Word: buffoons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Unlike some of the other members of the cast, the Lord Chancellor (Dennis Crowley) is at his best in the dialogue sections--his voice clear, sardonic and genuinely Gilbertian. He catches the verbal nuances with the skill of a born Savoyard and manages to be not only a buffoon and a figure of pathos, but, when necessary, a commanding Lord in his own right. The only flaw in Crowley's performance is that his voice is not quite as strong as it might be--never powerful enough to belt out a line that needs belting out. Nonetheless, he traverses...
...morality of accountability, and the rest of the Venetians are simply time-serving hedonists seeking the shortest route to pleasure no matter how unjust. Or Hamlin might have aimed for "historical accuracy" and had Shylock played, as George C. Scott played him a few years ago, as a contemptible buffoon. He chose for the middle way, and provided a viable, plausible interpretation that does not strain anything to the breaking point...
During the four years that he has ruled the East African nation of Uganda, General Idi ("Big Daddy") Amin Dada has earned a worldwide reputation as a loudmouthed buffoon. In fact, Big Daddy is a murderous and perhaps mentally unbalanced bully whose reign of terror, according to one study by the International Commission of Jurists, has led to the deaths of anywhere from 25,000 to 250,000 Ugandans (out of a population of 11 million). One of Amin's ugliest characteristics is his tendency to use human beings as political pawns, as in the case of a British...
Jackie (Julie Christie), George's ex-girlfriend, is a sexy blonde who rides the Mercedes-Benz sportscar and wears the resplendent rings she receives from Lester (Jack Warden), an elderly, buffoon-like corporate executive, her beau of the moment. Lenny's aging wife Felicia (Lee Grant) is trying to fight off the years and deny her wrinkles by sleeping with George. Meanwhile, George becomes friendly with Lenny through Felicia, who introduces the two in the hope that her husband will give her lover a business loan. All the while George's steady girlfriend Jill (Goldie Hawn) slumps around with...
...live, half-studio albums. Traffic's course struck a different vein. Whereas Mason remained stagnant musically, Traffic explored new musical realms whose limits it reached rapidly. With the release of Low Spark, the group's personnel doubled, drummer Jim Capaldi was shifted to tambourine beater, dancer, and all-purpose buffoon, and long bluesy jams became part of the group's repertoire...