Word: welling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...over and over again. First in closeup, then a medium shot, finally a long one. Later in the day, we shot only Dustin reacting to her on the stand. During this last take, all 30 people in the room were facing Dustin. I happened to be watching Meryl, as well. She had the same intensity as she had when she first did the scene...
There is no sign of the actress in this voice, but it reveals a side of Meryl that her friends know well. She ducks formality whenever she can and prefers rolled-up jeans and canvas shoes to the sleek clothes she wears in Kramer. Sensitive to a variety of women's issues, she speaks forcefully about sexism in films and the need for new methods of male contraception...
...shoes for kids, now also promotes upscale footwear for women, and ads extoll features like cushioned and arched insoles for its new line of track shoes. Maytag Co. commercials emphasize that their repairmen are "the loneliest people in the world" because the company's washing machines are so well made that nobody needs to have them repaired. Whirlpool, which also produces washing machines, links craftsmanship to patriotism. Its commercials show inspirational scenes of eagles in flight, while a voice-over intones that pride of workmanship made the nation great. Even the fast-food industry is catching the trend. Wendy...
...prices on their products, have benefited consumers. But the agency's excesses endanger its important consumer protection work. Says Republican David A. Clanton, one of the five FTC commissioners: "The trouble with the pendulum swinging the other way is that you knock out all the good stuff as well as chastising us where we need to be chastised." But when the final votes are taken on the various committee measures, Congress's antiregulatory mood is sure to result in a less powerful and less controversial...
...like what you are doing? What can we do to make your job better? Says Bud Grossman: "We are involving our employees in a lot more decision making. If we can push decision making down to the lowest level, we will do better." And it may well be that the whole economy will do better...