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...thinks, that "Dr. T." is a bold and spooky parable of persecution and revolution. What's bold? Well, for a start, the conception of the main characters. Except for young Bart Collins (Tommy Rettig, who a few years later became Lassie's best friend on TV), they are weak or venal. Dr. Terwilliker (the sublimely snide Hans Conried) is a musical megalomaniac who wants every child in the world to learn his Happy Fingers piano technique. Bart's mother Henrietta (Mary Healy) is hypnotized by the bad Doctor into becoming "second in charge of the whole Happy Fingers racket...
...knock them down in as many areas as possible,” Corriero said, “and not let out in any respect, especially on defense. In the past, there have been times where there have been lapses in the blowout games, where we let in a weak goal, but I think we really focused on preserving the shutout for [freshman goalie Emily Vitt...
Unfortunately for Bush, outsourcing has become Exhibit A in any gripe session about why the economic recovery has been weak in creating new jobs. To some extent, he succeeded in making a plausible connection between his tax cuts and the robust pace of economic growth. "People have more money in their pocket to spend, to save, to invest," he has said. "[Tax relief] is helping the economy recover from tough times." But his efforts to sell a pastiche of programs to help the unemployed have had a tougher time punching through. When it comes to jobs, the numbers fail...
...garishness that by film’s end, I almost wished Jack White would mistake her for a Von Bondie. But even Miramax seems to admit that she’s lost her momentum, opening room for a victory by a member of your so-called “weak field.” That reference surely comes from someone who has not yet seen House of Sand and Fog, because Shohreh Aghdashloo’s achievement as an Irani expatriate with a fragile command of the English language is about as compelling as acting can get. It?...
...Crimson (11-13-3, 9-9-2 ECAC) could finish anywhere from fifth, meaning home ice and a weak first-round opponent in the ECAC playoffs, to ninth, which would send Harvard on the road for the opening round. So it’s not just momentum that’s riding on the weekend’s outcome...