Word: respectibility
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pacification in general and was identified with the Phoenix program which was one part of that, which was to assasinate infrastructure--that is, civilians, civilian political cadres of Vietnam. Since most of this killing took place at night, on roads and whatnot, the program didn't in every respect increase the actual killings, because a lot of bodies were counted to fulfill quotas. However, the figures they gave out were 70,000 killed over a matter of several years, and by all evidence, by every testimony, the Colby policy of assigning quotas down through the line had the predictable effect...
...subtitle might be useful for The Odessa File, something like How I Stumbled on a Nazi Plot, Infiltrated a Secret Organization, Hunted Down a Mass Murderer, Saved Israel and Spared My Self-Respect...
Revenge of the Dragon marks Lee's last appearance as star-director-writer, but audiences hoot and holler: there is no sign of the grave respect customarily due a last work. The film follows much the same plot, includes most of the same scenes as any other Lee movie. His fans seem to accept it all as reassuring evidence that, as one ubiquitous T shirt proclaims, BRUCE LEE LIVES...
...meticulously crafted play helps to explain why London, not New York, remains the greater hub of theatrical activity. Shaffer is writing for an avid theatergoing public. "The English have a reverence for theater," he says. "They all want to be actors." Shaffer knows that audience viscerally. In this respect he resembles Noël Coward and Terence Rattigan, both of whom managed to write hits about such then queasy subjects as drug addiction (The Vortex) and homosexuality (Ross). Like them, Shaffer possesses an apparently flawless intuition about how much he can shock the audience without turning it off. Coming from...
Plunkett's respect for Fairbanks is equalled only by his fondness for former Stanford coach, John Ralston, now with the Denver Broncos. "John Ralston is personable and mingles with the people, whereas Coach Fairbanks doesn't say much to anybody. He keeps to himself and if he says something, you'd better listen because you might not hear something for awhile. They're both tremendous organizers. But Coach Fairbanks has more authority as head coach than any coach we've had before...