Word: nones
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have no fear of a confrontation? A. None whatsoever...
...choice of Nevin, the Times reported, "surprised many business analysts," though none are named. "They said he resigned last month as Zenith's chairman and chief executive officer under somewhat cloudy circumstances." Meaning what? "Observers of Zenith" (these same "many" unnamed analysts, presumably) "said Mr. Nevin had probably been asked to step down because the programs he introduced did not lead to the earnings gains many people had hoped for. Zenith, however, said that his decision to leave had been entirely his own." To make plain where the reporter's suspicions really lie, the Times caps the argument...
...killed by a blow to the back of her neck. Then her stomach was cut open and the baby was taken out. It was alive and crying. The Khmer Rouge held the baby up by the heels and asked who among us would raise the child. None of us volunteered, for to do so would mean we approved of the adultery. The child was dashed to the ground, and the Khmer Rouge cut it open, removed its liver and fried...
...character." Together these two actors-one a movie star, the other a little boy with no previous acting experience-create what is probably the most credible father-son relationship ever seen in an American film. As Ted and Billy slowly come to terms with each other, there is none of the cuteness or sentimentality that so often clots movies about parents and children...
Though as angelic in appearance as any child model in a TV commercial, he has none of the self-consciousness that often defeats kids onscreen. When he fights with his father over the dinner table or cries for his mommy in the night, the emotions are not italicized but spontaneous: Benton had the sense to let his young star improvise rather than rehearse to the point of slickness. Henry's character also grows-as he must during the course of Kramer. When Billy and a dejected Ted prepare a French-toast breakfast together near the end of the movie...