Word: rods
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ROD CAREW...
Actress Britt Ekland sometimes travels in fast company. On location in Rhodesia for a film titled Slavers, Rock Singer Rod Stewart's lady recently showed up on the set with a pair of borrowed cheetahs. "They're incredibly tame," she says. "If they see prey, they go down on all fours in a stalking motion. You just say, 'Heel, cheetahs,' and they go back to normal." Swedish-born Britt is equally sanguine about the political troubles of racially torn Rhodesia. "It's one of the happiest countries in Africa," she coos. "We haven...
...plaid flannel shirts and crepe-soled leather boots are hiking down Fifth Avenue. Students in goose-down vests and baggy sweatpants are trekking through Harvard Square. Dudes in lumber jackets are hanging out in Beverly Hills. Few of these folks have a clue how to swing a fly rod or an ax. But they do know that outdoor gear designed for the backwoods has come in from the cold for wear everywhere...
...Italy. It is difficult to imagine that Reich's lonely years and late-blooming sex life have not affected the way he looks at the world. This, however, is not a critical issue. Attempting a vision, Reich has only come up with a rosy view-as if Rod McKuen had turned Rousseau's Social Contract into a TV special...
...loving shot in an Istanbul railway station of fruit, seafood and other gourmet treats marks the highlight of Murder on the Orient Express. Like the excesses of first-class fanfare, this vehicle runs mostly on show. Not to knock it: anyone whose gone through a Rod McKuenesque crush on trains, for instance, will drool over the authentic Express that director Sidney Lumet takes across the Alps. But the glamorous actors are obviously doing their bits and picking up their payroll; only Venessa Redgrave stands out for her gigly working girl and widow Lauren Bacall for her embarrassing bitchiness. The experience...