Word: plot
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...weeks ago, Tolbert suddenly announced that he had uncovered a plot against his regime−a rarity in Liberia, which has not had a successful coup since 1870. Three military men were arrested, but the armed forces chief of staff publicly denounced the plotters' "dastardly deed" and announced a $50,550 contribution by his officers and men to the President's cherished development fund. For the most part, Liberians seem to be delighted with Tolbert's informal manner, and they have even taken to calling him "Speedy." Tubman would have been appalled, but Tolbert does not seem...
Burgess said that although Kubrick had created a great visual work, he failed to realize many of the philosophical ideas behind the book. "The plot that Kubrick saw occurring in the future, I saw occurring in the present or even the past," he said...
TRUFFAUT must, for the sake of reconciling his complex plot with his use of the comic, fuse his pasts and presents. The flashback technique is phased out by removing the interview scenes, which finally involve Stanislas in the comic action of the film. The first two-thirds of the film are episodic, a series of connected vignettes...
...MAKING what was lacking in plot irrelevant and what was there delightful, credit goes to conductor, cast and director. The overture, written and orchestrated by conductor Dean Herington, gathered the best of the tunes into a lyrical bouquet; Herington's tiny orchestra was amazingly equal to the task of blowing Gabriel's horn and other feats. Whether squealing in her best New York accent or rousing the company with a Heaven Hop, Lise Landis is the tops as Moonface's gun moll. Playing the frocked gangster, Bill Nolan displays a hilarious good-hearted gooniness. Ann Ungar is an entertainer playing...
...most ambitious products by a fan is the 84-page Star Trek Concordance, an index that includes not only plot summaries of the Star Trek episodes, but also definitions and references to every character, planet and term in the series. Co-authored by Bjo Trimble, the 39 year old housewife-artist who organized the "Save Star Trek" letter-writing campaign, the book has sold one thousand copies at five dollars each...