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...British comedy, the pace of this film seems as thick and trudging as cold plum pudding. Bennett spends the first half hour erecting the framework of setting and plot within which his characters work An American used to getting his hamour in rapid-fire bursts can find this very tedious indeed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Functional Privates | 3/22/1985 | See Source »

Salvador G. Rotella '88, bass player for Wired for Sound, said, "I really enjoy playing, but I have the most fun performing. It seems like a reward for practicing--it makes me sit down and go through the tedious parts, like in proving my music theory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Bands: Getting to the Hard Core | 3/15/1985 | See Source »

...encounter, and as they pile up, we decide: C-(Harvard being Harvard, one does not give D's Consider C-a failure. Why? Not because they are a sign the student does not know the material, or hasn't thought creatively, or any of that folly. They simply make tedious reading, "Locke is a transitional figure." "The whole thing boils down to human rights." Now I ask you, I have 92 bluebooks to read this week, and all I ask really, is they you keep me awake. Is that so much...

Author: By A Grader and Best Wishes, S | Title: A Graders Reply | 1/9/1985 | See Source »

...MOST TEDIOUS SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION: Phil Donahue's move to New York City, Vanessa Williams' future plans, Cristina De Lorean's courtroom wardrobe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Most of '84 | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

...Theatre's season-opening production of Twelfth Night without expecting the unexpected. The question never really is whether the tool is right, but rather just how much absurdity will be suffered before his wisdom resonates to the others on stage. Despite this predictability, Twelfth Night is anything but a tedious rehashing of tried and true wisdom. The actors are dynamic, the performance is lively, and even the venerable cliches seem to come alive with freshness...

Author: By David B. Pollack, | Title: What A Night | 12/18/1984 | See Source »

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