Word: stretching
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bald snatches of voice-over dialogue. No doubt children in the audience will have a fine time anyway; they may even enjoy the film's prosaic conclusion more than its arty opening. Still, adults cannot be blamed if The Black Stallion 's highly disappointing final stretch motivates them to take a trot...
Guard Frenesa Hall, who missed a crucial foul shot in the stretch, summarized the team's frustration: "We need a win, and we need a win quick...
This is accomplished in a series of extraordinary scenes between Hoffman and Henry that form the entire middle stretch of the movie and well illustrate F. Scott Fitzgerald's dictum that "action is character." Together these two actors-one a movie star, the other a little boy with no previous acting experience-create what is probably the most credible father-son relationship ever seen in an American film. As Ted and Billy slowly come to terms with each other, there is none of the cuteness or sentimentality that so often clots movies about parents and children...
...less affected by drought than wheat. It also has some drawbacks. Says Farmer Tom Sinner, of Casselton, N. Dak.: "You plant flower because it brings a better return than other crops, but weeds and insects just love it." Agronomists fear that repeated plantings of flower on the same stretch of soil will so infest it with insects and diseases that it will become unusable for that crop...
Only after Ford switched sophomore forward Mauro Keller-Sarmiento into the middle from the wings did the Harvard offense suddenly ignite, score 11 goals in five games, and, in combination with a defense that allowed but one goal in that stretch, carry the Crimson through its five game win streak. Keller-Sarmiento and Mike Mogollan played brilliantly at times with help from Alberto Villar on the wing...