Word: thinness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard Square Theater--Friday, North by Northwest, 12, 4, 8, The Thin Man, 2:20, 6:20, 10:20. Saturday, Sunday, Coming Home, 3:35, 7:55, Network, 1:30, 5:45, 10. Friday and Saturday midnight show, The Story...
...beginning, he championed Fitzgerald when the young author's work was considered too daring to print. Near the close of his life, the editor nudged James Jones down the thin red line that led to From Here to Eternity. Once he sensed the presence of talent, Perkins thought no burden too great if it would help an author produce a worthy novel. While suggesting possible improvements to one writer, he spun out a letter 30 pages long. He managed finances, patched up family troubles, soothed egos and never complained about the demands made on his patience and energy...
...know-how of the Steptoe-Edwards team are almost universally acclaimed, even if its inclination toward secrecy is not. Silver-haired and elegant, Steptoe is a pioneer in the use of laparoscopy, a technique for exploring the abdomen and observing the reproductive tract by means of a long, thin telescope equipped with a fiber optics light. He is also an impeccable dresser, enjoys watching cricket and is a fine organist. In the words of a colleague, he is "a man of character and determination who if someone is speaking nonsense is perfectly willing to say so." His partner Edwards...
...female detective, a big-ass murder case, and an incipient love affair. Philippe de Broca's first film in a long while is rather pleasing, even if the mystery suffers some for the sake of the romantic comedy. Philippe Noiret and Annie Girardot make a good pair. A little thin...
Despite her two Northwestern degrees, her awards for stage and television scripts, and her experience as a teacher of playwriting, the author has not fashioned a very good drama. She aims high and has tried to grapple with serious matters, but the writing is diffuse and the characterization thin. Moreover, the pacing is jerky; there is just too much stop-and-go. This is in the text itself, and should not be blamed on the director, Marshall W. Mason, who has done his best...