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...laughter aside, the chief virtue of Millhouse lies in the hatred it so provokes. For, unlike De Antonio's other documentaries (Point of Order. Year of the Pig), Millhouse eschews an analytic framework except for its constant reminders of the temptations that media politics possess for the political candidate (for although Nixon is its top banana, other national pols also appear in the film to stand similarly condemned). And yet, I would not be prepared to admit that Millhouse is a film that speaks only to those already converted to a hatred of President Nixon. Numerous though they...
This 'correction' of historical fact amounts to an admission that accuracy would not possess sufficient emotional value. And this is patently absurd. There is absolutely no dramatic reason to reach beyond history. But Montaldo seems unsure of the clarity of his position, and thus tacks on this utterly superfluous moral summation...
Okay, Groucho. As Thompson presents them, DeBakey and Cooley each possess a politician's cunning and a financier's wizardry. Both are men of great physical dexterity and enormous ego, disciplined and unforgiving. One Houston pediatric surgeon said of them: "You take these guys out of surgery and put them in business or industry, and they'd be Ross Perot or Bernie Cornfeld. Wait, make that Tom Watson or Henry Ford...
...other times a capacity for blending in with the chorus. Bressler's voice is impressively agile while his manner is wholly engaging. The same cannot be said for soprano Jean Hakes. Singing Galatea's role, too often she allowed superfluous dramatic gestures to interfere with the music. She does possess an exceptional grace of execution, proving again her mastery of all manner of vocal embellishments...
Along with Renery, Rein lost six other starters from the best Lion team in recent years, but he appears to still possess enough talent to post a winning records...