Word: reels
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...midpassage, the spokesman of our heedless, surface-skimming spirit, the comic for the age of the production line, churning out interchangeable, immediately disposable jokes at an industrial pace. His comic persona was primitive. He was a wolf, constantly leering at pretty women, constantly rejected by them (until the last reel). He was a coward, hiding his ignobility under instantly collapsible braggadocio...
...theme to become Paris' only cinema exclusively showing children's films for its daytime schedule. The Le Champo hosts all-nighter festivals that begin at midnight and conclude with a light breakfast. Even so, it seems like the saga of the independent art houses may be on its last reel. The survival of revival cinemas ultimately depends on the dedication of film lovers like Jean-Pascal Croux. "These kinds of movie theaters are irreplaceable," he says. Too few Parisians appear to agree
...naturalist acting style to love stories with Master Vinayak and Ashok Kumar. Chitnis had the art of suffering radiantly: under arched eyebrows, her large, luminous eyes could hold glistening tears seemingly for hours on end, to cascade down her face with joy or agony in the final reel. In Raj Kapoor's Awaara, she was required to age 24 years in the role of a loving wife who is unjustly accused of infidelity. After that, she played mum to the top male stars of Bombay's Golden Age: Dilip Kumar in Ganga Jumna, Dev Anand in Guide, Dharmendra...
Bottom fishing for bargains in the stocks of distressed companies is a surprisingly popular sport, but careless investors are likely to reel in something rotten...
...dangerous to confuse an actor with his movie roles. But by all accounts the reel and the real Gregory Peck were close kin. He was a model of probity, a loyal friend to colleagues in distress, a father confessor to the Hollywood community. He chaired the National Society of This, the American Academy of That. He was laden with official honors: Lyndon Johnson gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom; Richard Nixon put him on his Enemies List. Peck received perhaps his sweetest laurel last week when the reclusive Lee, on hearing of his death, said, "Gregory Peck...