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...because they do not wear the pearl-handled revolvers and outsize crosses favored by the swaggering militiamen - were providing counsel and logistical support. Christian officers of the Lebanese armed forces turned over to the militiamen an arsenal of U.S. weapons that had been destined for the country's moribund, ineffective army. Contemplating the grim fact that more than two dozen armed factions are now operating in Lebanon, Militia Leader Chamoun asked pointedly: "What is Lebanon - a sovereign state or a whorehouse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEBANON: The Christians Under Siege | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

...spread on Jim in the now-moribund New York Daily News seemed to hurt, rather than help, Jimbo's chances. "It put a lot of pressure on the coaching staff," Curry told the Journal. It seems the Giants had a couple of receivers with high price-tags that Curry was blowing away in practice. "They kept the guys that they invested in, and my receiver coach couldn't really give me a good reason when he axed me," Jim says...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Curry Eyes Giant Catch | 9/20/1978 | See Source »

...Dulles mission inspired Rockefeller's deep interest in Asia as well. He revitalized the moribund...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Shy Philanthropist | 7/24/1978 | See Source »

...films he is apparently searching for a better balance between sight gags, one-liners, and developed routines. He has come close before--The Producers, his first film, is one of the funniest movies ever made, and Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein were outrageous parodies of two moribund film genres. But his last film, Silent Movie, was a bomb, although it reflected a willingness to do the unconventional. Silent Movie relied too much on slapstick (what do you expect from a movie with no dialogue?) and as a result became quite tedious. Brooks learned from that experience, for High Anxiety...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: Standard Anxiety | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

...ineptly performed. The only song that retains its full stage power is A Weekend in the Country, in which music and lyrics merge ingeniously to sum up at least five of the story's subplots and seven of its characters at once. Even in the context of this moribund film, the number is so magically conceived that it could pass as a smash musical all by itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Schmaltz Waltz | 3/27/1978 | See Source »

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