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...Vegas, or the invention of chewing gum. Often the deja-view has ominous glints. To compare the U.S. post-war adventure in Iraq with our occupation of Japan, the producers aired part of a 1946 documentary, sternly narrated by Arthur Kennedy: ?Here?s where we clinch our victory or muff it.? That sounded like a caveat on April 13 of last year. Now it carries the echo of Cassandra...
...WORST MUFF In a goalmouth melee following an English corner, Denmark's Thomas Sorensen stopped Rio Ferdinand's shot with his chest, but then his flailing arms pushed the ball into...
...knitwear or the sheerest orange chiffon, all heads turn, salivate and explode. Who but Marilyn could so effortlessly justify such luscious insanity? She is the absolute triumph of political incorrectness. When she swivels aboard a cruise ship in clinging jersey and a floor-length leopard-skin scarf and matching muff, she handily offends feminists, animal-rights activists and good Christians everywhere, and she wins, because shimmering, jewel-encrusted, heedless movie stardom defeats all common morality. Her wit completes her cosmic victory, particularly in her facial expression of painful, soul-wrenching yearning when gazing upon a diamond tiara, a trinket...
...This is the one chance we have to change it," he said. "We mustn't muff it. This discussion I expect will go on into the fall...
Hatch and Jennifer Gibbs (Honey) make reasonable attempts in their roles, but they encounter a few problems. Hatch reaches a highpoint in the scene where George tells the Miss Muff story. The intensity that he displays when he smashes a bottle is powerful. But Hatch's diction is often unnatural because he overenunciates every word. Gibbs performs well when she experiences an emotional breakdown caused by her fear of becoming pregnant. Otherwise Gibbs often seems unconcious...