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THE ESTABLISHMENT. Some antic Britons wield the rapiers of satire with precision and glee as they commit merry mayhem on pompous personages and reverential attitudes.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Dec. 20, 1963 | 12/20/1963 | See Source »

Meanwhile, to keep his chronology straight, Foreman inserts newsreel footage from back home: the Rockettes try out an obstacle course; Shirley Temple marries John Agar; Bess Truman launches a flying ambulance. Cutting back to the action makes for a staccato "new cinema" pace-and for irony, tons and tons of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Up in Arms for Peace | 12/20/1963 | See Source »

Shaped by discipline, such boldness might have made a classic indictment of war. Instead, Foreman has spent two and a half years producing a faintly vulgar medley nearly three hours long. Even the film's finest scene is marred by excess: as a pathetically boyish American deserter is led...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Up in Arms for Peace | 12/20/1963 | See Source »

The Merry-Go-Round. Giving good, and sometimes superb, parties is the most important thing in Nicole Alphand's life. It sounds like a frivolous occupation, but her husband often gets more done in ten minutes of quiet conversation at one of Nicole's dinners than in a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy: The Party Line | 11/22/1963 | See Source »

Keeping the merry-go-round whirling are the city's hostesses. There are dozens of them, ranging from the First Lady down to the newest Texas millionairess, who figures all she needs to succeed is a wad of money and a big house, just like Dolly Harrison in Advise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy: The Party Line | 11/22/1963 | See Source »

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