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...Hispanic culture. This is a reality with which we must live, and Freyre's explanation of it on the basis of a "Messianic invitation to expand and complement their civilizations" does indeed point out the nature of Hispanic expansion. But to promote this kind of crusading in the twentieth century reeks of neocolonialism, and shows Freyre's basic misunderstanding of and lack of respect for the indigenous cultures of Latin America, Africa and Asia. Some such cultures still exist, notably in Africa, where Lusotropicalism, Spanish-tropicalism or any other kind of Eurotropicalism has not completely extinguished or debased...
Mayer cited the Opera as "the most important and most delightful piece of musical theatre of the twentieth century." HGSP's choice was influenced, also, by the fact that the Opera is ideally suited for the Agassiz stage, and by the challenge which this work presents to a group accustomed to performing Gilbert and Sullivan...
...TWENTIETH CENTURY (CBS, 6-6:30 p.m.). The Tactical Air Command in training...
...Twentieth Century-Fox argued that "the plot is so patently preposterous that no one with the slightest sense of proportion could take it seriously." Precisely, said Greenberg. The film is not "a satire, burlesque or any other form of literary portrayal or criticism" of Notre Dame or its team. "The glaringly evident purpose and effect of defendants' 'tacking on' of the name and symbols of Notre Dame were to capitalize on the commercial value such name and symbols had acquired in the minds of the consuming public...
...Despite Twentieth Century-Fox's plea that it has millions tied up in the film, it was Greenberg's opinion that "the rights of property and of privacy far outweigh any financial consideration." Fox "should have known that it could not appropriate another's property, created as the result of years of sacrifice and endeavour...