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...artists and the frustrations and rewards peculiar to their art form must weigh two choices in picking his leads. The filmmaker can select a real-life performer from that art form and use the artist in the lead, hoping that sensitive direction will help the artist meet the unfamiliar demands of acting. Nicholas Roeg largely succeeded with this approach when he gambled on Mick Jagger as an aging rocker in the starring role of Performance, but other directors have usually obtained mixed results. Alternatively, the filmmaker can settle for the proven talents of a veteran actor, fudging on authenticity...
...gritty counterpoint to Bancroft's cosmopolitan artiste, and Baryshnikov's limited role makes no undue demands on his fledgling talents in front of a camera. His virility and sheer presence suffice for the portrayal of the compulsive narcissist stud in the company, and his dancing will predictably astound moviegoers unfamiliar with the awesome talents of Nureyev's successor. While Browne is relegated to the imposing shadow cast by Baryshnikov's virtuoso skills. When they team together in some of the dance sequences, she conveys the confusion and flighty emotions of a young adult straddling the threshold of fame with...
...commences with several scenes of people befuddled by various mysterious and unexplainable events which the viewer can easily speculate have something to do with flying saucers. Several groups experience close encounters of the first and second kind (sighting a UFO and obtaining physical evidence of a UFO, for those unfamiliar with the jargon), but these people either do not believe what they saw, or are smiled at when they try to make others believe them. Director Steven Spielberg effectively makes the point early in the film that no one could possibly know whether a self-proclaimed UFO sighter was crying...
Dressed in double-knits, seldom smiling at first, they seemed uneasy recipients of the tributes and radical comradery offered by the Latinos gathered to meet them. They soon showed, however, that the unfamiliar cold weather and the brevity of exposure to this country, rather than a lack of revolutionary ardor or understanding, had caused their initial discomfort. Taking turns addressing the predominantly student audience, they talked at length and in depth about the roles of women and education in the Revolution today. They also quickly dispelled any doubt as to their ability to mix Marxism and religion...
...roots of the racial violence are familiar: a suspicion of unfamiliar customs and a tendency to blame problems on newcomers. Many Bradfordians complain that destitute immigrants are given cash payments by the government when they disembark at Heathrow Airport, while white pensioners must scrimp along on inadequate retirement pay. Describing herself as opposing immigration, Shopkeeper Patricia Barrow is convinced that the Pakistanis inhumanely slaughter sheep and chickens according to Islamic ritual; she also fears that "colored boys will be hanging around white girls...