Word: motions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Charles A. Watson once more proposed that the referendum on the school appointments be scheduled for April 2. He was supported by Vellucci, who claimed that a high school hockey team would have to be disbanded because of the injunction against the appointment of three hockey coaches. Watson's motion failed...
...uncles, the camera comes suddenly to rest on the spout of the tea service, which is soon discovered by Uncle Yakov who turns the service slightly so that the boiling water pours gently over Uncle Mikhail's hand. Donskoy is a magician at using montage; to accentuate the motion of his picture, he stops...
...might do well to note that once again the dauntless Mr. Magoo was the bright spot of the evening. Indeed, were it not for our nearsighted saviour, Brattle patrons might think that the motion picture distributors were giving the Brattle little but second rate material. Those of us whose interests extend beyond UPA cartoons, travelogues, and re-releases of originally poor films are becoming discouraged...
Since Febuary 1953 the old building has also become an art center of sorts, since in addition to the motion picture auditorium it houses a ballet school, an art gallery, and a bar--indeed some claim it will soon be possible to live inside the building for an indefinite period, with all one's needs satisfied, although this assumes an almost entirely liquid diet...
...other hand, the Brattle labors under tremendous handicaps, of which its size, the lack of public spirit among the motion picture companies, and nitrate film are perhaps the biggest. Because it seats only about 350 people, the Brattle cannot afford to pay the prices asked by distributors of some of the major foreign films, which these days are almost as costly as the first-run Hollywood products. Most such distributors would rather hold the film for years in the hope that it will be bought by one of the big Boston art theatres, which can offer a hundred times...