Word: villainizing
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...large house in Flushing, N.Y., Martin begins developing wolf mannerisms. But he is merely under temporary hypnosis, the victim of diamond thieves next door who have learned that jewels are secreted somewhere in the house. The dingaling and his partner carom like pinballs from stock comic character to cliche villain until the labyrinthine plot culminates in four different endings, from which the viewer can take his choice. The best choice is to watch reruns of Laugh-In instead...
...dauphins of some royal court, dwelling upon their power drives at the expense of their unquestioned professional skill, he is at pains not to take explicit sides. Clearly Talese does not care for Daniel. Yet the book's main characters, Reston and Daniel, are not hero and villain but nearly equal protagonists. Daniel is shown as a careerist who cultivates worldly graces and helpful grandees. Against that, the reader can balance Reston's less blatant but equally tenacious ambition, and his curious notion that what is good for Reston and the Times is good...
...about six months. With 20/20 hindsight, Arthur Okun, who was President Johnson's chief economist, concedes that "it has just been too easy to raise prices and wages. Nobody was scared of losing markets or jobs. Management knew that competitors would follow them rather than fight them. The villain of the piece was just too much demand...
...Japan's irrepressible economy makes its power felt around the world, the U.S. is both cooperating and colliding with it. U.S. industrialists who suffer the sting of foreign competition-in textiles, steel, electronics-view Japan as the chief villain. On the other hand, many businessmen look yearningly toward Japan as an enormous market for American goods. Last week two significant developments took place that will strain relations in one area of business and possibly smooth them in another...
...movie stars of the '40s: Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Massev, Eduardo Ciannelli, Burgess Meredith, Edward G. Robinson, Keenan Wynn. Together they pick the hambone clean in a search for the usual lost gold cache -before they get wiped out in the customary massacre. Left over are a Mexican villain (Omar Sharif), leathery Marshal Mackenna (Gregory Peck), one surly, burly Apache and two obligatory ladies. The blonde (Camilla Sparv), supposedly Arizona-born and bred, speaks with a heavy Swedish accent. The Indian maiden (Julie Newmar) is a red-skinned Stupefyin' Jones, left over from the musical...