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...most dramatic racing duel in recent memory. Lauda is a methodical Austrian whose technical brilliance and unflappable personality had brought stability-and a championship-back to Ferrari after a decade of decline. Hunt is the dashing Englishman who brought the verve of a swashbuckler to staid Team McLaren. Roundhead and Cavalier, a rivalry that seemed fated...
Early in the season, Lauda ticked off victories almost mechanically in South Africa, Brazil, Monaco. But Hunt was closing fast in his McLaren, polishing his driving skills with a newfound concentration. After divorce from Model Suzy Miller (who quickly became Mrs. Richard Burton), Hunt emerged as the only driver seriously to challenge Ferrari's domination. The drivers swapped trips to victory lane while their team managers swapped charges of cheating with wrenches and rule books. Although there was no bad blood between Hunt and Lauda, the rivalry intensified, and the racing world's attention was focused...
Short Films by Norman McLaren, Friday and Saturday...
...Norman McLaren. It's commendable that Currier House has put up-front about this thing and announced that they're showing a program of this guy's films, which usually have a way of sneaking up and ambushing unsuspecting movie bills...
...Norman McLaren made short films for the Canadian National Film Board for many years, films with names like Fiddie-De-Dee and Hoppity-Pop and Blinkety Blank. He is highly acclaimed by some as a pioneer in experimental cinema--particularly of the stop-motion technique. Other titles by McLaren include Dots and Loops, Boogie Doodie and A Chairy Tale. I've only seen one of these little nightmares, the one most commonly shown in this country, something called Pas de Deux. In fact, I must have seen it 300 times--it seems like everytime I settle back for some good...