Word: moment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Resumption of negotiations on the sale of natural gas to the U.S. López Portillo has already indicated to Ambassador Lucey that he wants to strike a bargain on gas if a way can be found without inflaming his political opposition. For the moment, however, Carter is expected to propose only a gentleman's agreement that Mexico promise to begin selling gas to the U.S. when demand outstrips domestic supplies, perhaps within a decade. The price would be negotiated in the future...
...probably the key moment of the meet," Lee said afterwards...
...there he stood, in his moment of glory, the prima facie representation of Blue Devilirium. The power he wielded, the spirits he evoked (and emitted), symbolized the collegiate "thrill of victory, and agony of hangovers...
...whimper or get hysterical. When Red Ryder finally goes after Teddy and shoots him down, the film has already lost us. The final act of bravery, unlike Leslie Howard's in Petrified Forest, makes little impact, because we have had no glimpse of strength in the character until that moment. The scene in which Red kills Teddy has more cliches, another slow-motion, gut-spilling ballet to add to the files. It is arbitrary, just as it is arbitrary that when Red rides out of town in his new car, he comes back for the fat waitress whom...
MOST BAD MOVIES have some redeeming virtues--an ambitious idea, a suspenseful moment, some good acting, a little imaginative direction. Hardcore, however, is only interesting as evidence director Paul Schrader's professional sellout. As he plods through a made-for-TV-story, Schrader shows no inclination to communicate anything but his boredom...