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Dates: during 1970-1979
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THAT MAKES The China Syndrome work as a thriller are its fine details. The nuclear control room set was designed by the man who re-created The Washington Post newsroom in All the President's Men; the T.V. studio and control room were from a real Los Angeles station. (Fonda's anchorman was played by an L.A. anchorman apparantly well-versed in the "Happy News" style.) The plot is well-crafted, and doesn't fall into the predictable action cliches that mar most current action/suspense films...
...when the Miracle of 1969 arrived, and the New York Mets won the World Series, he, like the team and like the city, viewed it with the same combination of astonishment, wonder, and joy. And in the post semi-miracle-of-1973 malaise, he oozed the frustration, if not the anger, of every...
...Crimson travelled to Penn the following weekend in poor mental condition, a result of fatigue and post-Princeton let-down. The outcome was a 1-3 loss to the Quakers, the only truly bad part of this "bad" season. The key to the defeat was the absence of Desaulniers, who had undergone foot surgery following the Princeton encounter. As Reese reflected later, "Losing the 'D' was critical. His presence means one match is in the bag and, also, having a player of that caliber makes you feel a little more impregnable." Without Desaulniers, who was recently elected captain of next...
...film is starkly realistic (the sets were designed by the man who re-created The Washington Post newsroom for "All the President's Men") moves quickly, and pays off in a shattering climax. With stars like Fonda, Lemmon, and Douglas, and a subject as hot as nuclear power, the film should be a huge success...
...University of New Hampshire Wildcats had just grabbed the 18th Annual ECAC college hockey tournament, their first championship in ten tries at post-season play; now their fans could savor total triumph, while the rest of us just let linger the memory of an intense night of hockey at the Garden...