Word: motionful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ACLU then filed a motion of discovery in Federal District Court in Los Angeles, asking the U.S. attorney to state precisely the reason for the induction halt...
...perform their theatrical take diligently and well. Conte's method of letting his actors play two or more characters in succession is intriguing, and enhances the cast's various abilities, rather than obscuring them. The interplay of voices and character changes keeps the physically static play in motion, even when the stage rests in the total darkness of night...
Following Instructions. The reading of the Garceau will set in motion an examination of Wright's activities. Other lawyers reported numerous requests for revamping of wills that Wright had drafted. Wright declined to seek re-election as director of the Woodstock National Bank, a decision reportedly prompted by other board members...
Alistair MacLean is a craftsman of a special product: the instant bestseller and "soon-to-be-made-into-a-major-motion-picture" novel...
Film makers are negotiating for the rights to Bear Island. But as a possible major motion-picture novel, it seems more like a candidate for the Academy Awards of 1948. MacLean writes an almost archaically stylized thriller. If there is no sex, there is enough drinking to sabotage the Thin Man's liver. The final expository "Aha!" scenes suggest a weary late, late show charm: "Let's stop playing silly games," says Marlowe, "for your own game...