Word: styles
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...blackmail. The reality of Orange County is not simply the flashy cars, the bright lights, the shiny mirrors of George's Los Angeles. It is the Orange County of economic privilege and social elitism that make possible the ascendancy of men like Richard Nixon to the Presidency. That life-style, that environment certainly merit cinematic investigation, but Shampoo hardly does the job. A message is hinted at, but its presentation is so smooth, it is done up in such a slick package, that the attempt to grasp it is about as satisfying as having coitus interrupts with someone covered with...
...first there seemed to be no sense of impending disaster, no awareness of the mortal enemy gathering strength in the dark outside the city. Restaurants, cinemas and pool halls remained open and crowded; the seedy waterfront bars, lit with garish neon, and the French-style cafes were packed with people, especially the young. A 19-year-old university student from Hue typified the air of unreality. He was not in uniform, he said, because he had to complete his studies. But what if there was to be no more university? he was asked. "The government could not let that happen...
Such personal gibes were perhaps inevitable. Far more significant, the failure of his negotiations in the Middle East is bound to intensify debate over his style and role as Secretary of State. Some diplomats, politicians and academics maintained all along that shuttle diplomacy was unwise because a settlement was impossible unless the Russians were allowed a role in the negotiations. But it remains to be seen whether a settlement is possible with the Russians, and the step-by-step approach was certainly worth trying...
...grandest operas, set in 15th century Corinth. The Turks, led by their Sultan Maometto (Justino Diaz), are hammering at the gates. Sills plays Pamira, the daughter of Cleomene (Harry Theyard), the governor of Corinth. Beverly, who talks as fast as she trills, narrates the plot in a style redolent of both Anna Russell and Rhoda Morgenstern: "It's very similar to Aida. The only difference being that my lover is a girl. Well, I mean to say, the part is played by a girl. Actually, the one that I really love is not a tenor. It happens...
This is not James Caan's style...