Word: pleasant
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Rotary Club party. All the trappings of the normal sexual dance -talk, gestures and clothing-are stripped away as unessential, and emotions are under tight control. As a result, the proceedings are amiable, but flat. Like the tough-looking woman at the bar, many patrons seem bored. A pleasant young woman with a distressing overbite is standing at the bar, staring aimlessly into middle distance. "I don't know why I'm here," she says. "I'm only nude because there's nothing to do here with your clothes...
...secret to gaining his wife's love lies in being himself. In these scenes Wilder displays a dramatic sensitivity which his more recent Mel Brooks roles have not allowed him to develop. The comedy and conflicts generated by this situation might have been sufficient material for a light but pleasant romantic film which would have highlighted Wilder's insight and talent...
Presumably, Bill Miller will get along better with Jimmy Carter, the man who hired him. A workaholic, lawyer and team player who helped Royal Little build Textron into a profitable, wide-ranging conglomerate, Miller is disciplined yet humorous, and pleasant to deal with. He refuses to compare himself with Burns. "Each of us has our own style," says he. "I've built up my personal way of doing things over a long time. I'm sure they'll be different from anyone...
Most of Wednesday and Thursday, candidates stand four-deep around the job-listing board. Others sit tensely on the fringes of the interview area. A pleasant-faced Indiana University candidate confesses that she has managed only two interviews so far, and this is her second year at submitting resumes. "What's your field?" she whispers to another hopeful. "Restoration," he replies, "but this interview is not in my field." "Mine either," she replies, "I'm a medievalist...
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is one of those movies you would probably enjoy if you let yourself. Leave home your preconceived notions about what a movie about disco dancing, set in Brooklyn, starring John Travolta of Sweathog fame is going to be like--you should find the movie a pleasant surprise...