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...Many artists have turned their talents to the theme of President Kennedy's assassination. Osborn is one of the few to do so successfully, mainly because he stays away from direct images of the people involved. He uses instead the themes of a violinist and a bat, a swish of red, and a tiny collage of roses, to convey a feeling of virtuosity and winged terror...
Woman of Straw. "Take off that uniform and look like a woman. Rustle, crackle and swish!" bellows Ralph Richardson. Nothing could be easier for Gina Lollobrigida. As the nurse assigned to a crotchety British tycoon who spends his days in a wheelchair, Gina soon rustles the old gent into a marriage proposal. She gets the idea from his sexy nephew, Sean Connery-an actor who occasionally takes leave of his James Bond roles, only to find that crime pays equally well elsewhere. Just as one might expect, Sean and Gina plan to share the inheritance once Richardson kicks off. Just...
...this neatly contrived suspense drama, all the surprises happen right on schedule. Some are effective, though, such as when Gina shuffles a corpse from a yacht to a Rolls-Royce to a country house. She faces each plot twist with swish and crackle, and is about to collect the millions when-but never mind. The real mystery is that anyone would pin a title like Woman of Straw on a movie starring Lollobrigida...
...hospital-type bed that cranks up at head and knees, down at the buttocks and feet. For $69.95 they get a gadget, the size of a table radio, that makes white noise-"a scientific blend of all sounds"-to drown out intruding racket. Other machines swish like the restless sea, or, in midwinter, hum like summer's air conditioner. There is a whole catalogue of ear plugs, His and Her reading lights, even a togetherness cigarette holder so that two can smoke...
...gunners," whose natural inclinations are to let fly whenever they get their hands on the ball. Not Bradley. He does everything well-dribbles, rebounds, decoys and sets up plays. If anything, he upsets his coach by passing off to a teammate too often. But when he does shoot-swish! Rare is the pro who hits on 50% of his field-goal attempts. As a college sophomore last year, Bradley banged in 48%, is up to 52% this year, and he once sank 58 consecutive free throws-something that no pro has ever done. Basketball buffs rave about his "great...