Word: passion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Springsteen was a demon player and won frequently, according to Southside, because "he had no scruples." Nicknamed "the Gut Bomb King" because of his passion for junk food, he would show up for a Monopoly tourney with armfuls of Pepsis and Drake's cakes. Whenever anyone would get hungry and ask for a snack, Springsteen was ready with a deal: one Pepsi, one hotel...
...Julie Christie. She may be more persuasive as the fictive Tracy than as the authentic Billie Holiday. But she remains an uneasy actress who pushes everything past endurance -including the audience. Ross laughs eagerly but never with a semblance of spontaneity, weeps without sorrow and rages without passion...
Director-Writer Joan Silver, who used to produce educational shorts and is making her feature debut, has a palpable affection for her characters and a passion for period detail. She has made excellent use of limited resources, kept much of the dialogue in Yiddish (translated in subtitles) and evoked a persuasive sense of the past. Indeed, Silver has little trouble with her "little movie's" practical problems. It is quite another kind of challenge that confounds...
...sheriff stressed the fact that 72 per cent of the murders in this country are committed by people who know their victims. He said that these crimes of passion would be substantially reduced if people did not have access to small, easily concealable guns, which he characterized as "sneaky weapons...
...performance of J.S. Bach's Passion According to St. John at Sanders Theater has become almost an annual affair. The Passion was originally performed as a liturgical drama around Easter, but it has lost some of its religious connotations through the centuries and is now a staple in choral repertoire. Saturday night the Cecilia Society, an outstanding local chorus, celebrates its 100th anniversary with a performance of the Passion featuring some of Boston's finest vocalists on the solo parts. Backing up the singers will be the Cambridge Festival Orchestra. 8:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door...