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...film's doctor-patient scenes with flashbacks that detail Alan's past. Despite a nude appearance by Jenny Agutter and cameo performances by such fine actors as Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews and Eileen Atkins, Equus' digressions are little more than excuses to fetch popcorn...
...majestic city had many teams, and many great players. There was Sir Joe of Broadway, the first of York's swinging athletes, who possessed a wealth of talent on the football field. At times, though, it seemed that Joe liked popcorn and aftershave better than football; but the scribes still praised him, for he was a winner, (And besides, all of York's fair maidens loved...
...York Jets. Joe Willie Namath's departure for the Los Angeles Rams as a waived free agent was the exit not of a sun-kissed superstar, but of a tarnished jewel. The glory of the 1969 Super Bowl victory and his Broadway Joe image could still sell popcorn makers and aftershave lotion, but there was doubt that his near immobile legs-after five knee operations-could hold up for another year. Even his rifle arm seemed to be weakening: last season Namath fell to 26th place among N.F.L. passers in cumulative statistics...
...four to get in. At most parks (major exceptions: Disneyland and Disney World), there is a flat admission fee that enables parents and offspring to sample and resample every major attraction without charge. Remembering the rapacious playlands of the past, where gambling, boozing and whoring were as rife as popcorn and pizza, most theme parks promote soft drinks and fast foods. They dispense a dizzily dyspeptic array of instant edibles from storefronts with names like Yum Yum Palace, Mustard's Last Stand and the Hokey Pokey. Heroic exceptions to the no-brew stand-up eating syndrome are the Busch...
...balance the budget. They often break the rule which prohibits film societies from advertising in The Crimson or The Independent; presidents consider the maximum size limit of 8 1/2 x 11 inches for posters a joke. Dunster has cut its admission price to 50 cents and offers free popcorn. Adams went the other direction and raised its price to $1.25. Hunt feels that the price change has not affected the number he draws to movies. "People go to see the movies they want to see," he said. "It won't matter if the price goes to $1.50, and I think...