Word: short
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...short, 1-2-3 backers are not seeking to charitably introduce some tenants to the joys of homeownership, but, rather, to unload buildings which do not turn enough of a profit...
...exploded for a hat trick, Chris Consorte added two goals--including a short-handed tally--and Russ Mann netted the game-winner to lead the Saints (28-5) to a 6-1 triumph over Cornell (16-12-1) in front of 9387 spectators...
...short time as governor, Collins pushed through an impressive number of reforms, and she attributes this feat not only to her own abilities, but also to the power of office itself...
They have each contributed a short film to New York Stories, probably , knowing as they signed their contracts that their work, when combined, would not be judged for its total effect, which is delightful, but scored like some unlikely Olympic event. One imagines reviewers grouped around the pool, holding up flash cards (9.5, 7.0 or whatever) as these men, possibly the best American directors of their generation, paddle back up to the surface after their plunge into the unfamiliar depths of the anthology film...
...dive into the short-movie form is highly difficult, especially when confronted from the platform of a lofty reputation. It requires the same concentration of effort and narrative skills needed for a full-length feature but, without the distractions of spectacle or subplot, makes flaws more obvious. In these circumstances, Scorsese and Allen have a natural advantage. Their core following is not big enough to support the grand movie gesture, and they have learned the art of compression that seems to bore, if not actually depress, their ever thrashing colleague...