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Word: tragic (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...album ends, however, the name on Young's lips is not Johnny Rotton, but Bruce Berry, a man whose only claim to fame was picking up after Crazy Horse on the road and overdosing on smack. Young brings the audience full circle by ending with Berry's tragic story, "Tonight's the Night...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Neil Young, Unatarnished | 1/7/1980 | See Source »

...stir. By telling the story of three elderly men who rob a bank, Director-Writer Brest (Hot Tomorrows) apparently meant to make a poignant statement about the loneliness and financial indignities that can grip old people. The subject is worthwhile, but Brest never comes close to giving it either tragic or comic life. Except for the funny holdup and a brief subsequent Vegas gambling spree, Going in Style has only dull, homely sequences that alternately patronize and sentimentalize the aged. The mordant humor of Carl Reiner's Where's Poppa? and the fiery compassion of Paul Mazursky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Sunshine Boys | 1/7/1980 | See Source »

Only an injury to the team's best player could have made the team's tragic roadtrip any worse. Enter Caryn Curry's severely sprained ankle three minutes into the Manhattanville contest. Without their slick captain, the hoopsters will have to struggle mightily to improve their overall record...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Women Cagers Return Empty-Handed | 1/4/1980 | See Source »

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