Word: trademark
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Bunch of Bores. Everyone accuser Bronson of doing the evil, and since he maintains that enigmatic silence which has become his trademark, one cannol help tending to agree. He looks as if he would like to kill somebody, very possibly Maclean or Director Gries - the former for penning him up with this bunch of bores, the latter for never finding some visually interesting way to cut through the excessively intricate plot After a lot of witless blather, it turns out that Bronson was only pretending to be a baddie - big surprise! - that he is really a federal agent in disguise...
While it is encouraging to hear that all will be straightened out, it is unlikely that will happen. For consistent policy clearly communicated to the college community has not been a trademark of the department...
...cutting off the branches--Betty told him to trim it--he stumbles from the ladder and falls spectacularly to the wooden floor. As the crowd roars its approval, Chase lifts his head and yells, "Live from New York: It's Saturday Night!" The weekly fall has become Chase's trademark, and having a president with a reputation of clumsiness has all but shoved him into stardom...
...harder at propagating his own legend than Montgomery himself. From his early, loveless childhood, he sought his outlet in domination through leadership-first in sports, then in battle. During World War II, his unflagging confidence combined with a gift for showmanship gave Britons a needed boost in morale. His trademark beret and scruffy turtlenecks, as well as his jut-jawed, wisecracking impatience with routine, became international emblems of the tough, get-the-job-done spirit of the Allied war effort...
...Portman Jr. Restless, driving, so egotistical that he often antagonizes his backers, Portman, 51, is an architect who not only has done more to change hoteldom than anyone since Conrad Hilton, but also is the first major talent in his profession to own as well as design buildings. His trademark is the architecture of entertainment in cities. "I have been accused of doing up a sophisticated Disneyland for adults," he says. "I plead guilty...