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With that, almost all information requests-worthy or witless-gained equal weight. An oddball claiming to be followed by Martians demanded and received the record of his "correspondence" with the FBI on the subject. Commercial firms can-and do-try to use Government files as a marketing aid. Example: one company attempted unsuccessfully to get the names and addresses of all people who had bought tax stamps for home wine making. The FTC, the Food and Drug Administration and the Defense Department are constantly turning back efforts by firms to acquire trade secrets of competitors. Says Barbara Keehn...
...little guy who overcomes tremendous odds to become a hero, right? If any more of these films are made, the theme will be beaten to a hasty death, which seems inevitable (and desirable) since Hollywood will only risk money on a proven formula; witness the endless sequels to witless movies that bring in the bucks. Benson will probably come up with Son of One on One next year and follow that with One on One Meets Godzilla, or something equally inane...
...skyscraper nightclub where Tommy Dorsey's orchestra is doing a radio spot. Unemployed Sax Player Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro), on a spree in his sporty new civvies, picks up ex-U.S.O. Singer Francine Evans (Liza Minnelli) in an ill-paced scene that is lumbered with flat, witless dialogue ("Give me your phone number...
...apparent that too many of the nation's leaders have failed to recognize that the risks of nuclear war will not be abated by a continuing and sometimes witless expansion of the nuclear arsenal, or an attempt to torpedo arms control negotiations before they start. The risks of war can only be diminished by a mutual willingness on the part of the Soviet Union and the United States to make together concessions that will increase the security of each. The Soviets claim that they are willing and eager to conclude new SALT negotiations. The time has come for the United...
...more likely the material, not Seller's abilities, is to blame for this less than expected performance. Truman Capote, on the other hand, demonstrates absolutely no talent for acting--but then again not much acting is required for him to give a witless and repugnant parody of himself...