Word: wrongs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...much given to looking for where he went wrong. He admits that he did not realize that corruption was as deep rooted and widespread as it is. But he now thinks that Iran's upheavals were inevitable. Money was pouring in, he was trying to modernize at a hectic pace, and the social, political and economic fabric was torn apart. The people had no chance to participate in the political process. The Shah means to give them that as soon as possible. But having made what he feels are substantial concessions over the past year, he now says that...
...members of his favorite pop group, the Three Degrees. His Highness, of course, was inundated with gifts. Among the most unusual was a front-page column devoted to Charles in the London Sunday Times. Because the prince had once complained that newspapers tend to dwell on things that go wrong, the Times printed nothing but the week's good news. Among the tidings of cheer: 92% of first-class mail was delivered on time, and no banks collapsed. "P.S." added the Times. "The death rate from suicide is going down...
...spontaneous impulse on the part of a guest, who ideally should be a young woman. Men sometimes go first, but, if they do, are generally looked upon as show-offs or worse. This may seem reliquary chauvinism, but veterans of such evenings insist that the tone is somehow wrong unless a lady or ladies present lead the way, certifying the splash-in as not merely a male stratagem to get the women present to undress...
Perhaps Magic's worst sin, though, is that of viciousness. While there is nothing wrong with violence in movies, there is a great deal amiss when a film exists for the sole purpose of showing gruesome murders. Even in show biz, it is not necessary to sink quite so low to make a buck...
...people behind this clinker are the same gang who only last year concocted A Bridge Too Far. It's just possible that they are in the wrong line of work. Bridge was a long and costly war movie that never clearly indicated who was winning its pivotal battle. Magic is a thriller that gives away its one and only surprise in the opening scenes. Maybe next year Producer Joe Levine, Director Richard Attenborough and Writer William Goldman will create a musical without songs. Or a western set in Paris. With these guys, the possibilities are endless...