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After the revolution, another struggle for power. That this would be the next chapter in Iran's political saga grew ever more possible last week as the country's new leaders struggled to consolidate their tenuous control over their chaotic land. In many ways, the immediate challenge facing the regime headed by Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan was reflected at a rally staged at the Tehran University soccer stadium by disgruntled leftist groups that want a bigger voice in the post-Shah government than they have so far been allowed. Under the banner of the Marxist fedayeen, an overflow...
Fayer's situation is typical of the season's sad saga...
...word Navarone may appear in the title of this movie, but never once does it escape the generally stiff lips of the characters. The word's function is to remind us of the secret mission to blow up the guns in the grand old adventure saga of 1961, and to stir hopes that we are in for more of the same 18 years later. In other words, this is an implied rather than an actual sequel. In the new film the lines behind which our guys are operating are Yugoslav. The mission of Force 10 is twofold: to kill...
...artists who sketched a scenario of the world's last revolution. Scott-Heron, who is also a poet, wrote a book of revolutionary verse prior to the release of his first politicized album, Winter in America. The album included such "H2O-G-A-T-E Blues," a saga about you-know-what and "The Bottle," a track about one man's bout with alcoholism. The real verbal delivery came in South Africa to South Carolina which delved deep into the upbeat rhythms and punctuated lyrics that have become Scott-Heron/Jackson's trademark...
Most of the comedy on this record is confined to little asides slipped into or between songs. Of course, the supposed saga of the Blues Brothers' road to the top, as told on the back cover, and the appearance and stage act of the band are intended to amuse. Some of the songs are in a light vein, as well. But Belushi and Aykroyd did not record Briefcase Full of Blues as a comedy album. Belushi is clearly out to prove that he is a singer, not just a comedian who sings a little. His performances here, along with...