contract with McKean Berger, Hilder found a copy of the county's contract with PCM. It was on this document that he found the signature of William F. Harding--a name that sent him running back to look at the McKee Berger articles...
Imagine a rock-'n'-roll act starting out in the late 1950s, a group starring three sisters, slightly reminiscent of the Supremes. That is the notion behind Sparkle, a casually enjoyable excursion into the predictable heartbreak and unlikely triumphs of show biz. Sister (Lonette McKee) is the eldest, beautiful, with a fatal instinct for the wrong kind of man. Dolores (Dwan Smith) is vaguely uneasy about everything, whether it is performing or walking down the Harlem streets. Sparkle, the youngest (Irene Cara), is the most innocent, and perhaps the most talented. Under the tutelage of a good fellow...
...photographed much of the film in close, with the light kept low. The intimate style is effective, and it helps somewhat to disguise budgetary limitations. Sparkle was made for lunch money, and it shows. What shows more prominently, though, is the distinctive charm of Actors Thomas, Cara and McKee, and the promise of a new director who managed things better than could realistically have been expected...
Richard N. McKee New Castle...